A night that glorified our maker

Friday, April 16, 2010 will go down as a memorable night for 50 teenagers. 4 different youth ministries gathered together for a night of worship and fellowship, at a local backyard where Jesus was lifted high and many hearts were touched by it, even the leaders were inspired and impacted.

It was a night were they all came together as one body and worshipped one king. It didnt matter what school they went to, what church they attended or if their youth leaders spoke better than the other. All that was tossed to side, matter a fact, none of those factors even matter. What did matter is that the person sitting next to them, in front of them and behind him would have thier back in a moment. These teenagers battle the world everyday and this night helped them realize that when the world is crashing down on them, the person standing next to them, would protect them with prayer and words of encouragement. I gave them the illustration, of being in the battlefield, instense moments like the movie "saving private ryan" or "Black Hawk down", no matter what the soldiers would do, whatever it took to survive. But they took it a step further, they also made an oath to protect their fellow soldier. When the bullets fly, your friend will protect you, when your out of ammo, your friend will gladly give you thiers, and when you need words and encouragement and prayer, your brother or sister in Christ will be there. But no need to fear, because Jesus has already defeated the enemy!