Proxy
Proxy is the junior high and high school (ages 10-18) student ministry, which exists to reach students, connect them in community, teach them the truth of the Bible and equip them to live for Jesus.
Why is student ministry called PROXY?
Proxy [prok'see] noun
1. A person authorized to act as the substitute for another.
2. An ally who can be relied upon to speak or act in one’s behalf.
Jesus Christ, the Son of God, humbled himself and came into a fallen and utterly dark world inhabited by people he created, people who had rebelled against their loving Creator. He lived a perfectly righteous life, always following the will of God, always selflessly loving others, always revealing the character of God through words and actions. Jesus lived the life we are called to live but do not. If we follow Jesus in faith, we receive his righteousness. In this way, Jesus is our Proxy.
In turning our backs on God, we are all guilty of treason against our loving Father. This is dreadfully serious offense – an offense that carries a penalty of death. In his death on the cross, Jesus took upon himself the past, present, and future sins of the whole world. He endured the torture we should endure and died the death we should die, but, as we become followers of Jesus in faith, he takes our punishment upon himself. In this way, Jesus is our Proxy.
As we follow Jesus, we begin to love what he loves, want what he wants, and act the way he acts. Like Jesus, we yearn for those who do not know him to come to him in faith. In response to that desire, we love others authentically – humbly serving them, living life with them, and introducing Jesus to them. In this way, Jesus is other people’s Proxy through us.
