This fall, our Tuesday morning services are taking us on a ten-week journey through the story of the Reformation—a period of great change in the history of the Christian Church.
We have already begun with John Wycliffe and Jan Hus, two men who lived hundreds of years ago but shared a deep concern: that the Church should remain faithful to God’s Word. Wycliffe worked to make Scripture accessible to ordinary people, while Hus boldly called attention to problems within the Church and encouraged people to follow Christ and His truth.
Our journey will continue with other important reformers, including William Tyndale, Martin Luther, John Calvin, John Knox, Thomas Cranmer, Jan Amos Comenius, George Whitefield, and John Wesley. Each lived in a different time and faced different challenges. Some translated the Bible, some preached and taught, and some endured imprisonment or persecution because of their convictions.
As we study their lives, we are discovering that the Reformation is more than a collection of historical names and dates. It is a story of people who wrestled with important questions about God’s Word, truth, faith, courage, and following Christ.
Most importantly, these stories give our students an opportunity to ask what they will do with the truth they have been given. Will they stand for what is right when it is difficult? Will they value God’s Word even when the world around them does not? Will they have the courage to follow Christ when following Him is not the popular choice?
As our students meet each reformer, our hope is that they will not simply remember their names and stories, but will be challenged to become young people who know God’s Word, love the truth, and faithfully follow Jesus.
