The Youth Page
                   So many teenagers are on fire for God and want to share their faith with
                   people around them... but how? I trust these scriptures and tips will help
                   you when your family and friends to Jesus Christ.
                   The following scriptures is what I call "Salvations Freeway".

                   Rom 3:23
                  for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, (NIV)

                   Rom 6:23
                  For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ
                   Jesus our Lord. (NIV)

                   Rom 5:8
                   But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still
                   sinners, Christ died for us. (NIV)

                   Rom 10:8-10
                   8But what does it say? "The word is near you; it is in your mouth and in
                   your heart," that is, the word of faith we are proclaiming: 9That if you
                   confess with your mouth, "Jesus is Lord," and believe in your heart that
                   God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. 10For it is with your
                   heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you
                   confess and are saved. (NIV)

                   John 3:16-18
                   16"For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that
                   whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. 17For God
                   did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the
                   world through him. 18Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but
                   whoever does not believe stands condemned already because he has not
                   believed in the name of God's one and only Son. (NIV)

                   Tips for witnessing:
                   1. Always pray before sharing the Lord and ask the Holy Spirit to speak
                   through you and to begin preparing the other persons heart.

                   2. Remember that the first word is yours and the rest will be provided from
                   the Holy Spirit...don't be afraid.

                   3. Don't get in your friends face bad mouthing them and condemning them.
                   You need to show the love of Jesus to them. This doesn't mean that you
                   approve of their sins, it doesn't mean that you love them as a person. The
                   Bible says that God loves the sinner but hates the sin.

                   4. Look for a chance to wear a Christian t-shirt. Things like this make a
                   huge statement to your friends at school.

                   5. Carry your Bible to class, after a while your friends will begin to ask you
                   questions.

                   6. Don't force salvation on people. Sometimes it is better to plant seeds and
                   wait for the harvest. Leading someone to the Lord doesn't usually happen
                   the first day.

                   7. Make sure your actions are Christ like. Your friends are watching you,
                   make sure they see Christ in what you are doing.

                   8. Listen to Christian music...even when your friends are around you.

                   9. Invite your friends to Christian concerts, youth group and other Christian
                   events.

                   10. Pray for your unsaved loved ones every day. Prayer makes a big
                   difference.

                   11. Go out of your way to show love to the individual that you are
                   witnessing to. Sometimes folks don't care about what you know until they
                   know that you care.

 

         Here is some scripture for times when your down.

                      Psalms 43:5
                      5 Why are you downcast, O my soul? Why so disturbed within me?
                      Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise him, my Savior and my God.
                      (NIV)

                      Psalms 9:9-10
                      9 The LORD is a refuge for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of
                      trouble. 10 Those who know your name will trust in you, for you,
                      LORD, have never forsaken those who seek you. (NIV)

                      Psalms 42:11
                      11 Why are you downcast, O my soul? Why so disturbed within me?
                      Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise him, my Savior and my God.
                      (NIV)

                      Isaiah 61:3
                      3 and provide for those who grieve in Zion-- to bestow on them a
                      crown of beauty instead of ashes, the oil of gladness instead of
                      mourning, and a garment of praise instead of a spirit of despair. They
                      will be called oaks of righteousness, a planting of t h e LORD for the
                      display of his splendor. (NIV)

                      Nehemiah 8:10-11
                      10 Nehemiah said, "Go and enjoy choice food and sweet drinks, and
                      send some to those who have nothing prepared. This day is sacred to
                      our Lord. Do not grieve, for the joy of the LORD is your strength." 11
                      The Levites calmed all the people, saying, "Be still, for this is a sacred
                      day. Do not grieve." (NIV)

                      Psalms 31:24
                      24 Be strong and take heart, all you who hope in the LORD. (NIV)

                      Psalms 40:2
                      2 He lifted me out of the slimy pit, out of the mud and mire; he set my
                      feet on a rock and gave me a firm place to stand. (NIV)

I have a really good friend that always sings "The Lighthouse," and in the lyrics, it states that Jesus is a light house, let Jesus Christ always be your lighthouse in life.