GIVING was a 3 week series of teaching with practical implications at the end of the series. We studied Acts 2:44-45 and how we could practically live the verse out. Through the series we partnered with, Help The Children, a non-profit organization here in Santa Clarita, which focuses to help children of need in poor areas. Through that organization we were given 10 families that needed help with getting gifts for their Children for Christmas, and oh boy did our teens step up. Over the next couple of Blogs I will update their progress and show you what we studied over the weeks. It was awesome.

And all the believers met together in one place and shared everything they had. They sold their property and possessions and shared the money with those in need. Acts 2:44-45

What do you think about that?

What are you going to do about that?

These are the last 22 comments made by our teens.

1. Good fruit that I am producing now is forgiveness. Bad fruit I was producing was lying
2.  I have been reading my bible every single day, and feel much closer to God
3.  I have been trying to not blame people for my mistakes
4.  I learned to truly seek God and turn to Him for everything
5.  I learned that what I think in my heart and what God knows is what really matters
6.  I have wanted to seek God. I want God in my life, I want to be different
7.  TAKE RESPONSIBILITY
8.  God has tested me like crazy and I haven’t realized it. But this verse helps me understand the why, He wants me to stay connected with Him
9.  Don’t use the “I’m young and I just want to live life” excuse
10.  If someone does something good, be happy not jealous
11.  God takes all the junk from our hearts to get to the gold
12.  Others should know I am a Christian by my speech and actions
13.  I can not blame my sin on anybody or anything except me
14.  You can tell so much about a person based on their actions, its our choice
15.  When God is testing me I have to ask what is He trying to show me, rather then why is He doing this to me
16.  The things I say is what I am judged by
17.  Purity is not only of sexual purity, but thoughts, actions and whatever we wear. God will do whatever it takes to get the most of us
18.  With our bad fruit God prunes us when we allow him to. This changes our lives
19.  I need to think before I speak
20.  I learned that God is really looking for faith
21.  I learned that we have to be pruned so that we can grow more. And good fruit is good actions, and bad fruit is bad actions
22.  You are what you do