Our devotions this Easter season come from members of Faith Lutheran Church. Today’s writer is George Amundson.
“Where there is no prophecy, the people cast off restraint, but happy are those who keep the law.” Proverbs 29:18
What if we had no preaching, or teaching, no Learning Groups, or no Faith Lutheran Church?
How could we work on our relationships with God and our neighbors? We are told that good relationships don’t just happen. They need to be worked on. What is one of the first things Jesus did when he started his ministry: he gathered a few of his friends together. Pastor Nelson has been telling us for years that Christianity is “team sport.” The Learning Groups offered at Faith Lutheran would be a good starting point for us.
Learning Groups – 9:45 AM on Sunday Mornings
Basic Christianity – Led by Pastor Tan
Blessed Community – Led by Dave Gohlke and Mary Browne
Circle of friends – Led by Sara Karow
Parenting Beyond Your Capacity – Led by Betty Becker and Staci DeKunder
The Good News Class – Led by Cliff Condit
The Word and the World – Led by Pastor Nelson
Women of Faith – Led by Kate Faulkner
Young Families – Led by Eric and Courtney Lerch
Just a quick check of the Ten Commandments shows us God’s emphasis on our relationship with our neighbors. The first three are concerned with our relationship with God and seven, count them, seven have to do with our relationships with our neighbors.
Let us pray: Dear Lord, you have shown us that relationships are important. We know that anything of any worth is not easy to obtain, so, please give us the willingness to work on them. Amen.
Daily Devotions 
May 7, 2017 at 5:17 am |
George, you are fortunate to have so many learning groups to choose to attend at Faith Lutheran Church.
Matthew 18:20
“For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.”