Hey parents, wanna strike off a BIG item from your teens Christmas list?
Help them bring the most first-time visitors to FlipSide LIVE on November 4 and they’ll recieve a brand new FREE PLAYSTATION 3! That’s right, no strings attached. Whoever brings the most first-timers walks away with a brand new PS3. Do I need to [...]
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October 26, 2009
FREE PLAYSTATION 3!!
October 26, 2009
FS Unplgd 10.21.09
WOW! We had an incredible night last Wednesday at FS Unplgd. In light of the recent death of Craig Marshall, a 15-yr old teen from Topsail High, we decided to change the night from our usual format. Instead of breaking into smaller groups, all 48 teens met in one room to discuss the range of [...]
October 16, 2009
Not your parents religion.
I just finished a text conversation with a teen who experienced the sudden death of one of his peers for the second time in the past couple months. I encouraged him in the Lord and pointed him to Psalm 121. As I texted him I thought about what we talked about this week at FS [...]
October 8, 2009
FS LIVE 10.7.09
Last night at FS LIVE we began a brand new series called ‘Morph‘ and I believe it’s gonna rock some worlds. The scripture for the whole series is Romans 12:2. The message came from three points in this verse:
1) Don’t conform to the customs of the world
2) Be transformed by changing how you think
3) THEN [...]
October 1, 2009
1st month of FS Unplgd = SUCCESS!
164 teens showed up for small groups in September! 6 met Jesus for the first time! Many others discovered the importance of being honest with God about the hidden issues we deal with in life. Here’s a little student feedback from September:
Hey Pastor Matt, i had a BLAST tonight! Your youth is outstanding!!! and the [...]
September 24, 2009
FS Unplugged 9.23.09
Last night went excellent! 44 teens came out and 2 made a decision to follow Christ!
Allow me to brag on our incredible FlipSide staff for a minute. It amazes me every week to see the time they give up from their lives to see teens get closer to Jesus. FS Unplugged is ran entirely by [...]
September 23, 2009
Unplugged is coming Unplugged!
FlipSide UNPLUGGED is going awesome! Last Wednesday we had 46 students come out for small groups and one teenager gave their heart to Christ. We’ve highly underestimated their desire to talk about what’s happening in their lives and FS Unplgd is finally giving them an outlet. Check out some pictures from Unplugged.
This month we’ve been [...]
September 23, 2009
Top 10
Top 10 tips for Parents:
Make the local church a priority in your family schedule
Encourage your student to attend FlipSide weekly
Take advantage of as many special youth events as possible
Be mindful of where your students are on and offline (get your own MySpace, Facebook, Blog, etc…)
Take time to listen to what your teen is saying as [...]
September 22, 2008
Let’s cut to the chase.
Sorry it’s been so long since I’ve written to you all I could think of a thousand excuses but none of which I think you’d buy. I thought the most convincing one would be “my dog ate my laptop” but then I thought, “hmm.. they might not go for that one.” It appears [...]
