MEXICO

Wanna join us for 3 days of serving in Mexico? Well- good news, you can! Here's some FAQ's

WHEN? Sunday afternoon Nov. 9- Tuesday evening Nov. 11, 2008

WHERE? His Ministries Day Care center in Tecate Mexico.

WHAT ARE WE DOING? We'll be playing with the kids, building a new ministry sign or two for them, helping some local families, providing some great lunches, and bonding as we serve.

DO I NEED A PASSPORT? Officially you will be required to have one by the government in June of 2009. Before then, you may continue to cross with a photo id and an original copy of your birth certificate.

WHAT DOES IT COST? The 3 days will cost you $100.

IS THERE AN APPLICATION? Sorta. There is some paperwork you need to grab and get notarized. So if you haven't already done so, please come on by our high school room and pick it up ASAP.

If you have questions or concerns, please contact Brian by clicking here.

PARTY TIME

Hey Encounter people,

we have a sweet weekend in store for you on Sunday, November 9, 2008. We are teaming up as a student ministries and bringing in a great comedy team- ductape comedy. They'll make you laugh and maybe even cry- but only cuz your gut hurts. It's going to be a fun weekend and we'll have a great challenge for you as we finish up our series called "regeneration". So bring a friend and join us in Student Center A at either 9am or 10:45am. IT'S FREE!

NEW SERIES AND NEW SERVICE TIMES THIS WEEKEND

We're kicking off a new series this weekend in high school and we're going to two services. Here's the details:

1. HIGH SCHOOL HAS 2 SERVICE TIMES STARTING THIS WEEK:

• 9am
• 10:45 am.
  
• pick the one that's best for you and join us- bring a friend.

2. WE ALSO KICK OFF A NEW SERIES:


It's all about our passion to see a generation think and re-think what it means to follow Jesus. We're "inviting a generation to understand, own, and live out a life changing faith in Jesus" for the next 4 weeks.

DON'T MISS THIS SERIES. It's going to be awesome and we're praying that it will inspire and encourage you as you strive to both become and live more like Jesus.

SEMINAR SUNDAY

Anyone can talk like they live for Jesus. Some can even fake it in the way they behave, but start asking questions and the real truth comes out:

there are way too many non-thinking “christians” in this world.

Well encounter is here to change that. Join us for an afternoon of thinking and re-thinking this thing we call faith on a day we call seminar sunday.



We have 3 classes for you to choose from. Pick one and sign up. You’ll be glad you did.

1. THE ESSENCE OF IT:
   Whether you are just starting out your life as a follower of Jesus or if you’ve been trying to serve God for a while, this class is a great way to reinforce the basics of the faith. We’ll interact with your questions and cover the following essential topics: how to know you are “saved”, how to get the most out of church, the value of helping others connect with God, the power of prayer, and more. This class will help get you grounded in the essence of what it means to follow Jesus.



2. WHERE DID THAT COME FROM?
   Ever wondered: Where did the Bible come from? Where did denominations come from? When did people first start talking about the doctrine of the trinity? Who are the saints you hear about in Catholicism? if, so then this class is for you. A long time pastor and college professor named James Smith III is going to be here to answer your questions and challenge your level of normal. You’ll leave this class both smarter and filled with more questions too.



3. WALKING AND TALKING WITH GOD:
   Want to read your Bible but just don’t know where to start? Wish you could connect with God but need some help?
   Want to grab some new ideas to take your personal
   devotional life of prayer to a new level? If so, then this class is the one. You’ll learn some new and experience some tried and true methods that have helped people truly serve God all through the centuries. Take your understanding of prayer and the Word to a new level.
   

WANNA TWITTER?

If you'd like to get announcements over twitter or if you'd like to receive them over text message then you're in luck.

Encounter is now updating a twitter account with small group info, event details/reminders, and information on the weekend.

You can read our posts or sign up for an account via twitter here.


Also, if you don't want to check a twitter account, you can just simply follow twitter via text message. All you do is sign up for a twitter account, under devices sign up for data updates by entering your cell phone, and then go in and select which accounts that you are following that you want sent to your phone- IE: say yes to Encounterhsm for data updates!!!

Then BAM. You have instant cell phone texts of the latest data from encounter for FREE. You only pay whatever your cell phone charges for a standard SMS text message.

SO FOLLOW US NOW! AND TELL A FRIEND!

We also added a twitter feed in the right column of this blog and you can subscribe to us by clicking the "follow me" on twitter there too.