We had a good number for both the morning and night classes this Sunday. Sunday morning we had 19 and Sunday night we had 19 again. We studied Matthew chapter 9 this Sunday morning. The focus was on who Jesus choose to minister to. He sought out the people that the religious crowd considered to be trash. Jesus went on to say: for I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance(Matthew 9:13). This is a lesson that we as soldiers of Christ need to understand. We are to be the light to those we love and care about, and also those that might be different from ourselves. In short, we shouldn't pick and choose who to witness to, but should witness to all. Especially those that some would consider unworthy. For the truth is that we are all unworthy of Christ, but He is full of grace and mercy. Ephesians 2:4] But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us,[5] Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;)[6] And hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus:[7] That in the ages to come he might shew the exceeding riches of his grace in his kindness toward us through Christ Jesus.[8] For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:[9] Not of works, lest any man should boast. This scripture allows us to see that we are not privileged in what we are(sinners saved by grace), but in who He has made us to be(sons of God). It is sad to me that so many Christians shun the poor, unsavory, and what many would call sinners, when we ourselves are separated from that only through the Blood of our Savior.
Sunday night we studied again in 2 Timothy chapter 3. We focused on verses 8-9. In it we see how that there are those that will oppose us in our fight against satan, and they have powers. Sometimes we might not be able to overcome them outright, but in this Scripture we are assured that they will only go so far until God will deal with them. It is not our place to make people believe, it is our place to preach the Word, and point them to the One. In my own life there have been times when I was not able to convince someone of the Truth of Christ. There have been times when I have had enemies get in the way of me in my service to Christ. These are things that we are going to have to face. We must take comfort in the fact that one day they will stand before their Creator and answer for themselves. Our duty is to do our part and give them a chance. Plant the seeds and allow the Holy Spirit to work.
Please keep my wife's cousin Blythe Dillard in your prayers. She was in a car accident Friday night and was severely injured. She was ejected from the car and suffered broken legs, arms, ribs, back, jaw, and shoulder. She has damage to her neck arteries, a punctured lung, a punctured liver, and other injuries. She has a long, hard, road to recovery. Pray that God will not only heal her body, but that through this she might become closer to God. Please keep her and her family in your prayers. Please remember us as we fight the fight, and for the kids here as they do the same. May God bless and keep you-brother jason
Wednesday night we will finish 2 Timothy chapter 3. Those of you coming to class be sure to read it and come up with a question on verses 10-17.
Mark 16:15] And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.
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