It was a great honor to be one of the 10,000 participants at Billy Graham's Amsterdam 2000 conference for evangelists. One Great Commission challenge I just could not get out of my mind that week: almost half the world is under 25 - three billion young people! That's why I was literally moved to tears by the way this historic conference ended. We heard the music of a choir of young people from 50 countries all in their native dress. It was really impressive. As 10,000 representatives of Jesus Christ joined in singing "Go Tell it On the Mountain," those young people carried the banner of the cross high above their heads, through the crowd, and out to a world that desperately needs Jesus.
If you would, join me in "becoming" under the age of 25 for a moment.
If you're a young person, life has never been more of a minefield.
You're surrounded by a culture of immorality that's packaged so attractively it seems impossible to resist. Almost everywhere you go, the spiritual wrecking ball of sin is waiting.
It is hard to believe that we are two-thirds of the way through 2009. This year has brought us a new U.S. President, a lot of debate on healthcare, and a faltering economy where even our homes have fallen in value. From a worldly perspective, things look very bleak and dark.
They call it "Jubilee" and it appears to be unique to one place in the United States: Mobile Bay near Mobile, Alabama. For some unexplained reason, the creatures at the bottom of the bay suddenly become starved for oxygen and come to the surface. Suddenly, somewhere between midnight and dawn, there they are, within your reach: crabs, shrimp, flounder. It's seafood for the taking! People who live along the bay know there's no time to get ready for this opportune moment. When this incredible moment of opportunity suddenly comes, people all along the shore shout that exciting word that makes people drop everything - "Jubilee!"
It was a great honor to be one of the 10,000 participants at Billy Graham's Amsterdam 2000 conference for evangelists. One Great Commission challenge I just could not get out of my mind that week: almost half the world is under 25 - three billion young people! That's why I was literally moved to tears by the way this historic conference ended. We heard the music of a choir of young people from 50 countries all in their native dress. It was really impressive. As 10,000 representatives of Jesus Christ joined in singing "Go Tell it On the Mountain," those young people carried the banner of the cross high above their heads, through the crowd, and out to a world that desperately needs Jesus.
Friend,
It is hard to believe that we are two-thirds of the way through 2009. This year has brought us a new U.S. President, a lot of debate on healthcare, and a faltering economy where even our homes have fallen in value. From a worldly perspective, things look very bleak and dark.
