Daily Archives: February 1, 2010

Feb 1 2010

CBSM Superbowl House Parties 2010

This year, CBSM will be going to 3 different houses for the Superbowl. So listen up so you know where to go.  (come to this Wednesday night’s worship service or this Sunday morning small groups’s to get the addresses and more info)

All 7th – 8th graders: you will be going to the Armstrong house.
All 9th – 10th graders: you will be going to the Munoz house.
All 11th – 12th graders: you will be going to the Dooley house.

All parties are from 5 – 9pm. If the host homes want to kick out out later…they can!

What to bring with you:
Ladies: you need to bring a salty snack or a delicious dessert. Homemade is always a favorite!
Dudes: you need to step up big and bring some real food (sandwhiches, pizza, meatballs, etc.)!
Everyone: bring your friends, and your friends need to bring NOTHING!
All drinks will be provided by CBSM. 

Click this link to watch last year’s CBSM Superbowl Video…  Continue reading →

Feb 1 2010

ADVANCE Mission Trip to San Diego, CA

Free files for youth pastors:

ADVANCE Promo Video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ayHmgYxPrVY

ADVANCE Video Logo:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ePnFpTFLyoM

Application: ADVANCE 2010 MISSION TRIP APPLICATION (doc)

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NAME: ADVANCE MISSION TRIP
PLACE: San Diego, CA
DATES: July 17 – 24
WHO: Students currently in 10th – 12th grades
COST: $750
DUE DATES: Parent Meeting and CALI App due 2/7, first $100 deposit due 2/17, $300 deposit due 4/11, remaining $350 balance due 7/11)

“Our ADVANCE Mission Trip to San Diego, CA is an opportunity for you to use all of the skills, methods, and training that you have learned in CBSM, at BASIC, and all throughout your life to spread the glory of Christ to the uttermost parts of the earth (Acts 1:8).  This mission trip will give you opportunities to share Christ, to serve others, to learn more about church planting and missions, and to spiritually grow more in the gospel and transformational likeness of Jesus Christ Himself.”  To see the video promo and announcement slide, just click here…   Continue reading →

Feb 1 2010

BASIC Mission Trip to Detroit, MI

Free files for youth pastors:

BASIC Promo Video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LM3pa7Zgkss

BASIC Video Logo:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=05pEwcCPrNc

Application:  BASIC 2010 MISSION TRIP APPLICATION (doc)

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NAME:   BASIC Training in Evangelism and Missions
PLACE:  Troy, Michigan (Suburb of Detroit)
DATES:  June 26 – July 2, 2010
WHO:  Students currently in 8th – 12th grades (Spring 2010)
TOTAL COST:  $350
DUE DATES:  Parents Meeting 2/21, BASIC application due 2/24, first $100 deposit due 3/10, second $100 deposit due 4/11, remaining balance of $150 due 6/13 

“BASIC: TRAINING IN EVANGELISM AND MISSIONS” is a mission trip designed to train, equip, and prepare students to evangelize the lost and to reach the world with the gospel of Jesus Christ.  This training, equipping, and preparation occur in three different forms.  First, there are training sessions every morning.  Second, there are mission projects every afternoon.  And third, there are worship services in the evenings.  This is a very specialized week that is designed to produce passionate lives for the gospel of Jesus Christ.  Click this link for videos…   Continue reading →

Feb 1 2010

KTL 2010 – 04 – Preaching the Story of Your Text

Free files for youth pastors:

KTL 04 – Preaching the Story of Your Text (mp3)

During this KTL session, we reviewed last week about how to see Christ as the center of the text you are preaching.  I reviewed with them a little on how to do it, the importance of it, and then I heard back from then on how they saw Christ as the center of the text they are studying to preach. 

The last half of the class session we talked about the importance of the story of their text.  Story and narrative are important to every culture and ever age.  From young kids to elderly adults, telling stories is one of the major modes of conversation.  People remember stories, so it is a huge memory tool for preachers.  People usually remember the illustrations of a sermon than anything else.  I think that is because we don’t tell the story of the text well enough.  We must remember, the Scriptures are not God’s truths that are illustrated by biblical stories.  Rather, the Scriptures are God’s story that are interpreted by His truths.  So the challenge this week was to understand the story behind the passage they are preaching, to tell it well, to see how it connects with the story of the entire book their text fits in, how it fits into the story of the gospel, and the story of all salvation history and eternity.   Continue reading →

Feb 1 2010

KTL 2010 – 03 – How to Teach Christ as the Center

Free resources for youth pastors:

KTL 03 – How to Teach Christ as the Center (mp3)

            The Christocentric hermeneutic continues!  Remember that Christocentric means “Christ-centered” and hermeneutic means “view or interpretation of Scripture.”  This lesson is extremely important on how to preach Christ in every sermon and from every Biblical text.  I believe these are the keys to a truly powerful sermon that changes lives!

            Should we point to Christ in every sermon?  From what we learned in the last lesson…absolutely!  Usually we hear most in our churches about the will and the glory of God – and Jesus is both of them (Eph 1:9-11, Phil 2:9-11).  We also saw that all of Scripture is ultimately pointing us to the person and the work of Christ – His identity and His accomplishment – Who He is and What He has done, is doing, and will do forever.  Preaching is calling people to become like the person of Christ by trusting in His work!   Continue reading →