The paper clip strikes tonight

Tonight my fellow Crystal Valley-ites is the night we have all been waiting for!

BIGGER AND BETTER!

Tonight is the night that is all goes down! We have the maps printed out, the neighborhoods marked, the teams are set! Now its all up to you. Be here at 6:30 tonight to get ready to prep with your team and your drivers because when we let you lose you 1 hour and 30 minutes to trade and bring 1 thing back to show us. If done correctly and with a smile on your face you will get some wicked awesome things.

Also tonight we are unveiling an event we will be attending, the trailer is done, and now its time to release it to the public, so make sure you are here and don't miss it.

Again tonight 6:30, Bigger and Better, and the unveiling of a trailer you wont want to miss.

Big night here tonight,

See you here!

Here is your devotion for the day

" I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God for the salvation of everyone who believes..." (Romans 1:16)

Of course the gospel is the 'good news'- the greatest story ever told. But have you ever pictured the gospel as a bomb? Or more specifically, like a grenade? Does it really matter who throws a grenade? I don't think so. Whether a soldier or a sissy heaves it, it's going to explode either way. Whether it's the highest-ranking general or a lowly private, a flabby old man or a scrawny teenager, it will still detonate.

The same is true with the gospel! No matter who is proclaiming the message, the gospel will always blow up.
Why? Because the good news is "the power of God for the salvation of everyone who believes..." Whether it's Billy Graham, your pastor or you giving the gospel, the message will explode in the hearts of those who hear it- forcing them to either reject it or receive it!

I have two questions that I want you to answer in all honestly.

1. Are you ashamed of the gospel of Christ? Most Christian teens are too embarrassed to share. They would never admit that, but the truth is that they care more about their friend's opinion than they do about his/her salvation. This should not be! The gospel is the greatest message in the universe- there is no shame in being concerned about the eternal destination of your friends.
2. Do you know how to use a grenade? It's really not very difficult: just pull the pin! Many times well-meaning Christian teens who are motivated and unashamed forget to pull the pin! What do I mean? Simple- these teens care about their friends, but when they attempt to share the gospel, they muddy up the message. Oftentimes they end up turning off more teens than they turn around, simply because they've never learned to give the gospel lovingly, clearly and concisely.

The Gospel is "da bomb!" Don't be ashamed to give it or unprepared to pull the pin. It is waiting to blow your friends out of the kingdom of darkness into the arms of Christ!

P.A.