THERE IS NO REFUGE THIS WEEK!

This past Sunday, we had our last Refuge @ the Loft. Here’s a snapshot of the next month or so in Refuge. If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to call or email us!

702-896-5924 // students@hopebaptistchurch.com

THIS WEEK IS A SIGNIFICANT WEEK AT REFUGE! This week is our last week @ The Loft! We will be announcing what the plan is for the next few weeks as we transition to the new campus.

As for what we will be focusing on in this week’s message, we are talking about what it would look like if students starting SERVING. Really serving. Serving fellow students, serving in the church, and serving the next generation of teenagers. We are pushing students to Do Something Now.

In response to the message, students will have a chance to take action in their small groups and signup to serve! What would it look like if every student in Refuge plugged in to serving somewhere in the church? We think it would be incredible! And we believe that it’s God’s desire to see students get up, plug in, and do something…NOW.

If you have any questions, please email us! students@hopebaptistchurch.com or post on our wall http://facebook.com/vegasrefuge

See you Sunday at 6 for the last night @ The Loft!

THIS WEEK IS A VERY EXCITING WEEK FOR REFUGE!

These are exciting days for us as a church as we are JUST A FEW WEEKS away from moving into our new campus! All along the way, we have been begging God that this new facility wouldn’t be the “finish line” in our minds and hearts, but rather a launching pad for what God’s doing all over the world. This Sunday night, we have an opportunity to share that truth with students while we meet in that very launching pad!

Refuge, this week, will meet at our new campus at 6pm

(map —> http://bit.ly/wWq8TR)

There will be no videos, no amplifiers, no bling. Just a bunch of students and leaders praying, dreaming, worshiping, and talking about what God wants to do through the student ministry that will begin meeting there permanently in a few short weeks.

ALL OF OUR STUDENTS NEED TO BE THERE! It is going to be an unforgettable night where students will be the first people EVER to meet on that campus for a worship service. What an exciting thing to be a part of!

Please note that it will be chilly as there is no heating system in operation yet! So bring a jacket, a blanket, and come ready to have an incredible night together!

If you have any questions, you can email or call me anytime!

-Scott

scott@hopebaptistchurch.com // 702.896.5924

It’s been an amazing 8 weeks as we’ve walked verse-by-verse through Philippians 2!

This week, we finish the chapter! Ben Lunn will be bringing the rain as we look at Timothy and Epaphroditus and what we can learn from them.

It’s going to be an exciting week at Refuge so make sure your student is there!

HAPPY NEW YEAR STUDENTS AND PARENTS!

We are so excited to jump into another year of ministry to students and it starts THIS WEEK! On Sunday, January 8, we will be kicking Refuge off for the new year!

We will be back in PHILIPPIANS 2 and you DON’T want to miss it!

Bring yourself, and bring a friend! See you Sunday at 6pm!

WHAT AN AMAZING YEAR 2011 WAS @ REFUGE! It’s hard to believe that as I type this, we are 4 days away from Christmas! As we wind down another year, we’re taking a break from Refuge to enable our students and leaders to spend some time with their families over the holidays.

Refuge will be back JANUARY 8! I’m so excited to see what God has in store as we head into another year of student ministry at Hope in 2012.

Just as a reminder, you can always call me or email me with any questions you have. The church number is (702) 896-5924 and my email is scott@hopebaptistchurch.com

See you next year! :)

-Scott

As we end another great year of Refuge, we will be taking a couple of weeks off.

We do this for 2 reasons:

1) Our students’ families

2) Our leaders’ families.

The holidays are such a great time for families to connect so we like to take a break from our Sunday night routine to allow students and leaders to spend some quality time with their families!

Merry Christmas, Happy New Year, and we’ll see you next year!!!

Every year, as we end a year of ministry at Refuge, we throw a Christmas party! This week is the week where that is happening at Refuge! To add some fun to it, we have an “ugly sweater contest” and see who can show up in their Christmas worst. :)

We’ll have some cookies, hot chocolate, plenty of competition, and a photo booth to make this a Christmas party to remember! Hope to see you there!

If you have any questions, give Scott a call at the church! 702.896.5924

There is NO REFUGE this next Sunday, November 27, because of THANKSGIVING! We’ve encouraged all our students to have a GREAT, long weekend with their families!

We’ll be jumping back into Philippians chapter 2 on December 4!

This week at Refuge, we are back in Philippians 2! This week we will studying one verse: Philippians 2:8! It’s going to be a great message as we look at the amazing truth that Jesus died for us! If you are a student, BE THERE!

It’s a great week to invite a friend as we will be clearly articulating what the cross is, why it’s a big deal, and the invitation it provides. See you Sunday!

This week there is NO REFUGE because of…..WinterJam!!!

WinterJam is a huge Christian concert that is happening at the Orleans this Sunday night! If you’re a student or the parent of a student who would like to go, here’s the information:

We will be meeting @ the Loft on Sunday evening @ 5:30pm (DON’T BE LATE!) Please bring your $10 (you buy tickets at the door)! We have multiple Refuge leaders that will be helping to drive the students over to the Orleans. We’re not really sure wehn the concert is over but we will be back @ The Loft at 9:30pm! Parents, please pick your student up at 9:30!

If you have any questions, call Scott at the church at 702-896-5924

From now until the end of the year, Refuge will be walking verse by verse through the second chapter of Philippians!

I’m super excited about looking at this amazing chapter from Paul’s letter to the church at Philippi. In it, we’ll discover what the Bible says about selfishness, humility, the majesty and magnitude of Christ, encouraging other believers, loving your lost friends, and many other amazing truths!

One of the greatest blessings we have as believers is Gods family. Unfortunately, for a lot of us, especially young believers, we live feeling like we are all alone in our walk with Jesus.

I remember being in Zambia, Africa the summer of 2009 and having a friend named Coen share an African proverb with me, it simply says: “If you want to go quickly, go alone. if you want to go far, go together.” Over the 5 weeks of our “adventure” I learned just how valuable my team was to me. When you are in rough conditions and far from home (and your car keeps breaking down & your getting sick & and the mosquitos are eating you alive & tired of eating dried fish)  a hug, high five, or simply a smile from a friend can change everything!

Christianity was never meant to be lived out alone! As Jesus followers we all must learn, just as I did in Zambia, that the people around us are vital! Rick Warren says it this way,
 ”You were created for community, fashioned for fellowship, and formed for a family.”
Community is not an added “plus” of following Jesus, it is a necessity. As we dive in this week at refuge we hope to find out exactly what the Bible says about our relationships as the family of God.

We are super excited to see what God does!
-micah

SIN. What comes into your mind when you hear that word?

If you’ve been around church for any length of time, or even if you haven’t for that matter; sin is a word we hear. In American, we’ve all heard about the fact that Jesus died for our sin. But what does that mean? For students, what implications does that truth have on their lives, say, tomorrow when they walk into their schools?

This week at Refuge, we are going to be looking at what the bible says about sin and seeing how that affects our lives. As we’ve been saying in this series, the way we view things, changes the way we do things. We believe that witha  right PERSPECTIVE of sin, we will see evidence of that view play out in our daily lives.

We will spending most of our time in the last few verse of 1 John 1 and the first few verses of 1 John 2.

I’m looking forward to an awesome night!

-Scott

I’ve only taken one eye exam in my life….and I DREADED it! I knew I needed to get glasses sooner than later because my squints were getting worse and worse. I finally went and took my dreaded eye exam and I was amazed. I had no idea how bad my eyes were until the eye doctor showed me what my vision could be like if I were to get glasses. Now I didn’t end up buying the glasses (not sure why) but I did walk out of the eye doc’s office understanding that I wasn’t seeing the way I could. My perspective of the world was flawed.

Over the next 4 weeks in Refugre, we are going to be looking at some pretty HUGE topics and asking ourselves, “Do we have the right perspective on these? Is how I see these areas of life, biblical?”

The statement we are operating from in this series is “The way we view things, changes the way we do things”. We believe that’s very true!

We will be blogging about each week of this series in detail but here’s a breakdown of the topics for each week.

Week 1: How we see God

Week 2: How we see sin

Week 3: How we see community

Week 4: How we see others

SEE YOU SUNDAY NIGHT!

-scott