"The End of the Start" MO Trip pt. 4

The Holy Spirit has been all over the map this week at camp, but if you connect the places that He has landed it all makes for a well thought out journey that is going somewhere!
Not once have I preached a message that I initially thought I was going to preach on that specific day. There were switches, new revelation, multiple shifts in services...and all of it headed towards Friday to finish off a week that really began yesterday when camp ended.
On Thursday night I preached on "Do you know God, or just know about Him?" I told them that a generation who doesn't know their God will not stay committed to Him. I told them that in my opinion, the greatest passage of Scripture for evangelism is found in Song of Solomon chapter five. I explained why. Ask me about it if you are intrigued as to why.
That night ended in worship and just drawing close to God. We ministered to the Lord that night!
Friday morning PK and I tagged team and talked about word and generational curses, and we all broke them off of our lives. With especially the stronghold of broken families so prevalent in Aurora, this was extremely important and a new spiritual generation was born that would not repeat the mistakes or engage in the sin of generations prior.
Friday night was a prayer and prophetic night, and it was awesome! We worshipped, flowed in the prophetic, prayed over eachother...and at the end the teenagers gave testimony as to what God did in their lives. A beautiful ending!
I can honestly say this was one of the most stretching and memorable experiences of my life. Never have I spoken so many times in such a short timespan. The Holy Spirit provided the grace and the strength to do so. The testimonies of the teenagers were so impactful, freedom from all kinds of chains and an ignition of the Holy Spirit in their lives. I'm excited for COTRA and all that God has for their church.
I asked their lead pastor before I left what his vision for Aurora was. He simply said "To own it".
And 45 young people who are in love with God and moving in the power of the Holy Spirit are ready to come alongside.