Made To Make a Difference

We have begun our new "Christmas" Series. It is not a traditional series for this time of the year but Nothing is Traditional with the Gravity Youth. This Past week we looked at Our generation...That is the Generation that are teens (your age) right now. We looked at different stories of teens thinking outside the box, praying to God for guidance, then putting those thoughts into action.

For the next three weeks we will look at Poverty as a Priority, Making it not only the people that it influences THEIR concern, but OURS as well. We will also look at Blasting the Walls that surround us on a daily basis, that stops us from connecting with "different" people, that we may never be able to come into contact with otherwise. We will end the series by learning about doing things to help OTHERS, not because WE want to be recognized...Or in other words Doing good Quietly. This final week is the finale of the series, but also the most important. Max Lucado says "Hypocrisy is when we do good things in order to be seen by people, when we try to make a theatre out of good works, when we do good things hoping people will notice us instead of noticing God". This is the focus we must always have when doing things for others...To make sure God is in control and that God is getting the Glory.

Remember that we will be having the bible study every Wednesday at 7 p.m. Starting this Wednesday December 1st. We will be skipping the Dec. 22ND Bible study to be elves for the Christmas Dinner but will resume our final study the next Wednesday (December 29Th). This time will be for digging deeper into this series but also start preparing for the upcoming projects God has on each and every one of our Hearts.

So lets Get ready to MAKE A DIFFERENCE!

Keith Davis
Gravity Youth Leader

Thanks Giving Preparations

As we all prepare for our thanksgiving dinners with our families, we also must look at helping others with this same task. That is why we are going to the Sharp center the day before thanksgiving to help with the preparations of their dinner that they will be serving the following day.

What: Helping Prepare Food and materials for Thanks Giving Dinner
Where: The Sharp Learning Center (Across from the Y in Covington)
When: Wednesday November 24Th at 7 P.m.
Who: Gravity Youth and Journey Adults
Why: To Give up your time to help those in need

The sharp Learning Center is Preparing many and many dinners for families in the community for the day of thanksgiving. It is the least we can do to help them prepare for this big day by peeling potatoes, chopping vegetables, and be willing to help with whatever else they will need.

I encourage each of you to give up just a few hours of your time to show the support that Gravity has for our community. I hope to see everyone there.

Keith Davis
Gravity Youth Leader

Thanks by Giving

 

    

This time of year we are looking forward to our time we have with our families, playing football in the yard, the smell of the turkey that’s been in the oven since the night before, and having a big feast with all the fixings. But its this time of year that we must realize that with all of our things going on that someone out there does not have the same.

As We go through the next few weeks of November leading up to the Day of Thanksgiving, We wont only be focusing on what we ourselves are (or should be) thankful for but also how to Bless someone else with that same Love that we have received through Christ.

How can we as the Youth, that we are, reach out to someone? Giving warm clothes, Helping out with a food drive, Fixing meals to feed the Hungary, or just talking with them one on one. All of these things only skim the top of the pudding container. It is up to us to get out there and do something and do it with all the strength of God pushing behind us.

2 Corinthians 9:12 (New Living Translation)

“So two good things will result from this ministry  of giving—the needs of the believers in Jerusalem will be met, and they will joyfully express their thanks to God.”

Keith Davis

Gravity Youth Leader