Last night we took 44 students on the bus from Trinity Baptist Church, and met up with 20-30 students from FISH in the Cherry Creek school district to a place called JumpStreet. (10,000 square feet of trampolines)
The students at Grandview, and Cherokee Trail wanted to start having of campus activities, that could unite the clubs together! Pretty cool idea.
It was a very good turn out for our first event. February is still in the air, but we have begun planning, as youth pastors, the night of praise and worship in March. (It will be Friday March 18th @ Fellowship Community Church-more details to come)
Luke 17:22-23 22 I have given them the glory that you gave me, that they may be one as we are one— 23 I in them and you in me—so that they may be brought to complete unity. Then the world will know that you sent me and have loved them even as you have loved me.
Jesus wants us to be united, and these students and youth pastors are beginning to see this happen!
Keep praying.
This morning I was at Eaglecrest High School for Inspiration week. (f.I.s.h. -The I in Inspiration)
Where the students contact a speaker to come and challenge them to live out their faith in school and in their lives. The theme for this month is "Priorities" When the student leaders got together to plan the second semester, they said they wanted to make priorities important for the rest of this year.
I spoke on Who and what is first in your life? I related it to time spent with things or people, and you know your First Priority by the time you spend with it or them. Exodus 20:5 tells us that God is jealous. We know God is a jealous God, but do we know the rest of the chapter and the context. He is jealous when we let other things take the place of God. When we let Face Book replace the time we should be spending with God, we have made FB an idol. Idols have no power in themselves, just the power we give it. It is our heart that is the idol creator. (Jesus says in Matthew 15:19)
But God does not want to be first in our lives! Putting God first means giving him the first part of our week, the first part of our day, and the first part of our money. But if that is completely true then the rests of our week, day, and money is our and is for what we want. Not true. our entire week is for God, our entire bank account is Gods. Then God wants to be the center of our lives, not just first. If He is the center of our life, then He will also be the first part of our day, week, and money, but the rest is His too. The difference is that we need to filter all our thoughts, and actions through Jesus. Everything from what I should wear to what should I do next.
The kids really grasped the concept, and wanted to try it today. I hope some of them get back to me and let me know how they were transformed by the word of God this morning!
Remember them in your prayers today.
See You At The Pole Rally 2010
Heath McNease
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Rocky Heights Middle School
Last Wednesday I was able to attend the FISH club at Rocky Heights Middle School in Douglas County.
It was so AWEsome to see 18 middle school students fired up and at school @6:45am. Pretty darn impressive since none of them can get themselves there at that time. They also said it was a low number for some reason, because they were averaging around 30!
The school sponsor is amazing! She told a little bit of her testimony and encouraged the students to share some thing God has done in their life. The next 35 minutes were spent listening to 6th, 7th, and 8th graders tell story after story about how God has worked in their lives!!! We actually ran out of time before all that wanted to share could.
Very encouraging to be there and see students so young talking about Jesus on campus. Next week is Hook week, and this is the main reason for growth in this school. They have been inviting their friends to come and hear the gospel on campus, and their friends have been accepting Christ at a young age, and coming back for more!
Keep Rocky Heights in your prayers
It was so AWEsome to see 18 middle school students fired up and at school @6:45am. Pretty darn impressive since none of them can get themselves there at that time. They also said it was a low number for some reason, because they were averaging around 30!
The school sponsor is amazing! She told a little bit of her testimony and encouraged the students to share some thing God has done in their life. The next 35 minutes were spent listening to 6th, 7th, and 8th graders tell story after story about how God has worked in their lives!!! We actually ran out of time before all that wanted to share could.
Very encouraging to be there and see students so young talking about Jesus on campus. Next week is Hook week, and this is the main reason for growth in this school. They have been inviting their friends to come and hear the gospel on campus, and their friends have been accepting Christ at a young age, and coming back for more!
Keep Rocky Heights in your prayers
Monday, January 10, 2011
Grandview student leaders meeting
Last week I stopped in to the GVHS weekly leaders meeting. It was very refreshing to see them planning out their next FP cycle. Plus they are starting to feel the tug of the Spirit of God on their hearts to unite the FISH clubs together, not just their churches.
They are in the process of starting a once a month event for all FISH members, so they all can hang out and talk shop! It is in the making, but have decided to call it the "1-8" They are going to try to hold the events on the 18th of every month and use Hebrews chapter 1 verse 8 as there theme verse.
The 18th of January we are going to "JumpStreet" (ten thousand square feet of trampolines).
The 18th of February is in the air still, but the
18th of March we are putting together a night of thanksgiving, praise, and worship!
Please pray for these events and for the Spirit of God to grasp a tight hold on their hearts.
They are in the process of starting a once a month event for all FISH members, so they all can hang out and talk shop! It is in the making, but have decided to call it the "1-8" They are going to try to hold the events on the 18th of every month and use Hebrews chapter 1 verse 8 as there theme verse.
The 18th of January we are going to "JumpStreet" (ten thousand square feet of trampolines).
The 18th of February is in the air still, but the
18th of March we are putting together a night of thanksgiving, praise, and worship!
Please pray for these events and for the Spirit of God to grasp a tight hold on their hearts.
Tuesday, January 4, 2011
New Years Eve Bash
We had 5 churches from the area come together for an All Nighter! From 9:30pm-6am
We had Heath McNease again, and he blew it up once again.
Jeff gave the gospel, and 2 students gave their life to Christ for the first time, and we had over 20 rededications.
It was a great night, and so important for our churches to continue to unite as one body.
We had Heath McNease again, and he blew it up once again.
Jeff gave the gospel, and 2 students gave their life to Christ for the first time, and we had over 20 rededications.
It was a great night, and so important for our churches to continue to unite as one body.
Meeting with EHS student leaders
Last Friday December 31st, I met with 4 students from Eaglecrest Highschool. It was pretty much one of the best student meetings I have ever had. We planned out the next 4 months of the FISH cycle. That is par for the course, but they also wanted to put into practice the application of what they are teaching. This is what I mean. Ever month we try to come up with a theme for that cycle. January's theme is PGF. (Put God First)
The goals for the month are:
1. What students are prioritizing first now, and why?
2. Testimonies of the leaders who are placing God first now
3. A checklist of what students place first in their lives at the beginning, and then again at the end
4. And best of all testimonies of students who start to place God at the top of their priority list from this, and how their life is transformed.
The student leaders are wanting to see lives changed!
I am sooo excited to see what God does this semester in EHS
Please pray that they get a room now. They have been meeting in the cafe, which seems awesome, but there are more rules to abide by in the cafe, than a room.
The goals for the month are:
1. What students are prioritizing first now, and why?
2. Testimonies of the leaders who are placing God first now
3. A checklist of what students place first in their lives at the beginning, and then again at the end
4. And best of all testimonies of students who start to place God at the top of their priority list from this, and how their life is transformed.
The student leaders are wanting to see lives changed!
I am sooo excited to see what God does this semester in EHS
Please pray that they get a room now. They have been meeting in the cafe, which seems awesome, but there are more rules to abide by in the cafe, than a room.
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