Review from February 27

Well, what a weekend we had in Club 56.  First the girls had their all nighter on Friday.  There was a great turnout for a movie, games and food, food, food.  With one week left in the current competition, it is a pretty close race.  We will see if the girls will again celebrate, or if the boys will hold on to their lead this time around.

Here is the way the discussion went last Sunday.

Our topic was "why isn't there enough to go around"  We discussed how there are so many people (all around us) that have more then we know what to do with (money, food, possessions, etc) and yet so many people in the world are in need of even the most basic needs.  What are we supposed to do about that as Christians?
Here are the topics of discussion and verses we looked at.
2 Samuel 12.1-9 - King David is confronted by prophet Nathan.  A story is told about a rich man with many sheep taking the sheep from a poor man.
2 Corinthians 8.10-15 - Paul applauds the Corinthians for their willingness to give to people in need.
2 Thessalonians  3.6-12 - Earn your keep - do not be lazy and keep away from idol, disruptive people
Acts 4.32-36 - The early Christians share their possessions and take care of each others needs.
2 Corinthians 9.7-11 - Everything we have is from God.  God loves a cheerful giver.  He cares most about the state of the heart.

God has equipped us to meet the needs of the people around us.  He just asks us to be willing.  This isn't always easy to do.  But God will help us if we ask Him.  We can donate food, money, or other things.  We can give of our time to serve others.  We can be ready to tell others about the difference God is making in our lives.  The most important need that people have is the need to know Jesus and have a relationship with Him.  That is our challenge this week - open our eyes to the needs around us, pray that God would use us to help meet those needs, and be willing to do what He asks us to do.

Have a great week, and we will see you on Saturday at the church at 6:30!

CP