Your Sexual Identity

Wednesday Night Service - February 9, 2011

This is the time of year that our Youth Ministry celebrates the month of February as "The Love Month"! We talk about the issues of Love, Purity and Sex from the world's point of view and showing the Truth that God's Word gives us to walk in Love....God's Way!

As we discuss the topic of sexual identity, we are confronted with friends, relatives and others that they have chosen the homosexual and lesbian way of life. Though homosexual and lesbian tendencies have been accepted by our culture, it is condemed throughout the Bible. Both Old Testament and New Testament explains that homosexuals and lesbians practice a lifestyle that is a perversion of God's intentions for them. (Leviticus 18:22; 20:13; Romans 1:26-27; 1 Corinthians 6:9-11; 1 Timothy 1:10)

God's Word tells us that those that continue to practice that type of lifestyle will not inherit the Kingdom of God, but will suffer God's judgment on them...there will be severe consequences of living in sin. (1 Corinthians 6:9-10; Galatians 5:19-21; Colossians 3:5-6; 2 Peter 2:1--3:13) So, what do we do when we find ourselves in this type of lifestyle? Know that God is a forgiving God! As with all sin, we ask God to forgive us and then we turn away from the sin. Sin cleansing is available for those who turn to Jesus! (Acts 2:38; Romans 3:21-26). In all that we do, we are to live holy, godly lives just like God tells us in His Word. (2 Peter 3:11)

But, can't I do what I want and God will still love me as I am? God's Love is Unconditional. He loves you no matter what you do...but, He cannot allow sin in your life. In the Bible, Paul answers this by saying, not all things are helpful; true Christians must lead disciplined lives. (1 Corinthians 10:23; Galatians 5:13) God created you for His holy enjoyment...with destiny and great purpose and your body is not to be used and abused for any reason... sexual immorality does not glorify God.

The Word of God talks about how fear can be used by Satan to tie us to something negative in our lives. (Job 3:24) That is why it is so crucial to break this fear focus. Those feelings and temptations do not have to seal your future destiny...only your Choices will do that!

Human sexuality is like a balance scale. That balance scale is affected by your natural temperament. All sorts of life experiences "possitive and negative" also help to lean that scale further in one direction or another. That is why certain factors in your upbringing / painful rejections can make this whole issue worse. Christ gives you the ultimate power to determine the outcome of those circumstances. Single parent families can unfortunately be affected by this.

We live in an over-sexed world with constant images in TV, in the newspapers, on the internet and even music that we listen to. The world is glorifying same sex relationships and fantasy-driven temptation is at an all time high. It is so easy to be confused and deceived by them.

Have you ever been taken advantage of by someone in your life? The mind games can be especially huge. They are only mental games energized by Satan to try to throw you off track. Whatever happened to you is not your fault. Some painful memories and baggage may remain but Christ want to be bigger than all that junk in your life! You alone decide if you are a victim or a Victor!

Here are some websites that may help you:
http://www.syrogers.com/
http://www.exodus-international.org/

If you would like to listen to our Audio Podcasts on this teaching, click on the link below:
http://srbcyouth.podbean.com/

A few suggestions to help you deal with these challenges:

1. The message shared is a Love Note from God.
2. Read and Memorize Scripture to fight against Satan.
3. Don't watch or listen to media with immoral suggestions. (1 John 4:4) Whatever you focus on you will fuel it! (Proverbs 23:7)...put your emotional and mental focus on the possitive, Christ honored things in life.
4. If same-sex relationships become attractive to you, have the self discipline to stay away from that person. 
5. Deal honestly with emotional dependency. (Emotional Dependency- when another person becomes too important to your own personal sense of happiness and fulfillment). (The effects of it: you prefer to spend time alone with this person and you get very frustrated when you can't; you lose interest in most other friendships; you display emotional and/or physical affection for another person that is not normal in friendship; you become defensive and/or secretive when anyone says you are spending to much time together; you become overly concerned with the other persons problems, interests or life in general)
6. Breaking up or off with an unhealthy relationship will be deeply painful. Prepare for a season of grief, depression and/or manipulation. Don't allow yourself to go in and out of the relationship when you become emotionally hungry. Have enough integrity not to give in.
7. Get involved in a Christ-centered church. Many of your emotional, friendship and spiritual needs will be met while enjoying the fun and fulfillment of great Christian friends. Jesus so deeply loves and believes in you and wants to free you from your secrets. He came to put light on your situation and show you the truth...He sets the captive free!

A Call to Holy Living

Wednesday Night Service - January 12, 2011

One of our Youth Leaders, Art Lancaster steps in to teach on how we are all called to live a holy life. We need to set ourselves apart from the world's ways of doing things and follow Christ as He leads us.

Art starts by giving his testimony then teaches us from God's Word from 1 Peter 1:14...So you must live as God's obedient children. Don't slip back into your old ways of living to satisfy your own desires. You didn't know any better then.

3 Things We Get from Holiness:

1. Self-control ...to control one's emotions (1 Peter 1:13)
2. Holiness ...set apart from the world. Christ was set apart because He was born from a virgin and without sin.
3. Salvation ...saving a person from sin or danger. Setting ourselves apart from the world to God.

Scriptures:

• 1 Peter 2:21-22
• Psalms 16:4
• 1 Peter 2:1-3
• 1 Peter 4:2
• 1 Peter 1:13
• 1 Peter 1:17

Notes:

• To satisfy your own desires...isn't that selfish? If you choose to follow your own desires, you will stray from God.
• What is an example of other gods? Money or worshipping any other thing other than God.
• Be holy in everything you do, be holy like Jesus is holy.
• How do you set yourself apart? Read your Bible and do what it says to do!
• Choose to want more of God!
• What are foreigners in the land? Aliens...when we choose to set ourselves apart from this world, we become aliens to this world. (Don't confuse this type of alien as one from another planet, but like aliens from other countries) Our true home is a much better place...heaven.

New Year's Resolutions

Wednesday Night Service - January 5, 2011

Mr. Kevin was teaching on Proverbs 3:1-35 and how this chapter can help our youth today get on the right path for God for the New Year.

Top 5 Resolutions of a New Year:

5. Take up a new hobby.
4. To make more money.
3. To improve on our relationships.
2. Stop smoking.
1. Lose weight.

Resolutions are broken down into 3 Catagories:

1. To make us look better and live longer. (Longevity)
2. To have more stuff. (Prosperity)
3. To get along with everybody. (Peace)

The verses of Proverbs 3 are important for us to follow and learn from...
They teach us to trust in the Lord...

• vs. 3&4...Love and Faithfulness (am I faithful/loyal to my family, friends and religion?)
• vs. 5&6...Common Sense (Psalm 18:30 - The Word is flawless and perfect)
• vs. 7&8...Acknowledge God as your Authority.
• vs. 9&10...Honor the Lord with your time, talents, treasures.
• vs. 11&12...Discipline is to teach you / punishment is for consequences of past behavior.
• vs. 13-20...Characteristics of Wisdom: knowledge, learning, data, information, intellect, intelligence, facts and experience
• vs. 21-24...Characteristics of Wisdom: perception, discernment, judgement, reasoning, insight, prudence, discretion and common sense
• vs. 25&26...Don't worry about the things you cannot control.
• vs. 27&28...Help those whom you cannot help.
• vs. 29&30...Don't judge others.
• vs. 31&32...Don't envy a violent man because the Lord detest it.

Challenge:

1. Focus on what you accomplished last year instead of your failures.
2. Give up your grudges. (Colossians 3:13)
3. Restore relationships. (Romans 12:18)
4. Turn your back on your transgressions. (Romans 6:2)
5. Do not let sin control you.

Having a Bad Day

Wednesday Night Service - November 3, 2010

Mr. James talked about we all have bad days and somethings don't always go our way. There are ways that we can handle those bad days and turn them into good days. Scripture from 1 Peter 3:8-12.

5 Ways to Handle Bad Days:

1. Sense God is talking to us.
2. Ask God to make his message clear.
3. Be willing to learn.
4. Do not run from trouble.
5. Let trials make you what God wants you to be.

• No one ever became great without great trials.
• Learn the lessons God has for you in them.

Experiences

Wednesday Night Service - October 27, 2010

Mr. Kevin shows us that our experiences can help others. He talks about his experiences and what he has learned.

Different Categories of Experiences:

1. Family
2. Education
3. Job
4. Spiritual (your most meaningful time w/God)
5. Ministry

• Charity always begins at home.
• The difference between Life and School: In School you are taught a lesson and given a test. In Life you are given a test that teaches you a lesson.

Painful Experiences:

1. Physical
2. Mental

• God never wastes a hurt.
• God can use you to help others.
• All our experiences help us to be equipped to help others.
• Experience is not about what happened to you, but what you do with the experience that matters.

Personality

Wednesday Night - October 20, 2010

Mr. James steps in to teach us how our responsibilities relate to the heart from 1 Samuel 16:7. Each one of you has a personality. We relate to others in the world depending on our personality. What does God look at? He looks at our heart...we look at others and judge them by their outward appearances.

4 Scales in Describing Personalities:

1. How we relate to others:

• Introverted: people who enjoy being with others but need a break from them.
• Extraverted: people that can be isolated from people but needs to be with others to recharge.

2. How we construct our lives:

• Controlled: people who want to meet deadlines and like check-lists or to make plans.
• Spontaneous: people who go with the flow to see what happens next.

3. How we take in information:

• Intuitive: people who understands complex stuff. (Engineer - want to see how they can make something better)
• Sensing: people who want to know the facts and are interested in what is instead of what might be.

4. How we make decisions:

• Thinking: people who make decisions based on thinking through and focused mainly on facts.
• Feeling: people who make decisions based on feelings and focused more on the affects of people than facts.

How Ministry can be Affected by our Personalities:

1. Some people are impulsive like Peter. (John 13:8-9)
2. Some people doubt things and are negative like Thomas. (John 11:16)
3. Some people allow others to speak for them like James and John. (Matthew 20:20-21)
4. Some people want to help people and others focus on the ministry. (Acts 15:37-38)
5. Some people worry about doing everything the right way. (Luke 10:39-42)

Key Building Principles for People with Different Personalities:

1. Learn to accept one another. (Romans 14:1-3)
2. Learn to listen to one another. (James 1:19-20)
3. Learn to have faith in one another. (Romans 1:12)
4. Learn to consider others interest. (Philippians 2:1-4)

Abilities

Wednesday, October 13, 2010

Mr. Kevin steps in to teach us from the SHAPE series, "Abilities". Abilities determine how God wants you to serve Him. Gifts are actual qualities that God has given you. Without these abilities you couldn't carry out your gifts.

Have you ever asked, "What are you here for?"
Mr. Kevin has come up with a Top 10 List for Why You Came to Church...

1. Your friends are here & you want to make new friends.
2. You have fun playing on the playground with your friends.
3. You were invited by a boyfriend/girlfriend.
4. You like the music.
5. You like to look at people.
6. You wanted to get out of the house.
7. There was nothing on TV.
8. Don't want to do homework/Science Project.
9. You love the Van Drivers!
10. You came to church to hear the Word of God...to listen and spend time with God.

Enjoy your youth...it's the best time of your life! Mr. Kevin reflects back into his life to see what life was preparing for him. (He learned responsibility, leadership, his strengths, abilities & talents were all for the glory of God).

Biggest Obstacles of Growing Your Abilities:
Self-Confidence- having faith in your self and free from doubt. This type of faith inspires others.

How to Develop Your Self-Confidence:

1. Speak Up so people can hear what you got to say.
2. Praise & Encourage yourself daily.
3. Think positive thoughts.
4. Help others. (You can stop thinking about you and start thinking about others)

Go out and seek out people who smile, encourages others and that are positive! These are the qualities we should have as Christians!

What are you here for? Just for fun? The best ability you can have is...Availability! Be there for others!

Heart and Passion

Wednesday Night Service - October 6, 2010

Mr. James steps in to teach us the 2nd part of the series on "S.H.A.P.E."
Where is your heart and passion? What are you good at? Have you ever thought about using those things to serve others in ministry? God has given us unique and emotional desires / motivations to make a difference in this world. What is God's purpose for you? Where truly is your passion?

In Psalm 20:4...May he grant your heart's desires and make all your plans succeed. God has a plan for you. You need to seek Him and His purpose.

You should be asking yourself these questions:

1. What makes your heart sing?
2. What breaks your heart?
3. What are your dreams for your life?
4. If money were no object, what would you do?
5. When __________ comes up in a conversation, I could talk all night! (what is your interest?)
6. How does your heart affect ministry for others?

In the Bible, many people have showed their passion and did something with it:

• Colossians - some had passions to help other Christians.
• Philippians - Paul had a passion to serve others.
• Romans - Paul had a passion for the Romans Road/ABC's of the Gospel...for salvation.
• 1 Corinthians - some had a passion for serving Saints.
• Jesus had a passion for all mankind...he died for you, all out of love!

A few of you help others to grow as Christians. Have you ever thought, what ministry gets you excited? Is it helping the elderly, being in the Puppet Team, Choir, etc? Psalm 37:4...delight yourself in the Lord and He will give you the desires of your heart. God knows what you need...and He will fulfill those needs.

To delight in something means you experienced something that brought you joy. Revelation 17:17...God put a plan in our hearts to accomplish His purpose. What really motivates you to do something to help further the Lord's Kingdom? Discovering what you are passionate about will help you decide what ministry to help in. Pray and ask God to show you where you can serve best in a ministry!

Spiritual Gifts

Wednesday Night - September 29, 2010

Mr. Kevin steps in to teach us the 1st of 5 lessons on the S.H.A.P.E. series called, "Spiritual Gifts". Mr. Kevin starts the night off with a fun game called, "Would You Rather..." that teaches us to make quick choices. Then he shows us:

God has made all of you unique, so we can perform our duties for His glory. We are all built different and we can all be used by God.

Left-Brain People - handle logical thinking. They tend to memorize things, good at spelling and making decisions. Subjects they like: Research, on the Debate Team, in Accounting, etc. They are the Corporate people, Presidents, Doctors, Lawyers, etc.

Right-Brain People - they are the creative thinkers, they are more about feelings, etc. Subjects they like: Math, Language, Drama, Chemistry, Dance, Art, Design, etc. They are the Teachers, Coaches, Designers, Nurses, Actors, Decorators, etc.

Intraverted People - they find energy in their inner thoughts, they keep things to themself. They can multi-task. They are your Computer Programmers, Doctors, Lawyers, Engineers, etc.

Extraverted People - they are the ones that need action, they don't like deadlines or being under pressure. They are your Bankers and Managers.

When you make your own choices, these things will help you.

We all have talents that need developed. Your talents, skills or abilities are not Spiritual Gifts. Do you believe Believers and Unbelievers have Spiritual Gifts? To develop these gifts you need to be Christian. God loved you enough to pass these gifts on specifically designed for your make-up, your brain & your personality. What are your Spiritual Gifts used for? Spiritual Gifts you have are for helping each other.

Spiritual Gifts: (1 Corinthians 12:7-11)

• Gift of Mercy - to help someone.
• Gift of Giving - be generous to someone.
• Gift of Exortation -  encouraging others.
• Gift of Administration - delegate what needs to be done.
• Gift of Teaching
• Gift of Prophesy
• Gift of Ministry
• Gift of Faith

Important Note: Mercy keeps you out of Hell. Grace is what brings you into Heaven!

Scripture Reference: Romans 12:6-8

In closing, you must use your Spiritual Gifts for the benefit of other people. You must use them out of love for others. In Corinthians, Paul writes he could have many Spiritual Gifts, but without the greatest gift of Love, it does nothing for him.

Between Faith, Hope and Love...the greatest of these is Love!!!

Announcements:

• 7pm October 23rd - Judgement House in Tallassee, AL...depart from SRBC @ 5:30pm...Sign-up by October 10th if you want to go...Cost is $2.00 for ticket plus $5.00 for food

S.H.A.P.E. Series Intro

Wednesday Night - September 22, 2010

Mr. James steps in to introduce us to a new series called "S.H.A.P.E. Series". He shows us:

5 Factors That Makes Up Your S.H.A.P.E.:

1. S - Spiritual Gifts
2. H - Heart
3. A - Abilities
4. P - Personalities
5. E - Experiences

Why is it important to know what your S.H.A.P.E. is?...5 Benefits:

1. Reduces Stress
2. Increases Success
3. Determines How You Learn (only 25% learn by reading & studying)
4. Deepens Satisfaction
5. Builds Self-esteem

2 Biblical Truths:

1. You matter to God.
2. You were shaped by God for a purpose.

When you live your life the way God wants you to, you will discover your purpose.

Habits: Studying Scripture

Wednesday Night - September 8, 2010

Mr. James was teaching on the last lesson in a series called "Habits". It was on studying God's Word/Scripture.

What Can Studying God's Word Do For You? (2 Timothy 3:16)

1. Applying God's truth guides us through life.
2. Knowing the Bible brings a deep joy. (Psalm 19:8)
3. Living by the Bible makes you wise and successful. (Joshua 1:8)
4. Feeding on the Bible nourishes our soul. (Matthew 4:4, 1 Peter 2:2)

How to Study the Bible:

• Choose a Christian Bible you can understand. (Ex. King James, NKJ, NIV, NLT, etc.)

10 Ways to Study the Word of God:

1. Dedicate Time to the Word of God.
2. Pray to Understand the Word of God.
3. Put Forth Real Effort.
4. Have a Purpose or Topic to Study.
5. Use a Spiritual Journal.
6. Invite the Spirit with Good Christian Music.
7. Humble Yourself Before the Lord.
8. Line upon Line, Precept upon Precept...Learn One Step at a Time, One Line at a Time.
9. Personally Apply the Word of God.
10. Be Diligent and Don't Give Up!

Who we are is made up of the commitments that we make over our life and the habits that we develop. That who you and I turn out to be is made up of the commitments we make and the habits we develop.

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: Involvement in the Church (Week 4 of 6)

Wednesday, August 25, 2010

Last week, Bro. James taught us how to be involved in church. When we go to church we are there to help build up and not tear people down. God has gifted you in so many ways you might not know about. When God chose David, he was looking for someone obedient and that would do God's work. Our challenge is to step out in faith.

Why should we be involved in church?

1. Community - is people living in an area. Through fellowship we overcome a lot of doubt. God blesses us with different attributes, knowledge, abilities and strengths. As a church, we should come together share the knowledge and grow stronger. We can pray together and confess our sins to one another. Where there is a community there is difficulties. (Hebrews 10:25) We need to be there for the lost and minister to them and also help them get through hard times.
2. Strength -when we come together we help each other. God does not waste a hurt. He will use your hurt to minister to someone else. (Proverbs 13:17)
3. Ministry - Every member is a minister and every minister has a ministry.
4. Guidance - to show you the right way of doing things. (Hebrews 3:13)

Why don't people go to church?

1. They were forced to go to church when they were a child.
2. They didn't like it.
3. They go only three times a year...Easter, Mother's Day and Christmas.
4. They say the church just wants their money.

Being involved in church helps others with their walk with God. But, yet some people label church people hypocrits, why? Their walk with God is what you are looking at...we all make mistakes.

Challenge to Doing More Than the Minimum:

1. I will do more than belong - I will participate
2. I will do more than care - I will help
3. I will do more than believe - I will practice
4. I will do more than be fair - I will be kind
5. I will do more than dream - I will work
6. I will do more than teach - I will inspire
7. I will do more than earn - I will enrich
8. I will do more than give - I will serve
9. I will do more than live - I will.......(fill in the blank) you will find the answer at the end of your life, you will know whether or not you lived.

We are trying to teach you to be spiritually self-sufficient...Absorb the Word of God and apply it to your life!

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

Habits: Accountability (Week 2 of 6)

Wednesday Night Service - August 11, 2010

In our second week of a 6-wk. series on "Habits", Bro. James was teaching us this week on "Accountability" we should have with one another. Scripture comes from Matthew 12:33-37. He talked about when do we start living our life right? Do we start when someone gets seriously hurt or dies? The time to start is right now! You can start right now developing habits that will change you for the rest of your life so someday people will look back at your life and say, "I can see no wrong in that person."

This week we continue our series on devoping good HABITS for spiritual growth. We talked this week about Accountable Friendships. Accountability is when we hold somebody responsible for their actions. We all need friends who know our weaknesses and love us for who we are and hold us accountable to our commitments. These are the type of friends who will come up to us one on one when they see us making choices that might hurt us spiritually.

In Psalm 133:1-3, David talks about how wonderful it was when people lived in unity/harmony. This psalm teaches us 3 things about harmony:

1. It provides satisfaction.
2. It provides refreshment.
3. It takes work to get along with others.

There are rewards when you live in harmony. (John 13:35)...Your love for one another will prove to the world you are Jesus' disciples.

3 Relationships for Accountability:

1. Find a Mentor (Proverbs 13:20)...Mentor should be a teacher and have a spiritual commitment
2. Find an Accountability Partner (Proverbs 27:17)...that person should love you but not be impressed with you
3. Be a Mentor (Philippians 2:22)...you can help lead someone else

CHALLENGE: Are there any areas in your life that you would want me to hold you accountable? Ask someone if they would want you to hold them accountable. Are there any areas in your life that you see where you could be growing or improving? Something for you to think about!

Developing Habits That Will Change Your Life

Wednesday Night Service - August 4, 2010

As Pastor Shane delivers his last Sermon to the Youth Ministry at SRBC, he talks about developing spiritual habits that will change your life. From Philippians 2:12-14, he shows us:

It takes 21 days to develope a habit. We have Good and Bad Habits. Good habits we have may be reading the Bible, Evangelism, brushing our teeth, etc. Bad habits may include doing drugs, smoking and profanity. But what about Spiritual Habits we develope as Christians? As we grow as Christians, our spiritual habits need to grow, too. (An example of a spiritual habit-- Hanging out with God in your own time. Getting to know Him, talking to Him and learning from Him through His Word).

• Your relationship with God is meant TO GROW.
• Spiritual growth is a life-long JOURNEY.
• Developing spiritual habits will help you grow ON YOUR OWN.

HOW CAN GOD HELP:

• He changes your HEART. (Psalms 51:9-10)
• He gives you DIRECTION for living. (Psalms 119:104-105)
• He's there during your PROBLEMS. (2 Corinthians 1:4)

ONE LAST THOUGHT...

Developing spiritual habits will change your life NOW and for an ETERNITY!

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Sunday's Mission Serve Slideshow

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Monday's Mission Serve photos

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