Mountain View Youth
Thanks for reading the Life Book. We hope it has introduced you to the greatest news in the world: the gospel. In fact, the word gospel means good news.
The good news can be summed up in four words:
GOD
YOU
JESUS
YOU
GOD exists eternally - no beginning and no end. He is perfectly good and just. He is all-powerful and created everything - including you.
YOU are made in God's image have value, not because of what you do, but because God made you in His image. But we have a problem. We rebelled against God. It's our very nature to do evil. No one had to teach you to lie or to be selfish. We just naturally do those things. And we have a problem:
-we say evil things (gossip, slander, insults, cursing, lying, bragging)
-we do evil things (selfishness, stealing, cheating)
-we think evil things (lust, porn, hatred, greed, jealousy)
(If you still think you are pretty good, then check out the link Are You a Good Person?
These evil thoughts, words, and deeds are a problem because God is just. He hates evil. But our problem actually shows us how beautiful the solution is:
JESUS was fully God and fully man. Being fully God, He was able to live a completely perfect life. He always loved other people. He always loved God. He was perfect - in thought, word, and deed. Being fully human, he could take the punishment our evil deserves. He suffered and died on the cross, taking the punishment our evil thoughts, words, and deeds deserved. He died in our place. Then He physically rose from the dead, defeating even death. And now you have a choice:
YOU have to decide whether or not to put your trust in Jesus' perfect life, death, and resurrection to make you right with God. You can't earn this new life (see Ephesians 2:8-9). It's a gift (see Romans 6:23). Will you accept it?
Ready to trust in Jesus? Still have questions? We hope you will check out our youth group as we do life together.
There's a couple important things we believe as a youth group:
-Your life matters. You are not an accident. You are not a mistake. God made you in His image. Because of that, you have value. Not based on how much money you have, how popular you are, how talented, or how beautiful you are. No. You have value simply because you exist. God loves you and made you in His image.
-God works through teens. God works in and through teenagers to do great things in the world. We believe God can use this generation of teenagers to change the world.
Our youth group meets Wednesdays 6:00 - 8:00 PM and on Sundays @ 9:00 AM. Our whole church gathers for worship @10:30 on Sundays. We'd love to have you come join us. We'd be honored to have you as our guest.
If you'd like to know more about Mountain View, please check out our web site.
If you have a question, would like more info, or just want us to pray for you, we'd love to hear from you. Please contact us with your questions or prayer request.
May the Creator God who made you lead you to the life that is truly life.
The good news can be summed up in four words:
GOD
YOU
JESUS
YOU
GOD exists eternally - no beginning and no end. He is perfectly good and just. He is all-powerful and created everything - including you.
YOU are made in God's image have value, not because of what you do, but because God made you in His image. But we have a problem. We rebelled against God. It's our very nature to do evil. No one had to teach you to lie or to be selfish. We just naturally do those things. And we have a problem:
-we say evil things (gossip, slander, insults, cursing, lying, bragging)
-we do evil things (selfishness, stealing, cheating)
-we think evil things (lust, porn, hatred, greed, jealousy)
(If you still think you are pretty good, then check out the link Are You a Good Person?
These evil thoughts, words, and deeds are a problem because God is just. He hates evil. But our problem actually shows us how beautiful the solution is:
JESUS was fully God and fully man. Being fully God, He was able to live a completely perfect life. He always loved other people. He always loved God. He was perfect - in thought, word, and deed. Being fully human, he could take the punishment our evil deserves. He suffered and died on the cross, taking the punishment our evil thoughts, words, and deeds deserved. He died in our place. Then He physically rose from the dead, defeating even death. And now you have a choice:
YOU have to decide whether or not to put your trust in Jesus' perfect life, death, and resurrection to make you right with God. You can't earn this new life (see Ephesians 2:8-9). It's a gift (see Romans 6:23). Will you accept it?
Ready to trust in Jesus? Still have questions? We hope you will check out our youth group as we do life together.
There's a couple important things we believe as a youth group:
-Your life matters. You are not an accident. You are not a mistake. God made you in His image. Because of that, you have value. Not based on how much money you have, how popular you are, how talented, or how beautiful you are. No. You have value simply because you exist. God loves you and made you in His image.
-God works through teens. God works in and through teenagers to do great things in the world. We believe God can use this generation of teenagers to change the world.
Our youth group meets Wednesdays 6:00 - 8:00 PM and on Sundays @ 9:00 AM. Our whole church gathers for worship @10:30 on Sundays. We'd love to have you come join us. We'd be honored to have you as our guest.
If you'd like to know more about Mountain View, please check out our web site.
If you have a question, would like more info, or just want us to pray for you, we'd love to hear from you. Please contact us with your questions or prayer request.
May the Creator God who made you lead you to the life that is truly life.