Small Groups, Student-led, Steve Noble

HIGH SCHOOL CHAPELS

Tuesday: We had our 2nd small group chapel of the year. The focus was on reviewing what we learned in Manny Mill’s chapel last week. Students discussed “you are Joshua”, 100%, the cross of Christ, and the five application points.

Thursday: A special student-led chapel on the theme of “Treasures in Heaven”. After an opening survey, we enjoyed a humorous skit about heavenly & earthly treasures. Students shared about what Matthew 6:21 meant to them. We sang Seek Ye First and As the Deer Panteth. To conclude, a challenge was given: who will commit to spending the first 10 minutes of everyday seeking God? To watch the chapel CLICK HERE

MIDDLE SCHOOL CHAPEL

Tuesday: Steve Noble, middle school youth pastor from Christ Church of Oak Brook, spoke. With labeled cans of various sizes and ping pong balls, he made a profound Biblical point in an engaging way. We are tempted to build our lives on our own strength. Instead we need to live a life based on the love of God!

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High School Tuesday: Mr. Wiener

Middle School: Mr. Wiener

Prayer, Manny Mill, Adam Thompson

HIGH SCHOOL CHAPELS

Tuesday: Prayer Chapel. Mary and Mrs. Fox set the tone of chapel by playing a cello/piano duet of 10,000 Reasons. The opening prayer was in English, Chinese and Spanish. Arianna, Emily and Josh shared about the role of prayer in their own lives. Psalm 63 was read, and we all prayed the Lord’s Prayer. For the last ten minutes we had time to pray alone or in small groups. To watch the chapel CLICK HERE

Thursday: Today we had a special speaker: Manny Mill. He is the founder of Koinania House, a prison ministry. Here is a link to the recent Christianity Today article about the ministry: CLICK HERE. Manny briefly shared his testimony and then turned his attention to the book of Joshua. He challenged all the students to be “Joshua”. God is calling all of them to be leaders in this world. To watch the chapel CLICK HERE

MIDDLE SCHOOL CHAPEL

Tuesday: Adam Thompson, senior at Moody Bible Institute, spoke. By using his testimony of faith and the parable of the prodigal son, Adam encouraged students to base their lives on Jesus Christ and not on doing "enough" good deeds to please God.

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High School Tuesday: Small Groups; Thursday: Student-led on Matthew 6:21

Middle School: Steve Noble

Chapel Band & Homecoming Interviews

HIGH SCHOOL CHAPELS

Tuesday: The student chapel band led us for the first time this year. It was a wonderful time of worship as we sang My Lighthouse, This is Amazing Grace, Great are You Lord, and Good, Good, Father. Thanks to Arianna, Anna, Olivia, Jonah & Elijah! To watch the chapel CLICK HERE

Thursday: Homecoming Interviews. Mr. Rink & Mr. Whartnaby interviewed the 4 senior girls and then the 4 senior boys on homecoming court. Some of the questions asked were "if you could go anywhere in the world, where would you go and who would you bring with you?" and "if you spoke in chapel, what would your talk be about?”. To watch the chapel CLICK HERE

MIDDLE SCHOOL CHAPEL

Tuesday: The high school chapel band led the middle school in worship.

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High School Tuesday: Prayer; Thursday: Manny Mill

Middle School: Adam Thompson

Noah M., Rachel R., Small Groups

HIGH SCHOOL CHAPELS

Tuesday: Rachel R. spoke about a cross country trip she took this summer. Besides the adventure and stunning scenery, she learned about loving and respecting people. Noah M. spoke about how God used Rahab. She was an unlikely person to do God's work and yet God still worked through her. We should not live with labels. We easily label other people and even ourselves. These labels can hold us back. God calls us all to step out in faith and serve him!

Thursday: Our first small group chapel of the year. After introductory questions, students looked at Hebrews 12:1-2 and discussed goals for the school year.

MIDDLE SCHOOL CHAPEL

Thursday: Noah M. blessed the middle school with the message he shared in the high school chapel on Tuesday. Enjoy the video of our singing!

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High School Tuesday: Chapel Band; Thursday: Homecoming interviews

Middle School: Chapel Band

Rogalski, 1st Graders, Students Share

HIGH SCHOOL CHAPELS

Tuesday: Matt Rogalski, TC class of 2007, encouraged us with a talk on God’s amazing grace. Matt is currently a student at Western Theological Seminary in Holland, MI.

Thursday: We had our annual chapel with the 1st graders. We sang This Little Light of Mine, If You’re Happy, and Awesome God. Mr. Wiener told a story about being a blessing by sharing with others. He used the Octoberfest set characters in the story. But the godly example of the story was TC student, Claire, who showed care and did share. To watch the chapel, CLICK HERE

MIDDLE SCHOOL CHAPEL

Thursday: After singing, we saw a slide show that featured the summer from middle school students’ perspective. Then students were invited to the stage to share how God worked in their life this summer. We heard wonderful testimonies from the students!

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High School Tuesday: Noah Marrera; Thursday: Small Groups

Middle School: Noah Marrera

International Students, Student & Teacher Summer Sharing

HIGH SCHOOL CHAPELS

Tuesday: An encouraging chapel that helped us learn more about (and welcome better) our eight international students from China. Mr. DeKoekkoek led our time. Each student shared and showed photos/video.

Thursday: Part 2 of students sharing about summer mission and serve trips. Elmhurst CRC and Immanuel Lutheran groups shared along with Daisy and Catherine & Savannah. It was so encouraging to hear from students how God through them and in them this summer.

MIDDLE SCHOOL CHAPEL

Thursday: Like last week, after singing (check out the video below!), we had summer teacher photos. By standing up, all the students guessed what teacher went with what photo. The middle school teachers also showed other photos from their summer and shared how God worked in their lives.

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High School Tuesday: Matt Rogalski; Thursday: 1st graders join us!

Middle School: Student summer photos & sharing

Summer Teacher Photos & Student Summer Mission Trips

HIGH SCHOOL CHAPELS

Tuesday: Our annual summer teacher photo chapel. Seniors were picked at random to participate. Four teams of two tried to guess what teacher went with what photo. After the guessing, each teacher shared about the photo and a word of spiritual encouragement.

Thursday: Students shared about summer mission and serve trips. Bethel OPC and Faith CRC groups shared along with Lisa and Taylor. It was so encouraging to hear from students how God worked through them and in them this summer.

MIDDLE SCHOOL CHAPEL

Thursday: After singing (check out the video below!), we had summer teacher photos. By standing up, all the students guessed what teacher went with what photo. The middle school teachers also showed other photos from their summer and shared how God worked in their lives.

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High School Tuesday: International Students; Thursday: Students share summer spiritual highlights

Middle School: More Summer Teacher Photos