The Crash is for Students in grades 6-12 and meets on Wednesdays from 6:16 to 8:18 PM
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Week of Wed, January 16
Dear parents,This week we wrap up our series called “Too Good to Be True?” Each time together, our students have discussed what it means to be “good”—and if being good is good enough.
In this final lesson, we explore Luke 18:9-14, where Jesus tells the parable of the Pharisee and the tax collector. Both men went to the Temple to pray. The Pharisee listed all the good things he had done—for all within earshot to hear. The tax collector, on the other hand, quietly prayed and called out for God’s mercy; the tax collector knew he was a sinner. To be seen as good, we can often inflate reality about ourselves or concentrate on the rules we do follow—while skipping over our challenges. But Jesus wants us to be genuine with others, with him, and with ourselves.
This week, I encourage you to spend a few minutes talking with your teenager about our lesson. Consider building your conversation around these questions:
Duane
Dear parents,This week we wrap up our series called “Too Good to Be True?” Each time together, our students have discussed what it means to be “good”—and if being good is good enough.
In this final lesson, we explore Luke 18:9-14, where Jesus tells the parable of the Pharisee and the tax collector. Both men went to the Temple to pray. The Pharisee listed all the good things he had done—for all within earshot to hear. The tax collector, on the other hand, quietly prayed and called out for God’s mercy; the tax collector knew he was a sinner. To be seen as good, we can often inflate reality about ourselves or concentrate on the rules we do follow—while skipping over our challenges. But Jesus wants us to be genuine with others, with him, and with ourselves.
This week, I encourage you to spend a few minutes talking with your teenager about our lesson. Consider building your conversation around these questions:
- Our culture is so concerned with what others think. How can you be comfortable with who you are, so you’re not trying to be someone else?
- Being genuine with Jesus means talking with him about both the good and the bad. Which is easier to share? Why?
- How can we be more genuine within our family?
Duane
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Who We Are |
The Crash is the name of our Student Ministry at FAC. We meet every Wednesday nights (from September-May) from 6:16-8:18. In this environment all students benefit from a small group setting with one or more caring adults whose mission it is to love students to and through a relationship with Jesus Christ.
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What's with the Name? |
Well, just as a group of elephants are known as a HERD, a group of rhinos is called a CRASH. Rhinos are unique animals that, despite their incredible mass can run at speeds up to 40 mph. What is even more remarkable is that a rhino can only see about 15 feet ahead. It takes a great deal of faith to run at 30 mph with such limited visibility, but ultimately it doesn’t matter what is 15 feet in front of the rhino because it had better get out of the way. We want our students to exercise this kind of faith in life. That is why our guiding verse is 2 Corinthians 5:7 “We live by faith, not by sight”.
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Duane Richards- Director of Student Ministries
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