Stepping into the unknown is a challenge our parents have prepared our Genesis Bible Fellowship Youth and Young Adults (Gen. B.FY) for through the Nursery, Primary Church, AWANAS, VBS, Buds to Blossoms, Daughters of the King, Boys of Christ, D.I.M.E.S. ministries! Oh, they weren't just going there for the snacks! They got the WORD. Be encouraged by their devotionals and make sure to encourage them...  Read More

As we grow in Christ we become a production line of spiritual fruit and our Genesis Bible Fellowship Youth and Young Adults (Gen. B.FY) will be known by theirs as they continue to walk out their own salvation with fear and trembling.  Be encouraged by God’s Word and their devotionals and please make sure to encourage them. SCRIPTURE: “3 For we are the circumcision, who worship God in the Spirit, r...  Read More

Our youth are learning that they stand on Christ the Solid Rock and that all other ground is sinking sand. Make sure you check out what our Genesis Bible Fellowship Youth and Young Adults (Gen. B.FY) have written! Be encouraged by God’s Word and their devotionals and please make sure to encourage them. SCRIPTURE: “I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in m...  Read More

A Life lesson is only good when it is put into practice and oh, how good it is to read about life lessons gleaned and life lessons put into practice by our Genesis Bible Fellowship Youth and Young Adults (Gen. B.FY)! Be encouraged by God’s Word and their devotionals and please make sure to encourage them. SCRIPTURE: “For it is God who works in you, both to will and to work for his good pleasure.” ...  Read More

How is it that we understand things better when we look back at them? With time, God’s Word, and spiritual discernment our Genesis Bible Fellowship Youth and Young Adults (Gen. B.FY) have amassed  some experiences and their devotionals have reminded us that they are not babies anymore. Saints, be encouraged by God’s Word and their devotionals and please encourage our Gen. B.FY. SCRIPTURE: "Yet you...  Read More

We've watched children grow up in our ministry and seldom do we pick their brains to discover the state of their  Christian walk. Our Genesis Bible Fellowship Youth and Young Adults (Gen. B.FY) have written some devotionals that give us a glimpse of their thought processes when life hits. Saints, be encouraged by the living Word and their lived experiences and please encourage our Gen. B.FY. SCRI...  Read More

Ever gleaned a spiritual nugget that caused your mouth to drop open and then think, “Wow Lord, you just showed me that?!”  Our Genesis Bible Fellowship Youth and Young Adults (Gen. B.FY) have some spiritual nuggets to share based on the living Word and their lived experiences. Saints, be encouraged and please encourage our Gen. B.FY. SCRIPTURE: “In the morning sow your seed, and in the evening do ...  Read More

There is nothing like the perspective of youth. Many of us ole 49er's may have forgotten what we use to think like in our late teens and early twenties. Our Genesis Bible Fellowship Youth and Young Adults (Gen. B.FY) will share their testimonies and the Biblical principles they applied and/or gleaned from them. Saints, be encouraged and please encourage our Gen. B.FY.  SCRIPTURE: "(for you shall w...  Read More

Our Genesis Bible Fellowship Youth and Young Adults (Gen. B.FY) have somethings to share and the Biblical principles they applied and/or gleaned from them. Saints, be encouraged and please encourage our Gen. B.FY. SCRIPTURE: “Look at the birds of the air, for they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they?” Matthew 6:26 Con...  Read More

It’s that time again. The 2023-2024 school year is coming to an end and our Genesis Bible Fellowship Youth and Young Adults (Gen. B.FY)  have seen and heard things only they can tell. This month our youth and young adults will share how those things  impacted you and what Biblical principles did they apply and/or gleaned from them. Saints, be encouraged and please encourage our Gen. B.FY. SCRIPTUR...  Read More

SCRIPTURE: “And He Himself gave some to be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, and some pastors and teachers, 12 for the equipping of the saints for the work of ministry, for the [a]edifying of the body of Christ, 13 till we all come to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a perfect man, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ; 14 that we should ...  Read More

As we close out this week's theme, “The Climate of Our Country and the Christian.” we are reminded that  if we are to glory, let us glory in this, that we understand and know God, That He is the Lord, exercising lovingkindness, judgment, and righteousness in the earth. For in these HE delights,' says the Lord."  SCRIPTURE: “Nor is there salvation in any other, for there is no other name under heav...  Read More

When our hearts break at the course our country is taking, we should not be in despair, but in prayer. Our God sees all and no creature is hidden from His sight, but all things are naked and open to the eyes of Him to whom we must give account. Our Devotional Team has done a marvelous job tackling the subject, “The Climate of Our Country and the Christian.” We pray that your hearts have been encou...  Read More

Ask yourself the following, can the natural man humble himself and pray? Does it take an act of God for the believer to prostrate themselves and beseech our Lord? True conviction, transparency, broken and contrite hearts usually stem from more than a guilty conscience, but from the indwelling of the Holy Spirit. This week our Devotional Team will tackle the subject, “The Climate of Our Country and...  Read More

Ecclesiastes 7:10 says “Do not say, ‘Why were the former days better than these?’ For you do not inquire wisely concerning this.” But the 1970’s did seem better than the 2020’s, nevertheless, the climate of our country has always been at odds with the Word of God. So this week our Devotional Team will tackle the subject, “The Climate of Our Country and the Christian” which is sure to stir up our t...  Read More

This Sunday, May 26, 2024 sermon, Pastor Cockrell compared and contrasted the Backslider to the Apostate and today’s devotional reiterates an imperative that was imposed to all of us, examine yourselves. Our Devotional Team will tackle the subject, “The Climate of Our Country and the Christian” which is sure to stir up our thinking about our walk in this world. SCRIPTURE: 9 To the Lord our God bel...  Read More

One day at the post office a puzzled man was overheard saying, “I don’t know what is going on. I’ve never seen our country like this before! Why are we doing these things?” Some of us can identify with this man’s questions and our Devotional Team will tackle the subject, “The Climate of Our Country and the Christian,” which is sure to stir up our thinking about our walk in this world. SCRIPTURE: "...  Read More

SCRIPTURE: “Now may the God of patience and comfort grant you to be like-minded toward one another, according to Christ Jesus, 6 that you may with one mind and one mouth glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.” Romans 15:5-6 Father, as we prepare to open Your Word, as a people we declare with certainty from our own experience, that the entrance of it does give us light.  We believe th...  Read More

Six days of reading about waiting. I can imagine that some of us are looking forward to the next topic but wait…there’s one more. (I couldn’t resist!) Thanks be to God for our Devotional Team has ministered to us out of the abundance of their hearts. Here is our last devotional on “Patience to Wait on the Lord.” Meditate on this chapter one last time and be encouraged! SCRIPTURE: “Truly my soul si...  Read More

Since we are going to have to wait anyway, wouldn't you rather wait on the Lord, Who is our salvation, glory, rock of our strength and our refuge? Our Team has done an excellent job encouraging us with a variety of devotions about “Patience to Wait on the Lord.” Meditate on this chapter this week and may your hearts be uplifted! SCRIPTURE: “Truly my soul silently waits for God; From Him comes my s...  Read More

If all problems, solutions, and lessons learned could be microwave fast, oh boy, think about how much time we would save! Sadly, this technology only works on food, so it’s back to the Bible for us. Our Team has done an excellent job encouraging us with a variety of devotions about “Patience to Wait on the Lord.” Meditate on this chapter this week and may your hearts be uplifted! SCRIPTURE: “Truly...  Read More

On the top ten list of the most dreaded Biblical Lesson to learn, forgiveness has to be number one and patience comes in a close second. This week our Team will encourage us with a variety of devotions about “Patience to Wait on the Lord.” Meditate on this chapter this week and may your hearts be uplifted! SCRIPTURE: "Truly my soul silently waits for God; From Him comes my salvation.2 He only is m...  Read More

A famous Italian tailor asked an impatient client, “Do you want it fast or do you want it good?”  While we are tempted to say “fast,” to wait is not only “good,” but all things work together for our “good.” So this week our Team will encourage us with a variety of devotions about “Patience to Wait on the Lord.” Meditate on this chapter this week and may your hearts be uplifted! SCRIPTURE: “Truly m...  Read More

God teaches His children patience by making us wait and this week our Team will encourage us with a variety of devotions about “Patience to Wait on the Lord.” Meditate on this chapter this week and may your hearts be uplifted! SCRIPTURE: “Truly my soul silently waits for God; From Him comes my salvation. 2 He only is my rock and my salvation; He is my defense; I shall not be greatly moved.  3 How ...  Read More