75!!! 75!!! 75!!! 75!!! 75!!!

Remember our GOAL for Youth Camp is to bring 75 students with us. We currently have 39 signed up. A long way off our mark, but if each of you bring one teenager with you there is no doubt we will get 75. Studies show that people make more decisions for Christ in their life at Christian camps than anywhere or anytime in their life. So let's pull together to reach our goal and pray that God will change lives! You can be a part of that...1st make sure you're signed up and paid $50 deposit....then go invite some friends!!!

RENT-A-CAMPER will begin this Sunday.

Pumped about camp,
Philip

Journey Youth Camp 2009 Student Registration Form

Click on the link in the right hand column to view the Student Registration Form. Please print it out and return it to Philip Lynch or First Baptist Highlands' main office (office hours: 8am-5pm, M-F) by June 21. Notice that all forms and camp balance are due by June 21, 2009. If you have questions please feel free to call Philip Lynch at 409-673-0647 (cell). I am pumped about camp and hope all of you and your friends plan to go!!! If you haven't invited someone yet, it's not too late. Help us reach our goal of 75 students. The deadline to sign up and pay the $50 deposit is June 7, and the cost now is $235. But, please do not let money keep you from going. We have a great church who supports our teens to get to camp...so just let Philip know in private and the money will be taken care of. This will be a week that you will not forget!

What If You Knew You Only Had One Month To Live? What Would Be Different About You?

Week 1: What Matters Most
"Live Like You're Dying"--you are not guaranteed tomorrow...James 4:14

*Make a list of everything you would do if you knew you only had one month to live

Week 2: Deepening the Relationships that Matter Most
"Love Like You've Been Forgiven"--God forgave us first through Jesus Christ

*Make a list of all of your FAULTS
*Make a list of the significant people in your life (those who you would want to spend time with if you only had one month to live)
*Be Characterized by Love
-Tell and show your love through SMALL ACTS

***Clean up any relationships that need cleaning (forgiveness is hard, but you can do it)
-Leave your ring, watch, or shoe on the opposite finger, wrist, or foot as you normally wear it until you talk in hopes to resolve the conflict

Week 3: Leaving a Legacy Mt 7:24-27
*Believe that you are capable of leaving a legacy.
-Are the things you're spending your time on legacy worthy?
*Turn "Someday" into Today
-Cast your legacy vision
-Commit to a legacy of faith
*Acknowledge God Everday

One Month To Live!

I am super excited about the new series we are starting this Wednesday night at ENCOUNTER. Be sure you will leave with a unique, new perspective on life each week!!! So make plans to be here, and invite as many friends as possible for the next 3 weeks as we realize that we are not guaranteed tomorrow.

Also, remember this Sunday, March 29 is our church-wide Beautiful Feet project immediately after morning worship. We will be going out into our community to serve people in the name of Jesus. There is a spot for anyone interested! Be praying that God will use us in huge ways to lead people to his saving grace. Will you be a part of furthering the Gospel this weekend?

Jamaica Beach Mission Trip

We will be going to Jamaica Beach, TX (on Galveston Island) on our mission trip this summer. June 14-19. There will be an important meeting this Sunday after morning worship in the gym...with lunch provided. I hope you make plans to go share the gospel of Jesus with us this summer.
Kid's VBS
Church Construction
Beach Reach
Teen Outreach

Treasures in Heaven

Man, are you serious that I should constantly be thinking about and living for God? I am sure some of you left feeling that way after this Wednesday. You see, we spoke about storing up treasures in heaven, but I dare say, some of you don't really know what heavenly treasures are. Or if you do, how do you go about getting them in your life? When we really fix our gaze on God alone; when we are determined to try to bring Him glory in EVERY single thing we ever do, He will develop in us that Kingdom mindset we talked about. So, do you have a Kindom mindset? When, someone in class makes fun of you, do you roll your eyes at them, make a rude comment back, or out of your Kingdom mindset do you think, "I need to go out of my way to show this guy/girl the love of Christ because I know he/she does not know Christ"? When you work really hard to earn some money, do you run off to buy that "thing" that you just have to have (that by the way, will get old and dingy and fade away over time), or out of your Kingdom mindset do you act on your thoughts about the family who has lost everything recently or about the families that are starving spiritually because they do not even have a Bible translated into their language? (http://www.theseedcompany.org/ or straight to http://www.oneverse.org/) What does it mean to have a Kingdom mindset, to you? In America, myself included, we have too much "stuff" we cling to. When will we shift our lifestyles to storing up treasures in heaven and not treasures on this earth. It is our ACTIONS that show where our real treasure is and who or what we are really worshiping/serving in our lives.

Reread Matthew 6:19-24 everyday for 7 days and see what God does in your life!!!

Sorry, the videos have not been posted...I am working on it though.

Philip

MOVEMENT

DNow was chaos rolled up in a heavenly flour tortilla (the homemade kind). I know that makes no sense. But, throughout the busyness of the weekend God really did some cool things in our midst. To see you all reach the community in different ways through Random Acts of Kindness was humbling...especially to see a special guest come Saturday night. And, to hear and see you worship our Savior and lead others to the cross on Sunday literally took my breath away. I am pumped about the excitement and freshness God has brought to our church through DNow 09, and we are expecting a movement of God to continue. Will you join us in praying for this to truly be a movement of God in your life and other teenagers in our community?

Stay posted and check out the videos that will be up soon from DNow 2009!
I love you guys,
Philip

DNow 2009 Registration Form due January 11

Click on the form to the left. Print it out. Fill it out and return it to Philip or Claudia in the office ASAP! You can call me (Philip) for questions or to work out getting the form to me: 409-673-0647

DNow 2009--"Revealed"

WE ARE GOING TO HAVE A BLAST AND DISCUSS REAL QUESTION THAT YOU HAVE ABOUT THE BIBLE! The Bible doesn't have to be scary. Get registered for Disciple Now (DNow) and come learn how you can understand and be changed by God's Word. And, come have tons of fun with us as we go out into the community to serve others and to play a crazy, fun game. All this topped off with a great speaker and band who are geared to you as a teenager.

GET SIGNED UP NOW!!!!!!!

Sold Out Christians in 2009...enough mediocrity!

It is crazy that 2009 is only 3 days away. Can you believe another year is history? Think back to who you were at the beginning of the year. Now, think about who you are now. Are you spiritually more mature? Are you closer to God or farther away? Do you spend more time with him or less? I have kinda had an unfair advantage as far as growing spiritually this year because I got married so I had no choice but to grow up spiritually. But, I still wish I would have grown to my full potential this year. It is all about EFFORT! Will you put forth the effort in 2009 to grow in Christ? In "big church," yesterday, I talked about active obedience to God, embracing Jesus (falling in love with him), and living out the Word of God. To sum it up, James is telling us to put into practice what we know and learn from the Bible. My prayer for you is that in 2009 you will read God's love letter to you (the Bible) daily, let it change you, and do what it says!

With love in Christ,
Philip