Youth Worship Service Nov. 18

Youth Worship Service November 18

Started with food and fellowship
Once we entered the sanctuary we went over the rules and announcements
Took up offerings to support James Louis in Haiti. $10.33, Justin and Kaleb served as we passed around the offering plate
Garret serves weekly by running the sound
Summer, Klara, and Josie served as we sang, and Klara played the piano for Blessed Be Your Name, while Scott played guitar for worship
Blessed Be Your Name
Better Is One Day
Come, Now Is the Time to Worship
You Are Mighty

The message Scott preached is at the end of this post.

Ended with alter call , where Klara serves weekly by playing the piano during this time, most responded to the front for prayer or prayed in their seats . Elizabeth displayed the awesome love of Christ as she prayed with one of the youth and had compassion and listened to this particular youths needs, hurts, and petitions.

One of our youth, Brandon Garcia, has moved back to Kansas City. He will be greatly missed by all. He had signed up for a bible before he left. The bible and a card was passed around last week and for the kids to sign so we can send it to him. 3 of the youth wrote letter to James in Haiti. Summer has volunteered to be the "Outreach Overseer" where she will be helping to organize any outreach projects.
We distributed 8 bibles last week to kids that did not have one, but wanted one. We have a few more to give out and will do so next week.

God is good , please keep the youth in prayer, as they continue to grow and learn of Christ.

The Message Scott Preached (sort of)
LOOSING SIGHT OF THE GOAL?
By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com

As I start to preach, I have some men carry a portable basket ball goal into the front of the sanctuary and set it up. We discuss who are we going to trust to take a shot and make a basket and not harm our pretty lights?I know who we are going to pick, I have talked to him before hand and told him not to take any shot, just act out the role with me.I give him the basketball and tell him to shoot, he prepares for the shot.I asked him to wait, I blind fold him and tell him to shoot, he is still facing the goal.I say wait a minute. I spin him around and around and around.When he stops I tell him to shoot. He is facing the opposite way of the goal. He starts to shoot, and every one screams, NO! NO!We discuss why blind people do not play basket ball in the NBA.They have never had a blind player? Why?They can not identify the goal. There are many other goals in basketball than shooting the ball, one must be able to dribble and pass the ball? DO WE CLEARLY KNOW OUR PURPOSE?ARE WE PREPARING AND GROOMING GOD’S PLAN IN OUR LIFE?ARE WE HELPING OTHERS TO KNOW GOD’S PLAN?

You have heard: People don’t plan to fail, they fail to plan, and thus they fail. GOAL:A. The end point of the race.B. The end toward which effort is directed.C. What one intends to do.D. A plan or objective.E. What one seeks to achieve.Hebrews 11:6 But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him. Hebrews 12:1 Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us.
IN EVERY LIFE THERE MUST BE A GOAL, OR WE AIMLESSLY DRIFT.A. John F. Kennedy set a goal ...Before this decade is over, of landing a man on the moon and returning to earth safely.B. What is the goal of football? basketball? baseball? soccer? swimming?
WHAT IS YOUR GOAL IN LIFE?What is the goal of the church?

A LACK OF PREPARATION AND PULLING TOGETHER CAN BE COSTLY.A. Years ago I saw on the news where a football team was angry at their coach. The coach was making them run long distances. He was making them run sprints. They had to do push ups and jumping jacks.Several of the team members got together and complained and told their Moms how mean the coach was and all he expected.The Moms had a meeting with the coach and later with the Principal.Later they met with the school board and filed a complaint that the coach and his assistants were mean and expected too much.The parents and many of the players had a strike and invited the local TV station camera to broadcast their complaints. I bought a newspaper every Saturday just to follow this team’s Friday night schedule and record. They lost every game that year. Their attitudes toward the coaches and practice had undermined the authority and the lazy approach to the game cost them dearly.

WE NEED VISION FOR THE FUTURE
A. WHAT IS VISION?Something seen.A truth that is a revelation and becomes real to the person.The mode of seeing or conceiving.Discernment or foresight.
B. Proverbs 29:18 Where there is no vision, the people perish: but he that keepeth the law, happy is he. NKJVProverbs 29:18 Where there is no revelation, the people cast off restraint; but blessed is he who keeps the law. LIVINGProverbs 29:18 Where there is ignorance of God, crime runs wild; but what a wonderful thing it is for a nation to know and keep his laws.
C. WHAT IS VISION?Something seen.A truth that is a revelation and becomes real to the person.The mode of seeing or conceiving.Discernment or foresight.
D. HOW COULD YOU LOOSE OUR VISION FOR JESUS?JOSEPH --- HOW DID YOU LOOSE YOUR SON?MARY --- HOW COULD YOU LOOSE GOD’S SON?
Luke 2:41 When Jesus was twelve years old he accompanied his parents to Jerusalem for the annual Passover Festival, which they attended each year. 42 And when he was twelve years old, they went up to Jerusalem; and Joseph and his mother knew not of it43 After the celebration was over they started home to Nazareth, but Jesus stayed behind in Jerusalem. His parents didn’t miss him the first day, 44 for they assumed he was with friends among the other travelers. But when he didn’t show up that evening, they started to look for him among their relatives and friends; 45 and when they couldn’t find him, they went back to Jerusalem to search for him there.46 Three days later they finally discovered him. He was in the Temple, sitting among the teachers of Law, discussing deep questions with them 47 amazing everyone with his understanding and answers. 48 His parents didn’t know what to think. "Son!" his mother said to him. "Why have you done this to us? Your father and I have been frantic, searching for you everywhere." 49 "But why did you need to search?" he asked. "Didn’t you realize that I would be here at the Temple, in my Father’s House?" 50 But they didn’t understand what he meant. 51 Then he returned to Nazareth with them and was obedient to them; and his mother stored away all these things in her heart.
A. THREE TIMES A YEAR EVERY GOOD JEWISH FAMILY WENT TO JERUSALEM.B. FAMILIES AND FRIENDS TRAVELED IN A CARAVAN FOR SAFETY AND PROTECTION FROM DANGERS AND ROBBERS ALONG THE WAY.C. TRAVELING TO JERUSALEM WAS A BIG EVENT.ACCORDING TO JEWISH LAW EVERY MALE WAS REQUIRED TO GO TO JERUSALEM THREE TIMES A YEAR.D. IN THE SPRING OF THE YEAR WAS THE CELEBRATION OF THE PASSOVER AND A SEVEN DAY FESTIVAL OF THE UNLEAVEN BREAD.E. THIS IS THE PASSOVER WEEK, Mary and Joseph stayed for the whole week, they never cut out early. Many left the Passover before the 7th day to get ahead of the crowd. Joseph and Mary made a decision to fully follow the teachings of the day

F. ON THE WAY TO AND FROM JERUSALEM THE WOMEN USUALLY WALKED IN FRONT WITH THE CHILDREN, THE MEN WALKED IN THE BACK.G. JESUS IS 12 YEARS OLD. AT 12 JESUS COULD HAVE BEEN WITH THE WOMEN AND CHILDREN, OR JESUS COULD HAVE BEEN WALKING WITH THE MEN.Often a 12 year old would travel with the women and then the men for a while.THREE DAYS WITHOUT JESUS?HOW COULD YOU GO THREE DAYS WITHOUT GOD’S SONAND NOT KNOW IT?A. First off, Mary and Joseph were doing their religious duty.In the midst of their duty they lost track of their duty?B. There is assumption or presumption here in this little family.Joseph took it upon himself that Jesus was with Mary.The probability dictated where Jesus should be.C. Mary thought that Jesus was with Joseph?D. To caught up in all the festivities to pay attention to the visionE. Well, if Jesus is not with you, He should be with our family and friends? This is careless behavior at best.

CONSIDER WHERE DID I LOOSE JESUS?WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME I SAW HIM?A. We can not stay here and find Jesus? We must go back before we can go forwardB. Now let us think like a 12 year old boy?Where would a 12 year old be?C. playing with his friends D. Riding in his buddies in a new chariot looking for a girlfriend?
NO HE WAS IN CHURCH JESUS WAS ON A MISSION? HE KNEW HIS GOAL?JESUS WAS SENT! HE HAD A CALL! HE STEPPED INTO ACTION. Jesus was on assignment.
WE ALL ARE CALLED TO SERVE GOD AND HAVE OUR OWN ASSIGNMENTS They found Jesus in the CHURCH, he was in the learning room.He listened to teachers, he spoke amazing wisdom.
Jesus was absorbed in the Word, DON’T YOU KNOW --- COULDN’T YOU GUESS ---I WOULD BE IN MY FATHER’S HOUSE?WORSHIP, PRAISE, LEARNING, THE FATHER.

DO YOU KNOW YOUR MISSION?HAVE YOU EVER LOST SIGHT OF YOUR GOAL?ARE YOU GROWING YOUR MISSION AND GOD’S PURPOSE?KJVHabakkuk 2:2 And the Lord answered me, and said, Write the vision, and make it plain upon tables, that he may run that readeth it. Do not forget that God is a rewarder of those that diligently seek Him.
There is a pay day at the end of the road, hang on!