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    Something to think about…

    Posted on Monday 9 March 2009 by Greg @ 10:04 am
    Filed under: Youth Ministry

    Discipleship on a youth group level is much more than helping teenagers to understand God’s Word and live godly lives. It is the process of inspiring and equipping teenagers to embrace the cause of Christ as their very own.

    Until they embrace His personal cause they miss the point of all their theological training and lifestyle choices: to glorify God by exponentially advancing the kingdom of God in their circle of influence. Jesus Himself said that His purpose was to “seek and save what was lost.” In other words, discipleship means more than helping teenagers adopt the theology and characteristics of Christ but His cause as well.

    Behind each of His powerful miracles, simple parables, gentle touches and scathing rebukes was a heart that beat, burned and broke for those who were lost. His unparalleled passion to rescue the perishing transferred in full force to His disciples. The book of Acts is proof of this. Since the time He walked the earth until now every great spiritual awakening has reverberated with prayer, personal holiness and His unchanging cause as it’s evangelistic epicenter.

    If we want our youth ministries to experience true revival that echoes the great awakenings of old, then evangelism must be more than a casual outcome of our discipleship strategies. It must be the driving force behind them.

    Signed, Greg Stier
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    18 Comments for 'Something to think about…'

    1. On March 9, 2009 @ 11:16 am Leyanet said:
      • Yeah sometimes we go through a terrible life then we accepted jesus in years laters but sometimes satan brought their old life back.

        It very hard for some of us and it hard for me. Will be trying against him. So we see.

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        Linda Reply:
        March 11th, 2009 at 1:40 pm

        In the first verses of Luke, chapter 4, Satan tempted JESUS and JESUS resisted him by quoting THE WORD. Afterwards, Satan left him “for a season”, which makes it look like he probably came back and tempted him again but JESUS was victorious. We can fight Satan with THE WORD of GOD.

        Always look to GOD for the answer to all your tests, trials, and temptations and when the devil “works through people”, trying to get us to fall, we are to respond like JESUS would and in Exodus 14:14, it is written, “The LORD shall fight for you, and ye shall hold your peace.”

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    2. On March 9, 2009 @ 5:00 pm ED... said:
      • “Discipleship… is much more than helping teenagers to understand God’s Word and live godly lives. It is the process of inspiring and equipping teenagers to embrace the cause of Christ as their very own.”

        That’s a great soundbyte Greg. It’s about helping them live out a conviction that Jesus wasn’t wrong about anything.

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        Will Reply:
        March 10th, 2009 at 1:14 pm

        Wow!
        Well-said, guys.
        And I know that in order to disciple these teeanagers I must BE a disciple and embrace this Christ and His Holy Cause as my very own…
        Prayin’ for you, Leyanet, that Jesus Is REAL for you in this moment (because He Is)…

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    3. On March 9, 2009 @ 11:29 pm Leyaenet said:
      • Dear Greg,

        I has been trying to reach you and see if you has read my note. That note i gave you on Dare 2 share Atlanta on the last day was an personal story of how i goes through. I am wondering what you think of my note.

        Greg, i want you to do me favor, Please Pray for me
        I am still stuck in that situation right now. I can’t help with my thoughts and sometimes i get satan telling me to do this. there is a time where i might be do what santan telling me to do. I really hope you like my note and i always am wondering if you like it or not but please pray for me.

        My hearts is with jesus but My head is not with Jesus.
        I feel like Satan is getting me away from jesus right now.

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        Greg Stier Reply:
        March 10th, 2009 at 7:21 am

        I am praying for you right now.

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        Leyanet Reply:
        March 10th, 2009 at 11:15 am

        thanks greg for praying for me.
        i always ask jesus thousand of times why my ife is hard and sometimes i wish jesus would come here and tell me the answer.
        sometimes we dont know the answer, only jesus does.
        Thank you for praying for me!

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    4. On March 11, 2009 @ 11:57 am AffectedByInvincible said:
      • Dear Greg,

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    5. On March 11, 2009 @ 11:59 am AffectedByInvincible said:
      • I attended the Invincible conference in Denver, Colorado this November, and it changed my life immensely. My youth group has changed in so many ways it’s hard to believe. I just wanted to say thanks. I became a Christian on the first day, and I’ve never gone back to my old life. Thank you! :)

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