YOUTH ABLAZE FOR JESUS.
Luke 19:26 For I say unto you, That unto every one which hath shall be given; and from him that hath not, even that he hath shall be taken away from him.
Mathew 7:13
The NORMAL condition of any youth and Christian (Jesus' follower) Is being Hot, ablaze, on FIRE. That is why the word lukewarm (Rev 3:16) occurs only once in the bible.
1. Introduction
2. Properties of fire
Recently Australia experienced a loss of more than
150 lives in a fire incidence.
Fire helps us cook, keeps us warm and accomplish
many things. The unique property in Fire that makes it useful, is not is color or look, but rather it's ability to generate heat i.e. IT IS HOT!
Fire feeds on oxygen to grow. Cut it's oxygen and it will die.
3. Some statistics: From the Joshua Project website
As of Friday the world population was estimated at 6,725,593,220
Cameroon
has a population of over 18 million people (some sources put this figure at 20 million).
There has been over
16.4 million births since the beginning of this year 7.270.559 deaths
Adolescents (< 15)
alone make up more than 1.8 billion of world population
Top causes for death
; Cardiovascular, Cancer, STD/HIV/AIDS , Respiratory infection, traffic diseases, suicides , malaria and topping everything Abortion , (estimated at 4,958,320 twice the number of those that die from Cardiovascular diseases)!
Who is aborting, topping the chart on suicides and suffering from
STDS/HIV/AIDS? The youth!
The devil's strategy destroy the youth.. And when he can't do that, CUT off
their supply of oxygen. Keep them lukewarm!
4. A Youth/Christian is on Fire when (s)he is
1- Connected (Is a disciple of Jesus, obeys the Lord, and grows in fellowship and the word) 2- Authentic (Is light and salt. A city built on a hill. A witness Mathew 28:19) 3- An Agent of Transformation (A servant who seeks and knows the masters will/heart and lives for it. Pleasing his master is his ultimate focus and delight. Spiritual maturity)
If we really are going to be on fire, then we need to start out by dying to our own-selves. We need the 3 Ds -Discipline, Devotion and Determination
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The world today is
loaded with options , which more often than not have hidden agendas to distract us from the narrow way. TV, PC games, Play station. Sin is now called a genetic tendency and parents get locked up for chastising their wayward children.
More common to see a
Youth in a Taxi bragging about his 'immoral' exploits in a nightclub than to find a youth talking about Jesus with the same confidence to friends. Recently, hundreds of youths stormed the congress hall and Foire, under the banner of Promote / Foire 2008 . Christians actively selling their faith were almost no where to be found! The world is presently going through times of financial crisis, wars, rumors of wars, natural disasters, heightened immorality as corrupt artists, Atheist, homosexuals and a host of satan's armies seek to push his agenda down the throat of our brothers and sisters. The media actively promotes the world agenda and many seek to be politically correct rather than Holy.
Do we remain cold, lukewarm and at best underachievers as the unholy fire of Compromise, laziness and pride burns on?
"The god of the world is riches, pleasure, and pride, wherewith it abuses all the creatures and gifts of God". Martin Luther in Luther Table talk.
"...God ... has left men in a darkness from which they can escape only through Jesus Christ, without whom all communion with God is cut off..." Blaise Pascal in Pensees.
5. What we need to do
Youth : Do not compromise! Do not be lukewarm ( A normal Christian should be HOT)! Let your heat beat at the same rhythm with God's - SOULS
Parents: Are we parents or service providers? Children/youth learn
from us. What are we promoting?
The Church: At least 80% became born-again under 30! Are we investing correctly/wisely?
Men worth mentioning Keith Green: Joseph (Book of Genesis) : Adolescent who preaches in the streets: Youths in London, preaching in the street
In Conclusion If you do ordinary things, you get ordinary results. The only way we can
achieve extraordinary results is by going the extra mile. The bible and you. The Holy Spirit (determine to hear his voice).
Don't get distracted. Go the extra mile in prayer, fasting, witnessing and living up
the Gospel. To him who has more will be given.
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The truth never changes.Do you know Him?
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Thursday, February 19, 2009
Linda's Blog
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Blessed day
Inno
Blessed day
Inno
Tuesday, February 03, 2009
Three Ps
| Hi, Amidst the crisis the world is experiencing today, lies a ray of hope! Remember Hopeless when taken apart simply means LESS HOPE! Whom/What we put our hope in determines our outcome. God (revealed through His Son Jesus) or Gold? The choice is yours. Recent happenings seem to validate the falacy of trusting in one's possessions, prestige and position. In a time when Israel had stopped being the wonderful alien, whose illustrous son Joseph had helped Egypt (through a vision given by God to Pharoah and Interpreted by Joseph), avert famine (they didn't have special UN missions back in the days..). The host saw the rapid population growth of the Israelites as a real threat and hatched a plan to enslave the working populations and destroy newly born male children (sounds familiar?). Moses records that God heard the cry of His people and sent them a deliverer. Moses' dilemma, was convincing the Israelites he was authentic and had a message, from God indeed and not some other source. God introduced/revealed Himself to Moses as "I AM, WHO I AM". and The God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. This of a sort served as the password and validated his mission. The Israelites put faith in God and were delivered. Today, we can experience this freedom, promise and deliverence by putting our trust in this same God, obediently following Him. He took the first step, more than 2000 years ago by sending His son to serve as a Ransom in our place. All we need do is accept His offer, repent of our sins and follow Him! Permit me borrow this line from David Roper.." There is One who is never wrong and who will never lead us astray: our Lord Jesus. We must hear Him!" Grateful, Inno ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- www.associate.com/groups/practical for messages on being Practical. Do you know Jesus as your Lord and Saviour? --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
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