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						<description><![CDATA[ *  Hey KCC Student Ministries Parents!Here is a quick follow-up email that highlights the big ideas from Sunday's messages and some next steps for your students! We know that discipleship is enhanced when it is done both in the church, and also in the home! Feel free to use the questions below to ask your students and challenge them to engage with what they are learning on Sundays! MESSAGE FOLLOW...]]></description>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<section class="sp-section sp-scheme-0" data-index="1" data-scheme="0"><div class="sp-section-slide"  data-label="Main" ><div class="sp-section-content" ><div class="sp-grid sp-col sp-col-24"><div class="sp-block sp-text-block " data-type="text" data-id="0" style=""><div class="sp-block-content"  style=""><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td width="15"><br>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top">*<br><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" width="100%"><div align="center"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td valign="top"><p align="center"><img alt="https://mcusercontent.com/64736a0e8b76c3f1e4ed7fe94/images/589e5212-3102-7ad2-5a83-5176bcb83aeb.png" width="253" src="https://mcusercontent.com/64736a0e8b76c3f1e4ed7fe94/images/589e5212-3102-7ad2-5a83-5176bcb83aeb.png" data-imagetype="External"></p></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td><table border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td>&nbsp;</td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td valign="top"><i>Hey KCC Student Ministries Parents!<br><br>Here is a quick follow-up email that highlights the big ideas from Sunday's messages and some next steps for your students! We know that discipleship is enhanced when it is done both in the church, and also in the home! Feel free to use the questions below to ask your students and challenge them to engage with what they are learning on Sundays!</i></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table>&nbsp;<br><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td valign="top"><p align="center"><b>MESSAGE FOLLOW-UP EMAILS: SEPT 10</b></p><br></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td valign="top"><i>Middle School Teaching Series: &nbsp;“Nehemiah: Time to Pray” &nbsp;- Week 1: How to Pray</i><br><p align="center"><img alt="https://mcusercontent.com/64736a0e8b76c3f1e4ed7fe94/images/d93c4d11-3d64-87a2-96d5-01c7ec2efac7.jpg" width="550" src="https://mcusercontent.com/64736a0e8b76c3f1e4ed7fe94/images/d93c4d11-3d64-87a2-96d5-01c7ec2efac7.jpg" data-imagetype="External"></p>The Big Idea was:<br><br>1. PRAY WITH&nbsp;INTENTION<br>2. PRAY&nbsp;OFTEN<br>3. PRAY WITH CONFIDENCE<br><br>Weekly Handout<br><br><b>Student Challenge:</b> Read the whole book of Nehemiah by September 29th! Let me know and I will draw a raffle winner on that day for a small gift card.<br><br>Questions:<br>1. Why did Nehemiah care so much about a city a thousand miles away? Why did he think he was the one who could make a difference?<br>2. Nehemiah 2:2 says Nehemiah was terrified. Why do you think he was? Have there been times you were afraid and prayed? What happened?<br>3. Read Luke 11:2-4; what stands out to you from Jesus’ prayer? How is it like Nehemiah’s prayer? How is it different?<br>4. Why is it important for prayer to have these three parts: to praise God, ask for forgiveness, and make requests?<br>5. Is it hard to pray often? Why? How can we help each other pray often?<br><br>High School Teaching Series: "God Guys, and Girls"&nbsp;Week 1: Relationships<br><p align="center"><img alt="https://mcusercontent.com/64736a0e8b76c3f1e4ed7fe94/images/db312a72-d875-8c28-17f4-b3a4c21687c8.jpg" width="550" border="0" src="https://mcusercontent.com/64736a0e8b76c3f1e4ed7fe94/images/db312a72-d875-8c28-17f4-b3a4c21687c8.jpg" data-imagetype="External"></p>Sunday night was a great start to our series. There was a great atmosphere in the room, as students seemed ready to lean into this topic. You could sense our big idea really settle over the room as it was shared:<br>&nbsp;<br>“Unless I'm wholeheartedly pursuing a relationship with Christ, all other relationships will be a hopeless attempt to fill that void.”<br>&nbsp;<br>Amen. Mic drop. Boom. There is also a 28 day devotional on God’s love, that we handed out to every student on Sunday to go along with this series. We highly encourage everyone to engage with it every single day!<br>&nbsp;<br>If you want some help to get the conversation going with your students about this topic, here are a few questions:<br><ul type="disc"><li>What was a highlight on the night for you?</li><li>Do you see yourself as wholeheartedly pursuing a relationship with Christ? How or how not?</li><li>Why do we sometimes value human relationships over our relationship with God?</li><li>What would change in your life if you knew your identity in Christ and his love for you?</li></ul></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table>&nbsp;<br><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td valign="top"><p align="center"><b>BAPTISM CLASSES OFFERED ON SEPTEMBER 29:</b></p></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table>&nbsp;<br><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td valign="top"><p align="center"><img alt="https://mcusercontent.com/64736a0e8b76c3f1e4ed7fe94/images/6b24f45f-d271-25b4-112a-60b7c13fca59.png" width="550" border="0" src="https://mcusercontent.com/64736a0e8b76c3f1e4ed7fe94/images/6b24f45f-d271-25b4-112a-60b7c13fca59.png" data-imagetype="External"></p>We will be offering 2 baptism classes for middle school and high school on September 29th! Students must be signup online beforehand! Our next baptism date at KCC is coming up on Sunday, October 20th.</td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table>&nbsp;<br><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td valign="top"><div align="center"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td><p align="center">Baptism Class Sign-up</p></td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr></tbody></table>&nbsp;<br><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td valign="top">We are excited for this Sunday at the fall! If you ever have any questions or prayer requests, just reply to this email!<br><br>Partnering with you,</td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table>&nbsp;<br><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td valign="top">Angela Amerine<br>next gen pastor<br>email&nbsp;| 616-455-1740<br><br>Christian Arbour<br>student ministries pastor<br>email&nbsp;| 616-455-1740 ext. 171<br><br>Amanda Gootjes<br>ministry&nbsp;assistant for next gen<br>email&nbsp;| 616-455-1740 ext. 505<br><br>kentwoodcommunitychurch.com<br>We aspire to live as disciple-making, leader-raising Christ followers, who multiply healthy, multicultural church expressions around the world.</td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table>&nbsp;<br><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td valign="top"><div align="center"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td><div align="center"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td valign="top"><div align="center"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="0"><tbody><tr><td width="24"><p align="center"><img alt="Facebook" width="24" border="0" src="https://cdn-images.mailchimp.com/icons/social-block-v2/color-facebook-48.png" data-imagetype="External"></p></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><p align="center">&nbsp;</p><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="0"><tbody><tr><td width="24"><p align="center"><img alt="Instagram" width="24" border="0" src="https://cdn-images.mailchimp.com/icons/social-block-v2/color-instagram-48.png" data-imagetype="External"></p></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><p align="center">&nbsp;</p><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="0"><tbody><tr><td width="24"><p align="center"><img alt="Website" width="24" border="0" src="https://cdn-images.mailchimp.com/icons/social-block-v2/color-link-48.png" data-imagetype="External"></p></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div></div></div></div></section>]]></content:encoded>
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