Worship

Dr John taught all about worship last week. I would love to hear your thoughts on what worship is, how we worship, and why we should worship. There are all sorts of ways people worship (even within the Presbyterian Church (USA)). With that in mind, what are your thoughts or questions concerning worship?

Fill Me In!!!

I must say that I miss seeing you all in class. Two Sundays ago, I was at the Winter Retreat, and I was teaching an adult class for parents about understanding you all this past Sunday.

Ok, so you started looking at who Jesus is. Over the course of the last month or so, we've been looking at the stories of the Bible and how they pertain to us today. Many of you are really starting to feel comfortable enough to ask those questions that many of us grapple with even as adults. I want to encourage you all to still pose those questions, either in class, or on this blog site.

So, now we're getting into some of the more abstract stuff. Who was and who is Jesus? Since I wasn't in class this past week, I thought it would be cool for you all to just tell me about this past Sunday. I want to know what jumped out at you during the class. What did you learn that you hadn't known before? Did anything imparticular resonate with you? Did anything strike you as difficult to grasp or understand? Please share your thoughts!!!

For those of you who may not have been in class on Sunday, please be sure to look over your class notebook by reading the session summary. Tell me how you perceive Jesus. What questions do you have about him or his existence? Why do you feel compelled to publically profess your faith in him by being confirmed?

Being the Change

Last week, whether you were on the winter retreat or if you came to class, we learned how important it is that we do what we can to help all of our neighbors (everyone in the world). The sad reality is that far too many people in the world can't even provide the most basic needs for themselves. We learned that there are things such as physical poverty and spiritual poverty, and often times, those who suffer from spiritual poverty are more often than not those who are wealthy (people like us...)

We learned that one of the ways we can become less spiritually impoverished is by being satisfied with "enough." In your own words, explain how being satisfied with "enough" may not only make us less spiritually impoverished, but also help those who are physically impoverished.
Why is it our responsibility to do what we can to help the poor and the hungry? Reflecting upon what poverty is and how God expects us to do something about it, what can you do personally to "be the change" in the world to help the marginalized whether they present themselves to you wither locally or globally?