Thursday, 23 April 2020

COVID-19, Thursday, April 23


Dear Church Family,

What does church mean to you?  What do you miss about not going to church? Who is Jesus to you? 
Those are some of the questions we talked about in my final class with six great students.  We have been meeting for several months in what we call a “profession of faith” class.  These six young people would like to stand up and say that they love Jesus and want to live for him.  And they want to do that publicly.  That’s the tricky part!

Romans 10:9 says this:  “If you declare with your mouth, ‘Jesus is Lord,’ and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.” That’s a pretty awesome promise. Is it that simple?  Yes, it is.  And these students want to do this.
 
We’ll probably wait for the “public profession” part until we can gather in church again.  I hope to come back to Ancaster for that event. In the meantime, my heart is full, knowing that these students believe that Jesus is Lord and that God raised him from the dead.  What a joy, to get to know them. They got to know me a bit better too. A couple of them admitted that they were a bit nervous when we started our classes.  But in the words of one young woman, “it was pretty chill.” 
Have a great day everyone, and “be chill.”
Pastor Rita


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