Give Loud

Spiritual Emphasis Week Chapel

Day 5

Are people attracted to you because you’re Christ-follower? asked Pastor Craig Danielson at the final chapel of Spiritual Emphasis Week.

“I would say I am a work in progress, and so are you,” Danielson said to students. “But which way are we heading?”

He used the examples of the expensive fragrance he bought his daughter as a gift and the expensive perfume that Mary poured on the feet of Jesus. “How good you live is about how good you smell,” he said. “People are attracted to us by what they see and hear. How good do you smell as a Christ-follower?”

He said we can’t do it on our own. “It’s not your looks, it’s not your charm,” he said. “It’s Christ who actually makes you attractive.”

He said when we are Christ-like we can “give without expecting anything in return.” He challenged students to find a way to bless someone’s day by giving without any expectation of being repaid.

Danielson also invited students to make a commitment “from this day on, to live for Jesus.” Many students accepted Danielson’s invitation, and he prayed with them.

“God is going to change our behaviour and we need to do that in community,” he said. “That’s why you have community, that’s why you have friends.”

Today’s small group discussion questions:

1.    Did anyone read John 13:12-17 to their parents and wash their feet?

2.    Did anyone do all of their chores without being asked? Tell us about your experience.

3.    Does anyone have a different story of how they served someone this week?

4.    Do you tend to think more about how much people give you or about how much you can give away to others?

5.    What does being generous mean to you?

6.    What has been the most meaningful part of Spiritual Emphasis Week for you? What has challenged you the most: Changing, Loving, Sharing, Serving or Giving?

7.    Are you willing to give away something that is valuable to you?

The Praise Team that led us in worship.

 

The sound team that keeps it all going!

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We had an amazing Spiritual Emphasis Week.

Thank you to all the student musicians who rocked us during our daily chapels. Thank you to the student leaders who led our small group discussions. Thank you to Pastor Craig who brought challenging and inspiring messages. Thank you to the AV crew who kept it all together. Thank you to the students who shared their testimonies. Thank you to the organizers of our girls' and guys' nights out. But most of all, our thanks to God who loves us and who shows us how to love and serve each other.