Listooder Youth Fellowship

At the end of June 2014, Rebecca spent 5 days at the Junior Summer Outreach Training Camp, held at the 'Seaview' in Kilkeel by Child Evangelism Fellowship. With a firm focus on prayer and the Word of God, the key aim of the camp was to teach young people the importance of bringing the message of Salvation to boys and girls, and provide training and advice to those who had a desire to serve the Lor...

Opening the Word of God at Psalm 16, David McLaughlin drew attention to the title of the Psalm, a 'Michtam of David'. This word, of Hebrew origin, relates to gold, and so Psalm 16 could be considered a Golden Psalm of David. It is a special Psalm, not least because it speaks of Christ. The Psalmist here is in a relationship with God. The word 'Preserve' in verse 1 indicates a continuing and ongoin...

Earlier in 2014, a group of men from Saintfield Baptist Church took a trip to Burkina Faso, West Africa with the desire to dig wells and bring clean drinking water to the local community. A few of those men (Brian, Ed, Paul and Nigel) joined us at Listooder to update the young people on that trip and bring the needs of the people before us. Opening with the Word of God, Brian recounted the battle...

In our first meeting back after the summer, Bobby Mackay begins the new season by turning our focus to the Lord, and more specifically the time we spend alone with Him. Considering the parable of the Publican and the Pharisee, who prayed to the Lord in very different ways. Bobby drew attention to the sinner's prayer in verse 13 of Luke 18. This is the critical starting point in any individual's re...

In our last meeting of the season, Jonathan Rea brought a challenge to the young people to live the Christian life to the fullest. Examining the practical advice of Paul in Colossians chapter 3, Jonathan noted that in verse 1 we are advised to seek the things which are above. We are to look up. In verse 4, we look forward, to the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ. The mind and heart of the believ...

Speaking at Listooder for the first time, Joanna Tinsley related the story of how she came to trust in the Lord Jesus Chrsit as her Saviour. Joanna began by reading Psalm 27:1, he LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the LORD is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid? She stated that she was not there to present Joanna Tinsley, but instead to present God in her life. B...

A special night at Listooder as we invited Kyle Boyd to answer a vitally important, yet commonly asked question: What does it mean to be a Christian? Kyle began by defining a Christian as a follower of Jesus Christ, one who obeys the commands of Christ and seeks to do His will. Breaking it down even further, he highlighted four key words that demonstrate what it is to be a Christian. GOD 'Holy, ho...

A special night at Listooder as another 'Amongst Ourselves' meeting gave the younger Listooder members an opportunity. The highlight of the opening part of the meeting being the 'Million Pound Drop' quiz, presented by Ross Greer and John Neil. Also in the early part of the meeting, favourite songs were chosen from the Listooder chorus book, including these two wonderful pieces: And can it be that...

In his first visit to Listooder, Paul Hanna turned to his favourite passage of Scripture, Psalm 46, and drew attention to the word 'Selah', which appears on 3 ocassions. The word itself, which can be found over 70 times in the original Hebrew Scriptures, represents a pause or a break in the text. It is a pause that, in the case of Psalm 46, creates 3 naturally divisions within the passage. 1. THE...

The Listooder hall was well filled to welcome Gareth McDowell, who began the meeting with a word of testimony. Gareth was saved at an early age, and attended many meetings and church services as a child and young person. As he grew up into his teenage years, he recalled with thankfulness that the sin of the world had little effect on him.  At the age of 18, following a missionary meeting, Gareth c...

Listooder welcomed David Scott to begin the new season of meetings. On the topic of assurance, David began by reminding us that our salvation is of the Lord Jesus Christ, and it is in Christ that we can have assurance. Turning to 1 John 5, David pointed out the words of the Apostle John in verse 13 where he indicates that we can know that we have eternal life and that we can believe, with assuranc...

In our final meeting of 2013, Trevor Matthews drew attention to the word 'present' in the opening verse of Romans 12. At this time of the year, gifts and presents are given as a token of love, and we also rejoice in the greatest gift that ever was given, when the Lord Jesus Christ came from His home in heaven to die for us on earth. In this first verse, and the proceeding verses, the Apostle Paul...

In the first of a series on the Psalms, Tim McIlwrath choose Psalm 55, a Psalm of David. David, the King, had a passion for his God, but he was not a perfect man. Despite his burning desire to serve His God, there were times when David failed in his walk with the Lord. There were times when he felt crushed under the burdens and the responsibilites of life. And it is at one of these moments that we...

Another exciting 'Amongst Ourselves' night was brought to a close by Danny Roberts. Reading from Romans 10:11-17 and from Mark 5:1-19, Danny brought a message on obeying the call of God in our lives.  In Mark 5, the Lord Jesus passed over the sea of Galilee and healed a man possessed of a legion of demons. This man, so thrilled by the Salvation he received from the Lord, wanted to go with his Savi...

On a wet, stormy night Jonny Smith brought a message to the young people on the importance of spending time with the Lord. Reading from Mark 14, Jonny considered the disciples whom the Lord ask to 'tarry ye here' while He went up to pray, on the night on which He was betrayed. The Lord Jesus Christ, having already indicated that one of His disciples would betray Him, in verse 27 also prophesied th...

In our second meeting of the season, Stephen Cassells joined us to bring a highly relevant message on dealing with the pressures of life, through the light of God's Word. Reading from 1 Peter, Stephen considered this letter of Peter as a 'handbook on coping with pressure', written to the Jewish believers who were facing death and persecution for their faith. Thinking upon the very different strugg...

A new speaker at Listooder, Alan Bartley introduced himself to the young people by providing an insight into how he came to know the Lord Jesus Christ and experience the joy of sins forgiven. Reading from Psalm 116, Alan consider the Psalmist's claim in the first verse. God had done something for the speaker in this verse, therefore he loved Him. "I love the Lord because..." indicates that there w...

In our last meeting of the season, Listooder welcomed Paul Foster for the first time. Speaking primarily from Ephesians 4, Paul considers how we have been called to 'put on the new man' (verse 24). It is this new man, created after the character of God, that should be our aim as believers seeking to glorify God in our lives. But to understand the requirements of this new man, we must first underst...

Samuel Adams arrived at Listooder to bring a short report of the ongoing work of Every Home Crusade before opening the Word of God at Numbers chapter 13. In the last year, the organisation produced 78 million pieces of gospel literature equating to 1385 tonnes of paper. Samuel showed a presentation of his recent visit to Mek'ele, north Ethiopia, where he met with a man who had translated the New T...

As we are reminded in the opening verses of Hebrews 12, a Christian, more often than not, is under observation. Whether it be our unsaved friends, family or just work colleagues and school friends, it is important that we prove our testimony in the way that we live. The 'witnesses' give us the perfect opportunity to share Christ with those around us. Yet so often we fail in these responsibilities,...

In television, printed media and among the public we hear many different 'Gods' spoken of. There is the Catholic God, the God of the Jehovah's Witnesses, the Mormon God, Allah in the Islamic faith and many others. This same term 'God' is almost always used, but when you take time to learn about the 'God' which they worship you find that each one is completely different from the others. So who is G...

Time Management (Psalm 90) Good management of our time is a vital requirement in every aspect of our lives, but surely the most critical is how we manage our time in relation to God and His will. Alistair considers the time, by reason of strength, that our Heavenly Father grants to us upon this earth, and as in Psalm 90:12, reminds us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom. E...

Reading from Philippians 2, Brian McCoubrey first asked the question 'What is Thought?'. Considering ideas, opinions and attitudes he challenged the young people to have only thoughts that are pleasing to God. Of course, God knows our thoughts, therefore as Believers it should be our natural desire to ensure that those thoughts are pleasing to Him. But our thoughts have a great influence on our li...

Opening with a reading from 1 Timothy 1, Victor Maxwell related his testimony to the young people of Listooder. Victor was brought up on the Donegal Road, Belfast in a 'good' home, but not a 'saved' home. He was taken to the local church on Sunday, and attended Sunday School as a youngster. He spoke with great fondness of his Sunday School teacher. Not a public speaker, he faithfully taught the go...

Ian Moore was born into a Christian home. His parents both loved and served the Lord Jesus Christ. He was regularly taught the Scriptures at church and at home. Yet Ian was very aware that his parent's faith was not enough to save him. He too had to come and put His trust in Christ for Salvation, which he did when he was nine years old. Ian reminded us of Proverbs 22:6, 'Train up a child in the wa...