| BLAKE’S CHAPEL YOUTH FELLOWSHIP RULES 2008 VERSION YOU CAME DOWN TO MOUNT SINAI AND SPOKE FROM HEAVEN TO OUR ANCESTORS. YOU GAVE THEM FAIR RULES AND TRUE TEACHINGS, GOOD ORDERS AND COMMANDS. NEHEMIAH 9:13 ....................................................................................................................................................................................... I PETER 2:17 – SHOW RESPECT FOR ALL PEOPLE: LOVE THE BROTHERS AND SISTERS OF GOD’S FAMILY, RESPECT GOD, HONOR THE KING. GENERAL RULES (APPLY ANY TIME YOUTH IS TOGETHER) • WORDS THAT ARE NOT ALLOWED: ANY CUSS WORD, STUPID, CRAP, RETARDED, SUCKS, SHUT UP. NO NAME CALLING OR ANYTHING ELSE INAPPROPRIATE. COLOSSIANS 3:8 – BUT NOW ALSO PUT THESE THINGS OUT OF YOUR LIFE: ANGER, BAD TEMPER, DOING OR SAYING THINGS TO HURT OTHERS AND USING EVIL WORDS WHEN YOU TALK. • EVERYONE HELPS OUT WHEN THERE IS A JOB TO DO. ECCLESIASTES 4:9 – TWO PEOPLE ARE BETTER THAN ONE, BECAUSE THEY GET MORE DONE BY WORKING TOGETHER. • MUSIC MUST BE APPROPRIATE IN LANGUAGE, WITH NO SUGGESTIVE THEMES. IF SOMEONE ELSE CAN HEAR YOUR MUSIC, IT MUST BE SOMETHING THEY ENJOY HEARING ALSO. PSALM 98:4 – SHOUT WITH JOY TO THE LORD, ALL THE EARTH; BURST INTO SONGS AND MAKE MUSIC. • NO YELLING AT EACH OTHER. FIND A MATURE WAY TO HANDLE DIFFERENCES OR CONVEY YOUR WISHES. WE ARE A FAMILY AND WE NEED TO LEARN TO ACCEPT EACH OTHER. REMEMBER TO TREAT OTHERS AS YOU WANT TO BE TREATED. IF YOU CAN’T SAY SOMETHING NICE, DON’T SAY ANYTHING AT ALL. PROVERBS 29:11 – FOOLISH PEOPLE LOSE THEIR TEMPERS, BUT WISE PEOPLE CONTROL THEIRS. • IF YOU ARE IN MIDDLE SCHOOL, YOU NEED TO BE WITH A SENIOR YOUTH (HIGH SCHOOL JUNIOR OR OLDER) OR A SPONSOR AT ALL TIMES. HOWEVER, A SPONSOR MUST KNOW WHERE YOU ARE AT ALL TIMES REGARDLESS OF YOUR AGE. IF YOU CANNOT ABIDE BY THIS RULE, YOU MAY NOT BE ABLE TO GO ON TRIPS WITH THE YOUTH. I PETER 5:2 – SHEPARD GOD’S FLOCK, FOR WHOM YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE. WATCH OVER THEM BECAUSE YOU WANT TO, NOT BECAUSE YOU ARE FORCED. THAT IS HOW GOD WANTS IT. DO IT BECAUSE YOU ARE HAPPY TO SERVE, NOT BECAUSE YOU WANT MONEY. • DO NOT BE BOSSY. IF SOMEONE IS NOT BEING SAFE OR APPROPRIATE YOU MAY ASSERT YOUR AUTHORITY. PROVERBS 18:20 – PEOPLE WILL BE REWARDED FOR WHAT THEY SAY; THEY WILL BE REWARDED BY HOW THEY SPEAK. • NO TOBACCO PRODUCTS, ALCOHOL OR DRUGS. PERIOD. I CORINTHIANS 3:16-17 – DON’T YOU KNOW THAT YOU ARE GOD’S TEMPLE AND THAT GOD’S SPIRIT LIVES IN YOU? IF ANYONE DESTROYS GOD’S TEMPLE, GOD WILL DESTROY THAT PERSON, BECAUSE GOD’S TEMPLE IS HOLY AND YOU ARE THAT TEMPLE. • CLEAN UP AFTER YOURSELVES. IN THE YOUTH BUILDING, PUT BIBLES ON SHELF AND PUT AWAY PAPER, PENCILS AND CLIPBOARDS. THROW ALL TRASH AWAY. POUR DRINKS OUT BEFORE THROWING CUPS AWAY. GALATIANS 6:5 – EACH PERSON MUST BE RESPONSIBLE FOR HIMSELF. • KEEP YOUR HANDS AND ALL OTHER BODY PARTS TO YOURSELVES! THE SITUATION MAY BE COMPLETELY INNOCENT, BUT YOU HAVE TO BE VERY CAREFUL WHEN TOUCHING OTHER PEOPLE. A GOOD RULE OF THUMB – A RAY OF LIGHT MUST BE VISIBLE BETWEEN YOU AND OTHER PEOPLE AT ALL TIMES!! ECCLESIASTES 3:5 - …THERE IS A TIME TO HUG AND A TIME NOT TO HUG. VAN RULES • GUYS MUST WEAR SHIRTS. GIRLS – YOU KNOW YOU HAVE TO! ECCLESIATES 9:8 – PUT ON NICE CLOTHES AND MAKE YOURSELF LOOK GOOD. • YOU MUST HELP CLEAN OUT THE VAN DURING TRIPS, AS WELL AS WHEN WE ARRIVE HOME. NO ONE IS ALLOWED TO GO HOME UNTIL THE VAN IS CLEAN. PROVERBS 18:9 – A PERSON WHO DOESN’T WORK HARD IS JUST LIKE SOMEONE WHO DESTROYS THINGS. • SAFETY IS #1. VAN DRIVERS HAVE A HUGE RESPONSIBILITY, AS THEY ARE DRIVING AROUND OTHER PEOPLE’S CHILDREN. PLEASE DO NOT DO ANYTHING THAT WOULD JEOPARDIZE THE SAFETY OF THOSE IN THE VAN. NO CRAWLING AROUND THE VAN WHILE IT’S IN MOTION. I PETER 1:5 – GOD’S POWER PROTECTS YOU THROUGH YOUR FAITH UNTIL SALVATION IS SHOWN TO YOU AT THE END OF TIME. • NO INAPPROPRIATE BEHAVIOR – PERIOD! ROMANS 12:21 – DO NOT LET EVIL DEFEAT YOU, BUT DEFEAT EVIL BY DOING GOOD. RULES WHILE ON OUT OF TOWN TRIPS • LIGHTS OUT WHEN YOU ARE TOLD BY SPONSORS. ON SOME TRIPS WE BEGIN VERY EARLY THE NEXT DAY. NO LEAVING YOUR ROOM AT NIGHT UNLESS APPROVED BY SPONSORS. PROVERBS 19:20 – LISTEN TO ADVICE AND ACCEPT CORRECTION, AND IN THE END YOU WILL BE WISE. • WE WILL HAVE A HOMEWORK TIME. IF YOU DO NOT DO YOUR HOMEWORK, IT MAY JEOPARDIZE YOUR ATTENDANCE ON THE NEXT OUT OF TOWN TRIP. ECCLESIASTES 9: 10 – WHATEVER WORK YOU DO, DO YOUR BEST…. • NO GIRLS IN GUYS ROOM. NO GUYS IN GIRLS ROOMS. THE SPONSORS ROOM IS THE ONLY ROOM YOU ARE ALLOWED TO BE IN WITH THE OPPOSITE SEX (IF A SPONSOR IS PRESENT ONLY)! I THESSALONIANS 4:4 - HEWANTS EACH OF YOU TO LEARN TO CONTROL YOUR OWN BODY IN A WAY THAT IS HOLY AND HONORABLE. • NO JEANS IN THE POOL. BATHING SUITS SHOULD BE MODEST. I PETER 3:4 –NO YOUR BEAUTY SHOULD COME FROM WITHIN YOU – THE BEAUTY OF A GENTLE AND QUIET SPIRIT THAT WILL NEVER BE DESTROYED AND IS VERY PRECIOUS TO GOD. • CLOTHES NEED TO BE CHANGED DAILY. JEANS ARE AN EXCEPTION (UNLESS THEY’RE DIRTY). GENESIS 35:2 - SO JACOB SAID TO HIS FAMILY AND TO ALL WHO WERE WITH HIM, “PUT AWAY THE FOREIGN GODS YOU HAVE, AND MAKE YOURSELVES CLEAN AND CHANGE YOUR CLOTHES.” • SHOWERS MUST BE TAKEN DAILY AND DEODORANT MUST BE USED DAILY. EXODUS 40:32 - THEY WASHED THEMSELVES EVERY TIME THEY ENTERED THE MEETING TENT AND EVERY TIME THEY WENT NEAR THE ALTAR FOR BURNT OFFERNINGS, JUST AS THE LORD COMMANDED MOSES. #1 RULE IF YOU REMEMBER THAT YOU ARE REPRESENTING OUR CHURCH AND MORE IMPORTANTLY, GOD, YOU WILL BE JUST FINE. THIS RULE SHOULD APPLY TO YOUR LIFE ALWAYS, NOT JUST WHEN YOU ARE WITH THE YOUTH GROUP. REMEMBER, YOU MAY BE THE ONLY “BIBLE” SOME PEOPLE EVER SEE. (IF YOU NEED THIS EXPLAINED ASK SOMEONE WHO WENT TO BIG SPLASH 2007!) |
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