Surf trips and sex talks

"What's better, a whole bunch of baby Christians or only a few mature ones?"

That was the philosophy we had in the early 80's when I worked with a para-church organization called Campus Life, part of Youth for Christ. The idea was to be on the high school campuses and attract kids that otherwise may never step a foot in church, but would be happy to attend "club" at 7:17pm. I have fond memories of those days, but always had lingering questions as to how effective our planting or watering was back in the day.

We had surf trips, sex talks, peer pressure talks, Break Away camps, trips to Mexico, always being certain we wrapped them in the idea of belonging to a group and becoming Christ like.

Last Sunday at Mt Lake Church http://www.mountainlakechurch.com/ , I thought for a moment I was back at club giving the sex talk...Three things stuck with me. First, Satan does everything in his power to make us want to have sex outside of marriage, and everything to keep us from having sex in marriage. Next, sex either solidifies our relationship or separates it. And lastly, what is fed grows, but what is starved dies.

Looking back and checking up on many of them on Facebook, I am so happy to see that on so many profile pages, Godly stuff is written! Many of those baby Christians have grown up both physically and spiritually...Must have been the sex talks.