Remember Who You Are!

For this discussion, please read Nehemiah 2:13-17.

If I were to ask you right now; Who are You Really? What would be your reply? Some would answer with their name. Some would reply with their family name. Some might even reply with their ethnicity. But this question is posed to make you think about who you are in the grand scheme of things. The verses which this topic is being formed from speak about a group of people whose identity was stolen by repeated attacks from their enemies. Their walls and gates had been torn down and burnt to the ground and their city lie in ruin. Now in those times, and even until today, walls represent security, strength, and identity. The higher your city walls where, the more secure your city was. To have no walls or broken walls meant that you were weak and open to any attack at any time!

Nehemiah came into Jerusalem and inspected the walls only to find that the walls that were meant to protect the city were in ruin. This bothered Nehemiah because it was sense of shame to have the walls of the Chosen People of God so destroyed. But the people of Jerusalem had grown to accept their condition and had no will or desire to rebuild their walls. So Nehemiah went to encourage the people and told them “Get up! Let’s rebuild this wall so we are no longer in disgrace; do you not remember who our father is? Are we not the chosen people of the one true God?” Like the people in Jerusalem, we may sometimes get discouraged by what happens in our lives.

But I encourage you, just as Nehemiah did, to rebuild the walls in your life, by remembering who you REALLY are! Remember who your father is and what that means to be a child of God. It is in this challenge that we find our “TRUE IDENTITY”. It is in our Father’s hands that we have our needs met and our troubles resolved! So whenever troubles come your way, just remember this, you are not just some ordinary person roaming this earth without a name or a purpose. When you understand that you are son or daughter of God, there is no situation and no person who can come and steal your Identity!

Ayuno de Musica\Music Fast

Ha llegado el tiempo para ayunar de musica secular por 1 semana y darle atencion a la musica que exalta el nombre de Jesuscristo. Felicidades a todos que acceptaron este llamado. Que sus vidas nunca sean igual y que sean transformados por la presencia de Dios.

Dialoguen de que cantico escuchastes y como ministro a tu vida, Por favor de mencionar como los otros jovenes pueden escuchar la cancion.

The time has come to fast for 1 week from secular music and turn our attention to music that exalts the name of Jesus Christ. Congratulations to all who have accepted this call. May your lives never be the same but be forever changed by God's presence.

Please blog about what song you have listened to and how it ministered to you. Be sure to let others know how they can listen as well.

Preparandonos Para La Batalla:Que es eso que escucho?/ Preparing For Battle: What am I hearing?

Para esta discusion, lean 1ra de Samuel 17.

El Miercoles hablamos de la historia de David y Goliat y de como el rey Saul y el pueblo de Israel escucharon las mismas palabras que escucho David pero los dos tuvieron una reaccion muy diferente. Era el miedo vs. la valentia. Hablamos de que quizas la razon era que David no dependia de las glorias pasadas sino que las estaba viviendo diariamente. En otras palabras, nuestra reaccion antes Goliat depende con que estamos alimentando a nuestras vidas. La musica que esuchas te da animo de buscar y alabar a Dios? Te invita a depender de Dios no importando el problema que te enfrentas? Te da deseo de sacrificar lo tuyo por el bien de otro como Dios lo ha hecho por ti? Y que sera de lo que vees en TV o internet? Nuestras conversaciones diarias?

Por favor, oren y mediten sobre esto y luego comenten. Tambien diganos, que desean que Dios haga atraves del ayuno de la proxima semana.

For this discussion, please read 1st Samuel 17.

On Wednesday, we talked about the story of David & Goliath & of how King Saul & the Israelites heard the same words as David did, but they had 2 very different reactions. (Fear vs. Bravery) We talked that perhaps it was because David was not living with the glory of the past but he was living them daily. In other words, our reaction before Goliath depends on what we are feeding our lives. Does the music you listen to give you the desire to seek God and praise him? Does it invite you to depend on God no matter what trial you are facing? Does it urge you to sacrifice of yourself for the good of someone else? And what can be said about what we see on TV or the internet? What about our daily conversations?

Please pray and meditate on this and then comment. Also, tell us what is it that you praying God does during the upcoming fast.

Fin de Semana de Avivamiento\Revival Weekend

Les reto a que conozcan a Dios atraves de una relacion personal. Dios ha estado trabajando en nuestra juventud y esperamos cosas grandes de parte de el. Atraves de este blog, podramos compartir lo que Dios esta haciendo en nuestras vidas. Ya hay un reto para que oremos unidos a las 10pm todas las noches. Si no pueden a esa hora, busquen la hora que puedan para orar.

Lean Hechos capitulo 2, que es la historia de cuando llego el Espiritu Santo a los que estaban en el aposento alto buscando el rostro de Dios.

La primera discussion: Comparte con nosotros lo que Dios hizo en este fin de semena? Que fue lo mas que te gusto? Que palabra especifica recibistes de parte de Dios?

I challenge you to get to know God through a personal relationship with him. God has been working in our youth and we await the great things that are to come. Through this blog we will be able to share the things that God is doing in our lives. There is a standing challenge to pray every night at 10pm. If you cannot at this time, please pick the best time for you.

Read Acts chapter 2, which details the story of when the Holy Spirit arrived to those that were praying in the upper room.

Our first discussion: Share with us what God did this weekend? What did you like best? What specific word did you receive from God?