announcements 05.22-29

Hello everyone! Here are some of the events for this upcoming week:

Question of the week:
1.  Would you rather have a super thick uni-brow that you can't trim or a bunch of hair on your back that you can't shave? Why?
2.  What has God been doing in your life?

Here are the announcements for this week:

• FNF: There will not be FNF this Friday, but we will be helping put together some name tags, booklets, etc. for the retreat so come and help out if you're free (:
• Pine Summit Retreat: For those of you joining us for retreat, the bus will be leaving Saturday at 9:00AM.  Please arrive at church no later than 8:40AM to load luggage onto the bus!
• Sunday CE: There will not be CE this week but you are welcome to join us for service at Pine Summit (10:30AM) or visit a church locally.  The address for Pine Summit is at: 700 Wren Dr., Big Bear, 92315
• EFC EV Blogspot!: Explore our blogspot account and check out our HS logo!! Well after a long time debating and voting, the color for our HS shirt is... black! And feel free to share any prayers or reflections or anything else that has impacted your spiritual life in any way (: http://efcevhs.blogspot.com/

Notes:

• HS group: Our new high school name will be LOL4 (Lots of Lord, Love, Laughter, Life).  Our HS Logo is done!  Stay tuned for more information about our jackets/sweaters (:
• Home Visitations: Ask your parents about home visitations and let us know if you are interested and when would be a good time.
• Summer Mission Apps: For those of you interested in going on summer mission trips, applications for Arizona Mission (7/11-15) and Union Rescue Mission (8/4-6) are due on June 5.  Applications are available at <http://efcev.net/ev/hi.html>
• 30 Hour Famine: Thank you to everyone that participated, whether it was raising funds or fasting.  If you are one of the people that raised funds and collected donations, please turn them in to Holly

Mark your calendars:

• June 5 - VBC Meeting
• July 11-15 - Arizona Mission
• August 4-6 - Union Rescue Mission
  

Grace;

HS CORE & Chris

"A wise man will hear and increase in learning, and a man of understanding will acquire wise counsel" (Proverbs 1:5)

announcements 05.15-22

Hey guys, it's 30 Hour Famine Week!  Here are some things to keep in mind:

Question of the week:
1.  Would you rather have a super thick uni-brow that you can't trim or a bunch of hair on your back that you can't shave? Why?
2.  What has God been doing in your life?
**Pastor Ted is looking for some people to help put together name tags for the retreat, so if you would like to help out, stick around after service this Sunday

Here are the announcements for this week:

• 30 Hour Famine: Don't forget, fasting for 30 Hour starts 7AM on Friday morning! We will be breaking our fast together at 1PM.  Please remember to bring your waiver form, sleeping bag/pillow, warm clothes and a change of clothes, toiletries, pen and Bible.  We'll get back to church around 2:30-3PM on Saturday.
• **Even if you can't sleep over, you can still join us on Friday night and then come back again on Saturday morning.  Activities start at 8AM.  We would love for you to come and join us!!
• **Also, if you don't wake up before 7AM, feel free to eat breakfast first and then start your fast.
• FNF: We will be meeting at church at 6:30PM to carpool for 30 Hour Famine.  If you will not be joining us for this event, feel free to join with the college fellowship as they fast.
• Sunday CE: We'll be continuing our new series called "Discovering God's Will" by Andy Stanley and we will be meeting at The Cross.
• EFC EV Blogspot!: Explore our blogspot account and check out our HS logo!! Well after a long time debating and voting, the color for our HS shirts is... black! And feel free to share any prayers or reflections or anything else that has impacted your spiritual life in any way (: http://efcevhs.blogspot.com/

Notes:

• HS group: Our new high school name will be LOL4 (Lots of Lord, Love, Laughter, Life).  Our HS Logo is done!  Stay tuned for more information about our jackets/sweaters (:
• Home Visitations: Ask your parents about home visitations and let us know if you are interested and when would be a good time.

Grace;

HS CORE & Chris

"Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your path straight" (Proverbs 3:5-6)

truth

this past sunday, pastor ted preached about "how to face evil & suffering." first, we saw some of the arguments atheist say. God can't be all-knowing, all-powerful, and all-good at the same time. but what we learned is this. love requires freedom to choose. freedom requires ability to choose evil. and evil without suffering is unjust. the fallacy is that suffering is always bad. the real question we need to ask is: "how can God bless sinful people?"

so, in order to face evil and suffering, we must:
1. know the fruit of suffering
2. be comforted that God suffers with us
3. rejoice in living hope
4. treasure the Good News

this lesson also reminded me of a song be lecrae called "truth." here, he raps and defends the gospel at the same time. check it out! it's pretty good stuff :)

discovering God's will (part 2)

in our HS CE this past sunday, we went through part 2 of "discovering God's will" by Andy Stanley. we want to remind you that the foundation of knowing what God wants us to do is grounded in knowing who God is and knowing His truth found in the bible. 


Here are the notes from our lesson:

1. The problem with knowing God’s will is not God’s unwillingness to speak; the problem is our unwillingness to follow through.
2. God does not give us direction for consideration.
3. God gives direction for participation.
4. Surrender to the known will of God paves the way to discovery of the unknown will of God.
5. Broken people have a very east time discerning God’s will.
6. God is more interested in your discovering Him that His will.
7. Your prayer life is at an all-time high when you’re making a decision.
8. In the process of trying to know His will, we get to know Him.
9. God created communication. That makes Him the greatest communicator.
10. God wants you to know His will even more than you want to know it.

the goal of this lesson is to create a clear distinction between desiring to follow God's will and desiring to benefit from His wisdom. God doesn't give advice; He gives direction. But He only gives it to hearts that are first surrendered to His lordship. If you're looking for opinions, ask your friends. If you're looking to give God control of your life, you're essentially guaranteed to find out His will in the process.

announcements 05.08-15

Hey guys, thank you to everyone who came out to help with the bake sale prep and the Bake Sale and thank you again to the Lee family for opening up their house to us!!  Now here are some things for this week:

Question of the week:
1.  If you could travel any way you wanted to (besides cars, buses, planes, etc.) how would you travel?  Why?
2.  What has God been doing in your life?

Here are the announcements for this week:

• FNF: We will be continuing on our series about "Discovering God's Will" by Andy Stanley.
• Sunday CE: We'll be continuing our new series called "Discovering God's Will" by Andy Stanley and we will be meeting at The Cross.
• EFC EV Blogspot!: Explore our blogspot account and check out our HS logo!! Well after a long time debating and voting, the color for our HS shirts is... black! And feel free to share any prayers or reflections or anything else that has impacted your spiritual life in any way (: http://efcevhs.blogspot.com/

Notes:

• HS group: Our new high school name will be LOL4 (Lots of Lord, Love, Laughter, Life).  Our HS Logo is done!  Stay tuned for more information about our jackets/sweaters (:
• Home Visitations: Ask your parents about home visitations and let us know if you are interested and when would be a good time.

Mark your calendars:

• May 20-21 (Fri.-Sat.) - 30 Hour Famine
• May 27 - No Fellowship (Family Retreat)
  

Grace;

HS CORE & Chris

"The world and its desires pass away, but the man who does the will of God lives forever." (1 John 2:17)

announcements 05.01-08

Hey guys, we have an eventful week coming up in preparation for 30 Hour Famine!

Question of the week:
1.  If you had to lose a sense, which one would it be?  Why?
2.  What has God been doing in your life?

Here are the announcements for this week:

• FNF: We will be continuing on our series about "Discovering God's Will" by Andy Stanley.
• Baking goodies for bake sale! (Saturday): Come join us for an afternoon of fellowship and baking in preparation for our 30 Hour Famine Bake Sale.  The Lee family has graciously offered up their house for us and we will be meeting there from around 12PM-4PM (lunch will be provided).  Here's the address: 19950 Wildcat Canyon Rd., Walnut, Ca 91780.  Also, please bring cooking items if you have any (mixing bowls, measuring cups/spoons, baking sheets, etc.)
• Sunday CE: We'll be continuing our new series called "Discovering God's Will" by Andy Stanley and we will be meeting at The Cross.
• Bake Sale @ Church: We will be selling our baked goodies to help raise money for 30 Hour Famine, so encourage your friends and family to come support us (:
• EFC EV Blogspot!: Explore our blogspot account and check out our HS logo!! Well after a long time debating and voting, the color for our HS shirts is... black! And feel free to share any prayers or reflections or anything else that has impacted your spiritual life in any way (: http://efcevhs.blogspot.com/

Notes:

• HS group: Our new high school name will be LOL4 (Lots of Lord, Love, Laughter, Life).  Our HS Logo is done!  Stay tuned for more information about our jackets/sweaters (:
• Home Visitations: Ask your parents about home visitations and let us know if you are interested and when would be a good time.

Mark your calendars:

• May 20-21 (Fri.-Sat.) - 30 Hour Famine
  

Grace;

HS CORE & Chris

"Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength." (Mark 12:30)

G.O.S.P.E.L

what do we believe in? we believe in the gospel. that God saved us from our sins, paying the price for everyone and giving us life. hear it. believe it. live it.

discovering God's will (part 1)

have you ever wondered what God's will is for your life? well, we have just started a new dvd sermon series called "discovering God's will" by andy stanley. if you miss out our first lesson, here are the notes:

1. Life is the sum total of the decisions we make.
2. Most people have some regrets about the decisions they’ve made.
3. Your Heavenly Father wants to direct our lives.
4. Christians often give contrary advice.
5. What you do with your life is of utmost importance to God.
6. The Bible talks about the providential, moral, and personal will of God.
7. The providential will of God refers to the those things God is going to do, regardless.
8. God uses men and women to accomplish His providential will.
9. The moral will of God refers to the dos and don’ts God has commanded.
10. The personal will of God refers to personal decisions and plans for our lives.
11. The more familiar you are with the providential will of God, and the more surrendered you are to the moral will of God, the easier it will be to discover the personal will of God for your life.
12. God’s providential will and God’s moral will determine the plumb line for everything else God is going to call and ask you to do.

this is an exciting new series and we hope that you will come out and join us on both fridays and sundays!