ABSK Grad Ministry

We had many new comers today in our bible study group. We welcome all of you and hope to see you every Friday! Brother Andy gave a bible study. It was a special day for him. There was an announcement that brother Andy and Helen unni will be joining the Young Adult group. I was sad to hear that they are leaving but I believe that God has a greater plan for them in the Y.A. group.

Today’s text was Genesis 16. We picked verse 1 as the key verse and titled it as “our doubt in His faithfulness.”, and also picked verse 2 because it shows the root of the problem in that situation. Bing unni suggested an interesting title, “we think we are not responsible.” and brother Sam’s group titled it as “the fall of Abram and Sarai.”

Brother Andy preached starting from reminding us of Adam and Eve’s story that they were not responsible for their fault. In this text, Sarai was very anxious about not having a child. Even though God promised them a child before, they were doubtful. They went with the solution that was socially acceptable at that time; Hagar who was Sarai’s maidservant conceived Abram’s child. Although they had a relationship with God, Abram and Sarai made their decision on their own and that led to complicated situations. Hagar began to despise Sarai after she found out she was pregnant and Sarai responded to that with mistreatment of her which eventually led her to leaving. Neither Abram and Sarai did not take the responsibility for their own action. God certainly gave freedom, and we should hold responsibility for what we do as shown in Galatians 6:7. But even after out mistakes, notice that God does not give up on us. He is full of mercy and grace and continue to deal with us as long as we’re willing to believe in Him.

A game fellowship followed and we played Wii tennis, boxing and golf games and some played blockus. Thanks to all who prepared for this wonderful time!