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God
is all about forgiveness, redemption, and restoration. SCC wants all
to know that YOU BELONG and is a church that welcomes the imperfect. SCC
can offer ways to ensure that YOU are among “the Saints marching in”
and included “in that number” recorded in The Book of Life!
Let’s all go for it!
The
Youth FORWARD Conference at Irvine was marvelous! Each year all
conference participants are divided into youth groups called tribes.
They are Ninjas, Pirates, Cowboys, or Indians, and throughout the
conference they participate in games and competitions called Tribal
Wars. This was SCC’s second year as Indians, and our youth won the
Tribal War. Thanks for all the photo pictures sent in by our kids.
Kat
and Brandi craftily designed the beautiful, colorful shirts that our
youth group wore. The testimonials from our teenagers were as golden as
their shirts. They were delightful! Here is some of what they shared
with our congregation: “The conference was an eye opening experience . .
.” “Big blessing!” “Definitely God’s work . . . ” “Encouraging to see
all the kids worshiping . . .” “Rekindling of my fire . . . ” “Learned
that no matter where I go or what I do, I still have value to God . . .”
Aren’t these remarkable comments from our youth spoken with great
confidence and conviction. We have some great speakers in that group!
This year’s group of participants was bigger than before. Each youth who
spoke thanked everyone who sponsored them or contributed to making it
possible for them to attend. You could sense their excitement and
gratitude.
Our youth had a glorious time and
returned home inspired and more motivated to serve the Lord. The
conference speakers (Reggie Dabbs, Jentezen Franklin, and Chad Veach)
preached amazing messages that really spoke to the kids. The bands
(Israel Houghton, Planet Shakers, and Worth Dying For) were great! The
kids really internalized the messages, and their desire is to keep their
fire going strong for the Lord.
Pastor Stacey says,
“I was once again thanked for bringing our group and told that their
enthusiasm really encouraged the conference leaders. That makes me a
very proud, very blessed youth pastor!” Indeed you are a blessed youth
pastor, Pastor Stacey, and because of your dedication to our youth,
certainly you have earned the right to be proud. We are honored that God
planted you at Southwest Christian Center. We are further blessed to
have you and your dynamic team working with our youth. Your enthusiasm,
as well as that of your team and our youth, is contagious!
During
the Fall, the Y-ROC team will continue their ministry by canvassing
neighborhoods, passing out information about our church. The Y-ROC
acronym stands for Youth Reaching Others for Christ, and certainly our
youth are doing just that, as they are walking epistles -- living
testimonies. They carry their ministry into their school classrooms, on
their jobs, and wherever they go -- spreading the word that Jesus Christ
rocks!
CHILDREN'S MINISTRIES-KC2C & FAITHWEAVERSJoin us every Tuesday night, 6:45 PM for FaithWeaver's Family Bible Study!
Toddlers,
children, youth, and adults study the same Bible passages [at different
levels, of course] each week. This creates a common point
of
reference that will spark discussion and application at home. Students
of all ages will experience God's story in fresh, fun, and meaningful
ways; understand God's Word by doing surprising, fun stuff; discover the
adventure of applying God's truth to everyday life; build a forever
friendship with Jesus - the best friend they could ever have!
Education is
a lifelong activity, which begins at birth and continues until a
person’s last days on earth. Christian Education also is a life-long
process. Kids’ Club, Faith Weavers, Bible Study Series, and Promise
Keepers have resumed regular schedules for the new academic year. Pray
for our students and teachers in all educational arenas, including our Bible Studies
series.
