More About Elevate Family December 30, 2009

We've been receiving a few questions on Elevate Family, so we wanted to take a moment to shed some clarity on this wonderful new curriculum. Here are the two questions we've received most so far.

What is Elevate Family?

Elevate Family is a stand-alone resource designed to bring biblical and applicable teaching into the family home. When you offer Elevate Family to the families of your church, you are giving them access to a resource designed to bring spiritual teaching into the life of their family. Elevate Family is an excellent tool for equipping parents to teach their children about God in the intimate setting of the home. Each week the Elevate Family series will provide a Bible story on DVD, application activities for the whole family to participate in, conversation starters to help create teachable moments, and personal Bible study cards for the child. These elements will help your children understand the Bible in a new way and allow the teaching of the Bible to become a centerpiece of the home.

Does my church need to be using the Elevate Curriculum in order for this to be beneficial for our families?

No. Elevate Family is a separate resource for you to offer to the families of your church. Elevate Family does not follow the same flow or even at times the same order as its church-based counterpart. Elevate Family is its own, stand-alone entity.

If you still have questions, be sure to also check out the Overview or What's Elevate Family links on CreativePastors.com.

Podcast > Intersection December 29, 2009

It was early, too early for most people. Still, the streets were crowded; the intersection was packed. And just as the light turned from red to green, a little dog wandered out from the shadows and into traffic.

In this Christmas message, Ed Young shares a touching and personal story of desperation, hope and ultimately rescue. And as he shows us the reality that we’re all in need of rescue, he reminds us that it doesn’t matter how long we have been in the shadows. Because no matter what, God can always provide hope in times desperation and rescue in times of danger.

To listen now, click on the podcast icon below.

Length: 26:44

Intersection

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If you have iTunes 7, click the link below to subscribe to our podcast. Twenty-four hours after Ed delivers his weekend message at Fellowship Church, it will be downloaded to your computer automatically. You can listen at your computer or take the MP3 with you on your iPod or other MP3 player.

If you don't have iTunes, you can get it here free for Mac or Windows. You can also subscribe to the podcast using other podcasting tools and RSS newsreaders. The feed address is: http://feeds.feedburner.com/cpblog.

Sermons to Start the New Year December 28, 2009

Christmas services are so very vital to bringing visitors through the doors of our sanctuaries. It's equally important to come back in the the weeks following with messages that are just as impacting to keep them there. Here are five great series we recommend for starting off the New Year right!

• ineed2change.com
• Larger Than Life
• Outrageous, Contagious Joy
• Life's Too Short
• Retro

Be sure to check out the Outrageous, Contagious Joy Teaching Package which includes the Book, series DVD, and Pastor's Kit at a discounted price. And from now through the end of 2009, enjoy 25% off the Outrageous Contagious Joy book, CD, or DVD by using ocj25 when you check out!

Flavour Calendar Girls 2010 Calendar December 27, 2009

Brand new from Lisa Young is this fun and girly Flavour Calendar Girls 2010 Calendar. It includes a scripture reading for each day and inspirational thoughts from the women featured in the pages.

This Calendar makes a great gift for any woman in your life!

If you register for the Flavour Conference 2010 now through December 31st, you'll get the Flavour Calendar Girls 2010 Calendar for FREE!

Shipping Notice December 22, 2009

As the end of 2009 draws near, thus approaches the time to take care of some of those pesky business items to close out the year. The CreativePastors offices will be closed on December 30th and 31st for inventory count and other end of year tasks. We will also be closed on January 1st to bring in the New Year. Please be sure to allow for extra shipping days when you are placing your orders to accommodate for these days.

We hope you have a wonderful Christmas and a happy and safe New Year!

Podcast > Christmas Classics > Christmas Vacation December 22, 2009

Christmas is now less than 5 days away. For this podcast, we are giving you a message from the Christmas Classics series called Christmas Vacation. This message focuses on how to be someone who gives and receives the gift of forgiveness.

The Christmas Classics series is a collection of six different Christmas messages. Each of these messages are available in both transcript and MP3 format as well as on CD. If you are looking for some inspiration for your messages this Christmas, be sure to check this one out! Merry Christmas from the CreativePastors Team!

If you have iTunes 7, click the link below to subscribe to our podcast. Twenty-four hours after Ed delivers his weekend message at Fellowship Church, it will be downloaded to your computer automatically. You can listen at your computer or take the MP3 with you on your iPod or other MP3 player.

If you don't have iTunes, you can get it here free for Mac or Windows. You can also subscribe to the podcast using other podcasting tools and RSS newsreaders. The feed address is: http://feeds.feedburner.com/cpblog.

Ed Young's 2009 Christmas Message Pre-Release December 21, 2009

In just a few days, the lives of millions of people around the world will intersect. Many will cross paths with one another; some will overlap with you or me. But most importantly, they’ll all intersect with Jesus Christ.

Christmas is all about the intersection between God and man, heaven and earth, today and eternity. And it's during this season that many will come face-to-face with the ultimate decision at that intersection—to turn toward Jesus or away from Him.

This Christmas, it is vital that you and I be ready to show people that, in a very tangible way, a relationship with Jesus is greatest gift they can receive. Because once they turn toward Christ, nothing will ever be the same.

That's why I'm so excited to offer you the pre-release of my Christmas message. It’s all about that intersection!

Right now, you and I have the amazing opportunity to walk alongside hundreds and thousands of people as they are presented with an opportunity to make an eternal decision to follow Christ. Let’s make the most of this season together and point people to the greatest gift of all!

God's best,

Elevate Family - A Brand New Curriculum for the Family December 16, 2009

Teachable moments with our children rarely come on our timetable, in fact most of the time they just happen. Moments that arrive unannounced, providing you the chance to instill wisdom and direction into your children’s lives. Knowing this is true, are you ready to give solid Biblical answers when those moments arrive?
 
Elevate Family is designed to give you the confidence to bring the principles of God’s Word to your children in a clear, concise way. This creative resource is designed to equip parents to teach their children about God’s Word and to bring spiritual conversations into the home. By watching the Animated Bible Story and Life Application Message with your kids and completing the provided Activity Cards, you will develop a common base of knowledge about God’s Word which you can draw from when the moment calls for it. 

Don’t let those teachable moments slip through your fingers. Take the lead, develop a common base of Bible knowledge with your kids. Then, make God and His ways a part of your every day conversation. When you do, you will see in your children what only God can provide…supernatural results!

Each Elevate Family Series includes eight lessons. Each lesson includes:

• Animated Bible Story and Life Application Message on DVD
• Two Activity Cards, two Family Conversation Cards
• Two Child Bible Study Cards

Using Elevate family is as simple as 1,2,3.

1. Watch the Bible Story and Life Application Message on the DVD with your kids
2. Throughout the week incorporate any or all of the Family Activity, Family Conversation or Child Bible Study cards to reinforce what was learned in the Bible Story
3. Watch as your kids grow in their knowledge of God’s plan for their life!

New from Elevate and Elevate Jr. - Entourage! December 15, 2009

Elevate: Series 20 - Entourage

Lights! Camera! Action! Join Julie Simpson and the cast and crew of Treasure Hunters 7 as we learn how to be the right kind of friend. Through the stories and examples found in the Bible, the children will also learn how to choose good friends and how to be a good friend. Roll out the red carpet and check out the latest series from Elevate: Entourage!

Elevate Jr: Series 9 - Entourage Jr.

Join us on a backstage tour of an actual movie studio! Your children will meet movie stars, agents, prop people and so many more as they learn how to be followers of Jesus.

Podcast > Christmas Classics > White Christmas December 15, 2009

Christmas is now less than 10 days away. For this podcast, we are giving you a message from the Christmas Classics series called White Christmas. This message focuses on how to be someone who gives and receives the gift of forgiveness.

The Christmas Classics series is a collection of six different Christmas messages. Each of these messages are available in both transcript and MP3 format as well as on CD. If you are looking for some inspiration for your messages this Christmas, be sure to check this one out! Merry Christmas from the CreativePastors Team!

If you have iTunes 7, click the link below to subscribe to our podcast. Twenty-four hours after Ed delivers his weekend message at Fellowship Church, it will be downloaded to your computer automatically. You can listen at your computer or take the MP3 with you on your iPod or other MP3 player.

If you don't have iTunes, you can get it here free for Mac or Windows. You can also subscribe to the podcast using other podcasting tools and RSS newsreaders. The feed address is: http://feeds.feedburner.com/cpblog.