Saturday Nights Year Six

From Reuben Tribe, our church’s small group’s name was changed to Kalye Gamaliel. based on the new curriculum. 

In the Bible, Gamaliel was a highly respected Pharisee, Jewish law expert, and member of the Sanhedrin, the Jewish high court (Book of Acts). He was known for his wisdom, lenient approach to the law, and for being the teacher of Saul (who later became Apostle Paul). 

As a mentor of Saul of Tarsus (Acts 22:3), he taught lenient approach to the law. When the Sanhedrin wanted to execute the apostles for preaching Jesus, Gamaliel urged moderation:

“So my advice is, leave these men alone. Let them go. If they are planning and doing these things merely on their own, it will soon be overthrown. But if it is from God, you will not be able to overthrow them. You may even find yourselves fighting against God!” Acts 5:38 NLT 

His principles encouraged discernment: first processing and assessing new movements of people and events before acting rashly against them. In our language today, “Chill!” “Chllax!” What a coincidence that our facilitator is a lawyer (son #3).  

Back to our Saturday Nights—from Kalye Gamaliel, our name might change again, based on a newer curriculum. But the essence of our small group remains—camaraderie and enthusiasm over food, laughter, chats, testimonies, praises, and most importantly, gaining deeper insights into and discernment of the Lord’s message to us.  

Our Saturday nights teem with grace.