WEEK 6 JON BLANCHARD

A.Time spent this week
Sunday School: 1.5 hours
Morning Worship: 1.5 hours
Evening Worship: 2 hours
Youth group: 2 hours
Total hours: 7
B. My class this week
We are still continuing our series on "Experiencing God."
This week, our topic discussed "Getting back to the core of God. My pastor opened with a few questions he had written out beforehand:
-Are you struggling with apathy?
-Are you struggling with lust?
-Is there anything keeping you from knowing God?
I have struggled with apathy for a while, so it was encouraging to hear other's perspectives on the issue. We talked about how our prayer lives were affected by our lifestyles, and one of the girls in the group talked about how she was in an abusive relationship for two years, how her relationship with God had changed since she had come to school, and the challenges that came with it. Another girl opened up and said that she had accepted Jesus as her savior when she was a girl, but she still struggled with finding a connection and know God personally. It was powerful to see the vulnerability in these girls and encouraging to see their willingness to share their struggles with the group.
As college students on a Christian campus, we become apathetic because we are always talking about ministry and serving people and becoming Christ like. This makes it easy to become apathetic. When we feel that God is far away, either because He wants us to grow in our faith or we choose to walk away, we need to know that God's love endures forever. In conclusion, we read Psalm 118.
C.Questions
What do you do when you struggled with apathy? How to you keep fighting?
If you encounter someone who is apathetic in their faith, how do you minister to them? Can they still minister to you?