Duct tape, Mind Ninja's, and Broken Hearts

Hey there everyone, I hope things are going great for you on this Thursday!

Last night our Battle of the sexes night was nothing short of EPIC! We had so much stinking fun that I honest don't think it is legal in 14 states.

So here is the run down of what we talked about last night in wrapping up our Friends with Benefits series:

1. Honor God with your body: When we aren't honoring God with our body we are telling God that we know best and that He doesn't. Simply as that. The issue is God does know what is best for us, and we are thrown by our emotions all the time, especially when it comes to relationships. So lets honor God with our body by being pure, and leaving the big decisions up to God to guide us through,

2. Wake up your Mind Ninja's: "Take every thought Captive, and make it obedient to Christ!" 2 Corinthians 10:5. We need to be aware that our mind is the at the front lines of us being pure. If we are constantly bringing junk into our mind, we don't stand a chance on being pure. That is why last night we had to talk about waking up our mind ninja's to capture all the thoughts and kick out the one's that shouldn't be there. Being pure starts with your mind!

3. Be careful little eyes what you see: Matthew 6:22 talks about how our eyes are super important. When we are constantly looking at things we shouldn't its going to affect the way we live! We have to guard our eyes from things that we shouldn't be looking at. Song of Solomon 8:4, talks about not stirring up love before its time. Junior high students need to be pouring themselves into friends, family, and God! They don't need to be bombarded with sexual images, so be aware of what you are putting into your mind, because you don't want to stir up love or lust for something that isn't of God!

Next Week is bigger and better, so I hope that you guys will join us for that night!

Hope to see you then!

P.A.

Battle of the Sexes, and Powderpuff pt. 2

Hey there everyone. Hope your day is going awesome, here are 2 things you need to know about tonight's Refuge!

1. Junior high students you need to invite everyone you know, because its going to be so much fun tonight, that you might never want to go home. Battle of the sexes tonight, I believe we will finally figure out who rules and who drools!

We are having a pizza party tonight in the middle of the Madness, so come on out and help us decide who is the dominate gender!

2. High school students are going to be heading over to the powder puff game over at NR tonight, lots and lots of our students are involved in that over there tonight, so we are going to join the fun over there. So high school students please contact your Small group leader, and they will let you know where you are meeting, and what is all going on.

For all High school students who want to help with the Junior high battle of the sexes are more then welcome to stay but you will be around lots of Junior High students! So Be AWARE! :)

Hope to see you all tonight!

P.A.

Student Auction

Hey there everyone, I hope things are going really well!

I want to give you the updates on the student auction:

The student Auction is October 9th! It's coming up quick, we are still in need of donations, to auction off in our Silent Auction so if you are still considering placing something in the Auction for that day please contact me and let me know what you are going to be donating.

Email me at cvmcadam@gmail.com

During the student auction we already have tons of students who are wanting to be Auctioned off. So we are asking everyone to come out and bid on these students, and help us raise money to get these students to 3dyc! We are so excited about what we the students are going to experience this year at 3dyc. We have a goal of taking 200 students this year to 3dyc, because we want as many students to hear the story of Jesus Christ as possible!

So come out on October 9th, and help us raise money for these students wanting to go to 3dyc in December.

We hope to see you there.

P.A.

Battle of the Sexes, and Powderpuff

Hey there everyone, I hope your Monday is going well. Mine is a mixture of excitement and sleepiness, so it makes for a great day of laughing at stupid things, but also planning some great games and agenda for Wednesday night.

Here are 2 things you need to know about this coming Wednesday night.

1. High school students, you are all heading over to Northridge to watch the powderpuff games, lots of our guys are being cheerleaders, and lots of our girls are playing in the game, so we are going to be sending all of our high school students over there with their small group leaders. So get a hold of your small group leader and see where you are meeting at and when!

2. Junior high students we are having a battle of the sexes night! We are going to have a pizza party, while also determining who rules and who drools! We have a great night planned out, while we wrap up our Friends with Benefits series.

1 for the Road:

Next Wednesday night is Bigger and Better! We hope to see you hear for this night! This is one of the most fun nights of the year so invite all your friends, and come help us raise support for our local food pantry!

Have a great week!

P.A.

Funny Video Friday

Hey there everyone, 1 thing you need to know about:

Tonight we are going to celebrate Middlebury Fall Festival by watching the fireworks at the church, since they shoot them off right across the street. So come out at 7:30 and show some support for your Youth Mission Team! We have hotdogs, pop, candy, chips, and some hot chocolate!

Hope you guys have a great day!

This is a little song to get you pumped to come out tonight and hang out with us!

Prayer of protection.

Man if you missed last nights youth group, you missed a good one! There was one part in all the craziness of a great worship time, where THEE Sheila miller stepped up to the Mic, and delivered one of the most powerful prayers I have heard in a long time.

She prayed the armor of God over our students, her prayer was filled with passion, love, and encouragement. I honestly believe God is going to do some great things through that prayer. Our students received it and then continued to worship. I hope that last night meant a lot to all the students as it did to me.

Last night we also talked about compromise, and how we are never called to compromise ourselves for another person, or a sexual act.

"Don't settle for a cheeseburger, when you can have a steak!"

We finished the night talking about being extremely different in our dating. I challenged the students to pursue after Christ with everything they have, and not settle for Mr. or Mrs. Right now, and wait for Mr. and Mrs. Right.

Last night was a great night, and I am super pumped for next week when we have our Junior high night, Battle of the Sexes! Get excited people!

Junior high students invite everyone you know! Because you do not want to miss next week I promise you!

Hope to see you then!

P.A.

Missing the target

Hey there everyone, I hope your Wednesday is going great, I know mine is kind of insane but still I am excited about what is going to be going down tonight.

Tonight we are going to be talking the 4 things you need to watch out for when you are dating. We are going to be looking at what the bible says about compromise, moving to fast, changing your identity, and seeking the advice from the wrong people.

The crazy awesome thing is that God talks about all these things! So come ready to hang out with some awesome students, hear from awesome leaders, and then play some great games!

God has a major plan for your life and I believe that He wants to do some amazing things in your life, but the enemy knows that dating is a major deal in lots of people's lives. So tonight lets have an honest conversation about our lives, and lets help each other live out our lives for Christ!

We would love to see you here tonight.

P.A.