What's Happenin' @ Forward Mid-Week

Below is a brief summary of what talked about tonight. Most of the time we teach through a series for several weeks at a time that way students that miss can get caught back up quickly, and so we can dissect a topic more fully than just a one night deal. Use the overview and questions for both you and your teen to answer and have a dialog that continues outside the church walls and into your homes. Use this opportunity to see what God is teaching your student and also allow your student to see what God is teaching/taught you.

Current Series:

Imagine your life as a car. Now imagine your heart as the car’s gas tank. What is it that fuels you? Is it others’ approval? Is it being the most popular? The most athletic? The smartest? Do you have to feel liked by others to like yourself? Do you need to feel accepted by others to know God loves you? The danger in fueling ourselves by people and things is that eventually, they will let us down. And what happens when that fuel is gone? When our friendships fade? When we’re not the fastest anymore? When we make a C in math? Or when our crush turns us down? What do we then? The truth is, we all want to be loved, but sometimes people reject us. We want to be liked, but sometimes we don’t think we’re as cool as we wish we were. And we don’t want to lose the people we love, but sometimes we get our hearts broken. Or you could say it this way: deep down, we’re all asking for three things: Love me. Like me. And don’t leave me. As we look at the lives of Jesus, Paul, and Jeremiah, we’ll learn how to answer these questions in a way that keeps our hearts up and running.

 

This Week's Recap:

Week #3 (10.16.2016): Don't Leave Me

Bottom Line: When my heart is broken, God never leaves me

What we talked about:

At some point, we all experience the loss of someone or something. We will all experience the pain from a broken heart. People get sick, and they don’t get better. Parents separate, and they don’t reconcile. We give our heart away, only to have it shattered. Your dad really needed that job, but it went to someone else. Sometimes, our world doesn’t make sense. Sometimes, bad things happen to good people. Sometimes, we can pray for things, and they don’t go our way. And when you experience a loss that huge, it makes you never want to feel that way again. It’s like everything in you cries out, “Don’t leave me!” And we’re left with this raw, aching, and sometimes, numb feeling inside our chests. We’re heartbroken. And even though we feel pain and loss and heartache, we can find the God who never leaves us.

 

The 2k16 Lock-In(out) is THIS Friday

Hey Parents, just wanted to updated you n the plans for the lock-in (out) that's THIS FRIDAY.  It's from 7pm on the 21st till 7 am on the 22nd.  The cost is $30 to cover laser tag, midnight bowling and other items.  All teens MUST SIGN UP so we can have an accurate count for all the activities. We are really trying to get our WHOLE group on this so please make sure your teen is involved.

Here's the plans:
7-9 will be at the church for some games and activities.
10-11 we will be at Laser Voyage Cafe for some late night laser tag
12-1:30 we will be bowling at Stars and Strikes in Buford....there may or may not be a stop in at Krispy Kreme (but if you know Nathan, you know the answer to that question)
2-6 Back at HMCC for the duration of the night for snacks, games, movies and maybe some who will sleep)
 6-7 Clean-up
7 Pick-up (please be prompt picking up your teen(s))

All transportation will be done via a rented bus as to cut down on the number of drivers and vehicles on the roads late; no other drivers will be permitted, student or otherwise.....safety is top concern.

 You can sign-up at the Forward Table or online here

What's Happenin' @ Forward Mid-Week

Below is a brief summary of what talked about tonight. Most of the time we teach through a series for several weeks at a time that way students that miss can get caught back up quickly, and so we can dissect a topic more fully than just a one night deal. Use the overview and questions for both you and your teen to answer and have a dialog that continues outside the church walls and into your homes. Use this opportunity to see what God is teaching your student and also allow your student to see what God is teaching/taught you.

Current Series:

Imagine your life as a car. Now imagine your heart as the car’s gas tank. What is it that fuels you? Is it others’ approval? Is it being the most popular? The most athletic? The smartest? Do you have to feel liked by others to like yourself? Do you need to feel accepted by others to know God loves you? The danger in fueling ourselves by people and things is that eventually, they will let us down. And what happens when that fuel is gone? When our friendships fade? When we’re not the fastest anymore? When we make a C in math? Or when our crush turns us down? What do we then? The truth is, we all want to be loved, but sometimes people reject us. We want to be liked, but sometimes we don’t think we’re as cool as we wish we were. And we don’t want to lose the people we love, but sometimes we get our hearts broken. Or you could say it this way: deep down, we’re all asking for three things: Love me. Like me. And don’t leave me. As we look at the lives of Jesus, Paul, and Jeremiah, we’ll learn how to answer these questions in a way that keeps our hearts up and running.

 

This Week's Recap:

Week #2 (10.12.2016): Like Me

Bottom Line: When I feel unlikeable, God still likes me.

What we talked about:

We all want to be liked. No one wants to be the last person chosen for the team. No one wants to eat lunch alone. No one wants to be cropped out of that Instagram photo or blasted on social media for a mistake we’ve made. No, we want to be liked. We want to be included. We want to be in. Our desire to be liked can lead us to wish our lives looked a little different. Maybe we wish we had more friends, cooler clothes, better stuff, funnier jokes, more talent or simply more popularity. But if having the best and being the best is our main focus in life, we’re going to be disappointed. And more than that, we’re going to miss out on something more important—God’s will for our lives. It is possible to set aside our desire to be liked to do something that really matters.

 

2K16 Lock-in(out) Details

Hey Parents, just wanted to updated you n the plans for the lock-in (out) that's around the corner.  It's from 7pm on the 21st till 7 am on the 22nd.  The cost is $30 to cover laser tag, midnight bowling and other items.  All teens MUST SIGN UP so we can have an accurate count for all the activities. We are really trying to get our WHOLE group on this so please make sure your teen is involved.

Here's the plans:
7-9 will be at the church for some games and activities.
10-11 we will be at Laser Voyage Cafe for some late night laser tag
12-1:30 we will be bowling at Stars and Strikes in Buford....there may or may not be a stop in at Krispy Kreme (but if you know Nathan, you know the answer to that question)
2-6 Back at HMCC for the duration of the night for snacks, games, movies and maybe some who will sleep)
 6-7 Clean-up
7 Pick-up (please be prompt picking up your teen(s))

All transportation will be done via a rented bus as to cut down on the number of drivers and vehicles on the roads late; no other drivers will be permitted, student or otherwise.....safety is top concern.

 You can sign-up at the Forward Table or online here

What's Happenin' @ Forward Mid-Week

Below is a brief summary of what talked about tonight. Most of the time we teach through a series for several weeks at a time that way students that miss can get caught back up quickly, and so we can dissect a topic more fully than just a one night deal. Use the overview and questions for both you and your teen to answer and have a dialog that continues outside the church walls and into your homes. Use this opportunity to see what God is teaching your student and also allow your student to see what God is teaching/taught you.

Current Series:

Imagine your life as a car. Now imagine your heart as the car’s gas tank. What is it that fuels you? Is it others’ approval? Is it being the most popular? The most athletic? The smartest? Do you have to feel liked by others to like yourself? Do you need to feel accepted by others to know God loves you? The danger in fueling ourselves by people and things is that eventually, they will let us down. And what happens when that fuel is gone? When our friendships fade? When we’re not the fastest anymore? When we make a C in math? Or when our crush turns us down? What do we then? The truth is, we all want to be loved, but sometimes people reject us. We want to be liked, but sometimes we don’t think we’re as cool as we wish we were. And we don’t want to lose the people we love, but sometimes we get our hearts broken. Or you could say it this way: deep down, we’re all asking for three things: Love me. Like me. And don’t leave me. As we look at the lives of Jesus, Paul, and Jeremiah, we’ll learn how to answer these questions in a way that keeps our hearts up and running.

 

This Week's Recap:

Week #1 (10.05.2016): Love Me

Bottom Line: When I feel rejected, God loves me.

What we talked about:

Maybe you didn’t make the team. You got dumped by your boyfriend or turned down by your crush. Maybe you weren’t invited to the big party and felt completely left out. Sometimes, even our own parents make us feel rejected. They’re late to our events, they criticize us, and sometimes lose their tempers and yell at us. We’ve all experienced rejection. However it happens, rejection in all its forms hurts. It sticks with us. And it can make us afraid to love others, to trust them, or to open up to them. That’s because, as humans, we’re all asking people to love us. But at some point, each of us will experience the shame and pain of rejection. Even Jesus understands rejection. He’s been there. He’s been hurt by people—people He loves. In looking at His life, we can learn how to trust others and God and what we can do with the hurt that comes from rejection.