FINISH THE RACE

MY BROTHER'S KEEPER

Congratulations on your achievement!

This is what Moses said to the children of Israel, just before they went into the Promised Land.

One of the gifts that God has given you is the determination to carry on the traditions that He told us to live by. He said we should teach them to our children and talk about His ways when we sit in our houses and when we walk down the street and when we lie down to sleep and when we wake up. The world has forgotten that, but you are the hope of the future.

Through this program, you've learned how to guide the sheep of the world on the right path ... Following THE WAY of Jesus. You are today's disciples, with a mission to accomplish, and even though Moses spoke the words you read above nearly 3500 years ago, you are pioneers of the plan that God gave to Him for all of us. You've made a choice to take the gifts that your Father has generously given to you through His Holy Spirit and share them with His people, your SPIRITUAL BROTHERS AND SISTERS. You're one of the CALLED, who respect God's Word enough to honor it, no matter how long ago it was spoken, or how drastically the world has changed since. You've made the choice to REPRESENT Jesus and taken the responsibility to be your brother's keeper.

This isn't the end of the program, but the beginning of your ministry to become a counselor ... A shepherd for others. You're making your first few ripples, which will make more, and more, more, more, more, more and more.

You're taking the image of God, and revealing it to everyone who looks at you. You're building a foundation in TRUTH, which is something that can never be taken from you, and you're making a difference in the world. It's a better place because of you.

You're the leaders of the future. You're the hope of the world, to remain righteous, and godly, and wholesome, and strong.

You should feel a great anticipation inside of you as you complete this program, because now you get to CHOOSE how earnest you are to put it into action. Your attitude is everything. Remember, the Holy Spirit will guide you as long as you're willing to allow Him to.

There will be a weekly meeting for all of you who have completed the My Brother's Keeper program, to share your thoughts, concerns, comments, questions, and suggestions with the Teen Leaders. You can find the dates and times on the Calendar of Events.If you have completed this program at a time where there are no participants there, I encourage you to step up and LEAD! Get it started again! It's a new challenge!

All you have to do now, is get out your charts, go into the chat room and REPRESENT your Jesus and He will guide your first three sheep to you.

I'd like to suggest that you re-read the program from the beginning over the next two weeks again. It won't take you as long, because you're familiar with it now, but you'll find that you missed some things the first time, or some things that you may not have understood, you will then understand the second time through.