Youth Rally Time

Last year about this time I wrote this post about the "Night in Bethlehem" youth service that we had at our church. Well, it's been 365 days (plus a few, now) since that night, and I am about to write another post about another youth service. 

Last year I knew that what we were doing was going to be the start of something great, I just didn't know how great it was going to be. I knew God was going to do something, I just didn't know exactly what he was going to do. In the past, there has been failed attempt after failed attempt to do something for Apostolic young people and never does it seem to stick. I guess that is because every year a new generation rises up and they have new needs, new ways to worship, and new people to reach. So, after a year of doing these youth services at different churches, I'm proud to say the kids have stuck with it. Every service is better than the previous one. This past Saturday night there was so much anticipation, I thought the church was going to blow up. I mean, it was like everyone had been waiting their whole life just to be at that service. 

So, in my usual style, I will give you the run-down of events. 

6:00- Dinner

7:00- Joseph Hale, Jara Hale, Jordan Canfield, and Kathy Hale of Christ Family Church teach us all how to "Wobble" Family Force Five style. It was awesome and I think everyone loved it. Everyone was wobbling. 

7:06 (or something like that) Christina gets the young people all fired up for Jesus, I mean they were going nuts! To quote her, "How many people have ever been healed? How many people have ever been delivered? Why don't you give God some praise?!?!?!" Just imagine saying that to 120 people + who had been healed and who had been delivered.

7:07 Praise and worship kicks off with "You are Good to Me" and "Freedom" I thought the pews were going to come unscrewed. Seriously. The church was bouncing up and down. 

7:15 Church of Joy from Leitchfield, KY did a praise dance to "Oh Glorious Day." They got it.

7:20 Cody Tipton, a 16-year-old from the Bible Church of Jesus shared a word with the young people, encouraging them to be a witness in "such a time as this." It was great, I love hearing young people minister. They might get nervous, they might go nuts, but its awesome either way because its such a growing experience.

7:25 FAC Bowling Green youth group did a dance to "Word of God Speak." I was very proud of them, it was their first time doing something like that as a group and they did very well. 

7:30 Second Praise and Worship set. Whoa. How he loves us. So much that he clothed himself and flesh and lived among us and suffered and died for us. Its unfathomable.

7:40 Bro. Brian Massie brought an incredible word to the young people about bearing their scars as a witness of what God has brought them through it was very powerful.

After that, there's no time-keep. The altar service was very powerful and God really moved on the lives of everyone there. I mean, I have so many stories, there are so many things that transpired that night, that I don't even know where to begin. I am just so thankful for what God is doing and that He somehow saw fit for me to be involved in what he wants to do. I can't wait until next time!