Young people’s address Thursday April 24, 2008 11:48am
Holy Spirit, WHAT?
So the Young people’s address began with Drumming. DRUMMING by the six speakers. Is this a Holy Spirit boost to the drum circle which will sing out tomorrow?

Placed in different locations, in front of different backgrounds, the six YA speakers brought in multimedia and quotations which powerfully witnessed to the creativity of the next generation’s ministry. PRAISE GOD.

Rather than comment, I took notes during the speech and here are my top 5 quotations.
“we disagreed but slowly learned to talk with each other, rather than other each other”
“Regardless of our age, weight, race, sexual orientation or gender identity, we are ALL children of God”
“God has sown the earth with wonderful people, when we care for others people, just like you and me, become God’s seeds of hope”

(Paraphrase) Why are we concerned about carrying on the future of the church when there are billions of people in need right now… take your faith one step future, our faith is not about only words or only about action, but about interaction!! Yes, we want to be the future but WE ARE NOT WILLING TO WAIT to make a difference. Are you doing to sit back and tell us the future will be ours, or are you going to work together to work for God? We aren’t willing to let this wait.
We are ready. We are willing, what about you?
There is action all around… NOT ONLY ACTION… INTERACTION… The future is about the call to follow Christ… better ourselves… believe in use… future in good hands… be with us now… calls us on the journey… the time is now… let us begin…”

Afternoon (2:40 pm) Lay Address – Lynn Powell, North Georgia Annual Conference
Nothing has been more striking in the last two days then the contrast between the Young People’s and the laity addresses. Where the YP address was full of hope – and not hope in our own abilities, but hope in the Power of God, in the grace of Jesus Christ. …creativity, hope, inclusion, peace, working for NOW… this is the theme of young adults. We are the ch

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