10/17/12

This Week

This week we covered James 1:13-18.  These versus talked about how "God does not tempt." It is the devil that tries to tempt us, and the devil has even tried to tempt Jesus in the desert.  It is not a sin to be tempted, but to give in, is a sin.  Another theme of these versus was how God does not change, and that "every good and perfect gift is from above."  Too often we think to ourselves, "wow, I worked really hard to be able to buy these new clothes," when in fact, it is God that gave us the gifts to work and blessed us with our gifts.  Remember to give thanks every day for the gifts that God has blessed us with.

Next Week

Next week we will be finishing up the first chapter of James.  This will include James 1:19-27.  Listening and doing is the overall theme of these versus.  They talk about how we should be quick to listen and slow to become angry.  We are not being Godly when we let our anger get the best of us.  To follow along with this, it is not enough to simply listen to the word of God and go about our daily lives.  We need to live a life in a way that people can see Christ through the lives that we live.  When we hear the word of God, we need to take what we've just learned, and apply it to our own lives.
-also, Amy will be in the hotseat, so think of some good questions :)

Praises and Prayers

-pray for healing for Olivia Hoppen's grandpa as he is dealing with cancer
-pray for Elliot's family as his grandpa just passed away

-thank you that MEAPs are done!!
-praises that we are able to meet and praise God freely without persecution
-we can live to see another day
-Rachel's grandma is still here, as she had a heart attack last year