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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.

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Monday, February 22, 2010

This Week #3-18

We had an awesome week in OFF ROAD as we took a little bit of a break from the normal schedule and just used our time to pray for each other. Many students were brave enough to share their heartfelt concerns and we were able to just lift each other up in prayer… It was AWESOME!! We also started a new series titled, “Shift.” Over the next few weeks we will be looking through the book of Jonah to see what God has in store for us. The contents of the series will involve shifts that we need to make in our lives. This first week simply looked at Jonah 1:1-3= God tells Jonah to GO and SPREAD HIS MESSAGE and Jonah says, “NO.” We examined how God has called each of us to spread His message and we too have the choice to either do what God sees as important or to be a “Jonah.” The shift that we need to make is: We need to shift to doing what God sees as important.

Questions to ask your child this week:

• What direction are you heading (are you doing what God has asked, running away or standing still)?
• How have you been a messenger of Christ this month?
• What areas of your life do you think you need to turn around and head towards God?
• When is it hardest to obey God? Why?
• How are you like Jonah?
• How are you not like Jonah?
• How can you shift to making what God sees as important, important in your life?

Monday, February 8, 2010

This Week # 3-17

We finished our “Cheap Talk (A study in James) “Series this week, looking at James 5:7-9. These verse talk about being patient, and the being aware. And the three big applications that can be used here are: be patient with yourself, don’t beat yourself up over failure, but return to God. You won’t walk out of the doors and be perfect, but you need to patiently work on what God is asking you to (In James case- your cheap talk. Secondly you need to understand that our God is a patient God and if you continue to let Him work on you there will be a great harvest. Lastly, and most applicably, we need to live like God is always by our side (cause guess what, He is). I challenged the students that this week, whenever they see a clocks say to yourself , “God is with me.” This will be a continual reminder of God’s presence, helping student’s talk go from cheap to valuable.

Monday, February 1, 2010

This Week #3- 16

James 2:14-20 was the topic of our “Cheap Talk,” Series this week as we looked at the statement, “Cheap talk is saying you have faith…” Read through these verses and James says loud and clear your claim to faith is worthless, it has no value, if it doesn’t change who you are, producing good deeds. Now he doesn’t say that you are saved by your works, but that once you have claimed your faith in Christ it has to be transformational. So if we all know that right answers, say the right things, but our faith doesn’t truly transform who we are, what purpose does it serve? So the challenge for the students was this question, “Can others tell, by your actions, that you have faith in God or do you come to church, know the right answers, but your faith doesn’t change who you are?” “How can you take steps to show others your faith through your actions?”

Questions to discuss with your kids:
-How has your life reflected your faith this week?
-Tell us of a time in your life when it was the toughest to match your actions with your faith.
-When is it easiest to live out your faith?
-Who are people in your life that encourage you to live out your faith?
-What things in your life do you need to change to match your faith with your actions?

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