Song Devotional for May 2

In the midst of our busy lives often we need reminders to be still and know that God is God. This opportunity for you to pause in worship and remember God. The songs we are singing tomorrow are about the greatness of God and the assurance we have in Christ our Living Hope. Take ten minutes and pray through this blog proclaiming these truths.

- J.R. Nall

Happy Day
(PRAYER) Jesus, You are my living hope and because of you I am forgiven.

"Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, and into an inheritance that can never perish, spoil or fade-kept in heaven for you" (1 Peter 1:3-4).

Blessed Assurance
(Prayer) Jesus, be my story and my song - make me aware of Your presence today.

I will sing to the Lord, for He is highly exalted.
The Lord is my strength and my song;
He has become my salvation.
He is my God, and I will praise Him,
My father's God, and I will exalt Him. (Exodus 15:1-2)

This Is The Gift of God
(PRAYER) Lord, your grace humbles me because my forgiveness does not come out of what I have done but only from the righteousness of Christ.

"For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith - and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God - not by works, so that no one can boast"
(Ephesians 2:8).

FBCSD Kids Ministry Begins Lighthouse Chapel

On Wednesday morning, JR and I had the opportunity to put on the very first Lighthouse Chapel. It was an awesome time as we sung songs with the kids and had some teaching time. Our word of the day was love.  Below is a video with just a few clips of our time together.

We asked the kids what they thought love meant and it was fun listening to their answers. We heard all types of responses, such as love means to give hugs, love means to treat others nicely, and more.  But most importantly, the kids learned that we all need to love God with our hearts, souls and minds, and we need to love others like we love ourselves.  Afterward, we sent the kids home with a short devotional they could do with their parents about the love of Jesus.

We had a great time and look forward to our regular Lighthouse chapels.  Please pray for us as we design additional ways to work with the Lighthouse as part of our entire church ministry, and specifically with the kids and their families.

Don't miss the chapel video posted below!

Serving His Kids,

Lyndsey Mercer
Children’s Ministry Director

PS:  Thank you to all who attended our church picnic this last weekend! We had a great time and are going to try to do it more often. There will be another picnic this Sunday, May 2nd...so make sure to bring a blanket and pack a lunch for your family. All are welcome! Hope to see you there. 

Lighthouse Chapel 

 

30 Days of Prayer and Fasting - Day 13

Friday, April 30 - Matthew 19:13-15
FBC Kids - Our Kids Ministry

Please pray today for our kids ministry at 1st B, and our Children's Director, Lyndsey Mercer.  By the way, Lyndsey is getting married in August!)

Check here again later this morning for a posting and video of our first chapel with the students at the Lighthouse Childcare Center (that's FBCSD's pre-school you see at our campus.)

FBCSD and Standely Middle School

Did you know that FBCSD's Youth Director Brandon Hall is the official Faith Club representative at Standley Middle School?  

Each Thursday, Brandon serves the students at Standley during the lunch hours, 11:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m.  During his leadership, the Faith Club at Standley has grown from a handful of kids to now around 50 kids between the two lunch hours.  Some of these kids are now a part of FBCSD's Middle School ministry called Thrive.

The Faith Club is a student run organization that is allowed to meet on campus with a student and a faculty representative.  Each week, the clubs have lunch and fun together, Brandon does a gospel presentation and short devotion, followed by a prayer time as the students pray for each other.

Please keep this ministry in prayer.  It is a great mission field, just down the street from our church.  Every week, Brandon has the opportunity to share the gospel and minister to kids.  These kids are dealing with all sorts of things and it is often at this age (Middle School) where kids make a lifelong decision to follow Christ.

30 Day Prayer and Fasting - Day 12

Thursday, April 29 - Romans 12:2

Thrive - Our Middle School Ministry

Please pray for Youth Director Brandon Hall and our Thrive Middle School Ministry.  We hope to have a post up today or tomorrow showing you some of what God is doing in this ministry.  

Elevate - FBCSD High School Student Ministry

Thank you for praying for our High School Minsitry, we call it "Elevate." 

Gospel :: Grow :: Go

Elevate, our Wednesday night gathering (6:30 p.m.,) is relational and missional. This means that the focus is on the student’s relationship with God and others, in a way that provides a safe place for Christians and non-Christians to hear a relevant presentation of the Gospel and have a good time with each other.  Elevate meets on Sunday mornings and has retreats, camps and service projects, all intended to help students to know the "Gospel" and to "Grow" and "Go."   

One exciting aspect of our youth ministry is the “Go” aspect.  We want to challenge and equip the students in their relationship with the Lord as well as providing opportunities to live out their faith. For example, last month during Spring Break, we went downtown to God’s Extended Hand, a homeless shelter that feeds the homeless breakfast and dinner, they provide housing for moms and their children, and they provide many other services. 

We made breakfast for the homeless and served their meal.  This was a awesome opportunity to not only hear about Jesus’s heart for the poor, but to serve them as He served us and continues to do so every day.  We've served at God's Extended Hand other times as a youth group and look forward to serving again.

Here is one of our students working in the kitchen:

Thank you for your prayers!

Brandon Hall

FBCSD Youth Director

Brandon@fbcsd.com 

30 Day Prayer and Fasting - Day 11

Wednesday, April 28 - Philippians 2:15

"Elevate" - Our High School Ministry.  Pray for our Youth Director, Brandon Hall and the ministry to High School students at church and UC High and elsewhere.

We'll post something more about the youth group later today or tomorrow...