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Never will I be satisfied until God works in convicting power and men and women weep their way to the cross. . . . Oh that He would break me down and cause me to weep for the salvation of souls.
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Great awakenings did not happen because of the crowds but the committed few.
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I believe student ministry needs reformation, not annihilation. I also believe the system currently in operation in many churches -- more pizza parties than theological passion and more games than gospel -- must be changed.
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Sharing Jesus is as simple as connecting with others around their passion or their pain.
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More seeds of ministry are sown in youth between the ages of twelve and eighteen, more relationships forged that affect their future, more choices made with long-term implications, than arguably any other period in life.'I'hese are the years when young adults begin to think about issues that will influence the rest of their lives.
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The church is not a hotel for saints; it is a hospital for sinners.
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First, we are not selling something people may or may not need; we are offering a free gift that is the most vital news a person could ever know. Second, when you sell something, you are dependent on the product and on your ability to sell it. But with the gospel, we have resources not of this world.
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We need student pastors and national and parachurch leaders who are better at theology than at new ideas.
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Jesus is going to return one day and take his bride, all believers, to a new heaven and earth. We will be in the very presence of Jesus, the one who saved us and walks with us. Take hope in that fact.
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Revitalizing a church does not start with a list of how to's, but with a fresh vision of God and His Lordship over the church.
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Kenda Creasy Dean observed, "The National Study of Youth and Religion reveals a theological fault line running underneath American churches: an adherence to a do-good, feel-good spirituality that has little to do with the Triune God of Christian tradition and even less to do with loving Jesus Christ enough to follow him into the world."13"
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Here are a few ways you can encourage students to share, although I bet you can get with them and come up with creative ideas of your own. * Post their testimony as a Facebook note or on their blog or Tumblr, and link to that with Twitter or status updates. Or, send a message to friends and ask them to read it and give their feedback. * Tweet or post key verses, maybe a series noting the narrative of the gospel. * Set aside an hour a week o..
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How many students are sharing their faith? How many are volunteering at the school? How are students in your ministry cultivating relationships with unchurched youth? How are their families doing? How are they living for Christ after leaving the student ministry?
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For the body of Christ to yearn for revitalization it must begin with the truth that she does not exist for herself or for her members, but she belongs to God. We cannot compartmentalize the local church any more than we can compartmentalize ourselves. The center of the local church is neither the pastor nor the people. The center is Christ.
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We have taken the good news of the gospel off the headlines of our ministries where it should always be, and we have put it in the advice column part of our youth groups. We pull the gospel out to give advice rather than showing students how Jesus is the hero of all of Scripture, all of life, all the parts of their lives, and showing them how the gospel makes sense of everything.
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God, give me today (1) an opportunity to speak with someone about Jesus; (2) the wisdom to see it; and (3) the courage to take it." Talking with God regularly about our witness helps overcome our fears of witnessing to others."
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Jesus also told us to keep his commands not out of fear of his wrath, but so that our joy would be made full (John 15:10-11 ESV).
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S. Lewis and J. R. R. Tolkien speaks to this innate human desire for being part of larger-than-life stories, quests, and victories--the draw of our hearts toward "myths," which Lewis said were "lies and therefore worthless, even though breathed through silver." "No," Tolkien replied, "they are not lies." Far from being untrue, myths are the best way--sometimes the only way--of conveying truths that would otherwise remain inexpressible. We h..
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Christianity is a movement to be advanced, not merely an institution to be maintained.
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Principle 4: God has sovereignly placed you in this world at this time with the abilities and gifts you have to bring glory to him and show the joy of the gospel to others.
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We all have things in our lives we wish we could change and mistakes we have made, but these do not define us. Let the one who created you and who redeemed you be the one who defines you.
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Negatively, abstain from the passions of the flesh. Think of it this way: pursue the things in your life that stir your affections for Jesus. Conversely, abstain from the things that tend to diminish your affections for him. Think of the things in your life that diminish your love for God, and remove them. Surround yourself with things that stir your affections for Jesus.
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The joy of God equips us with knowledge, freedom, and strength. . . . Our identities and motivations are invested in loving others rather than serving ourselves. And we have the power of the Spirit to help us carry that love through in action. Shame on us if we're not experts in making the world a better place! This--and nothing else--is what can create a real encounter with the holistic joy of God for people outside the church. If they enc..
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