Living for Jesus isn’t always easy — but He’s worth it.
That’s what Sharie King told the girls at the Youth Evangelism Conference breakout session July 23 while her husband, youth evangelist Clayton King of Anderson, South Carolina, spoke to the boys.
“They talked about ‘The True Love Project’ and purity, and it went really well,” said Scooter Kellum, youth ministry strategist for the Alabama Baptist State Board of Missions.
Sexual purity shouldn’t be an idol or pursued out of legalism, but teens should also guard themselves from falling into sin, Sharie King said.
At the core, the choices they make should be made out of love for God, she said. “Sometimes you have to choose — will I refuse God or will I refuse this boy?”
While the youth were in their breakout sessions, adult leaders heard from Acton Bowen, an evangelist and author from Alabama.
‘Church as a revolution’
Kellum said, “He spoke about the church as a revolution not an institution, that we should really go and be for the gospel no matter what that looks like, that we should be willing to give of ourselves to make that happen. I think it was a very encouraging message for our student leaders.”
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