Today was our Teen's activity and after lots of fun on the water and attempting not to fall out of canoes or was that attempting to tip them?! LOL We all met over at one of church members home where we roasted Hot Dogs and made smores! Then just before the teens began to leave Bro Cheyenne one of the men in our church said, "I have a question for you... What do you think on?"
Then he called on Samuel - he replied "Soul -Winning", then Mrs Elliot - replied "Thankfulness". I replied - Prayer, Dawn - Praising the Lord, Aliah said, "Learning Wisdom" Jason - Reading the Bible. Then he turned to Pastor Seavey and said what is the GREATEST thing we should think on? Preacher replied "Thinking the same as Christ" Whatsoever things are pure, just, right.....
Friends, not just our teens need to be reminded to think on right, honest, pure, just things but we ALL should. That which we think on eventually comes out in our words and actions because that which is on the heart will come out.
Philippians 4:8 "Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things."
What can you think on that is true? honest? just? pure? lovely? good reports?
Friend so many times it's easier to just say whatever come to our mind rather than applying Philippians 4:8 but as Christian if we are going to think like Christ, if we are going to be Christ like, if we are going to do as scriptures teach shouldn't we think on the right things?!
Most of this lesson was formed from what teens said, when asked "What do you think on?" What if they had of given us the answers of what they thought on yesterday? Or the answers of what they were actually thinking at that very moment? What would we have learned?
I believe we learned from our teens today that even in todays world the young people do learn even when they appear to NOT be listening. They do hear even when we think they are off in never, never land. May I say, "PLEASE DO NOT GIVE UP ON YOUR TEENS!"
No matter what they are going through if you as Dad, Mom, teacher, Pastor, Youth Pastor, Friend give up on one because he/she is struggling who will be there to pick them up when they feel even God doesn't care. Yes we know God cares more than any of us, but when one is struggling he/she doesn't always remember that.
So no matter your age - "Finally Brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue and if there be any praise, THINK on these things."
May I challenge you to study Proverbs this month. Who knows I may post a few questions here to see who really accepted the challenge and really tried to learn to change their way of THINKING.
Then he called on Samuel - he replied "Soul -Winning", then Mrs Elliot - replied "Thankfulness". I replied - Prayer, Dawn - Praising the Lord, Aliah said, "Learning Wisdom" Jason - Reading the Bible. Then he turned to Pastor Seavey and said what is the GREATEST thing we should think on? Preacher replied "Thinking the same as Christ" Whatsoever things are pure, just, right.....
Friends, not just our teens need to be reminded to think on right, honest, pure, just things but we ALL should. That which we think on eventually comes out in our words and actions because that which is on the heart will come out.
Philippians 4:8 "Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things."
What can you think on that is true? honest? just? pure? lovely? good reports?
Friend so many times it's easier to just say whatever come to our mind rather than applying Philippians 4:8 but as Christian if we are going to think like Christ, if we are going to be Christ like, if we are going to do as scriptures teach shouldn't we think on the right things?!
Most of this lesson was formed from what teens said, when asked "What do you think on?" What if they had of given us the answers of what they thought on yesterday? Or the answers of what they were actually thinking at that very moment? What would we have learned?
I believe we learned from our teens today that even in todays world the young people do learn even when they appear to NOT be listening. They do hear even when we think they are off in never, never land. May I say, "PLEASE DO NOT GIVE UP ON YOUR TEENS!"
No matter what they are going through if you as Dad, Mom, teacher, Pastor, Youth Pastor, Friend give up on one because he/she is struggling who will be there to pick them up when they feel even God doesn't care. Yes we know God cares more than any of us, but when one is struggling he/she doesn't always remember that.
So no matter your age - "Finally Brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue and if there be any praise, THINK on these things."
May I challenge you to study Proverbs this month. Who knows I may post a few questions here to see who really accepted the challenge and really tried to learn to change their way of THINKING.
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