Shaniqua & Nemo
So, last night we challenged the young adults at Generate Jr. High to encounter God and live out what it truly means to be a disciple.
Their goal for the Apathy series is to pray for a loved one or friend that they want to invite to Monday nights.
One of our interns picked up these goldfish for us. Last night Generate Jr. High ended up naming them Shaniqua and Nemo. I walked into my office asking myself, “Do I really need to feed these guys?” Vince says I do if I want to keep them alive until the end of the series.
What do you think? Do I want to keep them alive?
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STOP
Thorns are anything that distract us from God.
A relationship with God simply cannot grow when money, sin, activity, addictions or commitments are piled on top of it.
The phrase, “to stop,” is built into the literal meaning of the Hebrew word Sabbath.
When we stop, we can embrace our limits and we remember that God is God and is indispensable. We realize we are His creation and that the world continues to work fine when we stop. He manages quite well without us having to run things
Stopping to embrace God has truly become one of my favorite practices. It enables me to constantly reconnect with Him throughout the day and to remember that He is on the throne and I am not.
Trust in His creative hands and let His voice be louder than the rest today
“Be still and know that I AM God” PSALM 46:10
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Apathy
These last couple of weeks have been incredible here at Generate Jr. High and I am honored that I get to be a part of a great ministry like this.
This month holds big things for Generate Jr. High and I want to keep you updated on what’s happening.
We are launching our Apathy series tonight! I feel as if this generation has grown stale and lacks concern, excitement, motivation, and passion. Throughout this series we will challenge this generation to cry out to God and passionately encounter Him.
We will begin to dig deeper into the meaning of discipleship and will be cultivating this mentality throughout the community of Generate Jr. High.
The staff and leaders are diligently praying that you will find family here and want you to know that you are loved beyond measure.
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Distracted
There are so many things that distract and control us day in and day out. Is God completely ruling your heart or have the cares of the world distracting you? How big is your God and are you fully devoted to him?
1 Kings 18:21- How long will you hesitate between two opinions? If the Lord is God, follow Him.
Cast away anything that controls you.
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Are you a Shepherd or a Hireling
Here at Generate, we have created a culture that puts people over programs or some would call it loving our neighbor as yourself. The question of the day is: Are we truly living out the two greatest comandments of all time? Are you a shepherd or a hireling?
JOHN 10:12-13 He who is a hireling, and not a shepherd, who is not the owner of the sheep, beholds the wolf coming, and leaves the sheep, and flees, and the wolf snatches them, and scatters them. He flees because he is a hireling, and is not concerned about the sheep.
Put on love today! “A lake cannot reflect the beauty of heaven unless it is calm”
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Greg Laurie
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This was my devotion this morning. Praying that we can hand the baton off to this next generation.
Let us continue to look at the heroes that made it possible for us to know our Lord. It’s up to us to do the same for this next generation.
The apostle Paul was called by God to bring the gospel to his generation. He had the most unexpected conversion in human history. He previously set himself to effectively destroy the Christian faith but when Paul, known as Saul of Tarsus, met the living Jesus, that all changed.
But get up and stand on your feet; for this purpose I have appeared to you, to appoint you a minister and a witness not only to the things which you have seen but also to the things in which I will appear to you; rescuing you from the Jewish people and from the Gentiles to whom I am sending you, to open their eyes so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the dominion of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and an inheritance among those who have been sanctified by faith in Me. ACTS 26:16-18
We all have a calling that He has asked us to fulfill. So excited to reach this generation.
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Generate Jr. High
These last couple of weeks have been incredibly moving for me at Generate Jr. High. Ronny Roa is an incredible leader and one of my best friends. It is amazing to see the way that God used him and Natalya to establish Monday nights.
I am very excited to see what God has in store for Generate Jr. High. God has placed a calling on my life to take over the ministry on Mondays and has blessed me with a great team and family.
In the midst of this, Ronny and Natalya have followed God’s calling on their lives to take over Generate as a whole. Let’s continue to pray for them, for Cody Padrnos and Generate High, and definitely for the Generate Jr. High!
Don’t forget about Grad Night next Wednesday, June 2nd, at Generate and the Black and White party on Friday June 4th.
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My Utmost For His Highest
I’ve heard about this book for years but never picked it up until just this last month, and its changing my life!
I’m not usually much for devotionals but this one in particular is so insightful that I can’t help but be drawn to it every morning.
Here is just a taste from todays entry:
“Don’t get impatient with people, remember how God dealt with you – with patience and with gentleness; but never water down the truth of God. Let it have its way and never apologize for it. Jesus said. ‘Go and make disciples,’ not make converts to your opinions.”
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Cinco de Baptizo
Make sure that if you are coming out to Generate this Wednesday night that you invite and bring your friends and family!
We have a night planned that will give everyone an opportunity to experience the public declaration and profession of faith in Jesus that so many thousands have done this past year!
Praying for those that will be there tomorrow!
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Hearing God
This past week, we announced that Tony Wood and his wife Bre heard the call from God to take the incredible DNA of Crossroads and Generate out beyond the gates of Orange County!
We are excited for them and the direction that God is taking them in the next year.
Natalya and I are completely blessed by God and how He has placed a call on our life as well. The call is to step into a much larger role in Generate and take over the teaching every week, one that we are excited to embrace.
In the midst of all this one thing is certain, “While we are uncertain of the next step, we are certain of God” and as Oswald Chambers says ,”To be certain of God means that we are uncertain in all our ways, we do not know what a day may bring forth.”
We are all very excited for the future of Crossroads and the story that God is busy writing!
Please continue to pray for Tony and Bre, Natalya and I, and of course all the staff here at Crossroads.
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