This Week #3-15

Hey Parents,

After taking a break for winter camp (which was awesome) we returned this week to continue our series, “Cheap Talk.” This week looked into James 2:1-13. The main idea that was extracted from these verses was- Cheap talk is saying we love God, but not loving those God loves. It is clear throughout these verses that we need to change our attitudes about OUR friends, and OUR groups, but instead need to step out in faith to really love everyone we come into contact with. Sure, we can have our set of friends who we are closer to, but we need to be willing and ready to love everyone that crosses our path as if they were a good friend. At the end of the talk we imagined what OFF ROAD and our schools would be like if we really took this principle to heart, and the response from students was that they would be places where students want to come, where they immediately feel welcomed and loved and a place that really reflects God’s love. So let’s do it!!!

Questions to discuss with your child:
Who around you have you turned the cold shoulder to? How can you apply what James is saying to that relationship?
How does this affect your relationship with those who are mean to you or totally annoy you? How do you deal with that?
What is one step you can take to really putting this idea into practice this week?
What might keep you from applying this principle? How can you make sure that your words aren’t cheap?