OPEN HEAVENS FOR TEENS DATE: MONDAY 23RD OF OCTOBER, 2023 THEME: ARE YOU ON THE RIGHT SIDE?

MEMORISE: Then Moses stood in the gate of the camp, and said, Who is on the LORD'S side? let him come unto me. And all the sons of Levi gathered themselves together unto him. Exodus 32:26

BIBLE TEXT: Exodus 32:25-26

[25]And when Moses saw that the people were naked; (for Aaron had made them naked unto their shame among their enemies:)

[26]Then Moses stood in the gate of the camp, and said, Who is on the LORD'S side? let him come unto me. And all the sons of Levi gathered themselves together unto him.

MESSAGE: 

As the world gradually moves towards the end, there's an urgent call for a distinction between the children of God and the children of the devil. You hear people debate the word of God with the conclusion that what is poisonous for one fellow may be meat for another. Nowadays, the line between right and wrong is fast fading away and the concept of relativism is gaining grounds among Christians.

In these times, you have to be careful about guarding your salvation jealously, staying on God's side, and shunning every form of backsliding. When you are not where you should be, you are on the wrong side. When Jesus ascended into Heaven, the disciples went back to fishing for fish instead of souls. Jesus had compassion yet again and appeared to them, then, He sent the Holy Spirit to them in the upper room, and they became pillars of the gospel.

As a child of God, you must always strive to be on the right side, doing His will, obeying His word, and walking according to His ways.

PRAYER POINT 

Please help me always to be on Your side, in Jesus' name.

HYMN 15 - ONWARD, CHRISTIAN SOLDIERS

1. Onward, Christian soldiers!

Marching as to war, 

Looking unto Jesus, 

Who is gone before; 

Christ, the Royal Master, 

Leads against the foe; 

Forward into battle, 

See His banners go. 

CHORUS 

Onward, Christian soldiers! 

Marching as to war, 

Looking unto Jesus, 

Who is gone before. 

2. At the name of Jesus 

Satan's host doth Ilee;

On then, Christian soldiers

On to victory!

Hell's foundations quiver

At the shout of praise:

Brothers, lift your voices, 

Loud your anthems raise. 

3. Like a mighty army 

Moves the Church of God:

Brothers, we are treading 

Where the saints have trod. 

We are not divided,

All one body we

One in hope and doctrine,

One in charity. 

4. Crowns and thrones may perish

Kingdoms rise and wane;

But the Church of Jesus 

Constant will remain:

Gates of hell can never

'Gainst that church prevail;

We have Christ's own promise-

And that cannot fail. 

5. Onward then, ye people, 

Join our happy throng; 

Blend with ours your voices 

In the triumph song:

"Glory, praise and honour,

Unto Christ the King", 

This, through countless ages,

Men and angels sing. 

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: 

Luke 5-6

AUTHORS: PASTOR E. A ADEBOYE 

PASTOR MRS FOLU ADEBOYE