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This week I had the privilege to host John, AKA Jlive, on the No Formula Need Podcast! Jlive is a recent Virginia Tech alumn, current Trinity Fellow, Co-counselor at Summer's Best Two Weeks (SB2W) and brother in Christ! I hope you all enjoy listening to his journey as much as I did! 

An energetic and shy kid growing up and was involved with the catholic church: CCD, Mass, and more. 

Did rituals and actions with lack of purpose. 

2010 went to SB2W, a competitive sports and wilderness camp for ages 8-18, to build Christian character through everything you do at camp. Truly fell in love with camp in the second year and continued to learn more and fell off when returning home from camp. 

2016 gave life to Jesus at camp "I need to trust you, God, with everything I do"… Understood everything and started running to him. 

High school was tough to find Christian, desired to find a group of people to run alongside and grow in faith. 

Felt alone in faith and need relationships to live where Jesus was calling me. 

College got involved with CRU at Virginia Tech, found a community that genuinely wanted to know me,  opened up brokenness, and needed a savior through relationships. 

"Someone desire to know me and sacrifice time for me" 

Mutual desire to flourish in a relationship with Jesus. 

Iron sharpens iron; people get better with a deeper connection with each other and their relationship with Jesus. 

You stumble--- let's keep going!! 

God has been so good to me. How can I not share with the people around me? 

Who am I that you chose to suffer and die on my behalf that I may live with you for eternity? 

God delight lights in me and you are blameless in his eyes, wash you clean of your separation from God. 

Your sin (separation from Christ) is nothing compared to my grace.  

The generosity displayed to me through fellows program has revealed his greater grace! 

Time at camp transition from you focused to others focused that you are to represent Christ in a servant role as a counselor. 

Pour into-à pour out 

Everyone should do a fellows program!!! 

After college, left to figure out the real world on your own, a fellows program provides a transition between college and post-graduation. You are given a taste of the natural world and learn how to integrate faith in all aspects of life. 

Scripture 

Proverbs 27:17

Jeremiah 29:13 

Matthew 28:20 

John 14:18 

John 13:34-35

Acts 2:42-47 

Romans 8:34 

1 Corinthians 10:31 

Thessalonians 2:8 

Hebrews 12:1-2 

1 John 1:9-10 

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