Our theme during Elevation continues to be the mission of a disciple of Christ: going and making disciples of Christ. This week, we found great encouragement from Luke 9.1-6 and Luke 10.1-2. Key points last night were: 1. Jesus supplies the power to GO and accomplish His purposes. Jesus gave His disciples power to go [...]
Go: To be called is to be sent
Posted on Oct 07 , 2010 in Parent Connection
My Three: Cut Holes in the Darkness
Posted on Sep 30 , 2010 in Parent Connection
Imagine seeing a group of teenagers on their knees in prayer, praying for their lost friends and that God would use them to reach them. And then you’d get a glimpse of what God did at last night’s Elevation. The message came from Matthew 3.11-17, Jesus’ baptism. Key points were: 1. Following Christ requires a [...]
Keys to Making Your Student Apathetic About Faith
Posted on Sep 30 , 2010 in Parent Connection
Hey parents. I saw this article on Ryan Perry’s (Former Pastor’s intern here at Beulah) Facebook page and scanned over it. Looks like some interesting stuff. I thought it may be worth a read from a parent’s perspective on raising children that will follow Jesus. As you read the article, know that I sincerely believe [...]
Making Disciples
Posted on Sep 23 , 2010 in Parent Connection
During Elevation last night, our students were challenged from Matthew 28.16-20 as we continue to talk about how our purpose as believers is to make disciples of Jesus. These were the three points from those verses that we discussed: . 1. Jesus’ words were backed with authority and power (v. 18). There is no authority [...]
Blessed to Bless
Posted on Sep 16 , 2010 in Parent Connection
Last night at Elevation, we cast a vision of God’s heart that the nations come to know Him as Lord and Savior. As we looked at Psalm 67, we noted two things primarily: 1. That God desires for His name to be carried to all nations so that they may KNOW Him. We noted that [...]
His embrace or the distant country?
Posted on Sep 09 , 2010 in Parent Connection
Last night was a special night for us as a youth ministry. We officially brought in the school year with SLAMtheSLAB. It was such a fun night in many ways. Among all the activity of last night, we saw kids worship and zone into the Word of God. And at least a few made decisions [...]
Amazing grace. Amazing God. Amazing worship.
Posted on Aug 26 , 2010 in Parent Connection
For those interested in a brief glimpse of the amazing encounter with God that the BYM experienced at the Big Youth Thing at Carowinds with Chris Tomlin and Louie Giglio this summer, watch the video below that I ran across online. It was amazing to see this generation of students worship like this as God [...]
Compassion & Prayer
Posted on Aug 26 , 2010 in Parent Connection
During Elevation last night, students were challenged in a few ways concerning this school year and their impact on their generation. 1. From Matthew 9.35-38, we noted that Jesus spread the gospel in word and in deed. That He had compassion on the crowds He came upon who were confused, helpless, and like sheep without [...]


