VolumeMAX'D May 2010

May 2010

The Official News-zine of Amplify Student Ministries

ready to catch fire

SUMMER ‘2010

VOLUME MAX’D

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CONTENTS

Amplify is the Student Ministry

of

Pentecostal Assembly Church

9 Ninth Ave

Eau Claire, WI 54703

Visit our channel!

youtube.com/AmpdMedia

Alisha Bennett

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Random Texted Question of the

Month

Events/info

features

Columns

COVER STORY: Fuel 4 God

Youth Camp

May Calendar & looking ahead

N2K

Is it Important?

April Pictures

Monique Anger

You could wear co-logne or perfume. Or go to another restaurant. Haha

Kayla Hoff

Omword! No tricks! Sorry! You smell!

Lol! Lova ya!

Rebecca Barneson Fabreeze? Lol jk :)

maybe hang it outside for awhile to air out…

Im not sure if that would work but you can give it a try :)

Sierra Steinhauer Other than air fresh-

ener and girl perfume? Lol jk ya u can just hang it out side but then u smell like the out doors :) so in this

case I would take a cou-ple dryer sheets and

stuff them in the pock-ets and then hang the suit some where by a window for air flow

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Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 2

Breakfast Juice

10:00AM

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NO AMPLIFY

BIBLE STUDY,

7:30PM

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Youth Room

Opens 5:00PM

AMPLIFY,

7:30PM

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NO AMPLIFY

BIBLE STUDY,

7:30PM

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RIOT NIGHT

Medford

7:30PM

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Necktie Revltn

GAME NIGHT

Joe & Barb Stein-

hauers’ 6PM

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ASM

Ldrshp

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8:15PM

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Youth Room

Opens 5:00PM

AMPLIFY, 7:30PM

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“Fuel4God”

MEDIA

FAST

BEGINS

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F4G

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F4G

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F4G

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F4G

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F4G

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Youth Room

Opens 5:00PM

AMPLIFY, 7:30PM

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F4G

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End of School

Party!

Mt. Simon

6:00PM

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F4G

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AMP the

Church Night Special Speaker!

Avery Ritchie

31 “Fuel4God”

MEDIA

FAST

ENDS

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(June)

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Youth Room

Opens 5:00PM

AMPLIFY, 7:30PM

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RIOT NIGHT

Eau Claire

AFC

7:30PM

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Move-a-Thon!!!!

10:00AM

Carson Park

AMPLIFY is for 7th graders Thru young Adults. N.REVLTN is for High School grads only!

May 2010 Calendar

Wednesday, June 9th—Parent Night @ Amplify

June 28th-July 2nd—Youth Camp, Shawano, WI

Friday, August 27th—Riot Night, Superior, WI

Friday, September 17th—Riot Night, Pentecostal Assembly, Eau Claire, WI

Saturday, September 18th—Praise in the Park!

Amplify Student Ministries’ purpose is to help students…

CLIMB CLOSER WALK HIGHER LOVE DEEPER WORK HARDER SHARE JESUS

Mark 12:30 Matthew 28:20 Mark 12:31 Luke 10:2 Mark 16:15

so they can

LIVE LOUDER

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“For our God is a consuming fire.” Hebrews 12:29

It was always fun warning people they could blow up their house, unless, of course, they bought the nicer range with the auto-lock for the self-cleaning

feature.

I spent three years selling ap-pliances for Sears, and it never did get old. The looks on their face, the confusion, the lingering doubt. Of course, I would go on to explain how an oven would get so hot while it was in the self-cleaning mode that, if you opened up the oven door, the oxygen in the very air of the kitchen would provide enough fuel for a fairly decent explosion. Better not leave a chance the toddler would undo the manual lock and accidentally ruin the other stainless steel appliances they would be buying from me… oh, and,

I suppose they should protect the

toddler, too.

Fire is fairly simple to under-stand. Substances begin chemically combining, feeding off of oxygen and each other to fuel the transforma-tion. The faster the transformation, the more heat and light that is given off. Typically, the end result is a charred mess, and maybe some nice,

toasty marshmallows.

Romans 12:1 urges all of us to “present your bodies a living sacri-fice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.” Paul knew it was *only reasonable!* that we should provide our lives as a sacrifice, considering all that Jesus Christ has done for us. This scrip-ture wasn’t just written as an after-thought or a good idea, but as part of an unavoidable truth: without that sacrifice, and diligent work to keep that sacrifice pleasing, there would

be no fire in our lives.

Imagine if you soaked your logs before you tried to burn them. Or, rather than use wood, you tried to throw concrete blocks in the fire

pit. Or… now this one is a stretch… what if you kept lighting matches and throwing them into an empty fire pit, expecting something to

start?

Our God, just like a natural fire, consumes, combines, and trans-forms us when we come into contact with Him. We fireproof our lives when we don’t offer Him any of our time, or when we soak our spirits down with sin, or offer him whatever happens to be lying around extra in

our lives that’s convenient.

It’s almost like some Chris-tians have an auto-lock mechanism that will allow God to burn clean our grimy guilt when we visit church weekly, but we keep that fire con-tained and from messing with the stuff in the kitchen that caused the mess to begin with ! I want to crank up the heat, throw wide the door, and offer God EVERYTHING I am. Sure, some thing He’ll burn out might hurt for awhile, but it’s only reasonable to yield everything for Him when He gave His everything

for my salvation.

One small thing way we’re going to proffer more fuel to the Lord this month is through a “Fuel 4 God Media Fast,” beginning May 20th and ending May 31st. Take the time you would normally spend online, in front of the television, or otherwise expending your mental energies on secular entertainment activities and turn it over to the Christ whose Word encourages us to think on bet-ter things. Spend extra time in prayer, in the Word, or *gasp* in

real fellowship with people.

Everyone is encouraged to participate, as I’m sure anyone who makes this reasonable sacrifice unto the Lord will be blessed accordingly

and bountifully!

Meanwhile, don’t pinch your pennies when purchasing: get the

auto-locking self-cleaning range. T.J. Heidenreich, Student Pastor

May 2010

Information and forms due May 26! See T.J. Heidenreich or get them at the Amplify Snack Shop

Kristen’s Answers: 1) 11 2) Fly, Invisible 3) Disney World 4) Chocolate Mocha 5) Disney Characters 6) Dusting 7) Apple Sauce 8) 30

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Pics from April

IS IT IMPORTANT?

This month, as promised, the topic that will be covered is baptism and whether or not it’s still relevant in today’s society. Many people have different opinions on baptism. They differ on how to be baptized, when to be baptized, and if baptism is still necessary in general. This is not an issue that can be taken lightly, because it is a very vital part of the Bible’s outline for salvation. “Well, what is the big deal?” you may ask. So, let’s take a closer look into it. In John 3:5 it says: “Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.”

Jesus is explaining to Nicodemus how to be saved. He said, “Except a man be born of the water...he cannot en-ter into the kingdom of God.” That put baptism in a very important role. Jesus said, paraphrasing, “Hey, listen up! If you aren’t baptized you’re not going to get into the kingdom of God!” Entering the kingdom of God is a BIG DEAL! So, if entering into the kingdom of God = big deal, and being baptized means entering into the kingdom of God, then being baptized = big deal. Mark 16:16 says: “He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned.” Here it says belief and baptism = salvation—it’s IMPORTANT!

If baptism is important, is how you are baptized important? The answer is “Yes!” Being baptized in Jesus name, by immersion, is the way that the Bible instructs us. Although I have run out of space for this issue, I will include some verses for you to study.

Jesus name—Acts 2:38, Acts 8:16, Acts 19:5

Immersion—John 3:23 (“much water there” would only be needed if baptism by immersion was being practiced), Matthew 3:16 (Jesus, when baptized, came “up out of the water”)

Don’t forget! Send your responses, questions, or requests to me, the Mysterious Flower, at [email protected] :)

-The Mysterious Flower

BAPTISM: What’s the Big Deal, Anyway?

HOW WELL DO YOU KNOW

Kristen Bennett? Fill in the blanks if you know these random facts about Kristen! Answers are on the bottom of page five :)

1. Kristen has been to ________ states.

2. If Kristen could have superpowers, she would be able to _________ and become _____________.

3. If Kristen could visit anywhere on vacation she would go to __________ __________.

4. If Kristen could enjoy any beverage from Starbucks she would choose a ____________ ___________.

5. When Kristen’s inspired to draw, her favorite things to sketch are ___________ ____________.

6. When Kristen is asked to clean, her least favorite task is _________________.

7. Kristen’s least favorite semi-liquefied food is ____________ ____________.

8. The highest cliff Kristen has jumped off of into wa-ter was ________ feet high.

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APRIL. “What’s That

Smell?” Each Wednesday

night we focused on a differ-

ent element of the gospel:

death, burial, resurrection, and

revelation. Our Sunday

school classes were focused

on teaching the fruit of the

Spirit and the works of the

flesh so that students would

be able to smell the difference

between right and wrong in

the motives that drive their

daily living.

MAY. Amplify is launching

its Summer theme, “Amplify

Aflame.” May’s theme is

“Fuel 4 God,” and students

will be encouraged to provide

the fuel God requires to set a

spiritual blaze in their lives.

All students (and any adults

that would like to come

along!) will be encouraged to

partake in an 11-day media

fast from May 20-30.

JUNE. Youth Camp is

quickly approaching! It is

from 06/28-07/02, and forms

are due 05/26. For more info,

see T.J. Heidenreich or grab

the forms from the Snack

Shop!

N2K

May ‘10

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ALL THE DETAILS PAR-ENTS AND STUDENTS

NEED TO KNOW

BLUE TEAM—YOUTH ROOM RED TEAM—BUS MINISTRY

GREEN TEAM—PAC MISSIONARIES

PURPLE TEAM—BIBLE QUIZZING

LAUNCH: 05/07/10, 7:30PM, AMPLIFY

MOVE: 06/05/10, 10AM, CARSON PARK

Parent Night @ Amplify WHEN: Wednesday, June 9th, 7:30PM

WHERE: Amplify Youth Room

WHAT: A time of sharing between the Amplify Student Ministry Team and parents.

WHY: To provide orientation to parents whose students are new to Amplify

To promote unity between the discipleship efforts of parents at home and ours at Amplify

To hear directly from parents and address your concerns

To share our heart to minister to students

For our God is a consuming fire.

Hebrews 12:29

And of the angels saith, Who maketh his angels spirits, and his

ministers a flame of fire.

Hebrews 1:7

And others save with fear, pulling them out of the fire; hating

even the garment spotted by the flesh.

Jude 1:21

Then flew one of the seraphims unto me, having a live coal in

his hand, which he had taken with the tongs from the altar:

Isaiah 6:6

SUMMER ‘2010

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May 2010

July 2010

August 2010

CHALLENGE!

Providing fuel for God to be ablaze in your heart

CHALLENGE!

Affecting your world through personal sacrifice

CHALLENGE!

Sharing Jesus with more boldness than ever before

CHALLENGE!

Equipping the purifying fire of truth in your life