RELAY:3:DAY:2

Day two started early with a dribble under the shower but the most amazing thing for me was sitting outside each morning to do my quiet time. At 7.20 i would sit on the lawn and just look out over shropshire as the day woke up and the birds woke up! It was amazingly hot at that point in the morning but really quiet too and was a great chance to hear what was happening in the world.

The Church that shows Jesus (1 Cor 12:12-30)
For me this was one of the most challenging talks as we looked at the body of Christ. In Church we all aim at the same thing but as we saw yesterday we can aim at it in slightly different ways. The passage starts off with the statement that Christ is the church and the church is the body of Christ. So as a church we are meant to be reflecting who Christ is. But we then moved on to look at how we can act like we are inferior or superior. We saw how no part of the church is weaker and we need each part of the church to survive. When it says i cannot survive as an ear by ourselves it is eactly that. We cannot survive as Christians unless we are part of a church. Therefore we should rejoice again in the variety of church and how we are all different. But the challenge for me came to think about how i can sometimes act like im superior and above people. We are all important in the church and therefore each gift id just as valid as any other. This is vital to a church and being part of the church and living as a church! This is only a brief overview so do ask me if you want any more info!

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Keeping Spiritually Alive
For our final session of the day we looked at how as men we should keep alive as christians. It reminded me of a set of books ive read and found very challenging by a guy called Stu Weber and especially a book called "All the kings men". This session reflected alot of what was in this book and the need to be encouragers of one another as men to live the Christian Life. Some practical tips and verses were given shown below.

Strive for Godliness (Titus 2:11-14), Church (Hebrews 10:24-25), Bible (1 Thess 5:17, 1 Pet 2:2), Evangelism (Col 4:1-6, 1 Pet 3:15, Philemon 6), Christian Worldview (Romans 12:1-2), Gospel (2 Pt 1:12, 3:1), Accountability (2 Pt 3:10)