Life in Structure

So last Wednesday we started a new series through the book of Colossians titled: Life in Structure! We covered the first eight verses of the book and got a glimpse of the background of the book. However, the main question of the night was basically: Why is our series through the book of Colossians called Life in Structure? Well when we went through James, the book about doing good works, we called it Life in Motion. When we went through Philippians, the book about being joyful in every situation, we called it Life in Perspective.

Now that we are going through Colossians we have called it Life in Structure. Why? Well, Paul wrote the book of Colossians to show how Christ is God and to show the supremacy of Christ. Think of it like this, the most important part of a building is its foundation. Just as the most important part of a Christian's belief system is Christ being God. And so, a building with a good foundation and a Christian who believes Christ is God are both in structure. Christ is the foundation of our lives and only by this can we truly have a "Life in Structure."

There was a second question last week. Where is the banner?! It is a little delayed, however, the banner shall come! Below is the artwork for "Life in Structure."

Awesome Events

So basically, The Weekend was funnest thing ever. There were the Notorious Neon Ninjas, The Christmateers, The Army of The One, and the Hidden Valley Ranchers. The Neon Ninjas were victorious, however, I think that the Chrismateers deserved victory. Not just because we were an awesome team, but, because Santa Claus came to town. The Army of the One was pretty cool too, they have an awesome Photo Scavenger hunt picture of Nathan eating a rotting bird carcass. Now, for the Hidden Valley Ranchers, I thought they were awesome, however, the costumes they use were the same costumes for the Harvest Festival!!!

Now that The Weekend is over, Evan and I finally get to take somewhat of a break. However, just around the corner are other events that we gotta work on. Now, you may be asking: What events are around the corner? Well, last night we announced that Spec-Ops 2.0. Also, for all of you summer vacationers, Summer Camp will be from July 22nd to July 28th. So, get your parents to plan the summer now so that you can go to summer camp!

Weekend Photos

Weekend Photos are coming in so if you want to check them out click here!

So yeah

Basically I'm ready for The Weekend to happen now. The youth ministry crew has been working hard to make The Weekend be super awesome. Man... I'm tired though. So, I'm excited for this thing to get going already!

If you haven't signed up for The Weekend yet.. hurry up man!!

If you haven't invited a friend.. you are mean! How can you call someone a friend and yet not even invite them to the best Amped event of the year?!



P.S.

Life in Structure is coming :)

Its coming

I'm sure you guys all know by now! The Weekend is coming! You guys need to sign up ASAP. Also, don't forget to invite friends to come along. The Weekend is a perfect opportunity to bring friends that don't know Christ to a Christian environment. It's a transforming experience for anybody who comes!!!

www.frequencyoc.com/weekend

God deserves our Worship

Amped had its first Night of Worship! The whole night was dedicated to worshiping God. Now, you may be thinking "how boring" but I'll let you know something: God deserves all of our worship. Why?

Last night Nathan taught us about worship. He told us that God deserves worship because He is God. He created all things. Including all of the stars, all of the mountains, every animal, and you. God also deserves worship becaused He is good and all loving. God loves us so much that He died for us. How crazy is it that God would die for sinners?

Now, what could we have done last night to remember how loving God is? Take communion of course! Last night we took communion because we really wanted to understand how loving God is and how much He deserves our worship. Christ died for us and took away our sins. There was no way for us to save ourselves so Christ died for us. I am thankful for Christ's love and for that I worship Him.

So what's going on with Amped?

Join us on Sunday mornings at 9 and 11am! Matthew and Nathan will be taking us through the Bible from 30,000 Feet! Also, don't forget to come on Wednesday nights at 7pm when Matthew will be walking us through the book of Colossians in the series titled "Life in Structure." This new series will teach us about the supremacy of Christ and how to have a well structured life. In order to have a well structured life, we need to set Christ as the foundation of our lives.

Be sure to sign up for THE WEEKEND. It's only $60, for a weekend of fun and growing closer to God and to each other.