August 8th Morning After
So, sad news yet again. I am sorry to say that the message from Sunday night was recorded, but the recording was unusable. It is just one of the things that happens when you are utilizing a multiple-use building. Some times settings get changed and not changed back. That is what happened this week. The volume level was recorded so high that the result was not a distinguishable recording.
I promise you that it had nothing to do with the fact that I didn’t want a recording of me scratching off lottery tickets while in church. I am sure I wouldn’t even get fired for that. 
The message was about “Get-Rich Quick Schemes” and why they work so well (And why we as Christians should stay away from them).
I really am sorry about the recording issues and that if you were not present that you will be unable to hear the message.
July 25 Morning After (Megan)
So, this summer I (Megan Boggess) have been interning with Alan too learn a bit more about ministry and the behind-the-scenes work that happens. It has been a lot of fun, and a lot of work too. Early on, Alan told me that he would be out of town at the end of July and asked if I would speak in youth. I was pretty game, though I didn’t know quite what I was getting myself into. All was going well and I was thinking about some things I could talk about, when Alan said that he would like me to kick off our money series, About The Benjamins. That freaked me out a bit, seeing as I didn’t know much about money and the bible. But all turned out fine, as Alan helped me narrow down my scripture and topic.
Sunday night finally rolled around, and in the midst of a busy weekend, I found myself preparing to preach, from memory and without notes. I was really nervous, but with the encouragement of Alan, the staff, and some of the kids, and the Holy Spirit (of course), I was ready to be used by God – knowing He would help me remember what He wanted to get across to the students. And now, reflecting back on that evening, I started out full-force, didn’t play out a joke about Alan’s iPad very well, and paced somewhat nervously. From what I’ve been told, I only lost someone once during an example but by the time it was over it made sense again and overall the message seemed to go over well. I was just so thankful that the Holy Spirit gave me an unintended pun in the middle of the message – while talking about a bobcat trying to get a chicken baiting a live trap, I said that the bobcat thought that this one way would be “no harm, no fowl”. The laughter around the room and the moment it gave me to pause and laugh out some of my nervousness was a huge blessing.
Though I was wordy and repeated myself a few times and moved a point around here or there, God helped me remember all my “key” points. So it wasn’t perfect, but I don’t know how much better my first time speaking to that many people with only my bible in hand could have been. I am very thankful I had this opportunity to speak and help do some of the background work for the series. All in all, I would say that this series has started out nicely.
Thanks!
~Megan Boggess
Lots Going On
Sorry I haven’t blogged in so long. There has been lots of stuff happening, let me think.
We went to Refuge.10, Momentum. That was May 28-31. That was awesome! Tiffany and Josh Pearman spoke, and brought the word of the Lord. It was excellent. We talked about building momentum in our lives. It starts by dreaming about the future. We did just that during Momentum.
Umm, let’s see, I know there was something else. Oh, right, Liz gave birth to our first child, Clara Beauchamp. She is absolutely beautiful. I won’t be putting any pictures up online, but if you text me and ask for one, I will send you one as soon as possible.
But we are back on the horse now, back in the saddle. We are starting our new series this week, so check in for information. Also, the summer events will be up soon. Don’t Miss It!!!
May 2 Morning After
Great service last night! The worship was awesome, the videos were mediocre, and the message went pretty good.
Before you go any further, feel free to listen to the message here:
10-05-02 – War – War Offensive
Check out the videos we watched on the sweet videos tab.
I did use the new iPad as my Bible last night for the first time. It was a distraction for the students i am aware, now ever the positives, I believe, outweigh the negatives.
I plan on using it for the next couple of weeks and see if the novelty wears off for the students. Then it will be more effective.
Pictures for the Directory
Below are the pictures I will be sending to Olan Mills for the Student Ministries page of the Praise church directory. I hope that if you are in one that you are not disappointed with how it looks. If you really have a problem with one, do let me know. I will not use it if you really really really don’t like it.
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