New Macedonia Christian Fellowship

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New Macedonia Christian Fellowship
Pastor Tommy Stewart

• Touching the Individual
• Transforming the Community
• Impacting the World

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Pastor Tommy Stewart
Building Lasting Relationships Youth Sunday

• Who Are My Friends?
• 2 Corinthians 611-18

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Who is in my Circle?

• Popular people?
• Athletes?
• People who look like me?
• The people I get along with?
• The people I want to be like?
• Why did I choose this group?

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Hot Rap Tracks

• Me Hold You, Bow Wow Featuring Omarion
• Pimpin' All Over The World, Ludacris Featuring
  Bobby Valentino
• Grind With Me, Pretty Ricky
• Give Me That, Webbie Featuring Bun B
• Lose Control, Missy Elliott Featuring Ciara Fat
  Man Scoop
• Just A Lil Bit, 50 Cent
• Dreams, The Game
• Pon de Replay, Rihanna
• Get It Poppin', Fat Joe Featuring Nelly Terror
  Squad
• Back Then, Mike Jones .

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What does God expect of me?

• To make friends and not judge
• To love everyone
• To set examples
• To bring hope to a dark place
• To stay holy while enjoying myself
• 1 Corinthians 316-18
• You realize, dont you, that you are the temple
  of God, and God himself is present in you? No one
  will get by with vandalizing Gods temple, you
  can be sure of that. Gods temple is sacredand
  you, remember, are the temple

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Short Story

• Archimedes, My Friend and MeThor RamseyHost of
  Bananas!You tend to hang out with people who
  are often much the same as yourself, same
  interests, same personality type, etc. But
  sometimes you make friends with someone who
  surprises you. I didn't know I had a friend who
  is a nerd, but it was apparent the other day when
  he asked me, "Did you see that Archimedes special
  on Nova last night?"
• Shoot, I meant to TIVO that, but I was at a
  Copernicus Festival.
• My friend explained that Archimedes invented
  calculus 1400 years before we discovered it. It
  was lost for a time. You see? Even 1400 years ago
  calculus was so unpopular that it was lost.
• "Where's your calculus assignment?"
• "I lost it."
• For 1400 years this kept up.
• Archimedes lived in a castle that was stormed
  (more information supplied by my friend). Enemies
  would use boats to cross the moat and then scale
  the wall. Archimedes invented a pulley system
  with grappling hooks that grabbed the boats from
  above and rocked the enemies out of their boats
  by pulling on the ropes. You see how practical
  calculus is? Especially if you live in a castle
  that's being stormed.
• Now, don't misunderstand me. I think nerd's are
  great. I have more in common with people who
  read, but calculus is another story. I was lucky
  to get through that here's-how-to-balance-a-checkb
  ook class. I never took anyone's lunch money, but
  I hung out with the athletes and cheerleaders,
  the people who were apt to laugh at the kids who
  got their lunch money nabbed. The thing that
  makes me uneasy about all this is that if I lived
  1400 years ago I probably would have been one of
  the guys storming the castle (because I hung with
  the castle storming crowd). My friend would have
  been one of the guys who hung out with Archimedes
  and that's truly the revenge of the nerds.
• "A man of many friends will come to ruin, but
  there is a friend who sticks closer than a
  brother." Proverbs 1824

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The message of the day..

• "You Who Think You Know It All Are Really
  Annoying to Those of Us Who Do"

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2 Corinthians 611-18
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Our response as youth..

• I can be a friend to an unbeliever and still
  believe
• I can be in a dark place and still be the light
• I can walk in the world and not have the world
  walk in me
• I can have fun and not sin
• I can fit in and still not fade away
• God help me to be off the chain without all
  the chains ?

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How do we stand out?

• Ephesians 51-2
• Therefore be imitators of God as dear children.
  And walk in love, as Christ also has loved us and
  given Himself for us, an offering and a sacrifice
  to God for a sweet-smelling aroma.

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How do we survive?

• Dress for Success
• Ephesians 611-18
• Whole Armor of God
• We are in a fight with and enemy that wants to
  destroy you
• Truth
• Righteousness
• Salvation
• Peace
• Faith
• Word of God

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Your mission as a youth today

• Let God use your unique gifts and talents to
  share the gospel
• Have fun and enjoy life as you serve God
• Stay close to the word of God
• Pray daily for guidance and strength
• Establish friendships that strengthen your faith

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Who Are Your Friends?
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Family Prayer

• Salvation I want to become a Christian
• Support I need prayer for..
• Membership I am thinking about joining the
  church