Get Off the Side of the Road - Jared McCormick - 12-13-2020
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Lesson Summary
The class began with Jared McCormick introducing the “Heat for the Holidays” outreach, explaining how congregation members could purchase and personalize $2 holiday cards to encourage fellow believers. He detailed the logistics of filling out order forms, attaching names and addresses, and highlighted that the funds collected would be sent to missionaries Brandon and Katie Price in Ukraine. The money would specifically aid students at the Ukraine Bible Institute with their heating bills during the cold months. Following the ministry overview, Jared shared a personal story from his youth about playing hide‑and‑seek on the side of a rural road, which led to an encounter with a sheriff’s deputy. He used the anecdote as a vivid illustration of the phrase “get off the side of the road,” urging listeners to move away from spiritual danger and idle by‑standing. He tied the story to the broader call for believers to actively serve, encourage, and protect one another, both in the local congregation and in distant ministries like Ukraine. The session concluded with a practical invitation for members to participate in the card initiative, to pray for the Ukrainian students, and to personally step out of the metaphorical roadside and into Christ‑centered action.