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.

Monday, October 3, 2011

Our Only Help In Time of Need!

Hebrews 4:16  
“Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace in time of need”

If you are facing a challenge right now, I want you to know that you have a standing invittion from your heavenly Father to come boldly to the throne of grace to “obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need.”

The phrase “help in the time of need” means that you get healing when you are sick, provisions when you are in lack, restoration when your relationship with a loved one breaks down, and favor when news of job cuts or bad prospects are rife.

Pastor, how can I come boldly when I have been a lousy Christian?

Answer...Jesus Christ...and not by how you have lived your life.  So whenever you come into God’s presence, you don’t have to be afraid that your sins will be exposed because the blood of Jesus has removed every one of them.  God does not see even one speck of sin in you because He sees only the blood of His Son, which has been shed for your total forgiveness and acceptance.

You can come boldly because you come to God by the blood of Jesus!

Friends, when you have failed and need mercy, God’s Word assures you that you will find mercy when you come boldly to God.  Mercy means that you don’t get the bad things you deserve, such as condemnation, poverty, failure, loss and even death.

And mercy is not the only thing that you will obtain when you come boldly to God.  You will also find grace.  Grace means that you get the good things that you don’t deserve, such as health, protection, anointing, favor, good success and life more abundant and prosperous.

So come boldly to the One who loves you passionately, unconditionally and with an undying love.  Come boldly to Him who knows everything about your situation and has the solution.  He has wisdom far beyond that doctor you highly respect, that lawyer you greatly honor and the best experts you can consult.  Beloved, come boldly to the throne of grace to obtain mercy and grace to help in your time of need!  So defy worldly logic and do the opposite of what your brain tells you...Go to God and be pleasantly surprised!!!

God Loves You and I Love You! Pastor Erwin

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