Light

John 1:1 “In the beginning the Word already existed. The Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He existed in the beginning with God. 3 God created everything through him, and nothing was created except through him. 4 The Word gave life to everything that was created, and his life brought light to everyone. 5 The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness can never extinguish it. 6 God sent a man, John the Baptist, 7 to tell about the light so that everyone might believe because of his testimony. 8 John himself was not the light; he was simply a witness to tell about the light.9 The one who is the true light, who gives light to everyone, was coming into the world. 10 He came into the very world he created, but the world didn't recognize him.11 He came to his own people, and even they rejected him.12 But to all who believed him and accepted him, he gave the right to become children of God.13 They are reborn—not with a physical birth resulting from human passion or plan, but a birth that comes from God.”

1) God is light.

·       God can not be eclipsed.

·       Sin can not eclipse God.

Job 24:13 "Wicked people rebel against the light. They refuse to acknowledge its ways or stay in its paths.”

·       People think they can sin, sin, and sin and somehow God will hate them and never forgive or accept them because they are just too bad.

o      What a lie.

John 12:46 “I have come as a light to shine in this dark world, so that all who put their trust in me will no longer remain in the dark.”

·       God loves you and you will never be able to stop that, erase that, eclipse that, or do anything else to make that occur.

2 Corinthians 4:4 “Satan, who is the god of this world, has blinded the minds of those who don't believe. They are unable to see the glorious light of the Good News. They don't understand this message about the glory of Christ, who is the exact likeness of God.”

1 John 2:9 “If anyone claims, "I am living in the light," but hates a Christian brother or sister, that person is still living in darkness. 10 Anyone who loves another brother or sister is living in the light and does not cause others to stumble.”

·       Error can not eclipse God.

o      People think they can make many different roads to God, paths to God, or gods to worship.

o      What a trick this is.

1 John 1:7 “But if we are living in the light, as God is in the light, then we have fellowship with each other, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, cleanses us from all sin.”

o      Error is inaccuracy, error is untruth.

Philippians 2:15 “so that no one can criticize you. Live clean, innocent lives as children of God, shining like bright lights in a world full of crooked and perverse people.”

Proverbs 20:27 “The LORD's light penetrates the human spirit, exposing every hidden motive.”

·       Unbelief can not eclipse God.

1 John 1:5 “This is the message we heard from Jesus and now declare to you: God is light, and there is no darkness in him at all.”

·       God is faithful with no sin in him.

o      No variances, no cloudiness only complete clarity.

James 1:17 “Whatever is good and perfect comes down to us from God our Father, who created all the lights in the heavens. He never changes or casts a shifting shadow.”

Revelation 21:23 “And the city has no need of sun or moon, for the glory of God illuminates the city, and the Lamb is its light. 24 “The nations will walk in its light, and the kings of the world will enter the city in all their glory.”

·       You can say “I don’t believe in God,” but that does not affect truth, light, or reality.

o      I can’t see God so I don’t believe in Him well I can’t see my brains, my heart, the wind but that still doesn’t affect the reality of its existence.

John 11:10 “But at night there is danger of stumbling because they have no light."

o      When people refuse to believe in God they can not understand His word, understand His Truths, nor understand His promises.

2) Because God lives in you, you are light.

Ephesians 5:9 “For this light within you produces only what is good and right and true.”

·       God can not be extinguished.

Genesis 1:16 “God made two great lights the larger one to govern the day, and the smaller one to govern the night. He also made the stars. 17 God set these lights in the sky to light the earth,”

·       We are to light the earth.

o      We have purpose, clarity, and direction for life right here in this one verse of scripture.

o      Just pinning down how we shine is the final step. 

Colossians 1:12 “Always thanking the Father. He has enabled you to share in the inheritance that belongs to his people, who live in the light.”

·       Live in the light.

Ephesians 1:18 “I pray that your hearts will be flooded with light so that you can understand the confident hope he has given to those he called—his holy people who are his rich and glorious inheritance.”

o      The Spirit of God/Light can never be extinguished.

·       Holiness can never be extinguished.

·       God’s goodness, mercy, grace can never be extinguished.

3) We are to light our life, our home, and our world.

Matthew 5:14 "You are the light of the world—like a city on a hilltop that cannot be hidden. 15 No one lights a lamp and then puts it under a basket. Instead, a lamp is placed on a stand, where it gives light to everyone in the house. 16 In the same way, let your good deeds shine out for all to see, so that everyone will praise your heavenly Father.”

·       Are you a bright light?

·       A dim light?

·       To brighten your light you must be giving it fuel.

·       Wattage.

1.  Purity.

2.  Passion.

3.  Perseverance.

4.  Prayer.

5.  Presence.

6.  Pursuit.

7.  People.

·       To decrease your brightness you ignore those things that fuel the light and your light will extinguish.

Luke 11:36 “If you are filled with light, with no dark corners, then your whole life will be radiant, as though a floodlight were filling you with light."

Acts 13:47 “For the Lord gave us this command when he said, 'I have made you a light to the Gentiles, to bring salvation to the farthest corners of the earth.'"

Acts 26:18 “to open their eyes, so they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God. Then they will receive forgiveness for their sins and be given a place among God's people, who are set apart by faith in me.”

Exodus 27:20 "Command the people of Israel to bring you pure oil of pressed olives for the light, to keep the lamps burning continually.”

·       Light our world continuously.

John 3:19 “And the judgment is based on this fact: God's light came into the world, but people loved the darkness more than the light, for their actions were evil.”

·       Light the world when it seems hopeless.

·       Light the world when it seems no one else cares.

·       Light the world when you’re being attacked.

·       Light the world when you are being persecuted.

John 3:20 “All who do evil hate the light and refuse to go near it for fear their sins will be exposed. 21 But those who do what is right come to the light so others can see that they are doing what God wants."

Isaiah 42:6 "I, the LORD, have called you to demonstrate my righteousness. I will take you by the hand and guard you, and I will give you to my people, Israel, as a symbol of my covenant with them. And you will be a light to guide the nations.”

Isaiah 58:10 “Feed the hungry, and help those in trouble. Then your light will shine out from the darkness, and the darkness around you will be as bright as noon.”

Isaiah 9:2 “The people who walk in darkness will see a great light. For those who live in a land of deep darkness, a light will shine.”

·       When in dark places be the light

John 8:12 Jesus spoke to the people once more and said, "I am the light of the world. If you follow me, you won't have to walk in darkness, because you will have the light that leads to life."

·       I am not here to just curse the darkness but to turn on the light.

Incredibles

Incredible means too extraordinary and improbable to be believed. How many of us ever dreamed of being a super hero with all these awesome super powers? We would grab a sheet or pillow case and make it a cape and pretend we are a super hero. The incredible is inside of each of us, tapping into that is our weakness. Ordinary moves to extraordinary when you commit to a cause that is greater than yourself and demands the supernatural hand of Almighty God to help you to get it accomplished. The key is to have a willing and committed heart. I desire to rescue people, and then lead people into a genuine and contagious walk with Christ. That is what every believer should be striving for. I'm tired of the ordinary. Tired of the mundane, tired of the possible, tired of low expectations, tired of quitters, or just do your best speeches. God has called us to do extraordinary things in our lives for him. We all have a destiny through God. We as believers have a common enemy and that is the devil. The devil is not afraid of you. He is afraid of the Spirit of God that is in YOU! The devil is afraid of people who so desire to do the incredible that they will pay any price to experience it! You have to be willing to do the incredible. I'm ready for change. A phrase that is said by a wise man, 'If I change then everything changes.' Think about it. If you take a look at you and make changes for the better for God then God is going to do incredible things through you.  I'm ready for the supernatural to takeover, to believe in the impossible. It's through God all things are possible. I'm ready to put my faith, all my confidence in God and let him use me in ways I've never dreamed.

We need a generation of Christians to stand up and declare to the world, their flesh and the devil that "no you will not get me." I can do all things through Christ that strengthens me. That is a promise from God right their. Some examples is we need some Joseph's (Book of Genesis) who will run away form the offer of fornication and adultery. While losing his coat he never lost his character. Joseph was a man of integrity. To be incredible we need integrity and character. The Church needs some Caleb's and Joshua's (Book of Joshua) that will stand in as the minority and say, "We can possess the land God has given us." He was pre-destined to win every battle to possess the land that was promised to him. All he had to do was follow God's instructions and follow him. We need some David's who will declare that no you will not have your liberty with my life nor the lives of my family. He chased down a lion while the sheep was yet  in his mouth and grabbed him by the beard and smote him.  He endured Goliath and struck him down with a rock and cut off his head with his own sword. We get hit every Sunday, every Wednesday by the word of God but are we really "decreasing so he can increase?" (John 3:30)

We need to be living out the incredible. Our churches are our spiritual families. We are the Body of the Lord Jesus Christ. We together make up the one body. Isaiah 1:17 "Learn to do good. Seek justice. Help the oppressed. Defend the cause of orphans. Fight for the rights of widows. We are to fight against sin. Fight for the people in our churches, in our schools, in our communities and under our influence. We have so many children, students, people who have been spiritually abandoned by their world, their church and their culture. Love the unlovable. Encourage the discouraged. Inspire the passionless.

2 Kings 18:5-7 states that Hezekiah trusted in the Lord. He remained faithful to the Lord in everything, and he carefully obeyed all the commands the Lord had given Moses. The Lord was with him. Hezekiah was successful in everything he did. EVERYTHING! Pledged himself to God. We are to pledge ourselves to God also. You want to be incredible, you want to change the world, you want to do something great for God? Pledge yourself to him. Be committed to Christ. Follow after him. All it takes is living our lives for God and following his word. His word is full of promises for us. We can overcome the enemy, we can do all things through Christ.

Through out the bible many people had incredible stories of doing incredible things through God. What's your story? What has God done through you that was incredible? Peter walked on water. Gideon defeated thousands with only 300 men. David killed a lion, bear, and giant. Other stories such as the dead being raised, people being healed of sickness, demons being cast out, miracles being performed. People coming to know Christ. So many stories out there. What is yours?

For the full sermons check out the podcast titled "Incredibles" on iTunes. Type in Youthrock in the iTunes store search box and you will find us.

 YOUTHROCK INVADES THE MAIN SANC.

Weds Night on 3-16-2011, with Pastor Mike being left alone while all the other Pastor's were out of town to Joplin for the District Bible Conference, Youthrock invaded the Main Sanctuary. The evening kicked off with the YR We? Band leading praise and worship. Followed by the offering and a video clip from the Pixar Movie "The Incredibles." Pastor Mike shared the message that is apart of the series called "HEROS!" on incredibles. (See above story) The service was just awesome with the teens and adults combined together into one area.

Pastor Mike preaching the word

Justin Skiles and the YR We? Band leading worship.

ANYONE OUT THERE TWEETS?

This just in! If you are a twitter user then I've got someone for you to follow! Pastor Mike Koelling is now on Twitter! That's right he is finally going social network on us. You can follow Pastor Mike on twitter simply clicking on this link www.twitter.com/koellingmichael. Pastor Mike has the Youthrock Srfc facebook linked to his twitter account and will be posting on the facebook. Be sure to look for his Post! You can also catch some of the other peeps such as Pastor John Skiles www.twitter.com/johnmarkskiles, and along with some of our Youth Staff who is also on twitter.

Solid Rock Family Church

Youthrock Teen Ministries

508 Hunters Run Road

Jefferson City, MO 65109

Phone: 573-893-4609

Email: youthrock@srfc.us

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YR Axxess - 2/24/11

No this isn’t a Justin Bieber message. When I saw the title of this message I instantly thought of Justin Bieber because of his famous iconic hair style. I figure the girls in the service would scream and go crazy and sure enough we had some that did. No this message isn’t about Chase Koelling getting his hair cut on the stage. That’s an illustration. It’s about a man named Samson.

In Judges Ch 16 we look at the story of Samson and Delilah. Samson is this man of God who is blessed with super, powerful strength. He was unstoppable against the Philistines. But Samson was a man who lusted after women. He had a problem. He got caught up with this woman named Delilah who was working for the Philistines who were after Samson. The rulers of the Philistines told Delilah to seduce Samson into revealing the secret of his strength and paid her 1,1000 pieces of silver.

Samson fell in love with Delilah and spent a lot of time with her. Delilah said to Samson in verse 6 “Please tell me what makes you so strong and what it would take to tie you up securely.” Samson responds “If I were tied up with seven new bowstrings that have not yet been dried, I would become weak as anyone else.”

So Delilah goes and tries this while Samson was sleeping and screams that the Philistines are here to take you. Samson broke free and took care of them. Plan failed for Delilah. However she asks again and Samson tells another way which also fails. Delilah then says to Samson “How can you tell me, ‘I love you’ when you don’t share your secrets with me? You’ve made fun of me 3 times now, and you still haven’t told me what makes you strong.” She continues to nag him for the secret until eventually Samson gives in and tells her that she has to cut off his hair.

Delilah cuts his hair when he was asleep and screams out that the Philistines have come and Samson got up thinking he would just do what he did the last time but he didn’t realize the Lord had left him. He was weak and was captured.

So what happened? Samson fell for a woman that he shouldn’t have been with and messed up his God given destiny. You need to have a vision for your opposite sex relationship and Marriage! When you don’t have a vision for your future marriage you have the mentality that “Anything Goes” right now… and this is not how God set it up. Samson settled for a “Cheap Haircut” that cost him his destiny.

Samson lost his vision. Seriously, his eyes were gouged out during his capture. But in spiritual point of view he lost his vision when he engaged in a relationship with a woman that God didn’t want him involved with. People who are in your life have INFLUENCE over you whether its good or bad. In 1^st Corinthians 15:33 “Do not be misled, bad company corrupts good character.” Being involved with wrong people in your life is a dangerous field to be on and can mess up your walk with God. Wrong people will mess up your character and good integrity.

The Longer you are around Temptation the weaker you will become. Samson continued to see Delilah and as we see in the text he got weaker and finally revealed his secret of his strength that got him betrayed. Delilah was working for the enemy. She was seducing him to destroy him. (John 10:10) Let me ask you this, who are you with and why? Is that person you’re involved with a Christian who loves God with all their heart?  If not then dump them. Or even if they are a Christian are they right for you? God is trying to save you from losing your destiny! God will bring you the right person for you to spend the rest of your life with who will line up with your destiny.

Being with the wrong person will cut off your source of Real Strength. If you lose your vision and relationship with God then you have lost your strength. Judges 16:20 states “Samson DID NOT realize that the LORD had DEPARTED from HIM!” Without God’s presence with you, you will become lost in your direction and you will lose focus on your destined path. Samson was blinded by Delilah and he couldn’t see his destined path.

Many people have ended up with a Delilah and have lost or disregarded their God Given Destiny. But can I tell you, God can restore you back. It maybe a hard decision but you may need to cut that person loose! Being with the wrong person can blind you from your destiny. Samson learned that lesson. His hair grew back. God gives you a second chance. No matter if you messed up sexually or just in the wrong relationship God can set you straight if you turn to him.

For more on this message checkout the podcast on iTunes. Read up on the story at Judges Ch 16 in the Bible.

Season 9 of Battle of the Sexes is getting more interesting each week. Last week we saw the Girls dominate the evening but this past week it seemed to be a good balance as the Guys finally showed up, but still needs to MAN UP! The competitions were great as we had Matt Koelling and Greg Smith come out with icing on their bald heads and each team had to lick the icing off their heads within 60 seconds. After the bout the Guys scored a few extra points licking whatever fell to the floor. This followed by another 30 second competition and lead to more eating off the floor for more points. Lets not forget that the Girls responded with an interpretive Dance. There was team effort and unity with in the Girls Camp which got them some nice points. Our very own Adam Jackson slammed in an $80 Check into the offering buckets for the GUYS but wait for it.........Someone from the GIRLS threw in $300 dollars! Are you serious!?! Who roles around with that kind of money? A.J. got slapped in the face by that one! Sorry Bro! For attendance once again for 3 weeks in a row the Girls out numbered the Guys. Next week is the final week of Battle of the Sexes and the losers will get SLIMED! So Guys if you want this win BRING IT next week. Its WAR TIME! Or will the Girls take home another win for however many years in a row now. This is your Battle of the Sexes Update!

Matt Koelling and Greg Smith with Icing on their heads.

Matt getting his Head licked

Greg getting his head licked

Getting ready for the next competition.

SPRING IMPACT/TEEN TALENT EXPO NEWS!

For those students who will be competing at this years SPRING IMPACT TALENT EXPO the deadline for entry is this Sunday! The event will be held in Joplin, MO at Joplin Family Worship Center (JFWC) March 18th and 19th. The 18th will be a District Youth Service the 19th will be the Talent Competition. Lets take home some 1st place YOUTHROCK and head to Nationals in June! For more info visit http://www.impactsomo.com/ or see Pastor Mike or Tara!

Solid Rock Family Church

Youthrock Teen Ministries

508 Hunters Run Road

Jefferson City, MO 65109

Phone: 573-893-4609

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MIKE & TARA KOELLING!

YR AXXESS - 2/16/2011

Weds night in Youthrock we concluded the series titled "SEVEN" with a message on PEOPLE. Pastor Mike went to Texas to C3 Conference so filling in was Chad Horton. Chad talked about the 7 Core Values of Youthrock. He stated you can't fake core values. When things get tuff you can't just throw them away, you got to stick with them. Its either your going to apply these values or your don't. There's no in between line. Chad then moved towards talking about the final value People. Jesus was a man who loved people. People is his business and should be the churches business. We as people are valued by Jesus. You can look at scriptures such as Deut 14:2, Psalms 100:3, Titus 2:14, and Hebrews 8:10. Jesus built people. Look at the 12 Disciples for example. He taught them, corrected them, spent time with them, and developed them to become the early church who then went and spread the gospel unto all the world. Those 12 Disciples took what they were taught from Jesus and built more people and they too went to build more people and so on. The early churches business was also people.

Right here in Youthrock Teen Ministries Pastor Mike and Tara and all the staff are here to help build people. Jesus didn't build great buildings, didn't write a love song, wasn't a business man, he was a people driven person. People mattered to Jesus and people should matter to us. Jesus laid down his life for people. Jesus didn't lay down his life for job positions, buildings, money, ect... He gave his life for you and for me so we can have a second chance and live for Him so we can make heaven our home and not be sent to Hell. Jesus came to free us from the sin. Look at John 3:16-17 For God loved the world so much that he gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life. God sent his son into the world not to judge the world, but to save the world through him. That is what Jesus did for you and me. That was his role on this earth. Jesus didn't come to heal oxen's, he came to heal people. Jesus didn't come to teach fish, he came to teach people.

If we look at the story of Job in Job Ch1 we see how he had everything that he could ever want. Job was a man that had it all but then had it all taken away. You see God and the Devil talked and the Devil said that Job would curse God if he didn't have all these things. So God put on the test. One disaster after another Job lost everything. Before one messenger could finish his story on what took place another one would be running to address another issue. Job lost all his stuff and children and animals. For 42 Chapters Job wrestled with God until he realize God was testing him. In Job Ch 42 God restored Job and gave him twice as much except for when it came to his children. Instead he got 3 beautiful daughters and they were even named in the bible plus Job decided to give them the inheritance. In the old testament it was always the boys who got the inheritance, never the girls. But Job got a new perspective and valued his daughters. People became his business.

Why wait for God to wipe everything out to appreciate people. Job experienced everything wiped out from him for him to appreciate people. We need to get a new perspective and stop worrying about ourselves and only make it about ourselves and start focusing on people in our lives. Start valuing the people like Jesus did. Jesus knows people, he values people and he can see the hurt in someones eyes. The measure of your integrity will be shown on how you treat people and not expect anything in return. Your actions will speak louder than words. How do you treat people in your life right now? Do you care for them? Do you value them? Are you sharing God with them?

 James 1:5-7 states "If you need wisdom, ask our generous God, and he will give it to you. He will not rebuke you for asking. But when you ask him, be sure that your faith is in God alone. Do not waver, for a person with divided loyalty is as unsettled as a wave of the sea that is blown and tossed by the wind. Such people should not expect to receive anything from the Lord." What are you going to do with these 7 Core Values? Are you going to go all in with God or not? Don't give a half in and half out deal. There is no in between. As this text states you are unsettled, waving back and forth. God cannot operate through that. Your either for him or against him. There is no middle line. Ask God and don't doubt him. Believe and stand on his promises. Start preparing your life like you have received the answer from God. Begin to live your life with the 7 Core Values!

Youthrock Life Teams is about discipleship. Its a time where you the students can ask questions and make comments during a lesson being delivered. This is your time to learn and grow deeper in your relationship with God. Come on out and invite someone to go with you this Sunday, Feb 20th at 4PM right here in Youthrock!

Youthrock is currently in the middle of a battle. This annual battle is known as "Battle of the Sexes!" This is season 9 and the boys last week started off strong just in a small number and dominated the first week. The boys won the Knockout battle and Dodge ball battle as well as other areas. The score for the first week was 50,000 for the boys and 40,000 for the girls. However! Last nights Youthrock the guys didn't show up at all. They were there in the flesh but no spirit, no fight in them, they needed to man up! The girls this week has token over the battle. GUYS WHY DO WE LOSE EVER YEAR? No unity, no team spirit, no commitment, you just sit there like your too cool for this deal. Don't you know if we lose this year we ALL WILL GET SLIMMED! Next week is the final week and we need to see a revival hit the guys to take this much needed win home. Here are the ways to win. 1. Win the games. 2. Have spirit! 3. Invite NEW people to Youthrock. Key word is NEW which means never been to Youthrock ever! 4. Offering that you give! That is your Battle of the Sexes recap, join us next week for the final results.

Solid Rock Family Church

Youthrock Teen Ministries

508 Hunters Run Road

Jefferson City, MO 65109

Phone: 573-893-4609

Email: youthrock@srfc.us

www.youthrock.us

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YOUTH PASTORS
MIKE & TARA KOELLING

YR Axxess - Seven Wk 2

Youthrock returned Jan 26th after being off for 2 weeks due to weather. We continued on with the series called "SEVEN" which is the Seven Core Values of Youthrock Teen Ministries. The First week we focused on Purity and Passion. This last weds night we focused on Perseverance and Prayer. Perseverance is a continued effort to do or achieve something despite difficulties, failure, or opposition. Pastor Mike took his text from 1 Kings 17:17-24. It talks about a woman's son getting sick and he continued to grow worse and worse. The son eventually died and Elijah the prophet comes and the woman says "O man of God, what have you done to me? Have you come here to point out my sins and kill my son?" Elijah said "Give me your son." He takes the body and carries him up the stairs to the room where he was staying, and laid the body on his bed. Elijah then cries out to God saying "O Lord my God, why have you brought tragedy to this widow who has opened her home to me, causing her son to die?" Elijah stretched himself out over the child three times and cried out to the Lord, "O Lord my God, please let this child's life return to him." The Lord heard Elijah's prayer, and the life of the child returned, and he revived! Elijah then brought him down stairs and gave him to his mother. "Look, your son is alive!" said Elijah. Then the woman told Elijah "Now I know for sure that you are a man of God, and that the Lord truly speaks through you."

This is an incredible story about persevering and the power of prayer! The first thing to point out is that Elijah asked for the son. In other words ask for a generation. Because of the prayers over the lives of students, peers, family members, people and so on it will make all the difference. Secondly take this generation to a place of prayer. Elijah took the son to a place upstairs to pray to God over this child. He didn't pray for selfish things he prayed over this child for this woman. He was focused on someone else, not on himself. We need to focus on others. 3rd is to cry out for this generation. Elijah cried out in prayer over this child. 4th Cover this generation in continual prayers. Elijah continued to pray covering over this child 3 times. He persevered while praying for God to move. 5th Pray for this generation to be revived! Elijah prayed for this child to be revived and come back to life. Our generation today needs to be revived in the spirit of God and of truth. They need to be awaken from the lies of the enemy and awaken the greatness within them that they are called with a great purpose in their lives. 6th Expect God to hear you and respond with a revival of a generation. Notice that God recognized and know Elijah's name. In the text it said he heard Elijah's prayer and he responded to it. He knows you! And finally 7th Return your generation revived and alive to their families. Elijah brought the child back to his mother alive and revived all through the power of prayer and perseverance.

Imagine if you prayed like Elijah, how would things be different? Praying for others instead of yourself. Crying out to God til he hears your prayers. Continually praying and seeking God for a miracle to take place. Sometimes we get caught up in our own mess and in our own situations and focus on ourselves more than we focus on others. Whens the last time you prayed for someone else instead of yourself. I know we have our own personal needs but others have needs too. Consider praying for others first before you pray for yourself. Don't just stop praying but continually pray until God answers back and he will answer back. I will leave you with this text:

2 Chronicles 7:14 “Then if my people who are called by my name will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sins and restore their land.15 My eyes will be open and my ears attentive to every prayer made in this place.16 For I have chosen this Temple and set it apart to be holy—a place where my name will be honored forever. I will always watch over it, for it is dear to my heart.”

Ladies and Gentlemen, can I have your attention please! Next week we kick off Season 9 of "BATTLE OF THE SEXES!" For the entire month of February it is the GUYS vs. THE GIRLS! Here's how this works, you earn points by: 1. Inviting a new person to Youthrock! 2. Giving in offering. 3. Winning the competitions that we have. 4. Spirit Points! Who loves them some spirit point? And so on! There are many ways to win points but also many ways to loose points such as being disrespectful during the service. So Ladies since you won last year can you win again this year? And Gentlemen, WHY DO YOU ALL LOSE EVERY YEAR! It's time that you all MAN UP and win one! Be ready next week for "Battle of the Sex's" It will be a blast but remember who's house is this? GOD'S HOUSE! Lets keep it that way.

Hey this Friday Night we will be heading to Rolla, MO for WINTER X! If you are wanting to go BE HERE AT SRFC at 8:30PM! With $20.00 and a Permission Slip signed by your parents! If you need one print one off at http://www.youthrock.us/ and bring it! We will be returning to SRFC at 7AM so make sure you have a ride ready at that time!



QUICK MESSAGE FROM THE YR MEDIA DIRECTOR!
Hey just wanted to quickly let you know about our iTunes Podcast! If you haven't checked out Youthrocks Podcast on iTunes please do so. You can catch all the latest sermons preached by Pastor Mike and by guest speakers on iTunes just by searching YOUTHROCK in the iTunes Store. It is FREE! Currently we have the latest messages from the "Seven Series and several of 2010's up to check out! Get you some Youthrock in your iPod. Its always good to re-listen to the messages you experience on Weds Nights to get the message in you and apply it to your daily life. I am a huge Podcast listener. Also check us out on Facebook and keep up with the latest updates and info being posted online at Youthrock Srfc. Friend request us. And visit us online at http://www.youthrock.us/. Love you guys and thanks for being a reader of Youthrock Axxess Blog!

Adam Jackson!

Solid Rock Family Church

Youthrock Teen Ministries

508 Hunters Run Road

Jefferson City, MO 65109

Phone: 573-893-4609

Email: youthrock@srfc.us

www.youthrock.us

http://youthrock.us/media.html for iTunes and Facebook

To Subscribe email us at yraxxess@gmail.com

YOUTH PASTOR'S
MIKE AND TARA KOELLING!

YR Axxess - SNOW DAY!

Hello Youthrockers and Followers of Youthrock's blog!

Its a snow covered Thursday and thanks to this weather we have cancelled service 2 weeks in a row. I don't know about you but I'm missing me some Youthrock! I just wanted to post something on here at least and just let everyone know of the upcoming announcements and events taking place. First of all we are still in our series titles "SEVEN." Only one week of it has been done so far thanks to this weather and we will hopefully get back to it next week. If you need your Youthrock fix just go to our iTunes podcast and listen to the list of sermons we have available. Type in Youthrock in the search bar to find us!

Speaking of Podcast Youthrock Teen Ministries and Solid Rock Family Church has a Ministry Resource tool for you! We have 2 flash drives packed full of podcast and material for you that we are selling at the welcome center. First up YOUTHROCK'S Flash drive - It contains about 40 audio sermon from part of 2009 and most of 2010. Some power points and graphics only $40.00! SRFC has a 4 gig flash drive full of 89 audio sermons for only $60.00!

How about that ILD Regional Conference this past weekend at SRFC. ILD is Impact Leadership Development. This event was hosted by the National Office with Joe and Teena Skiles and Randy Lawrence. We had great speakers such as Shannon Odell from Brand New Church, General Bishop Charles Scott, Interview sessions with General Secretary Wayman Ming, Messenger College President Daniel Davis, and a round table discussion with everyone. One of the thing that I caught from ILD when Shannon Odell spoke is "If you move, God moves!" Randy Lawrence spoke this during his message "Leadership is earned, you have to earn the right to pour into someones life." It was a great time to connected with other leaders across the regions. We had people who travelled out of state to come to this event. We had several students there who attended this event as they are next generation leaders. Youthrock was there with several students and leaders listening to the speakers and connected with each other. This event was a Friday night and all day Saturday. We would also like to thank everyone at SRFC for the hard work they put in hosting this event and all the staff and volunteer workers who helped out to make this successful. This is the 3rd year for ILD and it just gets bigger each year. Can't wait for next years!

 

Joe Skiles Jr. & Wayman Ming

 

Bishop Charles Scott

 

Messenger College Worship Band



SRFC also has available to anyone the entire ILD Conference on a flash drive for $20.00. If you would like to purchase this drive please email us at youthrock@srfc.us or contact the church office at 573-893-4609 to get yours today. We will ship it to you!

 Coming up January 28th is the annual District event known as WINTER X! This event will take place in Rolla, MO at The Centre. The cost is $20.00 and the event starts at 10PM and ends 5:30AM early Saturday morning! Yes we will be up all night long! Everyone is welcome to join! Check out more info at http://www.impactsomo.com/ or visit the Welcome Center in Youthrock for more info!

Coming up in February is the I believe 9th annual Battle of the Sexes right here in Youthrock Teen Ministries. Its the guys vs. the girls! You don't want to miss all the chaos and fun during this month. We have games and challenges to earn points. You earn points by inviting someone new to YR. You earn points for the most offering collected and much more! GUYS lets win one for once! Why is it the girls win every year? MAN UP GUYS!

Solid Rock Family Church

Youthrock Teen Ministries

508 Hunters Run Road

Jefferson City, MO 65109

Phone: 573-893-4609

Email: youthrock@srfc.us

www.youthrock.us

http://youthrock.us/media.html for iTunes and Facebook

To Subscribe email us at yraxxess@gmail.com

YOUTH PASTORS

MIKE AND TARA KOELLING!

YR Axxess 1-8-2011

It's a new year which means a new series for the first Youthrock of 2011. For the last few weeks we've been seeing this graphic that just says "Seven." What is "Seven?" This past weds night in Youthrock Pastor Mike revealed the new series and it is about the Seven Core Values of Youthrock Teen Ministries. We launched the first week of the new series with 2 of the core values, Purity and Passion! Purity meaning being pure before God and People. Passion meaning having a passion of worship to God and to serve God.

The seven core values were listed and more will come on the next 5 later in this blog and as we go on through the weeks. But these 7 Core Values will change our community if they were internalized then lived out. These 7 core values has to be in your core. The internal make up of your life. So lets run through briefly about the first 2 core values.

1. Purity takes a commitment that is personal! My commitment to God, my relationship with God, my hunger for God, my purity before Him is a personal decision that will affect me but can have major affect on others. God is interested in mine and yours purity. It's His priority but is it yours? We can look at today's culture and it is saturated with sin, immorality, selfishness, adultery, drunkenness, wickedness, murder, hate, and gossip. We as believers need to make it our priority to live life with purity?

Purity equals transparency. Having a transparency before God and people knowing that if either of them were to look deep into your soul they would find a cleanliness, a spotlessness, even a purity about you. It is the blood of Jesus that keeps us clean.

1 John 1:7 states "But if we are living in the light, as God is in the light, then we have fellowship with each other, and the blood of Jesus, His son, cleanses us from all sin."
Cleaness is a verb and is in the PRESENT tense!

Purity is a spiritual state that requires your physical state to react. God can't use you to your fullest potential if you refuse to purify yourself. We are to purify our eyes, ears, mind, and desires. James 4:8 states "Come close to God, and God will come close to you. Wash your hands, you sinners; purify your hearts, for your loyalty is divided between God and the world."

In John 3:19-21 it talks about light. It talks about how God's light exposes the sin and junk in us. Those who do evil hides in darkness. Those who do what is right is in God's light.  Many people don't want their lives exposed to God's light because they are afraid of what will be revealed. They don't want to change. After purity comes into you then God will reveal your assignment. His plan for your life.

2. Passion which is worship and service. Here's a question, Where are the passionate? God is look at us to have a passionate love after Him. To pursue means to passionately focus my undistracted efforts toward my goal - Chasing after Him passionately. To be passionate means to be obsess, fanatical, fervent, and adoring. We are to worship God passionately. Living our life in service to God. Living our life to please God. Where are those passionate people, where are those who hunger after God?

Many people think being a Christian means following a strict set of rules to keep you obedient. But I happen to feel and believe that being a real follower of God means cultivating a loving, devoted, relationship with Him. The hardest person to stop is a passionate one. When you are passionate you will draw the line in the sand. When we are passionate we will have a boldness a fire that can't be put out. Passion breeds followers.

Check out next weeks service for more on the Seven Core Values of Youthrock and download this message on iTunes by searching Youthrock for our podcast!

Every 1st and 3rd Sunday of the month at 4PM we have a discipleship class called Youthrock Life Teams. In this session we have open discussions about topics such as what was talked about on Weds nights or something that the leaders bring. We do crazy games and sometimes have food and go off campus. This focuses on a 2 way conversation. You can ask questions, you can say your comments, YOU have a voice! The next Life Team meet will be January 16th at 4PM in Youthrock. Don't miss out! On January 2nd Life Team meet, Caitlin Etoh brought a discussion about New Years and of course New Years Resolutions. We discussed what changes we want to bring this new year, whats our plans and goals and how we can stick with them. Hope to see you at the next Life Team meet!

YOUTHROCK MEDIA TEAM NEEDS YOU!
Adam Jackson who is our Media Director for Youthrock Teen Ministries is looking for students who are interested in joining the Media Team. If you have creativity, like to work with computers, graphics, videos, photography, writing such like in this blog, social network, ect... then this could be for you. If you have no idea how to do some of this or any of it NO PROBLEM we will train and teach you how to do it. We are looking at having our first session meeting near the end of January. In these sessions we will have training time, teaching time, and talk about media culture and will reference to the bible on how those people connected with their culture. Also help work on some projects for Youthrock and SRFC. We will even help you find your niche. Media isn't about the technology we use, its about delivering a message to your audience and connecting with them. The most used powerful media tool out there is still WORD OF MOUTH!
Who do I connect with about this Media deal?
See Adam Jackson on Sunday and Weds Nights! You can send him an email at ajphenomenon@gmail.com or friend him on Facebook and hit him with a message.

Coming up January 28th is the first SOMO District Event of 2011 called WINTER X! It will be held at "The Centre" in Rolla, MO and will start at 10PM to 5:30AM. That's right we will be up all night long! There will be food, activities and its open to everyone! The Cost is $20 to go! So mark your calendars for this event and we will see you at WINTER X!

Solid Rock Family Church

Youthrock Teen Ministries

508 Hunters Run Road

Jefferson City, MO 65109

Phone: 573-893-4609

Email: youthrock@srfc.us

www.youthrock.us

http://youthrock.us/media.html for iTunes and Facebook

To Subscribe email us at yraxxess@gmail.com

YOUTH PASTOR'S

Mike and Tara Koelling