“Through God’s grace in Christ, we become active participants in God’s grace, and Christ takes shape in us… It is like the cripple by the pool of Bethesda… He could not walk until Jesus delivered him, then he was empowered to move, to participate in the deliverance that Jesus brought.” Stassen and Gushee, Kingdom Ethics

Over the next several weeks beginning Sunday, November 4, our student ministry is using the One Life: Your Kingdom Come curriculum to help students understand the needs of others around us, particularly those in poverty and the AIDS crisis. The curriculum will help students understand the potential that exists within each of us to be a part of what God is doing in this world. It will challenge our teens to open their eyes to the needs of others around them and be the hands and feet of Christ. We invite your participation in One Life in a number of ways:

Please pray that God’s will is done in the students’ hearts, souls and minds.

Encourage your student to work to raise money and provide toys for Samaritan’s Purse Operation Christmas Child program. Students will receive brochures about this on october 28.

Encourage your teen to help in our Food Bank ministry on Nov. 5, 19 and Dec. 3 as part of this study.

Encourage your teen to be a part of the food drive and find ways to bring in food apart from asking you for money.

Each week, you’ll receive a Family Page sheet. Use this to talk with your teen about what he or she is discovering.