YF Bible study in Romans this Friday (18th)
Fall Retreat is always one of my favorite times of the year! Our prayer is that every single one of us would fall deeper in love with Christ - because everything about us: our character, our attitudes and the way we serve/do anything flows from our relationship with Christ. Big thanks to the Gerard's for blessing us by opening up their home (and by common consensus the best location we've ever had) to us. Like every retreat, it was a time for loud fun and quiet reflection. Try hard not to let anything distract you from the commitments you've made - as the ones you submitted will be up on our wall as a reminder of your commitment to God this year. Although you are back to your normal environment, allow God to change you here.
This Friday (18th) we will be starting a new study on the book of Romans at 7:30pm in the youth room. Romans is an important book for all of us to read, it's a letter that not only shapes our thoughts about faith (theology, doctrine) but covers how we should live out the gospel in our lives and our duty as followers of Christ. It's going to be a 'meaty' book but we will cover the big ideas of each chapter and talk (together) about how to actually 'put flesh and blood' on the principles and live our lives as God intended. Bring your Bibles, (4 color) pens and a willingness to be challenged by God through reading Scripture.Sunday School is also starting up this week and we'll be focusing on some essential theology this term, (knowing more about God as a whole through Scripture ie, Trinity etc.), it's every sunday morning at 9:30am. Everyone who attended Discipleship week will remember our experience at OIM and the Mission. We have an opportunity in October (23rd) for One Homeless Night, it's a night where we actually experience an evening being homeless. Money we raise will go directly towards the ministry of Ottawa Innercity Ministries and the experience itself will likely be something that will continue to shape our compassion, understanding and character. If we go, we will need some adult volunteers and to raise funds, we will discuss the possibility a bit more this Friday as well.
I've e-mailed you some info about the Billy Graham initiative this winter, we'll talk a bit about it on Friday as well.
God bless,
See you all Friday,
posted by YF @ 5:06 PM
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