Here's what's coming up with JumpStart...
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May 20th
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NO JUMPSTART
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When we use our spiritual gifts within the Body of Christ, we can sometimes become haughty or self-centered over our
contributions. Even when we use our spiritual gifts efficiently, we must be careful to watch our attitudes and motives. For
example, an eloquent sermon or an amazing Bible study can pull focus away from Christ and toward the people delivering them.
Or we could serve in a homeless shelter in ways that degrade people and cause strife. However, as stewards of God’s
gifts, we are to use them out of love and service toward one another. Using spiritual gifts out of love is the key to using
them for the glory of God. The HUB Cafe is open from 10:30-11.
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May 27th
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Entrusted: Every Minute Counts
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This course explores the stewardship of time, talents,
resources, and spiritual gifts. The first lesson focuses on the importance of utilizing the time that we’ve been given
to fulfill God’s calling on our life. Sin and evil are great in the world, but because God’s mission is so important,
our careful handling of every moment in life is imperative. There is no time to waste in allowing God to work through us.
Being a good steward of our time helps us to walk in the righteousness of Christ, discern His will, and fulfill His mission.
The HUB Cafe' is open from 10:30 - 11:00.
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June 3rd
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Entrusted: Anointed Skills
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This second lesson continues with the message of stewardship.
It addresses our natural talents and abilities as gifts from God to be used for His purposes. Because our skills and talents
are not random occurrences in our lives but are purposely given by God, we are expected to be good stewards of them. Our talents
are not for our own desires but are to be used for God’s glory. They are not to be used as a benefit to ourselves or
as a means to success. Our skills and talents are to be used in obedience to God’s command to live for His mission.
The HUB Cafe' is open from 10:30-11:00.
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June 10th
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Entrusted: All for Him
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This course deals with being a good steward of all
that God has given us. The passage utilizes a form of monetary value to drive home the point that all of the resources that
God has given us are to be used for His glory. We are not to take any resource that we have for granted but are expected to
responsibly cultivate God’s blessings for God’s purposes. Our resources are to be used for the joy of our Master
and not hidden through our own fears or apathy. The HUB Cafe' is open from 10:30-11:00.
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June 17th
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Entrusted: Suffenciently Content
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Although the previous lesson discussed God’s
expectation for us to be good stewards of all of our resources, this lesson focuses specifically on money. Our attitude toward
money and riches drives the way that we make decisions regarding our resources, particularly our finances. Financial principles
begin to develop early in life, and as students begin to have jobs and make decisions about their futures, they need to have
a biblical view of money. Although money is not evil in and of itself, loving it to the point that every life decision focuses
on the desire to have more and more of it can drive us to have an ungodly view of possessions. We are more likely to be good
stewards of our resources and money when we are content to have enough and when we hold an eternal view of the world. The
HUB Cafe' is open from 10:30-11:00.
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June 24th
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Entrusted: Gifted
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The previous four lessons focused on being good stewards of time, talent, and resources—things that all people
have as a result of God’s common grace. God only gives spiritual gifts, however, to His children. When a person becomes
a Christ-follower, God gives him or her one or more spiritual gifts that are to be used to assist the Body in accomplishing
God’s mission. Each person is gifted differently, but all gifts are important within the Body. We must not neglect to
use our gifts as good stewards of the grace that God has given us. The
HUB Cafe' is open from 10:30-11:00.
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July 1st
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Entrusted: Love Makes the Difference
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When we use our spiritual gifts within the Body of Christ, we can sometimes become haughty or self-centered over our
contributions. Even when we use our spiritual gifts efficiently, we must be careful to watch our attitudes and motives. For
example, an eloquent sermon or an amazing Bible study can pull focus away from Christ and toward the people delivering them.
Or we could serve in a homeless shelter in ways that degrade people and cause strife. However, as stewards of God’s
gifts, we are to use them out of love and service toward one another. Using spiritual gifts out of love is the key to using
them for the glory of God. The HUB Cafe' is open from 10:30-11:00.
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July 8th
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Reset: Recognize-Confess That Sin is a Big Deal
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Everybody messes up; nobody is perfect. But this common nature is not an excuse. In fact, using it as a justification
for sin trivializes sin before God. To say that sin is a big deal is an understatement. Too often in today’s culture,
people are quick to ask for God’s grace and forgiveness without ever recognizing the gravity of their sin. David’s
psalm of confession following his act of adultery and murder is the quintessential starting point for helping students understand
“what happens when we mess up.” David was a man after God’s own heart, but he blew it royally too. Teenagers
will be challenged to face the deadly nature of sin by recognizing all of its ugliness. This is the first step in Reset. The HUB Cafe' is open from 10:30-11:00.
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July 15th
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Reset: Recieve-Accept the Consequenses of Our Actions
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After recognizing the seriousness of sin, students will now be led to accept the consequences for those actions. Before
truly moving on, people must be willing to receive their due penalty. Jonah was a prophet who directly disobeyed God’s
command. He chose to do the exact opposite of what he knew to be right. Unfortunately, most people can relate to such behavior.
Once Jonah recognized that his rebellion was the source of trouble, even affecting other people around him, the reluctant
prophet willingly submitted himself to receiving the consequences for running from God in defiance. Like the fishy prophet,
students will see that the next step in starting over is submitting to whatever God deems appropriate. It is at the depth
of our own consequences that we begin to experience the power of salvation. The HUB Cafe' is open from 10:30-11:00.
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July 22nd
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Reset: Repent-Leave the Past Behind and Move Forward
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Once people are at a point that there is no denying the sinfulness and the depth of their need for salvation from the
consequences that they rightfully face, the loving presence of Jesus becomes truly life-changing. The woman caught in adultery
laid at the feet of Jesus, knowing that she was rightfully condemned by the Law (and the religious mob clutching stones around
her). While Jesus did not dismiss her sin or even her deservedness of punishment and death, He did extend grace. As the only
one able to judge sin, Jesus graciously told the woman to leave her sinful lifestyle behind and walk in the freedom that He
had granted her. By recognizing that their sin is exposed before an all-knowing Savior, students will be encouraged to repent
and turn in a new direction that entails life in Christ. The HUB Cafe' is open from 10:30-11:00.
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July 29th
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Reset: Refine-Have a Conscience Cleansed from Guilt
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Many people, even while believing that God has forgiven them through the grace of Christ, still live in bondage to guilt.
No amount of religious activity could ever cleanse a conscience stained with the guilt of sin. Even in the Old Testament,
the priests and sacrificial systems foreshadowed a time when Christ would be the ultimate intercessor and sacrifice for God’s
people, forever making them clean in the presence of holy God. Students will be led to appreciate the freedom found in Christ
alone and the sufficiency of His sacrifice on their behalf. The HUB Cafe' is open from
10:30-11:00.
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August 5th
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Reset: Reconcile-Make Things Right With Other People
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After dealing with the spiritual and theological aspects of sin and grace, students are ready to explore the practical
implications of how to live God-honoring lives after falling into sin. Zacchaeus, though not a Christ-follower before this
encounter with the Redeemer, provides an excellent picture of a life transformed by grace. Upon experiencing the undeserved
love of Christ, the tax collector’s right relationship with Jesus resulted in his reconciliation with earthly relationships.
Students will examine their own lives and then follow in the footsteps of the tree-climbing sinner by extending olive branches
to those whom they have wronged with their selfish behavior. The HUB Cafe' is open from 10:30 - 11:00.
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August 12th
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Reset: Represent-Share the Life Changing Power of God
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For the final lesson of Reset, students will look at the New Testament’s quintessential do-over. While David is
a classic example before Christ, Paul’s transformation is arguably the most dominant influence in the New Testament
outside of the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus. When walking through the steps outlined in the previous lessons––recognize,
receive, repent, refine, and reconcile––students will see the story of the gospel playing out in their own life.
Their transformation is a story of redemption and grace. The testimony of Paul is that if he can be saved and forgiven, then
anyone can. Teenagers will begin to look at the sin from which Christ has set them free and testify to the power of their
Lord and Savior by representing the gospel to the world around them. The HUB Cafe' is open from 10:30-11:00.
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