one church family

Two weeks ago, Pastor Dawn walked us through the book of Ruth and we heard Ruth say the following to Naomi, “Your people will become my people, and your God will become my God.”  Likewise, Rahab could have spoken these exact words to the Israelite people.  Rahab and her family are entering into a new community of believers that God’s grace has made possible.

Rahab entered into a new family when she became a part of the people of the God by her confession of faith.  At CHIC2012, our 30 teenagers became part of a larger family as well: the larger family of Christ followers (6,000 teens!) for one week to be a part of something amazing. 

While the “official” theme of CHIC 2012 was FIVE (five questions asked by Jesus), there was definitely an unofficial theme that flowed throughout the week: One Youth Group.  We were 6,000 people from literally all over the world coming together for one week to form One Youth Group.  We are a family under Christ.

On the CHIC website (www.chic2012.org), there are several images, videos and links to blog post.  Below is a link to a blog post written by a pastor who took their kids to this same CHIC conference with the hope of showing them what one family under Christ looks like.  As you read it, apply these same principles to our church family, and think about what it would look like if our church family was to live as One Church Family.

Youth and the Church