For the first session of Foundations for Living during Ladies Morning Break on Tuesday, Susan Driedger gave an excellent talk about our role as Christians.
After thanking everyone who faithfully carried on teaching the Foundations for Living course during her two year absence, Susan moved on to talk about book one in the series.
“Everyone should take book one,” she said. “You will find things that will change you and you will become a disciple maker. You’ll see that you’ll stretch and grow through the series.”
Indeed, book one has been a life changing experience for almost everyone who has studied it.
One reason for the spiritual success of those taking book one is due to the strong foundation of Christianity that they are building within.
Together we read Matthew 7: 24 – 27 (HIV):
Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because it had its foundation on the rock. But everyone who hears these words of mine and does not put them into practice is like a foolish man who built his house on the sand. The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell with a great crash.
Susan brought the point home with two tin cans. One can was empty and with one hand she crushed the can with very little effort.
The other can was full; it was fortified from within, making it impossible for her to crush it, no matter how hard she tried.
“We’re building a solid foundation and a spiritual house together,” she said of the Foundations for Living course.
Not only will we be gaining knowledge through the scriptures that will fortify us from within, but we will also be learning how to share and disciple others during the Foundations for Living course.
Jesus told us to go and make disciples, which is something we often forget. Too often we get distracted by filling up ourselves, instead of helping others in their Christian journey.
Susan illustrated this point by talking about an apple tree.
“An apple tree doesn’t grow apples only for itself to eat, but rather for others,” she said.
We aren’t here to be filled to overeat, but to share. What an exciting reminder of our purpose as Christians!
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