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| Salvation from Sin
Sin separates us from God and condemns our hearts before Him, but the Good News is that Jesus brings us salvation and forgiveness from our sin through His blood shed on the cross. To receive the salvation and forgiveness Jesus died to bring us, one must repent of one's sin, believe in Jesus, and choose to follow Him as Lord and Savior. Through this salvation and forgiveness, we are able to spend eternal life with God in Heaven. Faith in Christ also allows us to live today in a daily relationship with the Heavenly Father who created us and loves us more than we can fathom. Because He is all-knowing and all-powerful, we can trust Him to lead us the right way. |
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| Biblical Worldview
God designed us to have a relationship with Him. Our relationship with Him provides the foundation we need to live a life that will bring honor to God in whatever situation we might find ourselves in. The Bible, His written revelation to us, is inspired and powerful, and His truth is everlasting. We must approach the world through the lens of God's timeless truth if we are to rightly worship and follow our Lord, and the Bible enables us to understand God's truth and apply it in our daily lives. |
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| God-Given Leadership
The parents, teachers, and leaders that God gives to us guide and guard our potential and our lives. God calls us to honor our father and mother and to respect our spiritual and civic leaders. One of the great lessons we can learn in life is how to respect and honor those whom God has placed in authority over us, beginning right at home with our parents. |
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| Biblical Leadership
Jesus provided us the greatest example of servant leadership. He willingly came from Heaven to earth to live among us, teach us, and die for us. He came not to be served, but to serve. Even if we have a long list of reasons why we can't be a Godly leader, the Bible's testimony tells us that anyone, even the shyest and most unqualified, can be a leader in the body of Christ. Regardless of position, all of us can lead others to be a stronger disciple of Christ through our example of service and love. |
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| Spiritual Gifts
Every Christian has at least one God-given gift that is to be used in the body of Christ effectively. Most youth have no idea what their gift might be and we want to provide tools to help them find out. Once we understand God's desires for our lives and pursue them wholeheartedly using our spiritual gifts, amazing things can be done for Jesus' sake. |
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| Students of the Bible
Part of loving the Lord "with all of our heart, soul, mind, and strength" (Luke 10:27) is studying the Bible and understanding our Christian beliefs. 1 Peter 3:15 calls us to "be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have" (1 Peter 3:15). When we study and gain understanding of the Bible, and when we pray, God enables us to share the gospel of Christ and what it means to serve Him as Lord.
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| Evangelism
Part of knowing and obeying Christ is to "go and make disciples of all nations" (Matthew 28:19a). We do this by sharing with others who He is and how he died and rose again that we might have salvation and eternal life. We provide training in how to share our faith in Christ as well as opportunities and encouragement to put that training into practice. |
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