Cebu Island

Philippines SLM Members Retreat

Members of Cebu and Toledo Street Levels came together for a weekend retreat in the mountains. We had the extra blessing of having leadership from the US Street Levels joun us too! Friday evening was spent eating together, and hearing from Pastor Tim about how to live out the call of God and not an unfinished life – missing the opportunities we have to serve and live for Jesus.

Saturday included more teaching and discussion about what it means to truly follow Jesus. A lot of time was spent digging into what the Bible says, and finding the practical application to our lives.

We got to enjoy each other’s company through good conversation, friendly competition on the basketball court, and taking in the beautiful scenery.

Bohol pop-up & more

A few of the Cebu Island SLM members joined with the American team and we all went to Bohol together. We spent a day walking around Tagbilaran City with invitations to a pop-up Bible study that evening. We have hosted these Bible studies before, and were eager to see who would show up this time. We met at a coffee shop right across the street from the University of Bohol and had a great evening getting to know each other and studying Gods word together.

The next day, we helped host a youth leader summit – for 16-24 year olds who want to know what it means to really follow Jesus and serve their local churches. It was a good day of teaching and small group discussion, and new friendships formed.

Looking forward to the next time we get to visit Bohol!

“DANGEROUS EXPECTATIONS” Summit

Everyone has assumptions about God. Things we think are true about Him, or actions we expect He will take. If we hold tight to these expectations, we will miss out on knowing the real, true God. Instead, we need to know what the Bible says is true of God and let that shape our beliefs.

During this ONE DAY SUMMIT, we will discuss four major expectations people have and what the Bible says about them:

  • I want God to save everyone automatically
  • I want to find happiness in the world
  • I want God to fix my life without touching anything
  • I want God to love me by affirming my decisions

The goal is to discover more of who God is so that we can pursue Him rightly and not waste our lives caught up in worshipping a false, non-existent version of Him.

WHAT IS A SUMMIT?

A Street Level Ministries summit is a day event where we take a step away from the normal routine and focus on a topic we believe is important in our walk with God. There will be worship, Bible teaching, small group discussion, as well as time to hang out and get to know each other better.

There will be a mix of people from the Cebu, Toledo, and U.S. SLM groups.

EVENT DETAILS:

November 28: Friday evening members only

November 29: 9AM-4PM Summit @ Street Level Ministries Cebu City Space

TO REGISTER: Sign up at a regular SLM meeting by Thursday, November 20. This event is FREE and open to anyone 18-25 years old.

Special Informational Meeting this week

This week at Street Level we are doing something a little different. Within our usual Bible study, we will be sharing more about who we are as an organization and why we do what we do. It’s a great opportunity to find out what we are all about, so be sure to be there and invite your friends. We will have free dinner before the study as usual too.

CEBU CITY // WEDNESDAY SEPT. 17 // 6PM

TOLEDO CITY // THURSDAY SEPT. 18 // 6PM

Toledo Hang Out

We spent some extra time in Toledo this week, so we used the time to give away some free coffee and lemonade in front of Consolatrix College during the day. Later that evening we opened up the Toledo SLM Space to hang out, play games, eat pizza, and laugh at some charades. We will be doing a similar hang out on August 15 in Cebu City!