That was a great life group on Saturday. We had fun using a Kahoot to learn about Abraham and we had great discussions on faith and trust.
I liked the definition which stated "faith is not believing in spite of evidence; faith is obeying in spite of consequence".
Abraham obeying in spite of consequence of losing his promised son.
Daniel and friends obeying in spite of consequence of losing their lives to Nebuchadnezzar.
Mary obeying in spite of consequence of losing her husband and family. She said "I am the Lords servant. May it be to me as you have said".
Abraham was not perfect in his faith. He was commanded to leave his family yet he took his dad, his wife, and his nephew Lot. He did not trust God's timeline and took matters into his own control and slept with Hagar to have a son. He lied about his wife. He failed occasionally as we all do. But the general trend of his life was marked by faithful obedience.
Here is the weekly challenge:
1. Read the Faith hall of fame in Hebrews 11.
2. Ask God how you can obey in spite of the consequence. Then talk it over with your family during dinner.
Be intentional.
Travis
LIFE GROUPS: You don’t have to be a member of the church to join one of Lake Pointe’s small groups called Life Groups…it’s “the church within the church”. Life Groups are made up of people with similar ages or family structures meeting together for: •Living For Others | Mission/Ministry •Interactive Bible Study •Fellowship •Encouragement This is where real, life-enriching relationships can form and develop.
