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Athletic sports are of increasing importance in American life. In fact, scheduling of our confirmation class, with only 4 students, is made difficult due to conflicts with sporting events and practices. At the same time, attendance at worship, and other faith life activities continues to sink.

Your task for this week is to consider the merits of sporting events, and of a healthy, active faith life, and then determine which will be your priority as you mature into adults.

The word Disciple means “Follower”

One of the 101 questions is: What does it mean, FOR YOU, to be a disciple of Jesus Christ? More simplistically the question is: “what do you do to follow Christ?”

Your task for this week is to answer that question, AND to evaluate your own answer to the question. Do you think you are doing what Christ would have you do? Are you following Christ, or something else? If you do not have a particularly moving answer, then you should use this opportunity to brainstorm some ways in which you can follow Christ that might be more satisfying to you.

Keeping in mind that one of the requirements for confirmation, is active participation in the life of the congregation; you might consider ways this assignment, and your confirmation requirement overlap.

To review: Your assignment for this week is to answer the following questions:

What does it mean, FOR YOU, to be a disciple of Jesus Christ?

Do you think you are doing what Christ would have you do?

IF your answer is not YES – then:

Brainstorm some ways in which you can follow Christ that might be more satisfying to you.

And find a way to apply THIS brainstorming to your confirmation requirements.