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We desire our youth to make Jesus known to others while simultaneously building healthy friendships and experiencing meaningful fellowship. We recognize the importance of inspiring the next generation for Jesus Christ; passing on faith in Jesus Christ to youth is both a great responsibility and an incredible privilege. We are advocates for youth, helping them to become spiritually tranformed in that they are saved, serving and showing their own generation and the world around them the life, the light, and love of Jesus Christ. It is our goal to help the youth develop a spiritual foundation that equips them to live out the Christian lifestyle.
Our vision for Youth Ministry is to develop a community of youth: who are experiencing the joy of a relationship with God. who recognize God’s purpose for their lives, to glorify God.  who seek to know God more. We desire to help ordinary youth have an extraordinary Christian impact on the world to mobilize the kingdom.		We seek to encourage youth to grow in their personal faith through discipleship programs, retreats, ministry and evangelism. CORE VALUES & BELIEFS      Youth gifts are from God. (Psalm 127:3-5 & Luke 17:2) Youth need a savior.  (Genesis 8:21 & Psalm 51:5) Youth can give in their faith and use their spiritual gifts for the glory of God.  (2 Peter 3:18)

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The Good Samaritan
Luke 10:25-37

Jesus loved to tell a good story to make a point, and The Good Samaritan is one of His most famous stories of all.

Whenever someone asked Jesus which of the Old Testament commandments was the most important, Jesus said these two are the most important of all: “Love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind“ and “Love your neighbor just as much as you love yourself.“

“Love” can mean many different things, but the “Christian love” that Jesus talked about means treating others with kindness and respect and helping them when they need it. It is the kind of love we do instead of the kind of love we feel.

“Love your neighbor as yourself” was part of the Old Testament Law (Leviticus 19:18) that was sacred to Jesus’ kinfolk, the Jews. But, many people thought a “neighbor” meant only their fellow Jews. One day a lawyer asked Jesus, “And just who is my neighbor?” Jesus told the story of The Good Samaritan to answer his question in a way we can never forget:

A Jewish man was taking a trip alone and was attacked by robbers. They beat him, robbed him of everything he had, and left him nearly dead beside the road. After while, a Jewish priest came along and saw the poor man lying beside the road. As a religious man, you would expect him to stop and do what he could to help. But, instead, he kept going and pretended he did not see. Later, a Levite came along. Levites were assistants to the priests, so you would expect him to stop and help, too. But, he did just like the priest and kept on going.

The Good Samaritan bandaged the man’s wounds, put him on his own donkey and took him to an inn.

Finally, a Samaritan man came by. Even though they both lived in the land of Palestine and shared a similar religion, the Jews and the Samaritans definitely did not think of each other as “neighbors.” In fact, they hated each other. The Samaritans came from a different race of people than the Jews. They had considered each other enemies for hundreds of years and refused to even talk to each other!

You would expect the Samaritan man to be the one who just passed by without helping. Instead, this Samaritan man took pity on the injured Jewish man. He bandaged his wounds. He put him on his own donkey and took him to an inn where he could be safe and recover. Since the injured man had been robbed of everything he had, the Samaritan man even paid his bill at the inn and paid the innkeeper to take good care of him!

After telling this story, Jesus turned to the lawyer who had asked, “And who is my neighbor?” and said to him, “Now which of the three men that passed by was a neighbor to the injured man?” The lawyer was forced to admit that it was the Samaritan who treated the injured man as a neighbor, not his fellow Jews who did nothing to help. Jesus then said, “Yes, now go and do the same!”

If a Samaritan could be a neighbor to a Jew, and Jesus told us to “go and do the same,” then all of God’s people must be our neighbors and we must love them just as the Samaritan man did! Yet, Christians, Muslims, Jews, Catholics, Protestants, African Americans, Native Americans, Hispanics, Asians, the poor, the homeless, the unattractive, gays, lesbians, the handicapped, the mentally ill, and countless other groups are still sometimes the victims of ridicule, hatred and discrimination. Jesus must be looking down with sadness that, after 2000 years, we have still not learned to love our neighbors!

To learn more: Matthew 5:43-48, Matthew 22:34-39, Mark 12:28-31, Galatians 5:14, James 2:8-9, 2:14-17.

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Bible Trivia

• Who were the two brothers among Christ’s first disciples? (John 1:40)

  1. ? Paul and Peter

  2. ? Peter and Andrew

  3. ? Andrew and Mark

  4. ? Simon and Thomas

• The law was given by Moses but what came by Jesus Christ? (John 1:17)

  1. ? grace and mercy

  2. ? faith and hope

  3. ? grace and truth

  4. ? peace and truth

• How long had the man Jesus healed at this pool have an infirmity? (John 5:5)

  1. ? seven years

  2. ? nine years

  3. ? thirty eight years

  4. ? fourteen years

  5. ? five years

• Who said “Can there any good thing come out of Nazareth”? (John 1:46)

  1. ? Philip

  2. ? Nathanael

  3. ? Andrew

  4. ? Simon

• What did Jesus use to feed the multitude of five thousand? (John 6:9)

  1. ? 5 loaves and two fish

  2. ? 3 loaves and two fish

  3. ? 4 loaves and three fish

  4. ? 2 loaves and some fish

  5. ? 6 loaves and three fish

• Where was Jesus heading after feeding the multitude? (John 6:17)

  1. ? Cana

  2. ? Jerusalem

  3. ? Bethany

  4. ? Capernaum

  5. ? Nazareth

• Andrew, Philip and Peter lived in which city? (John 1:44)

  1. ? Nazareth

  2. ? Capernaum

  3. ? Bethlehem

  4. ? Bethsaida

  5. ? Bethany

• What was the pool called in Jerusalem that people came to for healing? (John 5:2)

  1. ? Solomons

  2. ? Beauiful

  3. ? Bethesda

  4. ? Bethsaida

• What was the second miracle that Jesus did in Galilee? (John 4:50)

  1. ? healed a noblemans son

  2. ? raised Lazarus

  3. ? healed a blind man

  4. ? cast out two demons

• Who was the Pharisee who came to see Jesus at night? (John 3:1)

  1. ? Nathan

  2. ? Nicodemus

  3. ? Gamaliel

  4. ? Hilkiah

• In what city of Samaria was Jacob’s well? (John 4:5)

  1. ? Caesarea

  2. ? Joppa

  3. ? Sychar

  4. ? Bethel

• What title did John the baptist give Jesus when he first saw Him? (John 1:29)

  1. ? Lamb of God

  2. ? The Messiah

  3. ? The Good Shepherd

  4. ? Son of God

• Who was among Christ’s first disciples that had been one of John’s disciples? (John 1:40)

  1. ? Thomas

  2. ? Andrew

  3. ? Peter

  4. ? Philip

  5. ? Mark

• How many husbands had the woman at Jacob’s well had in her life? (John 4:18)

  1. ? 2

  2. ? 4

  3. ? 6

  4. ? 5

  5. ? just 1

• He that says to his brother, Raca, is in danger of what? (Matt.5:22)

  1. ? the council

  2. ? damnation

  3. ? hellfire

  4. ? the judgement

  5. ? the high priest

• Where did the centurion’s servant live that Jesus healed? (Matt.8:5)

  1. ? Capernaum

  2. ? Cana

  3. ? Nazareth

  4. ? Bethany

• Wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to what? (Matt.7:13)

  1. ? ruin

  2. ? misery

  3. ? destruction

  4. ? hellfire

• The wife’s mother of which disciple did Jesus heal of a fever? (Matt.8:14)

  1. ? Andrew

  2. ? Peter

  3. ? Paul

  4. ? John

• Strait is the gate and narrow is the way that leads to what? (Matt.7:14)

  1. ? life

  2. ? salvation

  3. ? peace

  4. ? happiness

  5. ? joy

• Which disciple wanted to walk on water? (Matt.14:29)

  1. ? James

  2. ? Matthew

  3. ? Andrew

  4. ? John

  5. ? Peter

• In the sower parable what happened to the seed that fell on stony places? (Matt.13:6)

  1. ? sun scorched them

  2. ? frost killed them

  3. ? fowls ate them

  4. ? brought forth fruit

  5. ? thorns choked them

• John the baptist came preaching in the power of which prophet? (Matt.11:14)

  1. ? Samuel

  2. ? Elijah

  3. ? Moses

  4. ? Jeremiah

  5. ? Elisha

• Who did the priests say that Jesus was casting out demons by? (Matt.12:24)

  1. ? Lucifer

  2. ? Beelzebub

  3. ? Apollyon

  4. ? Satan

• What sign was given to the pharisees that Jesus was the Messiah? (Matt.12:39)

  1. ? Jonah and the fish

  2. ? feeding the multitude

  3. ? healings

  4. ? raising the dead

• How long had the woman had a blood disorder before Jesus healed? (Matt.9:20)

  1. ? seven years

  2. ? twelve years

  3. ? fourteen years

  4. ? three years

• In the Beatitudes – what were the meek to inherit? (Matt.5:5)

  1. ? redemption

  2. ? the earth

  3. ? kingdom of Heaven

  4. ? eternal life

• In the Beatitudes – what were the peacemakers to be called? (Matt.5:9)

  1. ? inheritors of earth

  2. ? children of God

  3. ? faithful servants

  4. ? righteous

• Whose wife had Herod unlawfully married? (Matt.14:3)

  1. ? Marcellus

  2. ? Gratus

  3. ? Lucius

  4. ? Pontius Pilate

  5. ? Philip