¹⁰For we are God’s [own] handiwork (His workmanship), recreated in Christ Jesus, that we may do those good works which God predestined (planned beforehand) for us [taking paths which He prepared ahead of time], that we should walk in them [living the good life which He prearranged and made ready for us to live].   Ephesians 2:10 (AMP)

Today is my last day in the office at Victory Family Church! This Saturday, will be my last Revolution Service. In March, Laura and I will be launching out with my friends and mentors, Larry and Kim Bettencourt, to plant a church in Chippewa, PA. We will be the youth pastors there! We could not be more excited! Stay posted for more information about that!

Working at Victory Family Church has been the greatest experience of my life! Nearly everything I’ve learned about life, I’ve learned while volunteering and working at Victory! When I came here in 2002, I had a 1.6 GPA in high school, I was into drugs and alcohol, chewed tobacco, had no dreams, no purpose, I wasn’t sure how to have healthy relationships, I wasn’t able to influence others for good, I couldn’t…. you get the point. Nine years later, I am a totally different man!

Through my experience at Victory, I’ve gone places I’ve never dreamed of going, had opportunities to lead that I would have never had, I have made some incredible friends, and hopefully I have helped some people get closer to God! It’s been an incredible journey and I’ve loved every second of it!

You will never find a finer group of people than the staff and volunteers at Victory. From the pastoral staff to the cleaning crew, everyone is absolutely incredible. If you go to Victory, never take that for granted! God is doing something so special there. The people leading there have amazing hearts and love people more than anyone I have ever met. It’s been beyond an honor to be a part of what God is doing there.

I will end with simply saying thank you. Thank you to the staff, volunteers, members, twenty somethings, and Rev! It’s been the joy of my life to get to do life and ministry with you! You’re all so awesome! I am so excited about what God is doing in all of your lives! I cannot wait to come back and hear about what God is doing and how He is using you to make a difference!

Never stop loving God and loving people.

Thank you for allowing me to be a part of your lives!

I love you guys!!

~Bubs

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I am very excited about having Silver Ring Thing come to our Church this Sunday. Silver Ring Thing is a purity program allowing people to commit to sexual abstinence until they are married.  I’ve posted on purity and the program before,  you can read here. If you’re a youth pastor, leader, have teenagers of your own, or know any teenagers that you could bring . . . invite them! This could be a night that changes their life forever!

When: This Sunday (October 17th) from 6-8 p.m. Third from First will be playing as well!

Cost: $5 online, $8 at the door, and $20 for the Ring!

To Register for the Event Go Here: http://www.silverringthing.com/registrationdisplay.asp?regID=378

Directions to Victory: Click here

Again, I can’t encourage you enough to invite as many people as you can to this event. This event has, can, and will change lives forever. If you’ve invited your friends to church and they didn’t want to come, try this out… tell them it’s all about sex! Do whatever you can to get them here!

Here are some other videos to wet you’re appetite on sex and dating, compliments of LifeChurch.tv . . . Hilarious!

We have tons of amazing things happening at Rev this Fall that you won’t want to miss out on!

Everything we do, we do for one reason: to bring people in to give them the chance to hear the life changing message of Jesus Christ. If you go to Rev or you’re a parent with teenagers, I can’t encourage you enough to get your friends and teens here on a weekly basis. I promise you, if you get them here, they will hear the gospel and have the opportunity to have a relationship with God!

We have services every Saturday night at 6 p.m. and we have Small Groups every Wednesday at 7 p.m.

If your friends or teens aren’t a part of small groups, get them there! It’s an awesome way for them to connect with other students their age and get to interact with some of our awesome leaders! This is also one of our approaches to disciple students! It helps them get in the word and discuss their faith with their peers.

To make it easy to get people here, we host a ton of different events to get people in the door! Here are a few of them:

Battle of the Bands

What: Battle of the Bands, food, t-shirts, inflatable rides

Website: http://flavors.me/battleofthebands

When: Saturday, September 18th – 6 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.

Where: Victory Family Church

Kill Ball

When: The Tournament will be at the Cranberry YMCA at 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. on Saturday, September 25th.

Sign Up Your Team Here:

http://iamrevolution.tv/events/event-registration/

The winning team will win a cash prize of $300.

Operation Outreach: Special Olympics Soccer Tournament

What: We’ll be serving at the Special Olympics Soccer Tournament

When: Sunday, October 3rd

**We’ll be meeting at the church at 6:30 a.m. and return round 3:30 p.m.

If you’re interested in going please e-mail Bubba at bsmith@lifeatvictory.com.

Silver Ring Thing

When: Sunday, October 17th

Website: http://www.silverringthing.com/registrationdisplay.asp?regID=378

What is it?:

Silver Ring Thing promotes the message of abstinence until marriage centered in a relationship with Jesus Christ through two methods: a Live Event and a small group resource called Project 434. Since 1995, SRT has hosted over 700 events in 8 countries, reaching over 417,000 total attendees. We welcome the opportunity to bring this program to your community and partner with you to impact students and parents with the truth of God’s plan for purity.

What: Revolution Costume Party

*$100 cash to the best guy/girl costume!

When: Saturday, October 30th

Other 2010 Events Coming Up:

• Annual Turkey Bowl
• Operation Outreach: Light of Life Missions
• Revolution Christmas Party
• Movie night out

Do your best to get to Revolution this Fall, bring everybody you know, and get ready to watch God do some incredible things!