Tuesday, September 30, 2008
JUNIOR HIGH SUNDAY SCHOOL
This past Sunday we continued our theme of, "God is Like a King." Our theme verse was Isaiah 43:15, "I am the Lord, your Holy One, Israel's Creator, your King." We took a closer look at the good and bad qualities of human kings in the Old and New Testament and how they compare to God - the perfect king. We thought about what qualities a king (leader) should have. Finally, we looked at some ways to establish kingly qualities in our daily lives. This Sunday, we will look at how God is Like a Human.
Friday, September 26, 2008
JUNIOR HIGH YOUTHQUEST
Today we looked at God is like a King. We will study this further on Sunday but for an intro, we started to look at the characteristics of a king. We read 1 Samuel 8-9. Since it was our first meeting of the new school year, we had pizza!
Thursday, September 25, 2008
CORNERSTONE YOUTHQUEST BASKETBALL
Last night was our 1st night back in action. We had almost 40 boys out!!! Congrats to Matt and Mostafa for winning MVP. They showed respect on and off the court.Respect: We respect ourselves and treat others with courtesy, dignity and positive regard. We honour the rights of others. We respect their belongings, the environment and the world around us.
5 MINUTE DEVOTIONS
"The generous prosper and are satisfied; those who refresh others will themselves be refreshed." Proverbs 11:25The word "misery" comes from the word "miser." If you are a miser with your money, your affection, and your love, you will be miserable. It is not possible to find a miser whose soul is not satisfied. Want to be prosperous? Be generous! On a scale of 1-10 how would others rate your generosity?
JUNIOR HIGH SUNDAY SCHOOL
God is Like a GuideLast Sunday we discovered that it's hard to hear God's voice in the midst of our noisy and busy lives. We also learned that God can be trusted to lead us the right way every time. Finally, we practiced giving others sound advice. Our verse for the week was Isaiah 42:6, "I will lead the blind by ways they have not known, along unfamiliar paths I will guide them; I will turn the darkness into light before them and make the rough places smooth." This Friday we have our 1st junior high YouthQuest meeting at TMC - 7-9 and on Sunday we will look at, God is like a King!
SENIOR HIGH YOUTHQUEST
What Lies Beyond
Last Friday was our first meeting of the new semester. We met at TMC and started our journey on Revelation. We looked at chapter 1, watched a bit of the Matrix and talked about the future. Our main thought was, "We may not know exactly what the future holds, but we know who holds the future." Some other verses we looked at were; Joshua 1:5b, Matthew 11:28, and 1 Peter 5:7. Of course, we had pizza! We also found out who were the prophets in our group! See you on Oct. 3 at Doxa! (Tropicana Community Centre)
Last Friday was our first meeting of the new semester. We met at TMC and started our journey on Revelation. We looked at chapter 1, watched a bit of the Matrix and talked about the future. Our main thought was, "We may not know exactly what the future holds, but we know who holds the future." Some other verses we looked at were; Joshua 1:5b, Matthew 11:28, and 1 Peter 5:7. Of course, we had pizza! We also found out who were the prophets in our group! See you on Oct. 3 at Doxa! (Tropicana Community Centre)
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
SENIOR HIGH YOUTHQUEST
We may not know exactly what the future holds, but we know who holds the future.
This Friday will be our 1st Senior high meeting of the fall. Our topic will be, "What Lies ahead" based on Revelation 1. We'll hang out at The Main Connection from 7:30-9:30. Of course, there will be pizza!
This Friday will be our 1st Senior high meeting of the fall. Our topic will be, "What Lies ahead" based on Revelation 1. We'll hang out at The Main Connection from 7:30-9:30. Of course, there will be pizza!
Sunday, September 14, 2008
JUNIOR HIGH SUNDAY SCHOOL
GOD IS LIKE A BEST FRIEND
Today we looked at how God shares everything with us, because we are best friends. We also talked about what qualities make up a best friend.
Our challenge for the week was to pick one quality in our lives that we could work on, pick a specific time and place to practice it, in order to become better friends.
Our verse for the week was, "Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends" - John 15:13
God calls us to extraordinary love - ordinary just won't do.
Today we looked at how God shares everything with us, because we are best friends. We also talked about what qualities make up a best friend.Our challenge for the week was to pick one quality in our lives that we could work on, pick a specific time and place to practice it, in order to become better friends.
Our verse for the week was, "Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends" - John 15:13
God calls us to extraordinary love - ordinary just won't do.
Saturday, September 13, 2008
5 MINUTE DEVOTIONS
Give all your worries and cares to God, for he cares about what happens to you. 1 Peter 5:7 (NLT)Sometimes it's hard to imagine that a God who created the stars and the mountains is also concerned about what happens in your life. Tell him what concerns you-all of it. He's waiting to hear from you. What things in your life do you think are too small for God to be concerned about?
* taken from the Bible League of Canada Devotional Day Planner
Wednesday, September 10, 2008
NETWORK - SPIRITUAL GIFTS CLASS
Network is a three-session dynamic program to help you understand who God has uniquely made you to be and mobilize you to a place of meaningful service. Network will work through a series of assessments which will help you discover your unique blend of spiritual gifts, personal style, and ministry passion. Network will be held at Markville High School before Sunday service on September 28th, October 5th and 12th at 9:30a.m. to 10:45a.m. Babysitting is available. For more information or to request babysitting, please contact Linda at lindalaml@hotmail.com
Sunday, September 7, 2008
JUNIOR HIGH SUNDAY SCHOOL
God is Like a Team Captain
Today we talked about why God pictures himself like a team captain as well as thinking about what it means to include people who aren't normally included.
Our memory verse for this week was 1 Peter 2:9, "But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people belonging to God."
Essentially, our lesson was about grace - God chose us even though we didn't deserve it.
We also talked about our response to being chosen by God - being willing to follow his lead. For this we looked at Colossians 3:12
Finally, we made an action plan to make someone feel included this week (picked instead of picked on).
Today we talked about why God pictures himself like a team captain as well as thinking about what it means to include people who aren't normally included.
Our memory verse for this week was 1 Peter 2:9, "But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people belonging to God."
Essentially, our lesson was about grace - God chose us even though we didn't deserve it.
We also talked about our response to being chosen by God - being willing to follow his lead. For this we looked at Colossians 3:12
Finally, we made an action plan to make someone feel included this week (picked instead of picked on).
Friday, September 5, 2008
BECOMING A CHURCH OF FAMILY MINISTRY
A Family Ministry Vision
"Recent statistics from Search Institute reveal that mom and dad are the top influencers in the faith development of children, yet further data depicts a more alarming reality. While mom and dad are the top influencers in the faith development of children, only 12 percent of churched youth have ever talked with their mom about faith, only 5 percent of churched youth have talked with their dad about faith and only 9 percent of churched youth have experienced either family devotions, prayer or Bible reading in the home. And these statistics are from churched families"
* taken from Take it Home Training - Mark Holmen and Dave Teixeira - pg 13 - Gospel Light, 2008.
At Cornerstone, we are committed to providing inspirational events and resources to help parents spiritually transform their children.
Please look out for some new Family events coming this year!
"Recent statistics from Search Institute reveal that mom and dad are the top influencers in the faith development of children, yet further data depicts a more alarming reality. While mom and dad are the top influencers in the faith development of children, only 12 percent of churched youth have ever talked with their mom about faith, only 5 percent of churched youth have talked with their dad about faith and only 9 percent of churched youth have experienced either family devotions, prayer or Bible reading in the home. And these statistics are from churched families"
* taken from Take it Home Training - Mark Holmen and Dave Teixeira - pg 13 - Gospel Light, 2008.
At Cornerstone, we are committed to providing inspirational events and resources to help parents spiritually transform their children.
Please look out for some new Family events coming this year!
Thursday, September 4, 2008
MILLIKEN CHILDREN'S FESTIVAL
Free AdmissionFree activities and entertainment for children ages 2-12
Free giveaways (for the first 1000 people beginning at 10:00am)
Free shuttle bus (parking available at Unionville Go station)
Saturday September 6
10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m, Rain or shine!
Now in its tenth year, the Milliken Children’s Festival is York Region's largest children’s event, featuring entertainment, crafts and activities for children from two to twelve in a parkland setting. The event attracts families from across Markham—last year’s record attendance reached 17,000!
Milliken Mills Community Centre - 7600 Kennedy Road (at 14th avenue)
ULTIMATE TOURNAMENT
The 2nd annual Cornerstone Ultimate Tournament will take place on Saturday September 13th at 9:30 am. All money raised in the tournament will go towards the Nicaragua Mission to Bluefields during March Break 2009. Contact Devika Yu at devikawilliamyu@gmail.com for more details or to sign up as a team/individual. You can also learn more about previous trips to Bluefields on their website http://nicaraguahope.ort/.