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Blessings Through Praise Bible Lesson Thou
shall not bear false witness
– In short, it is not of God to sing on a choir that contains members that you
do not like. This gives Satan the chance to work and divide us and prevent us
from obtaining our goal in the choir. By opening up and putting the issues in
the open will bind us together spiritually – the way God wants us to be. The set up:
When I was attending SC State, I attended a Baptist church that read a
series of bible verses after the worship and praise and before the actual church
service. It struck a chord with me and I tell it to every young Christian that I
come across. The text is in First Corinthians 6:9-20 (read the passage before
proceeding) Paul specifically tells the Corinthians who will NOT enter Heaven.
Thieves and killers we already know according to the Ten Commandments that we
all had to memorize as children in Sunday school. However, what many people fail
to tell us is that also, homosexuality (effeminate) and people that practice
pre-marital sex (fornicators) cannot enter the kingdom of God. If
some of us have done these things on this list, there is good news. Paul goes on
to say, “as such were some of you, but ye are washed.” Paul realized that
there were people that succumbed to these sins. Nevertheless, we that have
confessed Christ and are washed from these sins. The
hardest thing that we have to face is fornication, so he talks about it for the
duration of the passage. The thing I would like to highlight is two words “Flee
Fornication.” This is a common pitfall for us everywhere. I think
everyone has run away from something before. Paul says that we should run away.
If a boy/girl invites you in the house filled with soft music, candles, and
incense, that person does not want to play Super Mario Brothers, so why should
we go in and be tempted?!?!?!? Paul
tells us to use our bodies as instruments of praise because God, through Jesus,
has saved us. Director’s
additions:
I haven’t a clue why most of our churches do not talk about sex and
homosexuality in the churches. I
have a theory though; children in the previous generation did what adults said
without question. Nowadays young people observe and follow what the parents and
adults do. We as youth know what’s right and wrong and need to answer to God
ourselves. Leading by example, and letting the Jesus in you shine will cause
others to draw closer to God. Be a blessing to God, and in turn to your choir
members, and other people; it is then that God will bless you. Next
Week:
Are we two faced? Assignment
for next week: We
discussed the fact that in order to be a spiritual choir that we can be, we need
to have a Christian relationship with ALL of our members. So find a member that
is not in your section and you do not know and get to know them. Next meeting, I
will ask questions about the person you learned about. Prayer:
O Lord, Thank you for sending Jesus to die for us so that we may have another
chance to get to heaven. We thank you for your forgiveness and except the
challenge of abstaining from the sins that challenge us as young Christians.
Strengthen us to withstand the temptations of Satan. In Jesus’ name, amen. Oh
yeah, visit the section of my website dedicated to the choir at http://www.roboninja.org
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