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Editor's Notes

1. In the fourteenth chapter of Revelation, there are three angels who give a final warning message to the world just before the return of Jesus.  Mankind is to make a choice between worshipping God or the beast.  Revelation 6-12, "And I saw another angel fly in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel to preach unto them that dwell on the earth, and to every nation, and kindred, and tongue, and people, saying with a loud voice, Fear God, and give glory to Him; for the hour of His judgment is come: and worship Him that made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and the fountain of waters.  And there followed another angel, saying, Babylon is fallen, is fallen, that great city, because she made all nations drink of the wine of the wrath of her fornication.  And the third angel followed them, saying with a loud voice, If any man worship the beast and his image, and receive his mark in his forehead, or in his hand, the same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out without mixture into the cup of his indignation; and he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of he holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb:  And the smoke of their torment ascendeth up for ever and ever:  and they have no rest day nor night, who worship the beast and his image [the lost], and whosoever receiveth the mark of his name.  Here is the patience of the saints [the saved]; here are they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus."
2. In the fourteenth chapter of Revelation, there are three angels who give a final warning message to the world just before the return of Jesus.  Mankind is to make a choice between worshipping God or the beast.  Revelation 6-12, "And I saw another angel fly in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel to preach unto them that dwell on the earth, and to every nation, and kindred, and tongue, and people, saying with a loud voice, Fear God, and give glory to Him; for the hour of His judgment is come: and worship Him that made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and the fountain of waters.  And there followed another angel, saying, Babylon is fallen, is fallen, that great city, because she made all nations drink of the wine of the wrath of her fornication.  And the third angel followed them, saying with a loud voice, If any man worship the beast and his image, and receive his mark in his forehead, or in his hand, the same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out without mixture into the cup of his indignation; and he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of he holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb:  And the smoke of their torment ascendeth up for ever and ever:  and they have no rest day nor night, who worship the beast and his image [the lost], and whosoever receiveth the mark of his name.  Here is the patience of the saints [the saved]; here are they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus."
3. The Christian church is suffering from an epidemic of young people leaving the church A recent TIME Magazine article points to research that found 61 percent of the adults polled who are now in their twenties said they had participated in church activities as teens but not longer so. Some argue that young people typically drift from organized religion in early adulthood, but others say the high attrition is a sign that churches need to change the way they try to engage the next generation. A study from UCLA found that almost half of college students drift away from their Christian upbringing. While 52 percent of incoming students said that they regularly took part in church events, the number shrinks to 29 percent who are still involved in church activities by their junior year.  Josh McDowell estimates, ‘over 69 percent of youth are leaving traditional church after high school.’  LifeWay Christian Research reports, ‘The overwhelming majority of children from evangelical families are leaving the church as they enter adulthood.’  Mark Matlock finds, ‘Depending on whose numbers you use, 58 percent – 84 percent of graduating youth from church youth groups are not returning.’  David Wheaton, author of University of Destruction, states that ‘as many as 50 percent of Christian students say they have lost their faith after four years of college.’  George Barna gives troubling news in his book, Real Teens: ‘Now only 33 percent of churched youth say that the church will play a part in their lives when they leave home.’  Glenn Schultz at LifeWay Christian Resources estimates that 75 percent of young people leave church in their late teens and aren’t reconnecting later.  Student Venture reports that about 70 percent of seniors in high school who claimed faith, stop attending church during the college years.  Ron Luce in Battle Cry for a Generation estimates ‘88 percent of kids raised in Christian homes do not continue to follow the Lord after they graduate from high school.’  LifeWay Research found that 70 percent of young adults ages twenty-three to thirty stopped attending church regularly for at least a year between the ages of eighteen and twenty-two.”
4. BULLET 1 -Read more: http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1552027-1,00.html#ixzz14juhrDPL BULLET 2 - Read more: http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1552027-1,00.html#ixzz14jv65Mc4 "The vast majority of teens who call themselves Christians haven't been well educated in religious doctrine and therefore don't really know what they believe," says Christian Smith, a University of Notre Dame sociologist and the author of Soul Searching: The Religious and Spiritual Lives of American Teenagers. Read more: http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1552027-1,00.html#ixzz14jvIImwC
5. 1 Corinthians 14:40 (King James Version)  40Let all things be done decently and in order. 1 Corinthians 14:33 (New International Version) 33 For God is not a God of disorder but of peace—as in all the congregations of the Lord’s people.
6. Have leader stand up when called for congregation to identify
7. Matt. 28:19-20: Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.
8. Friday night CARE groups with ~10 people in attendance per week;  Wednesday night Women's Bible study group; Food drives and clothing drives and Health Expos Abigail Boateng, English, premed, NYC Tahirah Ellis, English, premed, NYC Theona Hudson, Accounting, NYC Dalia Calix, Chemistry, premed, NYC Marsha Dupiton, English, NYC Priscilla Domfeh, Biology, NYC Russell Aldave, Biology, premed, Middletown, NY, but originally from Peru Eunice Shim, Chemistry, premed, Palm Coast, FL Joe Andrews, Psychology, Long Island Dr. Albert Kim... Pedro Vera...
9. “One of the reasons that many twentysomethings struggle to find their place in churches is that many young people may feel overlooked as potential leaders. “ (Barna Group) high attrition is a sign that churches need to change the way they try to engage the next generation of the faithful.
10. (John 17:6-11) I have manifested thy name unto the men which thou gavest me aout of the world: thine they were, and thou gavest them me; and they have kept thy word. 7 Now they have known that all things whatsoever thou hast agiven me are of thee. 8 For I have given unto them the awords which thou gavest me; and they have received them, and have known surely that I bcame out from thee, and they have cbelieved that thou didst send me. 9 I apray for them: I pray not for the world, but for them which bthou hast given me; for they are thine. 10 And all mine are thine, and thine are mine; and I am glorified in them. 11 And now I am no more in the world, but these are in the aworld, and I come to thee. Holy Father, keep through thine own name those whom thou hast given me, that they may be bone, as we are.