Tuesday, June 17, 2008

Follow Us To Bean Town and Back!!!

Make Sure to Follow the High School on the Boston Mission Trip all Next Week!!!!

A Summer of Questions Week 2 - Does What I Think Really Matter?

Does What I Think Really Matter?

Questions...
If all jobs paid $10 per hour, what job would you chose? Why?

When you feel uneasy, lost, lonely, afraid, be-wild-ered what do you do? How often do you use the following diversion?
Money-seeking, Fashion, Church, Music, &Busyness


What other diversions do you use that aren’t on this list?
Why do you feel drawn to certain diversions? What do they do for you?
Do you think about your purpose in life?
Does it change how you think about life?

Challenge: try going a day with out music and write down what you thought about during the day. Pay close attention to your distractions this week.


Take Home Question...
What is Truth?

Hebrews week 2

Student Notes...

What does it mean to be a son or daughter at your house?

Do you get any privileges because you are your parents child?

How are you treated differently from the neighbors kid?

How are you treated differently by your parents vs. the way your parents treat your friends when they come over?

How are you treated differently than the cat or dog?

Make a Job Description of your role in your Family Life:

What does being called daughter or son mean in your family?

Occupation:

Employer:

Responsibilities:

Benefits Package:


  • What does it mean for Jesus to be called Son?


  • What does it mean to you for Jesus to be called Son? How does that change your life? Eternity?


  • What would complete your life right now? What one thing could you acquire that would change your life for the better?

Wednesday, June 11, 2008

Congrats Seniors!!!

May God bless you in your future endeavors!

Hebrews Series Begins in High School

Hebrews Series begins at Thrive!!!

This week we introduced our series on Hebrews. We will be looking at how this book is extremely important in how we view Christ today!

This past Sunday Ed shared with us the importance of 70 AD and how that has affected the context of the early Christian faith and 1st century Judaism.

Questions Series Begins


Bring your thinking caps this summer because we are going to be asking some challenging questions and really seek to find the truth.

Here are the questions for this week....

What would the ideal life look like for you?

What’s good about your life?

What do you want more than anything else in life?

What does it mean to be happy?

If you could change one habit in your life, what would it be?

What’s the one thing you cannot live without?

What has hurt you most in life?

When you’re sad or lonely, what/who do you turn to?

What are your two most pressing questions in life?

The kind that, if they were answered, would make life a little easier?

Is doubt wrong? Why or why not?

How is doubt like a fire alarm?

Have you ever faced your doubts? How did that change you?

What keeps you from asking the important questions?

What/Who would it take for you to ask important questions in your everyday life?

Friday, June 6, 2008

FW: Youth Sunday week at church

Busy week for the youth ministry means busy week for the Berry's! Here are Jennings and Anna after a long day at the church...