the significance of Easter Outreach

As Easter Day draws nearer, Youth Fusion is also getting busier. Why?

1. Most of us are involved in the Easter production, featuring "The important things". I am sure Jasmine is going to polish you guys up till perfection :P That includes MORE practices!
2. We have to take time off school and other personal agendas to help publicize for this event. Giving out flyers to the lunch time crowd at specific schools. Easy task?
3. Apart from reaching out to the community as a group, we have to reach out to our own friends, which means meeting up, and following up with them on separate times.

My friends, are you guys geared to take up this challenge? Or are you already feeling the weight of this mission? If you are, make sure that you have the right focus in mind!!! If not, it's easy to fall...BEWARE...

How to stay focus?

Sier has shared last Saturday about having the right focus in mind. I guess it is relevant when it comes to serving God too.

Some questions to ponder about.

1. "Are we doing it for man or for God?"
2. "What is the significance behind all these work that we are doing?
3. "Is it a showcase of your talents and good works?"
4. " Is it about you?"

As I was doing my QT this morning, God reminded me of His marvelous love for all mankind.

Taken from ODB 21st March,

1 John 3:11-18 (New International Version)

• He called us to love one another.
• He called us to even lay down our lives for our brothers!

I am sure we know that we have to love one another unconditionally, even people whom we do not know. Jesus loves everyone, including the most hated tax-collecters, and the adulterous who was being looked down upon. He has came to seek and save the lost, and we are called into this mission to work alongside Him.

Dear brothers and sisters,

Scripture teaches that “God is love” (1 John 4:8). It also teaches the importance of “faith working through love” (Gal. 5:6). So the great problem we all face is how to rid ourselves of sinful self-love while sincerely loving God and neighbor (Matt. 22:37-39; 1 John 3:14). The gospel with its message of the life-transforming love of Christ provides the only answer to that problem. Paul declared in Romans 5:5, “The love of God has been poured out in our hearts by the Holy Spirit.” [ODB, 21st March]

Therefore, let us learn to love the lost, those who need God as much as we do. The sacrifices that we have made for the outreaches are minimal compared to what Jesus has given, his life!

Our focus thus should be on His love and our mission. Let us look upon God and fill our hearts with joy, knowing that we are serving our God and glorifying His name as we do the little things to accomplish our mission on earth. Jia you!