outbreak

I preached tonight in New Braunfels, just north of San Antonio. A friend of mine there – Matt is the youth director at First Methodist. He and the other youth leaders from around the city rent out this old theatre in what seems to be historic “downtown.” This was a first class event. They committed true excellence to Jesus Christ. The whole place was packed out with kids from the community. The worship band did a great job and really pumped the kids up for Christ. The sound and lighting people were phenomenal – one of the best events I have seen church people do. I was really taken that they spent the time and energy to be so excellent. Unfortunately, excellence is far too rare among the church. This group of leaders obviously spared no expense or amount of labor to make this a life changing event for the youth of their community.

I was really blessed to be a part of the event. I just got this picture of towns all over Texas bringing the youth of their community such excellence on a regular basis. I saw a vision of transformed schools and communities that get claimed for Christ. Make no mistake, the enemy holds nothing back in his quest for our young people. And though we have so much more to offer, we often fail to be significant in ways that are relevant. So, thank you dedicated youth leaders of different denominations of the Church of Jesus Christ for your love, your labor, and your extreme excellence.