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The Great Trilogy: Paschal Mystery

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Goal of this Edge Night The goal of this Edge Night is to help the middle school youth understand and apply the Paschal Mystery to their lives. Edge Night at a Glance This Edge Night will break down the three parts of the Paschal Mystery: Jesus’ Passion, His Death, and Resurrection (Jesus’ Ascension will be addressed in a separate Edge night). The Paschal Mystery is the central mystery of our redemption; it is here where God’s plan to save His people is accomplished through Jesus’ suffering

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Crazy Kickball

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Goal of this Edge Night The middle school youth will grow in community and get to know one another in the group. Socials are typically a great way to invite new youth, breakdown cliques and re-energize the community. Edge Night at a Glance This is a very full and fun edge night that will require a lot of organization to pull it off smoothly. In this edge night you will experience multiple variations of the popular lunchtime and recess game kickball. The night will begin with prayer, followed

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Rise Up: The Ascension

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Goal of this Edge Night The goal of this Edge Night is to help the middle school youth understand the Ascension and how each of them is called to carry out Jesus’ mission on earth. Edge Night at a Glance The Ascension of Jesus takes place forty days after His Resurrection. The Ascension is when Jesus ascends into Heaven to be seated at the right hand of His Father. He gives His disciples the final command to “Go make disciples of all nations” (Matthew 28:19) and then returns to the

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Give it Away Now: Shelter the Homeless

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Goal The goal of this edge night is to help the middle school youth understand our call to shelter the homeless as one of our corporal works of mercy and to realize the human dignity of every human person. Edge Night at a Glance Tonight we will focus on our annual give it Away now theme: Shelter the homeless. this night will focus less on statistics and reasons that people are homeless, and more on those who are homeless and our christian response to those in need. As you can see in the “Faces

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Edge Retreat: Fit for a King

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Goal The goal of this retreat is to help the middle school youth take greater ownership of their faith and their identity as men and women in God’s Kingdom. Using the basis of Matthew 6:33, this retreat will encourage the participants to see the importance of seeking the Kingdom of heaven. This retreat will compare and contrast the Kingdom of God and historical kingdoms, to help them recognize that a “knight” and a “lady” are not only figures in history. The retreat will place an emphasis

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#Word of the Lord: Scripture in Your Everyday Life

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Goal The goal of this Edge Night is to introduce the middle school youth to the Word that can and should be a part of their everyday life. By the end of the session, the youth will have a better understanding of how Scripture relates to their lives and they will be equipped with tools that will help them to incorporate the Word into the issues they encounter every day. Edge Night at a Glance Coming into the Edge Night, some of the middle school youth may think that Scripture is an outdated

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To Pentecost and Beyond: The Early Church

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Goal The goal of this Edge Night is help the youth understand what life was like for the early Church – especially in the years that followed Jesus’ Ascension. The youth will also be challenged to live out their faith boldly. Edge Night at a Glance This Edge Night will focus in on what life was like for the early Church and the life of the early Christians. After Jesus rose from the dead, there were 40 days before His Ascension where Jesus was with the disciples. Ten days later they experienced

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Thou Shalt Do: The Ten Commandments

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Goal The goal of this Edge Night is to help the youth understand God’s purpose and design in giving us the Ten Commandments – not simply as a set of rules, but as a way one should live his/her life. Edge Night at a Glance The Ten Commandments are the most recognizable form of laws throughout the world. For centuries, these have been seen as laws or rules one should abide by in order to be obedient to God. Some, however, struggle that perhaps the Ten Commandments are outdated or no longer

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The Bestselling Book of All Time: Bible Timeline

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Goal The goal of this Edge Night is to help the middle school youth understand how the Bible was put together and that the Word of God is as living and active today as it was in the days of the biblical writers over 2,000 years ago who were inspired by the Holy Spirit. Edge Night at a Glance How the Bible came to be the Bible we read today is quite a story. This night will help the middle school youth understand not only how the Bible was assemble, but also the writers themselves. Often we don’t

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Stories of Old: Parables

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Goal The goal of this Edge Night is to help the youth learn and know the purpose of the parables that Jesus used throughout His public ministry. Edge Night at a Glance Parables in the simplest definition are metaphors drawn from ordinary life that help the hearer or reader to learn a spiritual lesson. It is important to note, Jesus did not necessarily believe that parables were simple nor that every individual would properly understand each parable. The Greek word parabolh (parabolē) is used