These past few weeks we have talked about that we are "made in the image of God." We are valued, loved, cared for, appreciated, with unique attributes all given to us by God. We did nothing to earn them but through God's grace he put this wonderful image on our hearts.
So as we finish these last couple of weeks up of our MADE series I am reminded that I can be sure that "God loves us." There is nothing we can do about it. There it is. There is no "if" at the end of the sentence. Regardless if we make the team. Regardless of the clothes we wear. God loves us, values us, celebrates us! This is what it means to be made in the image of God. It means to be aware of the value that God has placed upon each of our lives.
So I hope these past few weeks the youth have come away with how much God loves them. That they don't need to do anything to earn it. All they need to do is embrace it. And to call out that which is good in their friends.
In the next few weeks we will be looking at {ADVENT}URE. The Advent story is filled with much expectancy and tension. There are many elements of the Advent story that are scandalous and full of tension. Our lives carry some of the intonation of ADVENT. As sure as we might be about the life that we are leading there are elements that are unknown to us. There are elements where we live in tension. And there are elements where we wait in eager expectation of what God might do next. If Christianity is boring and not an Adventure we are doing something wrong. The heart of the Christian is always asking "What's Next". Or "what great things do you have in store for me today Jesus?"
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