ELEV8

ENCOUNtER, our Wednesday night youth service, is headed in a very specific direction this school year.  After asking ourselves some important questions, we feel as though our students need a platform or foundation from which they can elevate their lives by living in the Spirit and authority of God and making practical faith applications each day.  Ultimately, this will accomplish our greatest goal which is to elevate the name of God in this community and throughout the world.  

Theme for the Year - ELEV8

What do students need to elevate their standards of living in their current circumstances and surroundings?  Furthermore, by what standards should they be living?  This school year we will seek to elevate our standards to those of God.   How will we do that?

INTEGR8 – This will be our theme of study for the Fall semester of the school year.  We will look at different spiritual disciplines throughout scripture.  I firmly believe that Kingdom living involves disciplined living.  These sermons and teachings will help students not only understand the importance of the spiritual disciplines, but will also give them a practical application and understanding of the spiritual disciplines so that they can integrate them into their daily living and thinking. 

NAVIG8 – With a desire to elevate our standards of living and a practical foundation built upon the practice of spiritual disciplines, the Spring semester of the school year will be built around navigating through difficult issues your teenagers face on a regular basis.  We are going to tackle a number of difficult but relevant topics.  We are going to wrestle with temptations, questions, hurts, and many other issues that challenge the claims and authenticity of Christianity.

John 8:11-12

“Go on your way. From now on, don't sin."  Jesus once again addressed them: "I am the world's Light. No one who follows me stumbles around in the darkness. I provide plenty of light to live in." (The Message)

We are called to go and to live a life free from sin.  This is only possible because Jesus is the light.  If we follow him, we will ELEV8 his name in this world.  The practice of spiritual disciplines will lead us to live a life freed from sin.  Furthermore, with Christ as our headlamp, we will navigate through this life in a way that honors God and follows his direction in our lives.  

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