The document provides information about upcoming events at a church and youth group called NVC and Unleashed. It also includes a short article discussing Palm Sunday and the choice between living like Pontius Pilate through violence and force, or living like Jesus through non-violence, gentleness and love. It encourages readers, especially young people, to courageously choose to follow Jesus' way and revolutionize their lives according to his teachings.

1. PLACES YOU SHOULD BE
April 2012
Events-at-a-Glance
NVC’s Easter Presentation: The Thorn 6:30pm ~ Doors Open
6:30pm - 6:55pm ~ Fellowship
Saturday, April 6th at 6:30 pm 7:10pm - 7:15pm ~ Announcements and
and Corporate Worship
Sunday April 7th at 10:30 am 7:15pm – 8:00pm ~ Teaching - Jr. High
7:15 pm – 8:30 pm ~ Teaching - Sr. High
Common Grounds Open Mic Night
Bake Sale Fundraiser
Friday, April 13th
Gage Bracken – 2
Car Wash Fundraiser
Matthew Rasmussed – 5
Saturday, April 21st Tyler Nolle – 5
10am – 2pm Tevin Henry – 7
Ace Hardware by Searstown Mall Ashley Robinson – 9
Dontavious Marcus – 16
Ashley Webber – 20
Pete Morrison – 25
Time to get your Bake on!
Unleashed will be selling baked
PROCEED DEEP
Goods at the grand opening Sunday Mornings
Of 9:15 am
Common Grounds Café
Open Mic Night on Kidventure
April 13th! Preschool Room
Please help contribute your
Culinary talents!
Come worship with us!
3910 South Washington Avenue (Suite 212)
Sunday Mornings at 10:30
Don’t forget! we are still collecting Refreshments served at 9:30
aluminum cans to recycle for CASH!
We strongly urge students & parents to arrange their own transportation to and from scheduled events.
If you should need help with other arrangements please print out and complete a permission slip from the NVC
website and see a pastor or leader.

2. Surf Report
Stuff You Should Know - Week of April 4, 2012
Did you know that on the first Palm Sunday, two processions came into Jerusalem? From the east, Jesus rode
a donkey down the Mount of Olives, cheered on by an excited crowd waving palm branches. From the
west, Pontius Pilate, the Roman governor, entered Jerusalem, leading heavily armed foot soldiers and
mounted cavalry. Imagine this scene for a moment.
The two processions are symbols for two radically different ways we can live our lives today. On the one hand
is Pilate, whose way of life is defined by violence, force, and superiority. On the other hand is Jesus, whose
way of life is one of non-violence, gentleness, and vulnerable love. One of the most critical decisions we make
is to choose between these two ways of living. We face the choice every day, in almost every area of our lives
and our relationships. Think about the contrast.
I must be honest. Choosing the way of Jesus isn’t easy. His way is radically different from the way our culture
usually operates. Each day we are surrounded by loud voices and powerful images that urge us to live Pilate’s
way. We are encouraged to get our own way, to be in control, to show other people who is in charge.
Tragically, those who follow Christ hardly notice that society’s way of living is at odds with the way Jesus calls
us to follow.
How sad it is when Christians betray the gospel by going along with the way of Pilate. We say that we believe
in Jesus, but we do not follow him. Perhaps we can understand why people look at Christians and see no
reason to believe in Christ. Our lives are not radically different from the lives of those who do not confess
Christ.
The time has come for the emergence of a new generation of radical Christ-followers, young people who are
seeking each day to live the Jesus way, the way of non-violence, gentleness, and vulnerable love. Are you
willing to become a part of the Jesus revolution? Make no mistake: Following Jesus requires courage. But, as
we step into the procession, we hear the good news: The one who rode into Jerusalem from the east will step
out of the gospels and into our lives as a living, active, empowering presence.
Check us out on Facebook!
http://www.facebook.com/groups/unleashed.youth/
Memory Verses
He is not here; he has risen, just as he said. Come and see the place where he lay.
-Matthew 28:6–
But he was pierced for our transgressions. He was crushed for our iniquities. The punishment that
brought us peace was upon him, and by his wounds we are healed.
- Isaiah 53:5-