Review from February 20

Hey everyone!

Here is the review from Sunday's lesson in Club 56.  Our topic of the day was "Why can't all the nations get along" and it was a little bit off in it's name.  We saw, as we worked through the lesson, that it isn't so much the countries that don't get along as it is the people.  (and we don't have to be from a different country to disagree about things) 
Our lesson showed that resources are not necessarily divided up evenly and what issues are then created by some countries having the power and resources to do whatever they want while other countries don't have enough to give even basic needs to their citizens.  What are we supposed to do with that as christians? 

We read the following passages from the Bible as we discussed this topic:
Genesis 26.12-22.  Isaac gets into a dispute over wells, but deals with it very well.
2 Chronicles 26.1-8 & 1 Chronicles 28.1-3 - First, we read of God helping King Uzziah be victorious in battle, then we move into how King David is not allowed to build God's temple because of all the blood he has shed - Is it ever ok for countries to fight each other?
James 4.1-3 - A great view on why conflicts happen in this world, and how selfish we are.
Romans 12.18-21 Our memory verse of the week comes from here.  It guides us in how to treat our enemies.  Very challenging.

Our challenge this week is to seek God when we start to get upset - whether we are justified or not) , take a deep breath, count to ten and pray that God would help you to pursue peace. 

And for those of you looking for Bonus points, Tune in later in the week for some bonus point opportunities taken from Pastor Ivan's sermon on Sunday.  If you missed it, or did't take good  notes, you can listen to the whole thing again from Sunday if you wish. visit the church website here.