Why God Made Pigeons and Romans 12:1-2

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Yesterday at Student Ministries, we began our evening with the weekly Q&A. One of the questions submitted was, “Why did God make pigeons?” I walked the students through a biblical answer to show that even a seemingly silly question can help us think carefully about God’s glory in creation and His care over all things.

After Q&A, we welcomed Matt Jarka, who guest taught from Romans 12:1–2. He challenged the students to present themselves as living sacrifices to God, to resist conformity to the world, and to be continually transformed by the renewing of their minds through God’s Word. Matt reminded us that there is no coasting in the Christian life; we are either moving toward obedience or drifting with the world. He encouraged the students to make God’s Word a daily priority and to help one another live lives of worship and faithfulness to Christ.

You can watch the lesson or read the transcript on our church website: https://www.gbcaz.org/student-ministry/why-god-made-pigeons/

I’d also encourage you to follow up with your students on what they learned and how the lesson should affect them. Matt put together a helpful discussion guide with some questions you could ask to draw your student out and help them remember what was taught.

Next week, we will continue working through the content outline from the helpful workbook, Fundamentals of the Faith.  I encourage you to consider getting this book at working through it as a family as well as helping your student stay on a daily Bible reading plan. We have offered tools to help them with this, including reading plans and note sheets. Reading the Bible daily, meditating on and obediently, faithfully applying what is learned, is the most sure path I am aware of to spiritual maturity. As you pray for your student, please do all that you can to help them prioritize this critical spiritual discipline that the Holy Spirit loves to use to save and sanctify us.

Thank you for the privilege of coming alongside you in the care of your students. There are so many servants who work so hard to love these students, to evangelize them, disciple them, encourage them, and help them. If there is any way we can help you or serve you better, please let us know.

See you this Sunday, Lord willing.

Your servant for His glory,

 -Jacob Hantla