WELCOME TO HSM (September 1, 2010): WHAT - School, September, football. What is going on? It is hard to believe that our summer has moved on and we are into fall. I know that many of you had an amazing summer and are excited to see what God will be doing this year in your lives. HSM is going through some big changes. You may have heard, but I know without a shadow of a doubt that these will be huge things in your life. This weekend is our annual youth service. We would love to have all students here for the 5:30 on Sat, the 9 and 10:45 on Sunday. We have a place for you. There is practice this week on Thursday at 5:30 if you can make it. ARE YOU READY!! PARENTS NOTE: Please read the parents page on this website to get updated on the changes coming to HSM. WEBSITE NOTE: We are in the process of revamping our entire Hope Church website to include media and things of that nature. Be looking in the next six months of a whole new look with videos, maybe live Edge Services, 12 month calendar overviews, etc. So as of right now some of the website is not up to date in certain areas of navigation. TEXT MESSAGING: If your not receiving HSM text message reminders follow link on the fun stuff / website page of this site or contact Jake with your cell number and service provider and he will get you on the list. This is a great way to be reminded about events and for possible cancellations. STUDY SCRIPTURE: DO THE SOAP METHOD Thanks to Wayne Cordeiro and the people of New Hope Christian Fellowship Oahu for sharing this. 1. Start with your Bible, journal (any kind of notebook will do), pen and your daily calendar/to do list. 2. Go to the Daily Bible Reading list to find today's readings. 3. Before you start to read, pray to God how to apply the reading to your life today. 4. Read today's readings. As you are reading, underline or write down anything that impresses you as a personal word to be applied. When you read with an open heart, God will give you words of encouragement, direction and correction. When ideas about other things "to do" crop up, write them down in your planner/calendar and go back to reading. 5. When you are through reading, go to your journal, write down at the top on one side the date and on the other side a page number. Then begin SOAP on about the 4th line down. S write down the portion of scripture you will journal on. This is usually a short section that you have underlined or marked as you were reading. O write down your observations on the passage A write down how you will apply this passage to your life today. P write down a prayer to God about your experience today>BR> 6. On the second line at the center top of your first page, write down a topic that describes what you journaled for today. Then above it, write a title like a title for a newspaper article. Have a page where you keep a Table of Contents and write in the date, the name of the book, chapter and verse, the topic, the title and the page number so that you can find this writing in the future. 7. Conclude your daily devotional time by using a sheet for a Prayer List. On this page write down all the people and situations you wish to pray for this day. Write down the date which you listed them. In the future write down the date you believe the prayer has been answered. Pray a prayer of intercession for what you've written. Choose the best time of day that works for you. If you aren't able at first to get to it regularly, just keep working at the discipline and it will come. SCHEDULE: September 2 - 5:30pm - Youth Sunday worship practice September 4-5 - Youth Sunday in Big Church September 12 - 9am Jr. High Edge and 10:45 High School Edge September 12 - HSM Staff Meeting - 12:15pm-2pm- Place TBA September 19 - 9am Jr. High Edge and 10:45 High School Edge September 26 - 9am Jr. High Edge and 10:45 High School Edge September 26 - HSM Staff Meeting - Cell Group Leaders - 12:15 to 2pm October 3 - 9am Jr. High Edge and 10:45 High School Edge October 10 - 9am Jr. High Edge and 10:45 High School Edge October 10 - Super Sunday - 6 to 8pm October 17 - 9am Jr. High Edge and 10:45 High School Edge October 24 - 9am Jr. High Edge and 10:45 High School Edge October 24 - Super Sunday - 6 to 8pm October 31 - 9am Jr. High Edge and 10:45 High School Edge November 7 - SERVE 1 Sunday starts - no more Edge! November 7 - Super Sunday - 6 to 8pm November 14 - SERVE 1 November 14 - Super Sunday - 6 to 8pm November 21 - SERVE 1 November 21 - Super Sunday - 6 to 8pm November 28 - SERVE 1 November 28 - NO SUPER SUNDAY December 5 - SERVE 1 December 5 - Super Sunday - 6 to 8pm December 12 - SERVE 1 December 12 - Super Sunday - 6 to 8pm December 19 - SERVE 1 December 19 - Super Sunday - 6 to 8pm December 26 - SERVE 1 December 26 - NO SUPER SUNDAY January 2 - SERVE 1 January 2 - NO SUPER SUNDAY