WELCOME 6th graders!!!! This week in OFF ROAD the former 5th graders moved up into OFF ROAD so we used this time to really re-focus ourselves, and to establish what OFF ROAD is all about. I talked through Matthew 4:18- 22, the calling of the first disciples. In these verses Jesus walks up to a couple of people who were fishing and says to them, “come follow me,” and immediately they leave everything and follow Jesus. Pretty crazy when you don’t know the background, but when you look deeper you realize that who they say Jesus as. Jesus was a rabbi, someone whom these disciple (who, by the way, were about the age of a jr. higher) wanted to be like. Unfortunately somewhere in the disciple’s Biblical training they were told they were not good enough, that no rabbi would want them to follow Him. Then Jesus comes along, and not only accepts them, but asks them to join Him!!! Jesus is the same way with us. We don’t have to be perfect, or know all the bible. The standard God sets for us is- Are you willing to follow me? We need to be ready to do that, leaving everything behind.
Questions:
What are you going to make OFF ROAD all about? Is it all about friends and hanging out, games, and fun? Or is it all about growing closer to Jesus and following Him?
Are you willing to give God your all? What does that look like? What is keeping you from living every second for God?
How can I help you, as your parent, focus on God and grow closer to Him?
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