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September 10, 2007
Soccer Season
Full force fun for all! Four nights a week of practice, 2 days/nights per week for games. Can you say "busy"? It's all of that. That's with 4 dc playing, the other 4 spectating. Imagine if any others had played. Obviously, that kind of excludes other evening activities for the season, including AWANA, Bible studies, and such. Some pastors frown upon the skipping of such events to participate in such secular events. Some might not be all that concerned.
In considering the whole thing, though, here's a useful verse: So He came to Nazareth, where He had been brought up. And as His custom was, He went into the synagogue on the Sabbath day, and stood up to read. (Luke 4:16)
Jesus spent time at the synagogue on the Sabbath day, as was His custom. But He didn't go EVERY day, or even multiple days, necessarily. Most of where we see Him in His time through the gospels is out in the world among lost, sinners, disciples. His disciples were going places with Him, and most of the time, it didn't seem to be that they were going to the religious institutions, although the religious leaders had plenty of criticism regarding where He spent His time. He had a great response: When Jesus heard [it], He said to them, "Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick. I did not come to call [the] righteous, but sinners, *to repentance." (Mark 2:17)
A Christian friend got to listen to a young mom really open up the other night about numerous issues in her life. I bet the time she spent listening was more valuable than any conflicting churchy event might have been. How exciting to see that happening.
So, when my friends comment on where they are expected to be during such studies and activities, or when I'm questioned these days on whether I'm going to check out some of the same sorts of things, I have to say, where would Jesus probably be...church several times per week? Or the soccer field? Where should my family and I invest our time? Not a hard decision! |
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September 12, 2007 - How very well put!