Thanks for the prayers about the youth outreach event last night. I don't have the numbers, but it was a good crowd and I know that many gave their lives to Jesus.

Watching the Jesus Film For Children last night was a joy. I had seen it before, but it was a good refresher. If you haven't seen it yet, I highly recommend it.

One of the things that struck me most was when the child actors spoke to the audience about accepting Jesus and growing in their faith at the end of the movie. They used terms that the target audience (ages 4-14) could easily understand. I think the church could use some of that simplicity.

One of the expressions they used was "Talk to God." They explained you could talk to God about anything at anytime. As believers we know of the concept as prayer. But for many, prayer is a complex formula and they feel that to pray a person must have all the churchy jargon down pat and their act together. Nothing could be farther from the truth.

God knows all about us, our desires, our secrets, and our needs. He created each of us as individuals and wants to talk with us as individuals. Prayer doesn't have to be filled with "thee’s", "thou’s" and "beseech". Certainly there are some excellent models of prayers out there that can act as guides, but the key is to simply talk to God on an ongoing basis.

Let's look at a couple of examples of talking with God.