Comments (0)

By Pastor Justin, November 2, 2010 6:48 pm

Cafe opens @ 6:30

NorthShore Islands open @ 6:30

Service starts @ 7:20

Comments (0)

By Pastor Justin, July 17, 2010 10:05 am

Our camp had about 150 people at it and these are some of the things people said:

How were the games?: A. Best ever – 41 B. better than last year – 46 C. Same as Last year – 24 D. Not as good – 5

Did you like giving back to the camp by doing a Good Campaign “Action” this week? (We swept, shoveled and raked trash, leaves and pine needles all over camp for them): 111 – Yes 12-No

Rate this camp: A.Worst Ever – 0 B.OK – 3 C.Average – 8 D.Better than most – 44 E.Best Camp Ever – 64

I rededicated my life to God this week: 64

I accepted Jesus as my Savior for the first time: 10

I got filled with the Holy Spirit: 52

I spoke in tongues for the first time: 18

I got physically and/or emotionally healed this week: 74

It was crazy awesome to see what God did at camp. Please ask your students what God for them. Pastor Justin

Comments (2)

By Pastor Justin, July 17, 2010 9:51 am

We Are Foursquare. Summer Cmap Videos!

Camp Rules Video

http://www.youtube.com/user/NorthShoreStudents#p/u/0/cFM8_hsIc84

Camp Picture Slideshow

http://www.youtube.com/user/NorthShoreStudents#p/u/1/IQmV1TxHNoU

Video of the day #1

http://www.youtube.com/user/NorthShoreStudents#p/u/5/V8v9hL6w5Dw

Video of the day #2

http://www.youtube.com/user/NorthShoreStudents#p/u/4/8cGFDItpztc

Video of the day #3

http://www.youtube.com/user/NorthShoreStudents#p/u/2/_YkxVb2mq5M

Video of the day #4

http://www.youtube.com/user/NorthShoreStudents#p/u/3/R9zdOiwfEek

Thank you for watchin’ – Pastor Justin

Comments (1)

By Pastor Justin, March 12, 2010 6:10 pm

Please go to the “Camp” page on this website for info on camp and for the link to our camp website, where you will find more inof, staff bios, flyers, videos, forms etc.

Comments (2)

By Pastor Justin, March 7, 2010 9:21 pm

Hey NorthShore, great things happened at Dare2Share. We had about 75 in our group that went with us and from every student I talked to there was real life change. Students came back with a game plan to tell the students at their school about the Gospel. I am so proud of all of you. Most every student used cell phones to contact multiple friends to tell them about Jesus. A few friends actually accepted Jesus right there on the phone during our lunch time.

NorthShore, do everything you can to do to make sure your friends go to heaven with you instead of hell. In the words of atheist, Teller, from Penn and Teller, “If someone believe in an actual heaven and hell and that accepting Jesus as their savior will get them to heaven, that person must hate his friends to not tell them about it.”

Love your friends, Live THE Cause

Pastor Justin

Comments (0)

By Pastor Justin, February 9, 2010 2:17 pm

Starting tomorrow night Feb. 10th with Caryn Ciardella teaching and concludes Feb. 17th with Pastor Elijah teaching.

Do not miss out on this series which looks at how we are all supposed to “Do Good” for the community and people around us.

I will not be there tomorrow night, because we (Janae, myself and ZoeJane) are all in Carlsbad, CA with Pastor Mark and the rest of the family. But be there to support Caryn as she teaches.

Love you guys, hope your week is amazing.

Comments (0)

By Pastor Justin, February 9, 2010 12:19 pm

Hey Everyone, The Glee Series was amazing. If you missed it….then you missed it. Pastor Janae did a great job teaching. It was awesome to be back in our normal meeting place. Worship was great. We saw students get saved and rededicate their lives to God.

Great job Pastor Janae for a great series!!!

Comments (0)

By Pastor Justin, January 29, 2010 1:02 pm

NorthShore staff member Zack, Wrote a great post in his blog this week, and it ties right in with the Lessons from Glee teaching we had wed. Go read it at Zack’s blog.

Click here to read: Zack’s Blog

Comments (0)

By Pastor Justin, January 28, 2010 7:55 pm

Sign up any wed. night or Sunday Morning – Sign up deadline is weekend of Feb. 20th-21st – $75.00 – Please contact Anna Dodds for more info. -

we would love for all students and Parents to come to Dare 2 Share! Take a look at the video below to see what this years conference is all about!!!

Free Youth Ministry Resources Evangelism Training

We have some half scholarships available, so please do not let money be the reason you or your student can not come with us. Dare 2 Share is a life changing event and I want you there. – Pastor Justin

Comments (0)

By Pastor Justin, January 28, 2010 7:40 pm

In our Glee series this month we have talked about being persecuted and looked as as “different”, because we believe what the bible says and live for God. This is my SOAK Journal for today on how God provides a way out of that persecution and provides comfort for when others treat Christians wrongly.

S. Scripture- Acts 5:18-19. 18 They arrested the apostles and put them in the public jail. 19But during the night an angel of the Lord opened the doors of the jail and brought them out.

O. Observation- The Apostles (followers of God) because they were spreading the word of God. They were persecuted because they loved for God by doing what the Bible said. People were threatened by the message they were giving. The message of life, hope and love that God has to offer through Jesus’ death on the cross for our sins.

A. Application- here in America it is not illegal to share the story of Jesus, nor do we really have to much persecution compared to the stories in the Bible or even in other countries right now. All we have now is maybe someone making fun of us or choosing not to be our friend anymore. So without the threat of jail or being beaten, why don’t we share Jesus with more people? Why don’t I? We need to. I need to. We need to offer the love, life and hope that God offers us to everyone.

K. Konnect (Prayer) – Lord, help me to share you with others more.  Give me confidence to take the opportunities you have given me to share the story of you dieing on the cross for us with others.  Thank you for letting me live in a country that does not beat us or kill us or throw us in jail for talking about you.  I love you and I want to see more people find you.  AMEN

Extra thought: This same grace, forgiveness and love that gets us through life is available to everyone. He will save and forgive anyone no matter what you have done. All you have to do is know that Jesus died for all your sins and ask Him to be your Savior.

If you have any question about this post or if you would like prayer for anything or if you want Jesus to forgive your sins and want prayer so you can go to heaven please contact Pastor Justin

If you have a thought on today’s post please join the conversation and leave a comment!

Comments (0)

By Pastor Justin, January 28, 2010 12:28 pm

Hey NorthShore, two contestants to vote for and watch on this season of American Idol. Jim Ranger and Tasha Layton both received golden tickets at the LA auditions to go compete in Hollywood and both of them are worship pastors. That’s not all though, both of them are pastors for the International Church of the Foursquare Gospel. Pastors from our denomination on American Idol. How crazy is that? It is awesome to see Christians doing great things for God.

Pastor Janae and I have talked with both of them, told them we would be praying for them and asked, if either of them can after the show, if they could come up to our camp.

So keep watching them and vote for them. Peace out.

Comments (0)

By Pastor Justin, January 19, 2010 3:11 am

“Americans eat nearly 100 acres of pizza a day… That is about 365 slices a second”- cool facts app for iPhone

Pastor Justin loves pizza, but now is glad that I have only had pizza 4 times in the last 5 month, cause that fact grosses me out.

See you wed. For episode two of the “Lessons from Glee” series

Comments (0)

By Pastor Justin, January 16, 2010 3:52 pm

I am at our camp planning meeting right now, we have been planning camp games for the last few hours. It is gunna be amazing. Slip n slide kick ball, 4 way tug a war, food fight, craziness.

Comments (0)

By Pastor Justin, January 15, 2010 6:44 pm

It is official, NorthShore owns paintball guns and we will have paintball at camp this year. Finally! Thank you all for being patient. We will have 3 on 3 tourneys.
$15 dollars for all week play. So start setting up your teams.

P.S. Those of you who were in the first camp promo video, the footage is amazing. I’m proud of you. Can’t wait to send it to the other churches and show it to the church.

Comments (0)

By Pastor Justin, January 14, 2010 6:20 pm

First night of the “Lessons from Glee” series=Amazing

Pastor Janae’s teaching about how as Christians we are misfits in this world, just as the students in the show Glee are misfits in thier world. But the great news, just as in the show, we all have other Christians we can lean on and that are there for us. Janae used clips from the show and did an amazing job relating it to our lives. It must have worked because 4 students raised their hands to accept Jesus as their savior and rededicate their loves to God.

We delivered 8 NorthShore yard signs to first time guests, great job everyone for bringing friends.

Worship was great as well and the first installment of our new segment 10 for $10 went great. We had 5 students sign up for the 10 for 10 challenge and 2 parents sign up their students.

See you next week for episode two of the “Lessons from Glee” series

You guys rock, Pastor Justin

Comments (0)

By Pastor Justin, January 13, 2010 7:00 pm

10 For $10 video from NorthShore Student Ministries

Comments (0)

By Pastor Justin, January 9, 2010 3:24 am

10 FOR 10 is a NorthShore video segment that will be featured every so often. NorthShore leaders and staffers go to a students house while they are sleeping ( of course with the pre-approval of the parents) and wake that student up in a crazy manner with a high def video camera watching closely. That student then is given a certain amount of time to do whatever we say (something involving the number 10) for ten dollars. If the student does it they get 10 dollars, but if they can not do the challenge one of their family members gets to tell the camera an embarrassing story about that student for NorthShore’s viewing pleasure.
This is gunna be amazing!

Starting this Wed. there will be a 10 FOR 10 sign up sheet at the “i” table (at the entrance of the church) for both the students who would like to take the challenge to sign up and for parents who would like to sign their students up.
Students beware-if your parent signs you up or if you sign up, you will never know the time or the day that the 10 FOR 10 train will be coming for you!

Comments (0)

By Pastor Justin, January 9, 2010 2:59 am

1:50am Friday night- Zack (a NorthShore staffer) and I just got done filming the first installment of NorthShore’s brand new segment called 10 FOR 10. This installment will be live on this page at 7pm on Wed. and will be shown at NorthShore Wed. night as well. So make sure you are there to see what happens!

Comments (0)

By Pastor Justin, January 7, 2010 6:25 pm

Grace Despite Hesitation

S. Scripture- Genesis 19:15 With the coming of dawn, the angels urged Lot, saying, “Hurry! Take your wife and your two daughters who are here, or you will be swept away when the city is punished.”

16 When he hesitated, the men grasped his hand and the hands of his wife and of his two daughters and led them safely out of the city, for the LORD was merciful to them.
O. Observation- God, through the angels told Lot that he needed to get his family and himself out of the city they were in because God was going to destroy it. God saw that the whole place was full of people who hated God and were involved in all kinds of sin. Lot and his family were the only people God could find that loved Him. Then it goes on to say that Lot hesitated. He probably hesitated because he probably had friends and extended family there that he did not want to die. But then it says that God had so much love and grace for lot that He had the angels grab him and get him and his family out so they would not die.
A. Application- This shows me a picture of God’s huge love and grace for those of us that have accepted Jesus as our Savior. Obviously, I am suppose to obey God when He first tells me to do something, but sometimes I do not hear Him completely or my human nature does not like what He is saying. I am so glad that even when I hesitate God is still right there to help me through it. There has been plenty of times I have hesitated or just plain did not obey, but God has still either just forgiven me or pushed me harder or kept asking/telling me until I listened. Gods grace,forgiveness and love covers us that follow Him.
K. Konnect (with God and others)- Lord, thank you for this example, plus many others in the bible, that you still provide a way out of things even when we don’t listen. Please forgive me of times of not listening or hesitating. And thank you for pushing me and asking me until I listened. You are amazing and I do not deserve all the grace, forgiveness and love that you literally pour out for me. Amen

Extra thought: This same grace, forgiveness and love that gets us through life is available to everyone. He will save and forgive anyone no matter what you have done. All you have to do is know that Jesus died for all your sins and ask Him to be your Savior.

If you have any question about this post or if you would like prayer for anything or if you want Jesus to forgive your sins and want prayer so you can go to heaven please contact Pastor Justin

If you have a thought on today’s post please join the conversation and leave a comment!

Comments (3)

By Pastor Justin, December 18, 2009 1:32 pm

Pastor Elijah said we should have this video on our website – comment and let him know what you think.