"Follow Him Into The World"

Hey guys! First and foremost, I would like to take this opportunity to thank God for everything He's done for me and all of us as a whole..I hope all of you who are reading these posts are being blessed by what is written. I haven't been feeling well the past few weeks as you can already tell because of the lack of posts by me:) But I'm glad that God has graced me with another chance to talk to y'all bout the things going on in my life and the things God so cleverly places in front of me;)...anyways, I listen to my fair share of music and a lot of the time, these songs that I listen to have a way of speaking so clearly to me. I know all you have to do is just listen to the lyrics, but for me..its a bit different. Every time I go to class, I'm so happy to hook up my Ipod and just listen to some great artists sing their hearts out to God and I can always feel the Spirit fill my car as I drive. So for me, the best time for me to really have a chance to worship God is in the tranquility and privacy of my own car. That for me is one of the greatest joys in my life..to have that time to just sit and worship God while driving to class. Recently, I was checking out some songs on the Internet when I came across a song from a band I often listen to. That song is called,"Follow you" by Leeland. For those of you who aren't familiar with this song, it really deals with servant hood..a topic that had been discussed earlier on. Basically, the song talks about doing what God told us to do in the New Testament..Matthew 28:19-20 to be specific..It reads,"19. Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:

20. Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world. Amen. (KJV)

This really says that we must make this the reason we live..not to be rich in a worldly sense but to serve God and tell those who do not of Him, that He is the Way, the Truth, the Life and be rich in the sense that we know of a God that is above all things! The song says that we should follow Him into the places of the world that are less fortunate than us and share what we experience as Christ-followers and hopefully impact their life in a great and positive way. In the song, Leeland asks the listeners, If God can give us salvation, why can't we give this knowledge of free salvation to others. Why are we so selfish as to keep such a great thing to ourselves...Our Mission: Save as many as we can!!!! I'm telling you guys, you gotta listen to this song and tell me after you listen to the song, that you didn't wanna just jump outta your seat and go save some souls! That's what I want to do..I wanna "Follow Him into the homes of the broken, Follow Him into the world, meet the needs for the poor and needy." This song brings me so much joy and makes me want to go out and do my part in this Great Mission that God commands us to do. I'm gonna stop talking so you can listen to this spectacular song...(There is a link below of a video I found of Leeland in Cambodia singing this song.) All the Glory to God..If anyone from the band Leeland is reading this, GREAT SONG...TRULY A MOVING SONG!!!

Thanks for reading

God Bless

ENJOY!!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ajIFfSaEzE

Humility

Hey guys, I was sitting in front of my laptop and I wasn't sure what to write, but I knew I wanted to talk about a quality or character in a person. Then it hit me. Humility. This quality is sometimes really hard to show because we all want to be in that spot light or at least have people recognize us, but look what the Bible says...

1 Peter 5: 5: Young men, in the same way be submissive to those who are older. All of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another , because " God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble."

As human beings, we all are guilty of being proud but we shouldn't. Any talents that we have, IT COMES FROM GOD. He gives and he can take it away. Think about it. Who are we? We're nothing more but clay and he's the potter. He made us in HIS perfect image. We are nothing without him. So thank God for what you have and lets humble ourselves.

WWYD

As Christians, we hear the question all the time....What Would Jesus Do? Every action, every word you speak, is perceived by the world as a reflection of who you are. Researchers have shown that first impressions are made by someone within 10 seconds of meeting you. So...what is the impression you give off?

Is it a different impression at work? At school? In front of certain friends? The answer for most of us (if we are honest with ourselves) is that we DO give off a different side of ourselves around certain people. But being a Christian is to be "like Christ." This is such and old school message...but I feel that our generation is missing the entire point. They are blurring the line between conforming, and being a true Christian. When being "like Christ" is offensive to some, compromise tends to set in because we are afraid to offend people. But God has not given us a spirit of fear, but rather we need to have a spirit of boldness.

There is a great message by Pastor Andy Stanley from Northpoint Community Church in Atlanta. His current series talks about Joseph and how he behaved knowing that God was with him at ALL times. No matter the circumstances. We all know Joseph's story...but put yourself in his shoes? How would you act when your brothers sell you? How would you act when your master wrongly accuses you? How would you act being thrown in prison for something you did not do? We all have experiences that can relate, and probably not as extreme as Joseph's. So ask yourself...if you really believe God is with you...What Would You Do?

God bless,

-Jobbin

Servant hood

Our next project as a ministry is building a well in Africa....yup...you heard it right. A bunch of young Indian people are helping provide fresh drinking water to a continent where we aren't from. Why in the world would we do that? Why not India? Why not Chicago? Why not another cause that might be related to us in some way?

Well the answer is simple....why not? The love of Jesus is irrespective of country, origin, and background. So as Christians, we must adopt the same attitude. We shouldn't look to help others if it has some kind of self interest at heart. The ultimate reason behind servant hood is to put others ahead of ourselves. Every person you run into should be an opportunity to uplift them.

With that mindset, we present "Jesus-ade: Quench your thirst". We want to have the same attitude Jesus had when he talked to the Samaritan woman at the well and offered her water that would never make her thirsty again. Even though she was from a town that Jesus wasn't from, that didn't stop Him from giving her a gift she would never forget.

Our goal as a ministry is to "develop youth into a community for Christ." There is no better way to do that than by serving the community we are a part of. So lend a helping hand, have fun by participating, and let's come together to have an attitude like Christ. God bless and we'll see you at the tournament. You can start donating now by clicking the "sponsor me" icon below and to check out details of the project, visit http://thewaterproject.org/



-Jobbin