MiHi Youth April 2022 Newsletter
Happy April!!!
Greetings to all MiHi Youth parents. I pray that you are all well in the Lord Jesus!
Here’s the April’s MiHi newsletter.
Communicant’s Class
Dates: Saturdays - 3/12, 3/26, 4/2, and 5/4.
This year’s class will be done Hybrid at 8-10am. There will be breaks and discussion.
Zoom link - https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86577544610
For more information and sign up with pastor Tae at taenscc@gmail.com or 516-922-7322.
Hana Mission 2022
Location: Hana Mission, Paterson, NJ
Dates: August 14 (Sunday) -19 (Friday)
Fee: $600
For those who would like to learn more about this year's mission opportunity, please join us on Sunday, April 10th after the second service at the church office or on zoom.
Zoom link - https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81880358121
All Application is due Sunday, April 24 with a $100 deposit.
Download Application
Friday Night Live
Friday Night Live in the month of April 2022
We are back to our normal schedule starting at 7pm with dinner!
4/1 - Regular Meeting
4/8 - Game Night
4/15 - Good Friday Service
4/22 - Regular Meeting
4/29 - Regular Meeting
Gospel Project - From Conquest To A Kingdom
Sunday school continues…
Sunday school will be in person at the youth attic located in the church office. Sunday school hour will be from 9:45-10:45am.
We are going Hybrid Model for our Sunday school. For those who would like to join us via zoom, here is the link - https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81467485299
4/3 - God’s Presence with Joshua
4/10 - God’s Presence with His People
4/17 - God’s Presence in His Word
4/24 - Witnessing God’s Mercy
Left to Their Own Devices
By: Julie Lowe
“Whoever walks with the wise becomes wise, but the companion of fools will suffer harm.” Proverbs 13:20
With the increase of technology in the lives of young people comes a host of concerns. We hear a great deal about the risks of sexting, unwelcomed advances by adults, pornography, social media addiction, and cyber-bullying. Yes, they all are issues that are occurring at record-breaking numbers. There are reasons to be cautious introducing social media and technology too early and without solid oversight. Adults are unwisely accepting it as a rite of passage or as a necessity for kids and teens.
However, the greater concern we are not talking about as much is the progressive eradication of positive, mature, adult influences. Young people are parenting and raising each other. They are in school together, they are in extracurricular activities together, they are coming home and online together, on social media together, gaming together, texting together. They are rarely disconnected from their peer group.
So where does parental influence come in? How much time are we spending with our young people that is not interrupted by peer interaction? If it is an insignificant amount of time, then imagine the influence their peer group has on them. We will have a generation of kids who are their own source of wisdom for one another. When mature, godly influences are removed, or at least diminished, young people will be shaped by their friends and culture. When we—quite literally—leave our young people to their own devices, they will look for guidance from their peers and “disciple” one another in these ways:
A false sense of maturity/ confidence in their self-knowledge
An inability to occupy themselves or be alone
Proneness to alienate from adult influence
Tolerance for bad behavior and inappropriate peer demands
Intolerance of wisdom and a mockery of what is good and wholesome
Turning a blind eye to immoral and risky behavior
Disparaging authority as irrelevant.
Indeed, the companion of fools will suffer harm.
But when our kids walk with the wise, they will become wise. Loving adult influence does this:
It builds respect and cooperation.
It creates an atmosphere of deference and admiration.
It provides security for children.
It encourages a child’s healthy dependence on parents and adults for spiritual and emotional nurture.
It models a reliance on wise counsel, especially from the Lord.
It displays a proper respect for leadership and governance.
The book of Titus talks at length about the need for Christians to influence a younger generation in what is right and good. We are called to model saying “No” to ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives in this present age (Titus 2:12). We live in a world that can turn everything that is right and good upside down for kids. What is good is called evil, and what is evil is called good. If we do not talk, nurture, and walk alongside our kids, they will be left to their own devices.
But the Lord does not leave us to our own devices. He pursues us because he is a loving father. He meets us in our need, our weakness, and our frailty. The Lord is unwavering in his love for us. He shows compassion and is merciful and gracious. He guides and shepherds us. May we imitate him and be proactive in pursuing our young people.
Worship Song for the month of March 2022!!
Only A Holy God - CityAlight
LYRICS:
Verse 1
Who else commands all the hosts of heaven Who else could make every king bow down Who else can whisper and darkness trembles Only a Holy God
Verse 2
What other beauty demands such praises What other splendour outshines the sun What other majesty rules with justice Only a Holy God Chorus Come and behold Him The One and the Only Cry out, sing holy Forever a Holy God Come and worship the Holy God
Verse 3
What other glory consumes like fire What other power can raise the dead What other name remains undefeated Only a Holy God Chorus Come and behold Him The One and the Only Cry out, sing holy Forever a Holy God Come and worship the Holy God
Verse 4
Who else could rescue me from my failing Who else would offer His only Son Who else invites me to call Him Father Only a Holy God Only my Holy God Chorus Come and behold Him The One and the Only Cry out, sing holy Forever a Holy God Come and worship the Holy God
CCLI Song # 7016161
Encouraging Worship Music
Hope you find this months MiHi Youth Newsletter Helpful!