Comments on: Discipleship Dilemma in Youth Ministry II http://www.backyardmissionary.com/2006/04/discipleship-dilemma-in-youth-ministry-ii.html Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:43:17 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: Rooks http://www.backyardmissionary.com/2006/04/discipleship-dilemma-in-youth-ministry-ii.html/comment-page-1#comment-135784 Rooks Fri, 28 Mar 2008 02:23:54 +0000 http://www.backyardmissionary.com/?p=1052#comment-135784 So I came to the church where I am now serving around a year ago. When I came I was intent upon seeing a real ministry of discipleship and then all hell broke loose. Brothers there is a price to be paid for the truth. When you teach truth and challenge young people parents will get upset, and some kids do too. In the past year I have tried to stay faithful to God's Word and pursue a youth ministry focused on discipleship and not simply fun and games. Now I am facing considerable opposition from families who are upset that their kids are bummed 'cause they don't play enough games anymore. Now that I am in a pretty tight spot, I have had a chance to look back and see some mistakes that I made particularly in the area of leadership. So after studying the life of Jesus, I noticed a few things: 1) to the crowd He spoke in parables, but he explained the truth to His disciples 2) He used tradition when available but discarded it when it violated truth. 3) He preached a gospel of "good news" without sacrificing the high cost of discipleship. 4) He expected opposition. 5) He did not give himself to those who did not desire the truth because He knew their hearts. Instead he poured Himself into the twelve, and then more intently into the three. 6) He taught as John the Baptist did that true believers produce fruit in keeping with repentance. Know that there are tares in the midst of the wheat. Many of our kids simply do not know Jesus. 7) He spent a whole lot of time praying. So pray passionately with tears and loud cries as our savior did. Pray often. Pray that the Holy Spirit will radically transform your life and the lives of your youth. Brothers, persevere in the work that God has called us to. There is a price to be paid. "Anyone who desires to live a godly life will be persecuted" 2 Tim 3:12 so "rejoice and be glad for so they treated the prophets who were before you" Matt 5:11 and again "Consider it pure joy, my brothers, when you face trials and tribulations of many kinds because the testing of your faith produces perseverance and perseverance character" James 1:2-3. I pray the Spirit of God will bring us wisdom and revelation concerning these truths and encourage us knowing that the One who began a good work in us will be faithful to complete it. Peace and God Bless, Rooks So I came to the church where I am now serving around a year ago. When I came I was intent upon seeing a real ministry of discipleship and then all hell broke loose. Brothers there is a price to be paid for the truth. When you teach truth and challenge young people parents will get upset, and some kids do too. In the past year I have tried to stay faithful to God’s Word and pursue a youth ministry focused on discipleship and not simply fun and games. Now I am facing considerable opposition from families who are upset that their kids are bummed ’cause they don’t play enough games anymore.
Now that I am in a pretty tight spot, I have had a chance to look back and see some mistakes that I made particularly in the area of leadership. So after studying the life of Jesus, I noticed a few things:
1) to the crowd He spoke in parables, but he explained the truth to His disciples
2) He used tradition when available but discarded it when it violated truth.
3) He preached a gospel of “good news” without sacrificing the high cost of discipleship.
4) He expected opposition.
5) He did not give himself to those who did not desire the truth because He knew their hearts. Instead he poured Himself into the twelve, and then more intently into the three.
6) He taught as John the Baptist did that true believers produce fruit in keeping with repentance. Know that there are tares in the midst of the wheat. Many of our kids simply do not know Jesus.
7) He spent a whole lot of time praying. So pray passionately with tears and loud cries as our savior did. Pray often. Pray that the Holy Spirit will radically transform your life and the lives of your youth.

Brothers, persevere in the work that God has called us to. There is a price to be paid. “Anyone who desires to live a godly life will be persecuted” 2 Tim 3:12 so “rejoice and be glad for so they treated the prophets who were before you” Matt 5:11 and again “Consider it pure joy, my brothers, when you face trials and tribulations of many kinds because the testing of your faith produces perseverance and perseverance character” James 1:2-3.
I pray the Spirit of God will bring us wisdom and revelation concerning these truths and encourage us knowing that the One who began a good work in us will be faithful to complete it.

Peace and God Bless,

Rooks

]]> By: Hamo http://www.backyardmissionary.com/2006/04/discipleship-dilemma-in-youth-ministry-ii.html/comment-page-1#comment-86426 Hamo Sat, 13 Oct 2007 03:57:59 +0000 http://www.backyardmissionary.com/?p=1052#comment-86426 I'm an Aussie Drew! I’m an Aussie Drew!

]]> By: drew http://www.backyardmissionary.com/2006/04/discipleship-dilemma-in-youth-ministry-ii.html/comment-page-1#comment-86425 drew Sat, 13 Oct 2007 03:41:43 +0000 http://www.backyardmissionary.com/?p=1052#comment-86425 where do you live? i think a lot of what you say makes sense. where do you live? i think a lot of what you say makes sense.

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