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2THINGS REMEMBER
Gate Name Badge All Access PassPlease wear your name badge to
all Gate Sessions. No one will be permitted inside of the Gate
Worship Area without their name badge. If you lose your name badge
you can buy a replacement for $1.00 at the Gate Store. Also, no one
will be allowed to leave the Main Session room after the session
has begun except in Handcuffs or an Ambulance. Bathrooms are
located inside of the Gate Worship Area.
Hotel CurfewEach hotel has a curfew for persons under the age of
18. Please do not be outside of your rooms after 11:00 PM without
the company of a responsible adult.
If you cannot find a responsible adult a regular adult would do
just fine.
Prayer TeamsThe Gate Annual Youth Conference has trained youth
and adults who serve on Prayer Teams. This is a unique opportunity
to receive individual prayer during each service. We ask that only
Prayer Team members minister in this way during the conference.
Worship FreelyPlease worship however you feel led and are
comfortable. You are welcome to sit, stand, jump, dance, lay down,
etc. There is not one designated way to worship and we encourage
you to be free in Christ and most importantly tune your heart to
His.
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Whats in this book anyway? It is our hope that this book will
help enhance your experience at the Gate 2011. Inside you will find
info about the band and speakers, morning and evening devotionals,
information about equipping sessions, and more. There is plenty of
space for you to take notes during each session so that you can
take this experience home with you!
Webstreaming Do you have friends? Are all of them with you? Do
you wish that someone was able to come to The Gate 2011 but
couldnt? All of our services are being streamed live on the
internet! Pay close attention before each service and text as many
people as you know to view the conference online!
Third Floor INSANITY!Check out the wide range of activities and
contests going on in the lobby areas. This area will be open for
use for an hour before every service and during some break times in
the afternoon. Go on and have fun and get crazy.just not too
crazy!
Gate StoreBe sure to visit the Gate store to purchase your 2011
t-shirts, slap bracelets, Twelve Ounce Jar merchandise, Bibles,
books, and more!
Prayer WallPlease be sure to visit the Devastated and Ruined
Prayer wall located near the main worship space. Take time to pray
over the requests painted on the wall and add your own! Lets watch
God do awesome things as He answers our prayers and takes us deeper
in our prayer lives!
World Cafe Dont miss this small group interactive learning
experience! Meet new people and get a little crazy in the process!
Pay attention for details for this event to be held Saturday
afternoon before the equipping sessions. Space is limited so be
sure to be there early!
Scan this code with your QR Code Reader
on your mobile device to visit the webstream
Send the link to your friends
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NO ORDINARY LOVESpeaker: Stephen Handy{ Notes }
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NO ORDINARY LOVE/Kourtney Brownlow//
I am a Chicago Cubs baseball fan. If you know a lot about
baseball you know what this means however for those of you who
could care less about baseball or sports in general bear with me.
The Chicago Cubs have not won a World Series Championship since the
year 1908; they are for all sense and purposes, baseballs best
losers. I, myself have been a Chicago Cubs fan since 1988 and for
23 years I have experienced insurmountable joy and paralyzing
agonythe agony of defeat. What is important to know here is that
Chicago Cubs fans are arguably the most loyal, faithful and loving
baseball fans in the world. It isnt necessarily the winning that
keeps us around (obviously since that hasnt happened in 103 years)
but instead its the love of the game and most importantly the team
itself. Wrigley Field (the Cubs stadium) is a near sellout crowd
every home game of the season. Why? Because Cubs fans love the
Cubs. It is not because they win or lose, but because of who they
are and what they represent. Cubs fans have a love that is
unwavering. A love that is full of hope. A love that focuses only
on the good and forgives the bad. A true love. An extraordinary
Love. A love that leaves every Cubs fan believing each year that
the impossible could happen. That against all odds the Chicago Cubs
could win it all.
Love is like that, you know. When everything in the world is
against it it perseveres. 1 Corinthians 13:4-8 describes love like
this, Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not
boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it
is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not
delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects,
always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails.1
John 14:16 says God is love. Whoever lives in Love lives in God and
God in himSo if God is lovethenGod is patient, God is Kind, God
does not envy, God does not boast, God is not proud, God is not
rude, God is not self seeking, God is not easily angered, GOD KEEPS
NO RECORD OF WRONGS. God does not delight in evil but rejoices with
the truth. God always protects, God always trusts, God always
hopes, God always perseveres. GOD NEVER FAILS.
Now I dont know about you, but that is no ordinary love. In fact
it is extraordinary; so much so in fact that we ourselves as merely
the created one and not the Creatorreally struggle to love in this
way. And because we fail to love in the way that God loves us and
the way that he desires us to love others, we have
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somehow inadvertently distorted the definition of love.
Through our own experiences and the experiences of others we
might have be affected by a love of a different form. A love that
doesnt reflect God the Creator the embodiment of love. A love that
is not patient, nor kind. A love that perhaps was self-seeking or
rude. A love that is easily angered. A love that has broken our
trust. A love that has left us feeling unprotected. A love that
seems to give up so easily. A love that has failed us and left us
feeling broken and alone.
This is how we love without God. This is all we can accomplish
on our own. Even in our best attempts at loving others and
ourselves this love will fail. But God never fails so when we begin
to accept the love of God who IS GOD, then we ourselves begin being
transformed by this love. It is then and only then that we can
truly love ourselves and give that love to others.
Take a moment and reflect on the following questions:When you
think about the word love what do you think about? Would you say
that you love yourself? Do you love yourself the way God loves you
or do you love yourself with a love that sometimes fails you?
What are 3 ways that you can better love yourself?
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Take a moment to talk to God and let him love on you. In return
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No Ordinary Mission/Rachel Wolverton//
Whats your favorite chair?
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favorite chair you sit in at home? Why?
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you ever find that certain chairs cause you to act or think a
certain way?
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Read Mark 1:14-20 NIVWhat do you think Jesus meant when He told
these guys Hed make them fishers of men?
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would this have been appealing to them?
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Luke 9:1-11 NIVWhy did Jesus send them out two by two?
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did this act release their potential?
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you had anyone in your life who helped you achieve your potential?
Who was it and how did they help you?
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Before they met Jesus, the disciples sat in a chair of
complacency, comfortable living in that life was predictable, even
if they werent considered much above low class. Jesus called them
to something more. He does the same for you and me. In every
persons life, there is one of 4 chairs. Whichever chair you are
sitting in will determine if your potential will be released or
not:
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82nd chair Comfortable in your faith, all about you, you maybe
take notes if its worth your while. You are used to God, but He
isnt your 1st love anymore. The Revelation churches were written to
the 2nd chair people! Its disgusting that a person can get used to
God!!!!
1st chair Loves Jesus completely! You take notes to grow, and
its not about you all the time. You believe in hell. You are a
disciple of Jesus not because of the discipline, but because of
love. No one questions your integrity, your faith, anything,
because its so obvious you love Jesus!!!!
4th chair Not a Christian, brilliant, maybe an atheist, can be
curious, may seek out 1st chair person for prayer, looks at 2nd
chair person as a hypocrite, you let 2nd chair person turn you off
of Jesus.
3rd chair Most dangerous chair. 70% of these people go to church
or youth group. Believe you are in the 2nd chair, but the reality
is you are in the 4th chair. You think you are saved but you are
not. You were talked into it, but never really sold on it; or you
felt since everyone else was doing this, you didnt want to be left
out. Perhaps youve done lots of amazing things but Jesus doesnt
know you. Perhaps you are doing this because its a job to get to
heaven, but never surrendered.
None are more hopelessly saved than those who falsely believe
they are free -- Johann Wolfgang van Goethe
How do you know you arent in the 3rd chair? Evidence of the
Spirit in your life fruit of the Spirit & conviction of sin
2nd & 3rd chair people look identical but the 2nd chair
person goes to church with eternal rewards, and 3rd chair person
goes to hell and knows what is right but doesnt do anything about
it. God unleashes the potential in us when we sit in the 1st chair.
Its an absolute surrender deal. Worship means to bow down (butt in
the air). Trust/Surrender means flat on the floor, no space left
between you and the floor. The disciples dropped everything, their
life, their family, their comfort zone to be in the 1st chair, to
be fishers of men. Have you?
Have you surrendered? Which chair are you in?Do you need to
move? Take a moment
and reflect on this and talk to God about it.
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Speaker: Rachel Wolverton{ Notes }
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MISSION AND OUTREACHREFLECTIONS
What my group did for a mission project at The Gate 2011:
My specific task(s) for this project were:
I felt a little outside of my comfort zone when:
Something I learned today during my project was:
I was really impacted today when:
After my experience today I feel:
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MISSION AND OUTREACHREFLECTIONS
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NO ORDINARY WORSHIP
Speaker: Stephen Handy{ Notes }
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NO ORDINARY COMMUNION
No Ordinary Communion/Kourtney Brownlow//
Communion is a practice that is meant to be observed over and
over throughout the life of a Christian. It is a holy time of
worship when we corporately come together as one body to remember
and celebrate what Christ did for us.
Often times we go through the motions in our churches when we
take communion and little thought goes into what we are actually
doing.
What goes through your mind when you are taking communion? Are
you focused? Is it routine? Does it impact you?
Reflect on what Christs death and resurrection means for
you:
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Confess your sins to God:
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Give thanks to God for His presence in your life:
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Communion is not just a religious practice. The word communion
itself means that an exchange of thoughts, emotions, and time
should occur.
Being in communion with God is in no way limited to the bread
and juice that we partake of in our churches. It instead is of the
person of Jesus
Christ that we should partake of on a daily basis as a result of
our relationship with Him. {FRIDAY NIGHTCOMMUNION
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No Ordinary Worship/Justin Dugan & Tom Lesieur (Twelve Ounce
Jar)//
John 4:23-24 says, Yet a time is coming and has now come when
the true worshippers will worship the Father in spirit and truth.
For they are the kind of worshippers the Father seeks. God is
spirit, and His worshippers must worship in spirit and in truth
NIV.
In these two verses, Jesus says the word worship five times.
Jesus makes this statement because he is stressing how much God
desires true worship from his children.
What images come to your mind when you think of worship?
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Many times we only think of worship as a Saturday evening
session on a retreat when the band is warmed up, or Sunday morning
before the preacher delivers a great sermon, or coming together
with fellow Christians to pray. Jesus teaching about worship
reminds us that God demands spirituality and truthfulness from your
heart and soul first and foremost. This inner relationship with God
must always be present for true worship to overflow.
Worship should come from your personal relationship and
interaction with God. Worship at its core is what overflows from
inside you, what God places in you to be revealed in a most
personal way for the glory of God. It is important to note that
your personal worship experiences do not always have to involve
external stimuli like music, low lights and preaching. Yet, we
often feel like we need these to reach our highest level of
worship. God does not require great fanfare, with music and lights
and powerful messages to reach you and change you. You have all you
need for powerful worship anytime, anywhere.
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NO ORDINARY WORSHIP
Take a moment and be still before God. Quiet your mind of all
the distractions and just focus on who God is to you. After some
time of silence begin to whisper to God what you think of Him.
Now just spend some time telling God how much you love Him and
why.
Some questions to reflect upon is: do you need a worship leader,
a dynamic preacher, a loud band or a group of friends to reach the
point where you feel moved by God? Are these necessary for you to
feel like you are communicating with Him? Jesus words in the book
of John teach us that this is not the case. John wants us to
realize that God alone is all we need to be touched and changed.
God is always present and desiring you to open yourselves to
worship him 24 hours a day/seven days a week. God is there to reach
out to you even in the quietest and most intimate times and awaits
the worship you have to offer from the stillness of your heart.
As a response to that direction from God, try to experience the
same intensity in your private
worship time as you do in your most intense moments at the Gate
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No Ordinary Desires/Jonathan Mallard//
As I write this, I just received my new iPhone 4 from Verizon
last week. Yes, I was one of the faithful Verizon customers that
set my alarm for 2 AM to make sure that I was able to order one as
soon as they were available, so I would not have to wait until they
were available to the general public a week later. This is serious
business. I have been waiting for this moment for almost a
year.
My fire was only fueled more last year at The Gate when my
friend (shout out to Mel Tubb) let me play Angry Birds on her
iPhone. I have been searching the tech blogs for signs of Verizon
finally getting it. I have been talking to friends that work in the
tech industry. I have been working on my budget to make sure I had
enough money to buy the iPhone and pay for the data package every
month. To say I was excited would be an understatement. Im
embarrassed to say, but I was actually giddy.
When the day came, I drove to FedEx in the snow before I went to
night school to pick up my new toy. I was so happy, I could almost
burst. The iPhone was something that I desired, and I finally had
my hearts desire.
The sad thing is that this story is true for me. And its
probably true for you, too. Maybe not the Verizon iPhone
(disclaimer: I know by the time you read this the iPhone 5 will be
out and my phone will be obsolete), but you probably have those
things in your life that you feel you cant live without and you
will pursue them to whatever ends necessary to obtain them.
Romans 8:5-6 saysThose who live according to the sinful nature
have their minds set on what that nature desires; but those who
live in accordance with the Spirit have their minds set on what the
Spirit desires. The mind of sinful man is death, but the mind
controlled by the Spirit is life and peace.
What does it mean to have your mind set on what the sinful
nature desires?
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How do these desires of the sinful nature affect your
relationship with God?
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What does it mean to have your mind set on what the Spirit
desires?
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God has called us to a much higher desire. He has called us to
desire Him, and Him alone. The thing that is so amazing about God
though, is that He will never let us down. The iPhone is great. It
does a lot of cool things, but it could never live up to the hype I
had built it to be. God is so much more than we could ever want or
imagine and most of us know that, but somehow we allow these other
desires to overpower our desire for God.
Psalm 37: 3-5 says Trust in the LORD and do good; dwell in the
land and enjoy safe pasture. Delight yourself in the LORD and he
will give you the desires of your heart. Commit your way to the
LORD; trust in him. Our true desires will come forth in our lives
when we first delight ourselves in God. When we commit ourselves to
him and trust in him first. Its crazy how something so simple is so
hard for us to follow.
Take some time and pray for your mind to be set on what the
Spirit desires and then just take time to
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An Equipping Session is held in a smaller group setting and is
taught by different speakers on various subjects. We offer a
variety of sessions for both youth and youth workers to dive deeper
into specific areas of interest in our daily Christian lives. Youth
will have the opportunity to pick 3 different sessions; please note
that some of them are gender and age specific.
What About When Life Isnt Abundant? Dealing with Stress,
Anxiety, and DepressionBeing a Christian doesnt solve all of lifes
problems and many people find themselves struggling with stress,
anxiety, or depression. This session combines faith and psychology
to discuss these issues and how our relationship with Jesus can
help us through these tough times. Check this session out if you
are struggling with some of these issues, or possibly if you are
close to someone who is struggling. Speakers: Leslee Pedigo &
Sarah Minchey Room: 304
Living Life on A MissionDo you sometimes feel as if you are
aimlessly living out your Christian life? Do you believe that God
has called you to live your life on purpose every day? This session
will remind us of how God has called us to be His hands and His
feet everywhere we go and with everyone we encounter. In this
session you will learn Scriptural and practical ways to live your
life on a mission! Speaker: Rev. Charles Welchance Room: 307
Unwrapping Spiritual GiftsIn church we often hear about how we
all have a gift and that God has created us uniquely for ministry.
This is the truth; except God did not just give us all a gift, but
instead has made his gifts available to us all. Come explore the
spiritual gifts listed in Scripture and what it means to eagerly
desire these gifts. Speaker: Rev. Lorin Pedigo Room: 308
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Creative WorshipGod has made us extremely creative people and He
did that so we might glorify Him in whatever we do. Do you feel
that God has gifted you creatively? Do you feel drawn to the arts?
God wants to use these unique giftings in you to draw other people
closer to Him. Come check out this hands on workshop and see how
God can use the creative gifting in you! (Note: this is not a
worship music workshop. Please check out the Song Writing workshop
if that is what you are looking for). Speakers: Gracie Dugan &
Elizabeth Abed Room: 310
The Spoken WordDo you have a deep love for Gods word and the
impact it has on Gods people? Has God gifted you in drama and
speaking? Spoken Word is a unique and creative way to communicate
Gods word to his people. Dive in to this creative writing and
performing session and learn how to proclaim Gods word in a unique
way.Speaker: Tiffanie Shanks Room: Theater (Gate Main Session
Room)
The Heart of Worship: Song Writing (Equipping Session #3
ONLY)Are you a musician or poet? Do you feel like you have a song
in your heart but are not quite sure how to get it all on paper?
Join the lead singer and bassist of Twelve Ounce Jar in this
interactive session filled with practical tips and interactive
exercises that will enhance your song writing. Speakers: Justin
Dugan & Tom Lesieur Room: 311
Hearing Gods VoiceYou may not know this but God still speaks
today and He wants to speak to you; so how do we hear from Him?
This session will help you better understand the heart of God and
His desire to be in a two sided relationship with you. Learn how to
speak less and listen more as God reveals the desires of His heart
to you in this journey of faith. Speaker: Rev. Stephen Handy Room:
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What Women Want(Guys Only)Do you find the female persuasion to
be complex? Are you interested in finding you a good Christian Lady
Friend? Do you ever wonder what women are thinking? You are not
alone! Check out this session to discuss these questions as well as
what it means to be a man after Gods own heart first, before
pursuing the heart of someone else. If you are a guy, you dont want
to miss this! Speaker: Adam Cannon Room: 303
The Father, Son, and Holy cow...that Boy is CUTE! (Girls
Only)Lets face it ladies, guys distract us. In fact I would venture
to say they are the #1 thing that distracts us from our
relationship with God. What is it that allows us to get so caught
up in relationships with guys? How do we have a strong relationship
with God and maintain a Godly relationship with our significant
other? This session you dont wanna miss! Speaker: Kacie Maercker
Room: 302
{ Junior High Tracks }The following two workshops are tailored
specifically for Jr. High students. Each
session will only be offered once during a specific time and for
session #3 you will have the option to pick a session from the list
above. We encourage but do not require the Jr.
High students to attend the Jr. High Sessions.
Explosive Faith (Session #1 Only)Living the Christian life is
supposed to be loud and exciting! As a Junior High student you are
full of energy, passion, creativity and caffeine!! God wants to use
all of this to show you how to have an EXPLOSIVE FAITH! This hands
on session will help you see how God can use you just by being who
you are! Speaker: Yousef Abed & Dustan Minchey Room: 311
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Seeing the Bible Come Alive (Session #2 Only)Sometimes reading
the Bible can seem boring and pointless. Who really understands it
anyway right? This session will open your eyes to how the Bible can
not only relate to your life today, but also how you can understand
it and have fun in the process! Get ready for creative and
interactive teaching that puts you right inside the story! Speaker:
Daniel Brownlow & Randall Sawyer Room: 311
{ Youth Leader Sessions }The following sessions will be for
youth pastors, volunteers, and parents. We highly
encourage you to attend these sessions; you will have great
teaching and an awesome opportunity to network with other youth
leaders.
Setting Spiritual Boundaries (Session #1 Only)Do you find
yourself living youth ministry 24/7? Has your relationship with God
gotten blurred with your ministry to students? Do you find yourself
struggling with spending time with family and friends or
ministering to that student emergency? Have you turned your phone
off in the last year? This session will help remind us that we are
indeed human beings and have very specific needs both spiritually
and physically. This will be an awesome session that helps make us
a better youth worker and a better person. Speaker: Rev. Holley
Potts Room: V.I.P. Lounge
Church Relations 101 (Session #2 Only)Leading a youth ministry
is a rewarding but often a difficult job and responsibilities far
exceed simply pouring into the lives of teenagers. How, as a youth
leader, are you supposed to get your senior pastor on board with
the youth ministry? How do you communicate the ministry to the
church? How do you get more volunteers? How to you equip and
activate those volunteers? How do you supplement your inadequate
budget? This workshop will offer practical tips and training, as
well as insight from a Senior Pastors perspective.Speaker: Rev. Lee
and Judy Stevenson Room: V.I.P. Lounge
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60 Tips in 60 Minutes (Session #3 Only) Its always great to hear
wisdom from those who have gone before us as well as learn from the
mistakes of others. This session will cover 60+ amazing youth
ministry tips that can help you enhance your youth ministry,
whether youre the youth director or even a volunteer youth worker.
Come check out this fast paced, high-energy session.Speaker:
Kourtney BrownlowRoom: V.I.P. Lounge
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No Ordinary Calling/Holley Potts//
The LORD said to Moses: Give Aaron and his sons this command:
These are the regulations for the burnt offering: The burnt
offering is to remain on the altar hearth throughout the night,
till morning, and the fire must be kept burning on the altar. The
priest shall then put on his linen clothes, with linen
undergarments next to his body, and shall remove the ashes of the
burnt offering that the fire has consumed on the altar and place
them beside the altar. Then he is to take off these clothes and put
on others, and carry the ashes outside the camp to a place that is
ceremonially clean. The fire on the altar must be kept burning; it
must not go out. Every morning the priest is to add firewood and
arrange the burnt offering on the fire and burn the fat of the
fellowship offerings on it. The fire must be kept burning on the
altar continuously; it must not go out. Leviticus 6:8-13
Back in the days of the Old Testament, the priests were the ones
with no ordinary calling. They had to endure many strange rules and
regulations to carry out their duties. As Christians, we are not
bound by these rules any longer, but they still carry wisdom and
foreshadowing as to what God wants in our lives.
We are all called to follow Jesus. Its a journey full of
passion, service and fire for God. We often find that when we
attend an event such as the Gate Youth Conference we leave all
fired up to follow Jesus. Sadly, many of us find that fire fading
not long after we have returned home. How are we to keep the fire
burning?
Since our lives are to be an offering for God, maybe we can do
what the priests did to keep that fire burning continuously. The
Scripture says that every morning the priest is to add firewood to
and arrange the offering on the fire. Our fire for God comes from a
life that is committed to him daily. What are some things we can do
to add firewood to the fire?
Take a moment and write a few ways that you know of to keep that
fire burning. What can you do to add firewood to the fire?
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This year marked my 16th year in ministry, and I found that my
own fire for God had been diminishing. What was missing from my
life? A regular time of prayer, reading Gods word, and serving
others. I have made an intentional effort to bring these back into
my life in the past two months, and I already feel a new zeal and
excitement for Gods work! I kindled the fire by adding firewood.
What are some commitments that you can make to serve God in some
way everyday?
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What are some creative times and places that you can stay
connected to God in prayer?
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Maybe you can say a prayer every time you wash your hands or
open a door. Maybe you can do like I did and not log onto Facebook
at a certain hour each night and read the Bible or an inspiring
book.
We are called to the extraordinary calling of surrendering our
lives to God daily as an offering.
Look for ways to give your heart, mind, and hands and feet to
God each day to keep the fires burning!
NO ORDINARY CALLING
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INTERGENERATIONAL SERVICE
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Devastated By His Love & Ruined For The Ordinary
Often times we go to conferences, retreats, big events, you name
it and it comes and goes so quickly. Our experiences, though
impacting and genuine, seem to slowly fade away as we begin to
nestle back down into the routines and life that we had before we
left. We want so badly to keep alive that which God has birthed in
us, to keep our commitments to Him. We desire so badly to live out
the change that God has done in our lives. Take a moment and
reflect on this week. Think about what it means to be Devastated by
Gods love. Now take a moment and think about what it means to be a
follower of Jesus who is Ruined for the Ordinary. Reflect further
by writing down some things in the space given below.
Things God Showed Me This Week:
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Prayers That God Answered:
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SUNDAY REFLECTIONS
Commitments That I Made to God:
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One of the key elements to keeping our commitments to God is
accountability. What I mean by that is letting someone else know
about what it is that you have committed to do. Find a friend in
your youth group, a parent, a sibling and share with one another
what you have committed to do for God. And allow them to pray for
you and check in with you to make sure you are continuing to seek
after God and follow His will. Dont just be Devastated by Gods Love
and Ruined for the Ordinary at a cool Youth Conference, but live
that out in your everyday life.
At the Gate we talked a lot about Getting Wrecked.
Now its time to STAY WRECKED!
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Mini-Gate Retreats & RevivalsWhy not invite the Gate to your
city? Host a Mini-Gate youth rally and tell your community about
the Gate. More importantly, your students will be rocked by the
Holy Spirit.
1 night not enough? Host a Customized Mini-Gate Retreat for your
youth group! All the planning is done for you, just bring your
group!
For more information visit www.gateconference.org Or email
Kourtney at [email protected]
Thank You!Thank you for making this youth conference AMAZING! We
would love your written testimonies, blogs, pictures, and videos.
Not to mention your constructive criticism on how to make 2012 even
better!
Be sure to look us up where all the cool kids hang out for
quicker and more up to date info on The Gate Annual Youth
Conference!
MINI-GATE RETREATS & REVIVALS
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Doors OpenThe Gate Session 4Free Time/LunchEquipping Session
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Things 2 Remember
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