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 2, 2011

Jesus Wore The Crown Of Thorns For You

"And the soldiers twisted a crown of thorns and put it on His head..."-- John 19:2

If hard work is the formula for prosperity, then everyone who works hard should be prosperous.  Bt this is certainly not the case.  Many people who work very hard are still poor!

I am not advocating laziness.  What I am saying is that working hard by the sweat of your brow is ot how God's prosperity comes.  In fact, if you have to work overtime all the time and are stressed out, you are probably operating under the curse.

What curse is that?  It is the curse: "In the sweat of your face, you shall eat bread..." (Genesis 3:19).  And it refers to the stress, struggle and anxieties that come with working hard an yet producing little.  Now, work itself is not a curse since God gave Adam work before the fall - Adam was to tend the garden of Eden.  It was only after he sinned that the land was cursed and it brought forth thorns, and man had to toil to eat of it.  (Genesis 3:17-18)

But praise God, Jesus wore the thorns of His head to show you that He has borne this curse for you and redeemed you from it.  he wore the crown of thorns so that you can work stress-free and yet have the results.  You don't have to be worried and stressed out day and night like people of the world just to get ahead in life.  Your heavenly Father can get you there without the worries and stress.  (Matthew 6:31-33)

Beloved, every curse that was supposed to fall on your head fell on Jesus' head typified by the crown of thorns.  He wore the crown of thorns for you so that you can have peace of mind.  He wore the crown of thorns for you and toook your curse so that you can wear the crown of glory and take His righteousness, and all the benefits of that righteosness!

Today, don't labor and toil like the people of the world.  Instead, expect to see the blessings of God come into your life without blood, sweat and tears because Jesus wore the crown of thorns for you!  So, don't sweat it!  Just do your part...with joy, gladness and with cheer...Giving thanks and praise to Jesus Christ!

 

God Loves You and I Love You!

Pastor Erwin

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