Kingdom Elevated Youth
unlocked newsletter
welcome by Youth Pastor Greg We would like to thank you for taking the time to read through our very first edition of Unlocked newsletter. It is our goal that this quarterly newsletter would be a valuable tool not just for our youth department, but indeed the entire church body. We aim to ensure this newsletter achieves three key objectives: 1 To help facilitate our young people in staying connected 2 To keep our parents informed as to what their children will be involved in and 3 To increase the Youth Departments visibility in the sight of the greater church community. Modern society throws many challenges upon our young people and all they rely on the prayers, support and love of everybody that calls the Pentecostals of Sydney their home church. '
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As you will see, this department is vibrant, busy and engaging. It is our mission to empower every young person to become all that God has called them to be. Our program is varied, consisting of youth services, age and gender specific teaching, games and recreation as well as homeless outreach. We would love to formally extend an invitation to any young person between the ages of 12 30 to get connected by contacting myself. Or if you are a parent and would like to see your child grow in the things of God and develop life long friendships, we would strongly urge you to get your child connected. Once again, thank you for taking the time to read through Unlocked , we know you will be blessed! -
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Blessings, Greg Willmott
CALIFORNIA,USA
James 1:27 Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world. Our Quarterly theme is Called to Serve . This scripture describes service to people in need as PURE RELIGION. God has given us the capacity to reach out and touch the lives of those who are in need of a message of hope. Kingdom Elevated Youth Key are determined to create a culture to serve those both inside and outside the four walls of church to glorify God. "
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meet the committee Youth Pastors: Greg Rachel Willmott
Treasurer: Julie Wetere
Worship Team Leader: Rachel Willmott
Prayer Fasting Leaders: Trae Raveena
Senior Group Leaders: Wiki Mariah Apiata
Media Coordinator: Taylor Grech
Junior Group Leaders: Lani Kenina
Maroubra Ministry: Matt Cogin
Clio Coordinator: Victoria Khoury
Connect Team: Vaso Kalaitjis
Connect Team: Jared Cannon
Connect Team: Liti Nabalarua
Fundraising Committee
Connect Team: Sam Rainima
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April Calendar Friday 1st: Hope Table 8th: Youth Service 15th: Junior & Senior Split Night 22nd: Regional Youth Camp 29th: Youth Service
KEY Dates...
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9th: CLIO Session 23rd Regional Youth Camp
10th: Youth Sunday 24th/25th: Regional Youth Camp
UpRising 8-10th July 2016 Make plans to be there! CALIFORNIA,USA
Youth Camp Greenhills Lodge 22-25th April $185 p/p CALIFORNIA,USA
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Kenina
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Leilani
So some of you may not know this, but I am a major control freak! And yes, as messy as my room is and as much as I am always running late, I have never let things get too far out of my own control. My life has always been planned and thought out in the way I had always anticipated it would, so you could safely say that nothing too traumatic had ever touched me in my life... up until NOW! Not too long ago I experienced my first real Out of Control situation. There was absolutely nothing I could do to bring things back into control, in fact there was nothing anyone could do. It was the worst pain I had ever felt, but also the most anger and frustration because for once I felt what it was like to not have control over an area of my life. Then all of a sudden the amount of faith and trust I had for God was highlighted in my life and it was the first time I had to step back and truly know and understand what it meant to let go and let God take 100 control. It wasn t easy for me, and Im still struggling today but little did Iknow that that was just the beginning. One month later Lani and I purchased a house. Then a huge amount of money had to be paid upfront, but it was supposed to be paid in 11 months! So just like that, Out of Control situation TWO had arrived but this time it was a little different. The frustration and anger wasn t there for too long because I knew the only thing I had to do was let go and let God! Sure enough, God took control and He made a way! I know that letting God take control over circumstances in your life sounds pretty simple and easy when things in life aren t tough, but when Life happens and you feel everything is out of control and you can t handle it, trust me when I say this, God wants to take care of it for you! He doesn t want to see you struggle and why put ourselves through that? Our God loves us too much and He wants us to give it over to Him. There is no hurt that God can t heal and there is nothing in your life that God can t restore. If only we would just step back and let God do it! Our job is to keep praying, and just watch what He will do for you in your life! Proverbs 3:5 6,Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths. 1 Peter 5:7, Cast all your cares upon him for he careth for you. "
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My walk with God can be described as one continuous roller coaster ride that seems to have more downs than ups. I prayed that God would give me the strength to bring what I had learned and absorbed from various Life Studies and Sunday services into my workplace, Rugby league! Through constant prayer, this year has been a turning point. A group of players and I have created a connect group where we discuss the Bible s various teachings, we share our weaknesses and lift each other up in prayer. This connect group has enabled a bond that goes beyond our meetings. God has truly done amazing wonders in my life that I never thought would happen, especially in the sporting arena! He showed me the truth in the scripture Matthew 19:26 With men this is impossible, but with God all things are possible . ’
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if you have a powerful testimony to share please contact our Media Coordinator Taylor Grech
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birthdays
If you have a Birthday during April, May June, come and celebrate with cake! &
Look for the in the upcoming calendars!
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Get To Know
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Full Name: Mariah Leila Apiata Birthday: 30.08.1991 Favourite Colour: I prefer shades of black and white Occupation: Strata Manager Favourite Scripture: John 15:5 Who I admire in the Bible: Today I admire Job. Why: I admire his consistent faith and trust in God no matter his circumstance.
Full Name: Lydia Patricia Senico Birthday: 7.01.2000 Favourite Colour: Mint School: St John Paul II Catholic College Favourite Scripture: Mathew 6:33 Who I admire in the Bible: I admire David Why: Even though he was young, he still had faith in God that he would defeat Goliath
Full Name: Joshua Colin Cregan Birthday: 19.05.1999 Favourite Colour: Aqua School: Regents Park Christian Community High School Favourite Scripture: Isaiah 41:13 Who I admire in the Bible: John the Baptist Why: Just as he prepared the way for Jesus Christ, we are to mimic his actions and prepare the way for Him to others.
Full Name: Vasilis Kalaitjis Birthday: 23.08.1994 Favourite Colour: Red Occupation: Warehouse Manager Favourite Scripture: Psalm 139:23 Who I admire in the Bible: I admire Joseph Why: I admire Josephs' faithfulness and his resistance to temptation page 4
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I ll start by asking you a question: Do you want to go deeper in your relationship with God? Deeper in your walk with Him and deeper into your Christian faith? If so, how deep are you willing to go and are you prepared to do what it takes? This world we l live in is full of very shallow relationships, worldly relationships don t last very long because of this. The thing is: your relationship with God, your entire Christian walk is as deep as you want it to be. How close do you want to get to God? Are you willing to put the time in? Like every other relationship, a Christian s relationship with God takes work and effort on your part. If you re not willing to make the effort, then you re satisfied with a shallow relationship, one that is more provider and receiver than father and child. When you re in a relationship you don t just see what you can get out of it and give nothing back, if you do, the relationship doesn t last long and there s no love, or if there is, it s selfish love. Selfish love is: what can I get from you at your expense. Unselfish love is: what can I give you at my expense. Going Deeper with God, to me, means knowing the difference between religion and relationship. It basically boils down to your mentality. Religion is: What can I get away with and still be justified? How can I just do the bare minimum and just scrape by, how can I remain being strongly influenced by the world and still be ok with God, or, rather, the church family? It s placing more stock in the ceremonial, the going through the motions and the loopholes in particular, rather than the heart. Relationship is simply this: What makes Him happy? If that is our focus, everything else falls into place. All the guidelines given in the Bible, all of God s mandates and instructions were not given for His benefit, but for ours. He didn t say all of it just for His health and or just to have us ignore it and or for us to pick and choose what we like and what we don t. There s a reason that the scripture: If you love me, keep my commandments John 14:15 exists. Yes He loves us regardless, but this is about going deeper. When you re in a relationship with someone, you want to do what makes them happy, why? Because you love them. When you love someone, it s not a chore it makes you happy to make them happy. This is one of the reasons why we sisters don t cut our hair or wear makeup or jewellery and why we wear modest clothing, especially out of respect for the house of the Lord, because it makes Him happy. It is how we honour Him and dedicate ourselves to Him and also it is because He commanded us to do so. The power of the uncut hair, for example, comes because of obedience to His Word because it makes Him happy and He honours that, not because there s anything about the hair itself. The power of baptism is because of obedience to His word, not because there s anything about the water that s used. One last thing: when you re in a relationship with someone, they re not going to like you flirting with someone else. The same way when we re in a relationship with God and want to go deeper, He s not going to like us flirting with the world, and the deeper we go, the less inclined we will be to the worldly things that so easily distract us. So to go deeper, it s the same formulae as it ever was, after salvation: pray, read the word, fast consistently attend church, attend prayer meetings, worship the Lord, above all pray and listen! Like every other relationship, the more you get to know God the more time you spend with Him, the closer you ll get to Him the Deeper you ll go. ’
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God bless you, Sis. Christina Magdas
if you would like to teach a bible study, contact our youth pastor, greg Willmott for more information
POS Church 24-26 Harp street, Campsie 2194 Fridays 7:30pm Youth Pastor: Greg Willmott: 0417 727 188 Church Ph: 9718 8086 facebook.com/kingdomelevatedyouth www.pentecostalsofsydney.org
if you would like to know more about God through studying the bible, contact our youth pastor, greg Willmott page 6