Mission Team

(Most of) The Members of the High School Mission Team to Swan Quarter, NC Summer 2010!

Gym Bocce

Last night, we played sliding carpet bocce...on the gym floor.

tobyMac-Skillet at Roberts Stadium

Sydney and India at Arbys before the concert

Robert, Ben, David and Maddie

Becky and Leslie

Stephen, Jessica (and Josiah)

Robert and Ben

Lauren

Skillet on stage

tobyMac on stage

Sydney and India

The newly engaged Whitleigh and Chris

Some of the adults

Tayler and Whitleigh

Madeline, Rana, Lauren and Tayler

Distractions, Water, and True Worship

Easily Distracted? This Is A Test! - Funny bloopers R us

What distracts you and keeps you from...

• Studying?
• Practicing?
• Taking a test?
• Worshiping?

In John 4:1-15, there is a lot of talk about water. The woman goes to the well to draw water. Jesus asks for water--this is surprising, of course because not only was she a woman, but she was a Samaritan woman. She questions Jesus and he starts to talk about Living Water.

What is this living water? She has a hard time moving from the physical water to Jesus' spiritual water. We're not sure how much the woman understood about Jesus' water.

In John 4:15-26, Jesus shifts slightly and the conversation moves to worship. What does it mean to worship in spirit and in truth (here are some of our suggestions)?

• Nothing fake
• Allow the Holy Spirit to work
• Be honest about who you are and what you're struggling with
• Don't allow yourself to be distracted
• Worship anywhere

What does the woman seem to understand about Jesus as they finish their conversation?

If I want to experience the spring of living water bubbling up, what do I need to change?

How can I change my worship habits so that I worship God in spirit and in truth?

How can I worship God daily in spirit and in truth?