To rally, equip and deploy Bay Area Youth to serve in the Kingdom of God as a Biblically-sharpened and spirit-filled positive influences to win souls for Jesus Christ through transformed lives.

Encounter Bay Camp is a Christian Summer Youth Camp with the purpose of preparing young people for the adversity they will face in their formative years to adulthood. The camp provides an environment to equip the youth with foundational teachings toward a growing relationship with Jesus Christ and to provide them wit a memorable and life-changing experience.

Encounter Bay Camp is a collaborative partnership of local Bay Area Christian churches that seeks to unite Bay Area youth in fellowship with Jesus Christ. The youth between the ages of 12-21 gather for a time of Biblical teachings, powerful praise and worship, and fellowship between like-minded believers in Christ Jesus.

Encounter Bay Camp is a time for young people to experience passionate praise and worship, form lasting friendships through fellowship with others, and learn how to deal with life challenges from a Biblical perspective, and gain spiritual refreshment, renewal and transformation through the Love of the Lord.

Encounter Bay Camp's purpose is to ground the youth in God's Word while inspiring them to live for Jesus Christ. The camp will feature powerful, relevant and entertaining messages that lead the youth to have a meaningful understanding of God in their lives, their relationships with family and friends, and to live lives rooted in faith in Jesus Christ. The camp will also include small group sessions to provide a more interactive setting to discuss what was learned and minister to each other in an atmosphere of prayer and meditation. In addition, workshops dealing with topics such as sexual purity, prayer, worship, family, and the power and influence of the media, will be presented to address specific needs of youth believers.

Sunday, June 12, 2011

Be Anxious For Nothing

"Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus."-- Philippians 4:6-7

When faced with a challenge or crisis, our tendency is to get all anxious about it.  But God does not want us to react this way.  He does not want us to be anxiious about anything.  Instead, whatever the problem is, He wants us to go to Him for the answer.  When we do that, His peace, which surpasses all understa nding, will guard our hearts and minds from all worries, anxieties and fears.

"Pastor Erwin, that's easy for you to say, "Be anxious for nothing.'  Try living with my husband for one day.  Try disciplining that wayward teenager of mind.  Look at the balance in my bank account!  How can I not be anxious?"

Wait a minute...I am not the one who said, "Be anxious for nothing."  The apostle Paul said it.  Actuallly, it was not him--he was prompted by the Holy Spirit. And when Paul wrote that, he was a prisoner under house arrest in Rome.  (Acts 28:16-20)

Yet, under those trying conditions, he wrote these words: 'Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God."

Friends, if you are anxious or worried about something, remember Paul's words.  Let's say that you are anxious about a huge debt.  God to the Lord and pray, "Lord Jesus, I no longer want to be anxious about this problem.  I hand it over to You and ask for supernatural cancellation of this debt.  It is in Your care now.  You are in charge.  I thank You for taking care of it."

God is true to His Word.  As you pray this prayer and cast your care upon Jesus, you will find His peace setting your heart and mind at rest.  So be anxious for nothing--let the One with whoum nothing is impossible take care of it for you!  Trust Jesus...trust in the faith that God gives you to believe...only believe!

God Loves You and I Love You!

Pastor Erwin

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