What to do oh, what to do???

Skin contact two - what should we do?
They will always be here the poor and the dear,
so what is our aim, or is it all just a game?
Will we sort out their problems, or make things worse?
Skin contact two - what should we do?

Skin contact two - what should we do?
The poor are around us, should we make a fuss?
make things better according to the letter
Give them direction - to the red road to hell?
Skin contact two-what should we do?

CHEAP GRACE VS COSTLY - ROUND TWO

Tonight we got together to discuss cheap versus costly grace again. This subject appears to be inexhaustible. At the end of the evening we felt like we had barely touched it. Trying to put down in writing what we discussed would not do it justice so I'll just hint at one or two things that came up. Do we, in the church, choose cheap grace or is it because of the fact that we grew up on a diet of it. Is it fair to label grace as cheap and costly. Is there such a thing as cheap grace? Isn't it rather abused grace. Costly grace could possibly be summed up as Total Lordship (in all areas). Grace is a beautiful gift from God that becomes cheap if we abuse it. Without grace we wouldn't be able to change. If we truly understand and value grace we should automatically go towards costly grace, Lordship. Most of us don't because we have been fed a gospel that leaves out the cost part. One just has to read the bible to see that there is a huge cost involved. Is there perhaps a danger in focussing so heavily on costly grace that we become proud and it becomes a matter of measuring who is "suffering" the most. This in turn could lead to works which robs us of relationship with our Father and with each other. We sidetracked for a short while into 1 John 3 which talks about sin. Was John saying that we could be sinless? All of these points were discussed in depth. Should we revisit this subject for a 3rd time? Some said YES and others said a very emphatic NO.

DINNER AND FELLOWSHIP

Only two families got together. It was great to catch up again with Jean-Pierre and Rita. We shared a delicious meal whilst sharing all that happened while they were away. We had a lot of catching up to do. We also had an interesting discussion around how to gain momentum to jump the chasm. As usual our mindsets were challenged and we left with new goals. You could say it turned out to be a mini coaching session. Not that we are complaining. That's why we love travelling in a caravan of people. It is good to be challenged and to stretch out mindsets. Gone are the days of pew warming and warehousing. Now we are into diving out of boats, jumping off cliffs, flying out of nests, riding rollercoasters. Who said the kingdom was boring?

Home Sweet Home

Jean-Pierre and Rita had the floor on Saturday. It was good to have them back. They shared a little about their time away and the huge differences between the three Asian countries that they visited. Thailand Cambodia and Vietnam were the victims this time. The cultures are so very different too.
What also came up as a topic during the evening was the issue of cheap and costly Grace... hence the topic for our next meeting...