Yesterday I sent out a message on Twitter saying I was going with my small group to meet the president of Chick fil A at an event they were putting on. My pastor, Rick Warren, happens to be friends with him. Within a couple of minutes, he sent a direct message back to me asking [...]

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1. I was on TV with some friends. You can watch the episode here. A few weeks ago we went to a taping of Let’s Make A Deal. A friend of mine (Jonathan Telles) won over $7,000 in prizes. Today the show aired. Here’s a picture I took of my TV while watching the show. [...]

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I contacted a local auto body shop to request a box of small used random car parts. They were happy to help. I used these for an opening illustration tonight at small group. — 1. I put the box of car parts in another room away from the students before they arrived 2. I opened [...]

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Last weekend our students ran the entire service. They put these amazing videos together for the event. The most impactful one is the video testimonies. These were followed up at the end of the service by both of the students live on stage under spotlights on a dark stage telling how they were rescued from [...]

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Temptation… … Reminds me of God’s grace and my free choice to follow God’s way or my own way – I don’t always choose right, but God’s grace is always there for me. I’m so much happier when I make the right choice from the start … Gives me an opportunity to reaffirm my commitment [...]

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Recently, Dennis approached me and asked if I would do a post for his blog. I was honored to be asked to do a blog post for him, especially because I’m so new to youth ministry. As a relatively new Junior High small group volunteer, I feel so humbled to be given this opportunity to [...]

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April 23, 2010 Great news! My sister had her scan yesterday and the tests came back saying that she is free of cancer! They might even take the chemo port out. They had planned to leave it in for 6 months just in case the cancer made a comeback. Thanks everybody for your prayers! Dennis [...]

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It was my week to bring dessert for my adult small group so I brought Tim Tam Slams. Josh explains in detail what that is. His reaction at the end is an understatement as to the goodness of the Tim Tam Slam. I’ve done this with our students a couple of times, too. It’s a [...]

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Caution: I wouldn’t recommend doing this with students you don’t have a solid relationship with I have a small group student who has become very lazy about attending small group. It’s a little ironic because he lives just a couple of streets over from where we meet. Others who have to drive a much longer [...]

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