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LET’S GO GIANTS…and your weekly update:)

jimmyd — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 19:32:13 +0000

Devoted

matt — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 04:33:37 +0000

Valentines Day. Strange how people act towards each other on that day. We tend to be more patient and thoughtful for each other, buying gifts and flowers – if you have someone to give them too – and dressing in red. I find it almost humorous how we, as followers of Jesus, tend to be scoffed at when we are patient or kind to someone ‘undeserving,’ and yet on Valentines day everyone tries to act the same; being caring and patient. I am really enjoying how Jimmy is taking us through Romans, especially after seeing people behaving on Valentines day, it is becoming more clear how we all desperately need a savior; every moment of every day we need Jesus.

Some people need Jesus more physically than we do, living in NJ – just ask anyone who went to 30 Hour Famine to share what they learned and felt from it. As much fun as LHCYouth tries to have, with PBBK, Sunday School, and Youth Group; we all hope and pray that above all else, Jesus is clearly present and active here.

Because with Jesus, every day is Valentines day. And every day, he gives us grace, hope, faith, and love. I don’t know about you, but without those things – all the chocolate and gifts in the world would be meaningless and void.
Hope to see you all soon

Grace and Peace~
~Matt

30 Hour Famine

jimmyd — Thu, 10 Feb 2011 20:05:02 +0000

please pray for us this weekend as a group of teens and adult get together to fast for 30 hours to bring awareness to the 29,000 children who die a day from preventable diseases. it’s ALWAYS an eye opening experience…

here’s the details:

meet at LHC @ 5pm friday

here’s what to bring with you

we’ll return to LHC @ 2-3pm on saturday

you will need to have your signed form to participate! and dress warmly as we’ll be at eh nj food bank saturday morning:)

we will be staying over at stonecrest community church in warren.

SuperTime!

matt — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 01:32:40 +0000

That was a fantastic Superbowl! I don’t know about you, but there are very few things that I enjoy better than yelling at a TV, hoping that the players that are hundreds of miles away will hear me, with friends, all while eating Gooood food. But the crux of the matter isn’t the time spent in front of the TV, its really just the Time; the time spent with friends. I think that is what I’ve missed most about not having PBBK these past three weeks, the missed time with everyone. Past all the planning, scheduling, prep and fun, is the desire to open up a place where you guys feel welcomed and get a rich time with friends; and most of all, Jesus.

The time we spend in the word at PBBK and YG is where we really hope students can listen and wrestle in their minds with what they hear, from God and from us. The time we spend in Small groups is where we hope every student feels safe enough to share whats going on in their lives; including the wrestling from the time in the word. And the time we spend in games and fun, is simply to bring about the community of teens: simply enjoying the live and youth God made.

Wow such a simple idea, but when on paper it becomes such a bland tasting piece of food. And that’s not what we want. We want the best tasting food, the richest screams at the TV, and the best friends to share this with.

Grace and Peace~
~Matt

P.S. And on the topic of food, we are having 30Hour Famine this weekend! I hope everyone got their sponsor-sheets filled out and are ready for a weekend of fun, growth, and hunger! We will be meeting at church at 5pm, Friday night, and going to Stone Crest church for the evening (see Calendar for more details) and then returning home Saturday evening.

Snow again?!

jimmyd — Wed, 26 Jan 2011 16:20:17 +0000

i feel like it’s been a tough winter so far… we’ve had snow every week since Christmas and it doesn’t look like it’s stopping anytime soon. so unfortunately we’ll be canceling PBbk tonight…i know, bummer right?!

but there are some GREAT things coming our way in Feb and this summer. i’d love to direct you to our downloads section to check out the 30 Hour Famine we’ll be doing and get a sneak peak at our summer trip this year “The Boston Project”.