Sci-Fi Showcase: The Doctor meet The Great Physician!
So last week I introduced some of you to Doctor Who. Yes, he’s a time-lord from the planet Galefrey with the chosen name “The Doctor” who flies though space and time in his TARDIS . Sci-fi is fun because in it we convey our hopes, fears, and beliefs all in the realm of story telling. The Sci-fi Showcase this past week was “The Doctor… who?” and we took a look at The Doctor and his desire to “make people better”. The thing is at best Doctor Who is entertaining but fictional, he can’t really make everyone better. On the other hand, an inspiration for the character is very real, and has to power to makes us better indeed. The Bible is briming with this image that God wants to heal us; “…for I am the LORD, who heals you.” Exodus 15:26, “But I will restore you to health and heal your wounds,…” Jeremiah 30:17, and then theres my favorite, “who forgives all your sins,and heals all your diseases” Psalms103:3. It’s all talking about Jesus! Jesus wants to make people better, but not just from their sickness, but better all around, he wants us to be free from our sins.
This is a cry to us who know Jesus, we have been seeing The doctor to heal ourselves but pass the dying on our way. We have friends, family and strangers that are in need of “medical” attention. It’s hard because we are scared to share our faith ( I mean what if they don’t want to hear it), we figure we should talk about God at church and not at school or work. But as Christians we have been made like Christ, joint heirs and children of God and (since I’m running with this analogy) you have an “Honorary Doctorate” . You, as official medical staff, can take the sick to see the Doctor! Cuz it’s only by Jesus can anyone be made better. So Keep sharing Christ with your friends, be bold, talk to them, You never know who wants to know how to be cured. Some may push back and not want to hear it, but you never know until you try. All I know is I’ve been to the walk-in-clinc about 5 times this month do to sickness, I would love someone to tell me how to get better.
“On hearing this, Jesus said to them, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.” Mark 2:17
Allons-y and Later Days!
Mr. Q
“Astrid: This Christmas thing? What’s it about?
The Doctor: Long story. I should know. I was there. I got the last room.”
While we pray for Haiti…
While we pray for Haiti remember to lift up the families of those who are missing, remember to pray for the courage of those trapped. While we pray, remember those digging with bare hands for strangers, and remember the leaders that have trying times ahead of them. Most of all, pray with a passion that God uses this to bring glory and honor to His name in the lives of the people in Haiti. Seek His face in knowledge that while there are people trapped under debris, God can speak to there hearts in this time. Pray that the brave ones digging though the rubble can seek after the truth with the same passion and bare handedness. Pray that the families can be comforted by experiencing the grace and peace that can only come from knowing Jesus.
We get very caught up in our own lives… day to day, never thinking how quickly it could be rocked. Christ is real, and we need him. Nothing in our lives matter more than that. Somehow the stress and drama of everyday life seem to pale in comparison to the depth of turbulence in Haiti right now. I pray that there are voices sharing Christ at this time in Haiti.
Seeking His Face and Later days,
Mr.Q
You say you want a Revolution?
A revolution is demanded by the people when the status quo will no longer suffice. When the people look around and say, we will not take this anymore, we demand more! It is a messy and exciting time!
We have started a couple week series on “Being a Revolutionary Christian” and we will continue to take a firm and heavy Biblical look at what has become to be a Christian teen and what it is in the eyes of Jesus.
Last weeks message was about why we would need a revolution, and it starts with Luke 9:23-26 “And he said to all, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me.For whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will save it. For what does it profit a man if he gains the whole world and loses or forfeits himself? For whoever is ashamed of me and of my words, of him will the Son of Man be ashamed when he comes in his glory and the glory of the Father and of the holy angels.” So many of our teens have seen a multitude of teens claiming Christ by word or dictation but not action or deed in there life. They don’t want to lose themselves, their time, their friends, or their hobbies and continue to try to build and save there lives themselves. They don’t understand the need for action on behalf of Christ. Let me start by stressing this, doing good things can not save you, the Bible say the best stuff we can do are like rags to God. When your time comes He will not care about any good thing you did apart from Him. In the same regard He won’t care about vain words spoken with a hard heart. Matthew 7: 21 “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven.” There is and needs to be an honest desire to do his will in those who have Christ in there hearts. Sometimes it’s tough, messy, painful, or down right embarrassing but we strive to honor him and follow his teaching. If you claim salvation but have no desire to serve Jesus as Lord you may want to think about why that might be missing in your life.
We have saturated a country with Christian who proclaim salvation but are horrified at the prospect of acting upon it. This is the current status quo and it’s time it’s overturned. God has given a Spirit of power, love, and self-discipline to his people, not a spirit of timidity. (see 2 Tim 1:7) But so often we settle for the mediocore Christian experience that Satan wants for us and we forget to be the Revolutionaries that Christ died for us to be.
Don’t just be a good Christian, Be a Revolutionary one!
Wrap up with this, You are amazing in Christ! It’s true, in Him your brilliant!
“ I can do all things through him (Jesus) who strengthens me.” Phil 4:13
“And I am sure of this, that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ.” Phil 1:6
later days,
Mr. Q
Getting in some Christmas dance time!
WKBC Youth Ministry Christmas Banquet; Dec 10 @ 6pm
This Thursday, December 10, at 6pm is the Youth Ministry Annual Christmas Banquet. All of those in 7th-12 grade are invited for a time of dressing up and celebrating the Lords Birth. Remember to bring a wrapped gift worth $5. There is still time to sign up to bring food, See Mr. Q
Jesus is what Christmas is all About Charlie Brown
and Later days
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