Many people have unbiblical notions about angels. This might become an issue in the context of a lesson about caring where angels are mentioned. For Step 3 of “A Caring Community”, this week’s LifeWay lesson from Matthew 18:6-7, 10-22, work in a discussion of the error in this statement made at the funeral of a man named Sonny:
“There is another angel in heaven today watching over you and he's okay. Know that Sonny will always be with you. I will pray for comfort, joy and happiness to return in your life in the days ahead. Sonny was a wonderful testimony to how people should live. Love in Christ.”
ChristianAnswers.net presents a summary of what the Bible teaches about angels that might be handy as you discuss vs 10.
Step 3 reminds believers not to ‘rank’ people. This called to mind the phrase “no ‘count”, which I’ve heard occassionally living in the south. Here are a couple of synonyms for “no ‘count”: "a sorry excuse" and "a lazy no-count, good-for-nothing goldbrick". How can you use these terms and others like them to help members understand the point Jesus was making?
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You will need to fix the link to "no count" it just takes the reader to "no" and the language on that page is quite awful. I believe the link should be http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=no+count
Enjoy the site. Thanks for the resources.
JEB
Yikes! Thanks so much JEB!
A appreciate it, and I'm sure others do too.
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