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Presby Youth News |
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| November/December 2000 |
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| Presby Youth Volley ball Tournament |
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| Thirty-five young people and eight leaders participated in the fourth annual Presbytery Youth Volley ball Tournament at Westminster November 18th. |
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| Six teams battled it out with Manotick defeating St. Andrew?s downtown in a close final. |
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| Congratulations Manotick!!!!!! |
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| Your Presbytery Youth Service Planning Team |
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| Cheers to the following people for their creativity and diligence in planning youth services each month. |
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| Jenn Heckman, Marni Kellison, Kerry McMaster, Peter Rombeek, Carole Sinclair, and Brett Statham. |
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| Cheers to everyone who comes out on the afternoons of the youth services to participate in presenting the message through drama, music and reading. |
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| And cheers to our excellent and awesomely talented band. You rock!!! |
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| Devotional |
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| WE ARE BUTTERFLIES |
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| For it is God who is at work in you, both to will and to work for His good pleasure. |
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| (Philippians 2:13). |
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| We present Jesus as the Messiah who came to die for our sins. We tell people that if they accept Christ they will go to heaven when they die. What's wrong with that? First, it's only half the gospel. Second, it gives the impression that eternal life is something we get when we die. Jesus had to die for sins in order to cure the disease that caused us to die. Then He gave us life, making us new creations in Christ. |
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| Suppose that you are a prostitute. One day you hear that the king has decreed that all prostitutes are forgiven. Since you're a prostitute, that's great news! But would it necessarily change your behavior or your self-perception? Probably not. You may dance in the streets for a while, but chances are you would continue in your same vocation. You would see yourself as nothing more than a forgiven prostitute. |
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| Now suppose the king not only forgave you, but he made you his bride as well. You're a queen. Would that change your behavior? Of course. Why would you want to live as a prostitute if you were a queen? |
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| The church is the bride of Christ! You are far more likely to promote the kingdom if you are the queen rather than a forgiven prostitute. We are not redeemed caterpillars; we are butterflies. |
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| Why would you want to crawl in some false humility when you are called to mount up with wings as eagles? |
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| �- written by Neil Anderson |
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| HELP! |
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| ���� Ask people what they must do to get to heaven and most reply, 'Be good.' Jesus' stories contradict that answer. All we must do is cry, 'Help!' |
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| Philip Yancy��� |
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| COMMUNITY |
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| Building community within a church youth group is an essential part of a youth leader's day-to-day work. It is probably the main reason many young people come to the youth work you are involved in. Everyone needs to know that they are loved and that they belong, but for teenagers these needs supercede almost every other. We may not be able to beat the pyrotechnics of the local nightclub, but we should be able to provide a more loving, accepting and healing community. |
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| (Simon Hall, Youthwork Magazine, January 1999) |
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| YOUTH ONLINE |
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| More than 32 million parents and 25 million children ages 2-17 are online in America,... |
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| The number of kids online has tripled since 1997 ? including almost a 40% jump in the last year alone. |
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| A 165% increase in the number of parents online since 1997 ? including, for the first time ever, at least as many moms online as dads. |
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| Millions more children will be coming online from both home and school. |
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| Grunwald Associates |
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1793 Escalante Way ;Burlingame, CA 94010
Tel (650) 692-3100 Fax (419) 730-7431 [email protected] |
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| Most Kids Working By Age 15 |
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| The Labor Department's report on teens and jobs found: |
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| Half of American teenagers hold informal jobs such as baby-sitting or yard work by age 12. |
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| By age 15, nearly two-thirds are employed. |
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| 43% of 14-year-olds are doing informal jobs only; 25% have formal, regular employment. |
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15- to 17-year-olds work an average of 23 hours per week in the summer, and 17 during the school year.
(AP News Service, July 9) |
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| Not your Traditional Part-Time Job! |
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No longer do teens have to settle for flipping burgers or selling clothing when it comes to part-time jobs. With the low unemployment rate, teens are in demand with "real" companies?especially teens with computer skills and whom companies can train to eventually join full-time. As a result, many companies are offering teens more internship opportunities and increased responsibility. Most of the 10 million U.S. working teens earn around $6 per hour, but the increased demand for interns and computer skills means some teens are already climbing career ladders.
(AP News Service, May 21) |
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| GENERATIONS |
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| "Youths will rise?or fall?to whatever standard is set by adults who lead, teach, or care for them. What do we believe as youth workers? Do we really think Generation X has 'nowhere to go and nothing to live for'? If we buy into our society's perceptions of kids, we're giving up on them and their potential." |
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| Chard Berndt, a science, Bible, and journalism teacher at Magic Valley Christian High School in Twin Falls, Ida., from the article "(Not So) Great Expectations," which appeared in the January/February 1998 issue of Youthworker journal. |
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| Tips for Youth Leaders |
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Always take pictures of your youth group activities. Hang them up on the church or youth group bulletin board.
Have kids create crazy captions for them. |
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Use the mail a lot. Send birthday cards and personal, affirming notes to each of your young people.
Send postcards and announcements on a regular basis. |
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Join a youth workers' fellowship in your area. Meet periodically with other youth workers in your area to
share ideas and problems. They can be a great resource for you. |
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Prepare a good job description for yourself and stick to it. |
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Consider planning youth activities from 3:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Many kids of working parents are left
unsupervised in the late afternoon and have nothing to do. |
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Never cancel an event or meeting simply because not enough youth show up. You may need to adapt your plans,
but don't send everyone home. Let those who show up know they're just as important as those who don't. |
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| Don't do everything yourself, even though you can do it better. Learn to delegate. |
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Occasionally invite the senior pastor to a youth group activity to observe the students and the program.
It also gives youth a chance to see the pastor as a real person. |
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| Always reconfirm any group reservations or bus charters the day before the event. |
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Learn to say "no."; Make time for your family and friends, your outside interests, and your personal growth. |
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What if ? ? ? |
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What if God couldn't take the time to bless us today
because we couldn't take the time to thank Him yesterday? |
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| What if God decided to stop leading us tomorrow because we did not follow Him today? |
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| What if we never saw another flower bloom because we grumbled when God sent the rain? |
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| What if God didn't walk with us today because we failed to recognize it as His day? |
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| What if God took away the Bible tomorrow because we would not read it today? |
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| What if God took away His message because we failed to listen to His messenger? |
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| What if the door of the church was closed because we did not open the door of our heart? |
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| What if God stopped loving and caring for us because we failed to love and care for others? |
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| What if God would not hear us today because we would not listen to Him yesterday? |
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| What if God answered our prayers the way we answer His call for service? |
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What if God met our needs the way we give Him our lives???����������������������������������
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(from PhAtpHiSh.com) |
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| Just for Laffs |
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Idea |
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?Christian? Pick up Lines: |
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1) Nice bible |
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ICEBREAKER:� |
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2) I would like to pray with you |
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Two Truths and a Lie |
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3) You know Jesus? Me too!! |
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Items Needed: |
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4) I know a church where we could go and talk |
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Enough pens and papers for everyone. |
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5) How about a hug, sister? |
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How To Play: |
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6) Do you need help carrying your bible? It looks heavy. |
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Give everyone a pen and a piece of paper and tell them to number it from one to three. |
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7) Christians don't shake hands; Christians got to hug |
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8) Oh you are cold, Ecclesiastes 4:11 |
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In any given order, they need to write down two truths about them or their past and one lie about them or their past. |
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9) What are your plans for tonight? Feel like a bible study? |
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After everyone is done writing, they flip over their pieces of paper. |
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10) I am here for you. |
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11) The Word says "Give drink to those who are thirsty, and feed the hungry", how about dinner? |
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Go around the circle, one by one, letting each person say their names and then read their three items. |
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12) You don't have an accountability partner? Me neither. |
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Everyone else is to write down each person's name and which of the three things they think was a lie for each person. |
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13) You want to come over and watch the 10 commandments tonight? |
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The winner is decided by one of two ways:
1. Whoever fooled the most people with their lie.
2. Whoever guessed the most lies as other people were sharing. |
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14) Is it a sin that you stole my heart? |
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15) Would you happen to know a Christian woman that I could love with all my heart and wait on hand and foot? |
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Tips: |
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16) Nice bracelet. What would Jesus date.. er ... I mean do |
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You want the two truths that you pick to be stuff that people wouldn't expect about you. (Example: If you are a big guy and you took ballet when you were young, choose that.) |
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| 17) Do you believe in Divine appointment? |
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| 18) Excuse me; I believe one of your ribs belongs to me. |
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You want your one lie to be something that sounds like it would be "you." (Ex. If you are extroverted and "bubbly" but were never a cheerleader, say you were.) |
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| 19) My friend told me to come and meet you. He said that you are a really nice person. I think you know him. Jesus ... yeah that's his name. |
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| 20) Yeah I predicted David over Goliath. |
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Help Wanted ... |
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Contributions to this newsletter are welcome! |
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? Please share!! |
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Debbie Montpetit |
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Presbytery of Ottawa Youth Worker |
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C/O Westminster Presbyterian Church |
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470 Roosevelt Avenue |
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Ottawa, Ontario |
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[email protected] |
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