This newsletter provides information about Soul'd Out Student Ministries (S.O.S.M.) at Eastpointe Bible Church. S.O.S.M. exists to share Christ with students, offer praise to Christ through lives, utilize student relationships, help students live for God, and develop relationships with Christ. The newsletter highlights upcoming events, introduces student leader Trey Young, provides updates on music ministry and summer camp, and asks students for feedback and ideas to improve S.O.S.M.
This newsletter provides information about Soul'd Out Student Ministries (S.O.S.M.) at Eastpointe Bible Church. S.O.S.M. exists to share Christ with students, offer praise to Christ through lives, utilize student relationships, help students live for God, and develop relationships with Christ. The newsletter highlights upcoming events, introduces student leader Trey Young, provides updates on music ministry and summer camp, and asks students for feedback and ideas to improve S.O.S.M.
This newsletter provides information about Soul'd Out Student Ministries (S.O.S.M.) at Eastpointe Bible Church. S.O.S.M. exists to share Christ with students, offer praise to Christ through lives, utilize student relationships, help students live for God, and develop relationships with Christ. The newsletter highlights upcoming events, introduces student leader Trey Young, provides updates on music ministry and summer camp, and asks students for feedback and ideas to improve S.O.S.M.
istries at Eastpointe Bible Church! Sould Out ex- ists to SHARE Christ with lost students, to OF- FER praise to Christ with our lives, to UTILIZE the students relationships with other Christians, and to help them LIVE for God doing the ministry He has planned for them as they DEVELOP their relationship with Christ. The teaching occurs with the Jr. and Sr. High stu- dents. Small groups for Jr. High and Sr. High stu- dents are used to pursue understanding and appli- cation of the teaching. Leaders Include: Lance & Ashley Luginbill, (765-472- 2583) Mander Prater, (260-760- 0695, youthministrylead- er@yahoo.com) Missy Young, (574-664- 2011, youngsm1994@netscape. com ) Jason Winegardner, (765-472-3328), jcwine- gardner@yahoo.com ) Jennifer Vigar, ( 765-472-5636 , jvigar@eastpointebible church.org) Randy Lancaster, (765-472-2197, rlancas- ter@peru.k12.in.us) Keith, Tonia and Catherine Allen, (765-860 -3351), kallen@eastpointebiblech urch.org ) Andy Hilbun, (765_472- 4201) ashilbun@hughes.net Daniel Carnagua (765- 469-7280) Alisa Richard (765-472- 4681), alirickca3@gmail.com SouI`d OuL SLudenL MInIsLrIes T
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T 2 : Just what is it? Are we involved in advanced Algebraic Formulae here at Eastpointe? No. T 2 Simply stands for THIRD THURSDAY in each month. Just like we do Sunday Evening Church different on THIRD SUN- DAYS, we will be doing YOUTH GROUP differently every THIRD THURSDAY of each month. The first T 2 Thursday of the Fall Term will be on September 15 th . The theme for this inaugural Youth Group event has yet to be Ural Youth Group night has yet to be determined. We are asking YOU, the students of S.O.S.M. to bring out ideas of your own to make this first event something special. Write down your ideas and give to Mr. Sampson SOON! 8peclal polnts of lnterest: SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 11: YES WE CAN A day of collecting cans in coopera- tion with Mid-North Indiana youth to bene- fit the Kokomo Rescue Mission . SATURDAY, OCTOBER 29: IT ISNT CHILI IN HAITI A 5K Run/Walk devot- ed to Haiti Missions supported through EastPointe Bible Church Lake Ann 0amp News 2 what's appen|n w|th \outh at Lastpo|nte 2 S.0.S.N. Nus|c N|n|str, N|nutes 2 8r|ht |deas for S.0.S.N. 3 0hr|st|an \outh News: ANX|LI\ 3 Sunda, Sermon Notes 3 0|os|n Ihouhts 4 lnslde thls lssue: S . O . S . M .
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Christian Sampson (Senior) and Ansen Lancaster (Junior) ham it up for the camera at Lake Ann Camp. Nearly 50 youth attended from EastPointe in 2011. Young and he has three sisters . Trey is heavily involved in sports playing Baseball, Basketball and Football. Treys favorites include *ICarly or Finneus and Ferb? (Finneus/Ferb) *Basketball or Football? (Football) *Big Time Wrestling or X games? (X games) *Iron Man or Green Lantern? (Iron Man) The one thing most people dont know about TREY is that he really enjoys cooking around the home. His expertise is varied and, like a true man, he refuses to follow directions. Treys favorite dish, prepared differently every time, is his amazing CHEEZY RAMEN NOODLES. Mmmm! It sounds somewhat delicious! Since S.O.S.M. reaches students who do not regularly attend EastPoine Bible Church, we want to highlight a student in each edition. This way, all students have an opportunity to get to know these stu- dents in a different way from what hap- pens on Thursday nights. Our student for this inaugural issue is Junior High student Trey Young. TREY YOUNG: Trey is an 8th grade student attending Caston Junior High School northwest of Logansport, Indiana. Treys parents are Steve and Missy Students at S.O.S.M. had another great week at Lake Ann Camp in Lake Ann, Michigan this past July. Even though students are still feel- ing the rush from camp this past summer, we here at Eastpointe are getting ready to start planning for FREEZE OUT and SUMMER CAMP for 2012! Check out the items below Summer Camp Parent Meeting Parents with children currently enrolled in grades 3-12 are encouraged to attend a summer camp information meeting. The meeting will be held in room 109 on Sat- urday, September 10th at 8:00 a.m. We will discuss critical information about registration, fundraising, transportation, and deadlines. If you have any questions or concerns about camp please see Jen- nifer Vigar before the meeting or contact her at j4vigar@aol.com. FREEZE OUT is coming soon so start planning NOW! 2012 Dates for Freeze Outs Retreats: January 6th-8th January 20th-22nd January 27th-29th February 3rd-5th Below are the prices for 2012 SUM- MER CAMPERS by age group: Juniors: $339 Jump Start: $369.00 Junior High: $389.00 Fresh Start: $399.00 Senior High: $399.00 Reborne Rangers: $489.00 As you can see, fundraising for our summer campers is CRITICAL so en- courage your parents to attend the meet- ing on September 10th! Last year, Crystal Smith (Caitlyn and Caleb) stepped up to be the lead organiz- er for fundraising and did an incredible job for our students. Who will step for- ward this year? Without a tremendous effort from all, we cannot send EVERY- ONE who wants to go! Get involved this year! Elizabeth Greeson (Sophomore): Vocal Christa Bargerhuff (Senior: Vo- cal Jylian Vigar (Senior): Power Point Allison Przybyszewski (Sophomore): Power Point Jon Allen (Junior): Sound Board S.O.S.M. Music Ministry plays The S.O.S.M. music ministry is organized and pro- duced entirely by our students! Lead by Senior Christian Sampson and Junior Ansen Lancaster, this ministry consists of -Ansen Lancaster (Junior) : Guitar, Drums, Vocals -Vanessa Allen (Junior): Keyboard, Vocals -Christian Sampson (Senior): Bass, Keyboard Emily Allen (Sophomore): Drums Ethan Sampson (8th Grade): Electric Guitar Summer Camp favorites to Traditional Sunday Morning worship to Original songs written and produced by S.O.S.M. members. Get involved in our S.O.S.M. music ministry this year! We are always looking for talent- ed musicians, singers and those not afraid of technology. Contact Ansen Lancaster or Christian Sampson. Page 2 WIuL`s New WILI S.O.S.M. KIds uL EusLpoInLe BIbIe CIurcI AKE ANN CAMP NEWS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS S.O.S.M. MusIc MInIsLrv MInuLes S. O. S. M. NEWSETTER Ne|an|e woodruff, She|h, 0ook and Ia,|or Shaffer pos|n at Lake Ann 2011 Some of the members of our S.O.S.M. music ministry: Left to Right: Ansen Lancaster, Vanessa Allen, Christian Sampson and Emily Allen Trey poses for a shot at Lake Ann 2011! VOUME 1, SSUE 1 Bank on them. Now, lets get up and do what we need to do. Be gone anxiety. Heres a summary of what he said: i) Life is more than food and the body more than clothing (Matthew 6:25). ii) God feeds the birds and you are more valua- ble than they are (Matthew 6:26). iii) It's pointless. It adds not one hour to your life (Matthew 6:27). iv) If God clothes ephemeral grass, he will clothe eternal you (Matthew 6:28- 30). v) Unbelievers are anxious about stuff. And you are not an unbeliever (Matthew 6:32a). vi) Your father (!) knows that you need all these things you're anxious about (Matthew 6:32b). vii) When you seek first God's kingdom and right- eousness, what you need is added to you. viii) Sufficient for the day is its own trouble. Tomorrow's trouble stays there (Matthew 6:34). We should be slow to treat Jesus as if he doesnt know what he is doing. He is not nave in the way he deals with our anxiety. In Matthew 6:25-34 he tells us three times not to be anxious (vv. 25, 31, 34) and gives us eight rea- sons not to be anxious. Evidently he thinks this will help. So dont call it simplistic. Call it grace. Believe him. Take every reason and preach it to your soul as true. Say, Soul, this is true. Jesus Christ says so. Trust him. He died for you. He loves you. He created you. He knows you. No one no counselor, no pastor, no friend knows as much about you as he does. Listen to him. Let these reasons sink in. How are you at coming up with great ideas? Well, now is the time to ACT on that brilliantly clever and witty mind that has been growing and molding for over a decade. We want to know YOUR opinions of what we do here at S.O.S.M. Really, what things are working and what things are NOT? How do you do it? Simply take a writ- ing utensil (a pen or pencil) and answer the following questions for us QUESTION 1: What things did we do in tonights Youth Group meeting that were substantial and useful to you in your Christian walk? What we are looking for here is honesty. Really even though it might not have been the most fun youve ever had a Youth Group, was it useful? Next: QUESTION 2: What can we do to make it BETTER (this is where the BRIGHT IDEA comes in). It is not hard to understand that old people dont think like young people, so what can we do to make things BETTER and still honor God in the process? See Jason Sampson for a form to fill out your answers. ALL OF YOU SHOULD DO THIS ACTIVITY!!! 1 Corinthians 10:31
31 Whether, then, you eat or drink or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God. 1 Corinthians 3:13 13 each mans work will become evi- dent; Ior the day will show it because it is to be revealed with fire, and the fire itself will test [a] the quality of each mans work. CORE VALUE #1: A commitment to excellence in ministry to the glory of God. Colossians 3:17 17 Whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks through Him to God the Father. Colossians 3:23 23 Whatever you do, do your work [a] heartily, as for the Lord [b] rather than for men, Here at S.O.S.M. we strive to honor our Core Values. We want our ministry to students to be fun and exciting, howev- er, we are committed first and foremost to EXCELLENCE in our ministry in order to bring glory to God! Page 3 Gods Word AbouL u CIrIsLIun YouLI ssue: ANXETY HOW TO BRGHTEN UP S.O.S.M Sermon NoLes: Core VuIues oI EusLPoInLe BIbIe CIurcI No one no counse|or, no pastor, no fr|end knows as much ahout ,ou as he does. Can YOU give birth to a BRIGHT IDEA?
The root of our sinfulness is the desire for our own happiness apart from God and apart from the happiness of others in God. All sin comes from a desire to be happy cut off from the glory of God and cut off from the good of others. John Piper 1540 Last Paw Paw P|ke Peru, |nd|ana 46970 EA81P0l N1E Bl BLE cR0RcR Faith and suffering. Thats what verse 29 says. In this context that means: Both your faith in the face of suffering, and your suffering are gifts of God. When Paul says, dont be frightened by your opponents he had two reasons in his mind why they dont need to be frightened: One reason is that the opponents are in the hand of God. Their opposition is a gift from God. He governs it. Thats the first point of verse 29. And the other reason not to be afraid is that your fearlessness, that is, your faith, is also in the hand of God. It too is a gift. That is the other point of verse 29. Paul told the Philippians that living worthy of the gospel of Christ meant fearlessness before ene- mies. Only let your manner of life be worthy of the gospel of Christ . . . not frightened in anything by your opponents (Philippians 1:27-28). Then he gave the logic of fearlessness. For it has been granted to you that for the sake of Christ you should not only believe in him but also suffer for his sake (Philipians 1:29). The logic is this: God has given you two gifts, not just one: So the logic of fearlessness in the face of adversi- ty is this double truth: Both your adversity and your faith in the face of adversity are gifts of God. Why is this called living worthy of the gospel of Christ (v. 27)? Because the gospel is the good news that Christs blood of the covenant infalli- bly obtained for all his people the sovereign working of God to give us faith and to govern our enemies always for our eternal good. Therefore, fear not. Your adversaries can do no more than God grants. And he will grant you the faith you need. These promises are blood bought and sealed. Gospel promises. A CIosIng TIougIL... Phone: 765-473-4044 |as: 765473-7181 Iraasform|ae l|res to the 0|or) of 0hr|st N0`f0 0 l00 N00 8l NNN.088l00ll0l0l0000f00.0f0