Introduction to Sacred and Fit

Fifty Million Dollar Challenge Homework Assignment Explanation

Week 1 Discussion -  How is your physical body related to your salvation experience?
Assignment- Review this (50 Million Pound Challenge) website. Send available times for check-in phone call (15-20 min).

Background for Discussion question- 

Members of Sacred and Fit are drawn together under one premise- that as a believer in Jesus Christ, each of us have been given a SACRED charge that no one on earth can fulfill. Because our bodies are the medium through which the sacred charge will be accomplished, it is important that we have the physical strength, vigor and good health necessary to fulfill our individual calling. In other words, we must be physically fit enough to fulfill our sacred charge.

A simple way to describe one's salvation experience is to recount the time and place of the public declaration of Jesus Christ as one's personal Savior.  It is often much more difficult to describe what that single decision has meant and continues to mean in terms of inner changes of the heart and mind.  Usually, the  salvation event happens one time but the internal transformation is an ongoing and continual process.  Part of that ongoing process is to grow in understanding of our purpose, gifts and callings. Why shouldn't that understanding include the body and the care we give our body.

There has been much publicity about obesity and the other diseases related to it, such as cardiovascular disease, diabetes and liver disease, to name a few. The obesity epidemic has many causes. Many communities have easy access to fast food and less access to fruits and vegetables. Time constraints cause many American families to eat fast or to eat on the go. Americans are bombarded by images of sweet and rich foods.  With all of that, it may seem difficult to bring a sense of the sacred to the act of eating....difficult but not impossible.

The first question for discussion is, how you would relate your physical body to your salvation experience. If you've never given this thought, take time to pose the question to your spirit.  Phrase it in  your own words. There are, of course, no right/wrong answer. The inquiry is what is important.