FUGE- Info about the 2015 Summer Student Camp

FUGE (a Lifeway ministry) is a week long camp for Middle and High School students.  There are locations all over the US throughout the summer.  The week is filled with fun recreational activities, Bible study, and worship!  It is really a blast and a life changing week with other students in God’s word!

Details for the University Hills FUGE Summer Camp:

• Dates: July 6-11, 2015
• Location: North Greenville University (7801 North Tigerville Road, Tigerville, SC 29688)
• We will leave on a bus from UHBC on Monday July 6 at 10:15am and return on Saturday July 11 at 1:00pm.
• Cost: $280 Total ($50 deposit due in January 2015 to the UHBC Office or Cindy Behling)
• The FUGE form (available after January 15) must be notarized and submitted with a copy of your insurance card (if available)
• Students have the choice of either Mfuge or Centrifuge.  The only thing this changes is for Mfuge the student leaves for part of each day on a team to do a local mission project in the city (the student chooses their mission tract: working with children, construction, evangelism, etc).  Centrifuge students will be doing recreation and tract times (dozens of options) while Mfuge students leave campus with their team.  Please indicate MFUGE or Centrifuge when deposit is turned in.
• Follow @UHBCFUGE on Twitter!
• We are still in need of adult leaders to chaperone so if you are a parent and would like to go as an adult chaperone please email boriley@universityhills.org

Want a 30 second snapshot of a week at camp?

“Jesus Is My Life” Student Series Starts This Wednesday!

Describe your life in a sentence.  What is your life all about?  What motivates you?  What helps you?  What are you building your life on?  What are your dreams and passions?  What did you wake up thinking about this morning?  There is only one person big enough and worthy enough to be your everything.  Can you say this: “Jesus is my life“?  

I want to invite all middle and high school students to join me as we study Romans 12 together on Wednesday nights at 6:15.  The aim of this study is to answer the question: “What does it look like when Jesus is our everything?”

 

Calling All Parents of Students!!!

 

Parents: reFresh Fellowship

Sunday, April 6 @ 4pm

Calling all parents of youth!  Come to the Student Center next Sunday to enjoy some time…

•Being refreshed as we rest in the Gospel together

•Getting to know other parents while we munch on some snacks

•Discussing ways the Student Ministry can partner with you in discipling your students

•Hearing about where we’ve been and where we’re going

•Finding out ways you and your student(s) can get plugged in

It’ll be refreshing! You’ll definitely want to be there! See you then!

DNOW2014: March 14-15

DNOW is a FREE event where students come together and have a good time going deep in God’s word! This year it is for any Middle School, High School, or College student interested!

The theme is CITIZENS: Gospel-Centered Unity. We will be studying the book of Philippians through the weekend to see what it has to teach us about “living as citizens of the Gospel of Christ” (Philippians 1:27).

Even though this event is free we need you to sign up so we know how many to prepare for! Think you’ll come? Register right here… It’ll take less than a minute!

UHBC Student Ministry: January 2014

Wednesdays at 6:15pm in Ignite on January 15, 22, and 29th we will be studying what the Bible says about Heaven, Hell, and the Return of Christ.  The aim of this study is that students would live here and now with an eternal perspective.

 

Every Sunday at 9:15am the students and their leaders gather in the Student Center and study the Bible in small groups.  This is a great way for students to get plugged into the student ministry and the Bible.  We are using the Gospel Project as the curriculum for these small groups.  More info about the Gospel Project can be found at gospelproject.com.

 

DNOW weekend is approaching fast!  Set aside this weekend to join the youth in seeking the Lord together.  If you are a parent interested in hosting students in your home this weekend please email Bo at boriley@universityhills.org!

 

FUGE is a great summer camp when students dive deep in God’s word and fellowship. This year we will be attending the July 7-12th camp at North Greenville University.  The cost is $300, with the first $50 being due in January as a deposit.  Your spot will not be guaranteed unless the deposit is paid in January.  Please turn in your money to Cindy Behling.  If you would like to receive a scholarship please talk with Bo or email him at boriley@universityhills.org.

 

December Events for Students

Upcoming events to help students worship, connect, serve, and go!

December 8 (Sunday): Serve the Empty Stocking Fund at Kannapolis YMCA from 12-3:30pm lunch is provided. Contact Tammy Campbell if you’d like to be a driver: tcbell0409@gmail.com

December 8 (Sunday): experience the Light of Christmas worship experience presented by the adult and youth choir at 6pm!

December 11 (Wednesday): No ignite– come to Hope Haven (3815 N Tryon St, Charlotte, NC 28206) at 7pm as the choirs serve the Gospel in song to those gathered!

December 13 (Friday): Christmas parties! Get in touch with your Bible Study leader for details. Contact info here!

December 18 (Wednesday): Ignite of Worship. We’re going to spend the time together lifting our voices in worship to Jesus!

December 24 (Tuesday): a family Christmas Eve service at 6:00pm
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Save-the-Date

• DiscipleNOW Weekend! March 14-16, 2014

• FUGE: July 7-12, 2014 (note: it is a different week than last year). Cost is $300. The first $50 is due in January as a deposit and must be turned in to be signed up. If the cost is an issue please let me know, scholarship money is available.

Get Pumped: Squat Time!

The first spiritual discipline we covered in Ignite was the personal Bible study and prayer time commonly referred to as a “quiet time”.  For a number of reasons I have recently chosen to call this time “Squat Time”.  So as you prepare to do some squats to grow in godliness here’s some things to keep in mind:

2 Timothy 3:16-17 says that “All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for… training in righteousness.”  The Bible, which is more accessible now than ever, can start to feel quite common place.  However, this book is anything but common.  It is the very words of God which are useful in growing us in Christ-likeness!  Approach your squat time with anticipation and awe!

What should you do during your squat time?  Here’s a sample squat time that I have found very beneficial:

• Pray: ask the Lord to speak to you and use His word in your life
• Write: make a list of who/what you’d like to pray for (but don’t pray through the list yet)
• Read: work your way through the passage for the day (Discipleship Journal Bible Reading Plan is a helpful tool… there’s an app too)
• Circle Key Words: highlight connecting words like “therefore”, thoughts about God, various commands and promises, etc…
• Write: slow down and write out a verse(s) that stand(s) out in your reading, think through what this means in context and how it applies
• Pray: go back to your list and pray for the people/things with the application of the passage in mind

I’m trusting the Lord to use His word in our lives to make us like Christ!  Get started, don’t give up, keep your eyes on the goal, and have your hope securely anchored in Jesus alone as your Savior and the One who gives you power to have a squat time and grow in godliness through it!

“And we all, with unveiled face, beholding the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from one degree of glory to another.  For this comes from the Lord who is the Spirit.”  2 Corinthians 3:18

Bo

Students: Get Pumped!

1 Timothy 4:7 says that we are to train (or discipline) ourselves for godliness.  Like an athlete works out, like a musician practices, and like a student studies we are to train ourselves for godliness!  In the most important way possible: Get Pumped!

Donald Whitney’s book “Spiritual Disciplines for the Christians Life” has thirteen chapters filled with numerous disciplines we may employ in order to train ourselves for godliness.  In ignite on Wednesday nights at 6:15 from July 24 through the end of summer we will be examining, modeling, and applying these five: personal Bible study/prayer, fasting, evangelism, stewardship, and community.

Let’s allow 1 Timothy 4:7-10 to serve as our orientation to this gym.

Training is Tough:
1 Timothy 4:7-8 compares disciplining ourselves for physical strength with disciplining ourselves for godliness.  Anyone who has played a sport or an instrument knows that the amount of commitment, difficulty, and even pain at times to persevere through training can be quite high.  Let’s expect nothing less as we press on to train ourselves for that which is more valuable. 

Goal is Godliness:
“Train yourself for godliness.”  We must keep our eyes on the prize!  The goal for enduring in this training is to love what Jesus loves, hate what Jesus hates; to think like Him, act like Him, and speak like Him.  Our goal is Christ-likeness.  In order to practically grow in godliness we must persevere in the disciplines.

Hope in Him:
1 Timothy 4:10 says that “to this end we labor and strive because we have our hope set on the living God, who is the Savior of all people, especially to those who believe.”  Doing the disciplines cannot earn a lick of righteousness for you.  Isaiah 64:6 says that all of our righteous deeds are like filthy rags.  Our hope must be in Jesus alone to be our Savior.  And then even as we train for practical godliness through the disciplines, our hope must be in Jesus as the one who enables, sustains, and helps us every step of the way.  The weaker you realize you are and the stronger you realize Jesus is, the better off you will be in this gym as you fix your eyes and hope on Him!

Can’t wait to see you in the gym this summer.  GET PUMPED!

Bo

Students: FUGE details

FUGE is a lifeway camp that UHBC Students have been participating in for a long time. This year we are leaving for North Greenville University on Monday July 1 at 9:30am and returning on Saturday July 6 at 1:15pm.

26 Students are going to participate in Centrifuge. This is where they engage in several different track times during the afternoon.

11 Students are participating in MFUGE. This is where they engage in a ministry each day.

Everyone will be engaged in Bible study and worship each day as well.

9 Adults are going as chaperones: Blair Austin, Jeremy Davis, Rebekah Gardner, David Kopti, Anna Lee, Michael Lee, Bo Riley, Caitlin Vaverek, and Bethany Wakefield.

If you are going to FUGE, please make sure you turn in your notarized form, we have a copy of your insurance card, and pay any balance to Cindy Behling. You can get your form notarized this Sunday (June 30) after worship in the gathering place.

Please see the form to notarize and the information packet below.

FUGE FORM 2013.pdf
UHBC FUGE ’13.pdf

Students: Glorify God in Your Body

We live in a culture confused about sexual purity.  Thankfully, Scripture is not silent on this subject.  1 Corinthians 6:12-20 is one place where the truth clears up the confusion.  Here are some resources to help you think through this topic with your students:

1. What You Do With Your Body Matters: in a number of ways 1 Corinthians 6:12-20 is emphasizing the truth that our bodies and what we do with them are important to the Lord.  This is a crucial truth in a culture that promotes sexual immorality because of its low view on the human body.  We can worship God with our minds and bodies.  Discussion Guide 1- What You Do With Your Body Matters                                                    
2. Understanding the Covenant of Marriage: Paul points out that the “one flesh” union being demonstrated in sexual immorality perverts this covenant sign for marriage.  By God’s grace we should preserve this covenant sign for ourselves and others to be shared only between a husband and a wife.  We can worship God by keeping the marriage bed pure.  Discussion Guide 2- Understanding the Covenant of Marriage (1)                                         
                                                
3. Flee Sexual Immorality and Run to Jesus: Jesus cleanses all kinds of sexual sin (1 Corinthians 6:9-11), Jesus has purchased believers by His precious blood, and the Holy Spirit dwells within believers to make us holy.  We need to see past the deceptive allure of all kinds of sexual immorality, that only Jesus satisfies.  We can worship God by running to Jesus as the only truly satisfying One.  Discussion Guide 3- Flee From Sexual Immorality and Run to Jesus