Monday, October 31, 2005

Good Morning! 

 

So, we have finished the Wesleyan Spiritual Reader.  I appreciate everyone for sticking with it -- it was a long study - 26 weeks is six months -- but I hope that you found it to be interesting, and more importantly valuable in your personal spiritual formation.

 

We are going to begin a new study next week, a short study, about the new movie coming out about The Chronicles of Narnia, which was a book by note atheist turned Christian C. S. Lewis.  I've been doing some research on this, and he wrote that he didn't expressly set out to write a "Christian" story, but that, because of his faith, the Christian part of the story just came into it.  The movie opens on early December, and I thought that we would spend about six weeks on this -- which would carry us up to Christmas.  I also thought that we could work out a time one Sunday and go as a class to see the movie. 

 

Then, with the first of the year, we can work on something else - most likely the Purpose Drive Life book, which I think would lend itself to a beginning of the year, New Year's Resolutions type of study.  That would run about six weeks as well, so it won't be long either.

 

For both studies, going forward, I think that it is important not to get out of the habit of the daily study.  So for this week, I'll continue to send our emails, with a daily scripture and prayer requests.

 

This is also a good time to check on participation.  If you'd like to opt out of the daily email, for whatever reason, just reply back and let me know.  If you are following along, but can't get by the church to get a book this Sunday, let me know and I will send one to you.  If you know of someone who wants to receive the daily email, let me know and I will add them to the list.  As always, all of the emails will be posted to the class website, leapclass.blogspot.com.  In the next few days, I'll probably add some links to Narnia content.

 

NOTE:  Tonight is Truck or Treat at the church.  I think it begins at 6P.  If you are out and about, come by and say hi!

 

 

Today's Scriptures:   

 

May grace and peace be yours in abundance.

 

1 Peter 1:2

 

Today, if you hear his voice, do not harden your hearts.

 

Hebrews 4:7

 

As he who called you is holy, be holy yourselves in all your conduct.

 

1 Peter 1:15

 

Today's prayer request:   Trick or treaters

 

Lots of kids from our family, friends, community and church will be out tonight -- let's pray for them to be safe from every harm.

 

Today's class member prayer: 

 

Kyle Findlay

 

Have a great day.

 

Jay