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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
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:
Upcoming Events
Jun 4th
Here are our upcoming events at Awaken:
Senior Share Night
August 5th
Scotland Mission Trip
August 6th-August 14th
We will be having Awaken every Wednesday night through August!
Wednesday Replay: 06.03.09
Jun 4th
Last night, June 3, we finished up our 4-week series on Job. There were 4 specific life lessons we learned from this great man of God.
They were:
1. Bad things happen to good people
2. Integrity
3. Lust
4. Opinions about God
We can all learn a great deal about life and our relationship with God through Job’s example. One of those things is that we can know and understand that God is really on our side.
From Last Night:
Everyone has their opinion about God. Most of those opinions are probably not true. We have to base our relationship with Him upon truth and not those false opinions.
3 specific truths we saw about God through the life of Job were:
- He loves to show mercy
- He loves to bless those in relationship with Him
- He is faithful
Here is the message recording from last night:
And here are the message notes from last night:
Click here to view them
Awaken Summer Internship
Mar 9th
Purpose & Strategy
AwakenInterns is the ministry of West Ridge that assists in preparing and sending young men and women, both spiritually and emotionally into various areas of society as leaders. As an AwakenIntern during the summer of 2009, you will be disciple by the leadership of West Ridge and Awaken, participate in various ministries and will be held to specific commitments.
Commitments
- Schedule
AwakenInterns will be expected to have strict adherence to the schedule presented below. - Bible Study & Book Reading
AwakenInterns will be expected to complete the assigned Bible Study and Book Readings throughout the summer. The assignment will be given at the beginning of the summer program.
Weekly Schedule
- Sunday
Worship Service
9am or 11am - Tuesday
Awaken Setup & Leadership Home Team
Every other Tuesday Evening at 6:30pm - Wednesday
Prayer, Study, Prep for Awaken (w/misc projects)
1:00pm-4:30pm
Pre-Awaken Prayer & Youth Service
6:15pm-10:00pm - Friday
Prayer, Study, Mentoring & Work Projects
9:00am-1:00pm
Other Responsibilities & Activities
- Fireworks Tent
Interns will be required to serve a minimum of 4 shifts at our Fireworks Tent which dates from June 24-July 5.
Entrance Qualifications
- Relationship with God
It must be evident that the intern has a personal relationship with God and is continuing in that relationship through being actively disciple in a local church. - Reality of Service
The intern must begin participation in the summer program with the understanding that keeping the commitments are vital. The individual should also understand that this internship is more than something to add to ones resume, but something that will change and stretch throughout the length of the program.
Cost
- Books
There is a $25 fee that will cover the books we will use throughout the summer. This should be paid up front at the beginning of the program.
Program Dates
The Summer Internship will begin on or around June 10th and will run through August 5th (or August 14th should the intern decide to participate in the Scotland Mission Trip)
Why are you bothering me?
Mar 8th
Consider: Mark 5:1-20
Jesus had just crossed over the lake to the Gadarenes. He was quickly approached by a demon-possessed man. The demon inside this man sreamed “Why are you bother me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? For God’s sake, don’t torture me!”
As I was looking over this passage of Scripture, the thought crossed my mind: “How often do we treat God the way this demon treated Jesus?”
It’s easy to say, “Oh, I’d never respond like that to Jesus”. But how often do we really do it? Whenever He’s speaking to something in our life that needs to change… or we need to repent of… how quickly do we shrug Him off?
But, then when WE decide that WE need HIM, it’s a whole different story.
He’s not just a cosmic vending machine.
The demon obviously had an agenda in this man’s life. But Jesus also had an agenda and that was (and is) to bring life and life more abundantly. It was (and is) to set the captives free.
In our own lives, whenever the LORD is dealing with stuff in our lives… maybe convicting us of sin… maybe asking us to reach out to a classmate or coworker, let’s allow Him to deal with it! It is worth the cost of giving it up, because His desire for our lives is freedom and life.