Blog posts tagged plan
There is no "I" in Team!
In January, many of us at Engaging Life began reading the Bible through in a year based on book genre (literature style). Here is the genre chart, if interested. One of the great things about reading the Bible through in a year with a specified plan is that it causes you to read sections that you don’t normally gravitate toward. Case in point, today’s reading; Exodus 37-40. Moses goes to great pains to intricately detail God’s precise blueprint for the building of the Ark of the Covenant. He specifies exact measurements, what kind of wood to be used, how many rings of gold, how many cherubim; what they were to be made out of and how each were to have their wings positioned, how the poles were to be inserted, etc. He lays out God’s instructions for making the table, the lampstand, the altar of incense, the altar of burnt offerings, a basin for washing, and the courtyard. Whew! Riveting stuff I tell you! There is no narrative of a man stepping out in faith against all odds or God parting the Red Sea in this passage of Scripture. It is very arduous to read. But, God still speaks!!
What really jumped off the page to me was Exodus 39:42-43. It says, “The Israelites had done all the work just as the LORD had commanded Moses. Moses inspected the work and saw that they had done it just as the LORD had commanded. So Moses blessed them.” When God reveals a plan to me, He very often gives detail of process. Many times I will feel overwhelmed, thinking I need to get to work doing each and every step. Notice what this says though about the Israelites and Moses. Each had a role to play in the work. It did not all fall on Moses. They made a good TEAM, functioning well together. Moses had the responsibility to cast vision (from God), oversee the project, and inspect it. Moses’ job was to prepare God’s people for works of service, in which they accomplished. See Eph. 4:11-13. One of Engaging Life’s core values is working on God’s plan as a TEAM. Every member is encouraged to connect with a team and serve while focusing on what they do best. There is no “I” in team!
VBS sees 37 Professions of Faith
VBS is in full swing! Northpointe Fellowship has joined forces with Engaging Life to present the best VBS ever to the Boys and Girls Club. The theme this year is THE ARMOR OF GOD from Ephesian chapter 6. Today was amazing as we saw 37 children make a profession of faith to invite Jesus to be their savior! Please pray with us that this will be more than a one time decision and that they would truly live for Jesus and become His disciples.
Today, we looked at the shoes of the gospel (good news) of peace. The kids learned that in the very beginning there was GOD... He created everything, including you and me. He told man and woman to obey him. They decided to be disobedient and go against what GOD told them and ushered sin into the world. Sin separated the fellowship we had with GOD, who used to walk with us in the cool of the day. That separation may as well be as huge as the Grand Canyon. All along, just like our ancestors, Adam and Eve, we tried everything to fill the great chasm caused by our sin. Mankind has tried hiding, covering up, blaming someone else, being as perfect as we possibly can be... all with no effect! The gap is still too wide. We are still separated from GOD, who is holy, because we continue to be disobedient. The Bible says that the only thing that pays for sin is death. A death sentence. But GOD had a plan!! GOD sent his son, JESUS to die in our place, so that we would not have to. The vast hole in our relationship with GOD was bridged by JESUS. He paid the price by His grace. Now, if we believe in JESUS and accept this free gift of grace by our faith in Him, we will have eternal life. We will be saved! We will be GOD's friends and walk with him once more... fellowship uninterrupted.