Full Son Exposure – MSBFF Camp 09’
“Come, see a man who told me everything I ever did. Could this be the Christ?” – John 4:29
I’ve just returned from an awesome weekend in Warwick, NY speaking at the MSBFF Youth Camp. The woman at the well was transformed, changed, and excited to share Jesus with others…she was EXPOSED! Now…dozens of students from NY/ NJ have removed the masks, been exposed to the grace and forgiveness of Jesus Christ, excited to express it, committed to growing deep, & their hearts broken for their friends and family who don’t know Jesus.
Over 30 students put their faith in Christ alone and on Monday morning, borrowing an idea from my friend Greg Stier, I challenged all the students to use their cell phone and call a friend and immediately share their faith. Dozens of students took the challenge. As we closed the last session with that challenge three students shared with me that after talking with their friend on the phone and exposing them to Jesus their friend put their faith in Christ. What an AWESOME weekend!
Were you at EXPOSED? If so, I’d love to hear from you. Share your weekend experience here on my blog. I’m looking forward to reading your comments. Stay Exposed & Never Give Up!
WOW!!!! I like the cell phone idea – LOL! yeah – things have changed from when I was at camp! PRAISE JESUS for a great weekend!
Brian,
Great post. I admire the passion that the Lord has given you to encourage teens to share their faith.
jeremy
Kuya Pastor Brian (and Ate Kimberly),
This site is awesome! Once again, Praise God for bringing you to camp this year. Praise God cause nothing is a coincidence in Him and every one of us who were there this weekend had a purpose for being there and your messages came timely to us.
I’ll be checking this site a lot now. =] God bless!
I’m glad you had an awesome weekend. I’m praying for you and everyone that attended. Stay exposed and never give up!
Pastor Brian, that was the most amazing weekend of my entire life, I am truly changed! The phone idea touched me the most! I realized that I’m not the only one going through everything, thank you for EXPOSING me to GOD!! God Bless!
@Josh Stay exposed and never give up!
well as sed in my facebook status, today i was able to share the gospel to some of my friends at school today. the girl i called on the phone which is also one of my bestfriends accepted Jesus Christ as her Lord and Saviour because of the challnge you gave us. during lunch, she brought it up, we began to talk about it, and all of the people at my lunch table joined the conversation, there i was able to share some of the good things He has done in my life and what He did for us. everyday, little by little i will talk about Him more and more with my friends at lunch and in my classes. please pray for guidance in my words as i talk with them and in my spiritual life.
@Hannah That is AWESOME! Never give up.
Hi Brian and Kim,
Day one after camp was spent not in school, but @ a field trip in NYC.
On the way there in the bus, I sat next to a person i know has a lot of problems in her life, but never really approached her. She has told me all her problems. She has told me everything that has broken her heart..and I have yet to bring up the only one that can pick her up when she has reached rock bottom. Until today, I looked her straight in the eyes and asked her if she wanted to know of a guy who knows everything about her and everything she’s thinking of. I told her of Jesus and since she already knew i was a Christian, she asked me why I never brought Him up. I told her everything. I gave her my testimony of what happened during youth camp. It’s as if at that moment, we BOTH felt His presence. I knew he was there and I knew he was slowly working in her heart. I told her how Jesus has only been there and all she had to do was call out to Him and accept Him. And the outcome still gives me goosebumps. That feeling knowing that you led one person to Christ is so overwhelming. Everyone else on the bus became curious of why we were crying our eyes out, so i was also blessed to share the good news with them.
The first of day after camp..and already, amazing things have happened.
Our God is truly an awesome God! I just wanted to keep you updated. Take care and i’m praying for you, Kim, and the upcoming CRC camp also.
@Ruth – I loved reading you story of what happened on your field trip today. Stay exposed, keep sharing and never give up! I’m praying for you.
Hey Kuya Pastor Brian! Thanks for the encouragements you’ve given me during camp. I was able to share the gospel to my friends today. Though not all of them took it seriously, I’ll still continue to share to them. My goal is to ensure that they will be with me in God’s amazing presence, IN HEAVEN! I pray that God will keep you safe and bless you during the CRC camp. Thanks agen for the clarity you’ve given us about heaven and hell.
@Jashiel – you’re welcome. Keep praying for your friends and never give up!
Hey Brian, Glad to have you “borrow” an idea from me that I “borrowed” from someone else. Is that third party stealing?
pastor brian. thank you so much for everything.and for the warning of the real world.and that it wont be the same as the comfort zone we had at the mountains.and you were right.right as i got home,the real world hit me like a bullet shot point blank to my heart.but i didnt let it get me down.i prayed.i opened the bible to the verse you wrote on my shirt cuz i only remembered then.and once i saw that.i knew everything was gonna be alright.and day one after camp.was spent in school.i walked down the halls of my school and every friend i passed in the halls, a flashback of the letter from hell flashed in my head.and gave me goosebumps.i told them about the man i met at camp who told me everything i have done.i was able to share much easier now.its still hard but its a lot easier than before.
I think the one that really got to me as i got back from school was from my friend.this past weekend for her.was a struggle with sexual immorality.and now she is scared that she may be pregnant.and as i heard that.it broke my heart.it really did.and i didnt know what to say.except the words “im there for you.and best of all Jesus is there for you.and i will pray for you” and then a hug.please pray for her pastor brian.pray for strength for her.
after the life changing experience i had at camp, i feel that a simple thank you would just be an understatement to the things you have done to revive the fire in me.this MSBFF Youth Camp ‘09 is the best and is the highlight of my life so far.
and ive learned to put my trust in God.as in FULLY trust Him.b4 i had my doubts..but now..just like the masks being taken off and burned at the fire, the doubt has disapeared.
@Ben – I’ll be praying for your friend and for you as you share your faith. Thanks for telling me your story.
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hi kuya/pastor brian !
i had an amazing experience at youth camp. i have been looking forward to it since last year’s camp had ended. it was my first year, one of the greatest highlights of my life. i realized at camp how much i neglected Jesus, but later into camp i was exposed to how forgiving, loving, gracious, and indescribable, my father was. before youth camp, i thought my relationship with Jesus was fine where it was, but after camp it realized how great it was to grow closer with Him (=. i approached some kids in school today, ( day 2 after youth camp ) & told them i knew a man who knew everything about them. they asked me who He was & said Jesus. i was looked at like a freak, by one of them, but i still continued to speak about what we learned about at youth camp. i could tell they were scared when i mentioned hell, and they thought i was crazy. one of them asked me who told me this, and i said Jesus. i was laughed at, but i wasn’t discouraged (= . please pray for guidance and strength as i continue speaking to my friends in and out of school about how great, and awesome it is running to The Marvelous Light (= .
i’ll keep praying for you and kim ! (= , thanks for the life changing sermons & challenges !
—-> megan/CLICK ! (= .
i put in the wrong email for the other post X) .
Pastor Brian,
before youth camp, i kept asking God what my purpose was in my life, and i finally got exposed to it—thanks to this year’s youth camp. i can’t express how differently i view my friends who know nothing about Jesus now. every glance at them breaks my heart. but thankfully, with renewed God-given courage & knowledge, i can do something about that.
i stood up and accepted right away the challenge you offered us during the last challenge hour. that letter from hell hit me, and i immediately knew what i had to do and whom to call at that moment. as i continued to walk outside, with my best friends supporting me (physically & mentally), i felt my legs about to give way and give in to the idea of running back into the room. i suppressed it though & fell to the ground & called my friend Grace.
i was hysterical. i can’t believe that she actually understood one word i was saying. she then told me that she had no idea where she was going after she died. my friend Grace is a “christian” who goes to church every sunday, does communion, but has no idea why she does any of those things. she then told me she was busy after she told me that she didn’t know where she’d go after our life here on Earth and told me that i should call her later. i called her later when i got home & i re-told her what i told her the first time, and this time she told me that she thought only good works would get her into heaven. i told her the REAL way of getting into heaven and she listened to me. she proceeded to tell me that she had homework to do.
we hung up, and i fell to my knees and prayed, prayed that the Holy Spirit would open her mind, eyes and heart to the Real Truth. this was the first time ever that i “planted the seed,” and for once i actually FELT accomplished. God has revealed to me what we as Believers must do.
thank you. again & again.
God bless you in your ministry.
SWEET! Keep me updated. I’d love to hear how things go as you continue to expose your friend to the gospel.
Hey pastor/kuya brian,
this weekend was the weekend to remember. the lessons you’ve taught us, but the one thing that encouraged me the most was the letter to hell. i got the feeling that i do not want any of my friends or anyone go to hell. on the cellphone challenge you gave us i tried calling one of my best friends, she’s is an atheist and doesn’t believe in God. i couldn’t get a reach of her but i txted her on why i called. She told me that she would give it a shot and talk to me. i have yet talked to her in person about it but i’m praying that it’ll happen soon. Also i have another friend, she always thinks that there is no hope anymore. i told her about my experience in youth camp and the feeling of just sharing what happened and what we learned just made me feel his presence right there. I was sitting on the cafeteria floor telling her and i was just filled with joy and just the feeling gave me goosbumps. we were so into the conversation that she couldn’t even eat her lunch. On our way home from school we had a “debate” or something like that and we talked about the topic on how Religion is spelled do and Christianity is spelled Done. She wasn’t really accepting it so much but i’m not gonna give up!! Thank you so much pastor Brian!!
Stay exposed and never give up! Keep praying for your friend.
Hey Pastor Brian! I love the video that you put up! I especially love how God worked through you at MSBFF. At youth camp, i experience God’s love and mercy. It was truly amazing. I grew up in a Christian family, going to church every weekend, and being invovled in many ministries. But when i went to MSBFF, i was exposed to God’s amazing grace. I recommitted my life to Jesus Christ and i am not ashamed to say that i put my faith and trust in Jesus.
After youth camp, i went to school and told two of my friends about God. I told them about what He did for us. I told them about how much i love them and about how much God loves them. Although neither of them accepted God, i am so grateful for the strength and courage God gave me to tell my friends! I will definitely not give up on my friends. Please pray for them!
Thank you Pastor Brian! Oh and come to BCI once in a while
Awesome Vanessa! Stay exposed and never give up!
Inspiring stuff Brian. It’s great to know we have a co-laborer in PA taking the Gospel to this generation and equipping them and challenging them to share that Good News of Jesus Christ with their friends! It’s a pleasure serving alongside you in our Lord Jesus Christ!