Christmas In July!

This week's FNL theme was Christmas in July. Students came dressed in Christmas atire and brought two wrapped gifts. We started off the night by playing a game where students had to sing in front of the crowd after hearing a short segment of a christmas song -- kinda like the gameshow Dong Forget the Lyrics. We then moved into a time of worship with music and even included a Christmas tune. Tyrel Jackson, one of the student leaders on the project, spoke last night about the new birth that occurs when someone devots their life to Christ. He focused on the passage in John 3 where Jesus talks to Nicodemus about being "born again". One thing I never thought about is how much a physical birth represents a new spiritual birth.

After the message, we played a game which involved the gifts we brought. All the gifts where put in the center of the tennis courts while students rolled dice for the chance to select different gifts. After a lot of anticipation, students opened their gifts and found random gifts such as a loaf of bread, plastic silverware, or even an old record. Overall the night was a fun time of fellowship while also being refreshing to the soul.