Youth Conference 2011 kicked off in style last night with enthusiastic Campers and Counselors gathering from all over the world for a week of learning, fun, sports, fellowship, and becoming "Totally His."
Our key Speaker for the week, Barrett Marshall, opened with a powerful message; designed to expose our hearts and motives before the Lord. As we go into a week where the whole theme is built around learning to be "Totally His", Barrett asked the campers to first ask themselves "are they His?" We must BE His, before we can build additional truths and practical applications of walking as "Totally" His.
Likened to the example of comparing counterfeit money, Barrett encouraged the Campers to not look for similarities; but to look for differences between them and Christ. "Don't deceive yourself by comparing yourself --to other counterfeits." "Are we casual followers of Christ?"
What a needful message to our generation of complacency! It's exciting to see how the Lord is already working and how He will continue to expose our motives, mindsets, and methods; that keep us from being radical, dedicated, "all-in" followers of Christ.
We have an exciting day ahead with morning sessions with Jeremy McMorris, Wallace Francis, and Art Nuernberg; followed by good team building games and lots of crazy fun times! Please pray for each person here; that the Lord would expose their own hearts to them and they would know if they are His...and then give them wisdom in learning to be "Totally His" in every area of life.
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