artwork by Hannah Power

At Fresh & All Saints, one of the key things we’re on about is being transformed by Jesus’ love.

And it just so happens that this happened to the Thessalonian Church, when Paul visited them (which you can read about in Acts 17); they heard the gospel, and they were transformed! They turned from worshipping idols to worshipping the living God, and their lives changed. They started imitating Paul (as he imitated Christ), and so became model Christians for loads of other churches around the place.

Wouldn’t it be awesome if we were transformed, and people started following Jesus because of our example?

For this reason, we’re going to get stuck into 1 Thessalonians this term at Fresh; to learn about how Jesus’ love transformed them, and think about how it might transform us.

We’ve also got a stack of fun activities planned for the term, including glow stick games, a paint fight (wear really old clothes!), QandA for the year 10-12′s, a big end-of-year Christmas party, and loads more.

You can download the program from the term right here!

Year 7-9 Program

Year 10-12 Program

If you’ve been at church for the last couple of weeks, you would have seen or received a copy of the YAK. If you haven’t yet got your copy, here it is to download: our first ever issue of the YAK.

YAK stands for Youth & Kids, and is our new newsletter. Featuring reports, photos, helpful websites to visit, and ideas for your ministry at home.

enjoy!

the YAK – September 2011

At the heart of the Christianity is the message that Jesus died for us. But why? Why did he have to die? What did his death achieve?

And if we’re living for Jesus, what difference does the cross make to the way we live?

That’s what we’re exploring this term at Fresh; it’s going to be a blast!

Fresh starts back this friday, the 22nd of July, and you can download your programs right here!

Year 7-9 Program |     Year 10-12 Program

If you are currently serving Jesus by leading young people, or if you are a young Christian with a heart to serve Jesus, then Launch is for you.

Every Christian is a leader. For some it will be by example at school, work, at home or at sport; for others it will be up the front proclaiming Jesus. Whatever God has in store, we want you to be prepared for the road ahead.

Launch is run by leaders for leaders: present and future. It will be a great day of encouragement and equipping, and it will be a good opportunity to meet a whole stack of other keen young Christians: 5 or 6 other Churches will be joining us on the day.

The Details:

Who: Launch is for current Youth Leaders, and anyone in years 9-12 at High School.

Where: All Saints Anglican Church

When: Saturday 9th of July. 9:30am – 1pm.

Cost: $5 (incl. Morning Tea & Lunch).

Training Workshops – High Schoolers:

• Sharing your Faith.
• Getting into Ministry at School.
• Upfront Leadership.

Training Workshops – current Youth Leaders

• Writing a Bible Study/Writing a Bible Talk.
• Leading Better Bible Studies.
• Delivering Engaging Bible Talks.
• Biblical Care & Counselling.

Bonus! There’ll be a big game of frisbee afterwards.

When you read the Old Testament, it becomes quite clear that a lot of the characters are not perfect. Gideon struggled with doubt. Hannah was mistaken for a drunk person. Solomon was supposed to be really incredibly wise, but made a stack of simple mistakes. Hosea married someone who caused him a lot of grief, and Jonah … well he was just a jerk.

So why are these people in the Bible? Well, despite their flaws, God chose to work through them. And that gives us hope, because we’re far from perfect too!

This term at Fresh (for the sake of simplicity, we’ve called both our yr 7-9 and yr10-12 groups ‘Fresh’), we’re looking at misfits in the Old Testament.

You can download the program right here!

year 7-9 Program

year 10-12 Program

Are you in years 7-12 at High School? Do you ever get the feeling that there’s more to life? Do you ever think about what really matters in life?

Jesus has answers!

We’d love for you to come at find out, on Friday the 1st of April at Fresh (years 10-12) and Juice (years 7-9).

On the 15th to the 17th of April, we’ll be heading up to the Katoomba for KYCK, Katoomba Youth Convention. As is usual with Katoomba Conventions, the talks from the Bible will be clear, relevant and engaging, the singing will be huge, and the whole weekend will be awesome.

Due to KYCK selling out very quickly, we have limited spaces available, so you’ll need to download the Permission Form (below) and return it with your money to Matt as soon as possible!

THE DETAILS:

• Who can go? Anyone in years 9-12
• How much does it cost? $120
• What are those dates again? 15th – 17th March
• How do I pay? All the details are in the form.

KYCK Permission Note