Getting ready for another morning session.
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Wednesday, June 23, 2010
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
Tonight's Message: Repent
Speaking from 2 Corinthians 5.17 and real life experience, David shared with us the importance of repentance. To repent is to have a sorrowful turning. We are to turn from self and turn to Christ.David's gospel message was right on! This is the core of Christian salvation and it was presented in a real and tangible way in order for the students to fully know the necessity and power of repentance. This is not a recommit to try better, this a turn to God and a desperate crying out of "I'm tired of my old ways, I'm ready to trust in you Lord." This is found in Christ alone (John 14.6).
Tonight we had a great worship time on the beach in front of the roaring waves hitting the shore. The moon shone down as we sang "How He Loves" and talked a little about God's glory as described in Psalm 24 and 46. Do you see God as glorious? How do you view creation? Do you see God as powerful or do you take what you see and have for granted? What things in your life are you making more glorious than God? These questions, and more, are what we wrestled with tonight in small group and our large beach gathering. Parents, I encourage you to ponder these as well as your students ask themselves these questions. Take care and we'll check in again soon.
Ready to worship
Waiting to start the morning. Worship has been awesome so far!
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Big waves
Good morning. Its cloudy and a little rainy but God's ocean is amazing.
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Monday, June 21, 2010
Tonight's Message: Respond
David Nasser brought the word tonight. Funny and thoughtful, the students enjoyed tonight's message and worship. David focused in on Isaiah's encounter of God in Isaiah 6.1-5.
He encouraged the students to take in this event and truly remember their encounter with God, such as Isaiah did. His main point was this: you will know when you encounter God and he will be the center of your attention and worship. He is "holy, holy, holy." Separate and other than anything on earth. He is high and exalted and powerful. Isaiah's response was one of worship and fear: "Woe is me!" He encountered God and all he could do is worship and understand that he was unworthy.
God wants to ruin us. He wants to rid us of our perceived importance and turn our attention to himself. He loves us so much that he wants to make us low and forget about ourselves. David's encouragement to the students and to us was: has God ruined your life? Have you been ruined for God in such a way that Isaiah was? We must respond.
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