CRU Update

To what extent do you and I believe in the existence of a supernatural realm? How about demons and evil spirits? There are certainly many films and movies about the supernatural, and yet perhaps many in Australia have a healthy scepticism. This week at CRU, we began with a few announcements, including lunchtime Bible studies. All boys are encouraged to check out their year group Bible study on the various lunchtimes listed below in the Christian Studies area:

Year 7 – Monday
Year 8 – Tuesday
Year 9 – Thursday
Year 10 – Monday
Year 11 – Wednesday
Year 12 – Tuesday

After this announcement, Nathanael Robertson read God’s Word to us from Mark 5:1-20. In the passage, Jesus restored a demon-possessed man in the region of Gerasenes, a non-Jewish place, sending these demons into a nearby herd of pigs. Isaac Lanham spoke to us about how this story displays that Jesus has total control even over the supernatural, and how we have now seen both His spiritual and physical control over all things, which means that we can trust Him. Isaac also challenged our previous beliefs regarding demons, suggesting that we all believe in the supernatural in one way or another (he used the idea of matter from no matter or life from no life). He then pointed out how, in one way, we are all like the man, chained and crying out, as we have all once been bound by sin. But in the same way that Jesus has control over the impure spirit and compassion for the man, Jesus has control over death and has compassion for us. Ultimately, for both the man and for us, forgiveness comes through our trust in Jesus’ death at the cross and his resurrection, the greatest display of Jesus’ control over life and even death. So, have you allowed Jesus control over your life?

Daniel Becker
11 TY4