2 Timothy 2:8-10 (NIV) - “Remember Jesus Christ, raised from the dead, descended from David. This is my gospel, for which I am suffering even to the point of being chained like a criminal. But God’s word is not chained. Therefore I endure everything for the sake of the elect, that they too may obtain the salvation that is in Christ Jesus, with eternal glory.”

When something is precious to us, we cannot hide the fact. It becomes shown in our actions and people can feel it from us. For example, for those of us who love cupcakes and when there is only one cupcake left in the house, you know that we are “eyeing” it and people in the household can “feel” that it is already claimed by you.

The gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ is what is most precious in our lives. And as Paul shared, it “is my gospel”, it became the core of his being where it became the motivation of everything that he did so that others may know his gospel and because of it, he was willing to endure until the end.

Let’s pray that our hearts will be stirred with greater passion for the Lord and for others to know him. Let’s pray that we will take much courage in our Lord Jesus Christ to endure in all the ways that the Lord is calling us in our church (whether in our missional groups or campuses). Let’s also remember in prayer the names of all those in our missional groups or campuses.

As we do so, let’s pray and sing along with this song, “As It Is in Heaven”, by Matt Maher:
https://youtu.be/BGAZVASoUv4

-EK

UMBC SGA's Senate & Finance Board have vacancies for the Spring 2017 semester!

We are currently seeking motivated students interested in working on initiatives with the UMBC campus to make positive change.

Senate meets every Monday evening at 5:30pm, meetings are held in Commons 318. You will be required to stay for the duration of the meeting, which have no end time and have been know to run as late as 11:00pm. In addition to attending meetings, Senators are required to be a member of at least two Shared Governance Committees on campus that meet at various times, and work on initiatives around campus.

Finance Board meets every Tuesday evening at 5:30pm, also in Commons 318. The Finance Board has openings for both Finance Board Members and First Year Ambassadors. All members of the board are expected to attend the meetings in their entirety, which have been know to run past 11:00pm at times.

Applications will be available until Wednesday, February 1st at 11:59 pm.

Click here for the Senate Member application

Click here for the Finance Board Member application

Click here for the First Year Ambassador application (Select Finance Board)

If you have any concerns, please contact someone below. Thank you!

• Sarah Lilly, Speaker of the Senate (slilly1@umbc.edu)

• Collin Sullivan, Assistant Speaker of the Senate (csulli1@umbc.edu)

• Meghna Bhatt, Chair of the Finance Board (meghna2@umbc.edu)

• Craig Berger, Coordinator of Student Life for Campus and Civic Engagement (berger@umbc.edu)

Thank you for your interest!