Saturday, May 03, 2008
Are You Green?
I have so much to say, I am sure it will take me a couple of days to recap all that has gone on this weekend. This weekend has been a busy couple of days, to say the least. Last night and tonight we had our annual spring youth revival called All In. This year we asked the question "Are you green?" We were challenged to become organic in our walk with God. This simply means developing a relationship with God in its purest form, not having to be pumped up by a loud guitar, or a driving drum beat, or a screaming preacher. A relationship that is purely you and God.
The green theme was completely throughout this weekend. We had everything from all green lights in the chapel, to green t-shirts which asked "Are you green?" We brought in carpet which looked like grass, we hung leaves from the ceiling, we even went as far as to paint neon green strips in our youth chapel. I have been so inspired by this weekend and my new "green" life that I even decided to make this post green :)
The services included a video of Kermit the frog singing "It's not easy being green" and a brand new video from Pastor Robby challenging us to become green. We enjoyed awesome music by Theo, Page 5, and Flashpoint (youth bands from our church) and Student Pastor Cory Trimble from Murfreesburo, TN spoke and was unbelievable! Both nights he spoke about going out in our community and sharing the gospel with the outcasts and the "weirdos" that we run into on a day to day basis. He reminded everyone there that God did not only die for us, but homosexuals and goths and emos and the people we meet at Starbucks and individuals at the mall. He challenged us to get a burden for the lost, and to pray that God would brake our heart every time we encounter someone that does not know Christ. Pastor Cory made such an "impact" on our group that Pastor Robby has asked him to come back next Saturday to continue the revival he has started in us!
These two days have been a life changing experience for Impact Student Ministries and for me personally. My hope that when I blog this month it will reflect that change which has been made.
I have so much more to say about this weekend, as well as pictures to post, but it is about 1:30am and I have to get up early for church tomorrow, so I will continue this another day...
Questions, comments, concerns? Please feel free to E-mail!
The green theme was completely throughout this weekend. We had everything from all green lights in the chapel, to green t-shirts which asked "Are you green?" We brought in carpet which looked like grass, we hung leaves from the ceiling, we even went as far as to paint neon green strips in our youth chapel. I have been so inspired by this weekend and my new "green" life that I even decided to make this post green :)
The services included a video of Kermit the frog singing "It's not easy being green" and a brand new video from Pastor Robby challenging us to become green. We enjoyed awesome music by Theo, Page 5, and Flashpoint (youth bands from our church) and Student Pastor Cory Trimble from Murfreesburo, TN spoke and was unbelievable! Both nights he spoke about going out in our community and sharing the gospel with the outcasts and the "weirdos" that we run into on a day to day basis. He reminded everyone there that God did not only die for us, but homosexuals and goths and emos and the people we meet at Starbucks and individuals at the mall. He challenged us to get a burden for the lost, and to pray that God would brake our heart every time we encounter someone that does not know Christ. Pastor Cory made such an "impact" on our group that Pastor Robby has asked him to come back next Saturday to continue the revival he has started in us!
These two days have been a life changing experience for Impact Student Ministries and for me personally. My hope that when I blog this month it will reflect that change which has been made.
I have so much more to say about this weekend, as well as pictures to post, but it is about 1:30am and I have to get up early for church tomorrow, so I will continue this another day...
Questions, comments, concerns? Please feel free to E-mail!
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