FIRST CHURCH YOUTH

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Our mission is to reach the youth today develop an authentic relationship with Christ by knowing, experiencing, studying, and sharing God with their world to affect the kingdom tomorrow. And our vision is for every one of our youth to be:
POSITIVE that God loves them and that He has a good plan and purpose for their lives
PERSUADED that God’s way really is the best way
PASSIONATE for Jesus Christ, for His church, for the needy, and for the lost
PREPARED for life, for relationships, for service, and for leadership

CROSSROADS YG MEET TIME

The Crossroads YG meets on a regular schedule for fun, faith, and fellowship. If you are in High School, feel free to drop by and join us as we celebrate what God has done for us through a variety of activities, events, and service projects.

We meet on the First and Third Friday nights of each month from 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
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UNLIMITED GROWTH

Chapter 6 Viewpoint
Each of us has limited capacity in our own power. We can run races only to an extent. We can solve a problem only within the knowledge that we have. True life, however, roots deeply into the unlimited resources of Christ. He's an eternal energy reservoir. How much power does Jesus have? What can Jesus do? The Apostle John, the beloved of Jesus, wrote in his gospel about Jesus that if all was recorded what Jesus did, all of the books could not contain them all. Jesus has the ability to fill you up when you run dry as long as we are rooted, grow down in Him.

ROOTED IN CHRIST

Chapter 5 Viewpoint
Choosing to follow Jesus is the most important step we could ever take. Jesus opened up his arms to take all of our crud— our sin, our shame, our weakness, our insecurity, our pride, our selfishness, and our worry— on the cross so that we could accept him as our Lord. The Lordship of Jesus is one of those things where we allow him to reign and rule. We become the vessels he uses. I view the things I do as not accepting Jesus and doing what I want to do, but allowing my roots to grow down so that Jesus is accepting of me.

GREATEST IN THE KINGDOM

Chapter 4 Viewpoint
When we are called to grow up by our parents or leaders it is because we are probably acting childish in a situation. We are wanting things to go our way, we are wanting people to notice us, we are wanting all the toys in the toy box and all the snacks in our survival pack. There is a difference between childish faith and childlike faith. Childish faith is self-directed. Childlike faith is others centered. We are called to grow up into Him who is the head, which is Christ. Our actions and attitudes need to be aligned with those Jesus would do. Are yours?

GROWING THE WRONG WAY

Chapter 3 Viewpoint
When adults were younger they were full of passion, imagination, hope, and wonder. They then grew up. Perhaps they forgot the incredible potential available to them or maybe they began to worry about others might think of them if they lived for God instead of living by what society seemed to be following. Whatever the case, we are called to grow down. To let our roots dig deep into the soil of God’s word and mature in Christ. All things might be lawful, but not everything is permissible now that one follows Christ. Check out the video.

GROW DOWN

Bad Habits of “Adult” Faith
Each one of these habits, in its own right, are not necessarily horrible. In fact, there are some worthy aspects to each one. It’s important to brush your teeth and do laundry and cook your own mac and cheese— and feel good about being able to do all of that. But the problem is that these three; independent, self-dependent, and co-dependent people when put together do not provide satisfaction as we grow up. They actually cause the soul-clogging habits of: unfaithfulness, false security, and childishness. Check out Pastor Jonathan’s take on independence by watching this video.

CRYG UNBOXING

Survival Pack
There are two things that young adults like y’all can’t get enough of and to be isolated at this time with the COVID-19 is no fun— so fun is coming to you! In your pack, you’ll find goodies the number one thing you’d miss and then the second thing is Jesus— or maybe not in that order! Grow Down is a journal walk to make your faith stronger and centered on Jesus. How are you doing in your relationship with Him? Enjoy, and until we meet again, God Bless!

Fifth FRIDAY FUN NITE

Friday, May 29
On Track Karting hosts one of the longest and fastest indoor kart tracks on the East Coast. Over 1800 feet long and 20 feet wide, our track has plenty of room for pure wheel-to-wheel racing action. We will meet at the Church prior to heading out to Wallingford for a night of fun on the tracks! See Pastor Jonathan for more information or a permission slip to attend this event. The is a Youth & their Family event, so bring them along and have double, or triple the fun!

Upcoming EVENTS:

August 2020
CRYG Retreat

SO THAT ALL PEOPLE WILL EXPERIENCE THE LOVE OF CHRIST