College & Young Adults
Join Pastor Wayne Johnson each Saturday as RBC launches a new ministry for young adults, anywhere from 18-35. We kick things off at 6:00 p.m. in the Youth Building.
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The background
The most exciting thing for us was to watch as we taught, shared and looked into the Word of God, how we were all drawn to wanting to learn more about Him. We watched Him work among us and it drew us together in rich community. We also watched people minister and serve one another and people were sharing Christ with those around them and in their workplace. There was openness and honesty about our own lives, struggles, doubts and questions, tough questions about who God really is and what does He mean when we come across some troubling Bible stories and verses. And as we continue, we believe the Word of God is life, eternal life and we want to keep learning and following Him.
The stirring
So, as we sought the Lord about how to move forward in this ministry I was taken with a number of passages that I am still intrigued by today. I pray the Lord will work mightily in my heart, as well as in all of our hearts to know Him. One of the verses is in Matthew 4:19 where the Lord Jesus calls to Peter and Andrew and says; "Come, follow Me and I will make you fishers of men." My question was, "What did they know about Him that invoked such a response?" They left their livelihood, their professional careers as it were, to follow the Lord wherever and whatever that meant.There is something pretty intriguing here relative to what happens as a result of knowing, and experiencing having an intimate relationship with the Lord. John 17 says in a number of places that the Lord prays for a oneness to occur between believers and the Lord, again, something profoundly intriguing as to what comes from that oneness. This insatiable passion to know Him seems to be what consumed the apostle Paul, as is born out in Philippians 3:10, Ephesians 3:14-21.
The following
With these verses and thoughts moving through my heart I wanted to follow the Lord to learn what He would say to me about this ministry He was giving me. I believe the Lord is personal, and that He has something very personal for this ministry. More verses became compelling to me such as Acts 20:27, where Paul writes, "I did not shrink back from declaring to you the whole counsel of God." And Colossians 1:6 -- about understanding the grace of God -- along with the sobering verses of Ephesians 4:11-16. The end result really is that I want to help people get to know Him, learn how to know Him and then watch Him work among us. Essentially equipping people for the work of the ministry.The name
ForWord emerged as the name for this ministry. ForWord is designed to be an equipping ministry. We want to come together For the teaching of the Word of God, thereby getting to know Him, to follow Him, to move forward with Him wherever He leads us.The next steps
ForWord officially launched Saturday, January 14, 2012. We meet every Saturday night, unless otherwise noted, from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. We have worship, interactive teaching and fellowship. There will be opportunities to join existing shepherd groups as well as the forming of new ones. We began teaching in Genesis and on a weekly basis, we will work our way through the entire Bible to learn and to know Him. We want to see how He reveals Himself to us, to discover what He wants us to know about Him. We are believing the Lord to work among us and we are privileged to be a part of it.ForWord is for anyone 18-35 regardless of your marital status.
Wayne Johnson
Young Adults Pastor
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