Weird. My first post on the Amped Blog!
Last night Matthew reviewed Romans up to the first half of chapter 5. It's been a while since we've had a Wednesday night service (we were SO running low on Meat and Potatoes), so it was a great refresher to get back into things.
Matthew reminded us that the first 3 chapters of Romans were written to reveal to us that we are
all sinners. Romans 3:23 "For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God."
Then we talked about how important it is to keep reading! We are all sinners, but Romans 5:8 says "
But God demostrates His love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us." We have hope in Christ's sacrifice. We are saved!
These concepts may seem so elementary to our Christian faith, but it's so important that we remind ourselves of who we are in Christ and who He is to us.
As Amped Jr. High starts off this new year, we came together under the purpose of uplifting one another and bringing others into the knowledge of Christ. We sat down the last night of Elevate and brainstormed our vision for this year. As a group, we decided that we want Amped to continue to grow. We came up with some new and exciting plans for 2008.
I encourage you all to pour your heart into Amped Ministries, just as all of us crazy leaders strive to do. Together, we can accomplish great things for Christ.
