Tonight we had an absolutely packed house with over 50 boys plus our student leaders and adult volunteers. We finished our month talking about fairness (our Character Matters topic of the month).
Wednesday, January 30, 2013
Sunday, January 27, 2013
JUNIOR HIGH SUNDAY SCHOOL
Sunday January 27, 2013
Chapter 16: The Beginning of the End
Scriptures: 2 Kings 17-19; Isaiah 3; 6; 13-14; 49; 53
Homework: Join the Story
Pick ONE of the following questions and create a response:
1. In which character or part of the story did you see yourself?
2. What current fears or worries can you lay before the Lord, as Hezekiah did?
3. How did this story challenge or inspire you to live differently?
Create a sketch, collage, poem, prayer, journal entry, or song.
Scriptures: 2 Kings 17-19; Isaiah 3; 6; 13-14; 49; 53
Homework: Join the Story
Pick ONE of the following questions and create a response:
1. In which character or part of the story did you see yourself?
2. What current fears or worries can you lay before the Lord, as Hezekiah did?
3. How did this story challenge or inspire you to live differently?
Create a sketch, collage, poem, prayer, journal entry, or song.
Friday, January 25, 2013
JUNIOR HIGH YOUTHQUEST
We had a full night tonight. We started off by doing a group activity, then moved on to share about our Kingdom Experiment. We are on chapter 4 now, "Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled" (Matthew 5:6). Many of the youth shared stories of how God was stretching them through the various challenges. The most popular one was, 'The big Book. Enough said.' They committed to reading parts of the Bible expecting God to teach them something. Some read Matthew 5-7, others Psalm 119, etc. Then we had a "wrap" party where we wrapped 300 thank-you gifts for our guests who will be coming to our fundraising concert on February 8.
Next we introduced chapter 5 of the Kingdom Experiment, "Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy." We'll be doing these experiments for the next two weeks. We ended our time with a rap :)
Wednesday, January 23, 2013
YOUTHQUEST BASKETBALL
Tonight we continued our talks about the character matters trait of Fairness. We focused on the first sentence, "We are sensitive to the needs of others." We had a full house with 58 boys between the two sessions!
Sunday, January 20, 2013
JUNIOR HIGH SUNDAY SCHOOL
Sunday January 20, 2013
Chapter 15 - God's Messengers
Readings: 1 Kings 17-19; 2 Kings 2; 4; 6; Hosea 4-5; 8-9; 14; Amos 1:3-5;9
Homework: Join the Story
Pick ONE of the following questions and create a response:
1. In which character or part of the story did you see yourself?
2. Which "noise" in your life is keeping you from hearing the voice of God?
3. How did this story challenge or inspire you to live differently?
Create a sketch, collage, poem, prayer, journal entry, or song.
Chapter 15 - God's Messengers
Readings: 1 Kings 17-19; 2 Kings 2; 4; 6; Hosea 4-5; 8-9; 14; Amos 1:3-5;9
Homework: Join the Story
Pick ONE of the following questions and create a response:
1. In which character or part of the story did you see yourself?
2. Which "noise" in your life is keeping you from hearing the voice of God?
3. How did this story challenge or inspire you to live differently?
Create a sketch, collage, poem, prayer, journal entry, or song.
Saturday, January 19, 2013
SENIOR HIGH YOUTHQUEST
Last night we got back to our Kingdom Experiment. We were focusing on chapters 5 and 6
Chapter 5 - Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy.
Chapter 6 - Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.
We watched a video called, "The Story of God." It's a summary of the entire Bible through spoken word.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=E4cL-Zcxa9M
We also read and talked about the Apostles Creed and did a group building activity - the students had to pretend they had just crashed in an airplane in Northern Canada. Given 12 items, they had to rank them in order of importance (individually and then as a group).
We ended our time by watching a very inspirational video about Nick Vijicic - a motivational speaker born without any limbs.
http://www.youtube.com/embed/da5QQSxSsGY
Chapter 5 - Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy.
Chapter 6 - Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.
We watched a video called, "The Story of God." It's a summary of the entire Bible through spoken word.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=E4cL-Zcxa9M
We also read and talked about the Apostles Creed and did a group building activity - the students had to pretend they had just crashed in an airplane in Northern Canada. Given 12 items, they had to rank them in order of importance (individually and then as a group).
We ended our time by watching a very inspirational video about Nick Vijicic - a motivational speaker born without any limbs.
http://www.youtube.com/embed/da5QQSxSsGY
Thursday, January 17, 2013
YOUTHQUEST BASKETBALL
Last night we had a full house of boys (48 boys playing and 9 student leaders). We continued talking about Fairness - We are sensitive to the need of each individual. We treat each other as we wish to be treated. We interact with others without stereotyping, prejudice or discrimination. We stand up for human rights.
This week our focus was on being sensitive to the needs of each individual. We challenged the students to pick one person at their school who they could treat better. We also had a great game of basketball as well. The senior session ended in a tie (Even after overtime!)
Sunday, January 13, 2013
JUNIOR HIGH SUNDAY SCHOOL
Sunday January 13, 2013
Chapter 14 - A Kingdom Torn in Two
Readings - 1 Kings 12-16
Homework:
Join the Story - Pick ONE of the following questions and create a response:
1. In which character or part of the story did you see yourself?
2. What does it look like for you to be faithful to God? For God to be faithful to you?
3. How did this story challenge or inspire you to live differently?
Create a sketch, collage, poem, prayer, journal entry, or song.
Chapter 14 - A Kingdom Torn in Two
Readings - 1 Kings 12-16
Homework:
Join the Story - Pick ONE of the following questions and create a response:
1. In which character or part of the story did you see yourself?
2. What does it look like for you to be faithful to God? For God to be faithful to you?
3. How did this story challenge or inspire you to live differently?
Create a sketch, collage, poem, prayer, journal entry, or song.
Saturday, January 12, 2013
JUNIOR HIGH YOUTHQUEST
Friday January 11, 2013
We gathered at Markham Village Community Centre for our 1st meeting of the new year. We continued our journey through the book, "The Kingdom Experiment." We took up our experiments from chapter 3 and started chapter 4. Here's one of the experiments the youth did,
The last experiment involved encouraging someone who is under appreciated. My friend and I crafted and gave an anonymous thank you card for their school janitors. They signed it "The Positivity Enforcement Ninjas." - 13 year old from our church.
We gathered at Markham Village Community Centre for our 1st meeting of the new year. We continued our journey through the book, "The Kingdom Experiment." We took up our experiments from chapter 3 and started chapter 4. Here's one of the experiments the youth did,
The last experiment involved encouraging someone who is under appreciated. My friend and I crafted and gave an anonymous thank you card for their school janitors. They signed it "The Positivity Enforcement Ninjas." - 13 year old from our church.
YouthQuest Basketball
Wednesday January 9th, 2013
Back after the Christmas break!
This month, we are talking to the boys about the Character Matters trait of fairness:
"We are sensitive to the needs of each individual. We treat each other as we want to be treated ourselves. We interact with others without stereotyping, prejudice, or discrimination. We stand up for human rights."
We talked about how our program is different from the other places that they play because of our focus on character and making space for people of all skill levels. Both sessions had a great night. The junior session was decided by 2 points and the senior session was decided by 1 point. This happened while involving all players regardless of the level of basketball skills. Here's a quote from one of the students off Facebook,
"By far one of the best and memorable games ever played at Cornerstone YouthQuest Basketball." - Ali Haider
Back after the Christmas break!
This month, we are talking to the boys about the Character Matters trait of fairness:
"We are sensitive to the needs of each individual. We treat each other as we want to be treated ourselves. We interact with others without stereotyping, prejudice, or discrimination. We stand up for human rights."
We talked about how our program is different from the other places that they play because of our focus on character and making space for people of all skill levels. Both sessions had a great night. The junior session was decided by 2 points and the senior session was decided by 1 point. This happened while involving all players regardless of the level of basketball skills. Here's a quote from one of the students off Facebook,
"By far one of the best and memorable games ever played at Cornerstone YouthQuest Basketball." - Ali Haider
Sunday, January 6, 2013
JUNIOR HIGH SUNDAY SCHOOL
Sunday January 6, 2013
Chapter 13: The King Who Had it All (Solomon)
Scriptures: 1 Kings 1-8; 10-11; and 2 Chronicles 5-7
Homework:
Join the Story
Pick ONE of the following questions and create a response:
1. In which character or part of the story did you see yourself?
2. What character attribute would you like God to increase in you? Why?
3. How did the story challenge or inspire you to live differently?
Create a sketch, collage, poem, prayer, journal entry or song.
Chapter 13: The King Who Had it All (Solomon)
Scriptures: 1 Kings 1-8; 10-11; and 2 Chronicles 5-7
Homework:
Join the Story
Pick ONE of the following questions and create a response:
1. In which character or part of the story did you see yourself?
2. What character attribute would you like God to increase in you? Why?
3. How did the story challenge or inspire you to live differently?
Create a sketch, collage, poem, prayer, journal entry or song.
SENIOR HIGH YOUTHQUEST
On Friday, we started of the new year by sharing how we are doing and praying and blessing one another. We also continued our Kingdom Experiment. We shared our experiments from chapter 5 and read the intro to chapter 6, "Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God." Matthew 5:8
