Romans

Hi all. I wanted to get everyone on the same page regarding where we are in our study of Romans.

In our next meeting we will most likely work through Ch 4 and stop there until after the Christmas break.

Dec 12th we will meet for the last time this year.

Dec 19th No meeting

Dec 26th No meeting

Jan 2nd we will resume

If anyone was still interested in participating in feeding the homeless next Thursday and has not signed up drop me a line. The details are in an earlier note that I sent out at last week.

Talk to you soon.

Lisa

FW: Your Daily Devotional for December 7, 2011

From: In Touch Ministries <devotional@intouch.org>
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Date: Wed, 7 Dec 2011 07:06:59 -0500
To: Lisa Goldsmith <goldsmith_lisa@ti.com>
Subject: Your Daily Devotional for December 7, 2011

December 7, 2011 Our Best Friend Is Jesus John 15:9-17 Years ago the Sunday School teachers in my church would teach preschoolers a little chorus that included the line, "My best friend is Jesus." As those children grew into adulthood, they naturally put aside juvenile songs like this one. But sadly, they also frequently seemed to grow out of the idea of Jesus being a friend. As believers learn more about God, they rightly elevate Him to be the Lord of their lives and acknowledge Him as sovereign ruler over all the earth. It is easier to think of One so high and mighty as Creator, Savior, and Lord than to "lower" Him to the position of Friend. But Jesus makes a point of telling His disciples that He is both a transcendent deity—the Son of God—and their companion (John 15:15). The offer of friendship extends to modern disciples as well. Like the original twelve followers, we are privileged to say that Christ laid down His life for us in a supreme act of love and devotion (v. 13). What is more, His Spirit reveals the truth of Scripture to our hearts so that we can learn more about God and His ways. In other words, Jesus has made known to us the things He heard from His Father. A man doesn't tell secrets to slaves; he tells them to his friends (v. 15). Teaching children to sing of their friendship with Jesus is a wise idea. But I wonder when some grown believers will learn to sing of that special relationship again? May we never become so religious, so pious, or so full of our own maturity that we will not say, "My best friend is Jesus Christ." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe | Devotional Archives | In Touch Ministries