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.

Saturday, August 13, 2011

Save the Date: August 20, 2011

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Monday, August 1, 2011

Have You Taken Your Love Break Today?

John 15:9
As the Father loved Me, I also have loved you; abide in My love. 

In your workplace, you probably take coffee breaks, lunch breaks, tea breaks and definitely toilet breaks.  Why not do the same in your spiritual life - take time for breaks, especially love breaks?

What is a love break?  It is the time you take to enjoy and feed on the love of Jesus for you.  At any time during the day, wherever you are, find a quite spot and feed on the love of Jesus.  Just sit down and talk to Him.  Say to Him, “Thank You, Jesus, for loving me.  nothing is going to happen to me that You don’t already know about.  Jesus, when I could not save myself, You died for me.  You gave up Your life for me.  What else will you not do for me!”

Such love breaks are typified in the Old Testament by Aaron the high priest and his sons eating the breast of the animal sacrificed.  (Leviticus 7:31)  The breast of the animal speaks of the love of Jesus.  Today, you are a priest to God. (Revelation 1:6)  So spend time feeding on the love of Jesus for  you, and see yourself nourished, strengthened and sustained by His love.  Jesus is our High Priest today.  This means His food is in loving us.  He enjoys loving and is also “nourished” by His love for us.

But do not forget that the breast was roasted by fire (Leviticus 7:35), which speaks of God’s judgment on Jesus as H hung on the cross because He was carrying our sins.  So as you feed on Jesus’ love for you, see Him loving you at the cross.  When things around you are not going well, do not allow the devil to say to  you, “If god loves you, how come these things are happening to you?”  My friend, interpret God’s love for you based on the cross, not on your present circumstances.

During the day, when you are hard at work, when busyness sets in, when problems pile up or when discouragement comes, just stop everything and take a love break with Jesus!  Let Jesus love you.  Let yourself enjoy being loved by Him.  Lean on His bosom, abide in His love and be nourished by His love for you!  So, go ahead and lift up the Mighty Name of JeSus...and just ENJOY!

God Loves You and I Love You! Pastor Erwin

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