We Must Be Strong (Red Coat Series, Part 4)

What does it take to earn the Red Coat?

The same thing it takes to follow Christ, give it your all!

Reciting the Gettysburg Address at
Bethany Village Nursing Home
during a Mother's Day Luncheon

It takes Courage! 

I developed courage as I learned new skills in L2L in my 7 years of participating.  

Courage is sometimes feeling fear and doing the thing anyway. 

 In a little while, it becomes easier!   

At first, I did not enjoy speaking in public.  

Now I love it!  Practice makes perfect.  

Although I rarely do it perfectly.  

This was the first time I led the 
Communion Service

It takes Strength

What else does it take to earn the Red Coat?

A tremendous amount of Strength. God will give you the strength, so don't worry.

Giving it your all

What does it take to follow Christ, to give him our "ALL?"

It takes courage, and it takes daily strength.

The word of God says that we will be transformed when we meditate on the words in the Bible

as often as we can!

Convention 2021

What is the benefit of this?

More joy.

More adventure.

More purpose.

More is something we all want. 

Giving to Get

What if the only way to find more is to give Jesus all that you have?

You can discover the Treasure worth everything. 

Jesus has everything you need.

Matthew 6:21 says, “For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.” 

How about you, do you know Jesus?

Change for Good

  Do you want to change your world for good?  Change yourself for God!

But how, you ask? I know that in the morning, I start out wanting to be good, obedient, strong, and faithful. But as the day goes on, I get lazy, tired, and distracted.

My friends at Convention in 2016

How to stay to my goal of obedience? How to change and walk the straight and narrow for good?

I just read a story about a girl who decided to do some tough things, and it changed her whole life.  The story of Ruth in the Bible helped me realize that I can be a part of something much bigger and better than myself, like Ruth.

She was a humble servant of God, and she chose to obey and serve, rather than take the easy way out.

She said to her mother-in-law in Ruth 3:5, “All that you say to me, I will do.”  Naomi was telling her to do some pretty strange things, like lay at a stranger's feet at night and put his coat over her. Ruth was strong, and she courageously did as she was asked.

My best friends pose as I snap a photo for Competion
Ruth, Boaz, and Baby Obed

And Ruth was used by God to be the grandmother of the King of Israel!

Like Ruth, we can change the world by being selfless workers for the Lord.  

Jesus told us in John 12 verse 26, “If anyone serves Me, let him follow me, where I am, there My servant will be also. If anyone serves Me, My Father will honor him.” 

In our activities this year, my youth group set a goal to serve others while we had fun together.  We did things like make a garden for the Alzheimer's Unit in our local nursing home, serve children at Christmastime in Toys for Tots, and have a special dinner for the elders at our church. 

The girls at L2L Meeting practicing speech

Through serving, we learned how God can use us for His good, and actually changed a few people’s worlds for the better?

What can you do to change your world for Jesus?