Rockage!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7A0sjIh6_YQ

I was looking at some really cool video's today on Youtube, and I found this one so go there and check it out! Its pretty cool.

Also please mark your Calendars on December 28th that we will be leaving the church at 8am. Which means you all need to be at the church at 7:30 am! Do not be late we have lots of things we will be going over. And we will be gathering here at the church and going over room assignments and all that fun stuff. So make sure that you are not late! We should be returning at like 1:30 - 2:00pm on Tuesday so please make sure your parents know, and also parents reading this know that!

I hope you guys are having a good week, please keep me up to date with things that are going on make sure I get basketball schedules, and soccer schedules from ya because I wanna come and yell for ya and take pics and put them up on here. Keep me posted people!

Peace out Kats!

P.A.

Thanksgiving

Man I can't believe it is almost thanksgiving! Wow this year has been going by so fast. I was talking to Esther today over lunch and how much has changed since last thanksgiving. Its amazing how fast time goes, I always remember my parents talking to me about that stuff, but its true. I remember last year and how us as a youth group were getting ready for 3dyc, and how we couldn't
wait to get up to the New Grand Rapids site! We have gone through overnighters, white water rafting trips, camp, purity ceremonies, Hay stack dinner/talent show/ auction!

We have done so many really cool things this year! You guys are awesome, and I can't wait to see what this next year holds. I am pumped for when we come back we are going to finish up the identity series with some comments from you guys and then start in on the awesome story of Jesus birth. I am going to be showing you guys some really cool things that maybe you guys have never scene before in the story.

Also we are going to be having our Dirty Bingo Christmas Party on December 17th, so make sure you wrap and bring a present that is under 5 bucks! Its going to be awesome!

Please remember that there is no youth this Wednesday, spend some awesome time with your family and help them get ready for thanksgiving, and then watch the Cowboys, and eat lots of food :).

Have a great rest of the week guys!

P.A.

Sorry for the delay!

Sorry for the delay for the past couple of days but it has been crazy busy with some counseling stuff and some cleaning things, and some other personal things trying to get things squared away so sorry that I didn't update for a little.

So I am so pumped from this last Wednesday. I got some pics but I dont know when I will get them up on the blog because its with an odd camera because I didn't have mine. I am so proud of all you students who took this time serious and wanted to really dive into what God has for you. You got creative with your walk with God and made it your own there were some really amazing things that are going on.

So I told you I would post a question on here saying

"What does it mean to give your all to Christ, and how does that look for you?"

Comment on that and I wanna see what you all are thinking and we are going to discuss this in December.

Please remember there is no youth group this coming Wednesday because of thanksgiving. Go and enjoy some awesome time with your family and some good eats!

I really hope you all enjoyed Wednesday night because I know I did and the leaders had a great time reading and looking over what you all had to say!

Comment me on the question!

See you on Sunday!

P.A.

Things to remember

Hey there everyone!

Just another reminder that tomorrow night we are going to starting at 7pm, and also we are going to be doing an encounter service.

For those of you who do not know what an encounter service is. It is an experience time where we will encounter God in a new way. We will be doing worship the entire night, we will have different stations for you guys to go to. We will have a prayer, playdough, candle, confession box, clay, sticky note, journaling, and worship stations for you guys to enjoy God with.

Because I know that some of us in the youth group really dont like singing or like doing things like that, but some of you are writers or sculptors, or psalmists...you like to do walk and pray....you like to dance....you like to other things then the regular worship time we have. I want you to express yourself in so many different ways to God.

Please be in prayer for tomorrow night and come with an open heart to see what God wants to do in you. I am so excited to hear some stories that God is going to be doing in your lives.

See you tomorrow night!

7PM - 8:30pm! <------------------

Do Not Forget!

P.A.

This Wednesday

I am so pumped about this Wednesday and that we get to spend alot of time in worship and prayer. We also get to experience God in some pretty sweet ways!

Please remember that youth group this week starts at 7pm!

Make sure that you tell your parents that. We are going from 7 - 8:30pm!

We are stopping at the regular time but starting late!

Come ready to worship God and to experience God in a new way. I am so excited to see how God is going to move through our youth group!

See you guys on Wednesday!

P.A.

TGIF

So right now I am sitting in a district meeting right now discussing stuff for 3dyc, youth pastor dinner for tonight, and lots of other fun important things :) lol

I cant wait to see you guys on Sunday!

Remember that this sunday the youth worship Band is leading worship for big church so come and worship with us!

P.A.

Last night!

Man last night was awesome everyone! I am so happy all of you came and got to worship with us and play dodgeball with us!

Sorry we didnt have any photo's this time but we are still working on getting a camera here and someone to take some awesome pics!

Please remember what we talked about last night.

Stepping into your identity and really taking your SHAPE around God. Remember to choose to experience God in a new way with your choices. Choosing to follow God down the right path and choosing to Experience God every day will help you step into that identity that God wants for you!

Remember the song we sang last night where it says "So I'll stand with arms high and heart ABANDONED!" That's what God wants! He wants your heart abandoned to Him. Giving Him your EVERYTHING!

I can't wait to hear some awesome stories from just saying God I want more of you and I want to choose to experience you everyday!

I cant wait till next week!

WE START AT 7PM NEXT WEEK! DO NOT FORGET!

We are going to be doing our encounter service!

See you then!

P.A.

Ohh man!

So Tonight I am pumped to get hang out with everyone again!

Tonight though if you could do me a favor and come ready to just get hit in the face by God that would be awesome! I am so excited to see what God is going to be doing in some of your lives! God has an amazing plan for so many of you but you have to decide to step into that plan. I cant wait to worship with you all tonight!

Which reminds me "The youth worship band is leading worship this Sunday"

Come and lets represent the youth group by singing loud jumping and clapping like no other!

Anyways.

Be ready for tonight guys please be in prayer for tonight!

Be here at 6:30! And we will let ya go at 8:30!

See ya tonight!

P.A.

Really Awesome Stuff

Hey there everyone!

tomorrow has the making to be amazing! So just remember to get here early. We are going to start watching some new video's at the beginning of service and they are awesome. So get here early to see them.

Also this Sunday the youth worship band are leading worship for "Big Church" so lets worship like we do on Wednesday nights! I can't wait to see how God is going to rock the socks off of us on Sunday. Come prepared to let the Spirit of God just move through the sanctuary!

Also make sure you are telling your parents and everyone you know about this site because we want this site to be the main source of information for the youth group!

For those who want to be in prayer for Wednesday nights for our youth we are calling all those who want to fast and pray for the youth and for God to move on Wednesday nights to do so every Wednesday! Keep praying for God to do some amazing things!

P.A.

Monday's just a got a little bit more awesome!

So I am leaving here in like 15 minutes to speak to a bunch of high school students, so if you wanna say a little prayer for me that would be super awesome!

2 days till we get to meet again I am so excited!

I am turning all the 3dyc stuff in today!

Yippie!

P.A.

Friday!

It is almost the weekend my brother's and Sisters! I hope everyone had a good week!

I am sick right now, and its probably God's way of telling me to slow down and take a day off every so often! I am going to try to get around and get things done today, but its a slow go because everytime I stand up I feel like I'm going to get sick yippie!

But while I am sitting in Bed I have had some good prayer time for you guys today! Please everyone remember what we talked about on Wednesday night, about finding your SHAPE and stepping into the identity that God has for you! Choose wisely what you are going to do today and this weekend. I know alot of you make alot of choices of the weekend so please make wise ones!

I will see you all on Sunday!

Remember we are building the Tabernacle out of Lego's on Sunday! Get excited!

P.A.

Cool stuff!

Das Drummer
Das Guitar Player


Mitch being Mitch


The Coolest Youth Group

We are exploding with students

The Bouncers!





Last night was pretty fun! We had an awesome Game of Family Fued, some good Math games going on! Well Done Jake Baylis! And some awesome worship time. Keep the awesome job everybody!

On a more serious note, please be in prayer this ministry. It is growing so much and so fast it is awesome but we need prayers for wisdom on what to do and where to take this ministry. God is blessing us so much that we need to change some things so we can better accommodate all the changing needs and everyone in the youth ministry. God is awesome!

We have some really cool stories coming out of the youth ministry and some really neat things are going on! So please be in prayer for us as a staff! Thanks!

P.A.

A Change

Well the election is all over (Thank you Lord) and our new president is elected. Now we have to remember that God is in control of everything. If we are unhappy about the person God has placed in office that's fine, but instead of getting mad and telling all your friends. Why don't you pray? God commands us to pray for those in leadership, so we need to be praying for our new president. Now don't get me wrong, I am a little nervous about what might happen with him in office, but I must take heart that God has a much bigger plan, and that God is way bigger then anything our new president can ever do. So please be in prayer for his leadership of this country.

On to tonight's youth group. We are going to hopefully have pictures to put up tomorrow, and possibly the message from tonight. We are still working on all these things so please give us a chance to work these things out.

Please be in prayer for tonight. We should have another great turn out of students and we want God to move, and for God to show up in a mighty way in their lives. Please pray!

I will hopefully see you all tonight! Please get all 3dyc stuff turned in for me tonight! No later then Friday! We need all this stuff turned in because I have to take a check over there on Monday and all the slips!

See ya later tonight!

P.A.

Youth Group

Tomorrow night we are back to our regular times and places here at the church 6:30 - 8:30!

I am pumped for us to start talking about identity and we as youth group are going to try to help everyone narrow in on what God has gifted them at.

God has massive plans for every single person in our youth group and I am so pumped to see what God is going to be telling each of our students.

So make sure you all get here on time because we don't want to start late because we have so many awesome things we want to do!

See you tomorrow!

P.A.

-Go vote if you can!

This Week is gonna be fun!

Hey there this week we are starting off a new series called Identity. We are going to be basing our teachings out of luke 7. When the women broke the jar of perfume over Jesus feet. She stepped out from the darkness and into the light. She stepped from her old life and into the life that God had for her, and that was a life of forgiveness, of light, of love, of her true identity in Christ.

Please be in prayer this week for our ministry! This is a very busy week for many of our staff and we want to be able to have the strength and the wisdom to pour out into the students.

I leave you all with this Devotional!

"Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me."
Psalm 51:10

God knows the darkness of our own hearts. Only He can cleanse our
hearts. Jesus came to cleanse us from sin and guilt. He re-creates
a clean heart within us. The purity of His love moves us to love,
renewing a right spirit within us!

The world says, "work on yourself." God says, "Turn to Me." The
Psalmist has it right, praying to God for this blessing. God wills to
provide the same healing for you. He waits even now for you to turn to
Him and ask Him!

O Lord God, I ask you for a clean heart today. Forgive me and fill me
with Your love. Only You can renew me. Give me these gifts, a clean
heart and a strong spirit, through Jesus Christ our Savior, Amen.

P.A.

Sunday

Hey there everyone sitting in my office on Sunday night with my wife wrapping things up from this week. This coming month is going to be awesome, so please be in prayer because I know when God is doing things in the Youth group that God takes it toll on my personal life and Esther's also.

Also if you have any more 3dyc things please give them to me as soon as possible this week I am setting up all the room information and also the sports teams so if you have anything else for me please make sure I get it by this week! Call, email, or whatever I just want as many students to have the chance to go to this event as possible.

Tonight I leave you with a short Devo! Start out your week with a devotional time!

"For a man's ways are in full view of the Lord, and He examines all his paths."
Prov. 5:21

Initially, this is a terrifying thought! You can't hide your actions, words, or even thoughts from God! What must He think of us!

But this means that God also sees you "trembling at His Word." He sees your repentance - your fear of His wrath, your sorrow for your sin, your thirst for His forgiveness, your eagerness to change!

With joy, God sees you receiving His forgiveness and mercy and love! With joy He sees you believe His Word of pardon! With joy He sees you fellowship with Him in communion! With deepest parental love He embraces you, and yearns for the embrace of faith!

Dear Lord, remind me that you forgive my sins, cleanse me from all unrighteousness, and do not remember my sins! Help me to see Jesus, my Savior, as clearly as You see me! So help me to cling humbly and trustingly to Your great love, for Jesus' sake, Amen.

P.A.