General session at GU 2010 Thursday night.

Living Loud.  How can young people be bold about their faith and excited to share Gods love to a world in need?  Christians should not be silent about Jesus.

Acts 8:4-8 Forced to leave home base, the followers of Jesus all became missionaries. Wherever they were scattered, they preached the Message about Jesus. 5Going down to a Samaritan city, Philip proclaimed the Message of the Messiah. 6When the people heard what he had to say and saw the miracles, the clear signs of God’s action, they hung on his every word. 7Many who could neither stand nor walk were healed that day. The evil spirits protested loudly as they were sent on their way. 8And what joy in the city!

This is the first message in the Shout Out series, the title is “Breaking the Silence”.  In this message we will discover that God is not a far-off, distant God, but wants to be involved in every area of your life and this gives us something to be excited about.  The God we serve is not a silent God, nor should we be!

As Christians we are challenged to live a life that ceases the opportunity to speak up for what we believe in. We need to begin to give God, and His ways a shout out when ever we can…

Psalm 35:27-28 Let them shout for joy and be glad, Who favor my righteous cause; And let them say continually, “Let the Lord be magnified, Who has pleasure in the prosperity of His servant.” 28And my tongue shall speak of Your righteousness And of Your praise all the day long.

This is the last message in the Predetermined Purity series. This series has been focus on the need for young people to predetermine in their life that they are going to take a stand and live a life of purity in today’s dark culture. In this message we close out the series by focusing on the power of the cross in our life. Pastor Matt and Pastor Poncho preach from the 217 campus and simulcast live to the Mill Plain Campus.

1 Thess 5:23-24   May God himself, the God of peace, sanctify you through and through. May your whole spirit, soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. 24 The one who calls you is faithful and he will do it.  NIV

1 John 1:9   If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.  NIV

Col 2:13-15   When you were dead in your sins and in the uncircumcision of your sinful nature, God made you alive with Christ. He forgave us all our sins, 14 having canceled the written code, with its regulations, that was against us and that stood opposed to us; he took it away, nailing it to the cross. 15 And having disarmed the powers and authorities, he made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them by the cross.   NIV