Hey, Hey, it's FCA

Wow! Can you believe the first nine weeks of school are already over?

Thank you to every one of you who have been joining us for FCA on Friday mornings. The worship and the speakers have been awesome and we know it will keep getting better. It has been great to see so many of you fired up for God and having a great time.

In case you missed it, on Friday, October 1st, God's Warriors were there to show the strength God has given them. Their strength was evidenced in some crazy physical feats, but also in the testimonies shared by the guys. Fifty-six students accepted Christ as their Savior during God's Warriors' visit. It was a powerful morning at Lovinggood.

October 1st was also the kick-off of the FCA sponsored Cans for Hope Food Drive. FCA is partnering with Refuge West Church in this incredible event. The grades are competing to see who will bring in the most food. The winning grade will be announced on November 5, 2010 and will receive free lunchroom seating! As of this past Friday, Seventh Grade is clearly in the lead! Bring your cans (in a bag, please!) and place them in the bins in front of FCA on Friday mornings or in your respective grade hallway during the week. Most needed items include: spaghetti sauce, tuna, green beans, corn, peas, soups, Chef Boyardee meals, Syrup, Peanut Butter, and Fruit Cocktail. Thank you to those of you who have contributed! You ARE making a difference!

Besides the food drive, FCA leaders and speakers have issued a few personal challenges to you all this year. Colossians 1:11 is this year's foundation and we hope every one of you will memorize this verse. Taking a risk for your peers is another of the issued challenges - step out of your comfort zone and talk to someone about Christ. Invite them to FCA! If you can get them there, we promise to make the experience memorable!

Have a great week, everyone!

Freedom Week

Hey, Hey, it’s FCA:

March 30th kicks off our 3rd annual FREEDOM WEEK!
You don’t want to miss out on the fun.

Monday: WORSHIP SERVICE- 8 a.m. in the theater
Tuesday: BREAKFAST ON US- 8 a.m. in the cafeteria
Wednesday: PRAYER WALK- 7:45 a.m. at the flagpole [Wear appropriate shoes]
Thursday: GAME DAY & ILLUSIONIST- 8 a.m. in the theater
Friday: REGULAR FCA- 8 a.m. in the theater with Andy Smith in the house

Come join the fun in the Son!

Here In America

This song has a great message. Give it a listen when you have a minute. It will be worth your time. Click here to listen. It should play in Windows Media Player with no trouble.

Love is in the Air...

Today at FCA our theme was love.

We played love songs to Jesus, played a fun game and had an incredible message from Chad Cannon of West Cobb Baptist Church. Chad gave us three points to think about. First, middle school is a great time to observe the opposite sex and see how they treat others. Use that time to collect information and search for those who honor others with their words and actions. Second, all things are permissible, but all things are not beneficial. Chad challenged you to make sure your dress, language and treatment of others didn’t cause them to stumble in their Christian walk. Finally, he reminded us not to be unequally yoked (not like scrambled eggs or fried)- don’t tie yourself to another who isn’t a believer. Put these things into practice and life will be a lot easier for you.

Next week is our intercessory prayer day. Come prepared to go after the things of God as a group. You’ll be blessed. Also, remember, Chad challenged you to bring 125 bottles of water for Lovinggood on the Lawn before he could. We’re going to hold him to his challenge. We’re counting our water next week and we’re going to email him the total and see if he can meet the challenge.

Enjoy your three day weekend and we’ll see you on Thursday at Pit Crew.

FCA Benefit Ride

FCA is hosting a benefit ride on Saturday, May 9th. The ride will begin at Keller-Williams Realty on Dallas Highway and end at Harrison High School. There will be a full day of food, entertainment, prizes and fellowship. God's Warriors will be making an appearance and there is even a raffle for a Harley Davidson motorcycle.

All proceeds from the event will benefit FCA. Sponsorship opportunities are available as well. Registration will begin at 8:30am on the day of the event. Pre-registration will begin on February 1st. For more information, click here.

This should be an awesome event for those who ride and even those who don't!

Lovinggood on the Lawn...

It’s about that time and we need your help to make this year the best yet. We are collecting bottled water for the event. Please bring a case of bottled water to FCA on Friday. We want to see which grade level has the biggest turn out.

This Friday we’ll have our very on T-Mo in the house. You never know what he’ll come up with, so don’t miss it!

February 6th Jesse Stewart (Mr. Cali’s brother-in-law) will be in the house.

Nic Vujicic video clip

Hey, gang. I watched the video below and felt the need to share it with you all. Life is hard sometimes. Things don't always seem fair and sometimes it looks like God has forgotten you, but He hasn't. Take a few minutes and watch the video and be blessed! You never know how God is going to use your circumstances. He wastes NOTHING!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MslbhDZoniY