Exchange Camp - DAY1 - Rebellion against the King

1st day at the 2021 English Sport Camp Exchange Budrio.

Due to Covid restrictions for social distancing, we are glad we are able to have 19 local kids from 11 to 16 years-old!

This morning we started with our first Talk from Psalm 2. Yan, a YfC Italy intern in Bologna, led this time showing kids how, similarly to the jungle of The Lion King, Psalm 2 starts with a conspiracy and a rebellion against the King.

American students in every group answered to this question: How does knowing that there is a King who is in control of this world, change your view of life?

We had lots of fun playing at Basketball, American Football & Soccer.

Join us in praying for these kids, their families and the sport centre staff, that we'll be able to start and continue good relationships with them!

 

Sunday Service: Visiting Preacher - Rod Bohls

Tomorrow we'll have our morning service to worship God together and to proclaim His Word in Budrio.  

 

 

 

 

We are glad for the Lord's provision of the main room at the theatre Le Torri dell'Acqua, well known cultural meeting point right at the centre of Budrio. 

At 10.30 we'll start our service and Rod Bohls, team leader from Bethel Church of Houston, Texas, partnering with us for our Exchange teens Camp, will preach about "Are you hungry for what God offers?" from John 6:35-38. Together we'll see the beauty of Christ, who invites us to trust in Him, because He gives us what we really need, even when our minds tell us something different. "I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me shall not hunger, and whoever believes in me shall never thirst." John 6:35

We'll have a children's talk where kids will engage with the same Bible passage. 

Stefano will lead the Lord's Supper from Matthew 26:26-29 "Jesus took bread, and after blessing it broke it and gave it to the disciples, and said, "Take, eat; this is my body." And he took a cup, and when he had given thanks he gave it to them, saying, "Drink of it, all of you, for this is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins. "

AppMatthew - Mid-Week Bible Study

Tomorrow evening we'll have our AppMatthew (Applying Matthew's Gospel), our series of Mid-Week Bible Studies in which we'll keep interacting with what we're learning through the preaching in our Sunday services. 

Stefano will lead this time where as church-family we'll engage with what we are learning from Matthew 13:1-23.

SUNDAY SERVICE: Matthew 13:1-9;-18-23 - Was the farmer distracted?

Tomorrow we'll have our morning service to worship God together and to proclaim His Word in Budrio.  

 

 

 

 

We are glad for the Lord's provision of the main room at the theatre Le Torri dell'Acqua, well known cultural meeting point right at the centre of Budrio.

At 10.30 we'll start our service with our series on Matthew's Gospel - The King & his Kingdom! 

With Stefano we'll engage with Matthew 13:1-9;-18-23 - Was the farmer distracted?

Together we'll see the beauty of Christ, who spreads the seed of God's Word to hard hearts, to shallow hearts and to thorny hearts. As well as to receptive hearts, who are good, only because good is the fruit produced in them: "...Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing... If you abide in me, and my words abide in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you. By this my Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit and so prove to be my disciples." John 15:5,7-8
 
 
 

We'll have a children's talk where kids will engage with the same Bible passage and families will have activities to keep interacting with God's Word during the week.

SEEKERS Club15-25: seek, and you will find!

Tomorrow afternoon we'll have our Seekers Club for 15+ years old students, organized by Youth for Christ Italy 

with La Piazza Church,  

Forte Torre Church,  

Nuova Speranza Church 

and San Lazzaro Church.

 

Tomorrow we'll meet @ Nuova Speranza Church and Chris, from San Lazzaro Church, will conclude our series of studies on the 7 I am sayings of Jesus, where we've been exposed to the person of Jesus, his affirmations, his actions and the implications for our lives!

 

For our last meeting for this school year, we'll have a great BBQ!

SUNDAY SERVICE: Matthew 13:10-17 - Why do you speak to them in parables?

Tomorrow we'll have our morning service to worship God together and to proclaim His Word in Budrio.  

 

 

 

 

We are glad for the Lord's provision of the main room at the theatre Le Torri dell'Acqua, well known cultural meeting point right at the centre of Budrio.

At 10.30 we'll start our service with our series on Matthew's Gospel - The King & his Kingdom! 

With Stefano we'll engage with Matthew 13:10-17 - Why do you speak to them in parables?

Together we'll see the beauty of Christ, who speaks in parables to those who seeing, do not see; and hearing, do not hear, nor understand; making them to face the choice: whoever is not with me is against me! While to those, who by the work of the Spirit follow him by faith, he says: "blessed are your eyes, for they see, and your ears, for they hear." Matthew 13:16
 
 
 

We'll have a children's talk where kids will engage with the same Bible passage and families will have activities to keep interacting with God's Word during the week.

AppMatthew - Mid-Week Bible Study

Tomorrow evening we'll have our AppMatthew (Applying Matthew's Gospel), our series of Mid-Week Bible Studies in which we'll keep interacting with what we're learning through the preaching in our Sunday services. 

Stefano will lead this time where as church-family we'll engage with what we are learning from Matthew 12:38-50.

First Church Family Retreat - Words that Build

Tomorrow we'll have our First Church Family Retreat from the 4th to the 6th of June.

We're glad for this gift from God, during these difficult years with the COVID pandemic and the recent bereavements we had as church. Our desire is to have a time as church family to rest, to be restored and to be renew by the Lord for His Gospel mission!

We'll have with us as speakers Jean-Claude and Licia Saillen, professional Christian counsellors who are also involved in a church plant in Fucecchio, a small town similar to Budrio, in the Florence county.

On Saturday, Jean-Claude and Licia will lead two seminars on Words that Build, healthy words and relationships as couples, families and in the church.

On Sunday, Jean-Claude will preach on Solidarity? - The secret of living together in the footsteps of Jesus... from 1 Corinthians 12:14-27

We're thankful for our Gospel partnership with Bethel Church in Houston, who generously helped us to cover the costs for this retreat.

SUNDAY SERVICE: Matthew 12:46-50 - Who's outside and who's inside? And why?

Tomorrow we'll have our morning service to worship God together and to proclaim His Word in Budrio.  

 

 

 

 

We are glad for the Lord's provision of the main room at the theatre Le Torri dell'Acqua, well known cultural meeting point right at the centre of Budrio.

At 10.30 we'll start our service with our series on Matthew's Gospel - The King & his Kingdom! 

With Matteo we'll engage with Matthew 12:46-50 - Who's outside and who's inside? And why?

Together we'll see see the beauty of Christ, the one who: "stretching out his hand toward his disciples, said, "Here are my mother and my brothers! For whoever does the will of my Father in heaven is my brother and sister and mother." Matthew 12:49-50

 
 
 

We'll have a children's talk where kids will engage with the same Bible passage and families will have activities to keep interacting with God's Word during the week.

MySpace Club 4 Teens - Olympics!!!

 

Tomorrow afternoon we'll have
our last My Space Club 4 Teens
for this school year.

We organize this club for local kids,
in partnership with Budrio Town Hall
as part of their after-school programme.

In this way, following every Covid-restrictions, we've been given a room in Budrio's Auditorium and social workers are sending some of the kids they follow. 

As part of our club, we also offer help
with their English home-works.

 

 

 

Together we'll engage with the YfC Rock Solid material,
interacting with the theme: 

Olympics!!!

 

We'll play lots of fun games like: Country Pride, All The Sports, An Olympic Chat, Cross Country, Medals, Olympian Effort, Perseverance, Social Distancing Games, which will serve as illustrations to Yan's Talk from Hebrews 12:1-3, where we'll see how we can run with perseverance in our lives towards the right goal by fixing our gaze on Jesus.

Church Family Prayer Meeting

Tomorrow evening we'll meet on Zoom for our monthly prayer meeting as church family.

We'll intercede specifically for the final meeting of our MySpace After-School Club for local teenagers.

For our first Church Retreat from the 4th to the 6th of June with Christian councellors Jean-Claude and Licia Saillen as guest speakers. 

For the planning of our English Summer Camp Exchange in partnership with Bethel Church in Houston.

 

SUNDAY SERVICE: Matthew 12:38-45 - Is our house full, because his tomb is empty?

Tomorrow we'll have our morning service to worship God together and to proclaim His Word in Budrio.  

 

 

 

 

We are glad for the Lord's provision of the main room at the theatre Le Torri dell'Acqua, well known cultural meeting point right at the centre of Budrio.

At 10.30 we'll start our service with our series on Matthew's Gospel - The King & his Kingdom! 

With Stefano we'll engage with Matthew 12:38-45 - Is our house full, because his tomb is empty?

Together we'll see see the beauty of Christ, who gave to every generation the greatest sign of the empty tomb: "For just as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the great fish, so will the Son of Man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth. The men of Nineveh will rise up at the judgment with this generation and condemn it, for they repented at the preaching of Jonah, and behold, something greater than Jonah is here." Matthew 12:40-41

 
 
 

We'll have a children's talk where kids will engage with the same Bible passage and families will have activities to keep interacting with God's Word during the week.

MySpace Club 4 Teens - What A Lotta Stuff!

 

Tomorrow afternoon we'll have
our My Space Club 4 Teens
for this school year.

We organize this club for local kids,
in partnership with Budrio Town Hall
as part of their after-school programme.

In this way, following every Covid-restrictions, we've been given a room in Budrio's Auditorium and social workers are sending some of the kids they follow. 

As part of our club, we also offer help
with their English home-works.

 

 

 

Together we'll engage with the YfC Rock Solid material,
interacting with the theme: 

What A Lotta Stuff!

 

We'll play lots of fun games like: Consumed by Consumerism?, This or That?, I'm a Celebrity: Get me out of here!, Life Goals, Focus on the Right Thing!, All things are Possible, Extravagant Giving, Continue it!, Social Distancing Games, which will serve as illustrations to Stefano's Talk from Mark 10:17-31, where we'll see through Jesus' encounter with the Rich Young Ruler, what does it mean that "With man it is impossible, but not with God. For all things are possible with God"!