PAAAARRRRTTTTTYYYYYY!!!!!!!

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DON'T FORGET THAT THE CHRISTMAS PARTY IS ON DECEMBER 11TH! MAKE SURE TO SAVE THE DATE!

Once Upon A Time...

Persistency! Often this is something we lack, which Jesus knew as well. Therefore He left us with this parable to encourage us to be persistent and to not give up. In Luke chapter 18:1-8 He tells the parable of the "Persistent Widow". His point was that if even a corrupt judge could eventually be persuaded by the persistence of a widow, someone without standing or influence in their day, how much more likely would the Lord be to respond to the persistent prayers of His followers?

1 Thessalonians 5:17 tells us to pray without ceasing. What does that mean? It means that our prayer life should come as naturally to us as breathing does. We must persist and continue to seek Him in all things we do.

“Ask and it will be given to you;” He said, “Seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened. Which of you, if his son asks for bread, will give him a stone? Or if he asks for a fish, will give him a snake? If you, then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good gifts to those who ask him!" (Matt; 7:7-11)

God will provide for our every NEED we just must continue to go to Him and ask. So do not lose heart, keep pursuing, in His perfect timing God is going to show up and off more than you could ever imagine!

Mark Your Calendars... Dec. 11th... MSM Christmas Party!!!

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RODEO

THIS WEEKEND....

Don't forget the RODEO this Saturday at 7:00. Cost is only $15. Be sure to wear your best Cowboy/ Cowgirl attire. This year we WILL see the bulls. Parents we should be back by 11:30. Questions email Brad at brad@brevardcommunity.org.

SUNDAY NEW SERIES

This Sunday we start a new series all about the Parables of Jesus. This week we look at "The Pearl of Great Price". Other Parables we will dive into in this four week series are: "The Two Debtors", "The Persistent Widow" and "The Good Shepherd".

Last Fall Small Group

This Sunday Night from 5:30 to 7:00. Girls at my house as we finish up Philippians and Boys will meet at the Student Center as they finish up James. It truly has been so much fun and such a great time to dig into God's Word. Can't wait until we start back up in January.

More Answers... More Answers... More Answers...

We wrapped up the questions from the Mind of a Middle Schooler this week. An abundance of questions came flowing in on prayer. We focused on breaking down Matthew 6: 9-13. We can all agree that praying and understanding prayer is difficult, especially for a new Christian. Why we pray is to get to know God as our Father. Prayer is a time of remembering what God has done for us, it is a time that God uses to encourage us and to show Himself to us. We will never have the close and intimate relationship He wants us to have with Him if we do not pray.

Other questions that were brought up were about Adam & Eve, heaven, the purpose of life, and several questions about Bible stories and what teenagers should be reading in the Bible. We loved this opportunity to answer your questions, but don't stop asking questions just because this series is over. Brad and I and any of your leaders are here for you to help you out however possible.

Hope to see you next Sunday as we begin a new series... Once Upon a Time!

Answers... Answers... Answers...

After giving students three weeks to ask every question they have, Brad dived into starting to answer their questions. There were some random questions to some very serious questions (hence the how to make donuts video :) ).

We are excited to continue this Sunday with answering every question from the mind of the middle schooler... Hope to see you during first Worship at 9:30 to continue to get the answers to your questions....

It's time to hang out!!

We are headed to the Ag Center for the Rodeo!!! We will meet at the church at 7 and be back by 11:30. Cost is $15. Please don't forget we need permission slips as well. Hope you can make it. Give us a call at the church if you have questions 884-5932.

Self-Control

Have you ever reached your boiling point??? You know, that point where you have taken all you can take and stayed as calm as you possible can and you just lose all self control and blow up and do all sorts of things that you would not normally do. I can say I have hit my boiling point more times than I would ever like to admit.

The last fruit of the spirit we are going to talk about is SELF CONTROL, easily defined as control yourself :) It is more than controlling outbursts of anger, it is controlling what you say, how you do things, and not doing things that are wrong. So how much control do you have? Do you know the key to having more self control??? The key is to have MORE of God and less of us in us. How does that happen? It happens by spending time with Him, reading the Bible and going to places that will encourage and challenge you to grow in your relationship with Him. Check out the perfect example of Self Control: Jesus in John 8:1-11. Enjoy!

Questions.... Questions... Questions....

New Series coming October 31st! We want to know your questions. What do you want to know about God, Jesus, Church, Prayer, the Bible???? We want to answer the questions that come from you... hence the title of the series ----> From the Mind of a Middle Schooler! Let us know what's going on in your mind. Email Brad at brad@brevardcommunity.org today!

Patience

I want it now! I think we can all relate to that mentality more than we would like to admit. But the truth is that more often than not we have to wait on things to happen. We have to wait and endure before we get what we want.

As we walk with God and follow Him, He wants us to produce the fruit of PATIENCE. The definition of patience is the ability to endure hardships, perseverance, long-suffering, willingness to tolerate delay with calmness and self control. WOW... Can I just say that I fail to exercise patience all too often (how about you?)...

BUT let's look at God's Word and see why we go through hard times, why we endure, why we wait.. It says:

We can rejoice, too, when we run into problems and trials, for we know that they help us develop endurance.And endurance develops strength of character, and character strengthens our confident hope of salvation.And this hope will not lead to disappointment. For we know how dearly God loves us, because he has given us the Holy Spirit to fill our hearts with his love.

Romans 5:3-5 (NLT)

So be truly glad. There is wonderful joy ahead, even though you have to endure many trials for a little while.These trials will show that your faith is genuine. It is being tested as fire tests and purifies gold—though your faith is far more precious than mere gold. So when your faith remains strong through many trials, it will bring you much praise and glory and honor on the day when Jesus Christ is revealed to the whole world.

1 Peter 1:6-7 (NLT)

God is more interested in our Character than our Comfort. We go through hard times to become more like Jesus. Gods way may not always be our ways, but He has purpose for everything we go through in life.