Lesson 96 - Preparing for an Awesome Journey
"Be ye followers of me, even as I also am of Christ" I Corinthians 11:1
The St. Paul School with Frank Eiklor and the Shalom team
If God permits, I want to take you on an incredible journey. We will explore the things that matter most and answer the three questions humans ask in every generation: "Who am I? Why am I here? Where am I going?"
Today's secular world has no answers. Greed and debt are burying the "enlightened countries." Hunger, disease and early death stalk billions living in poorer nations.
Violence in the streets. Liars and crooks in seats of power. Utter stupidity and nonsense in the halls of learning. Confused young people committing suicide in record numbers.
Judaism with its traditions, Islam with its rules and Christianity with its endless divisions, denominations and doctrinal debates repel more than they attract the masses. But God is not silent. He never has been-and speaks to every generation including ours. And He has constructed His master creation-man himself-in such a way that it is hard to evade questions that force their way into our minds.
The universe and the shocking scientific proof that it had a beginning- where even Einstein had to admit God back into his equations.
Man's endless search for "terrestrial life"-and his ultimate disappointment and dissatisfaction in all things material.
The uncancellable appointment with death, from which men run but can't hide, as the mystery and fear of death often lead many to the only one who conquered death-Jesus Christ.
Then there is the "miracle called you"-body, mind and spirit-that though incomprehensible, still calls you and me to explore and experience our awesome God in all our parts and faculties.
We believe your faith, hope and love will expand as you explore these brief, practical lessons that we will begin with our next study.