Elevate

1. Family Day at the Lake this coming Saturday, 2pm-6ish at Seba’s Property in Lathrop, MO (223 NE Mule Barn Road). As of now, there’s NOT a group meeting at the building ahead of time. If you would want to be someone to help lead others from the building up to the Lake, please let me know ASAP! Cost = $5/person or $15/family. Bring your own lawnchair and swimgear. This is going to be a laid back, grill out and hang out afternoon, no “programming” or real activities scheduled. Just having fun in low gear! RSVP to me if you haven’t already!

2. Student Fall Retreat Sept 18th/19th (Sat-Overnight) at Shoal Creek. Open to all 6th-12th graders, a day of serving at the Fall Fest in Pleasant Valley, then spending the night at the church building for some hanging out and growing closer to God through, music, message, and group time. RSVP SOON! Cost = $10 (to supply food, drinks, and retreat supplies). Adult help needed, please think about using this as a weekend to serve the teenage community we have at Shoal Creek.

3. Like Soccer? Or want to help out Mission Adelante? How bout both! Go see the KC Wizards play the Houston Dynamo and a portion of every ticket sold will go to Mission Adelante. Here’s your link to buy tickets: http://www.kcwizards.com/schedule

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Crash Camping Trip “What to bring…”

If you are coming to the Crash Camping Trip to Lake Seba, here are the things you need to bring, or be made aware of:

• Bring your permission slip – which you can get from Justin Talley
• $15 – which pays for the food and drinks over the weekend
• Sleeping bag and/or air-mattress, and a pillow
• Swimming suit (Ladies – please wear a one-piece or a suit that covers midriff)
• 1-2 beach towels
• Sportswear clothes like shorts and T-shirts
• Closed-toed shoes and a pair of jeans – in case you want to go horseback riding, this is a MUST
• 2-3 changes of clothes, since we will be doing several things over the course of Friday, Saturday, and then coming back to church on Sunday morning.
• Bug spray
• Flashlight
• Disposable camera (or digital if you want, but again, it’s your responsibility to take care of it)
• Any game/sports/playing equipment that you want to bring is totally cool, as long as YOU are totally responsible for them over the weekend.

Things that we need for group use, if your family can let us borrow them for the weekend:

• Tents
• Life jackets
• Coolers
• Tarps (to put under tents)

If you can let us borrow any of these items, PLEASE send an email to justin.talley@shoalcreek.org so that we can keep track of what we have supplied and what we still need.

Contact numbers of the Shoal Creek Interns running the retreat:

Brittany Hodge – 816-863-4461

Josh Boehm – 816-204-0568

Jerad Baldwin – 816-878-2549

Carl Gregory – 816-217-8107

Katie Booth – 816-509-5379

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Questions AND Announcements Below

1. Take 15 minutes to go read Luke 14:25-35. Read the scripture through a couple of times, then circle or write the verses that stick out. Write out why they stick out to you. Then we’ll circle up and talk.
2. (Circle back up in small group) Which verses stuck out to you and why? How did you feel inside as you were reading?
3. How much do you think you could stand to lose before you seriously started to question your faith? What do you think your breaking point might be? Like, if Jesus said “Give up __(blank)__.” What would be the thing that would leave you speechless and sick to your stomach because you’re not sure you could, or want to? Why is that ___blank____ so important to you?
4. What do you feel you need to do to truly follow Jesus? What might God be wanting you to act on, say, or change, or do to become closer to Him? What are 2 things that keep you from doing it?

Announcements:

July 2nd – Pool Party 6pm-9:30pm $3 – Meet at SC Building, bring swim stuff, pizza and drinks will be provided. Ladies, PLEASE where either a one-piece or a suit that covers mid-driff.

July 16th-18th – Camping Lake Trip at Lake Seba’s $15 – Meet at SC Building Friday at 6pm Friday, students will get back to SC Sunday morning at 9am. Once I get an RSVP list going from families, I will send out more information on what to bring, and see if any families have any tents that we can borrow.

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From Sunday, June 20th (BTW- I have no idea why all the bullet points “1.”, maybe cause ever point is important, lol!)

Jesus Calms the Storm

Group Discussion Questions

Scripture: Mark 4:35-41

³⁵ As evening came, Jesus said to his disciples, “Let’s cross to the other side of the lake.”

³⁶ So they took Jesus in the boat and started out, leaving the crowds behind (although other boats followed). ³⁷ But soon a fierce storm came up. High waves were breaking into the boat, and it began to fill with water.

³⁸ Jesus was sleeping at the back of the boat with his head on a cushion. The disciples woke him up, shouting, “Teacher, don’t you care that we’re going to drown?”

³⁹ When Jesus woke up, he rebuked the wind and said to the waves, “Silence! Be still!” Suddenly the wind stopped, and there was a great calm. ⁴⁰ Then he asked them, “Why are you afraid? Do you still have no faith?”

⁴¹ The disciples were absolutely terrified. “Who is this man?” they asked each other. “Even the wind and waves obey him!”

Section One

1. Have any of you ever gone on a boat? How did you feel about being so far away from the shore?

1. Kurt mentioned that one of the scariest things he can think of is being out in a boat when something goes wrong. Share a situation that scares you to think about…not a real-life story, but one that you HOPE never happens!

1. Share a real-life scary situation you found yourself in.

Section Two

1. The Bible is full of amazing stories. Take a minute to think about your favorite Bible story.

1. Have everybody in the group spend a few minutes thinking about their favorite Bible story and looking it up to refresh their memory. Even though these stories happened thousands of years ago, they still apply to our lives today. Does anybody want to try to share how your favorite Bible story can still apply to our lives today?

1. Back to Kurt’s story: The disciples felt as though Jesus wasn’t aware or concerned about their situation. What did they say to Jesus?

1. How did Jesus respond to this situation?

1. Jesus was able to calm the storm with three simple words. “Quiet! Be still!” What happened when He spoke these words?

1. According to verse 41, how did the disciples react when they realized how powerful Jesus was?

1. The disciples were experienced fishermen, so this was not the first time they had faced a storm on the sea. But this storm was so powerful that they panicked. What “storms” have you faced in your life that have caused you to panic?

Section Three

1. Jesus doesn’t promise a life without storms, but He does promise to be with us in the middle of the storms. Why is it so tough to rely on God when we face tough times?

1. The disciples had underestimated the power of Jesus. Once they turned to Him, Jesus immediately calmed the storm. God wants to be the calmer of our storms as well. How should we react when we see a storm coming our way?

Personal Challenge

After watching the DVD and discussing it together, talk about our need to trust God during the “storms” of life. We have two options when we face hard times: We can panic and worry, assuming that God doesn’t care, or we can rely on God and trust that He will take care of us. The next time you feel scared or anxious, how are you going to respond?

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Love Lasts Part II – Collage Discussion

Now’s the time where we’re all going to explain why we choose to create our collages the way that we did. Go around the room, one by one, and take your time explaining your collages. Ask questions of each other and get to know each other through the art you each created. This can take the whole discussion time if it needs to—it’s that important to share how you really feel!

But after/if you do get done and there’s more time left, here are some more things to talk about as a group.

In the Gospel of John, John writes, “To all who received him (Jesus), to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to be children of God…” (John 1:12)

• How often do you think of yourself as a “child of God?” Frequently? Ever at all?
• How does thinking of yourself as a “child of God” influence the way you think about God? Does it change or help the way you understand what a relationship with God is supposed to look like?

Paul, who wrote a good portion of the bible himself, prayed for the believers he was writing to. He wrote, “I pray that the eyes of your heart may opened so that you may know the hope that you have been called to, the riches of his glorious inheritance in his people, and the incomparably great power to those who believe.” (Ephesians 1:18-19)

• Paul asks us to “open the eyes of our hearts.” What does that mean for us? Do you sometimes feel “blind” to what God is doing? When was the last time it was really hard for you to see God’s involvement in your life? Is that right now for you?
• Paul wanted us to “know the HOPE that we have been called to.” What do you have in your life right now that you are placing your hope in? What are you looking forward to right now in your life? Has God helped put those things in your life?
• What is an “inheritance”, and what inheritance do you get from God as a believer?
• Paul finishes up by saying that if we believe in God, we will know “the incomparably great power” that God has. Has God ever moved in a very powerful way in your life? If so, how? If not, what would you like to see Him do for you in your life right now?

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