They call it the 27 Club.  It is a collection of young musicians who died at 27.  Amy Winehouse from Britain has just entered that list.  Without a guiding light to steer by, these artists run aground and wreck on the rocks of sensual overindulgence and experimentation.  They themselves become tragic heroes of their generation.  They become myths that adorn posters.  However, their lives are a warning and not a standard.  The world without God offers nihilism and nihilism reduces to ash and dust.  Nihilism is the belief that nothing matters and that nothing of value exists.  It is often embraced by angst riddled teenagers.  It kills performers at age 27, most famously: Kurt Cobain, Jimi Hendrix, Jim Morrison and Janis Joplin and now Amy Winehouse.

Ephesians 4 contrasts a life of indulgence with a life of god-given purpose.

Ephesians 4: 17-32






  1. What did Paul warn Ephesians about their thinking and their actions?
  2. How did the senses figure over thoughtful living?
  3. What did Paul encourage the Ephesians to take on?
  4. Think of someone you know who gave up on God.  What do they live for?  How did their thinking change?
  5. Read an article about the 27 Club (e.g. http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/43866594/ns/today-entertainment/t/winehouse-just-latest-musician-die/).  Pray for those who are younger than 27 who are becoming futile in their thinking.

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