Event Recap
For our third summer event this year, Tropical Island Luau, the women gathered at La Jolla Shores for a great time of fellowship over a delicious potluck and delightful island-themed activities!
We heard first from Rae, who shared how God used the truths from our Women’s Fellowship lesson titled “Say What” to reveal the sin in her heart and on her lips. She learned that her words ought to reflect God’s character to those around her. So, as she dwells on the astounding grace God has shown her, she wants to extend that same grace to those in the body.
After that, we heard a devotional from Erin titled “The Greatest Commandment,” where she taught us to love the Lord God with all our hearts, minds, and souls. Erin reminded us that love for God is shown by obedience to His Word, and then warned us against three common pitfalls. Whether we distort our love into a half-hearted obedience that is convenient, a works-based obedience that labors to earn God’s love, or a fear-based obedience of duty, we need to be on guard against any misunderstandings of what it means to love God. We ought to remember instead that to truly love God means to obey Him fully from a heart that loves Him wholly. This is impossible to accomplish on our own, but God has given us His Spirit who works through prayer and His Word to grow our love for Him.
Lastly, we participated in fun island-themed activities! We learned more about the other women in Island Bingo, then had a great time learning Hawaiian dance moves from Alyssa as we competed to be the last one dancing in a game of Kuma Hula Says! Tropical Island Luau was such a blast and we look forward to seeing you at our next summer event!
We heard first from Rae, who shared how God used the truths from our Women’s Fellowship lesson titled “Say What” to reveal the sin in her heart and on her lips. She learned that her words ought to reflect God’s character to those around her. So, as she dwells on the astounding grace God has shown her, she wants to extend that same grace to those in the body.
After that, we heard a devotional from Erin titled “The Greatest Commandment,” where she taught us to love the Lord God with all our hearts, minds, and souls. Erin reminded us that love for God is shown by obedience to His Word, and then warned us against three common pitfalls. Whether we distort our love into a half-hearted obedience that is convenient, a works-based obedience that labors to earn God’s love, or a fear-based obedience of duty, we need to be on guard against any misunderstandings of what it means to love God. We ought to remember instead that to truly love God means to obey Him fully from a heart that loves Him wholly. This is impossible to accomplish on our own, but God has given us His Spirit who works through prayer and His Word to grow our love for Him.
Lastly, we participated in fun island-themed activities! We learned more about the other women in Island Bingo, then had a great time learning Hawaiian dance moves from Alyssa as we competed to be the last one dancing in a game of Kuma Hula Says! Tropical Island Luau was such a blast and we look forward to seeing you at our next summer event!