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New Room Remodel!
Jul 31st
We are moving forward with our new youth room remodel! We’re knocking down walls (have ran through some) to get ready for our new 1600 sq ft space.
Keep checking this page for updates concerning the remodel.
Once we’ve demolished everything in the way, we will begin the process of painting and decorating. Below is a list of items we need for decorating. Maybe check out your closets/garages/attics to see if you can help us out with any of these items.
- Electronics (from before 1985)
- Radios/Boomboxes
- Cassette Players/Cassettes
- Record players/Records
- 8-track players/8-tracks
- Alarm Clocks
- Telephones
- TV’s/VCR’s
- Cameras
- Picture Frames
- All sizes and all conditions
- No picture glass necessary
- Fabric
- We need a variety of older patterns, textures and colors
- All sizes of fabric will be useful, even old clothes in interesting patterns
- Miscellaneous
- Oriental style rugs in any condition
- “Knick-knack” shelves in older styles
- End tables/small tables in older styles
These items can be turned in at the church at the information booth. OR speak with Hannah Davis or Kelsey Lewis for more information.
Photos from the Remodel
Videos from the Remodel
Untitled from Awaken Youth Church on Vimeo.
Scotland Mission Trip
Jul 30th
We will be headed to Glasgow, Scotland on August 6th. We will return on August 14th.
We will be at the Overtoun House (http://overtounhouse.com)
Be sure you check out our trip blog at: http://awakenyouthchurch.com/scotland
Wednesday Replay: 07.29.09
Jul 30th
Last night we ended our Deeper series with the students. We looked at a passage of Scripture from 2 Peter 1. Peter laid out a challenge to believers that seemed to have been a bit stuck in their Christian experience.
He made it clear that everything begins on the foundation of Jesus and our relationship with Him. Upon that we are to build good character, spiritual understanding, alert discipline, passionate patience, reverent wonder, and loving others. And all of this is to point back to Jesus.
Here is the audio recording:
Wednesday Replay: 07.22.09
Jul 23rd
What an amazing night! It was a great night of fun and worship.
Concerning worship:
We challenged the students in their worship. We took out all of the chairs… had a few art stations… Hannah challenged the students concerning their worship…
Below are the scriptures that Hannah shared with us before we went into an extended time of worship:
Outward expressions of our worship:
- Singing
Psalms 146:1-2 – “Praise the LORD! Praise the LORD, I tell myself. I will praise the LORD as long as I live. I will sing praises to my God even with my dying breath.” - Shouting
Psalm 71:23 – “My lips will shout for joy when I sing praise to you— I, whom you have redeemed.” - Raising Hands
Psalm 63:4 – “I will praise you as long as I live, and in your name I will lift up my hands.” - Dancing
Psalm 149:3 – “Praise His name with dancing, accompanied by tambourine and harp.” - Clapping
Psalm 47:1 – “Clap your hands, all you nations; shout to God with cries of joy.” - Bowing
Psalm 95:6 – “Come, let us bow down in worship, let us kneel before the LORD our Maker.” - Meditating
Psalm 145:5 – “They will speak of the glorious splendor of your majesty, and I will meditate on your wonderful works.”
Outward expressions of worship should only come out of an inward affection.
Other Ways to Express Worship:
- Living Sacrifices
Romans 12:1 – “And so dear brothers and sisters, I plead with you to give your bodies God. Let them be a living and holy sacrifice—the kind He will accept. When you think of what He has done for you, is this too much to ask?” - All for His Glory
1 Corinthians 10:31 – “So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God.” - Fruitful Life
Philippians 1:11 – “May you always be filled with the fruit of your salvation—those good things that are produced in your life by Jesus Christ—for this will bring much glory and praise to God.
Concerning Fun:
After the service, we had a silly string war. We had been given a case of silly string from one of the organizations we served at on our Serve Pittsburgh Mission Trip. Below is a video clip of the battle:
Silly String War from Awaken Youth Church on Vimeo.
Wednesday Replay: 07.15.09
Jul 17th
Matt Earley spoke at Awaken on Wednesday. He laid out a challenge concerning our pursuit of God. If others can pursue things such as sports, fame, money, etc., why don’t we pursue God even more… because we CAN!
Here is the audio recording of the message:
having a great time on our trip into Pittsburgh! Check it here ~~> http://awakenyouthchurch.com/pittsburgh
Jul 16th
having a great time on our trip into Pittsburgh! Check it here ~~> http://awakenyouthchurch.com/pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Mission Trip
Jul 14th
Our Pittsburgh Mission Trip will take place July 15-18. Join us as we serve our city by checking out the trip blog at:
Wednesday Replay: 07.08.09
Jul 10th
Tonight was the second part of our summer series: Deeper. The title of the night was “Jesus and Dog poop”.
We looked at the passages of Scripture where Paul is discussing his personal relationship with Jesus and how he had counted everything else as loss (garbage, dung, dog dung — depending on your translation).
The question of the night was: “Do you have dog poop in your life?”
If you would like to read over the message notes, please click here.
As for listening to the message, check it out below:
Wednesday Replay: 07.01.09
Jul 2nd
On Wednesday, July 1, we baptized 3 students! We also had a cookout and time to play a few games… ultimate frisbee and capture the flag.
Here is the video from the baptism…
Awaken Youth Church Baptism from Chris Davis on Vimeo.