Edge Recap

Last night was good times including some egg nog (a holiday treat), a loaf of bread, oats, and some deodorant. You had to be there.

We talked about how many people go through Christmas without noticing Jesus. If Christmas is truly about Jesus, we can't miss it, and we must celebrate by making our lives about others.

Don't forget about our campaign to raise money to build a house for a family in India! It's gonna be great. Be sure to let you parents know so that they can bring the money in next week.

Next week is our Christmas Party and it's gonna be a blast...game, food, cookies, fun, and more fun! We will also announce the grand total of money brought in to build the house. I can't wait. The picture above is the picture of a typical house in India. Just a small sacrifice of forfeiting one gift this year will help give a family the gift of a home. I hope you can join us in this.

MORE INFO ON THIS CAMPAIGN

Caption Contest

Since President Bush is just finishing out his 8 year term as President, I thought today's caption contest would be about him. I like this picture, and I can only imagine what is going through his mind in this picture....let's hear your captions!

Edge Recap

I had a great time with all of you last night. I hope you are as pumped as I am about helping build a house for a family in India. This is going to be great. Don't forget to tell your parents about if you haven't already. We really need everyone involved in order to make this happen. If you missed last night and still want to be a part of the joy of helping someone, please read this email I sent the parents this morning. I copied it below...

"Last night at Edge, I set a challenge for students (you may or may not have heard about yet). I talked about how celebrating Christmas is celebrating the one who was born in humility, lived in humility, and died in humility for all of us. I talked about how his life was all about us. So in celebrating his life, we should make our lives all about others during Christmas. So we came up with a tangible way of doing just that.

I found out that through the Indian Gospel League, it costs $3,500 to build a house for a family in India. I challenged students to forfeit one Christmas gift worth $25 from you (their parent or grandparent) and ask you to give that money towards building a house for a family in India. If 140 of them decided this is what they wanted to do, then we would have our money for the house. This could be such a great thing, but there are a couple of things you should know to help us out."

New Edge Series

As you can see up at the top of the blog, we have a new series starting tomorrow...it's called...

HOME FOR CHRISTMAS

Everyone wants to be home for Christmas, right? It's kind of a staple of Christmas...being home. It's interesting that Jesus wasn't born in a nice home. He wasn't even born in a hospital or a hotel room for that matter...he was born in a stable with nasty smells, horses, pigs, and who knows what else. After he was born, he was laid in a animal feeding trough. What an entrance into this world? Talk about a humble beginning. Humility marked the entire life of Jesus because he didn't come for himself, he came for us. Tomorrow night is the start of this news series where we are going to have the chance to do something great for someone this Christmas....come tomorrow night and find out!

Also, for those of you on Fall Fusion...you will have another chance to purchase an Aevory Nash cd for $5.

Don't miss EDGE tomorrow night!

Pray for Jillian Stouffer

Hey everyone, as many of you know Jillian Stouffer has been on a mission trip to Thailand for the past 2 weeks. She was scheduled to come home this past weekend, but anti-government protesters took over the airport and no one has been able to fly out in almost a week. She is VERY SAFE there staying with some missionaries, but right now, she has to wait until the airport is back up and running to leave the country. It would be great if everyone who reads this would pray that she would find a way to get home. Also, pray that if she has to stay a little longer, that God might have a reason for that. While you are at it, pray for the country of Thailand because they are having some major political problems right now. READ MORE ABOUT IT HERE if you are interested.

At Edge, we are a family, and when one of our family members needs something, we need to gather around and pray. So let's pray together for Jillian (and the friend that is with her). Thanks!

thankful

I am thankful today...are you?

Yesterday was thanksgiving as you all know, and the typical thing to do is talk about what you are thankful for. Did anyone actually do this? I actually found myself not really being that thankful yesterday...i was lazy, i ate too much, watched too much tv, and was even kind of grumpy later in the day. I went to sleep that night, and realized how ungrateful I was that day.

Today, I am thankful...i spent time this morning thanking God for my wife, my house, warmth, and most of all, for Jesus. Have you done that yet? You should...it will begin to change your attitude and your outlook on the life God has given you.

Caption Contest

This is thanksgiving style. Best caption wins a prize. When you are bored this thanksgiving, just start coming up with captions. This will be fun!
HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

World Record Pancake...

While, I know this is not the world record pancake, it's very very big, and it was made by my small group guys this morning at Urban Vision. We had a blast cooking breakfast for inner city kids in Akron. These guys worked hard and even had enough pancake batter to make a pancake bigger than my head (and i have a pretty big head). Flipping that thing was a very delicate process and took 4 people and 4 spatulas to make it happen. I just wanted to let you all know that serving can be a ton of fun, and it's definitely filled with a lot of joy!

Edge Recap / Fall Fusion 08 Highlight

"That's what friends do, they forgive each other!"

Last night, we talked about forgiveness and how it is eventually going to come up in every good friendship. But we talked about how important forgiveness is to God. How do we know? Look at Christ, he canceled our debt, completely forgave us when we couldn't save ourselves. Shouldn't we also forgive others. I enjoyed reading what you all wrote on the paper on the wall. I hope you guys learned a lot about friendship over the past few weeks. Today, tell a good friend how much you appreciate them!

We also watched a highlight video from Fall Fusion, and now you can watch it again...enjoy!


EDGE - Fall Fusion '08 from edgehcc on Vimeo.

Aevory Nash

For those of you who were at Fall Fusion, I wanted to let you know that you will have an opportunity to purchase an Aevory Nash CD tonight at Edge for $5. If you liked them then I am sure you will really like their CD. Get a sample here.

Fall Fusion...

Wow, what a great weekend! I had a blast with all of you at Fall Fusion...especially the late night cabin scavenger hunt...good times. I hope you didn't lose too much sleep.

I hope that you all took away some great things from the weekend, especially when it comes to unity in Christ. Zach Churchill shared some great insights into how we can unite as one and impact our world for Jesus Christ. And how sweet was Aevory Nash...that was so much fun to worship with you guys. For those of you who want check them out more....you can go to their facebook by CLICKING HERE!

I WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU!

What was your highlight of the weekend?

Edge Recap

Ok, it's your turn. Instead of me giving you a recap of Edge last night, I would like you to give me a recap of the night. Post a comment. Let us know what you learned about BFF's and what it takes to be a great friend.

GO FOR IT!

Edge Band Tunes

A lot of people have asked, so I wanted to give you all a list of the songs the Edge Band played this past weekend at church. This way, you can download them and listen to them whenever you want!

We Won't Be Quiet - David Crowder Band
Broadcast - Fee
Happy Day - Tim Hughes
Mighty to Save - Hillsong
From the Inside Out - Hillsong United
Dancing Generation - Matt Papa

Also, there are some videos of the edge band from this weekend posted. Check them out!

Broadcast:


Mighty to Save:

Caption Contest

The caption contests seem to go over really well so let's keep them coming.
Best caption wins a prize at Edge on Wednesday!

Edge Recap

Last night was a lot of fun! If you were there, I want to remind you of a few things.

• Remember, when we are thinking about what it means to be a good friend, it starts with ourselves. We can't point fingers at others.
• Also, remember that a good friend loves. Loving others is not normal, takes action, and changes people.
• Everyone take out a pen and draw the upside down triangle on your hands. Remember to live with God and others taking up the majority of your life, you yourself last.

Don't miss next week at Edge where we are going to dive into another characteristic of good friends. You want to miss it!

It's Survey Time

Alright, everyone, I want you to take a very quick and easy online survey for me. It's only 1 question and it's completely anonymous. Click the link below!


Click here to take our Online Survey

BFF's

So, what is a BFF? It seems like Best Friends Forever are made so easily these days. But what does it really mean to be a friend to someone else? How do you treat that person? How can you be a better friend to someone else? Starting this Wednesday, our next Edge series will focus on answering these questions about friendships. I hope you will join us as we take a look at what it means to be a friend. You may discover something new!

Wednedsays, November 5, 12, and 19, from 7:00-8:15 PM.

Don't forget to invite a "friend"!

Urban Vision

Did you know that Edge partners with a local ministry called Urban Vision? Their purpose is to share the love of Christ to inner city kids in Akron. They put on events and programs for kids on a weekly basis. Every 4th Saturday of each month, a small group from Edge heads down to Urban Vision to make and serve breakfast to kids during their Saturday morning Kid's club. Tomorrow night, we are sending several Edge families down to Urban Vision to serve at their Harvest Party, which is just a big Halloween Carnival. They expect tons of kids to enter their facility to have a blast and get a glimpse of the love of Jesus.

Sometimes, we tend to forget that life is extremely different just 10 miles down the road from the church...poverty, kids without families, kids whose parents are addicted to drugs, and more. I am so grateful for Urban Vision and other ministries that have a heart for these people. Would you pray for Urban Vision today?

If you are ever interested in serving there, ask your small group leader to take your group down there. It'll be a great time! I took my group down there last year and we had a blast serving together for a good cause.

CLICK HERE TO VIEW THEIR WEBSITE!

Fall Fusion---Don't miss it!

You will not want to miss Fall Fusion! It's gonna be a great weekend! Come experience a weekend of growth, bonding with friends, and even making new ones. We are bringing in a great guest speaker, Mr. Churchill, from CVCA, and a great new band to lead us in worship. You will love it! We'll have a blast together at Camp Carl! The deadline is coming and spots are filling up. Don't miss out!


CLICK HERE TO GET DETAILS AND TO SIGN UP ONLINE!

Caption Contest

Alright, everyone, it's caption contest time. Everyone write a caption and the best caption will win a prize at the next Edge!

Enjoy!