FBCJ SOLID Youth

When it comes to dealing with our flesh, violence of action is a necessity. On the heels of Winter Camp, this message once again goes back to the Old Testament as our picture book to illustrate the practical ways that we kill our giants by faith.

We close out Winter Camp with looking at a group of common warriors in the Bible who made themselves fools for God, and as a result God was able to do impossible things through them. What are you prepared to do for your King, watchmen?

This isn't your typical David vs. Goliath story. Here we see the fight hit home in our own lives as we need to decide if we're going to let our faith be as tall as the giants we face.

In what was a riveting and heartfelt message, the Sr High was presented with a firsthand account of the reality of the spiritual war that lies before them. If you listen with ears to hear, you will be too.

We kick off our Sunday School hour with the first message of Winter Camp and our theme "Spiritual Warfare: My Personal Battle". Tune in as we see that a proper mindset is the key to determining the outcome of any and every battle.

Our final message leading into Winter Camp sees us looking at two Old Testament kings to help illustrate how we are to be as New Testament kings (Rev. 1:5-6; 5:9-10). If last week's lesson on priests was to evaluate our closeness with God, this lesson should cause us to evaluate what kind of leaders we are in this day and age.

Today, we close out our series on Spiritual Gifts by looking at the gifts in their proper context where they appear in Scripture. This message serves as a recap as well as a final challenge to get your hands into the work and utilize your gift(s) for the edifying of the body, for the work of the ministry, and for the perfection of the saints (Eph. 4:12).

This two part series will serve as both a springboard into winter camp as well as an introspective look at our service the last six months. As we are called New Testament kings & priests by our Lord (Rev. 1:5-6; 5:8-10), we need to ask ourselves: "are we living up to the standard of those titles"?

Listen to the first 11 minutes of this message before deciding "this gift isn't for you" and skipping it altogether. God has used men and women to forever alter the course of history because they embraced their gift of singleness as God empowered them.

We close out James with the need of every man: his soul to be saved and his sins covered. Disciples who are growing in their walk will be continuously focused on this as they have fervent charity to cover a multitude of sins (1 Pet. 4:8).