Sr. High youth group night. What to say...
The Youth Band did an acoustic set tonight...a lot of their songs just sound good acoustically. Dillon and Garrett played some cool accompaniment guitar. Jenni Meade kept the Jimbae pounding and it was a really great worship set.
The kids broke up into groups and answered some questions about the worship service this morning. I am not a very good question writer so I'm not too sure how that went.
The lesson tonight was about worship. More specifically, losing focus of yourself in order to worship. I was challenged by David Erickson's message from Ozark Chapel, speaking of worship he said: "You have to be in it to know it...and the moment you try to describe it, you have lost it." Revelation 1.9-20 talks of John's worship at the moment he receives his message from Jesus. Somewhere in the middle of that text, the pronouns change. John goes from talking about himself in verse 9-10 to immediately talking about Jesus. He can't even mention himself after Jesus arrives. He says "I" but it is always talking about what Jesus is doing, or has done. It really challenged me to lose my arrogance, self absorption; to glorify Christ.
David Erickson asked this question: "Why would we spend time worshiping another when we are so stuck idolizing our self?"
The cuts, scars, and bruises, were from our game of chicken ball following the lesson...very good game, very poor environment. The sandy asphalt of the community center caused many of injuries and downfalls. FINAL SCORE: Boys 4 -- Girls (and sponsors) 3.
We will get them next time.
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