Hey, its been a while, but we are back with a bang.
This past Friday we continued our series on The Core - The Values That Drive us Forward. This is an exploration of the key values we as a youth ministry want to maintain. Our first week was: A Posture on Our Knees, this dealt with the fact that we will be a House of Prayer. This week's value was: A Clear Proclamation of the Gospel.
We talked about how often we go to church and know what being a Christian looks like but we have never really expereinced it for ourselves. We talked about what the Gospel is, that we were created to live in pure fellowship with God but there is an impurity in all of us called sin that prevents us from getting back to that. No matter what we do or try we can't get back on our own. But Jesus Christ came to die in our place so that we might be brought back to fellowship with God.
We had one of our grade 7s accept Jesus as Lord and Saviour. It is awesome to see someone's eternity changed in the blink of an eye.
Here are some other highlights:
Worship - Forever Reign + How He Loves Us
Scripture - Colossians 1:13-29
Elements of Fun - We played some Volleyspudball before getting going, a round of 2 truths 1 lie and capped off the night with Sugar Wars. Without getting to detailed, the champion of the wars, Amanda L. devoured approximately 1800 calories in about 15 minutes.
What Else - We watched an IAMSECOND video which tied in with the message. We also prayed for needs including two pastors' daughters outside our church in need of healing. (Sarah Tapley and Emma Stewart)
I can't wait for this week - we are continuing The Core and will end the night with some ALIEN.
Be Blessed
Pastor Tim
