Youth Congress Youth Congress 20142014

Inspire to ServeInspire to Serve

Youth Congress 2014Youth Congress 2014 Conducted after a Conducted after a

gap of 14 years.gap of 14 years. Held at Spicer Held at Spicer

Memorial College, Memorial College, Pune.Pune.

4-day event-from 30 4-day event-from 30 April, 2014 to May April, 2014 to May 3, 2014.3, 2014.

Theme – Inspire to Theme – Inspire to serveserve

Prominent Speakers-Prominent Speakers-Ps. Gary James, Ps. Gary James, Gilbert Cangy and Gilbert Cangy and Jonathan Tejel (PK)Jonathan Tejel (PK)

Day # 1Day # 1 Registration, meeting new/old friends, sermons, Registration, meeting new/old friends, sermons,

march past, inaugural speech, torch lighting, flag march past, inaugural speech, torch lighting, flag hoisting, night devotion.hoisting, night devotion.

Got to meet some Punjabi Adventists (on the right)Got to meet some Punjabi Adventists (on the right)

At the At the march march past past

venuevenue

Me, and DorothyMe, and Dorothy

Day #2Day #2 Sermons, mission reports (video), Sermons, mission reports (video),

etc.etc. Learned about OYiM (One year in Learned about OYiM (One year in

mission)-Encourages youth to give mission)-Encourages youth to give one year of their life to the work of one year of their life to the work of God.God.

Project Nehemiah-Working towards Project Nehemiah-Working towards rebuilding and reestablishing rebuilding and reestablishing church which is spiritually and church which is spiritually and structurally dead.structurally dead.

Small group ministry- My topic Small group ministry- My topic (Risk management in youth (Risk management in youth ministry). Safety program and ministry). Safety program and officers in church.officers in church.

Night devotion- Gary James on Night devotion- Gary James on relationships. Difference between relationships. Difference between dating and courting. Friendship, dating and courting. Friendship, courting and marriage; systemic courting and marriage; systemic steps towards a pious and healthy steps towards a pious and healthy relationship.relationship.

Taught us an action song-’If you Taught us an action song-’If you wanna be a Christian for Jesus wanna be a Christian for Jesus bring your Bibles and come.’bring your Bibles and come.’

Day #3Day #3 How to read Bible (making it How to read Bible (making it

interesting and fun yet interesting and fun yet maintaining its sanctity)-maintaining its sanctity)-Jonathan TejelJonathan Tejel

Searching the scriptures Searching the scriptures compared to looking for gold compared to looking for gold nuggets in the sand.nuggets in the sand.

Read, study and write the Read, study and write the portions, understood, not portions, understood, not understood.understood.

Ask God’s guidance, read the Ask God’s guidance, read the passage at least 3 times, give passage at least 3 times, give title, choose your favorite title, choose your favorite verse, do cross reference, verse, do cross reference, write difficult portions you write difficult portions you encounter so you can get back encounter so you can get back to it, ascertain what God has to it, ascertain what God has spoken to you through the spoken to you through the verse and apply. verse and apply.

ZealousZealous Zeal for God Zeal for God

means- to have means- to have passion for God.passion for God.

Hebrews 11:5-By Hebrews 11:5-By faith Enoch was faith Enoch was translated…translated…

Walking with God Walking with God means pleasing means pleasing God in everything God in everything we do.we do.

As Adventist we As Adventist we should be zealous should be zealous to know and follow to know and follow the truth and carry the truth and carry it across to the it across to the people we come people we come across.across.

Brief Interview with Hope Brief Interview with Hope Channel Channel

Dinner at Dinner at Dr. Dr.

Eileen’s Eileen’s househouse

Day #4Day #4 Sabbath School lesson Sabbath School lesson

study-Onstage discussion study-Onstage discussion comprising of 4 to 5 comprising of 4 to 5 people.people.

Praise and worship-2-Praise and worship-2-minute testimony.minute testimony.

Divine Service – Pastor Divine Service – Pastor Gilbert Cangy, ‘the Gilbert Cangy, ‘the parable of unfair God.’-If parable of unfair God.’-If God would have dealt God would have dealt with us in the way we with us in the way we deserve, we would have deserve, we would have been doomed, but been doomed, but instead he has dealt us instead he has dealt us with mercy and kindness.with mercy and kindness.

Afternoon-Baptism, Afternoon-Baptism, Concert.Concert.

Evening-Closure.Evening-Closure. Cultural programs.Cultural programs.

These are differently-abled girls who cannot hear or speak and performed a heart-touching choreography despite their inability to hear the music.

Three people got baptized. It was amazingly striking to see where the baptismal tank was

Met people with Hindu Met people with Hindu background trying to know background trying to know and follow the truth.and follow the truth.

A gentleman from HaryanaA gentleman from Haryana Have been keeping Have been keeping

Sabbath for 8 months.Sabbath for 8 months. Biggest challenge-Parents Biggest challenge-Parents

are against.are against.Wants to follow the truth Wants to follow the truth

and not traditions of his and not traditions of his family.family.

God’s kindness through His people who serve God’s kindness through His people who serve God by serving humanity. It’s a blessing to be God by serving humanity. It’s a blessing to be

a part of Adventist family.a part of Adventist family.

The youth congress was a The youth congress was a blessing to me as it not only blessing to me as it not only was a spiritually-elevating was a spiritually-elevating experience, but it also gave me experience, but it also gave me a platform to meet lot of a platform to meet lot of Adventist youth from around Adventist youth from around the country. I got to meet the country. I got to meet people with similar faith but people with similar faith but different backgrounds and different backgrounds and different stories. People were different stories. People were curious to know what curious to know what motivates me to love Christ motivates me to love Christ despite me being on a despite me being on a wheelchair and coming from a wheelchair and coming from a Hindu background. It was an Hindu background. It was an opportunity for me to bear opportunity for me to bear testimony of God’s love in my testimony of God’s love in my life. life. It was a God-send opportunity It was a God-send opportunity for me and I would encourage for me and I would encourage more people to join the event more people to join the event when held next to connect to when held next to connect to God and to one another.God and to one another.

Adventist Youth LyricsAdventist Youth LyricsSearching for an answerSearching for an answerAsking helping handsAsking helping handsLook inside we have a mission for todayLook inside we have a mission for todayJesus showed us the wayJesus showed us the wayTo loveTo love

Love, care, and serveLove, care, and serveLet's make a differenceLet's make a differenceLift up your voice and just take a standLift up your voice and just take a standLove, care, and serveLove, care, and serveWitness the wondersWitness the wondersGod can achieve when we testifyGod can achieve when we testifyLove, care, and serve for himLove, care, and serve for him

Jesus came to show us the way to serveJesus came to show us the way to serveGiving his precious lifeGiving his precious lifeHe forgave and saved asHe forgave and saved asKeep alive the flame of the spirit God gave youKeep alive the flame of the spirit God gave youLet his plans come trueLet his plans come trueAnd loveAnd love