Coffee With Jesus

Sunday Night Ramblings

Well, tonight seemed to be a warm and happy evening.

Tonight was our first Afterglow of the year. The goal was to have fun, and I think we accomplished that and then some. We played cards, we played Halo 3, we watched Ron do tricks on a skateboard without hurting himself, we had a group devotion from the book of Proverbs 26 on Gossip, and we ate lots of junk food. Melissa Marr and Ron Dempsey make some unbelievably tasty home made cookies. WOW. And I heard lots of people laughing, so that's always good, except when they are laughing at me, of course. Overall, it was good times had by all, can't wait until the next one. (Next AFTERGLOW is Sunday October 5, 2008)

Thank you to all of you who helped clean the WJC stadium after the LHS football game this past weekend. Our next clean-up after the game is this friday 9-12-08. For those who don't know, the youth have Mission Trip fundraisers each year, and one of the many fundraisers we have is to clean-up the stadium after all 6 LHS HOME football games. The money we get from WJC goes to defer the cost of our trip. It usually only takes about 45 minutes to clean the stadium if 10 or so people show up to help bag trash. So please plan on helping this friday if you can. The game typically ends around 9:45 pm, and we can just all meet down near the field as soon as the last second ticks off the clock. Afterwards we usually play catch with a football on the big open field. Please plan on helping us clean-up if you can.

Other Items of Interest:

• Youth Sunday is getting close as well. Mark it on your calendars: October 5, 2008.

• Trunk or Treat is October 31, 2008. The youth WILL have a TRUNK, please plan to help decorate and participate.
  

Until we meet again.
Peace and Grace be with you.

-Rhett-

NEWS FLASH

From JUNE 27 to JULY 6 the Chandler Baptist Youth Group will be traveling down to Vero Beach, Florida to work on houses and spread the love of Jesus Christ. Please keep us in your prayers as we leave Friday morning from the church at 5 am. Our group is really looking forward to the trip!

Youth Christmas Party

Everyone had a blast down at the Country Club Plaza. Wal-Mart was enjoyable. And the White Elephant Gift Exchange was one for the ages. Check out the pictures below:

Youth Christmas Party

Patrick Henry Hughes

Failure to Communicate

It's funny how we have such a hard time communicating with each other. Especially when it concerns spiritual things.

Fall Ramblings

Welcome one and all to a few Fall Ramblings from the youth room:

Wednesday Night Youth Group is 6:15pm to 7:30pm. Yes, this is an earlier start time, so feel free to get there early for a quick game of ping-pong, or foos ball. However, once it hits 6:30pm we will begin the evening activities.

Sunday Night LIVE is officially over and Sunday Night BIBLE STUDY will start back up again. We run from 6:00pm to 7:00pm. So bring a bible, and come ready to discuss scripture and find ways to apply it to your life.

Fall Football Fundraiser Games: 9-7-07, 9-21-07, 10-12-07, 11-2-07
On these 4 days we will be cleaning up the trash after the Liberty H.S. football games at William Jewell College stadium. This is a great opportunity for the youth to raise money for next year's Mission trip. William Jewell will pay us $400 per game. First game is this Friday night 9-7-07.
If you can help clean-up please sign the sheet on the youth bulletin board.

Trunk or Treat. October 31. This year will be lots of fun as the youth again will have a themed trunk. Very soon you will see boxes for candy donations in the church.


By the way, Rock the Light was a blast, cant wait to do it again next year.

God Bless,
Rhett

Sunday Night Live

Just a reminder to all the youth that Sunday Night Live this week is at Stacey Elliott's house.

Sunday Night Live usually runs from 6 to 8:30pm. We will be playing some games that involve water, so remember to bring your swimsuit and sturdy shoes to play in. Hot dogs will be provided but remember to bring your favorite snack.

Rhett

The Nail Heads Coming At Ya

You can be a world changer. Shining your light on those on danger. Sharing the love of our Lord and Savior. You can change the world. Go out and change the world.

VIDEO KILLED THE RADIO STAR, BY THE WRONG TROUSERS

Just in case you needed a fix of three extremely nerdy teenagers, playing an upright bass, ukelele and harp (full size harp, not a mouth harp), while singing an 80s new wave standard… well… here you go:

You Can Be A . . .

June 30, 2007 is right around the corner. Before you know it, we will be heading down to Dallas, Texas. If you've been paying any attention to the forecast you know it's gonna be a scorcher. So basically, if you were looking to drop a few pounds and jump start that new diet, now is a good time because we will be sweating em' off on the construction site.

For those wondering where we will be sleeping in the evening, here is a link to Casa View Baptist Church. We will be crashing here each night. It's just a short drive from our construction site to the church each day.

The theme this year at World Changers is:

As you prepare for the trip, take a look at Romans 6.

I hope everyone is excited. It's going to be a great mission trip that God is going to bless.

Cardinals Bury Royals - Even Series 1-1

My apologies go out to Tony. He showed up earlier to youth group last night, only to learn from Chris/Nathan that youth was canceled and we were all heading out to Kauffman Stadium for Game 2 of the I-70 series between the Royals and the Cardinals.

I must say it was a rockin' good time. The pretzels were tasty, the nacho cheese was flowing like a river (thanks to Chris) and people were dancing in the aisles to Thriller like it was 1985, minus the Royals winning that is!

And we almost witnessed a horrible car accident when Tom's brakes suddenly went out. We all thought he was putting on a brake light display for grins. But no, he was simply trying to stay alive due to the fact that when he stepped on them, they failed to stop him. So, he discovered by pumping the brakes repeatedly while driving 70mph down the highway, they would suddenly work again. So that is what he did. And here I thought that the church van was dangerous. I had visions of a fiery crash in my brain the whole drive home. :(

Alas, we all made it back to Liberty safely. However, I must say Nathan drank way too much Mountain Dew at the game because he was slap happier than Mary Poppins on the way home.

Hopefully it's not too long before we do it all again.

Later.

This, that, and the other.

Thoughts from underground:

Graduation is getting close, and students are counting down the final days until summer. As the school year winds down, the youth group will begin participating in work days and mission projects as they prepare for the summer mission trip to Dallas, Texas. If you know of work opportunities that they might participate in, please contact me. In addition, Youth Sunday is quickly approaching and is set for Sunday, June 10, 2007.

I’ve Been Thinking:

The weather seems to finally be turning nice for us. This past month has been especially unpredictable. It was funny seeing all the children on Easter Sunday wearing their winter coats outside for the Easter Egg hunt. Living in the Midwest requires the ability to put up with unpredictable weather all year long. Sometimes its pleasant, warm, and beautiful and other times, cold, windy, and even rainy. Reminds me of our relationship with God at times. Some months, things are great, the sun is shining, we have a warm hearted quiet time, we’ve been faithful in daily prayer, a friend calls us up out of the blue just to say hello, and we find it very easy to praise God. But then other times, life blows in like a tornado, angry and unannounced, and we find ourselves scrambling for shelter, and refuge. We are consumed with conflict, work, family, finances, and we have little time to do anything but hold on, and wait for the storm to pass. At other times, things are just sort of okay. The sun isn’t shining, but it’s not raining. We aren’t having a bad week, but were not exactly having the best week either. Although our lives change from day to day, and week to week, as frequently as the weather, one thing always remains the same: God. He is the same yesterday, today, and tomorrow. Never changing. Never waning. Never faltering. Always faithful. And even though my faith may wane, and my trust may falter, and my word may fail, God’s doesn’t. Never did. Never will. Never has. He is forever faithful. He is the impenetrable solid rock that we stand on. And when the skies become dark and the thunder begins to peel, I know that He is always with me.

Isaiah 43:1-4

But now, this is what the LORD says-he who created you, O Jacob, he who formed you, O Israel: "Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have summoned you by name; you are mine. 2 When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you pass through the rivers, they will not sweep over you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned; the flames will not set you ablaze. 3 For I am the LORD, your God, the Holy One of Israel, your Savior;

Is it Raining?

So like, I guess it's spring. Forget the fact that most people are bundled up wearing winter coats, it is still spring. And you know what that means don't you? Ummm. Well I am sure it means something but nothing comes to mind, so I will just take this time to say that Easter Sunday was last week and I totally got hooked up with some awesome candy. Ya see, Max went on the Easter Egg hunt and well, a 2-year-old shouldn't eat a whole bucket of sugar, so I am helping him out, ya see. And well, I have been consuming large quantities of chocolate and peanut butter this week. And let's just say, I love Easter Egg hunts. :) But alas I digress.

Young Christian's Weekend was a week ago. I think the highlight of the trip involved Mr. Joe VanZant and his magical illusions. He is quite the Prestige (that's another word for Magician) and let me say, he definitely missed his calling. Stacey and Ashley did a great job reminding everyone that we complain way too much. Everyone still wearing there bracelet? Hmmm? Silver Dollar City was awesome, the food as tasty as evar, the rides still a barrel of laughs, and the Christian rock music was incredible. I mean come on, how many places can you yell "Deude" and everyone knows your referring to the Steve Deude Band? Everyone loves Deude. Mainly because of his name I guess. But overall, the weekend was good, and no one lost anything.

Well, it's raining outside. Suppose I oughta wrap this up. Hope everyone is doing well.

"Fire Fall Down"

Coming to your Youth Group Praise & Worship Band very soon. The song, not the band. Check it out.

Mystery

Who is this man?

And why is he so happy?

Anyone?

Why is he not buckled in?

Hmmmmmmmmmmmmm

Time Space Continuum

What do Subway sandwiches, Halo 2 Tourneys, DDR, Laser Tag, markers, junk food, Step Up, large quantities of caffeine, Capture the Glowstick, and Richard McFadden all have in common?

They will all be present at this Friday's Lock-In.

So in case you've been locked in a trunk the past 3 months here is what ya need to know:

Youth Lock-In
Friday, March 16, 2007
7:00 pm to 6:00 am

Bring $12 for Laser Tag AND bring a favorite snack to share with your friends. That's share, not taunt. So bring a snack and $12. Got it? Get it? Good!

May the Force Be With You

How Not to Behave At Church

I'm guessing this would never be allowed at Chandler.

Monday Morning News

Super Bowl Sunday didn't exactly live up to the hype, but it did produce a winner: the Indianapolis Colts. And now all of the Peyton Manning fans can rest easy, he finally won the big one. I know I'll sleep better tonight. : ) We had a good time over at the VanZant's, who were nice enough to let us borrow their house for the evening as we partied. Thanks to everyone who brought snacks, we all had a great time. The winner of the Super Bowl Trivia game was Angela, who answered the most questions correctly, she also was the scorekeeper . . . hmmmm . . interesting. Just kidding Angela. She will get her prize Wed. night at youth group. Speaking of which, I hope to see everyone there this week as we continue to talk about Evangelism and what that has to do with the 5 Purposes of a Christian's life (Matthew 28:19-20). Make sure to bring your bible!

RK

LET'S GO COLTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The CBC YOUTH SUPER BOWL PARTY
is at the VanZant's House.

Party starts at 5:00 PM

Click here for directions.

Remember to bring your favorite snack to the party
to share with others.