Let me share with you a little about
last night. We are trying to think about our Wednesday nights meeting
a little differently than how they were viewed in the recent past. As
we strive to fulfill our mission to Witness to the good news of
Jesus, Ignite the passion of the Holy Spirit and Nurture disciples.
Wednesday is shifting from a time of Witness to a time of Nurture.
From that platform we hope to create a Sunday night time that will
serve to witness to a broader audience.
This means Wednesday nights is our boot
camp, a time to help our young people grow close to God so that His
hope and grace would spill over on to their peers at school. Last
night we talked about Herod and his mighty fortress, the Herodian,
that would have cast a direct shadow over the tiny town of Bethlehem.
Literally at the foot of this mighty fortress that housed a great
king is born the king of kings into a manger.
We listened to Ray Vander Laan talk
about even still today in the shadow of terrible evil and oppression
the Gospel can feel small as if it were being housed in a feeding
trough. Nothing can be further from the truth. Jesus Christ reigns
victorious at the right hand of the father. He still accomplishes the
miraculous using ordinary people and it is our hope at Grace Youth to
use Wednesday nights as an expression of Sanctifying Grace that would
equip young people. Onward Christian Soldier...
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