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SUMMER 2012 OPPORTUNITIES!!!!

2012-02-08T10:39:00.001-05:00

If you weren't already looking forward to this summer, YOU WILL BE NOW!!! For middle school ( completing 5th-8th grade ) you can bring friends to The Great Escape camp on the campus of Univ of Pittsburgh - Johnstown, PA, July 30-Aug 4. For high school ( completing 9th-12th grade ) you can bring friends to the Fun in the Son camp on the beach in Ocean City, MD, June 25-29.
In between those two things we have our Share NJ2012 Outreach during the week of July 1-6 in which we will be giving love away by serving others in a variety of potential ways like home repair, painting, ramp building, cleaning, kids ministry, etc . . . around our local area and reaching to places like Newark & Jersey City. Middle School can likely help during the day on Thursday & Friday . . . and High School & College students and adults will sleep & eat at the church ( like we have at schools when we've gone out of state ) and have PULSE-style services & more each night. Parents, please let me know how you would like to be involved.
More details will follow . . . a Share NJ2012 information meeting will be on Sun, March 4 at 12:15 in Multi-B.
You can download forms for The Great Escape & Fun in the Son by clicking on the images down the right hand column . . . and start making your plans NOW!!!

ELEVATE to FUNPLEX!!!

2012-01-05T11:50:00.000-05:00

middle school students . . . invite all of your friends to join us for a fun night on Fri, Feb 3. permission slips will be emailed to you, available outside the Student Lounge or by email request here. don't wait . . . get signed up now!

HIGH SCHOOL RETREAT REGISTRATION OPENS!

2011-12-19T14:52:00.002-05:00

SAVE THE DATES!! Get forms for you and your friends by clicking on the "retreat registration" link at the top of the right-hand column. It'll be a weekend you won't forget!!

BLESSED TO BE A BLESSING

2011-11-21T20:11:00.001-05:00

It's always amazing to see how much can be accomplished when students put themselves aside and give themselves away in service to God and to others. I'm so proud of our middle schoolers from ELEVATE who volunteered for a Share opportunity and had a blast sorting tons of groceries at the Somerset County Food Bank. Understanding that their efforts will help others enjoy Thanksgiving was a blessing in itself . . . and it was a great reminder to appreciate the many ways that we have been so blessed by God.

AWESOME ELEVATE RETREAT

2011-10-24T13:46:00.001-04:00

26 of us from ELEVATE had an awesome weekend at Lake Champion making new friends, growing closer together and focusing on the amazing sacrifice that Jesus made when He took our sin to the cross. We won't soon forget The Illuuuusionist, Captain Spandactica Gallactica & his sidekick Silence, the Zipline into the chilly lake, spotting "Baars" in the woods and the Extreme Swing. Check out the video of Eleanor, Madeline and Emma as they scream their heads off in sheer terror! Also, check out the photo album on the ELEVATE facebook page. We'll see everybody this Sunday at 11am for "the best hour of your week!"

SIGN UP NOW!!!

2011-09-22T11:09:00.000-04:00

Calling all middle school students grades 6-8 to join us for an amazing weekend, Oct 21-23, at Lake Champion in Glen Spey, NY! As always, we encourage you to invite friends to go along to enjoy the zip-line into the lake, the harness swing, fun club times and more! Forms are available outside the Student Lounge or by clicking "form downloads" under "important links" on the right. Space fills up fast, so don’t wait! Parental involvement for transportation purposes is appreciated.

Will & Matt's new song . . .

2011-03-22T15:48:00.002-04:00

someday we'll say "we knew them before they were famous . . ."

AWESOME GOD . . . AWESOME WEEKEND!

2011-03-22T15:33:00.003-04:00

God absolutely made Himself and His love "KNOWN" on our high school retreat. Fun times, powerful worship, personal teaching, relationships started and strengthened, and 24 new commitments to Christ were some of the highlights - memories to last a lifetime.
Remember, for a daily text SOAP journal source like SMC ( See Me Change ), check out: www.mybibletool.com or you can follow "MyBibleTool" on Twitter.
See you at PULSE this Sun 27th at 7p . . . and bring a friend!

HIGH SCHOOL RETREAT REGISTRATION OPENS

2010-12-16T15:42:00.006-05:00

SAVE THE DATES!! Get forms for you and your friends by clicking on the "forms download" link down the right-hand column. It'll be a weekend you won't forget!!

what will you do . . ?

2010-10-21T10:08:00.006-04:00

You may have a really sweet idea of what God would have you do with the money given to you to "give love away." If you're still trying to figure it out, that's cool too. Just pay attention to what's going on around you, and God will reveal your opportunity to you in the right timing. People will be blown away by someone doing something nice for them - just because. If you haven't gotten your $ yet, we can give that to you when ELEVATE and PULSE meet next on Sun 31st. Share God's love by following His lead! When something cool happens, tell everyone about it by posting at: www.giveloveaway.info
Looking forward to awesome stories . . . Steve

studentLIFE is the BEST!

2010-10-14T07:07:00.001-04:00

Steve is trusting me to "adminsiter" the blog...whatever that means. Scary

a "love" check up . . .

2010-10-07T11:00:00.003-04:00

Want to do a little check up with me? In 1 Corinthians 13: 4-7, Paul describes what love is: Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.
Try this . . . let's try inserting our names in there ( "Steve is patient . . . Steve is not self-seeking" ) and see if it's true. If it's not, let's ask God to continue shaping and molding us unti it is. See you Sunday!!

Cool Quote, "for keeps" & SOAP VERSE . . .

2010-09-22T10:54:00.004-04:00

"You don't have a soul. You are a soul. You have a body." -C. S. Lewis.

the "for keeps" verse this week is: Romans 12:5 "we are many parts of one body, and we all belong to each other."

try doing a SOAP journal on this verse, it's really simple:
S - scripture - write it out, copy it down - absorbing as you're writing
O - observation - what do you notice? key words? what is God saying to you?
A - application - here's the "so what?" - should we adjust our actions? what do we do about it?
P - prayer - write out your response to what God has shown you - "God, thank you for . . . help me to . . ."

hope you're having an awesome week . . . see you on Sunday!!
Steve

MAN vs. FOOD - PULSE at Bella's Burgers

2010-09-16T11:41:00.005-04:00

PULSE will meet this Sun, Sept 19 from 6:00p-7:30p at Bella's Burgers in Basking Ridge. Bring friends, hang out and enjoy some of the best burgers and fries around. The address is 52 S. Finley, but it's actually the lower backside of the building - use the parking lot across from the Library on Maple. Bring some $ and we'll see you and your friends at 6:oo!!!!

the GREAT ESCAPE

2010-08-12T14:24:00.005-04:00

It's about fun times with friends, learning about God, studying His Word, growing closer to Him, celebrating His goodness in worship and having a BLAST doing it!! It makes me SO PUMPED for ELEVATE and PULSE to get started again on Kickoff Sunday, Sept 12th . . . see you and your friends then!!

check out Walter on YouTube!

2010-06-17T10:53:00.002-04:00

S.O.A.P. verses????

2010-04-29T14:45:00.002-04:00

if you need good sources for S.O.A.P. verses, click on the links over to your right labeled "daily food for thought" and "relationship . . . NOT religion" - there's new, good stuff there for you every day!

an amazing weekend . . .

2010-03-22T14:58:00.002-04:00

we are so grateful to God for the weekend retreat He gave us. minds refreshed and refocused. friendships developed and deepened. at least a dozen students taking the first step in their relationship with God, and many more taking additional steps. it doesn't get much better than this!!

S.O.A.P. verse for today

2010-01-27T10:16:00.002-05:00

1 John 1:8-10
S - Scripture - write it out. O - Observation - what jumps out at you as particularly important words or phrases or ideas? A - Application - so what? what is God telling you? how should it affect you? P - Prayer - write out a response to God based on what you just learned. Enjoy the time you spend allowing the God of the universe to communicate with you!

STRENGTH & BEAUTY BEGINS . . .

2010-01-26T15:41:00.005-05:00

If you're curious and hungry, this is for you . . . join us starting TONIGHT at 6:00 in the Student Lounge for a small group setting, a chance to ask questions, seek answers and take the next steps in your relationship with God! See you there!

HIGH SCHOOL RETREAT!!!

2010-01-07T13:31:00.002-05:00

Calling all 9th-12th graders ( including Seekers ) to invite as many of your friends as possible to come along March 19-21 as we head to the Poconos for an amazing weekend that you will NOT forget!! The weekend will feature a ginormous tubing hill that empties onto the frozen lake, boot hockey, gym and climing wall, bonfire, quiet walk, firplaces, rockin' band, talks on relevant topics, crazy games, messin' with Sasquatch, food and more!! Sweet prize for the person who brings the most friends. The registration form is available for download to your right . . .

Habitat for Humanity - Sat, Jan 16, 2010

2009-12-14T14:04:00.002-05:00

if you're 16 or older and want to give yourself away by working on a house with Habitat for Humanity in Bridgewater email Mr. D at coach.joe@verizon.net.

SOAP verse for 11.19.09

2009-11-19T16:30:00.001-05:00

Colossians 3:1
Since, then, you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things above, where Christ is seated at the right hand of God.

from the ELEVATE retreat . . .

2009-10-27T13:28:00.002-04:00

Hanging with friends at Lake Champion . . . awesome. Oblivious to the camera . . . priceless!

SOAP verses for 10.14.09

2009-10-14T14:18:00.002-04:00

2 Corinthians 1:3-4 "the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received from God."

this is right along with our current teaching series . . . there is a VERY cool devotional today if you follow the link to your right. check it out!