Remember

Man, this coming Wednesday night is going to be off the wall awesome! Like the games we have planned, the worship is going rock your socks off, and then we are going to be talking a Page 23 vision. Don't what that is? Mmmm weird, well I guess you should come this Wednesday night and find out what it all means.

So this Wednesday night come on out at 6:30pm to 8:30pm, to the Crystal Valley Missionary Church over here on US 20.

We would love to have all students between the grades of 7th - 12th. We have so much fun I promise you won't want to miss it.

Also this coming Wednesday we are supposed to get hit with a ton of snow, as of right now we are planning on having youth group. I don't like to cancel just because of stupid snow. But if the weather is pretty bad, check on here around 4pm because that is when we are going to be driving around checking the roads. Now if the school cancels that doesn't mean we do automatically. So check on here at 4pm, we will also put it on Facebook, twitter, and both major news outlets. Channel 16, and Channel 22.

Hope to see you this coming Wednesday night!

P.A.

Downloadable Permission Slips

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Boldness and Miracles

Hey there everyone I hope your day is going well I know mine started off awesome with having breakfast with some students at the Village inn today and man they have good breakfast!

Tonight we are going to be diving into prayer and we are going to be talking a couple verses in 1 John 5, and then in Acts 4. They are great verses about prayer and how we pray with boldness.

I am so pumped to see what God is going to be doing tonight.

Also just another reminder that tonight the Permission slips and Money are due for the Big Chill! Don't forget those tonight. If you need help paying for the trip please come and talk with me because we want as many students that can go on this trip go! So please come and talk to me tonight.

Also we have extra permission slips here at the church so have your parents come in with you tonight to sign the permission slip before they go!

Can't wait to see you guys tonight.

P.A.

Chicken Curry & Praying

Hey there everyone I hope you are having a wonderful day so far. Even though its only 9am!

This post is going to be a little short because I am heading into a staff meeting and then I am off to eat Chicken Curry and work on my message for tomorrow night about Prayer.

So here are a couple things you need to know for tomorrow night!

1. Big Chill permission slips and Money are due tomorrow night. So Don't forget! $100 for the trip.

2. Come ready to have a ton of fun tomorrow night while also expecting to learn how to take your prayer life to a juggernaut status! I can't wait!

Well Sorry this is so short, We will be doing the devotional a little bit later tonight, again I am not used to waking up early because I am normally up late :) So I will text it around 7pm :)

Have a great day!

Another 2 hour delay WHOA!

Holy cow everything another 2 hour delay that's pretty boss! <---- That is a great word to throw out today my friends!

So this coming Wednesday night we are going to be talking about Prayer, and being a Juggernaut! I am so stinking pumped for this because God is doing some amazing things in our students! So keep seeking after God, and keep moving towards Him with everything you have!

I am sorry I didn't text you this morning with the devotional, I woke up late and I will be honest with you I totally forgot about it until you guys were already in school, so I will text you it tonight sometime so if you haven't spent time with God today you could do it then!

A couple things I want to remind you about.....

1. The Big Chill Money and permission slips are all due this Wednesday night so don't forget to bring those! This Retreat is so stinking awesome, I promise you will not want to miss this trip!

2. IF you are going to be bringing a friend to our retreat, please please please make sure they get a permission slip in because we need to know how many students to feed :) We have plenty of spots for people to sleep but we need to know how much food to tell them to get! Kinda important! :)

So this Wednesday is going to stinking Rock! So come expecting God to move because He will do amazing things if you come ready!

Can't wait to see ya this Wednesday night!

P.A.

The Other Six

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Thursday
Read Joshua 1:7 and ask yourself how can you
be strong and courageous in your walk with Christ today?

Friday
Take time to read Proverbs 21, then take some time to
pray for God to guide you in all your decisions today.

Saturday
Read John 17:15, then spend 5 minutes of your
day praying for other people.

Sunday
Take some time to be by yourself today, Read
Hebrews 4:9-11. Take time rest, and recharge!

Monday
Read 1st Peter 1:3, Thank God for what He has
given you today.

Tuesday
Read Psalms 42:11, if this has been a hard week or

12 Audacious Faith Confessions

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1. I am fully forgiven and free from all shame and condemnation.
   Romans 8:1–2; Ephesians 1:7–8; 1 John 1:9
2. I act in audacious faith to change the world in my generation.
   Joshua 10:12–14; John 14:12
3. I have no fear or anxiety; I trust in the Lord with all my heart.
   Proverbs 3:5–6; Philippians 4:6–7; 1 Peter 5:7
4. I am able to fulfill the calling God has placed on my life.
   Exodus 3:9–12; Psalm 57:2; Colossians 1:24–29
5. I am fully resourced to do everything God has called me to do.
   Deuteronomy 8:18; Luke 6:38; Philippians 4:13
6. I have no insecurity, because I see myself the way God sees me.
   Genesis 1:26–27; Psalm 139:13–16; Ephesians 5:25–27
7. I am a faithful spouse (if you’re single, youcan slip future in there) and a godly parent—our family is blessed.
   Deuteronomy 6:6–9; Ephesians 5:22–25; Colossians 3:18–19; 1 Peter 3:1–7
8. I am completely whole—physically, mentally, and emotionally.
   Psalm 103:1–5; Matthew 8:16–17; 2 Corinthians 5:17;1 Peter 2:24
9. I am increasing in influence and favor for the kingdom of God.
   Genesis 45:4–8; 1 Samuel 2:26; Acts 2:37–47
10. I am enabled to walk in the sacrificial love of Christ.
    Thessalonians 2:16–17; 1 John 3:16; 4:9–12
11. I have the wisdom of the Lord concerning every decision I make.
    2 Chronicles 1:7–12; Proverbs 2:6; Ecclesiastes 2:26; James 1:5
12. I am protected from all harm and evil in Jesus’ name.
    Genesis 50:20; Psalm 3:1–3; 2 Thessalonians 3:2–3

Hear, Speak, Do

Hey there everyone last night we had a great time! From the hair gel game to order up, to Jake Baylis leading worship for the first time. I loved it, a great energy, and a great time learning from one another in small group times.

Just a little recap of our challenge last night to you guys,

1. Hear the word of God! - Continue to place yourself in front of the Bible, you need to align yourself with what God's word is teaching. Saturate your mind in what God is telling us in His Word. We need to know God's word better then we know movie quotes, song lyrics, and funny jokes. We need to be inundated with God's word!
2. Speak the word of God - When you start placing yourself at the feet of Christ and start reading the bible, another thing we need to do is start speaking the Word of God out loud. When we look at Jesus life and when He was tempted He quoted scripture out loud, because He realigned Himself with God. The same thing we need to do when we are being tempted we need to speak God's word out loud so we can realign ourselves with Him.
3. Do - This is where you and Jesus have to have a conversation. I can't help in this situation I can help ask questions but when it comes down to it, this is where you have to step up! You can do some amazing things through Christ, but you have to spend time getting know what He has for you.

I hope you guys had a great time last night, I know I had a great time playing Chicken on the roof, and then seeing you guys really get into the questions in small group time. I hope and pray that you have a great weekend.

We will have the "other 6" up on the blogspot soon for you to download, and the 12 audacious faith confessions so you can look at them online as well!

Be Strong and Courageous!

P.A.

2 hour delay! Booyah

So this morning when I woke up I checked facebook to see if you guys had a two hour delay, and lo and behold ya'll did! Thats pretty awesome. I know even some of the schools today got canceled around here. So to those who are at home still, have a great day of hanging out trying to watch boring day time television, while the others of you. Go to school for the couple hours and have a good day because you got some extra sleep!

So tonight we have some pretty rocking awesome things we are going to be doing! We have some pretty funny video's We are bringing back one of my favorite ones tonight! Also we have some awesome games planned for you tonight, I would suggest a camera or make sure you have memory on your phone to take some awesome pictures! Also we are continuing on in our series called Sun Stand Still, tonights message is called EVERYTHING! So bring a friend tonight and bring them in to the awesomeness that has been planned out for us tonight!

I think God has some really amazing stuff He wants to do with our youth group and also inside your own heart tonight, so make time tonight for youth group! I promise you won't be disappointed!

See you tonight at 6:30pm at the Crystal Valley Campus in Middlebury, IN!

P.A.

Don't be of this world, Change this world!

Howdy folks! Hope your day is a great one, I know over here in middlebury its a pretty gray and dreary day, but I am not gonna let that slow me down! I have a ton of things to do today, and I know one of them is to make the most of every single day regardless of how it looks outside and how I feel inside!

So this coming Wednesday night we are going to be continuing on our quest to learn about Joshua and his Sun Stand Still moment! I honestly believe that this coming Wednesday night can change your outlook on life, and change your life for all eternity because we are going to be talking about our statements of faith! We are going to be looking at who we are in Christ. Once we understand who we are in Christ, and that the Holy Spirit lives inside of us, we are COMMANDED to go out and change this world! We are COMMANDED to love one another as Christ loves us, We are COMMANDED to be the voice for those who don't have a voice, and we are COMMANDED to spread the good news of the Gospel of Christ.

So this coming Wednesday night we are going to be talking about giving our everything to Christ. Regardless of our past, or our present circumstances. Christ is calling out to us.

We have so many awesome things planned for this Wednesday night, great worship, great games, great message, and awesome small group times! So come on out here to the campus of CVMC at 6:30pm, and hang out with us!

Hope to talk with you tomorrow.

P.A.

MLK day

Hey there everyone I hope your day off from school is awesome, and that those who are in school I hope today goes well and quickly for ya :)

Hey this coming Wednesday night we are going to be continuing on in our Sun Stand Still series. This coming Wednesday night is entitled "With everything" we are going to be inviting you guys to serve God with everything you have, just like Joshua did. I am super pumped at What God is going to be doing through you guys at your schools, inside your families, and just in your every day life!

I hope God is showing up in spots where He hasn't before, and I hope you are taking notice. I also hope you guys have been doing those devotions we sent home last with ya called "the other 6"

Can't wait to see you guys this Wednesday night.

Remember that the big chill permission slip and money are due in 1 week! So don't dilly dally around get that stuff in!

P.A.

Special Friday Edition

A video we showed at youth group that students are asking about. I think its pretty funny!

The story of Elijah

It was awesome to see you all last night we had a great turn out for our first week of the Sun Stand Still. I really hope that you guys take those devotionals we gave out last night and take time to do them this next week!

I am praying for those divine appointments, and for conversations to come up about God so you guys can step up and talk about Christ at your lunch tables, in classes, passing periods, and at home with your families!

Take a step of faith and talk to your friends about what God is doing in your life! It will be a great moment in your journey with Christ!

Just another reminder that this Sunday we have our NEXT classes for our Junior High students at 9:15am, and then for our High school students at 6pm here at the church!

I hope to see you guys next week on Wednesday night!

Talk with you guys later.

P.A.

Audacious Faith

Tonight is our first week of the Sun Stand Still series, and I am so pumped for tonight. We are going to be talking about the story of Elijah and how he made decisions to stand on his faith when it wasn't popular, and how prayer can activate our audacious faith in God.

So tonight youth group starts at 6:30pm and we will be done at 8:30pm. We have some really fun games, worship, and hang out time ready for all of you. We are going to have such a great time tonight I hope you guys can all make it.

Also tonight we are going to be unveiling an amazing offer for your friends to come with us on our Big Chill Winter Retreat (Feb 11th -13th)

We hope you can make it!

P.A.

Yikes! Snow

Hey there everyone! I hope things are going well for ya today. I hope you can get home safely in this stinking snow.

So here is what is going on for tomorrow night!

Week 1 of Sun Stand Still we are going to talk about how to Activate your faith through prayer tomorrow! I am so excited for what this series has for us please make it a priority to be here the whole series. Also we are going to be explaining everything you will need to know for the Big Chill Winter Retreat (Feb 11th - 13th).

Come on out tomorrow and bring a friend to this awesome series! Then you can invite them to the big chill! So this January can be the month that you help change a persons life for all eternity.

**Information about a snow cancellation
- We will be checking the roads around 4pm, if the school cancels tomorrow that doesn't necessarily we will cancel. You can check here on the blogspot, facebook, twitter, and WNDU and WSBT. We will check at 4pm. I really don't want to cancel so it will need to be pretty bad to cancel tomorrow.

I am excited to see you guys tomorrow!

P.A.

Monday Monday

Hey there everyone I hope you guys are all having an awesome day! I know I am wicked tired from yesterday, but I am super pumped about this coming Wednesday night. We are going to be kicking off our new Sun Stand Still series, and this series will lead us right up to our Big Chill weekend in February!

So make it a point to be be here every Wednesday night this month because you won't want to miss out on what we are doing. Also come this Wednesday for a pretty sweet offer for your friends to go on the big chill winter retreat.

I have put the promo video we showed this Wednesday night below. So check it out. We are praying for all of our students today as they head back to school. Also students keep your leaders in prayer this week, some are fighting sickness, hard work situations, family issues, and just tiredness. So if you will lift them up in prayer this week that would be awesome!

I hope you guys have a great week and I hope to see you this Wednesday night.




P.A.

Sunday night Awesomeness

Hey there everyone! Here is the low down for this Sunday night.

Meet at CVMC @ 5pm!
We are going over to Sugar Grove Church for Food, and worship.
We will back to CVMC at 7:45 - 8:00pm

Bring a friend, yourself, and your appetite. Because we are going to be eating a ton of pizza!

This is for all Junior High and Senior High students!

Let me repeat......EVERYONE IS INVITED!

So come at 5pm to CVMC and we will be back by 8pm. We have a bus coming to take us over there. So we can all travel together. Yahoo!

Hope to see you there.

P.A.

Big Chill & Calendar of Events

Hey guys! Here's a couple of documents to download--just click on the name of each.

Big Chill 2011 Flyer

1st Quarter Calendar

Youth Group is going to be Fantastical!

Hey there everyone, I know your day is going well because every single person in the Middlebury and surrounding area's are super pumped for the kick-off event tonight at the Crystal Valley Youth Group! I know I am excited as well, but stop jumping around and keep reading this post :)

Tonight we are going to be doing a state of the youth group address. We are going to be going over the next year and talk about what is coming up, and things you can start planning for and praying for.

So tonight come to hang out with us and have a ton of fun, we have great games, great worship, great video's, and we are going to have a great time re-connecting with one another and most importantly God!

So I can't wait to see you guys tonight, if you want to bring a friend tonight that would stinking rock.

I hope to see ya tonight. Starts at 6:30, ends at 8:30. Right here on the awesome campus of CVMC!

P.A.

Who is tired of school?

Man, this is normally the worst day back to school because the first day is ok, because you get to see friends you haven't seen in a while, but the 2nd day is like UGHHH. Back to the Grind, and homework.

Well you know what we have the best Homework, school, and life break ever!

Its called

YOUTH GROUP

Tomorrow night we kick-off our Spring semester, and I can't wait to share what we are doing for this semester.

Tomorrow night is all about reconnecting to each other so we are going to have just a fun night tomorrow with games, worship, and then looking at the calendar together for this next year and showing you the next 3 series we are going to do.

So tomorrow night show up at 6:30pm and be prepared to have a ton of fun!

Hope to see you tomorrow night!

P.A.

1st Quarter calendar

CVMC Youth - 1st Quarter Events

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Youth Group = Booyah!

Hey there everyone I hope you all had a great break! I know I had a great time with friends and family but I am ready to get back to a normal routine. Here are a couple things you will need to know about youth group in the next couple weeks!

1. We are back this Wednesday night we are going to be going over the next 3 months of youth ministry in detail and then spending sometime in our small groups re-connecting and praying for one another. We start at 6:30pm and we will be done at 8:30pm.

2. This Sunday night we are inviting all students to go to a free Sun stand still kick-off event. In the month of January we are going to be doing a series called Sun Stand Still and its going to be focusing on living an audacious faith! We are going to be challenging you guys to step out in faith with God by your side and do some pretty intense and awesome things. We are going to be heading over to Sugar Grove Church at 5:00pm. We will have a bus here to take us over and we will be done and back at CVMC at 8pm. We are going to have pizza and a ton of fun! This is for ALL Junior high and Senior High students! We just made this change for everyone to come.

3. Big Chill Winter Retreat - Feb 11th - 13th, We will be heading up to Mears, MI to camp adventure where we will spend 3 days and 2 nights hanging out and learning a ton about God. This event will be the wrap up to our Sun Stand Still series! At this retreat you will get the training and the knowledge to live out an audacious faith for Christ. The cost is $100, and the deadline to sign up and pay is January 30th. If you need more information contact Adam Sharp at cvmcadam@gmail.com.

I hope to see you guys this Wednesday night! Can't wait to see all of ya.

P.A.