For more than a hundred years, Southern Baptists have emphasized Sunday School. One hour prior to our worship service, we take time to get deeper into God's Word. Some may have the idea that this time is boring and woud rather use that time to get a little extra rest. If so, you're robbing yourself of a spiritual blessing.
In fact, I prefer to call this time Morning Bible Study because that is exactly what it is. At Lawson Baptist we have a class for everyone. We have qualified teachers who love to lead these classes.
Here is a quick explanation of what Sunday Morning Bible Study does best:
1) Reaching our community. Those who attend have the opportunity to meet with others they know in a friendly, relaxed setting.
2) Ministry within the Church family. Here, members can catch up with each others activities during the week. People can express their triumphs and concerns with each other and seek support from caring friends.
3) Discipleship. Our classes are centered on Bible study and those who attend can dig into chapters and verses to learn how they apply to one's on life.
4) Communication. Here people can understand the mission of the Church and learn what they can do to be a blessing to someone else.
Give it a try if you have never been or haven't been in a long time. You won't regret it and I promise, no homework!
Monday, October 25, 2010
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
Religion Test
Talk about good news/bad news. I was amazed, yet disturbed with the results of a recent Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life poll. Researchers found that Americans are deeply religious folks but are not quite sure what they are religious about.
The poll indicates that those who scored highest were atheists and agnostics when questioned about religion. On average, people who took the survey, more than 3,400 Americans, answered half the questions incorrectly and many erred when questioned about their own faith.
Fifty-three percent of Protestants, for example, could not identify Martin Luther as the man who started the Protestant Reformation.
But come to think of it, is such knowledge really all that important? The most important question is, what have you done with Jesus Christ? Do you believe He is the Son of God? Do you believe He died for your sins? Have you accepted Him as your Lord and Savior?
Lets get those questions nailed down first. Then, if we want to move on to Survey of World Religions, we can worry about that at that time.
The poll indicates that those who scored highest were atheists and agnostics when questioned about religion. On average, people who took the survey, more than 3,400 Americans, answered half the questions incorrectly and many erred when questioned about their own faith.
Fifty-three percent of Protestants, for example, could not identify Martin Luther as the man who started the Protestant Reformation.
But come to think of it, is such knowledge really all that important? The most important question is, what have you done with Jesus Christ? Do you believe He is the Son of God? Do you believe He died for your sins? Have you accepted Him as your Lord and Savior?
Lets get those questions nailed down first. Then, if we want to move on to Survey of World Religions, we can worry about that at that time.
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