This I Know

This past week I, along with a couple other thousand teenagers, attended Exposure Youth Camp in Huntsville, Alabama. These couple of days are easily one of the best days of the year. One of my favorite times during the day at EYC was team time. If you don’t already know what it is, you’re basically split into teams of 30 or so people, and you spend a couple hours with them each day you’re there. We play games, learn more about each other, and my favorite- spending a few minutes in The Word. This year I was fortunate enough to have one of the best team leaders I’ve ever had. One night we start our devo. I can’t even remember what it was about that particular night, but somehow we got on the subject of making mistakes. While talking all together about this subject, our team leader begins to tell us the 4 steps of a mistake. This really stuck out to me and I just wanted to share it with you guys.  1.) Make the mistake 2.) Admit you made a mistake (the hardest step) 3.) Learn ...

1.) Teach a Bible class! I’ve been teaching the 2-4 year olds at my congregation the past few months. It’s been so much fun, and I’ve probably learned more than them! Or even if you volunteered to help in a Bible class, that’s awesome! 2.) Encourage I’ve noticed a lot of older people encourage us younger people, but what about us encouraging them? It could be something as small as telling the preacher his sermon was great, or telling a older women how much you love her cookies at potluck. 3.) Cook a Meal for a Shut-in I have been wanting to do this for a while. Hoping I can do it soon! 4.) Call A Shut-in 5.) Pretty much anything an adult can do in the church! I know a lot of people say we are “the future of the Church ,” but no, if we want to we can be the Church now!

1.) We need to encourage one another                 As an introvert, it can be hard for me to talk to someone. 1st Thessalonians 5:11 says “Therefore encourage one another and build one another up, just as you are doing.” I know sometimes even simply saying “You’re doing a great job!” can pick someone up in their walk as a Christian. We need to be there for each other as brothers and sisters  2.) We need to spend more time in The Word I know reading our Bible everyday can be a struggle for a lot of us. It’s important for us to grow in the truth, not just in Sunday school or Wednesday night Bible class. Hebrews 4:12 says “For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart.”  3.) We need to LOVE      1st Corinthians 13:7 says “Love bears all...