Thanks for coming to the last meeting of semester!

Hey everybody! It was nice to end the semester together! (We missed you Cornelius!)

It was our desire that the past 18 weeks would have been spent faithfully following hard after the Christ, diligently learning how to biblically share His good news, and passionately being His witnesses.

For your benefit, take time to look back and evaluate your personal progress, and our collective progress. I'm sure that the parts of the semester we each value most were when we we're fulfilling those goals. We look forward to improving in all our goals by His grace. We have a great responsibility. Do well on finals, and see you soon!

D E C E M B E R ! ! !

Hope you all had a nice Thanksgiving! We will be having our last week of meetings this week before finals! December 1st we will have our end-of-semester fellowship dinner at Qdoba on Indiana Ave.

Come with lots of creative ideas to share for next semester's CCN events! 6pm-? Tuesday, Dec. 2nd is our last prayer meeting (CE 306; 10-11:30am).

Hope to see you all this week!

Next Meeting!

Hey all!

Thanks for coming to our last meeting: Salvation: By Him, From Him, For Him! (We missed you PK!)

By God's grace, the next lesson will strengthen your faith and teach you to proclaim the true Gospel with authority!

Topic: The Gospel...just using the Law and the Prophets.

Monday Night 6-8!

We're closing in on Thanksgiving. Give someone something to be thankful for.....share the Good News.....biblically!!

11-17-08

Hey Everyone!

I pray thatyou are all growing in the knowledge of the Lord Jesus! All praise to our Wonderful Counselor!

Tonight the topic is simply "Salvation."
CE 406, 6-8pm

Tuesday, 11-18, prayer meeting in CE 306, 10-11:30 as usual!

See you there!

PRAISE!

November 10, 2008

Praise God for a wonderful event Thursday night! Unfortunately, we forgot to take pictures :(
Thank you to everyone who came out! It was a great time, and the gospel was heard by all who attended! We are full of thanksgiving to the Lord for His goodness! We will definitely be doing the Expelled event again in the future!

Tonight from 6-8pm (in CE 406) we will be reviewing the fundamentals of Biblical evangelism! Don't miss it!

Tuesday from 10-11:30 we will be in CE 306 for our prayer/review meeting.
Hope to see you there!


Give to the LORD the glory due His name; Bring an offering, and come before Him. Oh, worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness! 1 Chronicles 16:29

November 3, 2008!

Hey CCNers!
We will be preparing for Thursday's event at tonight's meeting (CE 406, 6-8pm) by discussing the topic of evolution. This will be an apologetics lesson, so come ready to study and think! :)
Keep being a faithful witness and a loyal covenant partner to your Lord!
May His Name be exalted for His amazing grace that He gives to those who call on Him in humility! (James 4:6)

Hope to see you at the meeting!

Details on our next event...

"CCN hosts 'Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed'"
IUPUI Student Center, CE 409
6:30-8:30pm
Free admission to everyone!
Free pizza!
Join us for a short discussion after the film! (8-8:30pm)

HAPPY REFORMATION DAY!

Hey! Come be a witness for Jesus in the campus center today!
When: 11am-?

Why YOU should go to the mission field. - by Keith Green

Hey everyone, just wanted to pass along this encouragement from our brother Keith Green. Take the time to read his article at this link at the bottom:

(Right: Matt with a group of Bengalis at the India/Bangladesh border)

http://www.cristianismobiblico.com/whygotothemissionfield.htm

"Peace if possible, truth at all costs." - Luther

Next Meeting! Monday 6-8pm, room 409!

Meeting agenda:

-learn Truth from the Reformation!

-Witnessing training!

October 20, 2008

Hey CCNers!

We just got back yesterday from the Way of the Master Deeper Conference! We got to hit the streets of Atlanta on Saturday night with a team of about 500 Christians, including some new friends from Indiana!

We also got to meet up with our friend James from CCN's bootcamp, Repent and Witness 2008! God blessed us with a refreshing, challenging, and encouraging weekend!

Join us tonight in CE 268 (note room change) from 6-8pm! We are going to be talking about the justice of God as it relates to presenting the Gospel. This Thursday we will be having our Justice Discussion at Democracy Plaza from 2-3pm! Keep promoting this event whenever and whereve you can! (In addition to promoting the Gospel, of course!)

Come out and join the fun and take a stand for Jesus Christ!

“Brethren, do something; do something, do something! While societies and unions make constitutions, let us win souls. I pray you, be men of action all of you. Get to work and quit yourselves like men. Old Suvarov’s idea of war is mine: `Forward and strike! No theory! Attack! Form a column! Charge bayonets! Plunge into the center of the enemy! Our one aim is to win souls; and this we are not to talk about, but do in the power of God!’” Charles Spurgeon

Next Meeting!

Hey all!

Monday Night, 6-8pm in CE 406 (Campus Center)!

Topic: "Why I choose to believe the Bible."

Don't miss it! It's gonna be FUN!

Hope to see you all there!

Tuesday we have prayer in CE 306 from 10-11:30am.
This is a great time to prayer for our upcoming events and for our obedience and faithfulness to God by fulfilling the great commission.


Next week's lesson = the justice of God... a fundamental doctrine of Christianity and an essential element to evangelizing biblically! We will be preparing for our event on 10/23!

The Ultimate Purpose for the Universe

God’s ultimate purpose for the universe and for all of history and for your life is to display the glory of Christ in its highest expression, namely, in his dying to make a rebellious people his everlasting and supremely happy bride. To say it another way, God’s ultimate purpose in creating the world and choosing to let it become the sin-wracked world that it is, is so that the greatness of the glory of Christ could be put on display at Calvary where he bought his rebellious bride at the cost of his life.
I base this statement of God’s ultimate purpose on several texts. For example, Revelation 13:8 where John refers to God’s writing names “before the foundation of the world in the book of life of the Lamb who was slain.” So in God’s mind Christ was already slain before the creation of the world. This was his plan from the beginning. Why?
Because in being slain “to make a wretch his treasure”—to make a rebel his bride—the glory of his grace would shine most brightly, and that was his ultimate purpose according to Ephesians 1:4-6, “In love he predestined us for adoption as sons through Jesus Christ . . . to the praise of the glory of his grace.”

-John Piper

Hey CCNers!

If this is your first time by the blog, welcome!

This week (Monday, 10-6-08), we will be learning about the fundamental doctrine of the character of God! We will study this using Wayne Grudem's book "Systematic Theology." This is the most exciting topic on the planet! Come if you want to grow in the knowledge of the Lord!
6-8pm in CE 308, Student Center.

Please join us at our fellowship meeting Monday, or come Tuesday morning to pray! This week we will be going from 9-10:30am on the 3rd floor of the Library. All you need to bring are prayers!

Next weeks schedule: 10/13 CE 406 - Lesson: Why do you believe the Bible?
10/14 CE 306 (Regular time and place, 10-11:30am) - Prayer

"A lost reputation is the best degree for Christ's service."

Hope to see you soon and keep sharing the gospel!

Please keep these upcoming events in prayer:
"Free to Speak" Discussion: The Justice of God- Democracy Plaza, Oct. 23, 2-3:30pm
"Reformation Day" outreach- Campus Center, Oct. 31, 12-1:30pm
"CCN hosts Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed"- Campus Center, Nov. 6, 7pm


Do Not Worry Matthew 6:25-34

“Therefore I say to you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink; nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food and the body more than clothing? Look at the birds of the air, for they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they? Which of you by worrying can add one cubit to his stature?
“So why do you worry about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin; and yet I say to you that even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. Now if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today is, and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will He not much more clothe you, O you of little faith?
“Therefore do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ For after all these things the Gentiles seek. For your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things. But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you. Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about its own things. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.

1st Meeting Tonight!

When - 6:30
Where - Room 406/Campus center
Hope to see you there!

Summer's over! Semester begins!

Hey guys! It was so good to see you all after a long (but very short) summer. We are planning our get together for this Monday the 25th at 6:30 so we can plan out our semester. And even though summer is over we can defintitely include plans that take advantage of the nice weather. People are everywhere! So bring any and all of your ideas about outreaches to do, and things you think we should learn about in our trainings. Hope to see you all soon!

Hey brothers and sisters!

Hey guys! I hope your summers have started out great!
Since we are done with our trainings for the spring, we can all keep each other in prayer; and look forward to some great outreaches in the sunny weather. The Good Messengers will be downtown twice a week, and those will be great opportunities to go share the Gospel as a group and individually. Also! Don't forget to register for their conference, May 23-25!! Register at www.GoodMessengers.com It will be over the big Indy 500 weekend! I hope to see you all soon! Keep each other in prayer! Be seeking God, and praying for a servants heart and passion to reach the lost.
We will use this blog this summer to keep you posted on specific outreaches and opportunities too! See you all soon!

and (Happy B-day Fungie!)

Ephesians 5: 15Therefore be careful how you walk, not as unwise men but as wise,
16making the most of your time, because the days are evil.
17So then do not be foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is.

Heads Up!!

Hey y'all, ROOM CHANGE. We will be moving from the library to CE 310 in the campus center!
see you there!

Hey everyone!

Quick update!!

I hope you all had a great weekend! Here's the update:

Last time we talked about Bible prophecy and how it relates to the Gospel.

--Check out the bottom (the top video) for a short video!

Also, here is the link you can check out for an extensive list of Messianic Prophecy....

http://contenderministries.org/prophecy/JesusMessiah2.php

Tonight---- All are welcome to come to IT again, third floor music room to worship and fellowship!

Tomorrow----- We will have a lesson about Biblical evangelism from the Way of the Master!

Alright! Hope to see you all soon!

Romans 5: 20
The law was added so that the trespass might increase. But where sin increased, grace increased all the more, 21so that, just as sin reigned in death, so also grace might reign through righteousness to bring eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Hey everyone!

Hey everybody!
Just wanted to put up another.......QUICK UPDATE!

- Last lesson we covered the Deity of Jesus. ( John 8:58 )

This is obviously another "Fundamental Doctrine." According to Scripture, if somebody does not have this right, they are lost. (John 8:23)

- Next lesson.... "Prophecy and the Gospel" (Sneak Peek: Ezekiel 1)

- Monday- Meet @ 6 to pray, worship, eat, and whatever else happens.

-If there's anybody from school you've been trying to meet up with to share the Gospel with before summer: 4 weeks left!

That's it for now! Check back for more later!

And this I pray, that your love may abound still more and more in knowledge and all discernment, 10 that you may approve the things that are excellent, that you may be sincere and without offense till the day of Christ, 11 being filled with the fruits of righteousness which are by Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God. - Philippians 1:9-11

Your Friendly Neighborhood CCN-ers!

Top: Fungie, Andrea

Bottom: Pascal, John

Good Outreach! & Spring Break!

Hey guys! Here's a QUICK UPDATE!
This Tuesday was a great time @ CCN. (We missed you Fungie!) To sum up, we spent our usual time in the Campus Center, walking around, starting conversations. Pascal and I were so blessed with our encounter with Matt.
He invited us to sit and, by God's grace, was open to hearing the Gospel. I am so encouraged to see the power of God in these encounters!! By God's grace, we showed concern for him, heard his beliefs, and then let God's Word speak to him about the very things he believes. First we agreed that the Bible is God's Word, and then we went verse by verse to see where he stands with God. He even agreed that based on the Bible, he is in need of salvation. Pray that God in His sovereignty and mercy would call him into Life! Please keep him in prayer. He got some tracts and our contact info. He even said he would give a tract to his friend that would be joining him.
Also, by God's grace, Andrea got to spread the truth about America's "Christian culture" in her conversations with the people she met.
The whole time was all of God's grace!

So, Have a great Spring Break! We'll all be in touch soon!


Galatians 3:13 -- Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree.


Our Christ Jesus returns soon,
John

V.O.M. Outreach Video! + Next Lesson! + Other news!

Hey everyone!
QUICK update!
- There is now a video that CCN made about our Voice of the Martyrs Outreach (bottom of page).
- This Tuesday we will be learning about the Fundamental Doctrine of: The importance of Scripture.
"All Scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness." 2 Timothy 3:16
- Also keep praying for CCN IUPUI as we keep moving to become official on campus.
- Keep in prayer the other campus leaders, their groups, and their campuses.
- Keep checking this blog for new helpful, encouraging, and Christ -exalting resources.

Hey brothers and sisters!

Thank you all so much for coming to the meeting led by Jonathan last week! I don't think I was the only one suprised by what God did with the fire alarm during our meeting!
We had such a great week with Jonathan here! It was really a blessing be with such a compassionate brother and a bold witness. That was a lot of witnessing! Be sure to keep praying for him, Tiffany, and the other campus leaders!
Also, newsflash! We are turning in our papers to become an official campus organization so that we can continue to do outreaches with no problems.

Verse of the week!
"He who covers his sins will not prosper, But whoever confesses and forsakes them will have mercy." Proverbs 28:13

in Him, John

Hey everyone!

QUICK UPDATE!
Brother Jonathan from CCN Headquarters is finally here from New Jersey!
This Tuesday, he will be teaching us at our meeting, and discussing Islam. Lord willing, we will see each other then, and afterwards go witnessing on the campus!! For those who have classes, and don't want to skip :0 , we will make sure to meet up later! thanks guys!
-John
(Make sure to check out the post under this one if you haven't seen it!!)

Hey brothers and sisters!

Thank you guys for coming to the last meeting!
As a review, we
- studied Justification by Jesus Christ alone
- discussed what God hates..(the sinner vs the sin) {Psalm 5:5, 7:11}
- Catholicism (Imputed vs infused righteousness) {Romans 4:6}
- set some goals for the semester
- began to look at the teachings on Justification from "Justification and Regeneration."

(Also, check out the bottom of this page for the video we watched!)
Here is the diagram we looked at.....

True Gospel: Faith (union with Jesus Christ) = Justification + Works
Roman Catholicism: Faith + Works = Justification
"Modern gospel": Faith = Justification - Works

What does this mean? Watch the video!

Grace and Peace in the Lord Jesus Christ,
John

Hey everybody!

Hey troops, I know you all enjoyed your breaks, and gave God the glory this Christmas!!!
Lord willing, we are going to have a great semester....of growing in the image of Christ!, evangelism!, fellowship!, knowledge of His Word!, and love for our God and the lost! And all for His glory, by the power of His Spirit. Let's go to Him in repentance, and be renewed in devotion to Him and His glory through His Gospel!!!! I don't have anything profound to say. Just look to Him. Him. Thank you all for your obedience to the Lord Jesus Christ. May He bless you with His joy and strength. I am so priviledged to be a part of what God is doing with you all.

"Because the Sovereign LORD helps me, I will not be disgraced. Therefore have I set my face like flint, and I know I will not be put to shame." -Isaiah 50:7