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?
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
ReplyDeleteEnjoy the site. Thanks for the resources.
JEB
Yikes! Thanks so much JEB!
ReplyDeleteA appreciate it, and I'm sure others do too.