Coming Soon - Springforth!
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Springforth is one of the largest Christian student conferences in Canada! It’s held each year in Moncton, NB in 2 locations simultaneously - one for Middle School and one for High School.
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Legacy - My First Bible
/I have a lot of Bibles. It's not that I collect them like hockey cards, more that I have had a lot and kept them. Many of the Bibles I have I don't use any more. That seems sad in a way. On the other hand, when I pick them up they conjure memories of people, places and events.
Read MoreBooks of the Bible
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Every week in the Orchard, we play games to learn the books of the Bible in order so that we are more familiar with the Bible and better able to find things in it, and most importantly, better able to understand the One Big Story!
Read MoreFamily Worship for Storm Sunday
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Happy Snow Day! We are sorry to have had to cancel church this morning, but we are glad for safety and warmth. Below are some plans for Family Worship today and the link to this week's One Big Story Family Devotions. Read on...
Read More#YouAskedForIt - What's the Afterlife?
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So, #YouAskedForIt is a series of questions. They're actually your questions. Two weeks ago at Solid Rock Youth we asked you for your questions about God / Bible / Christianity. We took them all, categorized them into a few broader clumps and we're going to tackle them. Last night was night one for #YouAskedForIt and we talked about the Afterlife.
Read MoreHow Do I Pray with My Kids?
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Prayer is something that is both simple and intimidating for many people. The simplest explanation of prayer is that it is communication with God. Just like we communicate with our kids or our friends or family, we can communicate with God. Prayer doesn't have to be scarcely or confusing. Model for your kids and lead the way!
Read MoreI Am Second
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"It wasn't religion anymore. It was a real relationship. And it was awesome." NHL Nashville Predator Mike Fisher tells of the off-the-ice relationship that changed his life. Driven to perfection in a career that demands nothing less, Mike made hockey his life's pursuit."
Read MoreBest Time for Family Devotions?
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Today in One Big Story we learned about when Jesus miraculously calmed a HUGE storm! The faith of Jesus' disciples keeps growing and growing the more He says and does to show them who He is! Ours does too!
Read MoreFamily Devo Ideas
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On Sunday in One Big Story we learned about when Jesus miraculously caused 4 men to catch a HUGE amount of fish! These miracles of Jesus continue to revel who he is and what he came to do!
Read MoreFamily Devotions Tips
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Today in One Big Story we learned about Jesus' first recorded miracle - turning Water into Wine at a Wedding in Cana. It's fascinating to see faith in this story - his mother's faith in his ability to do the miraculous and the faith that seeing the miraculous began in his followers.
Read MoreChristmas Minute to Win It Games
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At our Orchard Family Christmas party [first annual!] today we played a few different Christmas Minute to Win it Games. We know you will want to repeat the fun at home as a family [and practice up for next year]!
Read MoreFun Family Photo Booth!
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At our Orchard Family Christmas Party [first annual!] we had a family photo booth! For the family photo booth we downloaded and printed a few sets of Christmas photo booth props
Read MoreChristmas in the Orchard Videos
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Christmas in the Orchard is our version of an annual Christmas concert. Each year as we enter the advent season the children from our children's ministry tell the story of Christmas through songs, reading and drama. Here are videos from 2014:
Read MoreIntergenerational Traditions
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For over a decade we've had a tradition at Solid Rock Youth - we serve Christmas dinner to the seniors at our church. At the Seniors Tea out students served food. They entertained with music, dance and magic. Lets make conversation between generations less of an annual tradition and more of an everyday practice. We have so much to gain and to learn from year other!
Read MoreLet Them Go! [Lyrics]
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At Christmas in the Orchard we sang a adaptation Let it Go from Frozen, re-written by Sharalyn Dixon, which tells the story of the Israelites being rescued from Egypt by God. Our new song is called Let Them Go. The story is told through a conversation between Pharaoh and Moses.
Read MoreDumpster Christmas
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So we went to a dumpster. Sometimes we forget that Jesus left the majesty and power of Heaven to come to Earth and endure the stench of sin, to live in our world and to draw attention to His Kingdom.
Read MoreNotes from our Discussions on Pornography and Technology with Parents
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This week at Solid Rock Youth on Wednesday we talked about Pornography. In fact we had two people share the incredible stories of God healing them from an addiction to pornography. Praise God for what he has done in their lives and how he is redeeming their stories by allowing them to tell the stories to others. In addition to our regular night we talked about pornography and technology and screening software, etc. in a parent meeting. These are the notes.
Read MoreThis is Your Brain in "Love"
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For the past two weeks at Solid Rock Youth we’ve been privileged to have Mandy Blanchard from the Valley Care Pregnancy Center / Acadia Pregnancy Support with us as a guest speaker. Last night Mandy taught on the Brain and Falling in Love.
Read MoreMondays & Fridays
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I know there’s nothing really special about Fridays. For me a Friday is almost the same as a Monday! No, really it is. The only difference is I have Mondays off and Fridays I work. Both days feel generally the same.
Read MoreRisk & Regret
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The road straight ahead of me appears to be the safest, and it is familiar so why not just go with the flow? After all I am not alone, this seems to be the road most travelled. There are just too many unknowns waiting at every exit and I’m fearful of getting lost or at least sidetracked.
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