We call ourselves The Aspirers. The question is, are you a true Aspirer? A people of great destiny. A people of hope. If you think you don't fit the category above, let me assure you that in CHRIST you HAVE a purpose, a destiny and a hope. And we are not to compare our purposes cos we will never see it’s worth through our eyes. We need to see it through Heaven’s eyes. Our youth group's name means something more than just a bunch of young radical people, you know.
As we celebrate our 23rd Anniversary, let us reflect again on the many years behind us that God has been so faithful. Ask any veteran Aspirers (young adult who has been through Aspirers) and they will tell you how God has been faithful to Aspirers, to see it grow in so many ways. But at the same time, let us today (yes you and me), look ahead to what God can do to and through Aspirers. Let us look forward to the many more years ahead (if Jesus’ tarries His coming) that God is going to bring us to a higher level of spiritual maturity as a group. Let us not be spectators but be a part of this army in Christ. To rise up, to march forward, to make a difference. Amen? Ask not what God can do for you but what you can do for God.
Through this year, we have challenged you to DARE to believe in greater things. Dare to dream, dare to hope, dare to care, to love and to make a difference. Indeed to become a true Aspirer, we've challenged you to go beyond your comfort zones, to take up positions you never saw yourself in before and to stretch your limits and faith like never before. And through it we've seen how, though we are young, we can accomplish great things for God. Amen? We CAN be responsible young people. We ARE BLESSED with many talents and skills. (the entire dance team are youths, half the choir are youths, the entire children church worship team are youths, We also CAN do all those things that people don’t think we can do. We can aspire to be polite, pray, encourage one another, testify, be role models, to be holy.
Are you truly an Aspirer? Let me ask you what do you aspire? What is it that you want most? What’s most important, that you can’t live without? Are you aspiring the right things - The things that are going to matter, going to last? Do you aspire to be the best surgeon in the world or to save lives? Do you aspire to be a famous lawyer or fight for justice? Do you aspire to be hip and happening or to do His will? Will you let the world sweep you along in the latest gossips, trends, believes, pressures or will you take a stand, plant your roots deep that no whirlwind can unearth, have a passion so strong that people can feel. Are you gonna just sit there or choose today that you are going to be an aspirer? Are there any aspirers here today? Let me challenge you to aspire to inspire.
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