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Bronx/Manhattan Youth Federation
No. 4, 08/08/08 Check out the helpful links section of the Bronx/Manhattan Youth Fed. Website http://www.bmfederation.org/ for ministries, organizations, and ideas for everything you need for your AYS. Also send your programs and flyers to www.bmfederation@gmail.com so we can promote and post them. Other good places to promote your programs is on the Bronx/Manhattan Youth Federation, NEC Youth and Adventist Events Groups on FaceBook. Don't forget to turn in your monthly report to the Northeastern Youth Ministries Department. You can find a form on the Downloads page of the B/M Federation Website http://www.bmfederation.org/. Feel free to fax it to the attention of Janean Johnson. (718)291-8006, Ext. 244. - Office (718)739-5133 - Fax. Ernie's Ideas:
You need more Drama in your life! Let's bring back the Drama Ministry to AYS. Here are some great works to get you started. Check out: http://radicallyreal.truepath.com/amok/amokdrama.html
Collaboration Few things are more powerful than young people interacting with each other. This is enhanced even more when they realize that there are others in other churches that share the same experiences and are on fire for the Lord. Therefore partner with your fellow AY leaders. Share programs, ideas and have joint AYS. You will get great results. Service Activity
http://www.involveyouth.org/ProgramIdeas/
Ernie's Recommended Video (Ministry): What happens when the paths cross of those who stay at church and those that don't? The Rendezvous is a 15-minute DVD with a discussion guide for helping members positively welcome those who come back to church. http://www.adventsource.org/as20/product.aspx?ID=368 Ernie's Recommended Book (Ministry): 100 Creative Activities for Sabbath Karen Holford has become a friend of Adventist families everywhere with her creative activity books on prayer and worship. Now she seeks to restore Sabbath joy to twenty-first century families. Holford piles on the creativity with outdoor activities such as "Pond-Dipping," "Bug Safari," "Art Galleries," and "Prayer Walking." She keeps it coming with indoor activities including "Bible Video Clip Quiz," "Scripture Sculptures," "Spiritual Family Tree," and "Musical Mimes." Each activity has a simple explanation, a list of supplies, instructions, discussion topics, and alternative ideas to help customize the activity. For parents and caregivers who want their children to treasure our Sabbath heritage, this book is a cause for rejoicing! http://www.adventsource.org/as20/product.aspx?ID=34755 Ernie's Sermon Pick:
But the words of Jesus, "Blessed are the pure in heart," have a deeper meaning--not merely pure in the sense in which the world understands purity, free from that which is sensual, pure from lust, but true in the hidden purposes and motives of the soul, free from pride and self-seeking, humble, unselfish, childlike. . . . {RC 378.3} The Purity Ball!!
Celebrate abstinence before marriage!
No. 3, 05/03/08
Check out the helpful links section of the Bronx/Manhattan Youth Fed. Website http://www.bmfederation.org/ for ministries, organizations, and ideas for everything you need for your AYS. Also send your programs and flyers to www.bmfederation@gmail.com so we can promote and post them. Other good places to promote your programs is on the Bronx/Manhattan Youth Federation, NEC Youth and Adventist Events Groups on FaceBook. Don't forget to turn in your monthly report to the Northeastern Youth Ministries Department. You can find a form on the Downloads page of the B/M Federation Website http://www.bmfederation.org/. Feel free to fax it to the attention of Janean Johnson. (718)291-8006, Ext. 244. - Office (718)739-5133 - Fax. Using the internet Take advantage of both the internet and content on "bmf tv" located on our website. The Sabbath message is the foundation of our church. We have an awesome 5 part film series entitled "7th day"on the history of the Sabbath on "bmf tv". Promote the series in your church like a real movie or tv mini-series. You may even want to give out free tickets. Show a film that fits your time frame. You may also want to show one over a 2 week period. Munchies & Scriptures Provide a service for your young people and for the community by taking them out to a fast food place for snacks, talking in a relaxed setting, and even a Bible study. Don' spring that on them. Let them know in advance that you'e planning to do all of those things. Why not mix munchies with Scripture, and why not do it in public? You may be surprised at the reactions you get and potential interest you might stir up. But don't do all of these things for show. They have enough merit on their own. You can really think outside the box and do it for AYS. Just make sure you set things up with the store manager to pay in advance. http://www.pieceofthepie.org/services.asp
Through the use of maps, charts, scripture quotations, genealogies, geography, and historical documentation, Dr. Emanuel identifies numerous people of color in the Bible. Additionally, he cites their contributions to biblical history. People of Color in the Bible is unique because of its extensive use of graphics. This book is framed in easy-to-read language and it contains over 250 scripture quotations. This volume contains ten or more quiz questions for each of its seven chapters. These questions are suitable for class work and homework and examination purposes, thus rendering this work an excellent textbook for home schools, church schools, and Sabbath schools. It's also a superb resource for in-depth personal Bible study. Colleges and academies use this work as a supplemental textbook for world history, world literature, and African-American history courses, and for Old and New Testament classes. http://www.adventsource.org/dvdvideo_2.aspx?ID=19828 Ernie's Recommended Book (Ministry): A short, to-the-point book filled with practical tips that will help the nonprofessional prepare to speak in public or preach a sermon. This creative book deals essentially with the form and structure of sermon preparation and principles of public speaking. Anyone with limited speaking experience who hopes to expand his or her skills will find this book of great value. http://www.teachservices.com/scripts/details.php?stock=902-1552 No. 2, 04/01/08
Ernie's Tips: Check out the helpful links section of the Bronx/Manhattan Youth Fed. Website http://www.bmfederation.org/ for ministries, organizations, and ideas for everything you need for your AYS. Also check out the News/Announcements section for upcoming local and national events.
Don't forget to turn in your monthly report to the Northeastern Youth Ministries Department. You can find a form on the Downloads page of the B/M Federation Website http://www.bmfederation.org/. Feel free to fax it to the attention of Janean Johnson. (718)291-8006, Ext. 244. - Office Take advantage of April Fool's Day. Share some examples of when you have made a fool of yourself as well as when others have made a fool of you. Too threatening? Then put your experience on a card (anonymously) and these could be collected and read in a random order. Transition to 1 Corinthians 4:10. Paul talks about being a fool for Christ. Michael Card has a song on the same theme (Only a Fool). A longer passage os1 Corinthians 1:18-31. Who's willing to be a fool for Christ? http://www.pieceofthepie.org/services.asp People are jittery about the economy. The stock market is its usual, volatile self. But those without "stock portfolios" are now suffering as the housing industry crashes due to adjustable mortgages increases, banks foreclosures, construction stalling out, and prices plummeting. The conventional wisdom of investing in a home becomes suspect. While many youth aren't directly handling their family finances, they still are affected by it. Ponder Luke 12:29-34. Brainstorm on ways your youth can store up treasure in heaven. 1 Timothy 6:17-19 spells it out again in case they didn't catch it in Luke 12.
Author Bekele Heye documents the commitment of Ethiopian Christians to Sabbath-keeping from the time of the apostles to the 20th century. The Sabbath in Ethiopia highlights the intense resistance of Ethiopians during the 15th and 16th centuries when outsiders used a variety of strategies to try to change the day of worship in Ethiopia to the first day of the week. Thousands of Ethiopians gave their lives to defend the seventh-day Sabbath. Charles Bradford, retired president of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in America who discovered the manuscript, says that the Bible puts the world on notice about Ethiopia's unique role in world history. Psalm 68:31 (KJV) states, "Princes shall come out of Egypt; Ethiopia shall soon stretch out her hands unto God." Noting that on page 577 of The Great Controversy, Ellen White states, "The history of the churches of Ethiopia and Abyssinia is especially significant," Bradford declares, "If Ethiopia is key to understanding the Sabbath in Africa, then Bekele Heye's book is key to understanding Ethiopia." http://www.adventsource.org/book.aspx?ID=30230 Do you ever wish youth group fun and games could accomplish more than burning off students' high-octane energy? It can - if you have the right tools at your disposal. And your number-one tool is Experiential Youth Ministry Handbook. This innovative resource offers a ton of intentional activities with a purpose, specific program sequences, and adaptable templates for making games resonate with your students' minds and hearts. Plus, author John Losey unpacks why the right approaches to intentional activity will make the spiritual stuff stick - as well as how it can work for you. His suggestions and formats for everything from midweek meetings and small groups, full-day events, mission trips, retreats and camps, internships, games, and more will make a believer out of you. Whether you're a youth worker, camp counselor, small-group leader, or anyone charged with helping students connect with God, the Experiential Youth Ministry Handbook is your bridge to making active programming rewarding and faith building.
Henry Wright - The Change of the Sabbath Summary: Did God show the prophet Daniel that a power would arise that would think to change His law? Join Pastor Wright as he examines the prophecy of Daniel chapter seven and shows how accurately it lines up with world history. Note: Careful listeners discovered an error between 38:55 - 40:53 of the sermon. Reference is incorrectly made to the Douay Bible (Catholic Bible) when it is in fact the Catechism that is quoted. To view the accompanying slides, click here >>
When the youth give their hearts to God, our responsibility for them does not cease. They must be interested in the Lord's work, and led to see that He expects them to do something to advance His cause. It is not enough to show how much needs to be done, and to urge the youth to act a part. They must be taught how to labor for the Master. They must be trained, disciplined, drilled, in the best methods of winning souls to Christ. Teach them to try in a quiet, unpretending way to help their young companions. Let different branches of missionary effort be systematically laid out, in which they may take part, and let them be given instruction and help. Thus they will learn to work for God.--Gospel Workers, p. 210. {ChS 30.5}No. 1, 03/03/08
Ernie's Tips: Check out the helpful links section of the Bronx/Manhattan Youth Fed. Website http://www.bmfederation.org/ for ministries, organizations, and ideas for everything you need for your AYS. Also check out the News/Announcements section for upcoming local and national events.
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Ernie's Tips: Henry Wright - Keep the Sabbath Holy-
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Ernie's Thought:
The work that lies next to our church members is to become interested in our youth; for they need kindness, patience, tenderness, line upon line, precept upon precept. Oh, where are the fathers and mothers in Israel? There ought to be a large number who would be stewards of the grace of Christ, who would feel not merely a casual but a special interest in the young. There ought to be those whose hearts are touched by the pitiable situation in which our youth are placed, and who realize that Satan is working by every conceivable device to draw them into his net. {CT 41.3}
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