How To Shout Without Screaming (Part 2)

Week 2 - Making Noise with Your Lifestyle

Biblical terms describing an attractive, christian lifestyle:

• You are like SALT - Matthew 5:13
• You are like LIGHT - Matthew 5:14-16
• You are like a FRAGRANCE - 2 Corinthians 2:15

What do others find attractive about a christian L.I.F.E.?

• Laughter and Joy
• Internal attractiveness
• Faithfulness to God's way
• Endures through tough times

Final Question: Your life is constantly being watched. What do you think others are seeing?

Also, just as a reminder, next week you will have the oppotunity to commit to reaching 1-4 of your friends by sharing the good news of Jesus Christ with them. One way to do that is by having an attractive lifestyle that reflects Christ. Be thinking and praying about making that commitment.

"Preach the gospel at all times and when necessary use words." - St. Francis of Assisi

Lacy

Recap: Ski Trip

Congratulations to the 10th grade guys LIFE group for a GNARLY trip to the lake!! We had 12 guys to go to Logan Martin Lake at General Lee camp grounds on Sat. the 25th. Five of the 12 guys learned how to wakeboard and all 12 learned how to crash, flip, and burn on the tube!! Special thanks to Glenn Austin for his help and taking the pics......also to Blake for the video! YOU ROCK 10TH GRADE!!!

DC (Don Collins)

How To Shout Without Screaming

This past Wednesday night we started a three week series called "How To Shout Without Screaming." Here are some things to remember from week one:

Making Noise with Your Friendships
Good news comes from good friends who...

1. Take an INTEREST
2. Are AVAILABLE
3. Speak less, LISTEN MORE
4. Use words that BUILD UP
5. CORRECT

Take - home actions...

(1) Evaluate your friendship CAPACITY
(2) Think of 1 or 2 of your non-christian friends
(3) Commit to PRAY for those friends daily

In 3 weeks we will be asking students to make a commitment to try to reach 1-4 specific friends with the good news of Jesus over the course of this school year. So, as you walk through this week be thinking about how can God use you in the friendships you have.

Lacy

Welcome!

What's up guys? Welcome to the first ever Westwood Student Ministry blog (aka "51 Blog"). This is a place that you can come to get the latest new about our ministry, upcoming events, recaps on our latest events and more. I also want to hear back from you so be sure to post your comments, stories, and questions.

To get us started here are some things coming up in the next few weeks:

CORE Groups - are our Sunday night discipleship groups. This year we will have a middle school and a high school group. Both will be starting on Sunday September 9, 2007.

• Middle School - will meet at the main campus from 6:00 - 7:00pm on Sunday nights. We will be going through a book called My Faith by Kurt Johnston and Mark Ostriecher.


• High School - will meet at Tim and Sandy Enloe's house on Sunday nights at 6:00pm. You will be going through a book called Thinking About God: An Introduction to Christian Theology by Fisher Humphreys
  

Thanks for checking out the blog. Keep checking in to hear more about upcoming events and other stuff. I hope everyone has an awesome week!

Lacy