Youth

THE Cause (The Great Commission)

Make Disciples who Make Disciples (or Followers)

"Then Jesus Came to them + Said, 'All Authority in Heaven + Earth has been Given to me. Therefore Go + Make Disciples of All nations, Baptizing them in the name of the Father + of the Son + of the Holy Spirit, + Teaching them to Obey Everything I have Commanded you. And surely I am With You Always, to the very End of the age." (Matthew 28:18-20) NIV

"But you will Receive Power when the Holy Spirit Comes on You; + you will be my Witnesses in Jerusalem, + in All Judea, + Samaria, + to the Ends of the Earth." (Acts 1:8) NIV

Pray for people (friends, family, etc.) to be open to the GOSPEL.
Pursue them spiritually by bringing God up.
Pursuade them to ...

• A ccept (receive) Christ
• B elong to a church
• C ommit to THE Cause

Rely on Father, Son, + Holy Spirit for timing + results.

Deep + Wide Youth Ministry

(based on Matthew 28:18-20) (Great Commission)

GROW Deep in Discipleship ("Teaching them to Obey everything I have commanded them") Follow Jesus

GO Wide in Evangelism ("GO into all the world + Make Disciples of every nation") + as you're going make desciples or followers.
Share your Faith + Multiply IT

FireStarter

"John answered them all, 'I baptize you with water. But one more powerful than I will come...He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit + with Fire." (Luke 3:16) NIV

"For our God is Consuming fire." (Hebrews 12:29) NASB

To Be a Firestarter for God we need 3 things:

1. The Spark of the Spirit (Acts 1:8)
2. The Fuel of the GOSPEL
3. The Wind of THE Cause (Matthew 28:18-20)

from Dare2Share Ministries/BLAZE

Additional Scriptures:

Matthew 22:36-40 "Teacher, what is the Greatest Commandment in the Law?  Jesus replied, LOVE the Lord your God with All your Heart + with All your Soul + with all your Mind." This is the 1st + Greatest Commandment. And the 2nd is like it: LOVE your Neighbor as your Yourself. ALL the Law + the prophets hang on these 2 Commandments." NIV

Galations 3:23-26 "But before Faith came, we were kept under guard by the LAW (10 Commandments; To show God's holiness + show us our Sin), kept for the faith that would afterward be revealed. Therefore the LAW was our Tutor to bring us to CHRIST, that we might be Justified by Faith. But after Faith has come we are no longer under a tutor. For you are all sons (children) of God through Faith in Christ Jesus." NKJV

John 3:16-18 "For God so LOVED the World that he GAVE His ONE + ONLY SON, that whosoever BELIEVES in HIM shall not perish but have Eternal Life.  For God did not send His Son into the World to Condemn the World, but to SAVE the World Through HIM.  Whoever believes in Him is Not Condemned, but whoever Does Not Believe stands Condemned Already because he did not Believe in the Name of GOD'S ONE + ONLY SON." NIV

1 John 4:8 "GOD IS LOVE." NKJV

Matthew 5:17 "Do not think that I (Jesus) have come to Abolish (or do away with) the LAW or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to Fulfill them." NIV

1 John 5:3-4 "This is LOVE for God: to Obey His commands. + His commands are not burdensome, for everyone born of God Overcomes the World. This is the Victory that has Overcome the World,-- Our FAITH." NIV

Galations 3:11 "Now that no one is Justified by the Law (forgiven by obeying it; Christ already did it for us) before God is evident; For the Righteous Man (believer) shall LIVE BY FAITH." NASB

Titus 3:4-5 "But when the KINDNESS (Grace/Forgiveness) + LOVE of God our Savior appeared, he SAVED us, not by righteous things that we had done, but because of His MERCY, through the Washing of Rebirth + Renewing of the Holy Spirit." NIV

Romans 7:6 "But now, by dying to what once bound us, we have been released from the Law so that we Serve in the new way of the SPIRIT, + not in the old way of the written code." NIV

Romans 8:14 "For All who are Led by The Spirit are the children of God." NLT

1 John 5:13 "These things I have written to you who BELIEVE on the Name of the Son of God, that you may KNOW that you have Eternal Life, + that you may CONTINUE TO BELIEVE in the Name of the Son of God." NKJV

Acts 17:30-31a "Truly, these times of ignorance God overlooked, but now commands all people everywhere to Repent (change course; turn from sin + turn instead to God), because he has Appointed a Day on which He will Judge the World in Righteousness." NKJV

1 John 3:1 "See what GREAT LOVE the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called Children of God!  + that is what we are!  The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know HIM." NIV

1 Thessalonians 1:5-6 "Our GOSPEL did not come to you in WORD only, but also in POWER + in the HOLY SPIRIT + with FULL CONVICTION; just as you know what kind of men we proved to be among you for your sake.  You also became imitators of us + of the LORD having RECEIVED the WORD in MUCH TRIBULATION + with the JOY of the HOLY SPIRIT."  NASB

Romans 10:17 "So then, Faith comes by Hearing + Hearing by the Word of Christ." NASB

Hebrews 4:12 "For the Word of God is Living + Active + sharper than any two-edged sword + piercing as far as the division of the soul + spirit, of both joints + marrow, + able to judge the thoughts + intentions of the Heart." NASB

John 1:41-42 "The 1st thing Andrew did was to Find his brother ... + he Brought him to Meet Jesus." NIV

1 Peter 3:15 "But in your Hearts set apart Christ as Lord. Always be Prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. But do this with Gentleness + Respect." NIV

Luke 11:28b "Blessed are those who Hear the Word of God + Keep (Obey) it."  NKJV

Psalm 128:1 "Blessed is Everyone who Fears the Lord, who Walk in His Ways." NKJV

Ephesians 6:18-20 "With all Prayer + Petition pray at All times in the Spirit, + with this in view, be on the alert with all Perseverance + petition for all the saints, + pray on my behalf that I may make known with Boldness the mystery of the Gospel, for which I am an ambassador in chains; that I may speak Boldly as I ought to speak." NIV

John 1:1...-14 "In the beginning was the Word, + the Word was with God, + the Word (Scripture/Jesus) was God. The WORD became flesh (JESUS) and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his GLORY, the GLORY of the One + Only, who came from the Father, full of GRACE + TRUTH." NIV

Proverbs 21:21 "The person who Follows Righteousness + loyalty, finds Life, Righteousness, + honor." NASB

Ephesians 4:15 "Instead, we will Speak the TRUTH IN LOVE, GROWING in every way more + MORE LIKE CHRIST, who is the Head of his Body, the Church."  NLT

1 Peter 2:13...-17 " Submit yourselves for the Lords's sake, For it is God's Will that by doing good you should silence the ignorant talk of foolish men. Live as Free people, but do not use your Freedom as a cover-up for Evil; live as Servants of God. Show proper Respect to everyone: Love the brotherhood of believers, Fear God, Honor the King." NIV

1 Peter 5:7 "Casting ALL your Care (Anxiety) upon Him (God) for He CARES for YOU."  NKJV

Jude 1:21,24-25 "Keep Yourselves in GOD'S LOVE as You Wait for the Mercy of Our Lord Jesus Christ to Bring You to Eternal Life.  Now to Him who is able to keep You from stumbling, + to present you faultless before the presence of His Glory with exceeding Joy. To God, Our Savior, who alone is Wise, be Glory + Majesty, Dominion + Power, both Now + Forever. Amen." NIV

Some Scriptures from "Cross Purposes" by D. James Kennedy, & Jerry Newcombe, "Desiring God" by John Piper, "Purpose Driven Life" by Rick Warren.