Here is the 100th Post on Live a Life ALIVE!!!

We launched this blog at the start of the school year.  I hope that you have enjoyed what we've got happening here.  It will continue to morph and change as we move forward.

Here is the review from last Sunday - a few days later then I planned to have it up.  Hopefully some of you will have a chance to get to the bonus points by tomorrow.


We began a new unit last Sunday.  It is a fitting one as we approach the Easter season.  We are discussing Sin and our need for a Savior.

We started by looking at how easy it is to consider some sins as more serious and "worse" than others.  But God doesn't see it that way.  We know that we all have sinned and that the cost of our sins is death and separation from God.  Now it is true that the consequences that we face for our bad choices, rebellion or unwillingness to do what God asks us may differ depending on circumstances, but the reality is that God cannot be around sin, and so our sin, however small it may be, makes us unworthy to be in God's presence.  But His love for us is so strong that he made a way for our sins to be forgiven.  We just need to understand our need to be saved, and accept the plan God put in place to rescue us.

Our discussion included these verses.
Luke 1.5-6, 18-20 - John the Baptist's parents are called righteous, but that doesn't mean that they are without sin.  Likewise, we are called to be righteous, but still stumble and fail God.
Romans 3.10-13, 23 - God makes it clear here, through this passage that none of us measure up to God's standard.  I heard it related this way.  If we all jump as high as we can, those that jump the highest can feel happy that they were the tops, but if the standard is being able to jump to the top of Mt. Everest on one hop, well, we fall WAY short of that and there is no reason to be proud of our accomplishments.  
Hebrews 4.14-16 - Jesus was fully God AND fully human.  I don't get really how that works, but I don't have to.  God made it work, and I know that it is truth.  Jesus faced all the temptations and hard things that we faced, He can sympathize with us and He wants to help us.  Sometimes we forget to seek his help, and we get ourselves in a bind.  But He is ready to help us out.  The closer we draw to God, the easier it will be for us to turn to Him for help against temptation.
Romans 5.6-11 & Romans 6.1-4 - We used this passage to focus in on what God is teaching us about our sinfulness, where we are in our relationship with God and where we want to go in that relationship.  He wants  us to be close to him, but he will not force himself into our lives.  We need to choose Him


It was a wonderful time.  Let's keep it going as we continue to discuss our sinfulness and God's grace in the coming weeks

And now for the Bonus Questions (8 points available)
1- Jesus and the disciples had the Last Supper on Passover.  What event does Passover celebrate? (1 point)

2- The Religious leaders of the day felt like they were losing ________________ of the people.  Rather than look at themselves and face the truth, they decided to __________________ Jesus.   (2 points)

3- Satan's primary battlefield is in the ___________________ (2 points) Romans 12.2, Eph 4.17-19

4- The Gospel message can be stated in these 3 points (1 point for each)
             1- Jesus has _________!
             2- We are on His ____________
             3- Satan is _______________