<And John, I am not trying to entice anyone, What a silly thing to say. I am simply looking for a way to share bible stories in a teen perspective.
LOL alright, You assume too much. >
I guess my point is that there is no difference between a teen perspective and other.

define church please.

have i taught young and old enter the kingdom and experience the joy and the peace that passes all understanding?
yes.
was it inside of buildings that had the hand of man call them churches?
at times.

I've brought a pastor of teens for 26 years back from the brink of becoming bud-hist, inside of his own church, at the age of 18.

Because all too many American churches are faith without works, and function just like the world does, only with much more self-rightousness.

was it the hand of man that declared what a church was?

or is the church, the people of God, that is not limited to the confines of brick and wood?

WAS NOT THE VEIL RENT WHEN THE CHRIST COMMITTED HIS PURPOSE FOR ALL MEN?


I have taught young and old the power of prayer and the instant and lasting effects on the lives of themselves and those around them, and the need to seek His will daily in our lives, and these take root deep enough that few return to their previously self destructive lives.

does it really have to be in a building the hand of man designates as a church? does every teach have to sit only within the harbors to teach? Were we told to go out into the world and teach?

are you only capable of recognizing a 'member' of the 'body of christ' if they have chosen sat withing the confines of a small segment of the body, that meet 2 times a week, go on a few outings, but never really get involved in the lives of the people that attend, if only to 'hold them accountable and judge them' when they do?

is that the hands and feet of Christ?


Yes, I have taught teens in physical buildings called churches by men.
But sitting in the harbors when we called into the world, is not how it's supposed to be. Those churches send mission trips across the globe and rarely acknowledge the ones right next door. The Christ taught on the streets, AND in the temple.... so why would you attempt to isolate if I have only done 1/2 half of what we are called to do as leaders?


And furthermore, when a man's sin becomes apparent to you, do you not judge everything of them to be unworthy of hearing the voice of Yahweh... even though all men have sin, and are constantly redeemed throughout their lives if they have chosen to do their best to submit to the authority of the Creator?


And finally. The thread topic was about teens that have come into a church from lives that are terribly broken. Is it not a stronger testimony to be able to go out to the ones while they are being broken and still impact their lives so that they begin to pray and seek Him? It's very easy when you have a captive audience and everyone in the room has to listen to you for the hour or two that you have class. You don't have to have much persona or charisma to keep 'order' for the lessen.... But out in the world, you compete and contend with everything that is in the world for the attention of a teen, or anyone. Only by the grace and Spirit of God is it possible. Which is why so many can only teach inside of the confines of a box we are told are churches. But there are so many denominations of 'churches'.... how many denominations of the Christ did the Christ preach? It is by the fact that His people have chosen to isolate themselves into little bunkers under different named banners that His people have lost the battles on so many fronts in so many nations.... Churches chose to divide themselves.

What division is there in the Christ?

Would you teach a teen to fall in line with the rest of the sins of the world? Would you preach to them to hold one mans version of doctrine higher than another, while totally ignoring the Holy Spirit's presence constantly trying to get us all to love Him and each other and to avoid the petty disputes that things like denominations bring? Sure, some are wrong in some ways... because ALL HAVE FALLEN SHORT OF THE GLORY.


You asked me two questions, and I have asked you many questions. I have attempted to address your world view with such a list of questions, as even paul preached we are to be all things to all people. We are to be equipped for every good work, by the Spirit of the Lord, which does not exist solely withing the confines of brick and morter.

Just laying an example of everything I've preached in this. I can take no more credit for that bit than anyone else. That's simply administering the truth in love, as led by his spirit. If you look at the time of that post and the post before it i had made, you can see how quickly it flowed from my fingers. That's being lead of the Spirit and has more draw or hook, or rhythm than any lesson plan could hope... which now, I hope, is case and point.

To be led of the Spirit, teaching truth in love, is the only formula you need. Teach those to listen to Him, so they can do the same, to be the light of the world.

Yahweh, Yahshua
Answered.

what other coverings are there.


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the lack of punctuation at the end of the first line, is to invoke an image of something like an eagle, then quickly place upon it the idea of being wise like a serpent and harmless like a dove, as daniel was.

So that perhaps, the image of some one flying above the world on wings like an, eagle (or whatever their mind)...
With the cunning and sight of an eagle traveling through the sky above the world,
Keenly looking for the ones that Yahweh has called you to.



all in all due,
it was an encouragement,
a blessing,
and a prayer.
Just for you.

Why hide light in a basket,
I can speak freely here!

I speak ministry as music because it's one of the only ways to get the Holy Spirit to draw near 'round here.

And with so few churches left standing across the heartlands,
well that music, helps me
still stand, even as I speak to you.
I use text but, i structure it to the flow of thought,

It fights in the midst of an epiedemic of ADD pretty well you could say.

I'll answer more, but not today.

Eventually all ministry given you becomes intertwined,
Through me often He's been poetic,
And within that syncopated, ministry of music
He's quietly hidden the prophetic at times,

Because division is not necessary for us,
when all of His people should be seeking the unity of the body.
In peace.