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14 Comments for 'The Nazarene Youth Conference Double Dare'

1. On July 15, 2007 @ 6:59 pm Julie E. said:

   • Hey Greg, this is Julie. NYC was so amazing. I wish you could have been there every night to see God work through out the whole place. I have not yet told my friend about Christ, but I will make a promise to you that I will be talking to her soon. Anyway, I had a favor to ask you. You see, while I was at NYC, I went through the African Simulation booth that was in the Exhibit hall. As I walked through it, listening to the life of a girl name Olivia, God spoke to my heart. As I walked more, I came to a room filled with pictures of severly poverty stricken Africans who had HIV/AIDS. It was there that I had an encounter with Christ like never before. For a while I had been asking God to show me my purpose in life;what he wants me to do for His glory. Anyway, I read a verse that was on the wall. It was found in Matthew and Jesus said, "whatever you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not do for me." It was so real at that moment. I mean, I felt as if God was tapping me on the shoulder and saying, "Julie, you know you need to do this, you need to be a missionary."  Ohhhhh man, did I get scared! I was like, "But God, I wanted to live in America, raise a happy family, live close to my mom and dad, and have a nice home." But God just kept telling me that I need to live for his will for my life…..Yaweh, not my way. So, if you could pray that God would continue to guide me and show me the way, that would be great. Thanks again for speaking, God really used you to talk to me. In his strong grip, Julie E.

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2. On July 15, 2007 @ 9:35 pm Greg Stier said:

   • Hey Julie, I’ll pray for you! God will guide you into his way in his perfect time. What a great calling being a missionary is…of course as soon as you share Jesus with anyone you become a missionary! Keep seeking Him!

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3. On July 16, 2007 @ 5:53 pm Scott K said:

   • You mean you all were here in STL last week and I was totally oblivious? I get off the MetroLink right at the convntion center and walk a short distance to my office, and didn’t even notice the throngs of youth in town for NYC. Good grief, I guess that’s what happens when you get totally absorbed in your own world. By the way, Greg, I think in a couple of years the Ed Jones Dome would be a geat place to fill for Dare2Share–assuming we can bust out of the Scottrade Center!

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4. On July 16, 2007 @ 6:32 pm Stephanie said:

   • Dear Greg, Thank you so much for speaking at NYC. You were by far my favorite. It moved me so much when all those people came down to the altars to pray. I started crying and I cried for at least ten minutes, because I have a friend who desperately needs God in her life, and I’ve never even thought to tell her about Him. I know how important He is to me, and I am shocked at how I just completely overlooked her.  Thank you for opening my eyes. Jesus is no longer my embarrassing friend. He’s my best friend that everyone should know about. Thank you again for coming. NYC changed my life.  Love, Stephanie 

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5. On July 16, 2007 @ 7:05 pm Julie E. said:

   • Hey Greg, it’s Julie again. I wanted to say thank you. Also, I had a question that I have been wanting to ask. You know how in the Bible it says that the rocks will cry out in praise to God if we don’t? Well, I heard in my science class one time that there are thousands of small earthquakes every day. Hearing this made me wonder……is that how the rocks cry out in praise to the Lord? Because I know that rocks do not physically cry out. So, I mean, how else would they cry out? I don’t know, maybe that’s just a dumb question. What do you think? In Christ, Julie E.

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6. On July 16, 2007 @ 10:20 pm Hannah said:

   • hey grg thank you so much for speaking at nyc last week it was such an amazing experience and very unforgetable! i love hearing you speak i was at dare2share when it came to nashville and my youth group is also doing a series on your sprititual journey dvds!

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7. On July 17, 2007 @ 9:15 am chloe said:

   • Hi Greg!! Like everyone has already said, you were amazing at NYC!! you see, my family doesnt support me at all with my faith [they are all atheists, so being at home is interesting], so when they found out my track was "discovering ministry", they were less than thrilled. I pay for all church trips myself, but i guess thats good in a way. If i got spoiled, then i wouldnt be able to relate to a lot of people that i do. Well anyways, hearing your story and the fact that you refuse to live as a victim because you have a heavenly father who loves you and forgives you no matter what was incredible. i wasnt sure anyone felt remotley the way i did. Right then I realized that God did have a plan for all of this struggle in my life. Everyone wants to be a missionary in Africa, but i feel like God is calling me to more Inter-city missions than anything. I just had to come and share how you have changed things for me with that serivce. You renewed the idea in my mind that someone so powerfull and awesome could actually care about me. That was a new feeling, believe me. thanks for taking the time to read!!! chloe

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8. On July 17, 2007 @ 9:25 am Elizabeth said:

   • So hi I am Elizabeth and I just wanted to say you’re an awesome speaker and I took your dare. I wrote two names on my list, on is Matt an exboyfriend/bestfriend, and the other is Sam a best friend for the last 3 years. Sam and I talked the whole week while I was at NYC but I wanted to have the conversation about Christ face-to-face when I got home. But as soon as we left NYC (no joke it was like 30 min after we left town) he called and wanted to just talk and the talk became serious.  I was going to tell him something awesome that happened at nyc and he told me that he really did not want to her it because he did not get the opportunity to go and he did not want all of us (the friends of him coming home) to tell him about this amazing time we had and he did not get to have.  He said that it was just a "high" for Christ and he really thought he needed one. At this I kind of got a little mad. And I told him that it was not a high…it was a lifestyle. And that was what I learned.  He replied that he really needed to have an awesome time and get that high to push him up. And I think I just kept getting mad as he kept saying that.  But I told him that I really wanted to change and live my life for Christ my whole life and not just have this high that everyone talks about when you come home from NYC or church camp or whatever people go to. And he then told me that he still needed something to get him up to the point I was at so he could make it a lifestyle. I told him he did not need anything I said I paid 1000 dollars for this, it was well worth it but he could do it for free. I told him if that is what he wanted that I would go out and buy him the best DVD I could and he could use it. I told him I loved him and that at any point I could die or he could die and I don’t wana have to pray it is at a time when I am on a high I want it to be when I am living my lifestyle.  So from there we ended our conversation and he asked me to go to lunch with him so we could talk. Of course I said sure but I don’t know what else to say to him. I guess that is my story for the 48 hours.  

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9. On July 17, 2007 @ 11:37 am Zachary R. said:

   • Hi Greg, I’m Zach and I’m from the Anaheim District in California. One day I was on the metro and this person was wondering why there we’re so many people on the metro. So, I told her basically everything we were doing, and I thought that was the perfect time, and she seemed so ammused. Thanks to you though. During your lesson that first night. I noticed what was going on in my life. So, I started to start all over agin, and I was one fo teh few who stood up. I thank you right now for what you did for me. Thank you so much. Good luck on your adventures teaching other people about the Lord and I will truly do the same. Thanks.  Zach R.                                                                             Anaheim District

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10. On July 18, 2007 @ 11:59 am Sarah C. said:

    • Hey Greg, I really enjoyed your speaking on Tuesday night. You were awesome. But I just thought I’d let you know, I tried to do the 48 hour challenge. I had chosen one of my ex-best friends. But then I thought about my best friend. And how i didn’t know if she was a Christian. So I changed to her. I told her what happened at NYC when she asked how my trip went. I told her I had been thinking about her all week and was wondering if she was a Christian.  She said "am I a Christian like do I believe in God? yes. But, I’m Catholic." I was so embarrassed! But then we continued talking and instead we talked about being committed to our religion and stuff. She informed me that, that day actually she had spoken with her mother about being Catholic. Because she doesn’t want to be. She doesn’t really know anything about her religion. But she wants to be Methodist like her father. She said her family never goes to church but her mom just signed her up for confirmation classes. She asked why if she doesn’t even want to be Catholic. and her mom said after she takes the classes she could decide.  So then I changed back to my ex-best friend. And she used to come to church with me all the time. But she wasn’t serious about it or anything. She just came for the people. So I asked her if she had ever been saved and stayed committed. Come to find out, she didn’t know what it meant to be saved. So I explained…knowing that if you died right now you would go to heaven. Knowing that God would approve of every move you make and every word you say. And she said…"Well, I don’t think I’ve done anything that bad. I’m not perfect. Nobody is. And I don’t wanna be. I don’t really understand what you’re asking me to do?" I was like "I know I’m not perfect. And I’m not saying you’re a bad person. Because even after everything I still love you and I don’t want to die knowing I’d never see you again. All I’m asking is for you to just think about it." and she said "okay?" So I think I moved into that one the complete wrong way. But it will work out. I talked to my youth pastor about it and she said that she thinks my friend has everything confused. and doesn’t really understand what it means to be a Christian. So she’s helping me out with it and I’m praying about it.   Thank you for everything. Sarah C. 

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11. On July 18, 2007 @ 7:49 pm Katlyn said:

    • I talked to my friend and she said she would trust in God and ask that I would pray for her. I am so happy she did. I am going to pray for her as much as I can.

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12. On July 29, 2007 @ 1:32 pm John Oster said:

    • Greg, you were amazing at NYC. Your story about Art and the embarrassing friend really did a number on me. I realized that I do treat Jesus like an embarassing friend. After you read the scripture about Jesus denying you before the Father if you deny Him, I realized that i that that is not exactly something I would like. I took your dare that night. I couldn’t think of any friends at that moment who needed Christ so I decided to do something different. I am now serving in Bus Ministry as a Bus Captain ministering to kids of all ages and bringing them to church. Throughout NYC, my life was changed. You and Toby Mac Being there made for one of the best and most unforgettable night of my life, thanks. God Bless!

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13. On July 30, 2007 @ 9:44 am Elizabeth said:

    • so i really dont know if you will read this greg but i had an amazing life changing expirence at NYC and i came home and alot of people have noticed it.  I am willing to share my fath now and i was really pumped and excited about this site and the challange that everyone took. alot of people from my group took the challange. But i have been checking your site everyday since i posted on it last and i have been really hurt that almost all 9000 there took your challange but so far only 12 have told stories. i understand that people dont have time to get online and do things but those numbers just really get me. but how can only 12 people share their fath…. i just dont know i am 17 and have a huge heart for people and it just hurts so bad. i dont get it at all. and i really dont know what to do.  i have prayed so much for this site and that i wake up one morning and it is filled with 100’s of posts and i come back each day hopeing for a bunch and still see these amazing 12 stories.

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14. On August 6, 2007 @ 6:19 pm Megan said:

    • Hey Greg.  I want to thank you so much for speaking to us at NYC.  I am a christian but lately, i have been "down in the dumps"  Ever feel like your alone in a crowd? or like no one else understands what’s going on in your life?   My father left me, my mom and my brother when i was 4.  He was an alcoholic, and chose alcohol over us.  All of my friends seem to have dads that are funny, and that are always there for them, i haven’t spoken to mine in over 5 years. the last time i called him, he was drunk.  i do not live in a christian home, so i find it hard to talk about spiritual stuff with my mom and brother.  when you spoke that night, i felt as if someone understood me.  i think it is so cool how you call God your "daddy"  i am still going through some hard times, but i now realize that i have a "daddy" in heaven that loves me more than my earthly dad could ever.   Thank you so much.

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