August 09 Lessons

9:00am DiscipleLand

1st-2nd grade 
Village Life with God Lesson 10--Government

Moses the Judge--Exodus 18

God appoints leaders to carry out His plan.

"Let everyone be subject to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which God has established. The authorities that exist have been established by God."--Romans 13:1

Focus:

~God is Judge over all the earth.

~God appoints leaders in authority over people.

~Jethro, Moses' father-in-law, gave Moses wise advice for governing the Israelites.
Missionary Biography--David Livingstone--Slaves

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9:00am DiscipleLand

3rd-4th grade 
Triumphant Over All Lesson 10--Betrayed!

Matthew 26:36-27:26

Jesus accepts the illegal arrest, trial and mockery that lead to His death sentence.

" Going a little farther, he fell with his face to the ground and prayed, "My Father, if it is possible, may this cup be taken from me. Yet not as I will, but as you will."

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Focus:

~Before Jesus died, all His friends betrayed or deserted Him.

~The Jewish leaders mocked and abused Jesus.

~The people demanded Jesus' death, yet released the murderer, Barabbas.

Missionary Biography--Mark and Gloria Zook--Ee-Taow

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10:45am TRU 
1st-4th grade 
Main Focus: God Is Wisdom

James 3

ANTICIPATE:  
Foolish Instructions

James wrote that only God is wisdom and without mistakes.  Following foolish instructions can only be foolish (or silly!) so we need to focus on the wise instructions God gives us from the bible.

Worship with singing:  led by JrHi / High School band

Memory Verse: "May God himself, the God of peace, sanctify you through and through. May your whole spirit, soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.."  (1 Thessalonians 5:23)

James wrote a letter to encourage God's people to seek His wisdom so that their lives would show His goodness and love to others.  The world's wisdom leads to destruction.  But God's wisdom is "all pure, peace-loving, considerate, submissive, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial and sincere." (James 3:17) that points others to Jesus.

God generously shares His wisdom with us and He wants to guide believers with His wisdom. We are to tell Him about our struggles, ask for His help with our decisions.  God is wisdom, and we can trust Him to answer our prayers with wisdom beyond our own understanding.
Also read:

Psalm 147:5; Isaiah 55:8-9; Jeremiah 10:12; Romans 11:33

"If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to you."--James 1:5

May our children have the courage to ask for wisdom.  May they know that God is wisdom, and trust Him to guide them in all that they do.