The Resistance - Week 02 Launch
Welcome
Welcome to Week 2 of the Resistance Reading Plan! This reading plan is designed to partner with Compassion Christian Church’s sermon series of the same name, which can be found HERE. This series explores how the lies of the secular world can harm us, especially our mental health, but there are ways to resist those lies and find the abundant life that God wants for us. The reading plan will focus on the same things by guiding us through Scripture that speaks to those truths.
Christianity is unique from any other major world religion in many ways, but one of the most profound and beautiful things that followers of Jesus believe is that through the work of Jesus we have been brought back into a relationship with the Father. Colossians 1:21-22 says it this way: “You were his enemies, separated from him by your evil thoughts and actions. Yet now he has reconciled you to himself through the death of Christ in his physical body. As a result, he has brought you into his own presence, and you are holy and blameless as you stand before him without a single fault.” We don’t need priests or rituals between us and a holy God. We have been brought into his presence. Through His Word our God speaks to us and through prayer we speak back, allowing us to have a personal relationship with our Heavenly Father. May the truth of these things help you engage with this plan with wonder and joy!
Before We Continue
The first few days of this week will focus on poetry that can be found in the Bible, specifically the Books of Psalms and Lamentations. Both Books contain poetry often addressed to God in the form of songs. For the purpose of our reading plan, these words should encourage us with how honest the authors are about their pain while simultaneously reminding themselves of the hope they have in God.
Our last couple of days of week 2 will look at a story from the life of Elijah. Elijah was a prophet who experienced the full range of human emotions in a short time. He experienced tremendous victory and tremendous despair. We are going to examine both because they are connected aspects of the story. To gain context for the story, we recommend watching the first half of the video below.
Welcome to Week 2 of the Resistance Reading Plan! This reading plan is designed to partner with Compassion Christian Church’s sermon series of the same name, which can be found HERE. This series explores how the lies of the secular world can harm us, especially our mental health, but there are ways to resist those lies and find the abundant life that God wants for us. The reading plan will focus on the same things by guiding us through Scripture that speaks to those truths.
Christianity is unique from any other major world religion in many ways, but one of the most profound and beautiful things that followers of Jesus believe is that through the work of Jesus we have been brought back into a relationship with the Father. Colossians 1:21-22 says it this way: “You were his enemies, separated from him by your evil thoughts and actions. Yet now he has reconciled you to himself through the death of Christ in his physical body. As a result, he has brought you into his own presence, and you are holy and blameless as you stand before him without a single fault.” We don’t need priests or rituals between us and a holy God. We have been brought into his presence. Through His Word our God speaks to us and through prayer we speak back, allowing us to have a personal relationship with our Heavenly Father. May the truth of these things help you engage with this plan with wonder and joy!
Before We Continue
The first few days of this week will focus on poetry that can be found in the Bible, specifically the Books of Psalms and Lamentations. Both Books contain poetry often addressed to God in the form of songs. For the purpose of our reading plan, these words should encourage us with how honest the authors are about their pain while simultaneously reminding themselves of the hope they have in God.
Our last couple of days of week 2 will look at a story from the life of Elijah. Elijah was a prophet who experienced the full range of human emotions in a short time. He experienced tremendous victory and tremendous despair. We are going to examine both because they are connected aspects of the story. To gain context for the story, we recommend watching the first half of the video below.
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