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WELCOME TO OFF ROAD

OFF ROAD is the Jr. High place to be! We are the Jr. High ministry here at Westgate Church in San Jose, Ca. This blog is the place to find out what is going on in OFF ROAD, what we are learning about and how to get connected. I ask that you look around, click on some links and if you have any questions contact me (drew@westgatechurch.org)
-Drew Froese (Director of Jr. High Ministries)
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All OFF ROAD information can now be found at www.westgatechurch.org/ministries/students

SUMMER CAMP DATES- MARK YOUR CALENDAR= June 17-20

Parents: OFF ROAD is in desperate need of leaders. We are looking for people who are interested in working with a great group of adults to impact the lives of Junior Highers. If you or someone you knows would be interested in serving in this way then please email drew@westgatechurch.org.

NO OFF ROAD this Saturday

Monday, January 25, 2010

This Week #3-15

Hey Parents,

After taking a break for winter camp (which was awesome) we returned this week to continue our series, “Cheap Talk.” This week looked into James 2:1-13. The main idea that was extracted from these verses was- Cheap talk is saying we love God, but not loving those God loves. It is clear throughout these verses that we need to change our attitudes about OUR friends, and OUR groups, but instead need to step out in faith to really love everyone we come into contact with. Sure, we can have our set of friends who we are closer to, but we need to be willing and ready to love everyone that crosses our path as if they were a good friend. At the end of the talk we imagined what OFF ROAD and our schools would be like if we really took this principle to heart, and the response from students was that they would be places where students want to come, where they immediately feel welcomed and loved and a place that really reflects God’s love. So let’s do it!!!

Questions to discuss with your child:
Who around you have you turned the cold shoulder to? How can you apply what James is saying to that relationship?
How does this affect your relationship with those who are mean to you or totally annoy you? How do you deal with that?
What is one step you can take to really putting this idea into practice this week?
What might keep you from applying this principle? How can you make sure that your words aren’t cheap?

Monday, January 11, 2010

This Week #3-14

Welcome back everyone!!!! I hope your vacation went well, that you had a wonderful Christmas and that this year has started of great for you. It was so good to see the students again this weekend, hang out with them and have fun! This week in OFF ROAD we are kicking off the New Year with a 4 week study of the book of James titled, “Cheap Talk.” In this week’s lesson we looked at James 1:19-27. James’ word here a very direct and to the point. He states that we need to be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to anger. Our transformation to becoming this needs to come from within and is guided by the word of God reflecting the truth in our hearts. In the end religious, “right answers,” are worthless if they aren’t followed by action out of love for God. Pretty straight forward if you ask me. So the question we ended with was. Does your WHOLE life reflect your relationship with God?

Questions to discuss:
What areas of your life best reflect your relationship with God?
What areas of your life least reflect your relationship with God? How can you shift this to align with your relationship with God?
If someone looked at your life (minus when you go to church) would they say they you love god? Why or why not?


ANNOUNCEMENTS:
NO OFF ROAD THIS WEEK DUE TO WINTER CAMP

If you are going on winter camp make sure you are at the church at 11:30 a.m. on Friday. Also, I forgot to put this in the what to bring letter, but make sure you bring a pillow. SEE YOU FRIDAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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