This Is Cory

Paul, an apostle of the Lord Jesus Christ, and a Youth Pastor.

To the students.

In the name of God our Father and of his Son, Jesus Christ, who is totally awesome: Peace be with you. I just want to tell you that God is totally cool and so is His son Jesus. He like, died for you. And that’s good, because sin is bad.

I want to encourage you to be “on fire” for God. Doesn’t that sound good? Actually, it is more fun, and less painful than it sounds. When you’re on fire for God, your life will be better. Seriously. Trust me. I went to Bible School.

When you’re on fire for God, you can do awesome things like evangelize to your friends and family, and share with them scriptures that that made you feel really good in your morning devotional, regardless of the context. Not only that, but the way you live will show others that you’re on fire for God (Idea: Hold a Bible Study at lunch, or join the Young Republicans).

Think about making friends with a Mormon or a Muslim. Not as a real friend, you know, but like as a Mission Project.

Be sure you are listening to the right music. There is a lot of good Christian music out there. Sure, there is a lot of bad Christian music too, but let’s be honest: bad Christian music is better than good Secular music! Besides, most of those secular musicians drink and smoke (bad). Some of them even have tattoos.

Speaking of music, worship is a very important part of being on fire for God. Just be sure that you raise your hands, and close your eyes, and look very concerned when you are singing. This shows God that you are serious about worshiping Him.

When you’re on fire for God we’ll do awesome things together like take a mission trip to Mexico, the Official Mission Trip of Christians. We will build a house there, and we will change your life! You will learn that there are people in the world who don’t even have iPods! You will learn to be thankful for what you have, and not complain anymore. You’ll also learn not to worry about what you look like because we won’t take any showers. You will come back a different person, and that is what it’s all about. Also, a nice side effect of our trip is that someone will get a house.

When you graduate from high school you should think about going to one of those awesome Christian Universities. I went to one of those. There are a lot of Christians there, and they pray in class, which they don’t allow in public school anymore, and that’s why the world is falling apart. At a Christian School you can learn to be a Missionary, or a Pastor, or a Youth Pastor like me. You’ll learn how to get people fired up for God, just like you! You may also hear about something called Theology.

In the name of Jesus, I pray that you are excited about your faith, and that you are coming to the Lock-In on Friday night! Grace and Peace to you. Amen.