JUNIOR HIGH SUNDAY SCHOOL

Yesterday we looked at James 3:1-12 (Taming the Tongue). Last week, we looked at James 2:14-26 (Faith and Deeds). Next Sunday we'll be looking at James 3:13-18 (Two Kinds of Wisdom).

DEEP THOUGHTS

We complicate our faith and lives in many ways, but at the core, our purpose is simple: We are called to love - John Ortberg

JUNIOR HIGH YOUTHQUEST

Tonight was our end of the year celebration. We had a fantastic spread at the "White" house as it

was a potluck. It was interesting to find out what values people most cherished, (honesty, achievement, love, peace, joy, health, knowledge, religion, freedom, wisdom discipline and patience. We were challenged by Matthew 6:24,

"No one can serve two masters. Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other."

We have to make a choice. We can't go in both directions. Our challenge was to spend time this summer growing in the Lord as well as finish up the school year strong making wise choices with regards to friends and our actions. The guys and girls split up and we had a prayer time for each other.

CORNERSTONE YOUTHQUEST BASKETBALL

Hear the number one song sweeping the nation - "We ballin.'" An original by a Cornerstone YouthQuest basketball member!

CORNERSTONE YOUTHQUEST BASKETBALL - JUNIOR

Congrats to our juniors for a great year!!! Here are our award winners: Ironman - Krishon, Sportmanship - Justin, 6th man - Gowshikan, Most Improved - Dev, People's champion - Ninthujan -Baller of the Year - Mostafa, Volunteer of the year - Mat Franklyn. See you next year!!!

CORNERSTONE YOUTHQUEST BASKETBALL - SENIOR SESSION

It was a great night as we celebrated another great year! Congrats to all our winners - Ironman - Raj, Sportsmanship - Andrew Yan, 6th man - Preston, Most Improved - Matt Chu, People's Champ - Osei, Baller of the Year - Mat Wong, Volunteer of the year - Talbert. Have a great summer guys!!!

CORNERSTONE YOUTHQUEST BASKETBALL - JUNIORS

Dev, Goshikan, Justin and Krishon - winners of various awards

CORNERSTONE YOUTHQUEST BASKETBALL

End of the year program - Baller of the year - juniors - Mostafa, edible fruit basket provided by Auto Niche, the junior 2010 group - Mat Franklyn - honourary Cornerstone YouthQuest Basketball member - the Ironman award is changed to the "Mat Franklyn" Ironman award!

DEEP THOUGHTS

To be nobody but yourself in a world which is doing its best day and night to make you everybody else, means to fight the hardest battle which any human being can fight, and never stop fighting - E. E. Cummings

SENIOR HIGH YOUTHQUEST

We had a great end of the year session for our senior high small group. We joked as we remembered the past year, enjoyed some good food (pizza, sushi, spring rolls, healthy salad...) and did an exercise in rating our values. The values that were the most cherished in the group were: Honesty, joy, love, happiness, knowledge, religion, freedom, wisdom and patience. Congrats to our grads!!!

YOUTHQUEST BASKTBALL

These are some of our volunteers who make it happen every week.

YOUTHQUEST BASKETBALL

Last night was our final night to play basketball at Greensborough. We continued out talks on courage and had a fun time together. Next Wednesday will be our awards celebration!

DEEP THOUGHTS

God wants greatness of soul - people who will endure, wrestle, persevere, refuse to quit, and cling to his goodness even when there is much they can't see clearly - John Ortberg

JUNIOR HIGH SUNDAY SCHOOL

Yesterday, we looked at James 2:1-13

¹My brothers, as believers in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ, don't show favouritism. ²Suppose a man comes into your meeting wearing a gold ring and fine clothes, and a poor man in shabby clothes also comes in. ³If you show special attention to the man wearing fine clothes and say, "Here's a good seat for you," but say to the poor man, "You stand there" or "Sit on the floor by my feet," ⁴have you not discriminated among yourselves and become judges with evil thoughts? ⁵Listen, my dear brothers: Has not God chosen those who are poor in the eyes of the world to be rich in faith and to inherit the kingdom he promised those who love him? ⁶But you have insulted the poor. Is it not the rich who are exploiting you? Are they not the ones who are dragging you into court? ⁷Are they not the ones who are slandering the noble name of him to whom you belong? ⁸If you really keep the royal law found in Scripture, "Love your neighbour as yourself," you are doing right. ⁹But if you show favouritism, you sin and are convicted by the law as lawbreakers. ¹⁰For whoever keeps the whole law and yet stumbles at just one point is guilty of breaking all of it. ¹¹For he who said, "Do not commit adultery," also said, "Do not murder."If you do not commit adultery but do commit murder, you have become a lawbreaker. ¹²Speak and act as those who are going to be judged by the law that gives freedom, ¹³because judgment without mercy will be shown to anyone who has not been merciful. Mercy triumphs over judgment!

DEEP THOUGHTS

Sometimes when I consider what tremendous consequences come from little things... I am tempted to think... there are no little things - Bruce Barton

JUNIOR HIGH YOUTHQUEST

We talked about whether or not we 'had the look' or not. We talked about the one thing in the world we would change about ourselves. We talked about the fact that while it's okay to want to look good and take care of ourselves, it's not cool to be obsessed. God wants us to take care of ourselves, both inside and outside. That means we can look good on the outside, but what's going on inside us? Are we spending time on our character - who we are and what we believe?

We looked at 1 Samuel 16:7, "... Do not consider his appearance or his height... The Lord does not look at the thing man looks at. Man looks at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.

Our next meeting is our End of the year Potluck on May 28th!

JUNIOR HIGH YOUTHQUEST

Last night was a fun night for the junior high YouthQuest crew. We played some cool games and also had a great worship time in song and prayer for each other and those around us

JUNIOR HIGH SUNDAY SCHOOL

This past Sunday, we continued our study on the book of James. We looked at James 1:19-27 (Listening and Doing). Here are some key verses,

...Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry (vs. 19b)

Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says (vs. 22)

Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world (vs. 27)

YOUTHQUEST BASKETBALL

Yesterday we had a great night and a great turnout. We continued talking about courage as our character trait of the month. Congrats to our MVPs of the night. Remember our end of the year program is on Wednesday May 26th!!!

CORNERSTONE YOUTHQUEST BASKETBALL

Tonight we were jam packed with almost 50 guys!!! We started a new month in terms of our Character Matters Traits. This month we are looking at courage. Congrats to our MVPs who showed courage on and off the court.

JUNIOR HIGH SUNDAY SCHOOL

On Sunday we started our study of the book of James. We looked at the intro in terms of who James was and his purpose for writing the book and then we looked at "Trials and Temptations" (James 1:2-18). Next week we'll be looking at James 1:19-27, "Listening and Doing."

²Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds, ³because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance. ⁴Perseverance must finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything. ⁵If any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him. ⁶But when he asks, he must believe and not doubt, because he who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind. ⁷That man should not think he will receive anything from the Lord; ⁸he is a double-minded man, unstable in all he does.

⁹The brother in humble circumstances ought to take pride in his high position. ¹⁰But the one who is rich should take pride in his low position, because he will pass away like a wild flower. ¹¹For the sun rises with scorching heat and withers the plant; its blossom falls and its beauty is destroyed. In the same way, the rich man will fade away even while he goes about his business.

¹²Blessed is the man who perseveres under trial, because when he has stood the test, he will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love him.

¹³When tempted, no one should say, "God is tempting me." For God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does he tempt anyone; ¹⁴but each one is tempted when, by his own evil desire, he is dragged away and enticed. ¹⁵Then, after desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, gives birth to death.

¹⁶Don't be deceived, my dear brothers. ¹⁷Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows. ¹⁸He chose to give us birth through the word of truth, that we might be a kind of firstfruits of all he created.