Lesson Loop 10.1.10

This past week in our Student Ministry:

THIRD PLACE:

We have been exploring the lives of Old Testament Saints, and this past Tuesday we looked at David. We talked about the devastating consequences when we hide our sin.  The further down the path of sin David traveled without repenting, the harder it became to humble himself and repent. Only after Nathan confronted David on his sin did repentance finally happen, and we have that prayer of repentance  recorded in Psalm 51.

Each student was challenged to examine their own heart and consider where they are on that path. Are they only entertaining the thoughts of sin (like David did on the rooftop)? Or are they in the midst of trying to cover up their sin and heading further down the path every day (like David tried to cover his tracks with Uriah)? Or are there some of our students who have traveled so far down the path they actually doubt that forgiveness is possible (like David after he murdered and committed adultery)?

Regardless of where any of us are, the solution remains the same: REPENTANCE.
We must "change our mind", and walk  run away from sin with all that we have, crying out to God and falling in His arms. We know He will forgive because He gave up His only Son for us.

LUCID: "Salvation through Suffering"

We broke into small groups, looking at the following passages on suffering:

•Romans 5:1-5 •Romans 8:16-17 •James 1:2-4 •1 Peter 1:3-7As each group looked at one of these passages they answered the question: Why might God possibly allow us to suffer?

We considered how suffering produces perseverance, and perseverance builds character, and character gives us hope. This HOPE is key to enduring suffering, and so the process continues.

The object of our hope is Christ - specifically that He rose from the dead, lives right now and promises to deliver us from death into His presence where we will spend eternity with Him. The worse possible thing that could happen in our life (physical death) is no match for this hope.

The students finished by writing a prayer to God about how they are suffering.