Last night’s family service took the theme ‘The World Is Not Enough’, which reminded us of the James Bond film title and therefore led us to take a ‘James Bond’ approach to the evening. The quiz, prepared by Alan and Janet, tested our knowledge of James Bond films and resulted in a variety of ‘gadget prizes’ being distributed:
We also had a birthday to celebrate & Garry entered into the spirit of the evening:
He spoke about how James Bond is always in control and can save the world: in the film ‘The World Is Not Enough’, the opening sequence seems him falling onto the Millennium Dome and dislocating a shoulder, but still he saves the day. Life rarely seems so easy for us to solve and we struggle to make sense of situations or have any way we can solve them. James Bond is a fictional hero, but we have a Saviour who is worth more to us than all the world’s prizes and who values us so highly that He gave His life for us.
Matt 16:26 reminds us that it is no good if we gain the whole world but lose our own souls. God’s market value on humanity is that we were worth the price of Jesus’s death and therefore we are given a worth, a ‘market value’, that is inestimable. If Jesus has paid such an enormous price for us, such a sacrifice demands a response from us. The world is, therefore, no longer enough for us; in exchange, He gives us His life and we share in His glory! ‘Take the world… give me You.’ (‘Take the World’, Tim Hughes)