"Pump It Up!"

I am so "pumped" about our next FCA speaker for Wednesday, January 18! You are not going to want to miss Eric Helms, former professional bodybuilder and sellout for Jesus! Below is a portion of his biography taken from his website. So, start pumping the iron over the next couple of weeks : ) and get ready for another amazing winter FCA AND don't forget about our gently-used coat drive going on right now. 

Eric Helms had everything that most young men dream of… a girlfriend, a fast car, a good job, a huge bodybuilding career and money in his pocket. What no one knew is that to achieve the growth needed to maintain his bodybuilding he was full of illegal steroids and to afford the steroids and the lifestyle that went with his image he was selling drugs; a self professed thug, Eric didn’t care who we ran over to achieve his goals.

He was empty and searching for something to fill the void in his life. He found that in Jesus more than 20 years ago and now he spends his life in fulltime ministry telling others how Jesus wants to radically change their life.

Eric Helms

The Helms Family

"Uncomfortable for Christ"

Scott Elder, a senior bio-chemical engineering major at Georgia Tech and former member of the Yellow Jackets football team, was our guest at this morning's FCA and he challenged us to be "uncomfortable for Christ".

Scott was a "walk-on" at Tech and was asked to play cornerback which he shared is a very uncomfortable position: "You're always running backwards when everyone else is running forwards. You're always looking away when everyone else is looking towards the ball." His coach once said, "Success only comes to people when they get uncomfortable." You can't be a successful cornerback, or any other athlete for that matter, by sitting on the couch remaining comfortable. You have to run, drill, practice and be uncomfortable if you're ever going to be any good.

Then, Scott shared with us how we have to be uncomfortable in our spiritual lives as well to be successful for Christ; the apostle Paul was his perfect example. Saul (before he became Paul) was very comfortable. He was well-educated, held a high position within the Jewish community and was very popular while he was busy persecuting those crazy Christians. After his salvation, though, Paul led a very uncomfortable life turning his back on all of his comforts so as to further the Kingdom. 

Christ did not die on the cross for us to be comfortable. Persecuted Christians throughout the world can attest to that. Are you willing to take a stand and be "uncomfortable for Christ"?

What would FCA be without one of our ridiculous games? Thanks so much to Miss Boyd for teaching us an awesome new one called "Scoot and Boot". The object of the game is for the folks in the circle to continue "scooting" around the chairs in an attempt to keep the person in the middle "booted" out of the circle. The person in the middle is obviously trying to find a seat. Enjoy this glimpse into our silliness : )!