Controlling the Tongue!

Wednesday Night Service - July 20, 2011

Mr. Kevin talks about his experience at Mission Serve in Wetumpka, Alabama and how we all need to control our tongues. Jesus said he would hold us accountable for what we say and do. The Bible has A LOT to say about the subject. Not controlling what we say in anger can leave us with Regrets, Lost Relationships, Sorrow, etc. What comes out of our mouth can get us in trouble. The Book of James in chapter 3 talks about Controlling the Tongue and what we need to do.

Reasons Why We Need to Manage Our Mouth:

1. Words determine where your life is headed.
2. Words can destroy what you have.
3. Words also reveal who you are.

If we have a mouth problem...we have a Heart problem! Real Change has to start from the inside out!

Scriptures:

• James 3:5-6; 9-10
• Proverbs
• 1 John 3:16
• John 3:16
• Matthew 12:34
• Ezekiel 26:36 (A New Heart)
• Philippians 2:3-4
• Ephesians 4:1-32
• 1 John 4:4 (Ask God for Help)... Psalm 141; Proverbs 21:23
• Proverbs 15:28 (Think before you Speak)

What do YOUR WORDS say about YOU?

From the heart...Ask God for Forgiveness, a Change of Heart, for His Wisdom and for His Help. God bless you!

If you would like to listen to an Audio recording of Mr. Kevin's teaching click on the link :

http://srbcyouth.podbean.com/

Habits: Treasure (Tithing), Time and Talent

Wednesday, September 1, 2010

Bro. Kevin steps in to teach the youth lessons on Treasure (Tithing), Time and Talents that they have to give back to God. Where does everything we own come from? Everything we have is a gift from God. (Deuteronomy 8:10)

The 3 T's in God's Blessings when we give them back to God:

1. Treasure (Tithing) - God loves a cheerful giver. If the youth form a habit early in giving their tithes, they will have more control of their finances as adults. You will never miss what you don't have! You will not have a hold on something if you never had it. Tithing is giving 10% of your earnings or what was given to you to your local church for the glory of God. When you give cheerfully, you will receive blessings from God. Give God the best of what you have. If you start tithing now, it will come back to you. It all starts with something. It all starts with a mindset. It starts with cheerfully giving! (Proverbs 3:9) Everything you have is God's. He has entrusted everything in your power to control it. In Genesis 14...Abram gave a tenth of everything he had. In 2 Chronicles Hezekiah did what was good and right before the Lord in obedience and commands and he prospered! What is stopping you from tithing? Is it greed? Can you let go of the greed? You might ask what does the church do with the tithes? It goes to pay for buildings, power, food, missions, etc. It's all God's but it's being used for God's glory! The tithe is not yours to give to God, it is God's gift to you to give back to Him. God wants you to be happy. He wants to bless you! Don't forget to praise Him even for the little things.
2. Time - take 10% of your time everyday and give it to God. So, do the math...10% of 24 hours = 2 hours and 24 minutes we should be dedicating to God everyday! (This is a minimum amount of time)...what can we do? We can read our Bible, pray, witness to others, etc.
3. Talents - we all have spiritual gifts...we all have the ability to strengthen the church. Each of you have talents. When you come to church more you become more knowledgable learning about God and also become a stronger witness for Him.

Are you giving God your absolute best? Can you give God the glory?

If you need Jesus in your heart, read Romans 10: 9-10...Plan of Salvation
"If you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. For it is by believing in your heart that you are made right with God, and it is by confessing with your mouth that you are saved."

To God be All the Glory!!!

Habits: Bible Memorization (Week 3 of 6)

Wednesday Night - August 18, 2010

In our 3rd week on the Habits series, Bro. Kevin steps in to teach us about Bible Memorization and why it is important to our Christian lives. He gives us verses like John 3:16, and wants us to read on to verses 17 and 18. Do we know what it means to believe? It involves more than agreeing God's Word is true.

Why do we memorize things? Because it is important to remember things like 911, your phone number and address in case of an emergency...you memorize how to get to certain places so you can get there, etc. Bible verses are also important when you struggle with life's issues...it gives you hope and peace that God is in control.

Reasons we need to study the Bible:

1. To know more about God.
2. It keeps us from sin.
3. To know the difference between right and wrong.
4. So we can witness to others.

Reasons we don't want to study the Bible:

1. It's boring.
2. We are too busy.
3. We are too tired.

Bible Memorization is important because it helps us:

1. In Psalm 119:11...God has hidden the Word in your heart so you might not sin against Him. (Jesus provided the perfect way to live)
2. In Matthew 4...this was Jesus' encounter with Satan. Jesus quotes from memory the Word of God to counter Satan.

Bro. Kevin has included some Scriptures to help us with our struggles in life:

• Suffer - 1 Peter 2:20
• Afraid - Palm 56:3
• Greed - Luke 12:15
• Forgiveness - Collossians 3:13-14
• Encouragement - Hebrews 3:13
• Devoted (Honor) - Romans 12:10
• Fight - 2 Timothy 4:7
• Conduct - Ezekial 7:3-4
• Finish - 2 Corinthians 8:11
• Attention - Proverbs 4:1
• Kind - 1 Thessalonians 5:15
• Victory - Psalm 60:12
• Conceited - Galatians 5:25-26
• Gossip - Proverbs 11:13
• Inspiration - Phillippians 3:13-14
• Complaining - Phillippians 2:14
• Hate - Luke 6:27-31
• Anger - Proverbs 29:11 
• Strength - 2 Samuel 22:33

Labels: Seeing What's Real in Others

Wednesday Night - May 19, 2010

Pastor Shane was preaching on the labels Christians give to others and what we can do differently to honor God from Luke 10:30-37.

1.5 Billion people had not been reached to hear the Gospel of Jesus Christ. How can we reach them? For the Christian, the Bible is a Love Letter and a Sword to help us share God's Love to others. Why did Christ save you? For His Glory! Labeling people devalues them. This does not glorify God.

Samaritans were looked down on and they were half breeds. We need to stop labeling people. We are so judgemental looking at a person from the outside. People outside the church were polled and 89% said that the Christian Church is judgemental. We label some people as outcasts. If the Bible in the passage from Luke 10:30-37 happened today, would you try to help him or pass him by? If you saw someone that had been beaten, robbed, knocked out, and laying on the ground naked, what would you do? Would you consider him an outcast? Who do you consider an outcast?

3 Things We Need to Do Differently about Labeling People:

1. Realize that everyone is created in God's Image. (Genesis 1:27)
2. Recognize and seek forgiveness for the times You've Labeled People. (Ephesians 4:31)
3. Be Kind to Everyone regardless of "skin color", "social status" or "value". (Ephesians 4:32)

The Cost of Following Jesus

Wednesday May 12, 2010

Pastor Shane was preaching on how the American Church today is getting too comfortable and how we need to remember what Christianity is all about.

As youth, we go to church on Wednesday night and get to hang out with our friends, play Basketball, listen to Shane give an awesome message, accept Jesus as Lord so you don’t have to go to hell, then do what you want to do and still know that you will go to heaven. Is that what Christianity is all about?

Our Key Verses: Luke 9:57-62… talks about someone telling Jesus, “I will follow you wherever you go.” Jesus told them that foxes have dens to live in and birds have nests, but the Son of Man has no place even to lay his head. He told another person to come and follow him. The man agreed but told Jesus he had to return home and bury his dead father first. Then Jesus told him, “Let the spiritually dead bury their own dead! Your duty is to go and preach about the Kingdom of God.” Another person wanted to follow Jesus but wanted to say good-bye to his family first. Jesus told him, “Anyone who puts a hand to the plow and then looks back is not fit for the Kingdom of God.” NLT

In the first part of Luke 9, Jesus sends out his disciples…before that we learned that it was a Come and see who Jesus is…Luke 9 changed all that to Come and spiritually die to make Jesus Lord of your life. We must die spiritually to ourselves and start putting Jesus first. What that means is to ask yourself…if Jesus is real in my life…I will die to my selfish desires and do what He wants me to do. It is God that should be glorified, not us. To follow Christ means to take all of me…holding nothing back. We have gotten to comfortable with the American Church today. We want cool air in the summer, warm heat in the winter, big screens, etc. and have forgotten what Christianity is all about.

1. Recognize that we all are sinners.

2. Repent…turn away from our sins and ask God to forgive us.

3. Die spiritually to ourselves and put God first.

4. Pick-up the cross and follow Jesus.

Who is Lord of your life? Pastors, yourself or Jesus?

Announcements:

• This Saturday, Mission Serve participates need to meet at church @ 12:30pm for a Fundraiser. We will be going to Winn-Dixie on Veterans Parkway, to bag groceries. You will be there from 1-5pm.

• All Graduating Seniors in the SRBC Youth Ministry are invited to come to Sunday School starting @ 9:45am and Worship Service @ 11am, then following the Worship Service we will have a Graduation Luncheon honoring our 2010 Grad’s. Congratulations, Graduates of 2010!

Happiness

Wednesday night, March 24, 2010

Pastor Shane started a new "HAPPY" series. His main verse comes from Matthew 5:3-12. Read Matthew chapters 5,6 & 7.

There is a difference in the world's way and God's way to happiness. God wants to make you uncomfortable. You need to trust God and do what He needs you to do.

Would you rather have...

• Happiness based on your happenings.
• Happiness based on God's plan.

God has a plan for each of you. When you are in God's plan, there you will find happiness.

A step forward- happiness happens when I understand the bigger picture of life... I am Not God and God is God.

Would you rather...

• Follow the Others that make you feel happy?
• Follow Jesus who promises you a better life and for you to live it in abundance?

Key verses...

• John 8:12 NLT
• Psalm 89:15 NLT
• Psalm 119:56 NLT

Reflect...
I'm not happy when...
When are you most happy?

Upcoming Events:

• Saturday, March 27th-- Witness Walk from 9:30am-1pm
• Saturday, March 27th-- Easter Egg Hunt...if you would like to hide eggs, be at church @ 3pm
• Saturday, April 3rd-- Six Flags Christian Music Weekend

Do Something (Part 3 of 4)

Wednesday Night, January 20, 2010

Pastor Shane preached on "Do Something" to comfort the afflicted. Jesus will afflict the comfortable to help those that need help. Jesus wants to clean us from the inside out. This is what Shane taught the youth about Luke 11:37-47:

When Jesus was speaking, one of the Pharisees invited him home for a meal. So he went in and took his place at the table. The host was amazed that Jesus sat down at the table before washing his hands, which was a Jewish ceremonial custom. Jesus told the Pharisees that they are so careful to clean the outside of a cup and a dish, but leaving the inside...filthy. (Keeping unrighteousness in their hearts). By doing something for the poor it was an act of love revealing what was on the inside...internal righteousness.

Our Mission Statement for SRBC holds us accountable for what we need to be doing as a church body:

1. Exalt the Savior!
2. Equip the Saints!
3. Evangelize the Lost!
4. Go and Extend God's Love to All!

Jesus wants to cleanse us from the inside out. So, what can we do?

Life Action Steps:

1. Identify the afflicted.
2. Make their affliction or pain our own.
3. Afflict your own comfort. (Rework the way the Lord works from the rest of the world. The world keeps a person who is down...down. Help someone to do their best, fairly).

God changes us from the inside first. God has to change your heart first for others around you in order for us to do something.

Worship: When We Have Problems

The Youth Ministry had their Christmas Party on Wednesday Night, followed by Pastor Shane's teaching on "Worship" (part 2 of 3).

We all have responsibilities, especially in Worship. So what can we do?

1. Don't be a distraction. (Romans 14:21...It is better not to eat meat or drink wine or do anything else if it might cause another believer to stumble). Things we do during Worship (ex. holding hands, etc.) takes our focus off of God. We all have to answer to God for every account that we do. You could be a stumbling block. It is not about you.
2. Speak well of Worship. (Phillipians 4:8...And now, dear brothers and sisters, one final thing. Fix your thoughts on what is true, and honorable, and right, and pure, things that are excellent and worthy of praise).
3. Participate in Worship. (Psalm 122:1...I was glad when they said to me, "Let us go to the house of the Lord"). If Angels were created for Worship, shouldn't we Worship?
4. Invite others to join/come here to church. Don't forsake the gathering of the church. Don't make someone who belongs to another church make this their church. If you invite someone, ask someone who doesn't know Jesus.