REWIND... THE
CONTINENTAL SINGERS OPENING NIGHT
REHEARSAL CAMP, JUNE 2004
Our new album was called “Airborne”
with a picture of legs and colored tennis shoes up in the air. Everyone was
talking about a driving purpose for our lives.
I want you,
Continental Singers, sitting here tonight to know that there is a bigger reason
that you showed up here this week. Bigger than you could have ever
imagined. Something is going to happen
and it’s going to be more exciting than you could have ever dreamed or hoped
for. The Bible puts it this way… “No eye has seen, nor ear has heard, and no
mind has conceived what God has prepared for those who love Him.” God has prepared something for you, a
purpose, a higher purpose, just for you this summer and we get to be part of it,
too!
TIME Magazine
recently had an article about people your age, that said, “The part of the
brain that makes teenagers more responsible, is not finished maturing
yet!” BIG SURPRISE! “Adolescents tend to
seek out situations where they can allow their emotions to run wild,
contributing to an appetite for thrills, strong sensations, and
excitement.” And that is one big reason
why you are here with us, because Continental Singers offers the same appetite
for excitement.
God has
called you to a higher purpose. Jeremiah
29 says “God has a plan for you”. John
15 says “Jesus chose you”. Ephesians 1 says “It was before you were born”. And Romans seals it all by adding that “Everything
works out for the best for those who love God and are called for His purpose”. That’s you… YOU, Continental Singer. God decided YOU were going to be here tonight,
and for a higher purpose that only He knows that will happen this summer.
There are
three other things we know, too:
1. We are going to bring pleasure to the
Lord. Psalm 92 says it this way, “It is
good to praise the Lord and make music to Your name, O Most High, to proclaim Your
love in the morning and faithfulness at night”.
2. Your performance is designed to “Pass
the Flame and Unite the World” like the Olympic athletes this summer, but you
will do it by expanding the kingdom of God.
3. You will prevail. Your persistence and hard push against all
obstacles will bring big results. You
will help others go “Airborne” as you go for a higher purpose.
God uses
amateurs to accomplish his purpose.
That’s why he chose me and you, along with people like David, who was
anointed to be a king while still a teenage shepherd. Paul told Timothy not to worry about his
youth, but just to be an example for the Lord.
That’s your charge and call as well.
Now get busy. Reach for that “Higher Purpose”.
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