Blackhawk Ministries http://www.blackhawkministries.org Home of Blackhawk Church, The Bible Hour and Blackhawk Christian School Wed, 22 Feb 2012 22:17:03 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 The Art of Marriage Registration http://www.blackhawkministries.org/events/the-art-of-marriage-registration/ http://www.blackhawkministries.org/events/the-art-of-marriage-registration/#comments Wed, 11 Jan 2012 01:59:49 +0000 desihal7 http://www.blackhawkministries.org/?p=1802 To register for The Art of Marriage, simply fill out the information below and then complete your payment through PayPal.

Your registration is not complete until you have made your payment.

]]> http://www.blackhawkministries.org/events/the-art-of-marriage-registration/feed/ 0 The Art of Marriage http://www.blackhawkministries.org/events/marriage/ http://www.blackhawkministries.org/events/marriage/#comments Wed, 11 Jan 2012 01:59:34 +0000 desihal7 http://www.blackhawkministries.org/?p=1781 When you were standing at the altar reciting your marriage vows, did you have any idea that marriage would be so complex? It probably didn’t take you long to understand that your spouse is not as much like you as you thought. But figuring them out is more than just an equation. Marriage is more than a science; it’s an art. And like any art form, requires an investment of time, focused study and the right tools. If you need to soften some of the edges in your relationship, or want to brighten the landscape of your marriage, The Art of Marriage is for you.

Join us at on Friday and Saturday, March 16 & 17  at Blackhawk Ministries for The Art of Marriage video based marriage conference.

  • Friday, March 16, 7:00 PM – 9:30 PM
  • Saturday, March 17, 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
  • Cost: $50 per couple ($25 per individual)

The Art of Marriage brings together some of the most respected and influential pastors and experts on marriage and
family to share with you and your spouse. It also brings a fresh approach to a video conference by
weaving together the following elements to help couples fully experience God’s design for marriage:
n expert teaching

  • engaging stories
  • real-life testimonies
  • man-on-the-street interviews
  • humorous vignettes

If you would like to see marriages healed and families given a new legacy in your community, then sign up for The Art of Marriage today!

Lunch on Saturday: The conference will break for lunch on Saturday. You can choose to have lunch provided for you or choose to go out for lunch.

If you choose to have lunch provided, we are providing boxed lunch:

  • Deli Turkey Sandwich lunch
    Oven Roasted turkey breast on multi-grain bread topped with cheese, fresh tomato and crisp lettuce. Served with mixed greens side salad, bottled water and gourmet cookie. Condiments on the side.
  • Grilled Chicken Caesar Salad lunch
    Crisp romaine lettuce topped with tender grilled chicken breast, shredded cheese, and crouton. Served with fresh baked roll, butter, a side of fresh cut fruit , bottled water, and gourmet cookie. Condiments on the side

 

]]> http://www.blackhawkministries.org/events/marriage/feed/ 0 Off To A Great Start!! http://www.blackhawkministries.org/children/off-to-a-great-start/ http://www.blackhawkministries.org/children/off-to-a-great-start/#comments Sat, 10 Sep 2011 22:11:59 +0000 jmaurizi http://www.blackhawkministries.org/?p=1458 Our fall kick-off is this Sunday, and we are so excited about spending Sunday morning with your kids!  We wanted you to be aware of two things we are encouraging our volunteers to be focusing on with their classes:

  • Memorizing the monthly Bible verse in Sunday School.  In recent days, God has been impressing on my heart Psalm 119:9-11 which says:  “How can a young man keep his way pure? By living according to your word.  I seek you with all my heart; do not let me stray from your commands.  I have hidden your word in my heart that I might not sin against you.”  We want to make sure that we are doing everything that we can do to help kids hide God’s Word in their hearts.  Challenge your kids along with us by using the Parent Cue Cards at home.
  • Prayer.  We are excited about broadening our kids understanding and use of prayer.  Our volunteers have been encouraged to dedicate time each week to teaching kids about prayer and helping them participate in it.  We want to be a prayer support to you as well. The Children’s Ministries webpage will have a prayer request link under the “parents” section, so that you can submit prayer requests for the staff to be praying over.

See you Sunday morning!

 

 

 

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I love saying that out loud…forgiveness for free.  It quickly brings to mind the reality of what Jesus did for us.  I know that having something concrete or physical helps in remembering things, and so I gave all of the kids plastic spider rings.  It is supposed to serve as a reminder to willingly forgive others.  So, if you see a spider ring around your house, I hope it now reminds you about forgiveness and that you will use it to prompt your kids as they learn about and extend forgiveness to people.  I am even going to try it myself with real spiders!  Instead of yelling for someone to squash it for me, I am going to try and think of forgiveness.  Forgiveness that has been given freely to me and forgiveness that I should in turn extend for free.

]]> http://www.blackhawkministries.org/children/spider-guts-and-forgiveness/feed/ 0 http://www.blackhawkministries.org/children/1019/ http://www.blackhawkministries.org/children/1019/#comments Tue, 26 Apr 2011 18:51:11 +0000 jmaurizi http://www.blackhawkministries.org/?p=1019 I thought that I would share below a note that I sent to our amazing Children’s Ministries volunteers today.  Over 100 people serve each week to love on and teach our kids about Jesus!    I would like to encourage you to take time to thank the people that serve your kids each week.

Volunteers!  I wish I had time to hand write each of you individually, but I was so overcome with gratitude for you on Sunday that I had to let you know!  It is easy to get caught in the routine of Sunday coming every week, and it is easy for me to get lost in the “job” of filling volunteer spots.  Sunday was different.  God opened my eyes (despite the  busyness of the morning) to the awesome opportunity and subsequent fruit that we get to be a part of.  Not only did one of your fellow volunteers surrender their life to Christ, one of our kids did too.  On top of that, many parents and family members of our kids gave their lives during the worship Service.

 Sunday School is important.  What you do is important!  Crafts, coloring sheets, snacks and games are important.  They are important because at the end of the day, they help point our kids and their families to Jesus!  They point us to Jesus.  I hope that you are able to take a moment this week to praise God for all that He did on  Sunday, and thank Him for the unequaled privilege that we get in serving kids here at Blackhawk.

 

]]> http://www.blackhawkministries.org/children/1019/feed/ 0 Planting Kids in Good Soil http://www.blackhawkministries.org/children/planting-kids-in-good-soil/ http://www.blackhawkministries.org/children/planting-kids-in-good-soil/#comments Thu, 14 Apr 2011 18:41:11 +0000 jmaurizi http://www.blackhawkministries.org/?p=948 Sunday was “Compassion Sunday” here at Blackhawk as we talked about the amazing opportunity to we have to join the fight against physical and spiritual poverty through the organization Compassion International.  32 kids were sponsored with another 25 families praying about doing it!!!  I was overwhelmed with the response and really thankful for our Blackhawk family!

This week as I have been thinking about what I shared in the service about planting kids in good soil.  Although what I shared was in the context of kids through Compassion, it dawned on me that I am often talking to parents here about making sure that they are doing things that help dig deep spiritual roots for their kids.  Kids need more than to just attend church on Sundays to truly understand what it means to follow Christ.  They need to be building experiences and patterns that allow them to learn that God is a part of their every day life.

Consider sponsoring a Compassion child and not only impacting the life of a child who is in physical and spiritual need but impacting your own children with the reality of what it means to love and care for someone in need.  Check them out at www.compassion.com

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