tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6242744245200657532024-02-20T18:01:05.617-05:00JICCJICChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07306960237972248173noreply@blogger.comBlogger299125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-624274424520065753.post-67280220602912140942011-12-22T14:23:00.002-05:002011-12-23T13:14:21.281-05:00This blog has moved!<span style="font-size: large;">The church will no longer be using this blog. All of our announcements and information will now go directly to the new church website.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Our blog address has moved to: <a href="http://www.jicc.us/blog">www.jicc.us/blog</a></span>JICChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07306960237972248173noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-624274424520065753.post-6456984291914433132011-12-17T14:18:00.000-05:002011-12-17T14:18:09.309-05:00Anne WeisenbergerAnne Weisenberger died early Friday morning from complications from an 18 year battle with cancer. She and her husband, David, have been faithful members of our church for many years and she is the twin sister of Carol Herndon who is on our housekeeping staff.<br />
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There will be a visitation and viewing at McCalister's funeral home on Hwy 17 in West Ashley on Sunday from 4-6 p.m and a graveside memorial service at Old St. Andrew's Episcopal Church on Hwy 61 in West Ashley on Monday at 10:30 a.m. You can read the full obituary <a href="http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/charleston/obituary.aspx?n=anne-weisenberger&pid=155061104&fhid=3701">here</a>.<br />
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Please keep David, their son Bobby, Warren and Carol, and the rest of their family in your prayers.JICChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07306960237972248173noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-624274424520065753.post-24769842236709617152011-12-13T14:40:00.000-05:002011-12-13T14:40:10.105-05:00MIssionaries are RichMany Americans have the impression that missionaries are poor. There may be a bit of truth in this if we are compared only to our North American friends. As missionaries in the developing world, however, we are frequently confronted with the real truth that no matter how much we have "given up" to go to Africa, we have so much more than most people in the world. I remember being very sobered when I realized that the ball of mozzarella cheese that I bought for our Friday night pizza in Kenya cost more than most Kenyans make in a day. <a href="http://mccropders.blogspot.com/2011/12/missionaries-are-rich.html">Continue reading full article ...</a>JICChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07306960237972248173noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-624274424520065753.post-17501110533091375042011-12-06T06:03:00.000-05:002011-12-06T06:03:54.429-05:00Update on my momJust wanted to give everyone an brief update on my mom ...<br />
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Thanks so much for praying for her. She has been doing great. She is in the hospital right now for her 4th and final chemo treatment. Physically, she has responded well to the treatment and had minimal side effects.<br />
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For the sake of clarity, I thought I would let you some more specifics. In all her scans before her treatment, the doctors could not find any cancer in her body. These treatments were precautionary -- to kill any cancerous cells that they do not know about it. As far as the doctors are concerned, she does not have any cancer in her body. So, after this week, she will just go on a regular cycle of scans. Other than that, she's already healed. We praise God for that! I think in all my asking for prayer for her that we did not make that clear. <br />
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Here's how you can pray: Continued strength during this last treatment, that her body would recover quickly, and that all her scans from here on out woutld continulaly to be clean. <br />
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We are looking forward to Christmas break with mom not on treatments and being able to enjoy her grandkids again. Thanks for your prayers everyone!<br />
- Pastor RussJICChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07306960237972248173noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-624274424520065753.post-58750805061238681022011-12-03T18:39:00.002-05:002011-12-03T18:40:02.263-05:00Baptism Service Tomorrow!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSQ-kLcZmXVM9Iiu-4-w61djWU6485T7GJheydLzUZaR9us-HeexmnbF8dTVA" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="80" src="http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSQ-kLcZmXVM9Iiu-4-w61djWU6485T7GJheydLzUZaR9us-HeexmnbF8dTVA" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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Join us for our Baptism Service tomorrow morning at 10:30 a.m. We get to celebrate tranformed lives. It's going to be awesome! See you then.JICChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07306960237972248173noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-624274424520065753.post-35162427084082052922011-12-02T20:24:00.001-05:002011-12-02T20:24:38.052-05:00Check us out tonight at 10 a.m. and give!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.lovegave.com/foodimages/logo_lovegavetopleft.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="78" src="http://www.lovegave.com/foodimages/logo_lovegavetopleft.png" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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Check out what our friends at River Church are doing to feed kids over Christmas Break!<br />
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Join us online at 10 pm tonight. I will be up on a crane above the West Ashley Walmart. You can watch your pastor freeze and hopefully raise a lot of money in the process!<br />
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Join us and give: <a href="http://www.lovegave.com/livecharleston/index.html">http://www.lovegave.com/livecharleston/index.html</a><br />
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--Pastor RussJICChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07306960237972248173noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-624274424520065753.post-71119511938683968722011-11-20T15:11:00.002-05:002011-11-20T15:11:56.033-05:00Welcome to world, Reese<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik008OQl9YA8oIm583f78vSpf8dY_CI_PxhqDTNH9rzcGVYq6gdnr-1HK42eAC5ewVMUqZny7-wTAG5r17Im0cw9Urr2zfAnpBtwbaoRKBhP5bxCUsAEnZJcctfXAyz6yKPm-5CYo2e7E/s1600/baby+reese" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik008OQl9YA8oIm583f78vSpf8dY_CI_PxhqDTNH9rzcGVYq6gdnr-1HK42eAC5ewVMUqZny7-wTAG5r17Im0cw9Urr2zfAnpBtwbaoRKBhP5bxCUsAEnZJcctfXAyz6yKPm-5CYo2e7E/s320/baby+reese" width="240" /></a></div>Here's the picture of baby girl #2 from this week.<br />
Reese Elanor Dudgeon<br />
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8 lb 5 oz / 22 inches<br />
Congratulations Wes and Mandi!JICChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07306960237972248173noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-624274424520065753.post-57711933236878660072011-11-17T07:27:00.000-05:002011-11-17T07:27:41.276-05:00Lorann and baby are doing good!Lorann's surgery was a success. She and baby Meg are doing good. Please pray for her rest and strength as she recovers. (we also have another girl born within hours of Meg ... Reese Eleanor Dudgeon -- picture to come. Congratulations to Wes and Mandi!)<br />
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Margaret Elizabeth Cook<br />
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She is in surgery right now due to complications from her delivery earlier this evening.<br />
(good news: they had their first girl after 3 boys ... total surprise!)JICChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07306960237972248173noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-624274424520065753.post-39170365280775054382011-10-30T13:46:00.000-04:002011-10-30T13:46:14.900-04:00Pray for Chris and Paige Stark<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://thestarktruth.files.wordpress.com/2008/04/img_2881.jpg?w=281&h=374" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://thestarktruth.files.wordpress.com/2008/04/img_2881.jpg?w=281&h=374" width="240" /></a></div>Please pray for Chris and Paige Stark who are missionaries in Bangkok, Thailand that our church supports. Here's what they sent to us:<br />
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Dear Friends and Family,<br />
Bangkok's 12 million residents are now being warned of flood water up to 5 feet in their area which could take as long as one month or more to recede. Supermarkets are trying desperately to keep shelves stocked as people rush to buy drinking water and food. Thailand is now facing a crisis situation. It is very sad, and very serious.<br />
<a href="http://us2.campaign-archive2.com/?u=7baafe92b87dfcc4a29c9112d&id=8526e5dc6d&e=9efe53746b">Continue reading the full letter</a>JICChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07306960237972248173noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-624274424520065753.post-60196752132480345482011-10-29T21:07:00.000-04:002011-10-29T21:07:16.498-04:00How about we pray right now?Alright. This is Pastor Russ writing for some prayer. Here's the deal, I have 3 family members at Roper Hospital right now ...<br />
-- My mom is in for round two of chemo (doing great!)<br />
-- My uncle Walt has Pancreatitis -- It is super painful -- they are trying to get swelling down to do surgery<br />
-- My brother-in-law Dylan just had to have an emergency appendectamy (surgery was a success)<br />
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-- Russ Bennett's grandmoather just passed away a few hours ago from an infection<br />
-- Just found out Ryan Watkins and family are sick and he is responsibile for our production team on Sunday morning.<br />
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That's what I know about. I'm sure there are more things to pray about, but it just seemed like a good moment to send out a blog! It was also a good challenge for me not to just tritely say "I'm praying for you" and not pray. So, I'm just going to pray now. Please join me.<br />
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Reflecting on Psalm 24 and God's strength in battle.<br />
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<b>Psalm 24:7-9</b><br />
7 Lift up your heads, O gates!<br />
And be lifted up, O ancient doors,<br />
that the King of glory may come in.<br />
8Who is this King of glory?<br />
The LORD, strong and mighty,<br />
the LORD, mighty in battle!<br />
9Lift up your heads, O gates!<br />
And lift them up, O ancient doors,<br />
that the King of glory may come in.JICChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07306960237972248173noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-624274424520065753.post-80748720906256718692011-10-28T14:28:00.001-04:002011-10-28T14:29:17.881-04:00Last Home Football Game Tonight<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyN-yyEmyTxO7Lab2TVXYPGiZ6GjcpVTr880FcmAwmvYjup4c5oEgMJ4JedSveknYLHk9jCX4OOuHWJVTMjp3TuKyVNlcZSG-vldQMss_C3v6z0eABHwZgEzIeioCk3Uh1qwvdkz5HK9o/s1600-r/JICS-Lion-color+hm+blog1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyN-yyEmyTxO7Lab2TVXYPGiZ6GjcpVTr880FcmAwmvYjup4c5oEgMJ4JedSveknYLHk9jCX4OOuHWJVTMjp3TuKyVNlcZSG-vldQMss_C3v6z0eABHwZgEzIeioCk3Uh1qwvdkz5HK9o/s1600-r/JICS-Lion-color+hm+blog1.jpg" /></a></div><br />
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The Lions play their last regular season home game tonight against Coastal Christian. Come support them men as they play! Game starts at 7:30 PM at <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&um=1&ie=UTF-8&q=Ft.+Johnson+Middle+School&fb=1&gl=us&hq=Ft.+Johnson+Middle+School&hnear=0x88fe7a42dca82477:0x35faf7e0aee1ec6b,Charleston,+SC&cid=0,0,10646132746294404482&ei=0-6qTqzOH5KjtgePnpH9Dg&sa=X&oi=local_result&ct=image&ved=0CAYQ_BI">Ft. Johnson Middle School</a>.JICChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07306960237972248173noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-624274424520065753.post-8531531914359279792011-10-20T12:48:00.000-04:002011-10-20T12:48:53.291-04:00Ms. Louise passed awayMs. Louise went home to be with Jesus yesterday morning. <br />
The service to celebrate her life will be on Tuesday at noon at Stuhr's in West Ashley. This time will serve as the only visitation for family and friends.JICChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07306960237972248173noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-624274424520065753.post-37385085954448244722011-10-16T20:22:00.000-04:002011-10-16T20:22:45.338-04:00Sunday Follow-up and Prayer UpdatePraise God for lives changed this morning!<br />
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A few updates for you:<br />
-- Baby Barnabas is doing much better. He is off the ventelator! He is getting progressively better but the doctors still do not know what caused this. Please pray for his wisdom for them and for his continued healing.<br />
-- Mom did not end up coming home today. She had a sever headache. Just talked to her and she is feeling better. Should be home tomorrow. Thanks for your prayers!<br />
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<a href="http://www.desiringgod.org/resource-library/articles/biblical-texts-to-show-gods-zeal-for-his-own-glory">HERE</a> is the list of Scritptures I read from this morning on the glory of God.<br />
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Peace.<br />
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Please join us in prayer for the Boatwright family. Brent and Daisey had their first child, a son - Barnabas Shepherd, last night via emergency c-section. The baby has had difficulty breathing and has had heart complications. They have transferred him to MUSC children's hospital while Daisey is still recovering at Trident. Lots of prayers needed here ... for healing for the baby, for strength and peace for Daisy and Brent as they are all separated. <br />
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We will post here if there are any other needs the family has. <br />
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God hears our prayers, church! Let's cry out to Him on behalf of our friends.<br />
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You can buy it on itunes <a href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/lift-up-the-light/id424410756">here</a>.JICChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07306960237972248173noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-624274424520065753.post-375283528304171272011-10-08T15:49:00.000-04:002011-10-08T15:49:34.284-04:00New Breakfast Time Tomorrow!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTkj30ZqEOPE4S90E0pYUnVc6u8DMiNBRHwT0Xh0YeaJnCgofP86Q" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTkj30ZqEOPE4S90E0pYUnVc6u8DMiNBRHwT0Xh0YeaJnCgofP86Q" /></a></div>In order to better accomodate the flow of all of our people, we have moved breakfast to 9:45-10:15 a.m. All of the food will be taken up at 10:10. Please help us make this adjustment. Use the extra time to get into the Sanctuary early to meet our guests and to prepare your heart for worship. (and on your way, make sure you tell the Kitchen Crew how much we appreiate them!)<br />
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See you tomorrow --<br />
Pastor RussJICChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07306960237972248173noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-624274424520065753.post-6578971639408223272011-10-04T22:30:00.002-04:002011-10-04T22:30:43.869-04:00FIRST WEDNESDAY this week!Join us the week for First Wednesday.<br />
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** Special break-out session for students in theLOFT to plan Light the Night<br />
- Children's ministry breakout<br />
- Adults in the sanctuary for worship, teaching, and prayer.<br />
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See you then!JICChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07306960237972248173noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-624274424520065753.post-30867697592548680282011-09-30T09:17:00.000-04:002011-09-30T09:17:59.652-04:00HOME FOOTBALL GAME TONIGHT!!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSDWW7RV1Fa_P88n0cgIwy0YZ4LvRY1sXJGRe5O9Ff5Wm0HB--HcA" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSDWW7RV1Fa_P88n0cgIwy0YZ4LvRY1sXJGRe5O9Ff5Wm0HB--HcA" /></a></div>Come out tonight to support the JICS Lions for their home game against Wardlaw Academy. Game starts at 7:30PM at <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?client=safari&rls=en&oe=UTF-8&um=1&ie=UTF-8&q=ft.+johnson+middle+school&fb=1&gl=us&hq=ft.+johnson+middle+school&hnear=0x88fe7a42dca82477:0x35faf7e0aee1ec6b,Charleston,+SC&cid=0,0,10646132746294404482&ei=PMGFTsiJLsSWtweT2cEw&sa=X&oi=local_result&ct=image&ved=0CAQQ_BI">Ft. Johnson Middle School.</a>JICChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07306960237972248173noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-624274424520065753.post-28452083474527575742011-09-27T15:14:00.000-04:002011-09-27T15:14:04.068-04:00New Series begins this Sunday!<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/fNMAqh6usOM?rel=0" width="560"></iframe>JICChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07306960237972248173noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-624274424520065753.post-35968684165879880712011-09-15T09:36:00.000-04:002011-09-15T09:36:24.283-04:00Help the Bennetts move<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQ19nQxqLfGbxTnOP7UpC7sEzIiFvO7IBAj9dLHAFEXl6fGHePN_w" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQ19nQxqLfGbxTnOP7UpC7sEzIiFvO7IBAj9dLHAFEXl6fGHePN_w" /></a></div>The "new Russ" and his family are moving into their apartment tomorrow (Friday) morning at 11 a.m. They are moving into Riverland Woods Apartments (beside Walmart on Folly Road). If you can help out, send me an email at russ@jicc.us ... or you can just show up. If you don't see the U-Haul, just call me at 452-4626.<br />
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</div><div style="color: #990000;">This a great (and short) article about how a slight change in our wording completely changes our perspective. It's worth 5 minutes of your time ... </div><div style="color: #990000;">-Russ</div><b><span style="background-color: #eeeeee;">Getting the Accent Right: "Not of . . . But Sent Into"</span></b><span style="background-color: #eeeeee;"></span><br />
“In. . . but not of” — are you familiar with this popular phrase? It captures a truth about Jesus’ followers. We are “in” this world, but not “of” it.<br />
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“In. . . but not of.” Yes, yes, of course.<br />
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But might this pithy slogan give the wrong impression about our (co)mission in this world as Christians? You see, the motto seems to give the drift, We are in this world, alas, but we need to make sure that we’re not of it. In this scheme, the starting place is our unfortunate condition of being “in” this world. Sigh. And our mission, it appears, is to not be “of” it. The force is moving away from the world. “Shucks, we’re frustratingly stuck in this ole world, but let’s marshal our best energies to not be of it.” It’s an emphasis that’s sometimes needed.<br />
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But we’d do well to run stuff like this through biblical texts. And on this one in particular, we do well to turn to John 17, where Jesus is using these “in” and “not off” categories. So what’s Jesus’ sentiment on the whole thing? <a href="http://www.desiringgod.org/blog/posts/getting-the-accent-right-not-of-but-sent-into">CLICK HERE TO READ THE REST</a>JICChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07306960237972248173noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-624274424520065753.post-11252575838433231632011-08-25T15:58:00.000-04:002011-08-25T15:58:16.634-04:00New Series starts this Sunday!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS5CxSVd7Iy9Aux_jjQ2U0qSwipZTPCTXZV0Qg72wHyIJo20rSU6vxahbQBDn8f7ArDJTRxh-pPW3W1DJDMiJ3J5zaM7sMhJq7YW2VXiSELEvPTlbE1VE6py4It0rKI56sr5f0pZvipRM/s1600/jesusat12-950x425.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="188" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS5CxSVd7Iy9Aux_jjQ2U0qSwipZTPCTXZV0Qg72wHyIJo20rSU6vxahbQBDn8f7ArDJTRxh-pPW3W1DJDMiJ3J5zaM7sMhJq7YW2VXiSELEvPTlbE1VE6py4It0rKI56sr5f0pZvipRM/s400/jesusat12-950x425.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />
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I'm excited to finally be back in the groove of a sermon series. In these next five weeks, we are going to look at the passage of Jesus in the temple from Luke chapter 2. The messages will be for more than just teenagers and their parents. We will be talking about the things the community of faith MUST pass on to the next generation. I honestly think it's going to be pretty eye-opening for a lot of people as we discuss the incredible gift we have in our teens and the incredible challenge we have to prepare them for the future. Make sure you're there!<br />
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This week is also the "Blessing of the School" service. Be sure to welcome our faculty, staff, and visiting families from the school. Also, we probably will have a lot of people, so come to the front and sit close together to leave plenty of extra room for those who come in later.<br />
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See you then!<br />
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JICChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07306960237972248173noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-624274424520065753.post-80469688734079529772011-08-23T14:59:00.000-04:002011-08-23T14:59:36.696-04:00Lion's Win Opener!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://photos-d.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/254782_240762632613047_147891021900209_810164_5615006_s.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://photos-d.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/254782_240762632613047_147891021900209_810164_5615006_s.jpg" /></a></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Helvetica; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The JICS Varsity Football team opened up the 2011 season with a 35 - 18 win over the visiting Titans of Trinity Collegiate. After a tight, scoreless 1<sup>st</sup> quarter, both teams put numbers on the board in the 2<sup>nd</sup> quarter. JICS opened the scoring with a 53 yd TD run by J'Quan Scott. The Lions were successful on the two point conversion and then had the lead at 8 - 0. Trinity's Rutledge Shock intercepted a JICS pass and ran it back 13 yards for the first score for the Titans. Their two point conversion failed and JICS would hold the lead 8 - 6. J'Quan Scott added another TD run in the 2<sup>nd</sup> quarter, this one for 75 yards and Capers Lever followed with a successful run for the 2 point conversion giving the Lions a 16 - 6 lead. Trinity would answer with an impressive 57 yard TD reception by Shock, but JICS would deny the two point conversion attempt and hold the score at 16 - 12. JICS QB J'Quan Scott threw a pass that was batted up into the air and then retrieved the pass himself carrying it 41 yards for his 3<sup>rd</sup> TD of the 1<sup>st</sup> half. The Lions were unable to make the conversion, but would hold the lead at halftime 22 - 12. Just as the game started with a scoreless 1<sup>st</sup> quarter, both teams would come out strong defensively and the third quarter became a stall with neither team adding points to the board. JICS would open up the 4<sup>th</sup> quarter with two touchdowns to give them a strong cushion. Tyler Yoon added his first TD of the season on the back of a 19 yd run and JICS would get one more TD from J'Quan Scott, this one on a 41 yd run. Griffin Reeder would add the extra point and JICS would hold a commanding 35 to 12 lead late in the 4<sup>th</sup> quarter. The Titans of Trinity Collegiate did not give up and came back with a late score of their own behind a 20 yd TD reception by Josh Lesane. JICS denied the two point conversion one last time and the final score was JICS 35, Trinity 18. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Helvetica; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Outstanding Performances:</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Helvetica; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">J'Quan Scott: 200 yds rushing and 3 TD's on 12 carries, and 41 TD reception. On defense, 4 tackles, 1 TFL, and INT, and 2 passes defended</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Helvetica; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Tyler Yoon: 168 yds rushing and a TD on 16 carries. On defense, 4.5 tackles and an INT.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Helvetica; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Alex Black: 13 tackles, 1 TFL, and a pass defended.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Helvetica; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Ben Hamilton: 5.5 total tackles including 3 sacks and a TFL for a loss of 27 yards.</span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 17px;">Griffin Reeder: 2 receptions for 60 yards. On defense, 8 tackles.</span></span>JICChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07306960237972248173noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-624274424520065753.post-33515700616517049552011-08-17T14:58:00.000-04:002011-08-17T14:58:04.817-04:00Update on my momThanks for everyone's prayers for my mom's surgery. I've had so many people ask about it, I thought I would put something on the blog. The surgery was very long yesterday (10 hours) and the doctors were able to do exactly what they anticipated. Some of you might have heard mid-surgery that she MAY have to have her kidney out. That did not end up being the case. Both kidneys are still safe and sound inside of her body and we are thankful for that.<div><br />
</div><div>She is recovering in ICU through tonight and will be transferred to a regular room tomorrow. She should be out of the hospital by Monday and then home in Charleston by Wednesday. Thank you for continued prayers for her strength and also for my dad and the rest of the family. We are grateful to have such a supportive family of faith around us.</div><div>In Him -- Russ</div>JICChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07306960237972248173noreply@blogger.com0