Teens Open Heaven 8 August 2018 – Standing By Christ

Topic: Standing By Christ [Teens Open Heaven 8 August 2018]

Memorise: And I will very gladly spend and be spent for you, though the more abundantly I love you, the less I be loved. – 2 Corinthians 12:15

Read: 2 Corinthians 12:13-16 (KJV)

Bible In One Year: Psalm 82-84, Romans 8:19-39

MESSAGE:

According to John the Baptist, it is possible to be a friend of the Bridegroom – Jesus Christ. How? By loving and keeping His commandments (John 14:15). It is enough to love and obey Him occasionally, your love and your obedience must be sustained. If your love for Jesus has dwindled or your obedience is now selective, it is doubtful that you are a friend of the Bridegroom. If there is an instruction that the Lord gave to you which you have failed to obey, it puts your relationship at risk. Can the Lord look at you and call you His friend.

According to the experience of John the Baptist, the friend of the Bridegroom stands by him and hears him. Your first duty as a friend of the Lord Jesus is to stand by Him. How can you stand by Him today? To stand by the Lord today entails standing by His children – your fellow brethren. It means giving them what it takes to make them what God wants them to be. It entails giving to those you know are in need, giving words of encouragement to the discouraged, and so on. What you do for your brethren is done for the Lord. Have you seen your brother in need? Did you hide yourself from him? From today, stand by the Lord and the brethren!

Action Point: Your ability to stand by Christ is determined by how much you stand by fellow believers in times of need or distress. Ask for the grace to stand by Christ always.

Also Read: Teen Open Heaven Daily Devotional by Pastor Adeboye

Teens Open Heaven 8 August 2018 Hymn 11

1. Stand up! stand up for Jesus,
Ye soldiers of the Cross!
Lift high His royal banner,
It must not suffer loss.
From vict’ry unto vict’ry
His army shall He lead,
Till every foe is vanquished,
And Christ is Lord indeed.

2. Stand up, stand up for Jesus,
The solemn watchword hear;
If while yelling sleep he suffers,
Away with shame and fear.
Where’re yeah meet with evil,
Within you or without,
Charge for the God of battles,
And put the foe to rout.
3. Stand up! stand up for Jesus !
Stand in His strength alone;
The arm of flesh will fail you,
Ye dare not trust your own.
Put on the gospel armour,
And watching unto prayer;
Where duty calls, or danger,
Be never wanting there.

4. Stand up! stand up for Jesus!
The strife will not be long;
This day the noise of battle,
The next the victor’s song.
To him that overcometh
A crown of life shall be;
He with the King of glory
Shall reign eternally.

Daily Devotional for Teen’s guide was written by Pastor E.A. Adeboye, the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, one of the largest evangelical church in the world and also the President of Christ the Redeemer’s Ministries.