Tonight we continued our seires on Red shirts, those who dont' survive and thrive in their faith. Tonight we looked at the second type of red shirt talked about in Luke 8:4-8, 11-15 by looking at 6 and 13. In this part we see seed that is trhown on rocky ground. Those taht fall there grow up very quickly but just as quickly wilt under the heat of the son because of lack of moisture. They don't have enough soil to become firmly rooted and bring up the moiusture they need to survive, so they die. In the same way there are people who get very exciteda bout Jesus and what he means to them, believing very quickly in him, but they never go deeper in their faith. They have an emotional response to Jesus but never deepen their faith in him Wehn hard times come they turn their back son him, because following him is no longer easy or fun.
There are a lot of difficult things people have to go through,s oem physical, some emotional, some mental. When those with no root encounter these difficulties they end up abandoning their faith because it isn't fun anymore, it isn't easy, so like a fat person faced with the choice of a lazyboy or a treadmill they go with the easier fo two options.
Jesus overs a very simple solution of how to avoid becoming a red shirt in this way, become rooted. It is all about spending time with God and building trust in him. We must become rooted in Christ. This can happen by spending time with him, developing trust in him,reading your bible, praying, going to church, talking about him, reading books that have to do with, etc...
Don't Be a Red Shirt!
I give tonight: B+
Favorite Moment: STL Offernig--Give Boldly!
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