The Rose Hill Church Student Ministry (6th-12th)
Why IKON?
IKON comes from the Greek word in the Bible meaning “image.” Every person is made in the image of God (Genesis 1:26-27, 9:6 LXX). Basically, God made us to be like him in how we live. But that image has been messed up because of sin’s entrance into our lives. Thankfully, Jesus came to fully restore us back to the image of God. For Jesus himself is the image of the invisible God and our Creator (Colossians 1:15-20; 2 Corinthians 4:4). His life is what it means to be made in the image of God, and the Holy Spirit is transforming us back into his image (2 Corinthians 3:18; 1 Corinthians 15:49). So we as Christians in IKON understand that we are God the Father, Son, and Spirit’s image in this world. We portray to our community who God really is…we portray Christ. That is the image we base our identity on and it is the image we want to give to people who see, meet, and visit us.
Next event: VIP Mission Project and Senior Graduation Party May 13-20
Next Sunday May 13 starts our first week as a host congregation in our partnership with Valley Interfaith Promise. We will house and feed 3 homeless families in the VIP program at our church building and facilities. I am asking the teens to be a part of this mission project in 4 ways: 1) Setup Sunday May 13: show up that afternoon to help with the setup of the beds and stuff that the families will be using, 2) Big Class Wednesday: since the families will be sleeping in several of our classrooms, we will have one big class downstairs that the teens can help with, 3) Dinner and a Movie Friday night: I need several teens to be there to eat, talk, and fellowship with the families and their children, and 4) Breakdown Sunday: help break down the beds and stuff the families used and load them in the truck to ship to the next host church.
Also, I will be preaching a sermon Sunday night May 20th pertaining to our graduating seniors and then we will have a party for them in the church house @ 7 pm.
IKON Event Wednesday nights in 2012
Starting January 11 @ the church house 6:30-8:00
Each Wednesday night this Spring we will be having IKON events. There will be snacks, games, worship, and a relevant lesson from Jordan. So come on out and bring a friend!
Spring Theme: Soul Surf’n: Beach Scenes of the Bible
Lesson Schedule
- January 11: Church on the Beach-Parable of the Net (Matt 13)
- January 18: Going to the Beach with God: Life at the Dead Sea (Ezk 47:1-11)
- January 25: Breakfast on the Beach:Finding Forgiveness by the Fire (John 21)
- Februrary 1: Thoughts Like Grains: Playing in the Sand with God (Ps 139)
- February 8: Surfing without a Board (Matt 14:22-33)
- February 15: Wisdom Like Grains (1 Ki 4:29)
- February 22: Church on the Beach-Parable of the Weeds (Matt 13)
- Februrary 29: Thrownup on the Beach (Jonah)
- March 7: Toll Booth on the Beach (Matt 9)
- March 14: Baptism on the Beach (Ex 14)
- March 21:Church on the Beach: Mustard Seed and Yeast Parables (Matt 13)
- March 28: Enemies Like Grains (Joshua 11:4 etc)
- April 4: Spring Break week, watching the movie “Soul Surfer”
- April 11: A Long Walk on the Beach (Acts 20:6-21:15)
- April 18: Church on the Beach-Parable of the Sower (Matt 13)
- April 25: Grain Like Grains (Gen 41:49)
- May 2: Paul’s Favorite Beach (Acts 27-28:11)
- May 9: More Than the Sand (Gen 15)
- May 16: Beaches in Heaven (Rev 21-22)
- May 23: Church on the Beach-Parable of the Pearl and Treasure (Matt 13)
Once the semester is over we will celebrate by taking a day trip to PC Beach and actually having church on the beach!
UPCOMING Summer 2012 Theme: HASHTAG YOUTH VIDEO SERIES
Starts May 30
Go to www.hashtagyouthseries.com for info
NEW 2012 Calendar of Events!
January
New Year Lock-In (6)
WinterJam (15) www.jamtour.com
February
Paintball (4) www.sledgehammerpaintball.com
Winterfest (17-19) www.winterfest.org
March
Brown Bag (ppd) www.brownbagofcolumbus.com
Campout @ the Keith’s (23)
April
FHU Makin Music (13-14) www.fhu.edu/campuslife/campus/mm.aspx
UNIFY Youth Rally (28) www.cvcfamily.com/unify
May
VIP Mission Project (13-20)
Graduation Party (20)
June
Church on the Beach trip to Panama City Beach (TBD)
VBS (4-8)
Gulf Coast Bible Camp (10-16 HS and 24-30 MS) www.gulfcoastbiblecamp.com
July
HUT (11-16) www.harding.edu/CWM/hut.html
Mission Trip (TBD)
Boat Outting on the Chattahoochee (tbd)
August
Senior Citizens Banquet (18)
Youth Sunday (26)
Back to School Lock-In (31)
September
Minor League/Braves Game (7)
Yard Sale Fundraiser (22)
October
Fall Retreat w/Spring Meadows (12-14)
Halloween Party w/Fear Factor @ CVC (26)
November
Brown Bag (17) www.brownbagofcolumbus.com
College Ready Study (Sunday nights) www.collegeready.com
December
Christmas Party (15)
Spring Calendar 2012 (April-May)
CLASS ACT: Every Sunday morning @ 9:30
Come join us for a good time in the colorful youth group room @ 9:30 am Sunday for prayer, fellowship, fun, and Bible study. We end a lot of our time together with an improv skit called “Whose Verse Is It Anyway” highlighting the main message and application from the lesson.
IKON EVENT: Wednesday nights 6:30-8:00 pm
Starting Jan 11th we will be doing something different with the youth group on Wednesday nights. We will be in the church house all night starting at 6:30 pm. We will have a snack, games, meaningful worship, and a relevant lesson that the teens can apply to their lives. So bring your teens and have them invite their friends too! There is a signup sheet for families to help buy snacks, help serve, and help assist in worship on the youth bulletin board.
Makin’ Music @ FHU: April 13th-14th
A group will be leaving on Friday afternoon and be back by late Saturday night. We will tour the campus of Freed Hardeman and watch the matinee show Saturday afternoon.
UNIFY Youth Rally: April 28th
This is our big area-wide youth rally put on with CVCC. We invite youth groups within a 1hr radius of Columbus. Check out the Unify page on the website for more info.
VIP Mission Project: May 13th-20th
This will be our first week as a host congregation in partnership with Valley Interfaith Promise. We will house homeless families in our facilities for a week and feed them dinner and breakfast each day. The teens will be here each night to play with their kids and help with setup and cleanup.
Graduation Party: May 20th
We have about 5 graduating seniors this year will be throwing a party for in the church house after evening service Sunday night.
LOCK-IN & Church on the Beach Trip: June 1-2
As promised, we will take a trip down to PC Beach to celebrate our Spring IKON theme “Soul Surf’n” and have church on the beach! We will leave early from the church building since everyone will already be there for our end of the school year lock-in.
