God is about to do something awesome at this year Generation Conference. Our youth ministry right here in Utica N.Y., Generation Church has been praying and fasting for a mighty move of God. Last night in our time of prayer as a ministry I felt the Hold Spirit quicken this verse to my heart.
/*Philippians 2:5-9 says…Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus, 6 who, being in the form of God, did not consider it robbery to be equal with God, 7 but made Himself of no reputation, taking the form of a bondservant, and coming in the likeness of men. 8 And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to the point of death, even the death of the cross. */
We live in such and image driven generation. Young people that spend all their energy trying to protect their image and reputation. Its funny the things that we protect what we ought to kill. We protect our “image” but If anyone had a reputation to protect it was Jesus. But he sets the example by taking the low road of a servant. He didn’t care if he was wearing the right cloths or had the most friends on facebook or MySpace. All he cared was doing the will of the one who sent him.
I believe that God is stirring this generation to follow Christ example and begin to turn their back on the cultural status quo and aspirations and begin to make ourselves of no reputation so WE can fulfill the mission WE have been place here to accomplish.
John Wesley said
/ “Give me 100 men that hate nothing but sin, and love Jesus Christ, and we’ll shake England for God”./
I am excited to see what would happen in this region and nation when we cast of restraint and like Jesus and stop obsessing over public of opinion and start obsessing over the opinion of God.
God is going to do something great this year. Join me and begin to pray that your youth group will never be the same.
Pastor Mark Schilling
this is awesome! im so ready for conference this year!