The Power of a Bracelet

Hello my friends... Pastor Mike here again to fill you in on what we're going through in our youth.  Tonight is week 4 of our series "Do Something" and we will be handing out bracelets to each student that read "Do Something" on one side and "Isaiah 61" (our theme scripture for the series) on the other.  Our original idea was to give each student one bracelet to open a door of communication about what it means to do something for those that might see the bracelet and ask.  We ended up ordering plenty more bracelets than we needed so the idea came up to give each student 2 bracelets...one for them to wear and one for them to give to a person in their life in hopes that it would automatically lend itself to a conversation about why the bracelet says what it does.  I love the idea!

You see, part of why we started this series was to open our students and leaders eyes to the idea that Christ has called us to a life of action because of our faith.  A life without Christian action and love is a comfortable and complacent life.  It's probably safe to say that a majority of students in today's society don't actively share their faith, or even talk about it much with others.  That frustrates me and I would hope that it would frustrate anyone who claims to be a follower of Christ.  How can we get students to a place of wanting to actively share their faith and live it out on a daily basis?  Hopefully this bracelet can serve as an easy opportunity for students to walk through the open door of a Christian life based around action, devotion, and lifestyle. 

Obviously, when you do things like this (giving out something like a bracelet), you will have those that won't get it, will choose not to participate, or see it as merely a new fashion item in their wardrobe, BUT even if a small handful of students are able to step out on faith and share this with someone then I think the purpose will be served.  I understand that this bracelet is just a small piece of a very huge puzzle in our faith journey, but let's not discount the fact that a few might be reached through this.  Our theme scripture in Isaiah 61 is a perfect example to this fact that God's calling is great, but few may be able to answer the calling.  Let us be a part of the few....and let's never underestimate the power of a bracelet! =)