Services for Tomorrow

Hello all,
BGCC is canceling services for 8:30 tomorrow morning. We will only have the 9:45 and 11:00 services. Therefore, we will have one Sunday School for both junior and senior high during the 9:45 hour. We will combine and mix and match so all of you who prepared so diligently for your book presentations will get to do so.
Also, we WILL have Ignite tomorrow night unless something else decides to pop up between here and now. Hope to see you out tomorrow!

Weekly Update 1/25/10

30 Hour Famine
Yesterday, we handed out donation envelopes for the 30 Hour Famine. Remember, every $30 you raise feeds a child for an entire month. Our hope is that you go out and work hard to bring in money for these kids. We want to cut a big check to World Vision from our youth program! If you have any questions, please shoot an e-mail (youth@bowlinggreenchristian.org).

Wednesday, January 27
This week, WNL will be "Jeopardy!" as we explore Jesus as the boy in the temple.

Saturday, January 30
This Saturday, from 6:00-8:00pm, we will host a coffee house. We are still looking for acts, music, etc for our time together. We hope you will bring many of your friends and that we can use this as an evangelistic event. If you have any questions, or want to sign up to perform just send an e-mail to youth@bowlinggreenchristian.org.

Sunday, January 31
Sunday morning we will conclude our whirlwind tour of the Bible with presentations on Acts-Revelation. Here are the assignments: (s=senior high, j=junior high).

• Acts- Ben (s), Kerrick (j)
• Romans- Tori (s), Sawyer (j)
• 1 & 2 Corinthians- Daniel (s), Jessica (j)
• Galatians- Allison (s), Demi (j)
• Ephesians- Jared (s), Miranda (j)
• Philippians- Elizabeth (s), Emma (j)
• Colossians- Caroline (s), Harrison (j)
• 1 & 2 Thessalonians- Tori (s), Drew (j)
• 1 & 2 Timothy- Brian (s), Sarah E (j)
• Titus- Blake (s), Sawyer (j)
• Philemon- Elizabeth (s), Demi (j)
• Hebrews- Ben (s), Kerrick (j)
• James- Blake (s), Isaac (j)
• 1 & 2 Peter- Caroline (s), Jessica (j)
• 1, 2, & 3 John- Alex (s), Marissa (j)
• Jude- Treasure (s),
• Revelation- Jared (s), Isaac (j)

Sunday night we will conclude our "Basic Training" series. We will be launching a new mission statement and we will be highlighting all the different events that we will be attending and participating in this year. Our band has been working hard for this day, and we look forward to hearing from them.
Also, we will continue taking up "Coins for Hati". Bring in your loose change to be donated to the relief efforts in Hati.

Have a great week!

1/24 Ignite "Basic Training-Knowing the Mission"

January 24, 2009

Devotion-Jared Graves

Intro:

• The Wooden Rabbit: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T2PdyxMtiYM
• Tonight we are taking a look at the fourth foundation of our faith. Tiff came the first week and talked about the importance of knowing who you are fighting for. Ben highlighted some of the tools that we need for our daily battles. Frank came last week and discussed putting others above ourselves. Tonight we are going to talk about knowing our mission.

Why do we get back to the basics? Because Jesus did.

• Matthew 3:13-16. Why did Jesus get baptized? He sets a precedent for us, however, in a sense He is also leaving an old life behind and beginning a new one. He was leaving a life as a carpenter, and starting His ministry.
• Matthew 4:1-11. This was Jesus' basic training. Jesus grew up in the synagogue. He knew the Bible inside and out, but now He had to live out His teachings. So do we. We have, most of us, grown up in church. We know the answers, and what we are supposed to do, but doing it is completely different. 

What good does basic training do if it is never used?

• Matthew 4:12-25. Jesus took His training and put it into action.

What is our mission?

• Living a Christ-filled life
• Standing up for truth, in a loving way
• Making it a mission to reach others for the Gospel
• We must remember that our enemies are never humans. It is always Satan. It is always a battle against all the spiritual darkness in the world. We NEVER fight against other humans.
• Be an inspiration for a church looking for direction

January 24, 2010

Breakout Sessions

Read together Matthew 28:16-20

What are the barriers that we have in our lives that keep us from evangelizing?

1/24 Senior High & Junior High BFC "The Gospels"

The Gospels: Jared Graves

Introduction

Get in groups of people who have shared in the same experience as you (a movie, a mission trip, church trip, field trip, class, etc). And write an outline for those events as if you were going to give a detailed report of them. Once done, they are to read their outlines. Point out the similarities and the differences in what was written.

Some of you shared the same experiences, yet your recollections of the events differ in ways. However I’m not going to stand up and look at you and say that you are fabricating a story because the two stories are not exact. Such is the Gospels. At ground level there are some differences in the stories. There are stories in one book that are in a different order than the other. There are some stories in one Gospel that do not appear in any of the others. How do we make this make sense? That’s what we are going to work towards today.

Lesson

First, let me mention that I am using two books for this lesson. The Bible, and the New Testament Introduction by one of my professors David Fiensy.

Let’s talk about order. Why are the Gospels in the order that they are in? Well the first three are together because they are called the Synoptic Gospels. Synoptic meaning “being seen together.” Let’s look at them first.

Non Interdependence.

·      Theory 1: One Gospel copied and translated by the three.

·      Theory 2: Gospels were compiled from notes and memoranda made by those who had been with Jesus.

·      Theory 3: Oral Gospel then put into words by the three.

Literary Interdependence

·      Matthew first, then the other two used the Gospels written before them.

·      Two Source- Mark first. Matthew and Luke used Mark, plus a second source using Jesus’ sayings (Q)

o   Page 126 P1

·      My Thoughts:

o   Matthew. Written first according to the ancient Christian authors. Wrote in Aramaic and Greek.

o   Mark. Written from the first hand accounts of Peter.

o   Luke. Read Luke 1:1-4. What do we learn: there were already several accounts of Jesus by the time Luke wrote it. Luke got his materials from “eyewitnesses” and “ministers of the word”. His purpose is to show Theophilus the actions, words, and deeds of Jesus are accurate.

Blow your mind?  Any thoughts?

Now let’s take a overview look of all the Gospels.

·      Matthew

o   Author: Matthew, the apostle of Jesus

o   Date: Between 80-100

o   Occasion: To get Jews the true story of Jesus and to preserve the words and deeds of Jesus

·      Mark

o   Author: Mark in the company of Peter (Read page 143 P3)

o   Date: Probably around 45

o   Occasion: Mark writes more about action, not discourse. Mark has no Jewish coloring (in fact has to explain some Jewish customs), Mark points out the weakness of the disciples of Jesus.

·      Luke

o   Author: Luke

o   Date: Between 58-60

o   Occasion: Highlights Jesus’ words to the poor. Refers to the women disciples of Jesus more than others. Jesus prayers are noted more. The Holy Spirit is an active part of the story

·      John

o   Author: John the Elder

o   Date: 90

o   Occasion: A defense of faith. Goes against the Docetic idea that Christ did not live in the flesh (see 1 John & 2 John). The message is that Jesus is the new temple, the new feasts, the new Passover Lamb, and the new Law. He has superseded Judaism and its institutions.

Life Applications

How would you talk about the importance and the validity of the Gospels?

The important thing about the Gospels, is to see how it is written. Talking to a religious person? Try Matthew. Talking to a non-religious person? Use Luke, Mark, or John. Need assurance of your faith? Use all of them. They are so very important to our faith. Are they the only accounts out there? Probably not, but they are the ones that we can know for certain are legit. Don’t let theories and questions of authorship deter you from knowing the most important thing: Jesus is Lord, He loves all people, and He wants a relationship with them.

Weekly Update 1/20

Wednesday, January 20
Hope you will join us tonight for WNL. We will be viewing the very first episode of the Mark L. Epsy show. Pizza night begins at 5:30, and the program starts at 6:30. We will also be having a very special prayer service at the beginning of the program for Robin Murphy, one of our members who will be traveling to Hati to help in the recovery efforts in the country.

Sunday, January 24
We will be taking a look at the Gospels during our morning BFC classes in a way that may be new to all of you. Hope you will join us.
Sunday night, we will continue our Basic Training series with a look at our mission, and whether we will choose to accept it.

Saturday, January 30
We will have a Coffee House for all youth from 6:00-8:00pm in the Commons. We will have coffee, hot chocolate, fellowship, and a talent show. If you are interested in sharing your talents, please send your idea to Jared. Hope to see you, and many of your friends, there.

Weekly Update 1/12/10

Wednesday, January 13
We will be starting our WNL series "tV Land" tomorrow night. We will be having a program and then we will break out into discussion groups. The show starts at 6:30, with a pizza dinner beginning at 5:30. Hope to see you all out.

Sunday, January 17
This Sunday morning we will continue our overview of the Bible. Rick Abbott will be teaching the senior high class, meanwhile here are the assigned books for the junior high:

• Miranda- Job
• Sarah E- Psalms
• Jessica- Proverbs, Nahum
• Marisa- Ecclesiastes, Joel
• John & Sandra Baker- Song of Solomon
• Stephen- Isaiah
• Jack- Jeremiah
• Emma- Lamentations
• Drew- Ezekiel
• Sawyer- Daniel
• Kerrick- Hosea, Amos, Zechariah
• Isaac- Obadiah
• Harrison- Jonah
• Chaney- Micah, Habbakuk, Zephaniah
• Demi- Haggai, Malachi

We will continue our Ignite series "Basic Training" Sunday night with an interview with Frank Williams. We will be talking about "Team over Me". Hope to see you out there!

Weekly Update 1/5

January 6
BGCC's Skate Night & Volunteer Appreciation will be held at the Skate Box from 5:30-8:00pm. Come for a great time of skating, food, and fun.

January 9
The youth have adopted two little plots of land on the campus to take care of and clean up. Sheldon and Treasure have decided to organize a clean up on Saturday. Please watch for updates for times and specifics later this week.

January 10
We will be doing presentations in our morning BFC classes. Here are the assigned presentations for everyone. Senior High:

• Peyton- Genesis, 1 & 2 Kings
• Tori- Exodus, 1 & 2 Samuel
• Caroline- Deuteronomy
• Daniel- Joshua
• Alex- Judges
• Ryan- Ruth
• Blake- 1 & 2 Chronicles, Ezra
• Elizabeth- Esther
• Jared- Leviticus, Numbers, Nehemiah

Junior High:

• Sarah E- Genesis
• Isaac- Exodus
• Chaney- Leviticus
• Drew- Numbers
• Harrison- Deuteronomy
• Stephen- Joshua
• Kerrick- Judges
• Demi- Ruth
• Laura- 1 & 2 Samuel
• Emma- 1 & 2 Kings
• Chyenne- 1 & 2 Chronicles
• Shelby- Ezra
• Sarah A.- Nehemiah
• Marissa- Esther

We also will be doing our first 10th for the Lord. We will be working around the church to make it look better, cleaner, and more appealing. The following month we will be helping out some of our elderly folks around their homes. Keep up to date!

Sunday night we will be having week two of our Basic Training series. We will be hearing from our very own Ben Luna about tools needed for the battle.

CIY:Believe
Thanks for all that registered for CIY. If you have not, you are going to have to wait until next year. All apologies, but we had to have our numbers in to CIY and the hotel to reserve our spots.

See you soon!

1/3 Senior & Junior High BFC "Bible 101: Overview"

Introduction

• At the beginning of every year we are going to go through a study on the Bible. It is a six year rotation, so everyone will be able to go through this study as they move on through the youth program here at BGCC.
• This year is the first year that we are doing this, so we are getting to the basics of the Bible. For some of you, this is going to be old news, but for others, this may be the first in depth Bible overview that you have gone through. Today we are going to give an overview of the Bible

Lesson

• What is the big deal about the Bible? Tell me why it is important. If it is that important, why do we spend so little time getting acquainted with it?

Vital statistics

• Written over 4,000 years
• Old Testament: Pentateuch: Genesis-Deuteronomy, The ‘Torah’. Written by Moses/ Historical: Joshua-Esther/Wisdom & Poetical: Job-Song of Solomon/Prophetical- Major Prophets (Isaiah-Daniel) & Minor Prophets (Hosea-Malachi)
• New Testament: Gospels (Matthew-John)/ Historical-Acts/ Letters- Pauline: Romans-Philemon, General: Hebrews-Jude/ Prophecy: Revelation

Application

• Bible drills