Youth Sunday
God Is Our Hope For Every Day
Today (January 25), I was exhilarated by my church’s worship service. At least eighteen youths (teenagers) held separate parts in leading the congregation in their worship of God. More young people (a total of 25) assisted through their singing songs in praise of the Lord. Two teens gave a reflective skit of the Lord’s Prayer. Through their words we were reminded that the Lord’s Prayer is not to be said by rote. Instead we must be aware of what is being said to our Lord and Creator and the meaning of the words we utter.
Two youths gave their testimonies of what being a Christian meant to them. To me it was very gratifying to hear their talk. It deeply illustrated that not all our young people are going to hell in a hand basket. While we only heard from two youths I feel certain that the whole group had similar stories to tell us.
Two young men sang solo songs, “I Will Lift My Eyes” and “Give Me Your Eyes.” While I feel certain they were nervous, both of those young men sang their song with feeling and as though they were praying to God for Him to allow each of them to see as Jesus would have us see. I pray their prayers are answered.
Finally, one of the youth leaders, Melinda Saunders made her closing remarks. Though she said that she had not intended to give her testimony, because of the level of service the youths of Azalea Baptist Church had just conducted she did give her testimony. She informed us what lead her into leading young people to learn about and worship the Lord. The service our youths gave to us proved Melinda’s leadership. But Melinda is not alone with the young people; Archie Parks, Brian Barnes and Tammy Jewel are working with her to work wonders with our youth. They all have well served the Lord.
The theme for our service was: God is Our Hope for Every Day. That theme was achieved with great success.
I’m part of the ABC youth program and I appreciate how much everyone supports us.Thank you so much
-Taylor
All of you worked hard and that together with your belief in and your love of the Lord was greatly demonstrated in your performance. Earl Reitelbach