Ozone Student Ministry

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Winter 2012!!!

Jan 19

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Prayer Requests for Winter Escape

February 17-20, Gatlinburg, TN

  • MEETING THIS WEDNESDAY, JAN. 25, 2012 IN THE OZONE AT 8PM
  • Foster Christy (Our speaker)
  • Phillip Strickland (Our Worship Leader)
  • Salvation for the lost
  • Saved students to love Christ more, deepen their relationship with Him, and have a more vivid burden for the lost.  (A non-compartmentalized faith)
  • A stronger unity within our student ministry.
  • Distractions will be a minimal and drama will not interfere with hearing Christ.
  • Leaders to step up and lead by example.
  • Safety on trip and slopes.
  • Wise choices by our students.
  • Peace for the hurting and conviction for the complacent.

 

True love Waits Dinner

“Be holy, because I am holy” (1 Peter 1:16).  Holiness means to be set apart and that is exactly what pursuing purity exemplifies.  On Saturday, March 10, at 6PM, in our fellowship hall we will have a True Love Waits Dinner.  Our chef extraordinaire, Scott Joines, will be cooking steak or chicken, and we will have Will Snipes teach on what biblical purity is all about.  The cost is  only $5 and I need that money by Wednesday, February 29.

 

Hats and Gloves for Cape Town, South Africa

Fifteen youth and adults will assist Sarah Cowan in July to spread the Gospel in Cape Town, South Africa.  July is mid-winter in South Africa and the climate can range from the upper 30’s to the mid 50’s.  This may not seem too bad, but very few places have heat in South Africa.  Therefore, we are asking you to give new gloves and hats for middle school and high school children.  Boxes for the hats and gloves will be at both welcome centers through the month of February.

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MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!!!

Dec 12

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Hoodies are in!!!!!!

 

These make great Christmas gifts and they are only $20.  Sizes available are Small to Extra Large.  See Chet or Patty in the Church Office to get yours!!!!!

The Cross of Christ & International Mission Trip Info for 2012

Sep 21

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THE CROSS OF CHRIST

We have started our Sunday Night Bible Study.  We meet in the Ozone from 5pm-6pm and then have a meal and some fun in the ROC from 6pm-7pm.  From September until May of 2012 we will be exploring THE CROSS OF CHRIST.  This is the study David Platt did at Secret Church and it is POWERFUL!!!

The following is from David Platt explaining what the purpose of our study will be about:

“The cross is the centerpiece of all history. Robert Leighton, ‘The whole world in comparison with the cross of Christ is one great impertinence.’ Everything in history revolves around the cross.”

“Here’s the goal. When we leave, we will go to our homes boasting in the cross. We will see that the only ground for our boasting and anything in this world is the cross of Christ, and we will see that Christianity is not about coming to Christ and leaving the cross behind and moving on to greater truths, Christianity is cross-centered from start to end into all of eternity, for all of eternity the cross will be central. The cross is the basis by which we live on a day by day-by-day basis.”

It is going to be rich and you will be blessed.  I hope to see you Sundays at 5PM at the Ozone.

 

CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA

Every 4 years we give our senior high and college students and opportunity to be  a part of an international missions experience.  In 2000 Fairview went to Puerto Rico, in 2004 it was Brazil, and in 2008 in was Athens, Greece.  Now in 2012 we are exploring going to Cape Town, South Africa.  One of our own, Sarah Cowan, is there a journeyman missionary for two years.  Her supervisor, Bonnie Doughtie will be speaking to our church next Wednesday, September 28 at 7pm.  Afterward we will have a question and answer session with Bonnie in the choir room for those who may be interested in going to Cape Town in July of 2012.  You will also be given some preliminary details at the time of costs, dates, etc.  Remember, this is just a meeting for those who are prayerfully considering going.  You are not obligated by coming to the service and meeting next Wednesday, September 28.

2011 = Incredible Summer…so far…more to come!!

Jul 14

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We have had another great summer at Fairview Baptist Church with our Ozone Student Ministry!!!  But it is not over yet!!

Our youth were key at Vacation Bible School and served tirelessly to make sure that the children would have the best VBS experience possible.  We saw several young people to surrender to Christ for the first time and it so joyful to see our youth invest in our children in such a Christ-like, humble, yet bold way.

Centrifuge was amazing!!!!  We choose Fuge year in and year out because of their emphasis on Discipleship.  They don’t have the “biggest” most well-known bands, or the most popular speakers, but they are always just as good, if not better, and are completely Gospel centric!!  We also got to see one of our students come to Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior!!  We also saw a lot of reconciliation with different people in our youth ministry and with their siblings and with their parents.  Reconciliation would be the perfect word to sum up our Fuge experience.

Centrikid was a winner!!  I got to spend some incredible quality time with my son, Jake, and have some intense times of Bible Study and application with him.   I also got to spend some great time with our upcoming 7th graders and I got a jump start on building relationships with them that would normally take another 6 months!!  We have a great core of youth coming into our student ministry and I am excited for the immediate leadership they will bring!!!

Camp McCall was great with Jonah.  He has such a compassionate heart and to just hang out with him for 3 solid days doing “boy” things (zip line, canoeing, creek walk, swimming in Lake Chillywater).  Also to hang out with other kids and dads from our church was such a blessing.  The McCall staff is exceptional.  Those guys are amazing and put in 18 hour plus days all summer long.  It is good for my son to see a work ethic that honors Christ and built on serving and giving others the best camp experience possible.  Plus these guys are so mission minded that it inspires our children to want to take the Gospel to “the ends of the earth.”

Next week we leave for Philadelphia, Pennsylvania for PowerPlant.  We will help an African-American new church plant in the inner city.  We will be doing prayer walks, door to door evangelism, feeding the homeless on the street bag lunches and sharing the Gospel with them plus so much more.  Pray that we are ultra-flexible and are willing to do whatever is necessary to bring the Good News of Jesus Christ in a loving way to as many people as possible.  Pray, also that their hearts are open to Christ and they will surrender to Him as Lord and Savior!!!

August 2 we have our Carowinds trip to welcome our upcoming 7th graders.  Our youth have done a great job of inviting many youth who do not have a church home. Pray that we can begin to build quality relationships with our youth, especially our guests, and that we may show the love of Christ in all we say and do.

UNITED!!!!

Apr 14

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WHAT: A massive life changing student worship service designed to display the grace of God, and the power of a united Christian Student generation. This is a combined effort of Greer/BlueRidge area student ministries.

WHEN: Friday April 29, 8pm

WHERE: Greer Christian Learning Center Amphitheater, 3055 Country Club Rd. (across from Greer High/Middle School)

WHO: Will Snipes will be the guest speaker, Hello Soul is leading worship, and a guest performance by Travis Ballard

We can get so caught up in our own ministries that we often forgot that we all desire to glorify ONE KING and build up ONE KINGDOM!!

This is an opportunity for youth ministries in our area to worship together for the purpose of displaying the church as being UNITED!! 

Will Snipes will be bringing the message.  Will is a teacher at Blue Ridge Middle School and a Camp pastor for Centrifuge Camps in the summer.  Will is a powerful deliverer of God’s Word with the ability to connect with teens that is truly a gift from God!!  He invest so much of his personal time into the life of teenagers and he is in their world every day as a teacher in a public school.  Hello Soul is a very talented and worship centered praise band and will lead in praise and worship.  And, finally Travis Ballard will also be there with a special music offering as well.

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“Spring” into Ozone!!!

Mar 10

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Spring of 2011!!!

Spring Break Mission Trip!! We will be headed to Garden City Chapel by the Sea on April 20-23 to help them get their camp in shape for the upcoming summer.  We will be their hands and feet as they prepare to share the Gospel to all their campers.  People’s eternities will be changed at this place in the summer and we will have had a small part in getting the camp ready for the Kingdom work they will do. We will also have evangelism training and get to verbally share our faith with the people of Garden City!!!!

We just need $25 by April 6!!  See or email Tina Jimmerson at  tjimmerson@fairviewgreer.net to transfer money or arrange payment.

SPRING BREAK MISSION TRIP INFO

April 20  – April 23, 2011

Departure: We will leave the church parking lot at

1:00 PM on Wednesday the 20th of April.

Note: 1:00 PM is the time we will be leaving, therefore you will need to arrive earlier in order to load your luggage.  Be here no later than 12:30!!!

HOW TO CONTACT:

In case of an emergency we can be reached at: 1-843-651-2223, Garden City Chapel and Retreat. If you call, please tell them you are trying to reach someone from the Fairview Baptist Church Group and that our leader’s name is Chet Andrews.

What to bring:

Sleeping Bag               Bible                Note Pad /Pen             Bed Linens

Pillow                          Toiletries         Work Gloves               Warm Clothes

A Flexible Spirit          Work clothes (long pants)                   A Servant’s Heart

You will also need money for two meals and whatever else you want to spend.  (On Thursday night we will eat at Broadway at the Beach.  Go to http://www.broadwayatthebeach.com/dining.html to see the restaurant options.  Broadway at the Beach meals range from $7 – $20+)

What not to bring:

Knives

Pellet guns (plastic)

Practical joke stuff

Water balloons

Fireworks or laser pointers

Money to buy any of the above items!

If you have any questions at all concerning this trip, please feel free to call Chet Andrews @ 864-304-6414.


SPRING BREAK MISSION TRIP SCHEDULE 2011

Wednesday, April 20

1:00 – Leave Fairview

5:00 – Arrive Garden City

5:00 – 6:00 Unpack

6:00 – 7:00 Dinner

7:00 – 8:00 Prayer & Prepare to Witness

8:00 – 9:00 Witness & Sharing THE Good News!

9:00 – 11:00 Free Time


Thursday, April 21

8:00 – 9:00 Breakfast

9:00 – 12:00 Service to God

12:00 – 1:00 Lunch

1:00 – 4:30 Service to God

4:30 – 6:00 Showers

6:00 – 9:00 Dinner Out

9:00 – 11:00 Free Time

11:00 Lights Out


Friday, April 22

8:00 – 9:00 Breakfast

9:00 – 12:00 Service to God

12:00 – 1:00 Lunch

1:00 – 4:30 Service to God

4:30 – 6:00 Showers

6:00 – 7:00 Dinner

7:30 – 8:15 Worship on The Beach

8:15 – 11:00 Free Time

11:00 Lights Out


Saturday, April 23

8:00 – 9:00 Breakfast

9:00 – 11:00 Pack Up

10:00 Leave for Greer

12:30 – Lunch at Columbiana Mall

2:30 – Leave Mall head for Greer

4:30 – Arrive in Greer

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Winter Escape 2011 Prayer Guide!!

Jan 27

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  • Will Snipes (Our Speaker)
  • Hello Soul (Praise Band)
  • Salvation for those who have surrendered to Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior.
  • Saved students to love Christ more, deepen their relationship with Him, and have a more vivid burden for the lost.  (A non-compartmentalized faith)
  • A stronger unity within our student ministry.
  • Distractions will be a minimal and drama will not interfere with hearing Christ.
  • Leaders to step up and lead by example.
  • Safety on trip and slopes.
  • Wise choices by our students.
  • Peace for the hurting and conviction for the complacent.

Click our Student Resources Tab for information on the Silver Ring Thing coming to North Greenville University on Wednesday, February 23, 2011!!

Christmas Servant Scavenger Hunt!!!!!

Nov 11

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Youth Christmas Party!!!

Friday, December 10 from 7PM to 10:30PM

Church Fellowship Hall

Choice of hibachi style chicken or steak.

Cost is only $5 by Sunday, December 5.

(It will be amazingly fun but it will also help build the Kingdom of God!!)

Fairview Baptist Church Student Ministry

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Fall……. Into Jesus!!!

Aug 31

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Wow!!!! There is so much going on it is hard to know where to start!!  I guess I will start at the beginning.  (Yes college and grad school are paying off!!)

WEDNESDAY NIGHTS AT OZONE. We have begun a study on the Book of Acts called “Church As It Should Be.”  We meet at 7PM every Wednesday night and offer up praise and worship to our King, Jesus!!!!  We then we will look in God’s Word at the first century church and why they were so much more surrendered to Christ as compared to the 21st century American church.

ANGELS, DEMONS, AND SPIRITUAL WARFARE. Sunday nights at 6PM we will engage in some very deep biblical discussion of the spirit world.  We will be looking at Angels and answering questions such as:  What do they do and how do they relate to us?  In regards to demons will answers questions such as:  What are demons? Who is Satan? And how do demons and Satan relate to us?  We will also explore the topic of Spiritual Warfare from a biblical perspective.  This study is not for the faint of heart.  It is not a game and you will see high the stakes really are and how intense spiritual warfare is on a day in day out basis.  After our study we will go to the ROC (Gym) and have some food and unleash some steam.  Parents drop your kids off at the Ozone at 6PM and pick them up at the ROC at 8PM.

SEE YOU AT THE POLE. September 24 is See You At The Pole.  I time to pray for your school, teachers and friends in a dynamic show off solidarity with all the Christian brothers and sisters at your school.  What I love about See You At The Pole is that it is totally student driven.  You decide what you want to do and how you want to express your faith and love for Christ.  Breakfast will be at 7:30 AM at the Greer Christian Learning  Center and See You at the Pole will begin around 8:15AM. (we are selling shirts to promote SYATP.  Go to http://syatp.com/index.php?page=shop.browse&category_id=7&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=6&vmcchk=1&Itemid=6 to see the selections.  We are selling the t-shirts for $10, the long sleeve T-shirt for $15 and the hoodies for $18.  price includes shipping costs.)

FIFTH QUARTERS in the Ozone and ROC (Gym)..  We have 3 fifth quarters planned for this fall.  We are having them when both Greer High and Blue Ridge High have home games on the same day.  The dates are OCTOBER 1, 15, AND 22, from 10 PM until Midnight.  This will be a great time of Fun, Food, and Fellowship!!!!

CLEMSON CONCESSIONS starts this Saturday, September 4.  We have the following dates available for you to earn money for all our camps, retreats and ministry opportunities for the rest of 2010 and for the winter and summer of 2011.  (September 11,  October 2, 16, 23 and November 6 and 27)  If you are interested in signing up to work any of these games email Donna Dacus at sdacus@charter.net.  (We did have some youth who worked enough to not pay a dime for anything we did as a student ministry last year!!)

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July 2010 will “BOWL” you over!!!!!!

Jul 1

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The month of July is going to pretty amazing!!! I want to write you and let you know of some things that are going on:

July 5-10 POWERPLANT, NASHVILLE, TN!!!! Pray that God will inspire us to be bold with the GOSPEL!!!!!!!!

Wednesday, July 14 at 7PM in the Ozone we will have a special event for the children from Belarus. YOU DO NOT WANT TO MISS THIS AMAZING NIGHT OF MINISTRY!!!

Friday, July 16 Drive in Movie in Tiger, GA. We will meet at 6PM and return around 1AM. Bring $7 to get in, money for snacks, (or bring your own food) lawn chairs and blankets.

Wednesday, July 21 Swim Party at Johnson Hughes’ House. Swim from 7PM until 9PM. Parents are responsible for dropping off and picking up at Johnson’s house. Johnson lives at 309 Sharon Dr, Greer, SC 29651. (It is where we had our fall discipleship study on the Old Testament.)

Thursday, July 29 Carowinds Trip!!!!!! We will meet at 8AM and return at 8PM. We had to move this date from August 3 due to a scheduling conflict with Day Camp. I need $20 from all youth by Wednesday, July 21. (Unless you are an upcoming 7th grader and you only pay $10) You will also need money for 2 meals.

August 2-6 Children’s Day Camp. One of your last opportunities of the summer to serve!!! If are interested in helping shape the lives of the children of our church, see Katrina Campbell to get plugged in.

If you have any questions don’t hesitate to call or email me at chet@fairviewgreer.net.

Chet Andrews