Youth Ministry
Tonight, we'll be starting a 10 or 12 (maybe more) week study of most of the basic, foundational doctrines of the Christian faith. Sort-of a mini systematic theology. There's nothing more fundamental to the Christian faith than all the core doctrines the Bible teaches/addresses/presents to us. Such doctrines as Scripture, God's Holiness, God's Sovereignty, God's Power, Creation, Sin, Justification, Eternity, and so on. We believe it's vital for students to have a healthy grasp of these things now, as that will be all the more beneficial to them as they grow into adulthood. Each week, we'll talk about what the doctrine is, why we believe it, and why/how it matters. Tonight will be Week 5: GOD'S POWER. We'll be discussing these texts: Numbers 11:23, Isaiah 44:6-8, Jeremiah 32:17, and Matthew 8:23-27.
Please pray for our students as we teach through this series and ask the Lord to be gracious to make their foundations in Him strong and sturdy! They need that in this world...
Xalt Youth is a weekly group for the middle and high school students of Forrester Community Church. We believe that those in our church in the youth ages shouldn't be relegated to a separate entity or with an unnecessary division or segregation from the rest of the church body, but rather a vital part of it, and we strive to build that into both the parents as primary disciplers of those in the youth, as well as in the youth themselves so they grow in understanding their role(s) in the body of Christ in healthy ways as they mature in their faith. We don't view Wednesday nights as an event for parents to drop their kids off for Patrick or any of the youth leaders to be the primary discipler of their children, but would rather come alongside the parents in our church to serve them in ways to promote healthy and ongoing discipleship in the home, and then let Wednesday nights serve as an additional (though focused, certainly), mid-week Bible study, encouragement, and fun for them. And we certainly also encourage our youth to invite friends (what a great way for some to hear the Gospel who may otherwise not) to come, but our aim is to focus first on our youth, and then strive for ways to help serve those who may come whose families aren't covenanting members of our church.