This past weekend we took
three of our high school friends to work crew for a winter weekend.
They served college students in the coffee shop and dining hall. They
are learning that growing Christ is also learning to serve and love on
humanity as well. It isn't easy and not always fun but doing so with an
open heart is a blessing to us all. One of the beautiful things we get to do with our high school friends is serve right along beside them. They aren't less than us but stand shoulder to shoulder to us. I am reminded of Jesus in John 15 when he said, "I no longer call you slaves, because a master does not confide in his slaves, I call you friends, for I have told you everything the Father has told me."
It is a sweet place to be--loving on, serving with, and teaching the truth of who Jesus is. Some of the conversations from the weekend were:
1. What holds you back from risking everything for a life with Jesus?
2. What is hard about your relationships as you try to walk with Jesus?
3. I don't want anyone to go to hell. Is there a time when Hell will be defeated? What does the end of the world look like?
