VANTAGE POINT STUDENT LEADERSHIP TRAINING
Students Grades 9-12

THE FIRST MEETING IS SUNDAY, OCTOBER 8 DURING LATE SERVICE IN WALTER'S OFFICE

Vantage Point is for students who want to take their faith to the next level.  It is about becoming a servant of others instead of the served.  It is about becoming the kind of leader the Jesus wants you to be.  This might be an in-front of people kind of leader as well as a "behind the scenes" kind of leader.  Vantage Point is about developing the different skills that help you further your walk with Jesus. 

We meet about twice a month for ministry and skills training, planning ministry events, and praying togehter for the student minsitry.

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In light of all of the recent injuries in The Zone Student Ministry, we have dedicated this episode to all of our worst injuries.  We talk about the ones that were the worst.  We also cover all sorts of wonderful, wonderful news, our favorite snacks and much, much more!!!


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This week we started our series on the OT Prophets.  This week's theme was "Justice."  One of the main passages came from Amos 4 where the prophet Amos calls the nation of Israel uncaring and apathetic towards the poor and needy in the countries around them.  He calls them, “Cows of Bashan.”  In other words he is painting a picture of these lazy, rich, people who don’t care about the needs of others. 

“Hear this word, you cows of Bashan on Mount Samaria,
you women who oppress the poor and crush the needy
     and say to your husbands, "Bring us some drinks!"
  The Sovereign LORD has sworn by his holiness:
     "The time will surely come
when you will be taken away with hooks,
     the last of you with fishhooks.

The problem is what will happen to these people.  Amos says, “The time will come when you will be taken away with hooks.”  I think Amos is painting a picture of Judgment Day here for the nation.  God is saying that those who have the means to help and don’t will be held accountable for their inaction.  

The upside of passages like this is that GOD does CARE.  God Cares about the poor, the oppressed, those taken advantage of.  God desires Justice and Mercy.  Can you imagine what life and faith would be like if God DIDN'T care about these issues and people?  That would be a cold and heartless god.  That would be a god not worth worshipping and following.

Here are some things to think about this week:

• What are some issues about poverty that you have not really cared about? (Immigration, homelessness, preventable diseases, Made in the Streets?)
• What are the things that GOD cares about in our world that may not be getting the attention it deserves?
  
• What are the INJUSTICES you see in the world?  What wrongs ought to be righted?
• Amos calls the nation of Israel to change, in what ways ought we as the church change to care about the needs around us?
• What needs might we address just in our community? (poverty, homelessness, immigration?)
• What can YOU do to help?

Help support the Made-In-The-Streets Ministry by ordering a Zone T-Shirt or Sweatshirt.  We have raised prices this year in order to designate all profits to go to supporting the Made In The Streets Ministry in Nairobi, Kenya.

According to experts:

·These make GREAT Christmas gifts for friends, family members and neighbors!

·They make you look ten years younger when you are wearing one.

·They actually make a difference in this world.

So download an Order form TODAY. 

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Turn in completed order forms and payment to Peggy in the church office. 

THE DEADLINE TO ORDER IS SUNDAY OCTOBER 15th.

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Made In The Streets

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Otter Creek Church of Christ
409 Franklin Road
Brentwood, TN 37027

TONIGHT September 23rd · 5:45-7:30pm
Oak Room
Families of students grades 2-12

One of the things that Student and Children Ministries strives to be is a PARTNER for parents as they raise their children.  We want to be a supplement to the spiritual guidance that is going on at home NOT a substitute.  We want to be always resourcing parents with tools and opportunities to connect with their student about spiritual matters.  We know that it is the parents that have the biggest impact on their students spiritually, that is why we want to give as many opportunities for that kind of dialogue and experience to happen.  This Saturday at 5:45 in the Oak Room we are hosting, “Family Worship Experience” for families of students grades 2-12.  This is an interactive time of worship where you can really connect and share in worship together.

Hey!  I know that God has filled this ministry with a bunch of  CREATIVE peole.  Those who like to draw, paint, write, sculpt and craft all sorts of wonderful creations.  We want to display YOUR artwork in the stairwell leading up to the Birch Room!  If you have a poem, photo, painting, drawing, ceramic project, sculpture, or other piece of art that we can hang on the wall or put on a shelf, we want to display it in the Frames Art Gallery!!!

For those of you who took Art, Ceramics, Photo, Underwater Basketweaving, Etc. last year, I know your projects are probably just laying around. So bring in your drawings, canvases, sculpture, etc. and give it to Walter so we can display it in Frames.  Make sure you put your name and the name of the piece so that we can label it correctly.

.::Make your own mix CD for the Jukebox

I know that this week's Winter Break will find you sitting around doin' nothin' at least for SOME of the week.  So make yourself useful and express yourself through your music library.  Make your own CD for the Student Ministry Jukebox.

So when you come to Bible Class, Sanctuary, or any other Youth Group event, you can play some of your favorite tunes!  Here is also a way for you to leave a little bit of you behind.  We have space for 100 CDs.  So here is what you can do:

1.  Make your own mix CD:  Remember this is a church jukebox so only put songs with decent lyrics on it (I think that falls under the DUH category)  Also, Make sure each track you burn is a track you own.  Don't burn  music that you may have downloaded from one of those sketchy sites on the internet. 

2.  Pick a number from 00-99 where you want your CD to go in the jukebox.  That way when you come into the Birch room you know exactly where YOUR CD is.

3.  Name Your Mix:  You can name your mix whatever you want.  Be creative and make it something that reflect WHO you are.

4.  Bring it to Youth Group:  We can't put your CD in if we don't have it.  Make sure you have a list of tracks on your CD so that we can make a card for the jukebox.

So go and do it now. 

EVERYONE COME TO THE FIRST SANCTUARY
THIS Wednesday, September 20th, 2006 · 7:00-8:30PM
EVERYONE Grade 6-12 · Birch Room

This Wednesday, we are going to kick off our season of Sanctuary.  Our first Sanctuary is "What Boggles You?"  This is going to be a time we look at those things that we wonder about with God, our questions about faith, and the "mystery" of Christ.  Sanctuary is a time of Serious, Hard-Core Worship.  It is a time to be together with others who are dialed in to God and want to grow in their faith.  So make plans to be there because you will not want to miss out  Don't forget to bring your Bible and a heart ready for worship.