Psalm 119:105

YOUR WORD IS A LAMP FOR MY FEET, A LIGHT ON MY PATH. Psalm 119:105

Saturday, January 25, 2014

Kumar, Davidson, Van Beek (AJS)

HIGH SCHOOL CHAPEL

Tuesday: Jonathan Kumar, TCHS alum, made an impression with his entrance as Indiana Jones. He shared some vital wisdom on overcoming vices. One of his key points was that if you want to successfully take something out of your life (like a vice), you need to add something in its place. He spoke of many ways that students can add daily spiritual food to their lives so that they grow as strong Christian disciples.

Thursday: Jill Van Beek, the director of operations for the Association for a More Just Society (AJS), spoke. Her theme verse was "perfect love drives out fear" from 1 John 4:18. She shared with personal stories about how AJS is working for justice successfully in Honduras. Jill challenged us to all live courageously for Jesus. To learn more about this ministry, visit: http://www.ajs-us.org/.

MIDDLE SCHOOL CHAPEL

Mr. Davidson emphasized that real living for Jesus is an adventure. By explaining John 10:10 and weaving in personal stories, our superintendent gave a talk that spoke directly to the hearts of the middle schoolers.

NEXT WEEK

High School. Tuesday: High School Chapel Band, Thursday: Small Groups

Middle School: on Tuesday, the High School Chapel Band

Location: Timothy Christian Schools

 

Saturday, January 18, 2014

Exam prayer & Mr. Peterson's homeroom

HIGH SCHOOL CHAPEL

Tuesday: We began chapel with some fun. How do you deal with stress during exam time? Josh, Eason, Michael & Jack were good sports. They competed for the best scream and dance (good stress relievers!). Teachers voted for their favorite by texting. We could see the results live on the screen (polleverywhere.com). For the bulk of the chapel Mr. Lindloff led us in prayer. He shared from the book of Hebrews how Jesus, in his humanness, can relate to our stress. He encouraged us to keep Jesus at the center of our lives and then invited to students to spread out through out the auditorium to pray. We met with God in the quiet.

MIDDLE SCHOOL CHAPEL

Mr. Peterson and his homeroom led us in chapel. The theme was "waiting on the Lord in prayer". We learned about this type of praying through Scripture passages and some of Mr. Peterson's experiences & wise words. Then we prayed. Prayer requests were previously written down on paper with the outline of a hand. These papers were placed all over the auditorium. So we all spread out, found a paper, put our hand on it and prayed for the request. Each student was challenged to pray for about 5 requests.

NEXT WEEK

High School. Tuesday: TC alum, Jonathan Kumar. Thursday: Jill Van Beek, of AJS.

Middle School: Mr. Davidson

Location: Timothy Christian Schools

 

Saturday, January 11, 2014

Hersey & Me

HIGH SCHOOL CHAPEL

Thursday: Oliver Hersey spoke about an Old Teatament story from 2 Kings 4:1-7. The story is about Elisha telling a widow to gather all the empty jars she could find and fill them with her small quantity of oil. Miraculously, all the jars were filled. He challenged students to identify what their "empty jars" are–what are the places of struggle and hurt in their lives. We need to cry out to God and trust (not dictate to) God to provide, to fill the jars.

MIDDLE SCHOOL CHAPEL:

I (Mr. Wiener) asked the question "what do you do before bed? I challenged students to be in prayer before they go to sleep at night. With drawing on an iPad projected on the screen, I encouraged TSP, The Sleeping Prayer, in other words Thanks, Sorry, Please Help.

NEXT WEEK

High School. Tuesday: prayer

Middle School: Mr. Peterson's home room

Location: Timothy Christian Schools