MARCH 2010

MISSOURI VALLEY
CHRISTIAN CHURCH

RUSH
WANT TO TAKE AN AWES OME VACATION!?
SCHEDULE
Ok, so its not a
CHALLENGE 5:50 vacation but there
DINNER 6 : 0 0 are two awesome
trips happening very
WORSHIP 6 : 3 0 soon. First we will
be heading to the
LIFE GROUPS 7:30
Pine Ridge Native
American Reserva-
RUSH ENDS 8:10
tion to serve that
1-1-9 (ON SUNDAYS 9 : 1 5 community. “For
AM)
God’s Children Inter-
national” will be
hosting this trip
They participate in
Contact Information: missions work all
over the world. Our
Missouri Valley Christian Church
trip will continue the
119 N. 4th St. work they are doing
Missouri Valley, IA 51555 with the Lakota peo-
712-642-4179 ple in South Dakota.
youth@missourivalleychurch.org This is going to be
www.missourivalleyyouth.org an awesome trip. We
will spend a large
amount of time work-
Dates ing with children and
serving the commu-
VBS and spend a lot Now, there are
of time building rela- probably a ton of
tionships. The Dates Questions running
are July 11th-17th. through your mind.
Then on July 25th How many people
we will leave for Win- can go? What does it
demere, Missouri for cost? Will there be
CIY. http:// fundraisers? How do
www.ciy.com/move. I get on the trips?
CIY is a week long Can I go on both
Sr. High Youth Rally! trips? All your ques-
Thousands of other tions will be an-
teenagers gather on swered. More infor-
college campuses and mation will be
conference centers all handed out over the
around the country to next two weeks. On
worship Jesus and March 27th at
grow closer to Him. 2:30PM I will be
This is an awesome hosting a pre-trip
event. I remember, I meeting to answer
went to one several any questions you or
years ago and it was your parents may
one of the coolest, have.
spiritually uplifting
things I have ever
done. You don't
Theo

March 12th-14th: Experi- nity. want to miss out on

We will work to- this trip. July 25th—
ence. gether to put on a July 31st!
March 19th: Fellowship Fun
Fest Two Awesome Concerts
March 20th—Rock and Wor- David Crowder, Mercy Me, Family Force 5 and several other bands are going to
ship Road Show be at the Mid America Center, tickets are only $10 at the door! Vans leave at 4:00
April 8th—Casting Crowns PM on the 20th! http://therockandworshiproadshow.com
Concert Casting Crowns and Tenth Avenue North will be coming to the Mid America Cen-
ter on April 8th. Tickets are $20. Give the money to Theo and the church will pur-
chase group tickets. Any questions call Theo @ 402-215-5116
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Here are some things your might want you to teach them. These are words
from Teenagers themselves.

1. "Spend More Time With My Kids." Forget the myth of quality verses quantity time. All children
need attention and a lot of it. "If I was a parent, I would set aside at least fifteen minutes three days a
week to spend with my teen. I might find that I would enjoy it and would add more time later. Just fif-
teen minutes could change a relationship."
2. "Not Buy My Kids So Much Junk." Many children in America get everything they ever want. There
seem to be few limits to the amount of gadgets and gear that the average teenager is given. "My parents
seem to think that buying me things will get me off the hook from spending time with me or doing things
that I want to do. I wish they knew how little those things mean to me. I want them, not things."
3. "Study The Bible With My Children." Unfortunately, some parents feel that it is the church’s job to
teach their kids about the Bible and God. Yet, from early in Scripture the Lord gave this responsibility to
parents (Deuteronomy 6:7-9). "I don't know why most parents say studying the Bible is so important
when they never study it with us. I am going to study with my teen."
4. "Not Allow Them To Watch Trash On Television." Growing up I heard, "You are what you eat" a
lot. It was a vain attempt by my mom to get me to eat healthy. Just as our physical health is determined
by what goes into our bodies, our mental and emotion health is determined by what goes into our minds.
"I am not going to be afraid to tell my kids what they can and cannot watch on
TV. There are some things I don't watch because of personal convictions, but
my folk have no idea what I watch."
Tips Teens
5. "Critique My Children's Music." Like movies, music has ratings as well
according to the level of explicitly. Create your own rating system for your
household and listen to your teen's music before giving permission for him/her
Said They
to listen. A teen writes, "I know the difference between good music and bad
music. I am not going to allow my children to listen to anything that will take Would Use.
them away from Jesus."
6. "Teach My Children About Finances." Recently a lady in our congrega-
tion said she was bumped at a light by another car. Immediately a teenager
jumped out and tried to get her not to call the police because of his poor driv- by Paul Evans & Al
ing record. He opened wallet and offered two crisp one hundred dollar bills for
the damages. The driver volunteered that his parents would provide more Millergren
money if needed. What kind of lesson has that young person learned about fi-
nances? “The reason that I don’t know how to handle money now is because
my parents never talked to me about money. I’ll teach my kids to control their
money, and not let it control them. I’m also going to teach them to give God the first and best.”
7. “Help Them With Their Homework.” Help and doing are vastly different terms. Provide as much
aid as needed for your child to find the solution on his or her own. Guard against impatience and the de-
sire to do the work yourself so it will be perfect.“My parents help me with my homework and it has
helped our relationship as well. When they have the time to help with simple school work it makes me
feel like they have the time for my real life problems as well.”
8. “Show Real spirituality.” As parents we can pray, read the Bible, and attend worship services, but
to our teens that means little if prayer, devotional periods, and worship have little impact on the day to
day. “I want my children to be able to look at my life and know whether I am spiritual or not. I do not
want to have to tell them. It’s one of those things that is easy to say, but hard to live.”
9. “Use Balanced Discipline.” What is balanced? What teens are asking for is consistent discipline.
They expect fair discipline that is fair according to the offense. “I want to be firm but loving. I want my
children to know that I will not punish one way this time and another way the next.”
10. “Love My Children.” Love, as Paul wrote in I Corinthians, is the most excellent way. It can cover a
multitude of sins, mend the broken heart, and bring the sun out on a rainy day.“I will love my kids with
all my heart, soul and strength. No matter what kinds of problems they have I want them to know that I
will always love them.”