Chosen of God Youth Ministry

Before we start posting a lot of posts on this blog, I thought it would be a good idea to share some of the purposes of this blog.

This blog has arisen out of a youth ministry called Chosen of God. We are a youth ministry for girls, ages 12-21. In Isaiah 43:1 God says, "I have called thee by thy name; thou art mine." As today's youth, we believe we are Christ's final and chosen generation, appointed to turn this aging world upside-down. Do you sometimes wonder how God can use you?  The members of Chosen of God Youth Ministry are seeking to, through various means, encourage one-another in their relationships with Jesus, for knowing Christ is the first step in sharing Christ. Christ has promised to be our teacher, and so we are seeking to learn of Him and apply His methods.

“He who serves under the blood-stained banner of Emmanuel often has that to do which calls for heroic effort and patient endurance. But the soldier of the cross stands unshrinkingly in the forefront of the battle. As the enemy presses the attack against him, he turns to the Stronghold for aid; and as he brings to the Lord the promises of the Word, he is strengthened for the duties of the hour. He realizes his need of strength from above. The victories that he gains do not lead to self-exaltation, but cause him to lean more and more heavily on the Mighty One. Relying upon that power, he is enabled to present the message of salvation so forcibly that it awakens an answering chord in other minds.”  {GW 16.2} Some of us young people don’t know what specific work God is calling us to, but we can be sure He does have one. Right now we need to use every opportunity granted us to better fit us for whatever that work may be. The “every-day” trials we face, are training us for the greater tests ahead. Right now, we need to make Christ our Stronghold and ingrain those promises of His Word in our minds. If we wait until the crisis to strike up a friendship and store promises, it will be too late. Let’s prepare for the battle now. We hope by this group to encourage other young girls in their relationship with Christ and their quest to find God’s plan for their individual lives.

Members of this group do several different things together.

1. We are reading through a book (currently - Christ's Object Lessons) together--a section each day. Then, once a week, we share our thoughts about what we read, with each other through a group email system.

2. Chosen of God members each have another girl assigned to them as a prayer partner. Each prayer partner team will correspond with each other as often as possible, and share devotional thoughts, prayer requests, and pray with each other.

3. Each week, members also commit a Bible passage to memory together. There's no better activity than hiding God's Word in our hearts!

We seek through this blog to share with you devotional thoughts, mission updates, object lessons, and other encouraging posts written by our girls. We pray you will be blessed!