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		<title>Want To Hear About Easter?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2012 23:27:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Celebrate Easter With Us! Sunday, April 8th 9:00 am &#38; 11:00 am 118 North Ball Street &#8211; Sedro Woolley, WA 360-856-2277 &#160; &#160; What To Expect Casual, friendly atmosphere Relevant, life-changing message Continental breakfast between services Children&#8217;s programs for all ages]]></description>
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<p><a href="http://ncchristianfellowship.net/wp-content/uploads/Easter-2012-Image.jpg"><img class="wp-image-1805 alignleft" src="http://ncchristianfellowship.net/wp-content/uploads/Easter-2012-Image.jpg" alt="" width="291" height="194" /></a> Celebrate Easter With Us!</p>
<p>Sunday, April 8th</p>
<p>9:00 am &amp; 11:00 am</p>
<p>118 North Ball Street &#8211; Sedro Woolley, WA</p>
<p>360-856-2277</p>
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<p><strong>What To Expect</strong></p>
<p>Casual, friendly atmosphere</p>
<p>Relevant, life-changing message</p>
<p>Continental breakfast between services</p>
<p>Children&#8217;s programs for all ages</p>
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		<title>Upcoming Christmas Services</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Dec 2011 19:23:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>shon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Upcoming Christmas Eve &#38; Christmas Day Services Christmas Eve &#8211; Saturday, December 24th Campus: Sedro Woolley, 118 North Ball Street Time: 10:00 pm What To Expect: Candlelight Service, Christmas Carols, Christmas Message of Hope Childcare: Nursery, ages 0 &#8211; 5 Christmas Day &#8211; Sunday, December 25th Campus: Sedro Woolley, 118 North Ball Street Time: 11:00 [...]]]></description>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Upcoming Christmas Eve &amp; Christmas Day Services</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong>Christmas Eve &#8211; Saturday, December 24th</strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><strong>Campus: </strong>Sedro Woolley, 118 North Ball Street</p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><strong>Time: </strong>10:00 pm</p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><strong>What To Expect: </strong>Candlelight Service, Christmas Carols, Christmas Message of Hope</p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><strong>Childcare: </strong>Nursery, ages 0 &#8211; 5</p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong>Christmas Day &#8211; Sunday, December 25th</strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><strong>Campus: </strong>Sedro Woolley, 118 North Ball Street</p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><strong>Time: </strong>11:00 am</p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><strong>What To Expect: </strong>Christmas Carols, Christmas Message of Hope</p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><strong>Childcare: </strong>Nursery, ages 0-5</p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #ff0000;">*Reminder*</span></p>
<p style="text-align: left;">The Mount Vernon &amp; Burlington Campuses will not be meeting on Christmas Day.  Please plan on attending one of our weekend services at the Sedro Woolley Campus.</p>
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		<title>Get Connected</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 May 2011 21:44:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>shon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; Looking To Get Connected To Our Church? Here&#8217;s How To Plug In . . . Join a L.I.F.T. Group (Life In Fellowship Together). L.I.F.T. Groups are North Cascades&#8217; small group ministry. The design is simple &#8211; discipleship through relationship. Most groups are comprised of three elements: (1) community &#8211; sharing our lives with others [...]]]></description>
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<p style="text-align: center;">&nbsp;</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Looking To Get Connected To Our Church?</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Here&#8217;s How To Plug In . . .</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Join a <strong>L.I.F.T. Group </strong>(Life In Fellowship Together).  L.I.F.T. Groups are North Cascades&#8217; small group ministry.  The design is simple &#8211; discipleship through relationship.  Most groups are comprised of three elements: (1) community &#8211; sharing our lives with others we trust and love; (2) prayer &#8211; encouraging one another by bringing our needs to God; (3) Bible application &#8211; working out together what it means to follow Jesus.  For more information about joining a L.I.F.T. Group, click <a href="http://ncchristianfellowship.net/lift-groups/" target="_blank">here</a>.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Join a <strong>Serve Team</strong>. Serve Teams provide everyone an opportunity to make a difference &#8211; both in the life of our church and in the local community.  We believe long-lasting relationships form when people work together to meet real needs.  More information about Serve Teams is coming soon!</p>
<p>Join the <strong>Conversation</strong>.  Follow us on facebook to receive regular updates about upcoming events and opportunities to connect with our church.  Click on the picture below to be directed to our facebook page:</p>
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		<title>Find Us On Facebook</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 May 2011 21:27:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>shon</dc:creator>
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<p style="text-align: left;">Follow us on facebook to receive regular updates about upcoming events and opportunities to connect with our church.  Click on the picture below to be directed to our facebook page:</p>
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		<title>Celebrate Easter With Us!</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Apr 2011 18:30:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>shon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Celebrate Easter With Us! Sunday, April 24th Morning Services 9:00 am &#38; 11:00 am &#160; What To Expect casual, friendly atmosphere relevant, life-changing message continental breakfast between services children&#8217;s programs for all ages &#160; 118 North Ball Street Sedro-Woolley, WA 98284 360.856.2277]]></description>
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<h3 style="text-align: center;"><strong><a href="http://ncchristianfellowship.net/wp-content/uploads/CrackedEgg1.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-1314" src="http://ncchristianfellowship.net/wp-content/uploads/CrackedEgg1.jpg" alt="" width="264" height="199" /></a>Celebrate Easter With Us!</strong></h3>
<h3 style="text-align: center;"><strong>Sunday, April 24th</strong></h3>
<h3 style="text-align: center;"><strong>Morning Services</strong></h3>
<h3 style="text-align: center;"><strong>9:00 am &amp; 11:00 am</strong></h3>
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<p style="text-align: center;">&nbsp;</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong>What To Expect</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong><em>casual, friendly atmosphere</em></strong></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong><em>relevant, life-changing message</em></strong></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong><em>continental breakfast between services</em></strong></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong><em>children&#8217;s programs for all ages</em></strong></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">&nbsp;</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong>118 North Ball Street</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Sedro-Woolley, WA 98284</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong>360.856.2277<br />
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		<title>Reveal Survey</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Sep 2010 00:02:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pastor Steve</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s time again to take the Reveal Survey.  This survey helps the leadership of your church know how we are doing and how we can do better. We truly want your feed back. The survey takes less than a half hour to complete and can be done from any computer with an internet connection by [...]]]></description>
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<p>It&#8217;s time again to take the Reveal Survey.  This survey helps the leadership of your church know how we are doing and how we can do better. We truly want your feed back. The survey takes less than a half hour to complete and can be done from any computer with an internet connection by clicking on the link. <a href="http://go.netatlantic.com/t/23751787/73550354/166764/0/" target="_blank">http://www.revealnow.com/slsurvey?uid=5869</a></p>
<p>Please only take the survey if you attend NCCF.</p>
<p>Blessings</p>
<p>Pastor Steve</p>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Sep 2010 17:39:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>shon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hear this, O Job; stand still and consider the WONDROUS works of God (Job 37:14) Prepare yourself for an unforgettable weekend.  Join hundreds of other students from all over the Northwest for WONDER, the 2010 Fall Retreat at Warm Beach Camp.  Experience dynamic speakers, energetic music, exciting activities, and great food. Dates: Jr. High &#8211; [...]]]></description>
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<p style="text-align: center;">Hear this, O Job; stand still and consider the WONDROUS works of God</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">(Job 37:14)</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Prepare yourself for an unforgettable weekend.  Join hundreds of other students from all over the Northwest for <strong>WONDER</strong>, the 2010 Fall Retreat at Warm Beach Camp.  Experience dynamic speakers, energetic music, exciting activities, and great food.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><strong>Dates:</strong> Jr. High &#8211; November 5-7 / Sr. High &#8211; November 12-14.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><strong>Location:</strong> Warm Beach Camp.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><strong>Speaker:</strong> Phil Manginelli, Student Ministries Pastor at Mill Creek Foursquare.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><strong>Jr. High Worship Leader:</strong> Sean Gasperetti, Student Ministries Pastor at Snohomish Free Methodist.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><strong>Sr. High Worship Band:</strong> Sixteen Cities.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><strong>Cost:</strong> $85.00 per student.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><strong>Registration Deadline:</strong> Sunday, October 17th.  Please make checks out to NCCF and return it with your completed registration form and parental permission slip to Pastor Shon.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><strong>Registration Forms:</strong> All forms are available for <a href="http://ncchristianfellowship.net/students/forms/">download</a>.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><strong>Medications:</strong> Prescription medications must be presented to the camp nurse in their original container.  The nurse will administer medication according to the directions on the label.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><strong>What To Bring: </strong>Pillow, sleeping bag, casual clothing, Bible, towels, personal toiletry items.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><strong>Warm Beach Has Got Talent &amp; Video Competition: </strong>Two ways to win cash prizes.  Audition for the Talent Show during free time on Saturday.  The top acts will be featured Saturday evening.  Also, create a no-longer-than-2-minute video on this year&#8217;s theme &#8220;Wonder&#8221; and turn it in during the opening session on Friday night.  Several videos will be selected to be shown during the talent show.</p>
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		<title>IYC Fundraiser, May 15th</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 May 2010 19:33:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>shon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Fire By Night &#8211; Student Ministries Dinner &#38; Dessert Auction An IYC Fundraising Effort Dear Church Family! Blessings.  I trust this short note finds you well. As you know, our students&#8217; next fundraiser is this Saturday, May 15th!  As a valued supporter of student ministries, you are cordially invited to attend a DINNER &#38; DESSERT [...]]]></description>
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<p><strong>Dinner &amp; Dessert Auction</strong></p>
<p><strong>An IYC Fundraising Effort</strong></p>
<p>Dear Church Family!</p>
<p>Blessings.  I trust this short note finds you well.</p>
<p>As you know, our students&#8217; next fundraiser is this Saturday, May 15th!  As a valued supporter of student ministries, you are cordially invited to attend a <strong>DINNER &amp; DESSERT AUCTION</strong>.  Please come and share a delicious meal with our students and enjoy an evening bidding on our church&#8217;s most decadent desserts!</p>
<p>Here are the details you need to know to help make this a successful event.</p>
<p><strong>Event: </strong>Dinner &amp; Dessert Auction (In addition to the dessert auction, donations will be taken for dinner.  In the past it has been suggested individuals donate $5.00 and families donate $20.00.  Whatever you are able to give, whether less or more, please come and spend an evening supporting our teenagers.</p>
<p><strong>Where: </strong>North Cascades Christian Fellowship</p>
<p><strong>Date: </strong>Saturday, May 15th</p>
<p><strong>Time: </strong>6:00 p.m.</p>
<p><strong>How Can You Help?</strong></p>
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<li>Attend and give generously!</li>
<li>Make a dessert to be auctioned.</li>
<li>Donate spaghetti noodles and pasta sauce.       Donations will be accepted through Friday, May 14th.</li>
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<p><strong>For More Information: </strong>Please contact Pastor Shon, 360.722.2738</p>
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		<description><![CDATA[Friends! I’m writing to you from the center of it all: The Student Ministries Building. It’s where I work.  It’s the place I call my “office.”  My office is unique in that it doesn’t appear to be an office at all and you certainly wouldn’t mistake it for one.  The traditional giveaways just aren’t there.  [...]]]></description>
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<p>Friends!</p>
<p>I’m writing to you from the center of it all: <em>The Student Ministries Building.</em> It’s where I work.  It’s the place I call my “office.”  My office is unique in that it doesn’t appear to be an office at all and you certainly wouldn’t mistake it for one.  The traditional giveaways just aren’t there.  In my office you won’t find a clearly defined desk, phone, or filing cabinet.  No elevator music either.  Not even a fake, plastic tree.  It’s true, I do admit it.  My workspace is conspicuously void of the traditional trappings of an efficient office.  But that doesn’t mean things are left undone.  Quite the contrary.  Because in my office, what is there more than makes up for what it missing.</p>
<p>In my office students encounter God.  They meet with Jesus.  They fellowship with the Spirit.  In my office you’ll find arms raised in worship; hands folded in prayer.  In my office the Word is spoken.  In my office students make decisions that alter the course of their lives, their city, their country, their world.  Engineers, doctors, beauticians, teachers, carpenters, pastors, and missionaries are all born in my office.  My office is full of dreams.  My office is crammed with hope.  Faith is stacked in the corners, ready to fall over.  You’ll find God’s love thrown all over the place.  It’s a mess.</p>
<p>I love my office just the way it is.  I know that it sounds full, but there is always room for one more.  So why don’t you come in and visit with me for a little while.  I would love to tell you more about what has been happening in my “office!”</p>
<p><strong>Transformation Vs. Transition</strong></p>
<p><strong> </strong></p>
<p><em>The first thing Andrew did was to find his brother Simon and tell him, &#8220;We have found the Messiah&#8221; (that is, the Christ).  And he brought him to Jesus.  Jesus looked at him and said, &#8220;You are Simon son of John. You will be called Cephas&#8221; (which, when translated, is Peter).</em></p>
<p><em> </em></p>
<p>Over the past four months, I have often reflected on these verses in regard to student ministries.  More than anything, they speak of transformation.  In his first ever encounter with Jesus, Simon was a changed man.  Essentially, Jesus says to Simon, “If you choose to follow me, three years from now your transformation will be so radical and so complete no one will even remember who Simon is.  Simon, you’re going to need a new name.”</p>
<p>I believe transformation is the best word to describe what is happening in student ministries right now.  Some might be tempted to call it a transition.  But the change is more significant than that.  In a transition, you simply move from one place to another.  Nothing about you is required to change, just your location.  Before departure and after arrival you are the same person.  During transformation, however, something different occurs.  As you travel toward your new destination you discover that you have changed.  You arrive with a new mindset, a new set of beliefs, new values, a new outlook, a new way of relating to the world, a new understanding.  You arrive with a new name.</p>
<p>More than a transition, student ministries is experiencing a major transformation.</p>
<p><strong>Transforming Name Change</strong></p>
<p>Like Simon, student ministries has been given a new name.  Moving forward, we will be known as <em>FIRE BY NIGHT (FXN)</em>.  It’s a new name, but it has an old origin: <em>They have already heard that you, O Lord, are with these people and that you, O Lord, have been seen face to face, that your cloud stays over them, and that you go before them in a pillar of cloud by day and a pillar of fire by night (Numbers 14:14).</em><strong> </strong></p>
<p><em> </em></p>
<p>It’s sad to say and even more gloomy to think about, but our students are living in a dark world.  A good friend of mine who is also a student ministries pastor was recently asked if he believed in hell.  He responded, “Yes.  I see it every day as I walk through the hallways of my middle school and high school.”  Truth be told, it’s not the darkness that bothers me.  It’s the lack of light in our world that is so troubling.  Students just don’t have a lot of bright spots to follow.</p>
<p>That is why I am so drawn to the name <em>FIRE BY NIGHT</em>.  I love the metaphor of God appearing to our teenagers as a pillar of fire to guide and direct their steps.  To shine light upon their path.  To illuminate their way.  And it’s my deepest desire as they learn to follow him they will discover that God can be heard, that he is with them, that he can be seen face to face, that he stays over them, and he goes before them.</p>
<p>Will you please pray with me that God would appear in such a way to our teenagers?</p>
<p><strong>Transforming Small Groups</strong></p>
<p><strong> </strong></p>
<p>In November, student ministries underwent another significant transformation.  With the help and undying support of eight adult volunteers <em>FIRE BY NIGHT</em> birthed a weekly small group ministry—four Sr. High groups and two Jr. High groups.  What was a program centered ministry blossomed into a relationally centered ministry.</p>
<p>Small groups are now the midweek focus of <em>FIRE BY NIGHT</em>.  The design is simple: discipleship through relationship.  Most groups are comprised of three elements: (1) Fun—building relationships and trust; (2) Bible Discussion—applying God&#8217;s word to student life; and (3) Prayer—learning to hear the voice of God and to pray accordingly.</p>
<p>Students wishing to participate in a small group can contact me to learn who their small group leader is and the day&gt;time&gt;location of their meeting.</p>
<p><strong>Transforming Large Group Gatherings</strong></p>
<p><strong> </strong></p>
<p>In addition to small group meetings, <em>FIRE BY NIGHT</em> will continue meeting as a large group once-a-month.  In this setting students will encounter God through worship, prayer, and preaching.  Monthly large group meetings are the venue where I get to share God’s heart for transforming teenagers into passionate worshipers and followers of Jesus.  It’s also the place I can communicate the broader vision of why we exist and what we hope to accomplish through the power of the Holy Spirit.  Meetings will end with a ministry of prayer for students who respond in faith.</p>
<p>Initially, large group gatherings will be held in the youth building (my office!), but our staff anticipates quickly outgrowing that space.  When that occurs we are praying about being able to move our large group gathering to the middle school or high school.</p>
<p><strong>Transforming Sunday Services</strong></p>
<p><strong> </strong></p>
<p><em>FIRE BY NIGHT</em> also offers students a chance to connect with God on Sunday morning (9:30 a.m. in the youth building).  Currently, we are exploring the 21 mega-themes found in the Bible from <em>Creation </em>to <em>The Church</em>.  The purpose behind this guided study is to discover how the story of God intersects the story of student life.</p>
<p>As this portion of our ministry grows, our staff foresees this becoming an independent student worship service, similar to what adults experience during the first and second worship hour.  Please pray “mustard seed” prayers for the growth and expansion of this ministry.</p>
<p><strong>Transforming Campus Presence</strong></p>
<p><strong> </strong></p>
<p>My life forever changed when I read, <em>Jesus went through all the towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the good news of the kingdom and healing every disease and sickness </em>(Matthew 9:35).  What followed I can only describe as a vision in which the Holy Spirit identified my pastoral calling with the ministry of Jesus.  To Teach.  To Preach.  To Heal.</p>
<p>My passion and love for Jesus compels me to go to where the people of God are.  To visit and live in the places where the Gospel needs to be preached.  I honestly don’t believe we will see revival in the Church by sitting back and waiting for the unsaved to come barreling through our doors.  Notice Matthew 9:35 says that <em>Jesus went through all the towns and villages</em>.</p>
<p>In many ways, our schools are like towns and villages.  They are communities were students meet and share life with one another.  School is where students go to perform their “job” of learning.  In the towns and villages of middle school and high school relationships begin and end, food is served, shared, and consumed, hallways are like highways, student governments exercise authority, students rebel against that authority, athletes train and compete before excited crowds of onlookers, and groups of friends form tight knit neighborhoods.</p>
<p>Needless to say, the towns and villages of our schools need to be visited by the presence of Jesus.  They are in need of some great churches to be planted within them.  Since the first of October, I have felt God calling me to establish an on-campus presence at our middle school and high school.  I hope to accomplish two things.  First, without any specific agenda in mind, I want to bless our administrators, staff, and students.  In this capacity I hope to spend a morning or afternoon each week and at each campus volunteering my time wherever the greatest need exists.  Second, I’m praying for on-campus opportunities to build relationships with students.  I’m hoping for unstructured time to encourage, strengthen, and guide students into the loving arms of the Father who made them, the Son who saved them, and the Spirit who desires to change them.</p>
<p>None of this, of course, will happen without a significant amount of prayer and anointing.  Please pray that I would receive divine favor among those who have been given authority over our schools; that they would give me keys to doors that have remained locked for far too many years.</p>
<p><strong>Transforming Community Service</strong></p>
<p><em>FIRE BY NIGHT</em> believes that students have the capacity to change the world through sacrificial giving and service.  That’s why we sponsor and participate in events like World Vision’s 30-Hour Famine.  <em>FXN</em> is also looking into a program called <em>A Trashcan Can Make A Difference</em>.  We hope to see this program take off in our schools as well.  Here’s a little bit more information courtesy of just4one.org:</p>
<p>In our culture, the trashcan is where we collect our refuse—those unwanted and unclean items that we want to be rid of. For many however, the trashcan represents life—a medium through which daily sustenance is found. In the spirit of the ancient practice of gleaning, in which the leftover crops at the edges of farmers’ fields were left for the poor and the stranger, we’ve reclaimed the trashcan as symbol of hope and given birth to a new initiative: <em>A Trashcan Can Make a Difference</em> (TCMD).</p>
<p>TCMD is a collaborative redistribution effort that uses trashcans for the collection of new goods for those in need. The items collected are then specifically distributed to those in need through partnerships we’ve developed with other local non-profit organizations. TCMD is continually growing through franchise activism—that is, a growing network of concerned individuals, families, businesses, groups, churches and schools collaborating autonomously to host a trashcan in various locales, providing those communities with a visual reminder and an opportunity to embrace the values of generosity, social concern and cooperative living.</p>
<p><strong>Transforming Future</strong></p>
<p>Okay, this is where I take a huge breath . . . and begin praying for a lot of strength.  That’s a fairly ambitious agenda.  But I believe it’s possible for all of it to be accomplished and realized.  We have faith in a God who can do immeasurably more than what we can even ask for or imagine!</p>
<p>But, that’s not all.  Beyond what I have already described, here are a couple of other things <em>FIRE BY NIGHT </em>is looking forward to:</p>
<p>Rekindle: An early, Monday morning gathering over coffee and espresso designed to help students reengage spiritually before the school week begins.</p>
<p>IYC 2010: International Youth Conference.  July 12-17 in San Diego, CA.  $395 plus travel and incidental expenses.  Open to students going into the 9<sup>th</sup> grade through graduating seniors.</p>
<p>30HF: World Vision’s 30-Hour Famine.  February 19-20 at Warm Beach Free Methodist Church.</p>
<p>Logo: Graphic designer Patrick Hardy of Pixel Fresh Studios (Redding, CA) is designing a professional logo for our group to use.  It will be exciting to have some branding that uniquely identifies our group.</p>
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<p><strong>Transforming Gratitude</strong></p>
<p>Thanks for spending some time to visit with me for a few moments.  It was a pleasure taking you on a quick tour of my office.  I hope you have a better understanding of who our students are longing to become and what they desire to accomplish.  In addition, I appreciate so much your kind words of support.  I think students and staff alike feel your generosity and sense your genuine desire to see this ministry succeed.  We especially thank you for your prayers.</p>
<p>I would also like to express my appreciation to our <em>FXN</em> small group leaders.  Clay, Cassa, Amy, Brent, Emily, Rob, Delicia, and Christina you folks are amazing.  It is an incredible honor and privilege to share this ministry with you.  Thanks for every moment you spend on behalf of our students.  You are literally changing the face of this generation.</p>
<p>My gratitude also goes out to Pastor Steve Fish who has championed this ministry from the beginning and lends the full weight of our church resources to support <em>FIRE BY NIGHT</em>.</p>
<p>To the pastoral staff, thank you for your encouragement and help.  I am blessed to work by your side.</p>
<p>To the B.O.A., administrative and office staff, and the leadership committees that keep this church vibrant and alive, I thank you for your dedication and hours of service.  It means so much to me how you prioritize student ministry.</p>
<p>Peace,</p>
<p>shon bentley</p>
<p>pastor of student ministries</p>
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<p>Pastor Steve<br />
Feb 12, 2010<br />
<strong>This Sunday</strong></p>
<p>We will be continuing in our series “Simply Jesus” Our text this week is John 3:12-22.</p>
<p><strong>From the Word</strong></p>
<blockquote><p>“<em>Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life; whoever does not obey the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God remains on him. </em>” (John 3:36, ESV)</p></blockquote>
<p><strong>Quote of the Week</strong></p>
<blockquote><p>&#8220;We have a God who delights in impossibilities.&#8221; ~Billy Sunday</p></blockquote>
<p><strong>What’s in a Name</strong></p>
<p>After much prayer and consideration the decision has been made to change our name. Over the next few months we will begin to phase in our new name “North Cascades Christian Fellowship”. The decision was based on several factors. 1.) We wanted a name that ties us to our community. 2.) We wanted to bring our child care center and the church under the same name. 3.) We wanted to be able to improve our presence on the web.</p>
<p>There will be more about this in the coming weeks.</p>
<p><strong>Family Movie Night “TONIGHT”</strong></p>
<p>Come and join us on Friday February 12<sup>th</sup> for our monthly family movie night. This month we’re watching “The Love Bug”! The doors open at 6:45, and the movie starts at 7pm. All children should be accompanied by an adult.</p>
<p><strong> </strong></p>
<p><strong>Baby Shower</strong></p>
<p>Please join us for the celebration of Tim and Amy Rhule&#8217;s baby GIRL (due in May). The shower will be held on Saturday, February 20th at 2pm at Norma Trueman&#8217;s house. Please call Norma if you need directions (826-3672). Tim and Amy are registered at Target.</p>
<p><strong>Preschool Science Night</strong></p>
<p>Please come to science night on Tuesday, February 23<sup>rd</sup> from 6-8pm with your preschoolers (ages 3-5) for a free, fun-filled night of science hosted by the North Cascades Child Development Center! Learn fun games that will help prepare your preschooler for kindergarten! Take home games to play again and again! There will also be snacks and door prizes.</p>
<p><strong> </strong></p>
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<p><strong>Fire By Night—Student Ministries</strong></p>
<p>*Student Ministries is currently raising funds for World Vision’s 30-Hour Famine.  This year donations are being directed to help the relief and rebuilding effort in Haiti.  February 19<sup>th</sup> and 20<sup>th</sup> students will be fasting to raise awareness about global poverty and hunger-related issues.  Please find the boxes labeled “30-Hour Famine” outside of the sanctuary and generously donate your financial gift to this pressing cause.</p>
<p>Sunday, February 14<sup>th</sup> – Living A Better Story, 9:30 a.m., Youth Building</p>
<p>Wednesday, February 17<sup>th</sup> – Jr. High &amp; Sr. High Small Groups, 7:00 p.m.</p>
<p>Jr. High Guys (Rob Baize, Youth Building)</p>
<p>Jr. High Girls (Delicia Light &amp; Christina Bentley, Christina’s House)</p>
<p>Sr. High Guys (Brent Krahn, Youth Building)</p>
<p>Sr. High Girls (Emily Oril, Emily’s House)</p>
<p>Thursday, February 18<sup>th</sup> – Sr. High Small Group, 6:30 p.m.</p>
<p>Sr. High Guys (Clay Wing, Clay’s House)</p>
<p>February 19<sup>th</sup>, $75.00 pre-registration due for students planning to attend IYC.  IYC is open to students currently in the 8<sup>th</sup> grade through the 12<sup>th</sup> grade</p>
<p>February 19-20, 30-Hour Famine @ Arlington FMC.  Students should have a packet of information to share with their parents.</p>
<p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Final Thought</span></strong></p>
<p>In all things, God is good. He holds us in the palm of His hand. There is nothing that can separate us from the love of Christ. So rest in the assurance of Jesus today because no matter what is happening around you, God is still there. In that fact we have great hope!</p>
<p>Have a great weekend… See you in church Sunday.</p>
<p>Glad to be your pastor,</p>
<p><strong>Steve Fish</strong></p>
<p>LEAD PASTOR | N.P. CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP</p>
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<p>Pastor Steve<br />
Feb 5, 2010<br />
<strong>This Sunday</strong></p>
<p>We will be continuing in our series “Simply Jesus” Our text this week is John 3:1-12.</p>
<blockquote><p><strong>From the Word</strong></p>
<p>“<em>For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him. </em>” (John 3:16–17, ESV)</p></blockquote>
<blockquote><p><strong>Quote of the Week</strong></p>
<p>“The Christian ideal has not been tried and found wanting. It has been found difficult and left untried.” ~G K Chesterton</p></blockquote>
<p><strong>What’s in a Name</strong></p>
<p>After much prayer and consideration the decision has been made to change our name. Over the next few months we will begin to phase in our new name “North Cascades Christian Fellowship”. The decision was based on several factors. 1.) We wanted a name that ties us to our community. 2.) We wanted to bring our child care center and the church under the same name. 3.) We wanted to be able to improve our presence on the web.</p>
<p>There will be more about this in the coming weeks.</p>
<p><strong>Super Bowl</strong></p>
<p>I hear the Super Bowl is this Sunday. Who are you rooting for?</p>
<p><strong> </strong></p>
<p><strong>Pregnancy Choices Tea and Quilt Auction</strong></p>
<p>Saturday, February 6<sup>th</sup> is the annual tea and quilt auction to support Pregnancy Choices. The preview of the quilts and other items up for auction begins at 9:30am, and the auction begins at 10am. If you have questions, please contact Marnie Fox at 826-4911.</p>
<p><strong> </strong></p>
<p><strong>Family Movie Night</strong></p>
<p>Come and join us on Friday February 12<sup>th</sup> for our monthly family movie night. This month we’re watching “The Love Bug”! The doors open at 6:45, and the movie starts at 7pm. All children should be accompanied by an adult.</p>
<p><strong> </strong></p>
<p><strong>Baby Shower</strong></p>
<p>Please join us for the celebration of Tim and Amy Rhule&#8217;s baby GIRL (due in May). The shower will be held on Saturday, February 20th at 2pm at Norma Trueman&#8217;s house. Please call Norma if you need directions (826-3672). Tim and Amy are registered at Target.</p>
<p><strong>Preschool Science Night</strong></p>
<p>Please come to science night on Tuesday, February 23<sup>rd</sup> from 6-8pm with your preschoolers (ages 3-5) for a free, fun-filled night of science hosted by the North Cascades Child Development Center! Learn fun games that will help prepare your preschooler for kindergarten! Take home games to play again and again! There will also be snacks and door prizes.</p>
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<p><strong>Fire By Night—Student Ministries</strong></p>
<p>Student Ministries is currently raising funds for World Vision’s 30-Hour Famine.  This year donations are being directed to help the relief and rebuilding effort in Haiti.  February 19<sup>th</sup> and 20<sup>th</sup> students will be fasting to raise awareness about global poverty and hunger-related issues.  Please find the boxes labeled “30-Hour Famine” outside of the sanctuary and generously donate your financial gift to this pressing cause.</p>
<p>Sunday, February 7<sup>th</sup> – Living A Better Story, 9:30 a.m., Youth Building</p>
<p>Wednesday, February 10<sup>th</sup> – Jr. High &amp; Sr. High Small Groups, 7:00 p.m.</p>
<p>Jr. High Guys (Rob Baize, Youth Building)</p>
<p>Jr. High Girls (Delicia Light &amp; Christina Bentley, Christina’s House)</p>
<p>Sr. High Guys (Brent Krahn, Youth Building)</p>
<p>Sr. High Girls (Emily Oril, Emily’s House)</p>
<p>Thursday, February 11<sup>th</sup> – Sr. High Small Group, 6:30 p.m.</p>
<p>Sr. High Guys (Clay Wing, Clay’s House)</p>
<p>February 19<sup>th</sup>, $75.00 pre-registration due for students planning to attend IYC.  IYC is open to students currently in the 8<sup>th</sup> grade through the 12<sup>th</sup> grade</p>
<p>February 19-20, 30-Hour Famine @ Arlington FMC</p>
<p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Final Thought</span></strong></p>
<p>Jesus did not call us to live but to die: die to self, die to sin, die to the things that hold us back from all that God wants us to be. His call was to pick up our cross and follow Him. Jesus has called to die so that He might live through us! “<em>He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, that we might die to sin and live to righteousness. </em>” (1 Peter 2:24, ESV) What is that Christ is calling you to die to this week?</p>
<p>Have a great weekend… See you in church Sunday.</p>
<p>Glad to be your pastor,</p>
<p><strong>Steve Fish</strong></p>
<p>LEAD PASTOR | N.P. CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP</p>
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<p>Steve Fish<br />
Jan 16, 2010</p>
<p><strong>This Sunday</strong></p>
<p>We will be continuing in our series “Simply Jesus” Our text this week is John 2:1-11. We will also be taking a love offering for Haiti.  For more information on the situation in Haiti click on the following link.</p>
<p>&lt; <a href="http://www.fmwm.org/give/help_haiti_heal.php">Help Heal Haiti</a> &gt;<br />
<strong>From the Word<br />
<span style="text-decoration: underline;">1 John 4:11 (ESV)</span></strong><br />
Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another.</p>
<blockquote><p><strong>Quote of the Week</strong><br />
Here, then, is the real problem of our negligence. We fail in our duty to study God&#8217;s Word not so much because it is difficult to understand, not so much because it is dull and boring, but because it is work. Our problem is not a lack of intelligence or a lack of passion. Our problem is that we are lazy. ~ R.C. Sproul</p></blockquote>
<p><strong>Baby Shower</strong><br />
Please join us for the celebration of Tim and Amy Rhule&#8217;s baby GIRL (due in May). The shower will be held on Saturday, February 20th at 2pm at Norma Trueman&#8217;s house. Please call Norma if you need directions (826-3672).<br />
<strong>Preschool Math Night</strong><br />
Please come to math night on Tuesday, January 26<sup>th</sup> from 6-8pm with your preschoolers (ages 3-5) for a free, fun-filled night of math hosted by the North Cascades Child Development Center! Learn fun games that will help prepare your preschooler for kindergarten math! Take home games to play again and again! There will also be snacks and door prizes.</p>
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</strong><strong> </strong><strong>Fire By Night—Student Ministries</strong><strong> </strong></p>
<p>Sunday: Living A Better Story, 9:30 a.m., Youth Building</p>
<p>Wednesday: Jr. High &amp; Sr. High Small Groups, 7:00 p.m.</p>
<p>Jr. High Guys (Rob Baize, Youth Building)</p>
<p>Jr. High Girls (Delicia Light &amp; Christina Bentley, Christina’s House)</p>
<p>Sr. High Guys (Brent Krahn, Youth Building)</p>
<p>Sr. High Girls (Emily Oril, Emily’s House)</p>
<p>Thursday: Sr. High Small Group, 6:30 p.m.</p>
<p>Sr. High Guys (Clay Wing, Clay’s House)</p>
<p>January 27<sup>th</sup>: Large Group Gathering, Youth Building</p>
<p>6:00-7:00 p.m. unstructured, free time</p>
<p>7:00-8:30 p.m. worship, teaching, and prayer</p>
<p>8:30-9:00 p.m. unstructured free time, overflow prayer time</p>
<p>February 19<sup>th</sup>, $75.00 pre-registration due for students planning to attend IYC.  IYC is open to students currently in the 8<sup>th</sup> grade through the 12<sup>th</sup> grade.</p>
<p>February 19-20, 30-Hour Famine @ Warm Beach Camp.</p>
<p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Final Thought</span></strong><strong> </strong><br />
Friends, the tragedy in Haiti once again has reminded me of the fragility of life. Tomorrow holds no guarantees. Today is the day of salvation! Engage the culture, engage life… don’t put off until tomorrow what needs to be done today. Please, pray for the Church in Haiti!</p>
<p>Glad to be your pastor,</p>
<p><strong><em>Steve Fish</em></strong><strong> </strong></p>
<p>LEAD PASTOR | N.C. CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP</p>
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