Proclaim Christ to Present The Students Complete In Christ
On Sunday, I laid out our main aim in Student Ministries from Colossians 1:28-29, Laboring to proclaim Christ in order that we may present every mature/complete in Christ. You can find the lesson and the transcript at https://www.gbcaz.org/student-
In the lesson, we saw that Paul’s aim was not only to preach information but to proclaim a Person, Jesus Christ, so that every believer might be presented mature in Him (Colossians 1:28-29). I asked the students to consider: What are you aiming at? Parents, a good follow-up would be to press deeper into the heart of the gospel and the trajectory of their life. Ask your student: What are you living for? What is the gospel? How does someone become “in Christ”? (helping them see that it means turning from sin and trusting Jesus’ death and resurrection for forgiveness and new life). Then ask: If I am “in Christ,” what should that mean for how I live? What changes must be evident in my life when my aim is to please Him rather than myself?
I also pointed out from Colossians 3:16 that the admonishing and teaching in wisdom is the job of every believer, and that this flows from Christ’s Word dwelling in us richly. This cannot come apart from a faith-filled pursuit of God. So we renewed our call that the students be in God’s Word daily. The students should all have binders with reading plans and daily Bible reading note-taking sheets. If you and your student don’t already have the daily discipline of Bible reading, please consider following our recommended one. More on this to come…
Next week we will revisit again the topic of God’s Word, what is it, why do we need it, and how to read it. This year, I plan to roughly follow the flow of the book Fundamentals of the Faith. This starts with God’s Word. You may find it helpful to get a copy of the workbook to go through as a family over the course of the year. We are picking some up for the booktable.
It’s such a blessing to serve your students along with all of these hard-working discussion group leaders. It’s our joy to come alongside you in the evangelism and discipleship of your students.