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Continued shoutouts:
RCF Sophomores - It’s funny how people end up in places. I’m so encouraged to pray more by your story of how at the end of last year, you guys prayed for more guys in the freshman class. I guess you’re stuck with us now! But I believe one of the reasons the guys of my freshman class are here is because of the mighty intercession of the sisters in this class. You’re class is the class that I got to know pretty well in the beginning; y’all are full of energy and there is never a dull moment. Thank you to EJ and AS for holding the freshman study group every Monday. Though I was usually unable to go, when I see you guys love my class, I am moved to love next years freshman. To HL, thank you for all the CIS help… I’m not sure I would’ve made it through 120 without your guidance. Thanks for being a nice TA ^_^ and all the late night help the day before my test. To EK, thank you for just being awesome! You’re awesome to talk to about anything and I appreciate you reaching out to me many times to study or eat. You don’t know how many times I was feeling kind of down, but when you reached out to me, it really lifted me up and made me feel loved. To SA and KF, you guys are the craziest of the bunch. It was a lot of fun playing Bang and all the different games with y’all. I cherish the late Friday nights during the fall semester when we played all those games. I’m excited to serve with y’all and have more fun next year!
Having purified your souls by your obedience to the truth for a sincere brotherly love, love one another earnestly from a pure heart - 1 Peter 1:22
My Freshman Class - I think I should start off by asking for forgiveness. Forgiveness for missing a lot of the freshman study groups for various reasons and forgiveness for the fall semester for not putting enough effort to get to know everybody. I think things started off really slow in the fall semester for all of us, questions about which friends we were making or which church we would attend. But I’m very thankful for the spring semester. During this past semester, I felt like I’ve gotten to know y’all much better and begin to really grow in unity as a class. To my freshman disciple group, thank you for being there to challenge the way I think, the theology I hold to, and to challenge my complacent attitude. We are the next generation of leaders of RCF and I pray that we will serve and love like WZ and EC did. To the girls of my class, it is always a joy to see you guys come out. I really appreciate the Valentines stuff you guys did; it was a great encouragement during times of stress. Though we (the guys) can be very immature, loud, and insensitive, thank you for putting up with us and loving us unconditionally.
And above all these put on love, which binds everything together in perfect harmony. - Colossians 3:14
Humblebees - Thank you for being an awesome small group! I’ve learned so much through studying the Word with y’all, but I learned the most because of the people. We had so many eclectic personalities and thinkers in our groups and there ideas made me really think more about the Word and my beliefs. Thank you for challenging me to think more and to love more. To the leaders KL, JJ, WZ, and EK, you guys are the best leaders I could ask for during my freshman year. KL, you always kept our group under control and your questions made us dig deeper into the Word. To JJ, your ability to explain and hold firm to biblical truths was so encouraging. Thank you also for the talks we had about my life and your encouragement that kept me on the right path. To WZ, you are the fountain of knowledge. The way you know your Bible so well and how you always have the right answer to unbelievers left me wanting to be like you. To EK, see above… I really enjoyed getting to know all the different personalities and it really opened my eyes and heart to love all different kinds of people.
And they devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers. - Acts 2:42
I haven’t written anything since the beginning of finals. It’s all been a blur and now it’s time to reminisce about the whole year. This is going to be a really jumbled post…
First, shoutouts:
Acc. Bro’s - You guys have blessed me in so many ways. It amazes me to think that God would bring the three of us together with all of our differences and personalities. I still remember the headaches we had about deciding on churches, but to think that we would all end up at the same church and be serving together next year, incredible. I know we’ve rubbed each other the wrong way, been bitter about different situations, and even questioned the usefulness of our accountability, but I’m so thankful for the last accountability we had before we all left. Truly a blessing to me. It dawned upon me how much love was in that room and how we are all sinners in need of a Savior. As we move into the summer, I pray we will keep it going and share the love of Christ with one another. The transparency we have with each other, though not perfect, is something that I know I cannot find anywhere else. I appreciate all the lessons you guys have taught me, from calling me out on how insensitive I can be to breaking down my pride and judgmental attitudes. Thanks for being there for me and being brothers that I can truly call my best friends.
Iron sharpens iron, and one man sharpens another. - Proverbs 27:17
RCF Seniors - You guys are one of the main reasons I’m at RCF, one of the main reasons I grew so much in my walk with Christ, and one of the main reasons I came to love and cherish our community. I am incredibly lucky to have been in the freshman class to see how you guys laid down your lives to lead and love RCF and especially our freshman class. To DS, EC, WZ, JC, JL, JS, JJ, I’m thankful for your openness to share your wisdom in various aspects of your life and to always answer my nagging questions. When I see how you guys do accountability, how you selflessly reach out to people on the fringe, and how you are all so rooted in the Word, I cannot help but see the work that God has done in your lives and desire to one day be like you. Without your guidance and I’m wisdom, I’m not really sure how I would’ve made it through my freshman year. I am forever grateful for all the meals and conversations we have had.
Beloved, let us love one another, for love is from God, and whoever loves has been born of God and knows God. - 1 John 4:7
RCF Juniors - In the last two months of school, I feel like I’ve really gotten to know all of you pretty well. Though y’all are a small class with completely different personalities, I admire how tight knit your class is. You guys all have distinctive personalities and even have a family hierarchy. Without Christ, there is no way you guys would be together, but it’s amazing to see the love of Christ bring people together! I find that it’s very easy to talk to you guys about anything from my random school life to what we want to see changed in RCF. Thank you for caring about my opinion even if I’ve only been around for a year. Thanks for feeding me during finals. Looking forward to the next year!
15 Rather, speaking the truth in love, we are togrow up in every way into him who is the head, into Christ, 16 from whom the whole body, joined and held together by every joint with which it is equipped, when each part is working properly, makes the body grow so that it builds itself up in love. - Ephesians 4:15-16
To be continued tomorrow…
How we do finals at Penn
We will probably regret we did this.
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Today was really hot and without any AC in my dorm room… it feels like a burning oven.
Triggered memories of the first month here at Penn.
The naivete of Freshman year, the immaturity of my spiritual walk, the emotional train wreck of my life.
I’ve come along away… but still very far to go.
Philippians 1:6
“And I am sure of this, that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ.”
There is hope.
Come ye beloved of the Lord and consider all the love that the Father has poured out on you. With joyful hearts in one accord come and look upon the love of the One who gave His all for you.
My friend consider then the price that so willingly He paid to redeem and win you back to Him. Consider how then you will live and just how to spend your days and the freedom He has won for you.
The treasures of the Father’s throne of the earth and of the sky and of the universe beyond Our Father chose instead His Son counting His worth far beyond all the treasures of His kingdom home.
Our God withheld not His own Son the treasure of His heart poured out for you. If He withheld not His own Son what now would He withhold from you, His own?
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