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Thursday, February 18, 2010
Teen Thursday - Hosted by Shelby Sharp - "Free At Last, I'm Free At Last"
Hey Teen Team!'m a 15 year old Jesus freak and I'm here to host Teen Thursday.
I'm back again with a brand new " Hot Topic", questions, and a funny video clip.
I know we will have a good time.
Let's get to know Jesus better. You and me.
Verse of the Week:
Romans 8:5 "You are not controlled by your sinful nature. You are controlled by the Spirit."
This week's "Hot Topic" Free At Last, I'm Free At Last
She was a slave. She hadn't believed the rumors of people snatched from their huts and abducted to an unknown land until it happened to her. Chained for months in the dungeon-like hull of a ship, she feared she would die in bondage. After she endured years of hard labor and merciless beatings, the Union army marched into her town. Now an officer stands before her. " You are no longer controlled by your master. You are free."
He was a gang member. Not by choice. As gangs warred in his neighborhood, he needed protection. Trying to stay neutral brought threats to him and his family. Soon, after he joined, he was forced to make his first drug run. Later came gang fights, vandalism, robberies. Late one night, while holding a loaded gun to the head of a boy from a rival gang, his heart screams, ' I don't want to be controlled like this anymore!'
He was addicted. The first drink slid down easily. So did the second. A year later, getting drunk was a way of life for this high school senior. Without it he couldn't have any fun, couldn't fit in, couldn't escape ugly stuff at home. But when one of his drinking buddies landed in a coffin after a wild party, this student decided enough was enough. As he stands before a group at the finish of a rehab program, he declares, " I'm an alcoholic, but I no longer drink. I'm free!"
She was a victim. Three years had passed since her step-father first hit her. Each year got worse. she had feared what he would do if she reported his abuse, so she kept quiet. But with a close friend's encouragement, she called the police. ' He won't ever touch me again,' she thinks as the officers escort her step-father to the car.
' I'm free.'
Some people get the freedom they want. Others only hope for it. But the great news in Romans 8 is that the STRONGEST chains know to humanity have been broken. All of us, the Bible says, were born as slaves to sin, shackled by a habit of evil we can't escape on our own ( see Romans 8: 5-6)
But Jesus changed all that. When you trusted him, the chains fell off. Because of the power of the Holy Spirit living inside youm you don't have to sin anymore. Yep, you WILL sin from time to time because of you own weakness when you're poked by temptations from the world, the flesh, and the devil. But you don't HAVE to sin. You can CHOOSE to be controlled by the Holy Spirit instead of by sin. You are FREE. ( from: Josh McDowell's Youth Devotions 2)
SO LET'S CHAT
What freedoms do you enjoy because Christ and the Holy Spirit are active in your life?
Jesus, you died to set me free from sin. I want your freedom in every area of my life.
Start your comments.............NOW!
Also feel free to share any prayer requests with all of us. We need to be prayer warriors for each other.
If you have a hard time with getting a "profile" to publish your comment you can #1 set up a Google account..which is just your email addy and your password. It just allows you to have a profile to comment..nothing more. #2 you can choose to the "name/URL" profile. All you need is , again, your email addy, and a URL. You can get a URL by going to YOUR Profile page on Facebook...copy and paste the URL found at the top of the page...the "http:// blah blah blah...." and put that in where it asks for "URL". You will have to do that every time though, where getting a Google account will only be once..and it will recognize you every time.
Don't forget to come back and check out all the comments. There is also a CONTEST going on. The contest is to see if we, the TEENS, can get more comments on THIS post than the adults got on any of theirs.
LAUGH TILL MILK SHOOTS OUT YOUR NOSE
Monday is "Music For The Heart" day, where you can share your favorite video from YouTube.com. COME BACK next Thursday for more fun, another funny video,and the next "Hot Topic".
SEE YA!
Thursday, February 4, 2010
Teen Thursday Hosted by Shelby - "Is There A Way To God's Will"
Hey Teen Team!'m a 15 year old Jesus freak and I'm here to host Teen Thursday.
I'm back again with a brand new " Hot Topic", questions, funny video clip and a poll.
I know we will have a good time.
Let's get to know Jesus better. You and me.
I'm back again with a brand new " Hot Topic", questions, funny video clip and a poll.
I know we will have a good time.
Let's get to know Jesus better. You and me.
Verse of the Week: Jeremiah 29:13 "If you look for Me in earnest, you will find Me when you seek Me.
THIS WEEKS "HOT TOPIC"
Jason just started his senior year of high school. Since he was eight, he was sure he wanted to study biology - until he actually took biology, that is, and found he had to do dissections with one hand on the knife and the other holding his nose.
Besides that discouraging experience, Jason keeps hearing about the poor job outlook for biologists and the high educational requirements to succeed in the field. When his older sister lands a high-paying computer job straight out of technical school, Jason thinks about bypassing college all together. And on top of every thing else, Jason wonders what God thinks of any of his plans for his life.
Jason faces some of the same choices you might face soon. And he is asking the biggest question about his future:
Where does God want me to head in life?
"How can I know God's will?" is a question Christian leaders often hear from students. Some talk about it. Others worry about it. Some even lose sleep over it. These students burst with sincere, serious questions about God's will.
Why is God's will such a big deal for people your age? Because you face the three most important decisions of your life:
#1 You're deciding who will guide your life - your Master. If you've trusted Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord and intend to live your life according to His word, you're heading in the right direction.
#2 You're deciding if you will marry and whom you will marry - your mate. A marriage decision is doubly difficult because it takes two to tie the knot. You both have to see God's will the same way.
#3 You're deciding what you will do with your life - your mission - and what preparation you need to accomplish your goals.
God loves you and has a great plan for your life. Jeremiah 29:11 declares, "'for I know the plans I have for you, ' says the Lord. 'They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope.'"
God also promises, "I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will counsel you and watch over you" (Psalm 32:8, NIV).
Even if you aren't yet wallowing in confusion about God's will, you can plan on facing some questions about how to spend your life. You can also plan that God will be with you to figure out the answers.
(taken from Youth Devotions 2 by Josh McDowell)
SO LET'S CHAT!
What kind of plans does God have for your life?
Have you ever told God you want to do His will before you even know what it is?
Now would be a great time to do that!
Start your comments.............NOW!
Also feel free to share any prayer requests with all of us. We need to be prayer warriors for each other.
Also feel free to share any prayer requests with all of us. We need to be prayer warriors for each other.
If you have a hard time with getting a "profile" to publish your comment you can #1 set up a Google account..which is just your email addy and your password. It just allows you to have a profile to comment..nothing more. #2 you can choose to the "name/URL" profile. All you need is , again, your email addy, and a URL. You can get a URL by going to YOUR Profile page on Facebook...copy and paste the URL found at the top of the page...the "http:// blah blah blah...." and put that in where it asks for "URL". You will have to do that every time though, where getting a Google account will only be once..and it will recognize you every time.
Don't forget to come back and check out all the comments. There is also a CONTEST going on. The contest is to see if we, the TEENS, can get more comments on THIS post than the adults got on any theirs. Come on TEENS, we can do it...WE RULE!
LAUGH TILL MILK SHOOTS OUT YOUR NOSE!
Don't forget the POLL! It is over in the RIGHT side bar. Check out the results tomorrow. Monday is "Music For The Heart" day, where you can share your favorite video from YouTube.com. COME BACK next Thursday for more fun, another funny video, a new poll and the next "Hot Topic".
SEE YA!
Thursday, January 28, 2010
Teen Thursday Hosted by Shelby Sharp
Hey Teen Team!'m a 15 year old Jesus freak and I'm here to host Teen Thursday.
I'm back again with a brand new " Hot Topic", questions, funny video clip and a poll.
I know we will have a good time.
Let's get to know Jesus better. You and me.
I'm back again with a brand new " Hot Topic", questions, funny video clip and a poll.
I know we will have a good time.
Let's get to know Jesus better. You and me.
Verse of the Week: Genesis 1:26 "Then God said, 'Let us make people in Our image, to be like Ourselves.'"
THIS WEEK'S "HOT TOPIC":
Image is supposedly everything. So what's self-image? Your self- image is the mental picture you have of yourself. It started being formed the moment you were born, and by the time you were 5 or 6 the person you think you are was so locked into your brain that you madly resist efforts to change it. That doesn't mean you CAN'T change it. Lots of people have moved from a negative to a positive self-image - or from a positive to a negative self-image. The point is this: Once you get a fix on who you think you are, you don't change easily. And since your self-image impacts every responsibility and relationship you have, it's crucial to acquire a health self-image NOW.
If you have a negative self-image, you don't think highly of yourself. Your often pessimistic, lacking in confidence, extremely sensitive to the opinions of others, self-conscious about how you look or perform, constantly wondering what people think of you, clingy in relationships, unsure of how to receive another's love, looking for possessions to make you happy, and speaking negatively about yourself or others. That is not a happy way to be.
A healthy self-image is seeing yourself as God sees you- no more, no less. If you have a healthy self-image, you DO think of yourself - but that's because God thinks highly of you. You accept the reality that God created you in His own image as someone with infinite value and worth.
If you have a negative self-image, you don't think highly of yourself. Your often pessimistic, lacking in confidence, extremely sensitive to the opinions of others, self-conscious about how you look or perform, constantly wondering what people think of you, clingy in relationships, unsure of how to receive another's love, looking for possessions to make you happy, and speaking negatively about yourself or others. That is not a happy way to be.
A healthy self-image is seeing yourself as God sees you- no more, no less. If you have a healthy self-image, you DO think of yourself - but that's because God thinks highly of you. You accept the reality that God created you in His own image as someone with infinite value and worth.
When you see who you are in Jesus Christ, nothing can every change that. You gain a positive and a healthy view of your self. And you can get ready for God to do things through you. Why? Research shows that people act in ways that fit the mental picture they have of themselves. If you see yourself as a failure, you will act like a failure. You'll also find it hard to believe God wants the best for you.
A healthy self-image bulks you up with the strength to meet not only your own needs but also other's needs. It empowers you to be the kind of friend and Christian God calls you to be.
(taken from Young Devotions 2 by Josh McDowell)
A healthy self-image bulks you up with the strength to meet not only your own needs but also other's needs. It empowers you to be the kind of friend and Christian God calls you to be.
(taken from Young Devotions 2 by Josh McDowell)
SO LET'S CHAT
Don't forget to come back and check out all the comments. There is also a CONTEST going on. The contest is to see if we, the TEENS, can get more comments on THIS post than the adults got on any theirs. We need to beat 11 this week. Come on TEENS, we can do it...WE RULE!
How do you see yourself today? Do you have a HEALTHY SELF-IMAGE, or are you disappointed in how you look and who you are?
Start your comments.............NOW!
Also feel free to share any prayer requests with all of us. We need to be prayer warriors for each other.
Start your comments.............NOW!
Also feel free to share any prayer requests with all of us. We need to be prayer warriors for each other.
If you have a hard time with getting a "profile" to publish your comment you can #1 set up a Google account..which is just your email addy and your password. It just allows you to have a profile to comment..nothing more. #2 you can choose to the "name/URL" profile. All you need is , again, your email addy, and a URL. You can get a URL by going to YOUR Profile page on Facebook...copy and paste the URL found at the top of the page...the "http:// blah blah blah...." and put that in where it asks for "URL". You will have to do that every time though, where getting a Google account will only be once..and it will recognize you every time.
Don't forget to come back and check out all the comments. There is also a CONTEST going on. The contest is to see if we, the TEENS, can get more comments on THIS post than the adults got on any theirs. We need to beat 11 this week. Come on TEENS, we can do it...WE RULE!
"LAUGH TILL MILK SHOOTS OUT YOUR NOSE!"
Don't forget the POLL! It is over in the RIGHT side bar. Check out the results tomorrow. Monday is "Music For The Heart" day, where you can share your favorite video from YouTube.com. COME BACK next Thursday for more fun, another funny video, a new poll and the next "Hot Topic".
SEE YA!
SEE YA!
Thursday, January 21, 2010
Teen Thursday hosted by Shelby Sharp
Hey! This is Shelby Sharp. I'm a 15 year old Jesus Freak and I am here to host Teen Thursday! We will have a "Hot Topic" to debate, a poll, and a funny video to make you laugh! I am hoping this can be a good place for teens to have fun , talk and share our views. Guess what ..NO ADULTS...just us & JESUS!!!
VERSE OF THE WEEK: 1 Corinthians 15:33 "Do not be deceived, bad company corrupts good morals."
THIS WEEK'S "HOT TOPIC":Fourteen year-old Megan became a Christian three weeks ago. Now she's faced with tough choices in living her new life. Some of her new friends at church, for example, are telling her to drop her non-Christian friends. "They'll influence you the wrong way. You need Christian friends now," they insist. DO YOU AGREE?
Admit it: Relationships are a MAJOR influence so it is no minor point when people argue that you need close Christian friends. You need them because you can count on them for strength and encouragement while you grow as a Christian. But your non-Christian friends are important also -for different reasons.
#1 - You are the best person to win your non-Christian friends to Christ.
#2 - If you ditch them they could blame Christ for losing you as a friend.
Then if someone tells them about becoming a Christian, their response could be, "Yeah, sure, and trash all MY friends? No way!"
An exception to that rule: If your non-believing friends are a negative influence on you, you have to distance yourself enough to play it safe. When you back off, give them the options to coming closer to Christ. Let the rejection come from them, not the other way around.
ONE WARNING: If you spend time with non-Christians to win them to Christ, you might catch it on both ends. Non-Christians may mock you because you won't get involved in some of their activities, and Christian friends might reject you because they assume you're diving into sin. If that happens, take heart. You're in great company.
Because He spent time with a tough crowd, some people saw Christ as "a glutton and a drunkard, and a friend of the worst sort of sinners!" (Matthew 11:19) And because He spent time with sinners, the self-righteous Pharisees criticized Him.
The best way to shut down that gossip, of course, is to win at least one of your non-Christian friends to Christ. The new believer will set the record straight. But in the meantime, don't stop reaching out to your non-Christian friends - and don't get mad at your Christian friends. Just press on and do what Jesus did. Show God's love to all of them.
(taken from Josh McDowell's Youth Devotions2)
My mom always says "Love the sinner and hate the sin" so you should always keep sharing your testimony with your non-Christian friends.
"If you drop a white glove in the mud...the mud doesn't become "glovey". The glove becomes "muddy". This is especially true in relationships. Christian teens who continue relationships with non-Christians needs to be careful they don't get pulled away from God.
SO LET'S CHAT!
How well does it work for you to have both Christian and non-Christian friends?
What if your BEST friend told you that you had to CHOOSE between them and Jesus, how would you handle that?
Start your comments.............NOW!
Also feel free to share any prayer requests with all of us. We need to be prayer warriors for each other.
Don't forget to come back and check out all the comments. There is also a CONTEST going on. The contest is to see if we, the TEENS, can get more comments on THIS post than the adults got on theirs. Come on TEENS, we can do it...WE RULE!
"LAUGHING TILL MILK SHOOTS OUT YOUR NOSE"
Don't forget the POLL! It is over in the RIGHT side bar. Check out the results tomorrow. Monday is "Music For The Heart" day, where you can share your favorite video from YouTube.com. COME BACK next Thursday for more fun, another funny video, a new poll and the next "Hot Topic".
SEE YA!
SEE YA!
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