Dear Parents of Alive Middle Schoolers
A letter from Shane Kohout to the parents of Alive Youth Group's middle school teens on some important information and updates. ...
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To Love and To Cherish
We are in this together, but no one is as close to you as your spouse. Let’s cultivate our marriage so it will stand this test. Our prayer is that the marriages at Metro will bring great glory to God and be an outstanding example for our children. They are watching and learning by our example....
Faith And Financial Preparedness
We must understand that our choices place us in the bounds of responsibility. If we acquire much, we will have the responsibility to care for much. If we choose to live a minimalist life, our responsibilities will be minimal. With our individual choices of “things,” we must be responsible as believers and prepared to cover their costs during guaranteed hardships. That is Proverbial wisdom....
Being Light in the Darkness
We’re in a time when people are tempted, and instructed, to care for themselves and their families above all else. I’m not saying don’t prepare and care for your families, but in our effort to do so let’s not neglect to bear fruit as believers. These are the times when the opportunity to point people to Jesus is almost at every turn....
Voices From the Church During the Crisis: A Doctor's Perspective
God is completely in control of this globe of his. He loves us – we're his own. There is absolutely nothing new under the sun: no virus, no medication, no DNA or RNA mutation … nothing that he does not completely understand. It is his and he is King. And while I may not always understand the Why in my life, I do know the Who....
How to Care for Your Children During Times of Uncertainty
We not only want to help equip our children to process information informed by the promises of scripture, but we also want to provide a platform to share their thoughts, emotions, fears, concerns, indifference, apathy, etc. Ask them. Don’t assume you know their answers. Give them time to process and think out loud. Affirm that they are sharing in a safe environment....
Equipped to Respond
It can be easy to say "be on mission" or "love your neighbor" at times like this, scripture tells us to be ready to give a "defense for our faith" (I Peter 3:15), but where might we even consider staring? Here are some practical ways you can be equipped to respond when most helpful, it's a "round-up of resources" so to speak. Let's begin with Prayer......
[Alive Update] New Series: 16 Verses
There’s a popular turn of phrase: You can’t see the forest for the trees! How often this can be true for each one of us. In our new series in Alive however, we’re going to turn that phrase around: we’re going to understand the forest, one tree at a time. 16 trees to be precise....
Keep ReadingMusic and Worship: Sunday, July 26th, 2015
Good Afternoon! Here is a brief recap of some of the songs that we used to worship God through this past Sunday, as well as some of the scriptures that inform them. Also included in this post is the recap video of Alive Youth Group's ReNEW conference that took place this month. We hope you are encouraged and uplifted as you listen, read, and watch below! ...
Keep ReadingAlive Update: Re:NEW 2015 Conference
Here's a brief taste of what is in store for our teens at the upcoming Re:NEW youth conference! ...
Keep ReadingAlive Update: Summer Snapshot
A brief overview of what the Summer with Alive Youth Group will look like! ...
Keep ReadingAlive Update: Change to Weekly Meetings
A new update regarding the heart, vision, and plan for the change to weekly Alive meetings starting this June. ...
Keep ReadingAlive Update: Introducing the D-Group Leaders
An update about the new D-group of leaders who are working alongside Chris Jessee in Alive, including their roles in the youth ministry and a little bit of the heart behind why they've chosen to invest in the young people of MLC. ...
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