Good Morning - September 1, 2005

Good Morning! 

 

Running behind this morning, so just a short note   

 

Don't forget that you can find all of the back issues of the daily email on the web at www.leapclass.blogspot.com.  

 

The new unit for this week is Unit  18 - Salvation by Faith

 

Focus Scripture for the Week:   Psalms 51:12 

 

 Restore to me the joy of your salvation, and sustain in me a willing spirit 

 

Today's Scriptures:  1  Thessalonians 5:1-11   

 

Today's Discussion:  

 

-- there is a lot in this passage and the section preceding it about the second coming of Jesus.  But for the purposes of this week's lesson, the key thought is the idea in verses 9 and 10, the idea of the "hope of salvation" and encouragement.

 

-- one of the things we don't dwell on, but that we should acknowledge, is exactly what are we being saved from?  Much of the encouragement that we receive in scripture is about God saving us from his judgment.  Not that we should be fixated on it, but I think that to fully get the encouragement from our salvation that is promised in the scriptures, we need to understand what the consequences of not being saved are.  Once we acknowledge more fully that salvation saves us from God's judgment, then the more we can react like Wesley at Aldersgate -- with joy -- with that 'strangely warmed' feeling.

 

Question for Sunday:   

 

-- how does the idea of being saved encourage you each day?

 

Today's prayer request:    The people of  Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama   

 

I think we need to continue remembering these people.  The leadership of these areas, the rescue workers and the survivors have all listed prayer as the first, most important thing we can do to help at this time, so let us continue to remember them. 

 

Today's class member prayer: 

 

Kelly Thaxton

 

Have a great day.

 

Jay