It’s a Setup
Another Monday means another week. The big difference is that we have officially started the countdown to the junior high retreat. With just a few days left until we leave, this Sunday was an opportunity to set up the retreat, as well as the next few weeks of our Sunday morning class.
As the junior high turns its focus to the book of Ephesians, we started Sunday at the beginning. As the book opens, Paul speaks of blessings and good deeds for the people of the church in Ephesus. However, we put that description next to the words of caution for this same church the we find in Revelation chapter three. Here it is described how the members of this church have “forsaken their first love” and walked away from what they know they should do. We talked about how the book of Ephesians tells the people what they can do to live the life God calls them to live. As we ourselves study this book, we will discuss how we can also do what we can to live a Christ-centered life.
I just want to stress the the struggle the Ephesians faced is no different than our own. They struggled with sticking to what they knew to be right. They strayed from the lifestyle to which they were called. We do the same thing. We know right from wrong. We know what we should do. But it is so easy to stretch and bend the rules. Before you know it, we have one foot in our life in Christ and one outside. Starting on our retreat, we will be looking at how we can keep both feet inside. We want to know how we can make a life in Christ something that comes naturally and is permanent.
I’m looking forward to this weekend and all the fun and discussion that comes out of it. Be praying for us: that we may travel safely and seek out God as a community in Him.
