Together is Good

Together is good.  God has created us for community.  His plan for believers is that we be plugged in, connected, with other believers in the family of  local church.  We were meant to be together, and together is good.  

Together is good.  How does a parent teach a teen about the importance of community?

1.  Set the example because more is caught than taught

2.  Have their teen get involved in their church's youth ministry

Together is good.  It bugs me when I hear someone from a church that has at least one teenager in the church say, "We don't have a youth ministry".  Fact of the matter is if there is a teenager in the church then there is (or should be) youth ministry.  Parents or caring adults in that church could pull together and put some plans into action, even if youth ministry isn't their cup of tea.  

Together is good.  This week at NHC our youth group had some great together time.  We had Contagious on Wednesday night with a fantastic turn out of students during spring break.  We talked some more about why faith is important and knowing the core truths of our faith will help us from crumbling when faith is put to the test.  We viewed a great video about Bethany Hamilton, the teen surfer whose arm was bit off by a shark and how she used that event in her life to be used by God to reach others, rather than quitting and dropping out on her faith.

(We also ate the best nachos in the world)

Together is good.  Yesterday we spent the day at Cale Retreat.  Many climbed the rock wall, some did some trap shooting, lots of games of Apples to Apples were played.  We grilled some hot dogs for lunch.  We took a look at Saul's encounter with Jesus Christ on the Damascus road and how that encounter changed his life dramatically.  

We finished the day at Applebee's, their slogan - Together is Good.