The first is a really great event happening this Friday, June 24 at 7 pm. We are having a guest speaker, who is a former MLB pitcher and now a youth pastor, worship, fun games, and great prizes to give away! Parents, NorthShore students, and the Bridge are all invited! It’s going to be a great time. Visit the Facebook event page for more info: Friday Night Event

Sunday, June 26 is the deadline to sign up for Summer Camp. Check out our camp post (here) to get more information. All you need to turn in by June 26 is $50 and your registration form. Email caryn@northshorestudents.com for more information.

Small groups at NorthShore will take a break for the month of July. We will start back up full force on Wednesday, August 10 at 6:45 pm with a Game Night. You won’t want to miss that! And then we will be starting a Truth Project Bible Study which is a video and discussion study that covers questions like what is truth? who is God? is the Bible true? It will be a powerful study that you won’t want to miss. Stay tuned for more information. Class begins August 17 @ 6:45pm.

We also have a Gary’s Guys Night and a Girls Night Out on Friday, July 15. Mark your calendars for these events because it’s a great time to get to know your leaders as well as other guys or girls in NorthShore!

And finally, July 20, we’re going to Stratum! Laser tag is awesome and this event will only cost $20 for unlimited play from 5pm-9pm.

We have a great summer planned at NorthShore! We would love to see you at all these activities!

This year’s theme is Freedom. The dates of camp are July 4-8 and the cost is $220. Start talking to your parents now and begin saving up your money!

Registration and a $50 non-refundable deposit is due by June 26. $25 late fee for registrations after June 26.

Check out some of last year’s videos here and photos here!

*As always, we never want finances to prevent a student from participating. If this is an issue, please talk to Pastor Justin or Caryn.*

And I was struck with this thought: “I don’t give God enough credit.”

This is 2-sided. Half the time, I look at all the things I’m good at and think I’m pretty awesome if I do say so myself. *pops collar* The other half of the time, I look past my talents and think I am a hopeless screw up and have no purpose.

This song reminded me that everything good in me comes from God. I need to be humble. I need to realize that the gifts, talents, abilities, I have – no matter how hard I’ve worked to develop them – come from God and I should be grateful and put them to use. And when I only look at the bad things, I do God’s creation a disservice. I don’t give Him the credit that He deserves for making me.

God created each of us. In the Bible, when we read about creation in Genesis, the author describes God making mankind and then it says right after that in verse 31: “God saw all that he had made, and it was very good.”

Everything good in me and in you comes from God. Let’s worship Him and do our best with everything in us.

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Charisma Magazine : Christian Songwriters Commemorate Haiti Earthquake Anniversary

New Song Commemorates Haiti Earthquake Anniversary, Helps Build Homes for the Haitian Homeless

The new song Alive can be previewed and downloaded from iTunes(R) or Lugemye.com:

iTunes

http://bit.ly/Alive-iTunes

Lugemye.com

http://bit.ly/Lugemye-Store

Lyrics to Alive are available in PDF format here:

http://bit.ly/Alive-Lyrics

What: Jump Street
Who: Senior high, their friends and NorthShore leaders
Where: 455 E Warner Road, Chandler, AZ 85225
Date: 1/21/11, Friday
Time: 7:00, or 8:00 to 10:00 (see below)
* If want to eat prior to even arrive at 7:00 at Jack in the Box at
2090 N. Arizona Ave, Chandler, 85225
*If don’t want to eat, arrive at Jumpstreet at 8:00. Jump till
10:00

$$: $12.00 for Jumpstreet; if joining for pre-eats first, then bring amount
to cover meal

Come hang out with us!
Permission slips and fliers available on Wednesdays and at Weekend Services

Sorry I’m Late from Tomas Mankovsky on Vimeo.

We will be having smores and hot chocolate and lots of fun, so bring a friend, and we’ll see you this Wednesday!

Cafe opens @ 6:30

NorthShore Islands open @ 6:30

Service starts @ 7:20

Come for games, prizes, live music, and a costume contest!

This year the costume theme is Bible objects, so come as something or someone from the Bible!

Check out pictures from last year’s carnival here!

*Welcome to America Project – On October 16, a team of students and leaders will be joining with Welcome to America to provide furniture, food, and basic necessities to refugees who have recently arrived to America. We only have a few spots left and we are asking for a $10 donation from each person. For more information please contact gary@northshorestudents.com

*Also, for the month of September we have been collecting donations for Welcome to America at the Ethos Cafe, feel free to bring spare change with you to add to the jar!

*Our annual Red-I trip is coming up soon! The trip is October 21-23 and registration is $100. More info and paperwork will be available soon!

Saturday, September 11 (tomorrow) we will be meeting at the Pecos Skate Park to hand out hot dogs, chips and water to people around there. This is a great way to “Do Good” for others! We will meet at 11 am and stay until 12:30.

Join us on Wednesday nights in September to see more about being aware of the world around us and how we can change it!

Pastor Mark played this clip in his sermon a few weeks ago. Isn’t it great to be with your friends and family who get you? Pastor Mark is talking about relationships in his series Relationships 101. The series is continuing this weekend – you should try to come to a weekend service! We have services Saturday at 6 pm, and Sunday at 9 and 10:45 am! We’ll see you there!

What though… is the greatest cause? I believe sharing Jesus with others so that they can go to Heaven when they die is the greatest Cause.  This is Cause number 1.

All other causes in the world are for temporary benefit, but this cause is for eternity.  Don’t hear me wrong…most every cause is great and has benefit and my goal would never be to tell someone that their cause is meaningless, but The Cause, with The MOST Benefit is telling others about the forgiveness of Jesus!!!

Pastor Justin

*** Please click the Video below to watch Pastor Justin’s sermon on “Living The Cause”***

Join us on Wednesday nights, 6:45-8:30, doors open at 6:30.

See you there!

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

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

If you are a student, we would love to hear what cool things happened at camp. Adults, ask any students about their experiences, you will be glad you asked!

We leave for camp in less than a week! You have until this Wednesday (June 9) to turn in the rest of your paperwork and remaining balance! If you need to find out what your balance is, please email caryn@northshorestudents.com. Here are some final reminders and info:

We will meet, Sunday, June 13 at 8:00 am at the church. You will drop off your luggage and go straight to check in. Please remember all prescription medications and give them to Caryn and Anna at check in.

We will be stopping for lunch on the way to camp and on the way back, please remember to bring money for those two meals (it will be fast food).

Other things to bring money for:
*the snack bar will be open during free time and after evening services
*if you registered late and/or missed the deadline to pre-order apparel, we will have a limited supply available. Shirts are $12, Sweatshirts $18, and Tote Bags $10.
*Paintball is $15

Camp is Sunday through Friday, so please remember to bring enough clothes. You will most likely need to change after games every day and it does get cold at night. You will also need your own bedding.

(Camper Reminders Sheet, found in the Camper Packet):

What should I bring?
1. Friends (registered and paid for)
2. Bible
3. Notebook
4. Pen or pencil
5. Sleeping Bag
6. Pillow
7. Flashlight
8. Sweatshirt/Jacket
9. Dirty Clothes Bag
10. Toiletries
11. Clothes for: indoors, outdoors, sports, cold nights, sleeping, PAINTING
12. Spending money: lunch on the way up, lunch on the way back, snack bar throughout week, $5 for camp photo (optional)

What should I NOT bring?
1. Electronic devices (cell phones, i-pods, games, radios, CD players etc)
2. Anything that you do not want ruined or lost
3. Anything that might be a temptation for someone to steal
4. Anything that would distract you from what God wants to do in you this week
5. Magazines or books
6. Weapons, Knives, Matches, Tobacco Products, Drugs, Weed, Explosives, Flammables

How should I act at camp?
1. Everyone is to conduct themselves as Christians in speech, attitude, and general behavior
2. No one is to be outside their cabin before wake up or after lights out.
3. Campers are not allowed in any other cabin but their own.
4. Destruction of any property (camp, camper, church) is forbidden. All violators will be billed.
5. Make sure clothing is appropriate: no spaghetti straps, 2 piece bathing suit (unless covered by a t-shirt), no tight shirts, no revealing shirts, no questionable or inappropriate printing on t-shirts
6. No raiding any cabin
7. No swearing, fighting, or stealing
8. Campers are to attend all activities throughout the duration of camp
9. Obey all camp staff and cabin leaders
10. Stay within camp boundaries

Camp Cedar Crest staff and cabin leaders will enforce these guidelines and will contact your parents to take you home if necessary.

It’s going to be a great week! If you have any more questions, please contact our Registrar, Caryn. caryn@northshorestudents.com

Camp Registration is DUE BY NEXT WEEK JUNE 9TH! SO MAKE SURE YOU GET IT IN!!!!!

Please make checks payable to The Springs Church. (we cannot deposit checks made out to NorthShore)

We apologize for any confusion or inconvenience.

Thanks!

S. Then he said to the disciples, “The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into the harvest field.”

O. THE Cause – working for God’s Kingdom, sharing the Gospel with others – needs people. Without workers, what impact will it make? Hearts are prepared but the workers need to step up and harvest.

A. I struggle with being a worker. I want to serve God with my whole heart and at the same time shrink back in fear and apathy. I so want my unsaved friends to know God but I don’t want to disturb the status quo. I say that I’m not afraid of our friendship changing or ending, but I think I must be. I am so concerned about being a good friend and welcoming that sometimes I let things settle into complacency. How do I break this? I can’t live this way and I definitely can’t live for THE Cause this way.

K. God, please identify the things I need to change so that I am engaged in your cause. I want to be one of the workers called to your harvest field. I want to care more about you than anything else. Please help my heart to change. Help me to be intentional with the way I approach relationships but still authentic. I love you and desperately want to figure out how to live THE Cause for you. Amen.

SOAK is a devotional tool used at The Springs and NorthShore. To find more information about how to do SOAK click here.

Elijah Tindall will be with us this Wednesday for Lessons from the Crowd!! Bring your friends, you won’t want to miss this!! (check Elijah out at his facebook page!)

Camp registration is open! Click here for more information!

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

Thank you, Tara, for planning such an awesome event!

just a few of the students with our collection!

THIS FRIDAY! – Can drive, meet at church at 5:00

The deadline for the camp video contest is coming up! submit your videos to Caryn and get more info here.

Dare 2 Share is March 5 & 6 the deadline to sign up is Feb 21!

Life Pacific College Open House – Feb 26

Game Night – March 3

Only one more week to finish your camp videos! They are due Wednesday, February 24! We are looking forward to what you come up with! For more information, or if you have questions, email Caryn.

Last night was the beginning of our Do Good Series. We challenged students to “do good” – acts of service – in their church. Based on Ephesians 4:11-13, where the church and spiritual leaders are appointed to prepare the people for acts of service, we see that doing good acts share the truth of Jesus and help to reach the world for Christ. If you would like to “do good” at NorthShore or the Springs, please visit our ministries page to see where you can get involved.

Next week, Elijah Tindall continues with the Do Good Series and you won’t want to miss out!

Have an awesome week and we will see you this weekend at church and next Wednesday at the Veritas Pursuit.

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.

Great job Pastor Janae for a great series!!!

Click here to read: Zack’s Blog

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

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!

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.

Upcoming Events

Dare 2 Share (More Info) – March 5 & 6

Java Chat – Next Week Feb. 3

“Do Good” Series Feb 10 & 17

Pastor Elijah on the 17th

Have a great week see you at NorthShore!

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

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.

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

Luke 10:24 “Make every effort to enter through the narrow door, because many, I tell you, will try to enter and will not be able to.”

One of the great misconceptions of people who come to Christ is the idea that all of a sudden life’s wrinkles and bumps just go away. Jesus right here says that living a life following Him requires effort. Following Jesus requires a daily decision to put others before yourself, and to put God’s direction and laws ahead of your depraved, sinful desires.

Sometimes being a Christ follower is hard. It would be a lot easier to just do what I want, and to go with the flow and not stand for anything, it also would lead to living a life of complete insignificance and selfishness. Usually about the time that I start to feel really sad for myself is when I am reminded of the crap that Jesus went through here on earth, and how he just continued to serve people to the point of allowing Himself to be murdered by His own creation. Even as He prayed to Father God that if there was another way for salvation, He chose to follow God’s will and not his own, and just kept on following.

That is my encouragement, if Jesus continued to grind it out to the point of death for me, then I can keep on grinding it out, doing the best I can to follow Jesus and show/tell others about the Salvation He brings. I have been saved by Jesus, it Has changed my selfish, depraved, heart to desire to serve others and serve Jesus, its still a process, but its a process that is worth sticking with, I don’t want to reach the end of my life to find out that I tried to enter the narrow door, only to give up  and find the door closed and locked.

Love you guys.

You guys can check out my personal blog at zackchatterton.wordpress.com

Interested in making videos? We’re holding a competition for camp promo videos! Grab a camera, maybe a friend or two, and go make a movie!

Rules and regulations:

• 30-60 seconds (think like a commercial)
• Must pertain to “We Are Foursquare” theme: be creative
• Bring your video on a flash/jump/thumb drive
• Videos due Feb. 24

?s: caryn@northshorestudents.com

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!

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!

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

Check out the new series starting in January!