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The HSC Lockdown 2010

Youthworks, Crusaders and Scripture Union all run great study camps for year 12 students preparing for the HSC. They all include solid, disciplined blocks of study throughout the day, with a bit of time to reflect upon God and life after school. SU haven’t been running them for as long. Theirs are unique in that they are spread throughout Sydney and NSW and they are non-residential (which = way cheaper!).

Check out the website to find the nearest HSC Lockdown. If you’re a Christian student, this could be one of your last opportunities to invite your non-Christian friends along to something. And remember there’s more to life than the HSC!

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Fakebook, Singleness & Justin Bieber

Fervr is a killer website for young punks. So if you’re a young punk or a leader of young punks – get your butt over there! Here are 3 recent attention-grabbing articles:

  1. Is your Facebook a fake book? Mick Hyam on how to be a real and genuine Christian online
  2. 27 years a virgin – and loving it!!! Dave Morgan on why he’s happy to be single
  3. Devotion and Justin Bieber. Anton Marquez on what we can learn from Justin’s crazy fans

www.fervr.net

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Re-generation Youth Event // Will Graham in Tamworth

Will Graham, evangelist and grandson of Billy Graham, is currently in Australia preaching the good news of Jesus. There are a whole bunch of events being run in North West NSW (Gunnedah, Moree & Tamworth) run by REALITY. I will be the MC of a youth event run in Tamworth Town Hall on Friday 28th May, 630-10pm. Should be fun!

Bands: Chasing Bailey, Compliments of Gus and Jonnday.

Testimony: Steve Davies. Speaker: Will Graham.

In the area? Come along! In the region? Make sure you check out one of the events. Live a billion miles away? Pray that many become Christian. Not yet a Christian? Check out this sweet vid that Will and his posse have knocked together.

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Breaking News: Teenager does something

Jessica Watson is one crazy teenager: she… did something. She is now the youngest to sail solo and unassisted around the world. On Saturday she arrived back in Sydney Harbour receiving a hero’s welcome from the Prime Minister, the NSW Premier, Channel Ten and tens of thousands keen on celebrating the milestone. I think some are shocked that a teenager could accomplish so much so young. It really is an incredible feat.

I thought it would be cool to hear of some stories you won’t see on the news about teenagers who are doing useful things. I know teenagers who:

  • give their pocket money away to help fight hunger
  • stand up at school and say they follow Jesus
  • do something useful with their schoolies trip
  • say no to having sex outside of marriage
  • pray for the persecuted church
  • care more about what God thinks than their friends think
  • don’t cut corners in their casual job
  • paid for the music on their iPod
  • honour their parents
  • can remember more Bible verses than The Simpsons quotes
  • don’t worship money
  • say sorry when they’re wrong
  • spend 10 minutes a day thanking Jesus
  • do hard things

Got any more?

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The Jesus Revolution MP3s – MBM Youth Rooty Hill

I recently joined the young punks from MBM Youth in Rooty Hill for The Launch camp. What a great camp! I really enjoyed hanging out with the gangsters from this fantastic youth group. Matt Sparks and his team of leaders are doing a brilliant job as they seek to ‘transform youth through Jesus to the glory of God’.

Here are the MP3s. The aim of this series from Luke’s Gospel was that young punks would be ‘radically changed by the good news of Jesus’. Praise God – there were a few on camp who either became Christian or recommitted their lives to following Jesus.

(right-click to download)

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