Sunday, August 17, 2008

UFC: Contending for the Faith

A new series has begun!!

As we began our new series today entitled, "Ultimate Faith Challenge" we discussed Contending for the Faith. We defined the word contend (debate, contest, compete, grapple) and how it relates to our faith. Do you know what and why you believe? Can you hold your own in a debate about your beliefs?

Jude vs. 3-5 informs us that there are "godless men" among us and we must be aware of those who have "secretly slipped in." We live in a world where it is more acceptable to be passive about our beliefs than it is to stand up and represent Christ. We can not allow ourselves to be distracted by our work, family, or friends. We have been called by Christ to "go and make disciples of all nations." To do this we must be prepared...we must hide His word in our hearts and ask Him to go before us in all we say and all we do.

Do not allow yourself to become so comfortable with your Christianity that you live as if God does not exist.

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