Was today the first day they played the song, I've got the Power and everyone knew it was time to begin? Have I missed that every single week up until now?
Intercessory prayer day is one of my favorite FCA days. Today was especially moving and it seemed to fly by. It wasn't long enough together after so much time apart. Don't you wish we could add like a half hour more to FCA meetings? Sing the whole song.......sing some more songs.......I do love the extra singing and today's song choices had me a bit misty-eyed. Glad I was sitting in the back!
Thank you ALL for being so patient during the very brief technical difficulties. Mrs. Wilhoite was right though; the video WAS definitely worth it!
I am going to try to recap the actual prayer topics for you, but first, the usual housekeeping. There is a 1 mile, 5k, 10k race at Burnt Hickory Baptist Church on February 5, 2011 at 8:00 a.m. The event is called Run for the Son and benefits their student ministry international trip. I am a runner and love running for a good cause, SO here is the link to the church and the one to active.com where you can register. If the links don't work, please copy the url into your browser. Hope to see you all there.
http://www.burnthickory.com/
http://www.active.com/running/powder-springs-ga/run-for-the-son-5k-and-10k-2011
Now, please bear with me as I try to hit the prayer topics! Ultimately, the goal is to take our prayer focus off of ourselves and put it on others.
Consecration - Ask the Lord to create a clean heart within you.
Ponder how you love God - we should be loving him with all of our heart, our soul, our strength, and our mind.
Keep God in your relationships - stay with your friends through the good and the bad.
Maintain healthy self confidence and allow God to hold you up.
Always act with respect for your family/siblings.
Spread the Word. We are all called to spread His word. Bring a friend to FCA and let them hear the Word there! You won't be sorry you did.
Next week is basketball player recognition....bring a basketball player with you and wear your jersey if you are on the team.
Have a great week, everyone and we will see you next week.
Friday, January 21, 2011
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Please let's have FCA!!!
Oh, wow! Has it been forever since we all met? Would love to hear if you all HATED or LOVED the week off. Cabin fever anyone?
I, for one, was very happy to see you all back in school today and to see a weather forecast that does NOT include snow or ice between now and Friday when we all meet again.
The last time you all met (BEFORE SNOW JAM 2011), I was not there, so I am sadly unable to post an update on that meeting.
I hope everyone is fired up, ready to go, and will bring a friend this Friday!
See you all there!
I, for one, was very happy to see you all back in school today and to see a weather forecast that does NOT include snow or ice between now and Friday when we all meet again.
The last time you all met (BEFORE SNOW JAM 2011), I was not there, so I am sadly unable to post an update on that meeting.
I hope everyone is fired up, ready to go, and will bring a friend this Friday!
See you all there!
Sunday, January 2, 2011
Happy New Year!
Hey, hey, hey, it's FCA!
Happy New Year, everyone! The holidays are winding down and it is back to school we go......2011 promises to be a funtastic year with FCA bringing you more Friday morning fun, even better singing, familiar and new speakers, and the refreshing feeling of worship to start your day.
Bring a Friend to FCA! Let't pack the auditorium the rest of this school year!
Welcome back!
Happy New Year, everyone! The holidays are winding down and it is back to school we go......2011 promises to be a funtastic year with FCA bringing you more Friday morning fun, even better singing, familiar and new speakers, and the refreshing feeling of worship to start your day.
Bring a Friend to FCA! Let't pack the auditorium the rest of this school year!
Welcome back!
Friday, December 3, 2010
Affirmation Friday!
I can't believe we only have one more FCA day in 2010. What a great fall it has been. You all have been so much fun each week. Thsi past Friday was especially fun, wasn't it?
Before we recap, let's cover the housekeeping items.......
Lovinggood has adopted a family for Christmas. If each child who attends FCA would donate even $1.00, this family's Christmas would be outstanding. December 10th is our last FCA of the year and it is also the last day the Adopt a Family jar will be there. Please find it in your heart to make this family's Christmas extra special this year.
The Prayer Box is always available for your prayer requests. These are confidential and you will have a team of FCA leaders praying for you.
Speaking of a team of FCA leaders, I think the FCA Tech Team and all the Student Staff Members need a special recognition for all they have done so far this year and will continue to do in 2011! I love seeing them all abuzz on Friday mornings!
Ok, so how many of you left the room Friday morning feeling more upbeat than usual? The energy in the room was crazy good! Wesley Pals with Celebrate Life International and his message truly filled the room with positive energy.
Wesley had everyone write affirmations (compliments!) on stickers placed on the other students' backs. Writing these was part of the exercise while reading what people wrote about you was the other. The point of both parts is that by saying positive things about someone, you feel all the good things that you see in that person and for those reading what others had to say about you, you feel happy, warmed, humbled by what they see in you.
What we can take from this little experiment is when you think postive, you will feel positive and then positive actions WILL FOLLOW! By controling or fixing our thoughts on positive things (pure, lovely, right), we resist the negativity around us and create a more positive outlook on life. Philippians 4:4 directs us to think on positive (again, pure, lovely, of good report) things. This is how God wants us to live!
Be Chist-like in how you treat people. Think of ways to compliment/affirm people every day. The challenge Wesley put forward was to deposit and invest in twenty people by noon. If everyone of you make it a habit to invest/deposit affirmations and positive feelings into twenty people around you every day, lives will be changed! You will be a new person and you will instill a positive spirit in those around you.
Happy Cold Weather Week!
See you all on the 10th
Before we recap, let's cover the housekeeping items.......
Lovinggood has adopted a family for Christmas. If each child who attends FCA would donate even $1.00, this family's Christmas would be outstanding. December 10th is our last FCA of the year and it is also the last day the Adopt a Family jar will be there. Please find it in your heart to make this family's Christmas extra special this year.
The Prayer Box is always available for your prayer requests. These are confidential and you will have a team of FCA leaders praying for you.
Speaking of a team of FCA leaders, I think the FCA Tech Team and all the Student Staff Members need a special recognition for all they have done so far this year and will continue to do in 2011! I love seeing them all abuzz on Friday mornings!
Ok, so how many of you left the room Friday morning feeling more upbeat than usual? The energy in the room was crazy good! Wesley Pals with Celebrate Life International and his message truly filled the room with positive energy.
Wesley had everyone write affirmations (compliments!) on stickers placed on the other students' backs. Writing these was part of the exercise while reading what people wrote about you was the other. The point of both parts is that by saying positive things about someone, you feel all the good things that you see in that person and for those reading what others had to say about you, you feel happy, warmed, humbled by what they see in you.
What we can take from this little experiment is when you think postive, you will feel positive and then positive actions WILL FOLLOW! By controling or fixing our thoughts on positive things (pure, lovely, right), we resist the negativity around us and create a more positive outlook on life. Philippians 4:4 directs us to think on positive (again, pure, lovely, of good report) things. This is how God wants us to live!
Be Chist-like in how you treat people. Think of ways to compliment/affirm people every day. The challenge Wesley put forward was to deposit and invest in twenty people by noon. If everyone of you make it a habit to invest/deposit affirmations and positive feelings into twenty people around you every day, lives will be changed! You will be a new person and you will instill a positive spirit in those around you.
Happy Cold Weather Week!
See you all on the 10th
Friday, November 12, 2010
When life gets tough.......
Wow! Another fantastic FCA meeting!
The singing was great. The game was a blast to watch. And the speaker was a gift.
Jim Michen, from McEachern Memorial United Methodist Church in Powder Springs, was so inspiring. In case you missed it, I will give you a little background on Jim.....you kind of have to know who he is to fully grasp the message he gave. Personally, I have never met him. I heard him speak for the first time on Friday, but he affected me and I hope his words touched some of you.
Mr. Michen played football earlier in his life and the coach told him that if got the ball, RUN. And if he was scared, RUN HARDER. He told us that when the time came, he was scared and he ran the other way! This happens in life. We are in a situation that we know we need to just push through, but what do we do? Not only do we run, we run the other way!
He also shared that we need to be focused on God's goals for us. Not our own. He set his goals, professionally and financially, and he saw them realized. He was proud of his accomplishments and that he achieved them on his own. 87 days later he was mugged and seriously injured. As a result of those injuries, all of his goals became undone. And after months, he realized that it was God who would have to get him through what he was facing. He could not do it alone. When life gets tough, God's strength is there for you.
He also talked of friends who were there for him. What does it take to be a truly great friend? We all know the Golden Rule: Treat others the way you would like to be treated. Kids often treat others like there is something wrong with them! Treat them like you want to be treated. And think of the gift of God's love and strength in your life. If you had a friend who had that gift and they never shared it with you, would you feel like they truly cared? So often we get caught up in the shallow aspects of life. Fashion, sports, activities - don't get me wrong! These are all great things, but the most important thing we can do for a friend is to share Christ with them.
And with that in mind, bring them to FCA!!!!! If you find it difficult to share Christ one on one with a friend, bring them to FCA and they will hear the message because of you!
Friday, November 19th is Pick up a Friend for FCA day! Bring someone with you that wouldn't otherwise be able to attend!
Have a great week.
The singing was great. The game was a blast to watch. And the speaker was a gift.
Jim Michen, from McEachern Memorial United Methodist Church in Powder Springs, was so inspiring. In case you missed it, I will give you a little background on Jim.....you kind of have to know who he is to fully grasp the message he gave. Personally, I have never met him. I heard him speak for the first time on Friday, but he affected me and I hope his words touched some of you.
Mr. Michen played football earlier in his life and the coach told him that if got the ball, RUN. And if he was scared, RUN HARDER. He told us that when the time came, he was scared and he ran the other way! This happens in life. We are in a situation that we know we need to just push through, but what do we do? Not only do we run, we run the other way!
He also shared that we need to be focused on God's goals for us. Not our own. He set his goals, professionally and financially, and he saw them realized. He was proud of his accomplishments and that he achieved them on his own. 87 days later he was mugged and seriously injured. As a result of those injuries, all of his goals became undone. And after months, he realized that it was God who would have to get him through what he was facing. He could not do it alone. When life gets tough, God's strength is there for you.
He also talked of friends who were there for him. What does it take to be a truly great friend? We all know the Golden Rule: Treat others the way you would like to be treated. Kids often treat others like there is something wrong with them! Treat them like you want to be treated. And think of the gift of God's love and strength in your life. If you had a friend who had that gift and they never shared it with you, would you feel like they truly cared? So often we get caught up in the shallow aspects of life. Fashion, sports, activities - don't get me wrong! These are all great things, but the most important thing we can do for a friend is to share Christ with them.
And with that in mind, bring them to FCA!!!!! If you find it difficult to share Christ one on one with a friend, bring them to FCA and they will hear the message because of you!
Friday, November 19th is Pick up a Friend for FCA day! Bring someone with you that wouldn't otherwise be able to attend!
Have a great week.
Thursday, November 11, 2010
Cans of Hope Results!
Hey Hey it's FCA!
On Friday, November 4, 2010, AS PROMISED, the results of Cans of Hope were announced! This year, Lovinggood Middle School accepted the 'Cans of Hope' challenge in a BIG way with over 2500 cans being donated.
As suspected, the 7th graders who led the competition throughout the month were the champion grade level. The entire grade was awarded FREE SEATING at lunch on Monday, November 7th.
Ms. Mowry was the top homeroom collector and was rewarded with a free 1/2 day! A big thank you to Mrs. Wilhoit for sitting in for Ms. Mowry while she enjoys her 1/2 day off.
The great participation made the outreach project lots of fun! Congratulations on a job well done!
The 6th, 7th, and 8th grade Cheerleaders were all recognized and performed cheers for the crowd.
The lesson once again focused on relationships and having the courage to stand up for Christ and to share Him with your friends. November's focus is on relationships with others and how a close relationship with Christ will overflow into your friendships. Having that close relationship will make you want to share Him! so, Pick up a Friend for FCA this month! Let's pack the house.
On Friday, November 4, 2010, AS PROMISED, the results of Cans of Hope were announced! This year, Lovinggood Middle School accepted the 'Cans of Hope' challenge in a BIG way with over 2500 cans being donated.
As suspected, the 7th graders who led the competition throughout the month were the champion grade level. The entire grade was awarded FREE SEATING at lunch on Monday, November 7th.
Ms. Mowry was the top homeroom collector and was rewarded with a free 1/2 day! A big thank you to Mrs. Wilhoit for sitting in for Ms. Mowry while she enjoys her 1/2 day off.
The great participation made the outreach project lots of fun! Congratulations on a job well done!
The 6th, 7th, and 8th grade Cheerleaders were all recognized and performed cheers for the crowd.
The lesson once again focused on relationships and having the courage to stand up for Christ and to share Him with your friends. November's focus is on relationships with others and how a close relationship with Christ will overflow into your friendships. Having that close relationship will make you want to share Him! so, Pick up a Friend for FCA this month! Let's pack the house.
Tuesday, November 2, 2010
I Can Only Imagine
If you missed FCA on Friday, you really missed out. What a GREAT MORNING!!!
Friday was Football Player Recognition Day. The 6th, 7th, and 8th grade teams were all recognized. Congratulations on your seasons, especially the still undefeated 8th graders!
Friday, November 5th is Cheerleader Recognition Day!
Friday, November 19th is Tennis Team Recognition Day!
The Cans for Hope Food Drive continues with the final tallies and winners being announced next Friday, November 5th. As of Friday, there were more than 1500 cans donated and the 7th Graders were still in the lead! Let's see if the 6th graders catch up or if the 8th graders kicked it into high gear and made a late impact!
Quick Reminder: Pit Crew is every Thursday morning at 8:00 a.m. and everyone is welcome to attend.
Ok, let's get to the REALLY good stuff! Did you all LOVE the opening interpretive dance/skit/performance? What a powerful message relayed through such an awesome song. The song, I Can Only Imagine, carefully and deliberately encourages, almost forces you to truly imagine being in God's presence, before Him, in all of His glory. With the help of some very talented performers, we were each able to imagine it even more fully.
After we were all awed into silence by the music, Andy Fillingin from Roswell Street Baptist spoke about relationships. He spoke about how God invites you into a personal relationship with Him that will eclipse all other relationships. He asked if you have ever had someone in your life and you just want to be with them....all the time. Never tired of spending time with them. A relationship with Christ is like that but so much more. One day in His presence is greater than thousands elsewhere. When you are walking in a relationship with Christ, you won't want to leave that place, not even for a moment and you will stay through danger, ridicule, pressure, etc. Your heart will burn to be with Him.
Come back next week and bring a friend! November will focus on Relationships and Friendships.
Friday was Football Player Recognition Day. The 6th, 7th, and 8th grade teams were all recognized. Congratulations on your seasons, especially the still undefeated 8th graders!
Friday, November 5th is Cheerleader Recognition Day!
Friday, November 19th is Tennis Team Recognition Day!
The Cans for Hope Food Drive continues with the final tallies and winners being announced next Friday, November 5th. As of Friday, there were more than 1500 cans donated and the 7th Graders were still in the lead! Let's see if the 6th graders catch up or if the 8th graders kicked it into high gear and made a late impact!
Quick Reminder: Pit Crew is every Thursday morning at 8:00 a.m. and everyone is welcome to attend.
Ok, let's get to the REALLY good stuff! Did you all LOVE the opening interpretive dance/skit/performance? What a powerful message relayed through such an awesome song. The song, I Can Only Imagine, carefully and deliberately encourages, almost forces you to truly imagine being in God's presence, before Him, in all of His glory. With the help of some very talented performers, we were each able to imagine it even more fully.
After we were all awed into silence by the music, Andy Fillingin from Roswell Street Baptist spoke about relationships. He spoke about how God invites you into a personal relationship with Him that will eclipse all other relationships. He asked if you have ever had someone in your life and you just want to be with them....all the time. Never tired of spending time with them. A relationship with Christ is like that but so much more. One day in His presence is greater than thousands elsewhere. When you are walking in a relationship with Christ, you won't want to leave that place, not even for a moment and you will stay through danger, ridicule, pressure, etc. Your heart will burn to be with Him.
Come back next week and bring a friend! November will focus on Relationships and Friendships.
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