Junior Youth CID LockIn

Central Illinois District Jr-Hi Lock-In
CHOSEN
I Peter 2:9
Ephesians 6:10-18
November 9-10, 2007
7:30pm – 6:00am

Trinity Lutheran Church &
Shirk Center
Illinois Wesleyan University, Bloomington, IL

There will be so much to do:
-Swimming
-Sports
-Sibling Harmony in concert
-Julius, the Centurion, guest speaker
-Service project
-Games
-Dances
-Much, much, more!

We will meet at Trinity at 6pm to head over to Bloomington, and we will be back around 7am the following morning. The youth group will cover the cost of the lock-in! All you need to do is let Mike or Karen know you are planning to go before Nov. 1. Please let us know if you have any questions.

Looks Can Be Deceiving

Costume Contest

Pumpkin painting contst

Weiner roast and smores

Matthew 23:25-28

25"Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence. 26Blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup and dish, and then the outside also will be clean. 27"Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of dead men's bones and everything unclean. 28In the same way, on the outside you appear to people as righteous but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness.

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This was the text for our Costume Party devotion this evening. Just like the kids used costumes to make themselves look different on the outside than the person that they actually are, sometimes we try to create a false impression of ourselves for others to see. It's so easy to get hung up on wearing the right clothes or saying the right things, but what really matters to God is who we are on the inside. Because of our sinful nature, we are all ugly and disgusting on the inside, but Jesus died on the cross to cleanse us of our sin with His holy blood. Because of our faith in Christ, God looks at us as His precious children and welcomes us into His family for eternal life with Him.

Costume Party this Sunday!

This Sunday, Oct. 28 at 5pm will be the junior high Costume Party! Costumes are optional, but the best one wins a prize. We will also have a pumpkin painting contest and other games and activities. Bring a pumpkin, a friend, and a snack to share!

Fire and brimstone?

Senior High - Ready for a Bible study where Mike tells you how it is?

Just kidding!!!

On Sunday mornings at 10:30am, come check out a new Bible study called Revolution 2. This video series covers life changing topics that affect teens like abuse, divorce, witchcraft, dating, and why bad things happen to good people. Come for thoughtful discussions on what the Bible says about these issues and an occassional trip to Starbucks.

Starting to Feel Like Fall

This week the weather is supposed to cool off a little and start feeling a little more like fall. The changing of the leaves is always such a beautiful visual reminder of God's amazing creation and His constant hand in sustaining life on earth.

Psalm 24: 1-2 The earth is the Lord's and everything in it, the world, and all who live in it; for He founded it upon the seas and established it upon the waters.

Costume Party

Junior Youth and their friends are invited to a Costume Party on Sunday Oct. 28 at 5pm at the Beadles. Come incognito to a night of loud music, pumpkin painting, weiner roasting, groovy prizes, and other games and activities. Bring a pumpkin, a friend, and a snack to share!