My RSS Feedhttp://www.theuprisingyouth.org/home.htmlHot News!enstevepmoon@yahoo.comCopyright 2007 steve2009-06-25T13:51:05-04:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 Mon, 17 Nov 2008 16:15:30 -0500Faithfulstevepmoon@yahoo.comNone2009-06-25T13:51:05-04:00http://www.theuprisingyouth.org/blog/files/78d3490f73bd8291313a0b74ba8632eb-16.html#unique-entry-id-16http://www.theuprisingyouth.org/blog/files/78d3490f73bd8291313a0b74ba8632eb-16.html#unique-entry-id-16
Daniel 6:1-28
 

Daniel was stolen away from his family and his homeland but he remained faithful no matter what. Daniel faithfully served under many different kings during his captivity. The kings changed but Daniel stayed faithful. He had to re-prove himself with each new king. King number three was Darius. Darius was the king that was tricked into throwing Daniel into the lion’s den by the other satraps (the other governors). You would think that he would have gotten fed up with always having to prove himself faithful. That’s the difference when you get the big picture. Daniel was never just serving an earthly king; he served and remained faithful to the King of kings. Neither did Daniel suffer from the small god syndrome that most American Christians do. He knew his God was greater than anyone. Daniel faced the king of the largest empire in the world and didn’t bat an eye at staying faithful to the one true God. What would you do if praying to God were against the law? The sad part is that most American Christians wouldn’t even miss it because they don’t do it now, when they are free to do so.  Do you get what you have access to by being a follower of Christ? We are children of the Most High God! Remember Daniel hadn’t experienced the gift of Christ that we do today. Whose ear are you capturing by your faithfulness, God’s or somebody else’s?

]]>There can only be one Love!stevepmoon@yahoo.comNone2009-04-23T09:34:33-04:00http://www.theuprisingyouth.org/blog/files/26a591a7b159160afd4e313fd11c2dfb-15.html#unique-entry-id-15http://www.theuprisingyouth.org/blog/files/26a591a7b159160afd4e313fd11c2dfb-15.html#unique-entry-id-154 You adulterous people, don't you know that friendship with the world is hatred toward God? Anyone who chooses to be a friend of the world becomes an enemy of God.
5 Or do you think Scripture says without reason that the spirit he caused to live in us envies intensely?

Matthew 6:24 (NIV)
24 "No one can serve two masters. Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and Money.

There can only be one love. This is the problem presented here. James is trying to smack the readers back to the reality that God will NEVER settle for part of your worship. God’s biggest issue with his people through out the Old Testament is the fact that they chose to set up other gods for worship. They would still worship him, but with only part of their heart. This is still God’s heart. He will NEVER share your heart and attention with anything else. But we over and over again elevate things over Him. You might say I don’t worship any other god. Maybe not in the normal sense, but we do.]]>Our Defective Offeringstevepmoon@yahoo.comNone2009-04-15T14:35:37-04:00http://www.theuprisingyouth.org/blog/files/530b3bee1f9573681e002c15a6cf1cdf-14.html#unique-entry-id-14http://www.theuprisingyouth.org/blog/files/530b3bee1f9573681e002c15a6cf1cdf-14.html#unique-entry-id-14
What is being communicated here is don’t go get your almost dead, lame, non producing bull and sacrifice it. God doesn’t want our left overs, He wants our best. Have you been giving God your scraps? Here is another example of a man of God refusing to worship and give an offering that cost him nothing. The man was David, a man after Gods heart. So what better model can we have than someone that spent his life chasing after Gods heart. Here is the reference. 1 Chronicles 21:24 (NIV) 24 But King David replied to Araunah, "No, I insist on paying the full price. I will not take for the Lord what is yours, or sacrifice a burnt offering that costs me nothing." So what is your worship/offering costing you? If your answer is nothing. You have a problem.]]>Finding Mercy stevepmoon@yahoo.comNone2009-04-02T14:30:59-04:00http://www.theuprisingyouth.org/blog/files/7333348745f706104b53dc7e9bfa2aea-13.html#unique-entry-id-13http://www.theuprisingyouth.org/blog/files/7333348745f706104b53dc7e9bfa2aea-13.html#unique-entry-id-13Proverbs 28:13 (NIV)
13 He who conceals his sins does not prosper, but whoever confesses and renounces them finds mercy.

You may read the “does not prosper” and think of many people who live a concealed sinful life and prosper. The question you have to ask is what kind of prospering is the writer talking about. Don’t think of prosper in a worldly sense, but rather think about it as prospering with God. Having and living in peace. Knowing that you are right with God. Is your heart prospering with the Lord? If not, maybe it’s time to bring the light into your dark places. The truth is that we will all sin until the a day we die but life comes from not hiding our sin. Letting the light of the Lord in our life expels darkness. Read the scriptures below ask God what you need to release.

1 John 1:8-10 (NIV) 8 If we claim to be without sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us. 9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness. 10 If we claim we have not sinned, we make him out to be a liar and his word has no place in our lives.

James 5:16 (NIV)
16 Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective. ]]>It's not that Bad!stevepmoon@yahoo.comNone2009-03-30T16:23:11-04:00http://www.theuprisingyouth.org/blog/files/5808def1c09a47facc7699672a6ccad7-12.html#unique-entry-id-12http://www.theuprisingyouth.org/blog/files/5808def1c09a47facc7699672a6ccad7-12.html#unique-entry-id-12]]>Do you value Today?stevepmoon@yahoo.comNone2009-03-16T18:27:51-04:00http://www.theuprisingyouth.org/blog/files/8736884f6cd87f1fa3b573eced033e2e-11.html#unique-entry-id-11http://www.theuprisingyouth.org/blog/files/8736884f6cd87f1fa3b573eced033e2e-11.html#unique-entry-id-11Do you value today or are you always thinking how good it will be tomorrow

James 4:13-17 (NIV) 13 Now listen, you who say, "Today or tomorrow we will go to this or that city, spend a year there, carry on business and make money." 14 Why, you do not even know what will happen tomorrow. What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes. 15 Instead, you ought to say, "If it is the Lord's will, we will live and do this or that." 16 As it is, you boast and brag. All such boasting is evil. 17 Anyone, then, who knows the good he ought to do and doesn't do it, sins.

The big issue here is the fact that we waste most of our lives thinking about tomorrow. There is no guarantee about tomorrow but the truth of matter is that you definitely have the here and now. The question is: what are you doing with your NOW? Are you pondering what will happen next on the night time soaps (TV shows) you watch. When we are God’s children we are on His time not our own. You might be able to cheat your employer/teacher out of time without him knowing about it but God is everywhere all the time. (yeah let that sink in) And the truth of the matter is that He is a jealous God. He will not play second to anything. He wants us to make the most out of every moment. Whether that means making the most out of every opportunity with everyone we come in contact with or redeeming some of our wasted time. God’s word is the life bread for all believers, but most of us are starving. Don’t be an anorexic christian. Get fat on the word of God. Stop worrying about tomorrow and make the most of today. So what is your heart telling you?]]>Understanding Authoritystevepmoon@yahoo.comBLOG2008-11-17T15:40:16-05:00http://www.theuprisingyouth.org/blog/files/3de6059f497cac289c052106359d9e89-10.html#unique-entry-id-10http://www.theuprisingyouth.org/blog/files/3de6059f497cac289c052106359d9e89-10.html#unique-entry-id-10During worship Sunday morning I asked God to give me a word of encouragement before I went up to preach. Matthew 8:9 came to my mind, so I looked it up. This is what it says "For I myself am a man under authority, with soldiers under me. I tell this one,"Go,' and he goes; and that one, 'come,' and he comes. I say to my servant, 'Do this,'and he does it." To understand this verse you must know the context it's in. Ok the story is of a Centurion (like a General in the Army) who has a servant that is paralyzed and in terrible suffering. So this centurion goes to Jesus to see if he would heal his servant. Jesus agreed to go and heal him. The centurion tells Jesus that he does not deserve to have Him come to his home but believes that Jesus can say the word and his servant would be healed. The centurion believes this because of his understanding of authority. He knows that Jesus is a man of great authority and because of that authority he has the power to make this happen. So long story short the peace I received from this is the fact that I am a man under the authority of Jesus so it was more up to him to make something happen in the hearts of those in the room. So what authority do you have to move in power in your school or home? If it is not the power of Christ you are trusting in something that is limited to you. Maybe your trying to operate without the authority of Christ and missing out on all the awesome things God wants to accomplish in you under His authority. I heard it said like this "you will never be over what God has put under you until you are under what God has put over you." Just for kicks read Romans 13. Let me know what you think.]]>Scripture in Actionstevepmoon@yahoo.comBLOG2008-11-14T21:17:16-05:00http://www.theuprisingyouth.org/blog/files/a5e02a62a2108218d497bc89a3883d43-9.html#unique-entry-id-9http://www.theuprisingyouth.org/blog/files/a5e02a62a2108218d497bc89a3883d43-9.html#unique-entry-id-9Here's a thought I had last night when reading Matthew 6:18 "...and your father who sees what is done in secret, will reward you!" What are you doing just for the Lord and not just to get credit from someone. Almost everything good we do is for our benefit. Meaning: so someone will think we are a super Christian. Now this scripture is talking about when you fast but I think God is speaking to the heart of truly loving Him. So here is my challenge to myself and to you. Do ten God/good things that no one will ever know about. Scripture in action is God's plan for the Bible. Reading and doing. So do it and comment back anonymously. ]]>Preaching this Sunday!stevepmoon@yahoo.comBLOG2008-11-14T21:11:25-05:00http://www.theuprisingyouth.org/blog/files/bfaec5e45b425e48fe18756b4a0a5352-8.html#unique-entry-id-8http://www.theuprisingyouth.org/blog/files/bfaec5e45b425e48fe18756b4a0a5352-8.html#unique-entry-id-8Don't forget to come out this Sunday (11/16/08) to hear me speak at our two services! I need the support! Give me a shout out on the comments and let me know how I did..!]]>bringing sexy back (series)stevepmoon@yahoo.comBLOG2008-05-21T08:27:39-04:00http://www.theuprisingyouth.org/blog/files/0379f0eef9cfdcbd8c9010081c0cb529-7.html#unique-entry-id-7http://www.theuprisingyouth.org/blog/files/0379f0eef9cfdcbd8c9010081c0cb529-7.html#unique-entry-id-7We just finished week two of our purity series this past Sunday. Sal and Debby DiBianca spoke Sunday and oh boy did they bring it home. (you can download their message HERE)There has been an awesome response from the youth that have attended so far. Over ten people made first time commitments to follow Jesus and many more made commitments to live a life of purity. We will be wrapping up our series on June 1st. We will not be meeting on Memorial weekend. The last part of the series will be focusing on walking out a life of purity in relationships. Which I have a time tested and God approved method of achieving this goal. (100% GUARANTEE)To learn more you must be there on June 1st.
]]>mexico 08stevepmoon@yahoo.comBLOG2008-04-28T12:27:42-04:00http://www.theuprisingyouth.org/blog/files/b6a452fb813dd0a38d518341f4b2a9e7-6.html#unique-entry-id-6http://www.theuprisingyouth.org/blog/files/b6a452fb813dd0a38d518341f4b2a9e7-6.html#unique-entry-id-6Mexico was awesome. We worked hard, sweated lots, and got exposed to what God is doing in Mexico. We went to Monterrey Mexico to work with Back2Back. Back2Back Monterrey works along side of Protestant orphanages to help meet the physical, emotional, and spiritual needs of unwanted children. In the short we got our hearts broken. Check out the slide show on the show-time page. Go ahead and mark your calendar for Mexico 09 April 11-17. ]]>baptism "going public"stevepmoon@yahoo.comBLOG2007-11-13T21:10:20-05:00http://www.theuprisingyouth.org/blog/files/f0a00cf7ad2b2f55cc38975922908d71-5.html#unique-entry-id-5http://www.theuprisingyouth.org/blog/files/f0a00cf7ad2b2f55cc38975922908d71-5.html#unique-entry-id-5It was awesome! 19 youth were baptized this past Sunday. We had 83 youth with loads of excitement in the air. It was so cool to hear friends and family cheer when they came out the water. Be sure to check the pics. I feel that God showed up in our "going public" service. That's what baptism is all about going public with your faith. Letting the world know what God has done on the inside. If you feel you missed out on getting baptized, no worries we will be doing it again in the spring.]]>updated sitestevepmoon@yahoo.comBLOG2007-11-13T21:09:42-05:00http://www.theuprisingyouth.org/blog/files/eb3c1fe3b64baa76b2e5b1c6ade18c65-4.html#unique-entry-id-4http://www.theuprisingyouth.org/blog/files/eb3c1fe3b64baa76b2e5b1c6ade18c65-4.html#unique-entry-id-4I just want to welcome everyone to our newly updated site. If you have any input on links we could add to make it better just let us know...]]>