This has probably been one of the best 3dyc's in recent years. God has moved in our group in pretty incredible ways. We started in the morning with an awesome time of worship. Not only did we sing, but we spent time in silence, creating things out of modeling clay, and writing things that have become labels for us on masks and nailing them to the cross. We learned that worshiping God can look completely different than what we've thought in the past.
We had a team compete in the volleyball tournament. They made it close to the finals on our court. The students had a lot of fun cheering each other on.
In our evening session, Jon McCallon taught us that when we are in Christ we have great power. Acts 1:8 says, "But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you." Jesus also promised His disciples that by His leaving someone greater (the Holy Spirit) would come.
We often feel that it's up to us to change. But Galatians says that the fruit of the Spirit is... It's the Spirit that produces the fruit. Our part is to simply surrender ourselves to Him and He will begin to change us from the inside out. We aren't changed by just working harder or longer, but by giving our lives to God.
Our small group time was powerful tonight. We simply shared what God has been speaking to us this weekend. We heard testimony after testimony about what God is revealing to our students about themselves and who they are in Him. It seems that the group has drawn closer through this experience.
Pray that students would be able to take these commitments that they've made and live them out back home. The challenge is to continue to follow God in our messy lives. God has began the work, and our students have responded. Pray that they would continue to surrender to His Lordship in their lives.
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