Harvest Students November 2009

 WHO WE ARE We are a ministry of students stirring up others to worship Christ, walk with Christ, and work for Christ.


PSALM 119  Our current Sunday night study is through all of Psalm 119, looking for God’s truth and learning how to live by it.  It’s amazing to look at how this psalm inspires us to find joy in all that God has set forth as truth.  In fact, the psalmist uses no fewer than seven different words to refer to these truths.  What’s even more amazing is the psalmist’s response to God’s truth, his law, precepts, testimonies, statutes, commandments, rules, and his word.  Repeatedly we see unequivocal joy and passion for pursuing and knowing all that God has said.  We see through the psalmist’s praise that God’s Word is good for amazing benefits, including blessing, understanding, satisfaction, vision, and protection.  We also see, especially through verses such as 33-39, that responding to God’s truth elicits prayerful request for things like teaching, leading, understanding, confirmation, defense, and direction.  Verse 32 says, “I will run in the way of your commandments when you enlarge my heart!”  As we continue through this chapter together, we have to stop and ask ourselves, are we running in the way of his commandments?


PARENT PARTNERSHIP  Hey, parents!  As we embark on mission to grow in community with the students at Harvest for the purpose of discipleship, one thing is very clear:  We exist as partners with you in your role as the primary disciplers of your children.  So, what does that mean? We want to grow in community with you too! There are lots of ways to get more involved and connected with Harvest Students as a parent, and lots of ways we benefit from your parenting wisdom! Prayerfully consider for yourself how you might plug in, then get to it! 

•SUNDAY NIGHT GROUP  The place to be to study God’s Word, dig deep into living for Christ, and just plain have fun together.  We meet Sunday nights from 5:30 to 7:30.

•NIGHT OF WORSHIP For all we’re learning about Christ and God’s truth, it’s time to take a moment to reflect and respond in worship.  Join us to do this together on Sunday night, Nov. 22nd at 5:30PM

•COMMUNICATION You now have options! Check out calendar and ministry info at www.harvestnorthin.org/students, and also get real-time updates and communication from Harvest Students on Facebook and Twitter.

•MORE  There’s a lot more coming as we move toward next year:  a New Years Bash, service events, a January ski retreat, and many, many more opportunities to connect in community with other believers in Christ.  Keep watching for dates, times, and places.  You’ll want to be there!

  
HAPPENING SOON

11.8           Harvest Bonfire
11.15         Sunday Night Group
11.22         Night of Worship
12.6           Sunday Night Group
12.13         Sunday Night Group
12.31         New Years Bash

 MINISTRY UPDATE  by Christian McNeilly                                            cmcneilly@harvestnorthindy.org

October was a busy month for Harvest Students.  We relocated Sunday Night Groups and we’re meeting with a new small group structure that strives to connect high school and middle school students with God’s Word where they are in their lives.  Moving into November and December, the focus is on less change in structure, more change in lives.  We’ll have a number of activities and events that pop up that aren’t on the calendar just yet.  The idea is that we spend some time as we learn from God’s Word to step out and engage this learning in real-life community together. 

As always, I want to invite you to join with me in praying for this ministry, that God would raise up for himself this generation as God-fearing deeply-rooted followers of Christ.