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Being ready to worship
You may have come to one of the C4Awakening services recently, and thought to yourself “Did I come on the wrong night?”.. “Is this a youth service for High School students?”.
Next you’re probably thinking, “Ok, how can I duck out of here before anybody greets me!”, and looking for the nearest exit to avoid anyone assuming that a) you’re in High School or b) you’re a super creepy young adult.
Well, Im here to let you know, that no, C4Awakening is not a High School worship service. However, we have extended the invite to the C4Ignite High School ministry to join us for worship on Sunday nights.
But here’s whats interesting, you may have been confused when you walked in, because every single week, the dedicated crowd of High Schoolers sit RIGHT at the front. They’re the first ones in there, they’re sitting patiently waiting for the service to start, and they’re ready to go. I think we can learn something from this.
When we walk in as the countdown ends, there they are. Grades 9-12, ready to encounter God through worship. They come early, they sing, they lift their hands, and they are prepared to worship!
I feel rather inspired by that. I think that attitude, and level of preparation needs to be something we as the young adult community adapt at C4Awakening. Now, be prepared, it may mean a few MAJOR life changes. You may need to set your watches to normal time rather than the “fashionably late for church” setting it may be on. This would also require a few conversations to be cut a little short.
But honestly, why have we come to church in the first place? If we’ve earnestly come to encounter, and worship a LIVING God, then why don’t we give him the respect He deserves? Is He not worth showing up on time for? Is He not worth spending a few mins in quiet preparation for? Is He not worth our VERY BEST?
I think He is… and so Im letting this be a challenge to not only myself, but my peers with whom I walk with daily at C4A.
Let the hearts and passion of the High Schoolers be infectious !
The Stories We Tell
We have an awesome night coming up NEXT SUNDAY (DECEMBER 5th), where we we’re going to be hearing some of the stories of things going on among our community.
This will be an awesome night of worship and testimony.
Be here!
Creative Team Launch and Week 2 of Connect Groups!
Connect Groups Launch THIS WEEK
Hey everyone!
Our brand new connect groups launch THIS WEEK! Send an email to connect@c4awakening.com to get involved!
C4Awakening Vision Night
This is a night you do NOT want to miss. This night marks 1 year from our re-launch of C4 Awakening, and so many exciting things have happened this year!
Join us as we talk about how C4Awakening fits into the unique vision of Carruthers Creek (C4), and hear about the new things we will be doing this year to grow, and reach others.
New song from Nine O Five coming out soon!
Hey everyone.
As many of you know, C4Awakening hosts the Nine O Five events here at C4, and we’re very excited to tell you about a new song that the Nine O Five team will be releasing!
Im very excited about this song, so start spreading the word!
Elyse’s story.
This Sunday @ C4Awakening
A debt we couldn’t pay..
So today I was at McDonalds for lunch. I kind of had a craving some something quick, cheap, and unhealthy..so McDonalds was a perfect choice!
I had placed my order, paid, and was standing to the side of the register waiting for my order to be completed. Behind me was a teenage guy around 16 or so. He had on a big winter coat, his back pack, and iPod, and came up to place his order. As he went to pay for his food, he hunted in his wallet, his backpack, his pockets, for money. He realized that he had lost all the cash he had. He mentioned he was travelling back home via Bus/train etc etc.
Understand me when I say, this story is not at all to be focused on me, but rather an analogy that really made me consider how I act towards Christ.
Without really thinking, I put down a $20 bill on the counter and felt God clearly saying to me, “help this kid out”. So I did. I didn’t know the kid, nor will I probably ever see him again, but God’s been teaching me to be obedient when He asks me to do something, so I did it. I decided to pay the debt this kid couldn’t pay. His reaction kind of shocked me. He didn’t really say thank you, or acknowledge me, or express any genuine gratitude for this random gesture. He just sort of took it, and enjoyed his lunch. As I headed to my seat, I simply just said “God bless ya dude, safe travels”. He didn’t even turn his head.
Again, this story is not about me, or “how nice I am”…please don’t get that. The thing that really struck me, is how this is totally an image of our relationship to Christ. While we live in our lives of sin and destruction, God comes along, sends His Son, to pay a debt we can’t pay. He doesn’t leave us hanging standing there attempting to find a way to pay for something we don’t have the ability to pay for, He comes along, puts His Son in place, and says, “Debt forgiven.”
But how do we react? Do we truly express our gratitude? Do we come before God with thankful hearts? Do we turn from the sin that put us in debt in the first place? Do we live a life that would please our “debt payer”?
Often we dont. We often just take the gesture (forgiveness), and go about our business. Not so much as turning our heads, or winking an eye.
May this be a challenge, to not only acknowledge Christ, our forgiver of the debt we couldn’t pay, but also a challenge to turn from what leads to our sin.
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