Clips from the Cave

This week represents a big step for the Cave.

On Sunday, we started working in our new Sunday School book and began studying the unsung heroes of the Bible. We'll be studying heroes like Enoch, Gideon, and Deborah, who don't get as much attention as heroes like Moses and Elijah.

However, transitioning to a new area of study also means that our time with Dare to Be a Daniel is over.

Finishing these thirteen lessons has been a great process for us that has allowed us to think a little more deeply about the way we interact with the "outside world" and plan for how we will share Christ with others. We've learned about treating people with respect while standing firm in our beliefs; we learned about keeping close Christian friends to provide us with a support system; we learned about how to be strong in the face of temptation and how to talk to God through prayer; we learned how to be heroes of the faith; and we learned how to tell other people about God.

There are four steps. 

Step One is knowing that God loves us. God wants us to have an abundant life and He wants us to do His will.
"For God so loved the world that He gave His only Son, that whoever believes in him will not perish but have eternal life." John 3:16

Step Two is knowing that sin separates us from God. Nothing we can do, no good works and no other religions, could ever bridge the gap between us and God.

Step Three is knowing that Christ died for us. Christ is God's bridge between us and Him.
"Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." John 14:6

Step Four is repenting of our sins, accepting Christ, and living the life God wants us to live.
^"If you declare with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved." Romans 10:9

Now that we have finished learning the steps and begun to spread God's Word to the world around us, we're ready to continue to learn about the Bible and all the heroes out there who provide examples for us on how to be brave workers and disciples for God, just like Daniel.

(And we also got these cool certificates to celebrate our completion of the program!)

Thanks to Pat for organizing and teaching our Sunday School class here in the Cave! We're looking forward to all the new things we can learn from the Bible.