Once a month Theophilus is going to be playing Christian music at the Friday Night Purcellville Teen Center (VIBE.) They already had their first event which went really well. Nathan who is the band leader, has a great way of reaching out to his audience. He prayed for the kids and afterwards the band played basketball and spent time socializing with everyone. Many of those kids have been asking when they are coming back! The desire of Theophilus is to reach the youth with the gospel through music and personal interaction.

The Teen Center has an average weekly attendance of 150 youth from 6th through 8th grades. The founder of the Teen Center, Phil Message, always had a desire to make this a ministry, a way to reach the youth with the hopes of bringing them to Christ. Having Theophilus play Christian music for the teens meets the purpose and vision for why the Teen Center got started in the first place.

Nathan, Katarina, Michael, Caleb, Sam and John have a desire to see these kids come to know the Lord. God has blessed them with an incredible talent through their musical abilities and they are using it to give all the glory to God.

By Marion Esposito

Children’s Choir Musical, Saturday, May 5th, 6:30 p.m.

Voluntary donations will be accepted to benefit the Blue Ridge supported ministry of Romania Reborn, providing hope, help, and homes for children.

We are counting down to our last Awana days this year! Fools Night will be celebrated on April 1st. Kids can dress like court jesters and come for a special council time message.

Bolivia Night will be an opportunity to focus on our Bolivian missionaries, the Holmans! We hope to have a special message from Joe about how God is moving in South America.

Backwards Night will be a bit different. Our whole club night will run backwards! It will be a mixed-up night of fun!

In honor of the Summer Olympic Games, we will hold our Nonsense Olympics on April 29! We will feature specific Olympic events. You won’t want to miss this night of crazy fun!

Keep memorizing scripture! This is our 15th year of Awana at Blue Ridge Bible Church. Clubbers are committing large numbers of scripture to memory which will reap a lifetime of benefits. We can see God moving in the lives of our young people as they grow in their knowledge of Christ.

April 1 Fools Night

April 8 NO AWANA (Easter)

April 15 I Bolivia Night

April 22 Backwards Night

April 29 Nonsense Olympics

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Our missionary emphasis this month will be on Smyrna Ministries. Smyrna Ministries International is dedicated to praying for and financially supporting persecuted Christians in Islamic regions. Each club will take a country that Smyrna touches and research it in preparation for International Night (March 4). The Executive Director will share a special council time message on March 4. This is an excellent opportunity to expose your clubbers to what it means to reach the lost for Christ. You won’t want to miss this! Learn more about Smyrna Ministries at their website.

Measles Payback Night is back on March 11! In the past, clubbers placed a colored sticker on their leader’s face for every section memorized on Measles Night. On Measles Payback Night, the leader will place the sticker on the clubber’s face for each section the clubber memorizes! Prizes will be given for those with the most stickers.

On March 18 Whether Weather Night is a shout-out to our Northern Virginia roots. Our weather here can be fickle and change quickly. We rely on the Hand that created each weather situation. Come dressed for a calamity and see how God is moving.

Five Alive on March 25 is a chance for clubbers to get an additional prize! For every five sections memorized, clubbers can choose from the treasure box for an additional prize! Keep memorizing and hiding God’s Word in your heart !

March 4 International Night

March 11 3rd quarter, Measles Payback

March 18 Whether Weather

March 25 Five Alive

This youth retreat is led by a team from Liberty University. Worship and teaching times hosted at Purcellville Baptist, boys and girls small groups led by volunteers from Blue Ridge, overnight hosting by Blue Ridge families. Will include great teaching, discussion and prayer, service projects in the community, and tons of fun! Download the form and register today!

DNow Registration Form (pdf)

Deliver the form and payment to Blue Ridge Bible Church to complete your registration.

More details

When? Feb 24 @ 5:30pm to Feb 26 at noon

How much? $50
 (cost includes Friday dinner through Sunday breakfast and a t-shirt)

Registration deadline is February 15th

More info? Contact Rich Shipe at 540-338-2299 or rich@brbible.org

We hope to see you there!

We will celebrate Super Bowl Sunday on February 5 by a canned food drive for our annual “Souper” Bowl Sunday! We will join more than a quarter of a million young people around the country who use Super Bowl Sunday as a way to raise awareness of local hunger relief charities. The food we collect will go to Tree of Life Food Pantry right here in Purcellville. Urgent food needs include: canned vegetables, canned fruits, canned meats, canned beans, canned soups and chili, 100% juices, peanut butter & jelly, honey, rice & pasta, spaghetti and tomato sauce, macaroni & cheese, baking items such as flour, sugar, vegetable oil, pancake mix and syrup, cake mixes and frosting, condiments (ketchup, mustard, mayonnaise), breakfast cereal, ground coffee and tea.

Thank You Night is a chance for clubbers to express gratitude for those who influence and serve for Christ. We want to instill an attitude for gratitude.

On Heart Night we will examine the condition of our hearts. There will be a special council time message and some awesome treats!

Leap Day is only celebrated every four years. We will leap between activities all night long! Join us for some high flying adventure!

Just an administration note: When we have to cancel Awana due to weather, we will make every effort to call all our clubbers to inform them. The church website will have up-to-the-minute information as well. And don’t forget to follow the church on Twitter for all the latest information.

February 5 – Souper Bowl Sunday!

February 12 – Thank You Night

February 19 – Heart Night

February 26 – Leap Night

By Geni Hall

I’ve been involved in politics and pro-life causes since I was in high school. It would seem that we are winning the pro-life debate in our country in a lot of ways. It used to be that you would constantly hear people argue that the baby is just a blob of cells. Thankfully more and more people are admitting that the baby is a human life distinct from his mother. But sadly the argument seems to now be shifting to a debate over whether some lives are not worth living. People say that because the baby has a disability it should be killed. People say that because the baby is unwanted it should be killed. Those are very sad statements, aren’t they?

Registration is closed because our vans are full. If you would like to come and have a vehicle of your own you are very welcome to join us! Details below…

Details:

11:30 a.m. – Pre-trip meeting, prayer, and departure

6:00 p.m. – Estimated return

We’ll tweet when we are leaving DC with an estimate of arrival back in Purcellville: twitter.com/brbible

For you formed my inward parts;
you knitted me together in my mother’s womb.
I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made.
Wonderful are your works;
my soul knows it very well.
My frame was not hidden from you,
when I was being made in secret,
intricately woven in the depths of the earth.
Your eyes saw my unformed substance;
in your book were written, every one of them,
the days that were formed for me,
when as yet there was none of them.
~ Psalm 139:13-16