JULY 29, 2022 VOL.3 NO.31
LADIES VESPERS FRIDAY NIGHT
Ladies join us for Vespers on Friday evening, July 29 at 6:30pm in the REVIVE Community Center. We are excited to have Dr. Erica Sails as our speaker for the evening! Let's plan to spend an afternoon reflecting on God's word in fellowship with each other! Light Refreshments will be provided! Hope to see you there!
PRAY FOR ADVENTIST YOUNG PROFESSIONALS' CONVENTION
Pastor Jazzmine Bankston and the @ygchurch band will lend their leadership to the 2nd Annual Adventist Young Professionals [AYP] Convention this weekend at the Hurst Conference Center. Founded by Tim Kosaka, AYP -- which originated here at YG -- is now a worldwide network of nearly 10,000 Adventist young adults. We have over 20 of our YG young professionals attending this event in addition to those who are volunteering and leading that call @ygchurch home. Pray for the inspiration and fellowship in store!
TABLE TALKS: OUR TEACHER // SAT 10:15AM CST // @YGCHURCH
Echo, Honey In The Rock, King Of Kings, Jireh #WorshipSet #Jul30 10:15AM CST fb.com/ygchurch #tableforyou #ygchurch
In a world filled with noise, Jesus invites you to His table. A table of abundance. Peace. Protection.
Join YG in their Back to School Series, “Table Talks: At the Table with Jesus,” Saturdays, 10:15AM Central; In person, 4409 Pleasantview Drive, or online, live.ygchurch.com
JESUS IS OUR GREAT “I AM”
From author, Louie Giglio:
It has been an incredible journey through At The Table with Jesus and I hope that you are experiencing the development of a new mindset as you are committing to sit at the table with Jesus.
As we jump into week 5, we will be looking at the idea that Jesus is our great I Am.
Here is a little context. The statement, "I AM," originally comes from the Old Testament, where God called Moses to lead the people of Israel out of Egypt. Moses found himself standing before a burning bush, in the presence of God, and he questioned whether or not the Pharaoh or the people of Israel would believe his story. God called Moses into the rescue plan by stating, “Tell them I Am that I Am has sent you” (Exodus 3:14).
Isn’t that amazing? When Moses asked God who He was and what to tell the people, God told Him to use a unique but powerful name for God: I AM.
What a thought.
So, when Jesus says “Before Abraham was, I Am,” He is making the case that He was and is as great as God. This would have been blasphemous in the ears of His listeners because no one was allowed to claim to be as great as God...except God Himself.
This is how we understand the scripture that says, “Jesus is the same yesterday, today and forever” (Hebrews 13:8). Jesus always was, Jesus always is, and Jesus forever will be.
In whatever situation you are in, He is.
He is enough.
He is able.
He is with you.
He is sufficient.
He is power.
He is love.
He is provision.
He is wisdom.
He is everything you need.
He is our great I Am.
The God of the ages is present in your moment right now. So lock eyes with Him today, open your heart to what He wants for your life today. Believe in what He can do in and through you today. Because Jesus is our great I Am today.
Check out the video above for a stunning look at what it means to know that we are invited to sit at the table with our great I Am.
YG SPEAKER: PASTOR APRIL SNYDER
And we are delighted to be the first to have the Keene Church Pastor of Discipleship, April Snyder, preach for @ygchurch this weekend. April is a graduate student at @andrews_university completing her Masters of Divinity as well as a Masters in Public Health. She has previously served as associate chaplain for @southwesternau and administrator for missionaries in Korea. @eripsni and her husband Blake live in Burleson, Texas, where she enjoys reading, music, and serving others.
WANTED: PARENTS, MENTORS, SPONSORS & HOSTS
YG is ramping up for the Back to School season, and needing great adults to be involved in the lives of our students and young adults! If you are willing to be involved in YG, click the above icon to let Pastor Allan know of your interest.
LIFE AFTER HIGH SCHOOL
”It’s never too early to start thinking about life after high school. Our research shows that that when it comes to decisions made in college, students repeatedly pointed to the importance of their first two weeks. During these crucial first fourteen days, students make key decisions about sex, drinking, and other high-risk behaviors as well as about allegiance with a local church or on-campus ministry.
The decisions that students make during those two weeks can set them on a trajectory that lasts for the rest of their college experience. So today we're sharing a list of questions to ask any student before heading (back) to school.” —Dr. Kara Powell
Click the above link for the full article from Fuller Youth Institute.
REVIVE STREET OUTREACH // AUG 6, 8:30AM // MEET AT REVIVE COMMUNITY CARE
The REVIVE Street Outreach is a team that provides for the needs of those who are struggling with homelessness or are at risk of being homeless. Volunteers will participate in assembling and handing out lunches and other needed items to the homeless community at Unity Park on August 6. Click here or the above icon to sign up!
COMING ATTRACTIONS
FULL LIFE CONFERENCE // AUGUST 13 // STARTING 9:00AM // ARLINGTON ADVENTIST CHURCH
Mark your calendars for August 13, 2022, and plan to attend the Full Life Conference with our keynote speaker, Dr. René Drumm. This year our focus is on whole family health. We hope this special Sabbath equips you with strategies for mental health resilience, well-adjusted coping, and effective parenting during times of high stress.
Unique content will be presented in all three services with afternoon breakout sessions after a free lunch. Plan to stay and take advantage of the entire experience.
Jesus came in order that we may have life to the full. Sometimes, though, the challenges of life and the pressures of family and relationships make that difficult to experience. The Full Life Conference is designed to assist Christians in realizing how full life can be for followers of Christ.
FEATURED SPEAKER: RENE DRUM, PHD, MSW
Dr. René Drumm has recently retired from the University of Southern Mississippi where she was a Professor of Social Work. She has worked in Adventist higher education for more than 25 years. Her positions included serving as the dean of the school of social work at Southern Adventist University, MSW clinical program director at Andrews University and BSW program director at Southwestern Adventist University.
Dr. Drumm holds a PhD degree in sociology with an emphasis in family studies from Texas Woman’s University and the Master of Social Work from Michigan State University.
Having a keen interest in the intersection of religion and social issues, Dr. Drumm has studied domestic violence in the Adventist church, faith-based residential treatment, and sexual identity formation. Believing that research is a vehicle to social change, she is committed to facilitating positive conversations with religious institutions to address social injustice. She has authored and co-authored numerous academic articles and book chapters.
René is married to Stanley Stevenson and has two married identical twin daughters and five beautiful grandchildren. René enjoys walking, sun and sand, and anything related to chocolate.
PURSUE GOD
JESUS IS OUR TEACHER
Jesus uses the Classroom of our Everyday Life, to Teach us the Things that We will Need to Know, for the Future He wants us to Have.
YG SPEAKER: PASTOR HEIDI JACKSON
Heidi Cruz Jackson, RN, is the Community Outreach Pastor and Director of REVIVE Community Care at the Arlington Seventh-day Adventist Church in Arlington, Texas. She also serves as the Women’s Ministry Coordinator, and enjoys providing pastoral care to the community as well as to the women of her church. Heidi started ministering to others through music before she could speak, when at the age of two, she hummed her first song at a local church.
Originally from Puerto Rico, her family relocated to Texas when she was four years old, but she never stopped singing for Jesus. She has enjoyed a lifetime of leading others in worship through music and has been given the opportunity to record professionally with various artists.
Pastor Heidi is also a Registered Nurse and previously worked as a Cardiovascular Operating Room Nurse at Cook Children’s Medical Center in Fort Worth Texas, before being called into pastoral ministry full time. She likes to say that she left the heart business for the business of the heart.
As a graduate of Southwestern Adventist University, Heidi met her future husband Jesse, when she joined a University music group of which he was also a part of. Together they have two boys, Jaylen and Jordan and enjoy singing together, meeting the needs of the community, and leading others to Christ, as a family.
TABLE TALKS: AT THE TABLE WITH JESUS // SAT 10:15AM CST // @YGCHURCH
In a world filled with noise, Jesus invites you to His table. A table of abundance. Peace. Protection.
Join YG in their Summer Series, “Table Talks: At the Table with Jesus,” Saturdays, 10:15AM Central;
In person: 4409 Pleasantview Drive, Arlington, TX 76017-1427; or
Online: fb.com/ygchurch
live.ygchurch.com
https://www.youtube.com/c/YoungerGenerationChurchTv
MEET HIM AT THE TABLE
Younger Generation Church wants to support your faith habits and spiritual growth as you strive to #BeJesus #BeYG. To this end, we invite you to join us in the coming days journeying through the devotional, "At the Table with Jesus."
Maybe your journey with Christ has been sporadic, filled with momentary bursts and desert times. It's said it takes about 66 days to form a new habit, so this might be just the time to return to the table Jesus has set to meet up with you.
Our desire and mission is for you to experience a deeper devotion with Christ Jesus, through intimacy, community, and grace. May you take a seat at the table and enjoy some time with Jesus.
Click the above icon for resources to help you spend quality time with him.
EXPERIENCE COMMUNITY
COMMONS AREA SURVEY
The Commons Committee is conducting a survey to get the congregation’s opinion on how to plan the outdoor space on the south side of the church property. Please click the above icon to participate in the survey.
ARE YOU A YOUNG PROFESSIONAL? ARE YOU AN ADVENTIST?
If the answer is yes and yes, we would love for you to join Adventist Young Professionals! Membership is free.
A GREAT SUPPLEMENT TO OUR CURRENT SERIES: THE CHOSEN
Come and see what they saw. The Chosen is the first-ever multi-season series about the life of Christ. Click the above icon to see the free show tens of millions of people won't stop talking about.
The Sonscreen Film Festival is the annual gathering for young creatives who have a passion for using film for the purpose of creating timely and relevant productions for social awareness, outreach, and uplifting creative entertainment. Since its debut in October 2002 , the festival has become the destination for established and up-and-coming young filmmakers to share their creative work, gain exposure, and network with other media and film professionals. The Sonscreen Film Festival was created and is sponsored by the North American Division of Seventh-day Adventists.
RIGHTNOW MEDIA VIRTUAL LIBRARY
As a YGer you have access to RightNow Media—the world’s largest streaming library of video Bible study resources. This extensive library has more than 20,000 videos from leaders like Francis Chan, Jennie Allen, Matt Chandler, Dr. Tony Evans, and many more. These Bible study videos can be used as part of a group study or for personal devotions, and many series include free discussion guides and handouts.
RightNow Media has videos for everyone in your family on a variety of topics like marriage, parenting, personal finances, mental health, and more. There’s even a library just for kids with over 2,000 safe, entertaining videos. Click the above icon or click here to gain access to our digital library!
INSPIRE HOPE // SHARE GRACE
PITCH IT!
Southwestern Adventist University Nursing Department requested support for their Summer medical mission trip to Cali, Columbia. Dr. Foster pitched it to @ygchurch 🦈 tank and YG was honored to join Adventist World Radio, local Columbian churches, and SWAU in sponsoring the successful medical outreach. Got an idea? Pitch it! tiny.one/SharkTankPitch
REVIVE COMMUNITY CARE: WE ARE HERE TO HELP EACH OTHER
Inspire those around you with the hope of grace by volunteering with Revive Community Care! Participate and refer those in need, revivecommunitycare.com
SUCCESS CLOSET WARDROBE BOX IN CHURCH LOBBY
The Pathways to Success department at Southwestern Adventist University has this exciting program for the Fall semester called the Success Closet. We want to partner with our community to provide young professionals with professional attire. Many times, students at our university struggle financially and for this reason we created the Success Closet. Through the Success Closet our students will be able to receive professional clothing to rock their first interview or create a great first impression. Your donations to the wardrobe box in your church lobby will undoubtedly help students on their pathway to success.
PITCH IT!
Got an idea for sharing Jesus and His love? @ygchurch wants to hear it and empower you to do it! Pitch it to YG Shark Tank! Click any of the above photos to submit your idea!
TEXAS YOUNG ADULTS
Click the above icon or here for all the latest updates from Texas Young Adult Ministry!
I WILL GO
I Will Go involves all church members in reaching the world, inspiring and equipping them to use their God-given spiritual gifts in witness and service for Christ. Click the above icon for more information.
YOUR GENEROSITY MAKES @YGCHURCH GROW, GLOW, & GO
We invite you to support @ygchurch financially. As you bless YG, our young adults overflow that blessing into our community and into the world. Your tax-deductible donation helps YG grow, glow, and go. Thank you. Click the above icon or here for ways to give.
How does your support overflow into the world? Click here for @ygchurch stories of overflow.
GRATITUDE
THANK YOU SUMMER VOLUNTEERS!
There is so much to do when you set out to take care of the community. A HUGE Thanks to every REVIVE SUMMER Volunteer who bore the three-digit temperatures to make sure that our community was well taken care of! As our student volunteers go back to school, REVIVE needs new VOLUNTEERS to help get the job done!!
If you are wondering how, you can positively impact the community, join the REVIVE Food Pantry Team and discover the joy that serving others brings! Click the above icon or here.
PRAY FOR BOSCO AND ADVENTIST CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP
Bosco Rusine [floral print shirt], President of our Adventist Christian Fellowship Chapter at UTA, is attending the ACF Institute in Bloomington, Indiana along with dozens of other young adult officers from across the nation. Bosco is a pre-med student from Rwanda, and has offered student leadership to our ACF/UTA chapter for the past couple of school years. Pray for all the ACF leaders convening and for Bosco's safe travels.
PRAY FOR CRECIENDO JUNTOS SUMMIT
Inspired by the Growing Together Summit we hosted in 2018, Southwestern Union Conference has sold out their inaugural Creciendo Juntos Summit this weekend with over 30 churches from across the union gathering to learn the key commitments for making their Spanish congregations the best place for all generations to grow. . . together. Pray for this miraculous tipping point!
Younger Generation Church is the vibrant young adult ministry of the Arlington Seventh-day Adventist Church. YG's mission is to deepen our devotion to Christ Jesus through:
• Pursuing INTIMACY with God
• Experiencing COMMUNITY with each other
• Inspiring those around us with the hope of GRACE