Combined Youths

This coming Friday, make sure you don't miss out on what is to be an EPIC night of being together with all the youth from around the city, coming together to pursue God's salvation for their generation! Come along and Save UR Generation! Northwood School (Kensington Drive, Durban North) at 7pm. Where there is unity, God commands a blessing!

Here is a brief look-back at one of our top combined youth moments of years gone by:

1. Combined Youth night with Glenridge 2008

-There was the Battle of the Emcee's as Rich and Gabe dominated Jaco and Koos

-Isane worship lead by our Chief (Paul)...who can forget a packed COGS youth hall crying out "I'm Not Ashamed of the Gospel!"

-Brad Klynsmith preaching up a storm

-And the prize event of the night: the Glenridge guys messing up Paul's car with shaving cream and toothpaste and our fighting attempt to get even by covering Brad Klynsmith's car with toilet paper, piles of dirt and all sorts of sauces from the kitchen fridge. Ingredients for a great night!

Get ready for what's coming this Friday!

"Baby, Baby, Baby"

Not just a song by Justin Bieber, but the cry of joy at the arrival of Judah Luke Edy!

The Youth Baby!

In just over 48 hours (plus-minus), the undeniably greatest day of the year for COGS Youth would have arrived as Paul and Evie welcome into the world the newest member of Lieutenant Vinyl, Youth Baby Edy! With all the excitement in the air and anticipation at a premium, many questions have been thrown about. The main ones are, of course, what will the little person look like. Well the votes have been tallied, so let's look at a few of the options:

1. The Ginger baby

-Well Paul does spend alot of his time with red-heads (Jono and Gabe) and both these guys tell us it's not all bad news being born with a little bit of fire on top. But despite this, we still find it highly unlikely.

2. The black (or "darker complexion") baby

-If this did end up happening, the biggest question would undoubtedly be whether the baby boy would take to the strains of Vedder, Cornell and Grohl or more likely Usher, Akon and Chris Brown. But don't stress, this also has a low probability rating!

3. The cute baby

-The third and final option is one that all the voters felt most comfortable with. Combining the looks of both Paul "headboy of Danville" Edy and Evie "Richard once had a crush on me in primary school" Edy, there is not one shred of doubt that this baby is going to be a looker!

Monday's the day. We can't wait to add a photo of a third person to the deadly duo!

The Royal Wedding

If you've been around church for any length of time you would have picked up on the word "baptism". The first time I was witness to one of these incredible moments at COGS was when we all moved through after an evening service to what I thought was the Killball Hall, when the floor in the corner opened up and revealed a swimming pool for midgets (or a bath for giants). In light of all this and to clear up a few myths and preonceptions, here's a quick blog explaining the basic ins and outs of baptism and why you should do it!

1. Jesus did it (Matthew.3:13-17)-
Jesus did it, it must be good enough for us then!

2. The bible says we must (Matthew.28:19)


What is baptism?

Baptism essentially is a symbolic act of what God has done on the inside.
-It's a chance to show all your friends and family the decision you've made in your heart
-It represents what Jesus did (going under the water=death/ coming up= resurrection)
-As you go under the water you are saying "I am dead to myself" and when you come up you are saying "I'm alive to Jesus"

When we baptise people, it's also a great time for people to pray for you and prophesy over you. Everyone always leaves baptisms feeling really encouraged!

What do you need to do:

1. Make sure you have given your heart to Jesus (baptism follows repentance)
2. Ask your parents if they're ok with it and if they want to be there to share in the great moment with you
3. Chat to your cell leader (or Paul) and we will organise the date

Simple. But oh so amazing!