Youth bible lesson - 2 May 2021

How do your friends support your faith journey? Whether you've attended Striders or Eagles classes lately or not, this video will catch you up with where we are in the Old Testament. Today, you'll hear about King David's despicable sin and the man God sent to help him repent and turn his heart back to God. God wants that for us too! Watch to the end to hear about how, through our Youth Connect Groups, you and a few friends can support each other as you live out your best lives for God.

Parents - discuss our video with your teenagers. Consider building your conversation around these questions:

• How willing are you to be held accountable?

• Who can be like Nathan to you?

• Would you like to invite a few friends around one evening to discuss setting up a Connect Group in one of our homes?

Announcements:

1. Striders and Eagles classes will resume at 8am and 10am on Sunday 9 May.

Please encourage your teenagers to either come along to Striders (Grades 6 & 7), Eagles (Grade 8 & above), or to attend church with the family on Sundays.

1. Friday Nights at PVC: Please encourage your teenagers to join us at Friday Night Youth on 14th May.

Junior Youth (Grades 6 & 7) meet from 5.30pm to 7.30pm.

At Junior Youth, we’re working through a series called “In Between”, aimed at teens and tweens, that deals with new faith.

Senior Youth (Grades 8 & above) meet from 7.30pm to 9.30pm.

At Senior Youth, we’re alternating “Ignition 7: The Free Run of Faith” by John Driver and “Doctrine” by Francis Chan which cover topics such as The Trinity, Sin, The Church, Salvation, The Bible, etc.

We have fun at Youth, but we also discuss the real-life struggles that we all have in living out our faith on a daily basis and we share teachings from Scripture to help teenagers understand the core of our Christian faith. Everyone is welcome so please encourage your teenagers to invite their friends even if they don’t attend church.

Masks and social distancing will be required. A donation of R20 will be appreciated to cover the cost of refreshments but it is not compulsory.

Sunday Service - 25 April 2021

We look forward to welcoming you this Sunday at our 8 AM or 10 AM service.

Kids Church are meeting in the rooms opposite the main hall.

But there will be NO Youth classes during the school holidays, teens can join their parents in the service.

PLEASE NOTE: We have to limit our numbers, so please be sure to book tickets for yourself and any family or friends who will be joining you. We must also ask that you wear a mask and keep it on throughout the service.

CLICK HERE to book your tickets for this Sunday.

For those unable to join us, we will continue with our online services, premiering on Sundays at 9 AM (CAT). Watch with us here on YouTube or Facebook<-- Click on the links to tune in for the premiere.

In this week's sermon:

Decisions - Part 3: Collective Wisdom. In a world where we have come to trust in our own wisdom, Christ followers believe that God has a plan and a purpose in all things, for all people, and it's worth following for His glory and our good.

In this sermon, Brent explains the importance of living our lives as part of a Christian community; to understand that church is not something we attend - it’s something we are. When it comes to making big decisions, as a member of a community that is bigger than just “me” or “my immediate family”, this may have some potentially uncomfortable implications. But as we’ll see from the teaching of Scripture, these are overwhelmingly outweighed by the benefits of making life’s big decisions together.

CLICK HERE to read Acts 15:1-29 [NIV]

To get the most out of this series we'd like to ask you to get into a CONNECT GROUP: a small group of 3-4 people who meet once a week for an hour, to discuss, wrestle with Scripture, and pray together through the provided material. We believe this will help you get the greatest benefit from this series.

TO SIGN-UP FOR A CONNECT GROUP (or confirm that you're already in a Connect Group), please CLICK HERE to fill in the form.