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.

Thursday, June 9, 2011

Jesus Overpaid Our Debt!

"But this Man, after He had offered one sacrifice for sins forever, sat down at the right hand of God."-- Hebrews 10:12

Do you know that we once owed God a huge debt?  No, it was not a money debt, it was a sin debt.  We owed God a sin debt which we could never pay.  But God so loved us that He came up with a plan to pay the debt-- He gave us His Son to die on the cross for our sins.  Jesus Christ was without sin.  So when He went to the cross as punishment ofr our sins, He paid for us a debt He did not owe.

My friends, the reality is that our sin debt has been more than paid in full.  In fact, Jesus overpaid it!  Jesus' sacrifice was an overpayment because it was not just a good man, revered for his saintly qualities and good character who died for us.  It was the Son of the living God, the Creator of the universe, the perfect Man, who died for us!

Because Jesus is God, His sacrifice is greater than the sacrifices of all good men -- past, present and future -- put together.  His sacrifice avails for all who lived in the past, all who are currently alive and all who will live in the future.  And His one sacrifice forever took away all our sins.

Jesus' sacrifice was also on overpayment because His blood is of far more value to God than the blood of bulls and goats used in the past to atone for the sins of the Israelites.  It is Through the Blood of Jesus, which is the blood of God Himself, not of animals.  Because His blood is eternal, His blood cleanses us forever, so we ahve eternal forgiveness!

My friends, the next time you are mindful of a bad deed, remember that Jesus, your sacrifice for sins, not only paid 100 per cent for your sin, but His sacrifice was also an overpayment.  You can therefore truly and completely rest in the presence of God, knowing that He is fully satisfied and completely at rest concerning you.  He is not going to find some sin you had committed that Jesus' blood failed to cover.

Beloved, God can righteously give you His blessings and you can expect to receive them because Jesus overpaid your debt!  What a GOOD GOD we serve!

God Loves You and I Love You!

Pastor Erwin

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