Yesterday I began a series of posts sharing the strategy of Surge Youth Ministries. I will take the next few days examining each part of it. If you get anything out of it great…really I just like sharing it because it solidifies it in my heart. The mission of Surge is to REACH the students,Continue reading “What is the mission?”
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Love God Love People
This month in Surge we are doing a series called Love God Love People. The series is based on Mark 12:30-31 and will concentrate on 2 areas that we are to love God and two where we show our love for people. This Sunday we will unpack the power of Prayer and moving from a consumeristicContinue reading “Love God Love People”
You need more than God
Now don’t pick up your stones to throw at me yet…hear me out. Better yet hear God out. Genesis 1:18 Then the Lord God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper as his complement.” 19 So the Lord God formed out of the ground every wild animal and every bird of the sky,Continue reading “You need more than God”
Surge Year preview
Every Summer I spend time praying and evaluating the previous year and plan the entire student ministry calendar. This year we are focusing on missions. We are doing 6 local mission projects, hosting Love God Serve Charleston (an area wide missions retreat) and are going to Honduras to work with children this Spring. Not toContinue reading “Surge Year preview”
Can it be that simple?
I am placing the finishing touches on tomorrows sermon. I am having a tough time. We are systematically going through the book of Romans. I am preaching on Romans 5:12-21. It is a great passage that contrasts Adam and Jesus. Death and Life. Judgement and Justification. I don’t have a problem with the text orContinue reading “Can it be that simple?”
3 ways to kill your Connection Group
We are getting ready to launch a new season of connection groups. Let me give you a few things to avoid as you gear up this semester. These are 3 things that will certainly reduce your effectiveness if not outright kill your group. Forget the purpose. The purpose of Connection Groups are to connect to God, eachContinue reading “3 ways to kill your Connection Group”
I saw you
“How do you know me?” Nathanael asked. Jesus answered, “I saw you while you were still under the fig tree before Philiip called you.” John 1:48 What a great image. Nathanael under the fig tree, wondering, pondering, praying. I wonder what was going on in his mind. Was he crying out to God for somethingContinue reading “I saw you”
Walking Dead Evangelism part 3
How to keep from being zombied I am going to train you how to keep from being zombied. Because this is all for nothing if you end up falling to the wrong side and yes…you can find yourself alive in Christ today and spiritually dead tomorrow…if not your salvation your ability to be used byContinue reading “Walking Dead Evangelism part 3”
Walking Dead Evangelism part 2
HOW TO KILL A (SPIRITUAL) ZOMBIE So when you come across a zombie you have two responses. 1) Run 2) Fight Too many believers of Jesus are choosing option number 1. Matthew 11:12 We are to be a force…we are to become ZOMBIE KILLERS!!!!! So…it begs the question how do you kill a zombie… ThisContinue reading “Walking Dead Evangelism part 2”
Slow Down and DO something
In June of 1994 I sat before an ordination council and was asked what was my favorite scripture? I answered, Psalm 46:10 “He says. Be still and know that I am God; I will be exalted in the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.” Truth is, that was simply the verse I hadContinue reading “Slow Down and DO something”
Sean Rheaume 