Youth News August 13, 2015
Youth Led Worship is next Sunday night, August 23 at 5 p.m. Parents, please make sure your children are
at church, ready to serve by 4:45 p.m.
Our 2015-2016 Youth Ministry Preview will be next Sunday,
August 23 immediately following youth led worship at 5 p.m.
Family Devotional and End of Summer Pool Party! Join us for our family devotional and pool
party at Courtney Singleton’s parents home (the Miesse’s) from 6-8 p.m. Everyone is invited to attend! Pizza will be provided, we ask that guys
bring a bag of chips or dessert and girls bring a drink to share.
Join us for Failure to Launch, a lesson series on Wednesday
nights about how we can grow deeper in our walk with Christ. 6:30-7:30 PM.
Sunday AM Class - There will be family devotional sheets
available every week that build off of the Sunday lesson. These lessons will be available on this blog
(see below). Take advantage of these
family devotional times with your child(ren.)
Family Ministry:
A Note from Kirk Reams:
This is the info on the Kirk Cameron Marriage Seminar tour:
Kirk would like to order tickets by August 22nd if possible.
If we can get 10+, they are $20.00 each, if not $22.50 each. The seminar date
is 10/17 from 6:00 - 9:30pm at Winnsboro High School. See Kirk if you are interested.
This blog is intended to help communicate to you what the
youth ministry at League Street Church of Christ in Sulphur Springs, TX has
planned. This blog will be updated
weekly and will be advertised through email and our Facebook group. You may come to this blog at any time to get
information on upcoming events for the youth ministry
REVERB:: Living Loud:: John the
Baptist: On Mission Regardless of the Cost
Family Devotion
Think of all the things that we spend
money on every day: lattes from Starbucks, big screen TV’s, iPods, iPhones,
video games, movies, etc., etc. The fact is that people love to spend no money
no matter the cost. But how many of us really sit and take stock of what we
spend and count the cost? How many of us ever really count the cost for the
life that we lead and the decisions that we make? If we did take stock of our
lives in any lifestyle at all, we would soon discover that there is a cost for
everything. There is even a cost for following Christ and being obedient to His
will and His mission—a BIG cost.
Let’s think about someone who paid a
high price for the life that he led and the mission that he was on. As a
family, read Mark 6:17–29. As you consider John the Baptist and former accounts
of his life, remember that he was known to be very outspoken in calling people
to repent and turn away from their sins. He was bold in his witness for Christ,
preparing the way for His coming and identifying who He is. His witness was no
different before King Herod and Herodias. He was blatantly honest about the sin
that they were committing in an unlawful marriage. His mission was to present
the truth as it was and to call people to turn from their sins.
But because Herodias couldn’t handle
the truth, she was determined to silence it. John the Baptist’s mission and
witness would be carried out at a great cost—the ultimate cost. There are other
biblical characters who paid a high cost to be on mission with God. For many,
that cost meant death. That may not be the cost that God will require of us if
we become faithful to His mission, but we can be certain that there will be
other costs to be paid in the form of rejection of our message, persecution,
ridicule, and maybe ostracism from friends or family members.
We need to count the cost for being a
Christ-follower. But we also need to remember that even God has not been exempt
from pain and suffering for carrying out His mission. His ultimate cost was the
death of His Son. Jesus paid the cost that opens up eternity for the rest of
us. Consequently, those who recognize what He’s done and express faith in Him
are called to be a part of His mission in being His witnesses to the world.
It’s a costly mission, but one that is victorious and has eternity as its big
picture.
Connection Questions
1. What are some big costs that you’ve
paid for decisions, whether good or bad?
2. What have you experienced about the
cost of following Christ?
3. How does the cost of being on
mission with God affect your decision-making in daily life? Does it sometimes
mean that you take a break from your calling, or do you take the cost in stride
and move forward?
4. What could be some deal-breakers for
you in being on mission? Why?
5. What cost are you willing to pay in
order to be obedient and faithful in your mission?
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