DO SOMETHING!

For the past two weeks we have been doing a series called DO SOMETHING!

Last week our passage was from Isaiah 58. This passage is describing a group of people who are doing outward signs of worship, but have no real commitment behind their actions. It is like those who go to church or raise their hands in song, but there is nothing in their everyday life that reflects a true relationship with Christ. Isaiah goes on to say,

"Is not this the kind of fasting I have chosen:to loose the chains of injustice and untie the cords of the yoke, to set the oppressed free and break every yoke? Is it not to share your food with the hungry and to provide the poor wanderer with shelter—when you see the naked, to clothe him,and not to turn away from your own flesh and blood?

Our faith is proven when our actions reflect the Great God we serve. Are we willing as a Student Ministry to share what we have with the hungry, to clothe the naked, and help those who can't help themselves. Serving does not make us Christians, but it is an expression of the sacrificial love Christ has for all of us.

Many of you have stepped up and said that you want BCSM to be part of a greater story. We couldn't be more excited about how God is moving in your lives. We would love for you to continue to pray in what direction we should go as a student ministry. Some have wanted to raise money for compassion villages, to build a well, or to adopt local families. We LOVE all of these ideas. In the next two weeks we are going to narrow these ideas down into one common mission.

Please know that serving goes beyond giving money and buying presents. It is in the simple things. Praying for a friend (not saying you will, but actually doing it), not showing favoritism at school, using your talents to serve in the church, etc.

As Brent quoted from Matthew 19:24, "Again I tell you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God."