Our vision for our youth at Kings Arms is, simply put, Jesus.
In everything, we want to create a space for young people to become wholehearted disciples of Jesus who make disciples wherever they go.
As a team, we have structured everything around, firstly, being disciples who love the Lord our God with all our heart, soul and mind. Secondly, we aim to make disciples as we commit to the Great Commission and to the presence of Jesus in our lives.
Read on to find out a bit more about what has been going on at Youth recently:
Learning to Become Disciples
“For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith — and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God — not by works, so that no one can boast.”
Ephesians 2:8–9
Since last September, we have been focusing on the lifestyle and teaching of Jesus by reading the Gospels together and learning to pray. We have adjusted our rhythm on both Wednesdays and Sundays to serve our vision. As part of this change, we have been giving fewer talks from the front and have instead begun reading the Bible in smaller groups, learning to hear God for ourselves.
Several dads have also been leading us in encountering Jesus through worship and we have been equipping the young people to boldly share their faith. We have seen many young people give their lives to Jesus, gain greater freedom and grow in their understanding of grace.
Recently, during worship on Sundays, we have been able to witness how the young people gather in a circle when we take communion and pray over one another.
On some Wednesday nights, we have been studying the Bible together and the young people have shared revelations they have received from Scripture with the others. At times, some have shared prophetic words from the front or prayed for the entire group. These are only a few stories of what we have been seeing God do in this generation.
Making Disciples and sharing the Gospel
“For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.”
Ephesians 2:10
Lucas, our intern from Spain, has been practically equipping the young people to share their faith with others in simple ways. As a result, we have heard from some parents that their young people said to one another while spending time together, “We learned at youth to share our faith with others, let’s do it.” They then went out together and shared the Gospel with people on the streets!
United with Other Disciples
God commands a blessing when we come together in unity (Psalm 133:1). We have seen this to be true as we attended our first Hope Youth event together with six other churches in Bedford. We gathered to have fun, eat pizza, worship, listen to a talk and respond to Jesus.
During that evening, two young people from our church gave their lives to Jesus and encountered His love for the first time in a tangible way!
We are truly witnessing the hunger of this generation to follow Jesus according to what they read in the Bible, rather than following the culture they are confronted with. It is such a joy to be a part of their journey and we are excited for God to continue to move in powerful ways.
Much love,
Johnny Diermann and the eFocus team
P.S. If you are passionate about discipling our young people to follow Jesus wholeheartedly and you have a desire to be part in the move of God in this generation, we would love to hear from you! Simply fill out this form, or email us at youth@kingsarms.org.