Kristie's February reading: chp 2-3

The night I finished reading chapters 2 & 3 I felt conviction of the way I was ‘filling the role’ I was filling for heir force once a month. I was just seeing myself as a connection for them to enter Ardent a little easier. But, I was convicted of this and prayed that the Holy Spirit would change me and show me how to teach them; even if I am only there once a month.

For the most part this month’s reading was discouraging to me. Yes, it was hopeful that a majority of those who left the church plan on returning when they have children of their own; however, if we are real with ourselves this is still very disturbing because: there is still the fact that they left the church to begin with.

Mr. Ham says

“Faith that is not founded on fact will ultimately falter in the storm of secularism that our students face every day.”

According to Hebrews 11:1 We are told that faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see. And it seems that as “good” Christians we accept the ‘idea’ that we just choose to believe without necessarily needing facts other than choosing to believe. But this book, the ‘Truth Project’ and the ‘True U’ series we are doing in Ardent proves that there are facts to prove our ‘faith’ and we need to know these also. Most Sunday school curriculum (at least those that I have seen) seem to teach a bible story and tell the students that it is true but with what I have read it is evident we need to be able to teach them that there are facts to prove the Bible is true. Why are we [the church as a whole] so afraid of doing Sunday school and Wednesday services different than the way they have been done for years and years; because apparently it isn’t the most effective way. As Ken Ham said we have to ‘equip [our students {in Heirforce and Ardent} and even our adults] to be able to defend the basics of their Christian faith and basic beliefs.’

“Dear Lord, help us to not fail those that you have put in our care! May our walk constantly reflect what we teach.”