I have the greatest job in the world: February 2011

Thursday, February 24, 2011

Telos - snapshot 2/23/2011

Series; 'The Comfort in the Uncomfortable'

Theme; Seeking Christ in the midst of brokeness

Message; Jeremy Knight

Scriptures used;

2 Corinthians 5:17-21

Psalm 34:17-19

Message in a sentence/paragraph; We either sit in one of two seats - the seat of the brokenhearted, or the seat of comfort. We tend to move from one to the other on the journey. If we sit in the comfort-seat we must move in order to be Christ to others (2 Cor.). If we find ourselves brokenhearted we must remember that our God is the God of the brokenhearted (Psalm 34).

Invitation given to accept the Grace that is offered through the work of Jesus Christ.

Response; write on one side of a card the person(s) that have been placed in our lives that we are to be Christ to. Write on the other side a reminder to yourself that God is the god of the brokenhearted for when we find ourselves in a tough place.

Media used; http://www.worshiphousemedia.com/mini-movies/16880/Let-This-Change-You (beginning)

http://www.worshiphousemedia.com/mini-movies/22716/God-Of-The-Broken (middle)

Music;

Chosen Generation

Happy Day

Our God

Where the Spirit of the lord is

Up Next; Relaxed Game Night (3/2) Ash Wednesday Service (3/9)

Monday, February 21, 2011

The Knight Family: Magic Kingdom with Leyton

The Knight Family: Magic Kingdom with Leyton: "Today we took Leyton to his first Disney park, Magic Kingdom. Yes, it is only 5 minutes away from us, but we wanted to wait until he was som..."

Friday, February 18, 2011

Blessed

I get to spend my Saturday at the beautiful Warren W. Willis Youth Camp with lots of young adults applying to spend their summer in ministry to thousands of children and students from the state of Florida.

Praying tonight for discernment and intuition for those of us conducting interviews and building relationships with these young people.

I've also been tasked with delivering a devotion/message for those in attendance. We will spend some time in Ephesians 4 talking about becoming more like Christ, and reminding ourselves of an incredible truth this guy once shared, "You are never more like Christ than when you serve."

Enjoy your weekend, I hope to as well...

Wednesday, February 16, 2011

High School parents invited

If you are a parent of one of our High School students you should know by now that you have been invited to come and join us tonight (not in the Attic) but in a nearby room so that we can share with you how we are handling the difficult subject matter tonight for your students.

Please join Dave Jans, associate director at 7:45 as he shares with you the intent and direction of the discussion I will have with your students tonight. He also will have a very important hand-out for you.

If you cannot make it and would like for you to send you the notes from my message and/or the parent hand-out please email me at JKnight@st.lukes.org

Grace and Peace

Jeremy

Telos - more than a snapshot 2/16/2011

Series; The Comfort in the Uncomfortable

Theme; Sex on Trial

Message; Jeremy Knight

If we are honest, we all have the propensity to know what is expected, or what ʻthe

Bible saysʼ..... but we also want to know why....

When we were younger.... Leyton examples (donʼt jump on the couch, donʼt do _____)

most of our learning is experiential - but when it comes to Learning about Sex we

cannot afford to learn the hard way.....

Am I naive enough to believe that I am standing in front of 60 teenage virgins..... no

What I am sure of is that you need to know why not....

Tonight we are going to speak to some of the well-known arguements for sex outside of

marriage... My hope is that you will leave here tonight better equipped for the battle... it

is a battle... no doubt

1.) God created sex - we didnʼt. If we think we know best - think again. We like to

rationalize and personalize our own situations... this is pride... we all know that pride is sin

2.) ʻHaving sex makes you a ʻmanʼ or a ʻwomanʼ

Fellas - character, integrity and respect makes you a man

Ladies - character, respect and integrity makes you a woman

3.) “Itʼs not like Iʼm having intercourse”

Genital contact is sex..... Example story

4.) “Waiting is not healthy” waiting never hurt anyone.

God speaks to a design in the Song of Songs, building blocks (Hebrew; Raya, Ahava, Dode)

5.) “Itʼs just sex”

false, sex has a cost; physical, emotional, social, spiritual

credit card analogy

6.) God gave me this temptation - itʼs cruel (James 1:13-18)

Some Tough Truth

1.) Sex outside of marriage is the greatest way to enjoy worry and fear....

“What if the condom breaks? What if my parents ﬁnd out?.....etc.....

2.) This has incredible implications on you spiritually. Sex is a spiritual act (in its

intention) 1 Corinthinas 6:18-20..... Disconnection Romans 8:5

Temptation;

THE FURTHER YOU GO, THE FASTER YOU GO

THE FURTHER YOU GO, THE FURTHER YOU WANT TO GO

THE FURTHER YOU GO, THE HARDER IT IS TO GO BACK

Where you draw the line determines;

THE ARENA OF YOUR TEMPTATION

THE INTENSITY OF YOUR TEMPTATION

THE CONSEQUENCES OF GIVING INTO TEMPTATION

We have said all of this to give you this comfort, I couldnʼt say it any better than this

“Out of His boundless love and wisdom, God has given us boundaries for our

protection.”

This is comfort amidst the uncomfortable

Thursday, February 10, 2011

Telos - snapshot 2/9/2011

Series; 'The Comfort in the Uncomfortable'

Theme; the truth about social media

Message; (Special Guest) Kholter Hunt

Scriptures used;

Genesis 2:7-9, 3:1-16

Galatians 5:1

Ephesians 4:17-24

Message in a sentence; Since we are created to be in connection we must understand that our online lives are an extension of our true-selves, How will your lives online reflect the Glory of God living within you.

Media used; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ChlTI-9Syik

Music; Brighter

Like a Lion

Micah 6:8

Follow You

I am Free

Up Next; The truth about Sex; an honest conversation about the realities and implications of teenage sexuality

Monday, February 7, 2011

NexGen Retreat Recap 2/4-2/6

Who: 100 incredible Middle and High School Students and 24 adult and college-age volunteers

Where: Warren Willis United Methodist Youth Camp

What: Annual spiritual formation retreat consisting of corporate worship services, focused biblical teaching, small group discussions, games and community building activities, service opportunities in the local community

The 'Big-Picture' Theme; The work of God through the person of Jesus Christ has called us to engage the 'Kingdom of God' that is coming forth in our world and in our lives. Our responsibility is to engage it right here and right now.

Friday night; 'Kingdom Understanding'

God's Kingdom is not bound by geography
God's Kingdom is not easily defined
Matthew 10:7 & Matthew 6
Where we see the goodness of God at work in our world by our efforts or otherwise is where we affirm His Kingdom and engage

Saturday Morning; 'Kingdom Sight'

Exodus 33 (high school)
Isaiah 6 (high school)
John 14 (high school)
Acts 9 (both MS & HS)
Optical Illusions illustrations
Do we have scales on our eyes?
We must ask for the eyes of Christ so that we may see more clearly His kingdom

Saturday Afternoon; 'Kingdom Urgency'

Matthew 5 (high school)
Why and what must we 'be' in order to engage God's kingdom
Acts 9 (middle school)
you're not too young to make a difference
bystander effect (stop expecting others to do it for you)
God is making his appeal through us (2 Corinthians 5:20)

Saturday Night; 'Kingdom Life'

we all have a choice
we choose constantly between the world and the Kingdom
Dave shared his story of life in the world and the movement into a life in the Kingdom
Students urged to choose

Some of the Music from the weekend;

Freedom is Here - Hillsong United
Fail us Not - 1000 generations
Where the Spirit of the Lord is - chris tomlin
Love is Here - Tenth Avenue North
Desert Song - Brooke Fraser
Brighter - Brandon Grissom
Revelation Song - Kari Jobe
Our God - Chris Tomlin
The time has come - Hillsong United
You'll come - Hillsong United
Give me Your Eyes - Brandon Heath
With Everything - Hillsong United
How He Loves - John Mark Mcmillan
You Can Have Me - Sidewalk Prophets

Some Highlights and memorable moments;

Friday night 'Muck-Fest' Huge, nasty, messy free-for-all with 100 students, water bombs, florida snowballs, shaving cream etc..
Seeing our '2 groups' become one at saturday night worship
Having a middle schooler say they wanted more small group time! Praise God!
Sunday Morning closing worship with our church family! the attic was standing room only with over 300+ students, parents and leaders! (Don't tell the fire marshall)