LIQUID Blog

What a great time the 27 of us had at Carowinds. Some of the brave ones rode coasters while others chose the mild rides. (BTW - how many times did you 6th graders ride the sky tower?) The concert was fun - tho perhaps a bit loud! Hopefully the point was made was that there is Christian music that is exciting and fun! If you took any photos send me them! I’ll post then to our site and on facebook! Special thanks to Paul and Denise Rosenzweig and Bette Wright for chaperoning!  We couldn’t have gone without you.  See ya!

Our confirmation retreat was a great start to our confirmation class.  The whole class was there and it was a great way to begin to get to know each other and to begin exploring our faith together.  I know it’s going to be a great class!  The bonfire and star gazing were a great highlight to the weekend.  Special thanks to Benita and Jack Long for letting us use Liberty Hill - a perfect location with perfect accommodations.  Also thanks to Mike Williams, Ann Helms, and Becky Benson for helping to pull it all off.  Pictures will be coming soon.  Check our media gallery later this week.

Also had a great start to our Sunday Night Fellowship.  Good crowd and a lot of excitement.  Thanks to Denise Rosenzweig for a great dinner. 

I also heard we had a great turn out for Sunday School.  I want to make sure everyone knows we have an exciting SPECIAL SUPER SUNDAY SCHOOL this Sunday.  It’s a game show styled battle of the sexes.  Who will be the champion - the boys or girls?  Come and join us to find out!

We’ll see you all next Sunday!

If the first couple weeks of our new school year is any indication of the year we’ll be having - it’s gonna be great!  Our End of the Year Lake trip was loads of fun (be sure to see the photos in the media gallery).  Special thanks to the Benson’s and Rosenzweig’s.  We’ve had amazing turn out to the Tuesday Morning Prayer Breakfast - in fact our attendance has doubled!  We also had a great turn out at the parent’s planning meeting.  Thank you to the Few’s and Doyle’s for hosting.  We’ve got a brand new schedule and an exciting year planned.  I’m hoping you’ll all be involved.

Matt

We had a great time at Adventure Crossing this last Sunday. 30 of us gathered to ride go-karts and play video games. No serious injury (no thanks to a certain middle schooler who shall remain nameless, but who’s initials are DH). Thanks to all who brought friends and to the adults who helped drive. Photos are in the media gallery.

On Tuesday we had our biggest gathering for our Prayer Breakfast. 12 of us started the day off with prayer and chicken-minis or chicken biscuits. Maybe we can get up to 15 next week!

Matt

Many of you (of the 30 who were there) will remember (hopefully) that I introduced you to “Answer Me Jesus.” My memory of the lock-in was that it was a great one - but could my sleep impaired memory be trusted? I decided to ask Jesus how the Lock-In went. Here’s how the interview went.

ME: Answer Me Jesus, do you think the youth had a good time at the lock-in?

AMJ : - HAVE FAITH

ME: Answer Me Jesus, I wasn’t able to stay awake the whole time, and some of the youth said I snored.

AMJ: I STILL LOVE YOU

ME: Answer Me Jesus, I would like to have another game of SEARCH so I can scare the youth some more. They seemed real spooked by how dark it was.

AMJ: RESIST THE DEVIL

ME: Answer Me Jesus, Do you think that the youth who stayed up all night will be able to recover and focus on their school work the rest of the week? Or do you think their parents will be mad they stayed up all night playing Guitar Hero and watching movies?

AMJ: REWARDS AWAIT YOU

ME: Do you think that we’ll have another lock in in the future?

AMJ: I WOULD!

I hope you all enjoyed meeting Answer Me Jesus at the Lock-in and I hope you all look to the real Jesus for your answers and make him a bigger part of your life.

CHECK OUT THE PHOTOS IN THE PHOTO GALLERY 

Thank you to all of you who have been praying and supporting Betsy and I during this time of struggle - and now joy.  Your kind words following my sermon have been a great encouragement.  It has been wonderful to be surrounded by your support.  We’re so excited that we’re expecting, and that we get to share that with you all.  The baby is due around June 10th. 

 Because many have already requested a copy of my sermon to share with a friend or family member, or in case you missed it, you can listen to the sermon at our media gallery (photos and videos from the home page).  You can get there directly HERE

It is my prayer that our story may be a testimony of the great things God is doing in our midst.  If this can be a help to others - please feel free to share!

We enjoyed a bit of Chick-fil-a and Evan Almighty today.  Our prayer brunch was partnered with a little cinema.  Thanks to Anna, Paul, Bennett, David, Will, Mary, Kennedy, and Andrew, and Thomas for being a part of our little Summer outing.  Everyone seemed to enjoy Evan Almighty.  I thought it was pretty good too.  It was a good movie with a faith-filled message.

On our free day here at Montreat we took a little drive and climbed (walked really - some even took the elevator) to the top of Chimney Rock.  It was a great afternoon.  The drive was good for our group - lots of conversation and laughing.  The weather was beautiful here - unlike at Montreat.  Chimney Rock is on the other side of ‘The Eastern Continential Divide” from the camp so while it rained there we enjoyed some sun!

Some were tired and sore and took the elevator the 26 stories up to the top.  Some were not so keen on the elevator - something about plunging to their death inside a deep cavern inside a little metal box - and decided to take the 20 minute walk.  All in all it was great!

From Montreat

Matt