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Youth Connects - Creative Bible Study Session

Here's a link to download my presentation during the Youth Connects - IGNITE.
(Creative Bible Study)
Feel free to ask questions online. Blessings!

Let's Worship Updated!

We have the notion that young people, represent the church of the future. Nonsense. They are the church of today. A church that has a vibrant youth ministry, where young people are engaged in small group discussions and acts of mission, is equivalent to a church that is vibrant and growing.But our church is finding it a challenge to attract youths. Even though the church has designed an afternoon program to cater to the needs of the youth, few innovations have been made in the past years. The same songs are being taught, the same bible games are being played, it has been the same approach being done in our AY programs year after year. Our church is a growing church that needs to make some changes, if not totally change our approach to our afternoon service - the youth worship.
In order to attract and keep youths' attention, we need to adapt to the needs of the youth of today. We need to change the presentation and packaging of the AY program. While presentation is important, food also has to be nourishing. Young people's questions about the meaning of life require spiritually nourishing answers.
This is why we have designed a new AY Program format called LET’S WORSHIP: An Interactive Youth-Led Worship.
Let's Hear Edition
-Listen to Christ-centered relevant messages every 1st Sabbath of the month.
Let's Talk Edition
-Enjoy interactive discussions regarding real life issues every 2nd Sabbath of the month.
Let's Sing Edition
-Worship God through praise songs and testimonies every 3rd Sabbath of the month.
Let's Do Edition
-Experience a hand's on worship through outreach every 4th Sabbath of the month.

After almost 4 years of experimenting,Let's Worship has been proven effective in churches where it was launched. For those who have attended the Youth Leaders Prayer Conference at CLC, here are some useful materials. Just Download it.

Video Teaser (Show this to the congregation a sabbath or two before the Launch)

Schedule Format (a schedule example for each edition)

Powerpoint (templates that you could use in each edition)

Program Format 1
Program Format 2

Worship Songs 1
Worship Songs 2

Let's Talk Sample

Definitions

All Files

Links:

Adventist Biblical Research (You can use this to state the stand of our church on issues you will raise during Let's Talk Edition)

UM Youth Pastor (Source of Ideas for Icebreaker and other youth worship materials)

Watch out for the launch of my Youth Ideas and Materials Collection web link.

Blessings!

Time Changer

The greatest strength of this entire production, is the convicting message of how our generation has drifted from the fear of God and settled into the lap of comfort and compromise. Rich Christiano has pieced together just about every dark area of our generation and society, and made us look at ourselves through the eyes of Christ. The central message of this film is aimed at the church of today and our need for revival and repentance. But this film also keeps the unchurched in mind, by including a simple plan of salvation that does not come across offensively or aggressive.This is a thought-provoking journey that reveals how relevant God is for today and boldly explores the importance of God in our culture. Time Changer is an interesting look at the timeless importance of God with a timeless message that could change your life!

Whenever I Forget Google Exists!

If I ever have a problem with my computer I can usually find a solution through Google. I just have to type my problem into the search engine and there is bound to be a website that explains what I need to do. The only problem I have is that I always forget to go to Google when the problem first arises. I seem to do everything else possible before searching the internet. To begin with I'll try to fix the problem myself by searching through the menus for guidance; I might ask a friend if they've had the same problem and see if they know what to do; or I'll restart the computer in the hope that it will just correct itself in the process. It's not until I told my friend Toni(a gadget geek) that I have a problem that he will say to me, 'Just Google it.' It's then that I remember that that's where I've found answers before and so I quickly start searching the internet. When I find the solution I need I kick myself for not going to the search engine at the very beginning.

Forgetting to go to Google as soon as the problem arises is like when I forget to go to God when I have struggles in my life. Whenever an issue comes up I will always try to deal with it on my own. I'll rely on my own strength to get me through or I'll seek the assistance of friends to boost me up. But sometimes the issue is too big and seeking help from others doesn't seem to be enough. It's not until I have struggled through for an extended period of time that I am reminded that God is always there for me and I can always take my worries and burdens to Him. In fact, He loves us so much that He will comfort us in ways we never imagined. When Jesus met the invalid man by the healing pool he asked him if he wanted to be healed. This man had been looking for a solution in the only way he knew how - by getting to the water as soon as it began to stir. Jesus could have acted like a crutch for the man and moved him closer to the water at the right time, but instead Jesus goes beyond the man's expectations. Jesus heals the man immediately, even without the healing pool, and the invalid man is able to walk away. It's good to ask other people for help but let's not forget to go to the Saviour first, and lay all our burdens at His feet. How about you? What struggle have you not brought to Jesus yet?

The Ultimate Gift

Imagine I have a present in my hands. It’s a nice big red box and it’s got a beautifully crafted ribbon on the top. This present is for you! If you could choose anything at all, what would you wish was in this present box? I know I’d have a few dream gifts: a plane ticket to the US, a set of keys for a car; an apple iPad, an iPhone 4. All of those would certainly be appreciated if I opened up my present. But imagine that you’re holding your present and you undo the ribbon on the top, you lift up the lid of the box, only to find that inside the box… it’s empty! There is absolutely nothing inside and all you’ve been given is an empty box. Pretty lousy present, right?
When Mary was going to the tomb to prepare Jesus’ body, a couple of days after he had been crucified, she was not happy with what she found. The tomb was empty. Jesus’ body was nowhere to be found and she became very distressed as to where it could have been. With everything that had happened to her much loved friend, now they couldn’t even find his body and the tomb was empty. Could live get any worse for her? And yet the empty tomb was the best present she could ever receive. The empty tomb meant that Jesus had risen from the dead and that even death could not overpower the strength of God. Sometimes we look at our lives and it all feels like empty boxes – disappointment, pain, grief. And yet we worship a God who is stronger than anything we have to go through. When we have faith in God He can turn the devastation of an empty tomb into the best gift anyone could ever desire.
Do you feel grief, disappointment, stress or pain? Ask God to reveal to you His glory in this difficult time.