Youth Ministry
Tonight, we'll continue in our series on the biblical concept of holiness. This week's message is called "Holiness and Your Mouth," looking at what the Bible says about how Christians should use their mouths. Building on our previous discussion about illegitimate uses of speech, tonight and next week, we'll look at cussing, modesty, lust, and entertainment, and how, for the Christian, the Gospel informs (and empowers us) to live a holy life. Holiness isn't about legalism, it's about love for Christ shaping how we live and speak.
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.