What an awesome youth service tonight; from the testimonies to the songs to the preaching to the response in the altars! Lisa testified about being raised in church, but not having the heart to serve God as young people, which is exactly what some of our youth are facing. The Lord had laid on my heart to story of Peter walking on the water to Jesus and that many times, especially as young people we have a great start in our walk with the Lord, but the things of this world distract us and cause us to take our eyes off of the Lord. Bro. Brock preached about taking up the mantel of the call of God. He used my grandpa as an example of someone who felt the call and left everything behind and picked up the mantel. Then my dad came along and took the mantel from him as the job could not be done by just one person. The challenge was then issued to anyone who felt the call of God on their lives. I couldn’t hold back the tears during the preaching, but it became especially hard to keep the tears in when I saw young men from our congregation weeping as they came forward. It was so encouraging to see my church people acknowledge that they felt a calling on their lives. I am sad to see the end of the youth services, but I am looking forward to the soup kitchen, Saturday schools and kids’ campaign tomorrow! Dios Les Bendiga!
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AuthorElizabeth Sumner is a freshman at Free Gospel Bible Institute. ArchivesCategories |