May 08th Lessons

9:00am DiscipleLand

1st-2nd grade 
The Bible Tells Me So Lesson 7--—#6 Do Not Murder

Angry Words –Exodus 21:12-15; Matthew 5:21-22
The LORD God commands believers to value the lives of all people.

Verse: 

“You shall not murder."—Exodus 20:13

Focus:

~God commands believers that murder is wrong.
~Jesus equates anger against another person to murder.

~Jesus does not want people to call others hurtful names.

Missionary Biography 2: Adoniram and Ann Judson—In His Hands

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9:00am DiscipleLand

3rd-4th grade 

Valiant Voyagers Lesson 8 & 9—To Caesar! Get Agrippa

Acts 25 & 26

 The Holy Spirit provides patience to believers and directs them to stand up for the truth.

 

Verses: 
"Be still before the Lord
    and wait patiently for him;
do not fret when people succeed in their ways,
    when they carry out their wicked schemes."--Psalm 37:7

"But in your hearts revere Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. But do this with gentleness and respect,"--1 Peter 3:15

Focus:

~Paul appealed to Caesar for a fair trial.

~Festus wanted to please the Jews and also King Agrippa's opinion on what to do with Paul.
~God provided opportunity for Paul to witness in details how Jesus changed his life and to invite his audience to become Christians.
~Agrippa told Festus that Paul was innocent and could have been set free.

Missionary Biography: George Mueller—Father to the Fatherless; Empty Plates

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10:45am TRU

1st-4th grade

Main Focus: God Forgives

Parable of the Unmerciful Servant

(Matthew 18:21-35)

Anticipate: Nearly Impossible Tower

While some things ARE impossible for us, nothing is impossible for God. Regardless of the circumstance He is always the same. So then whether its sheep or coins God wants us to learn to be more like Him.

Worship with Singing: led by Youth Band

Memory Verse: 

"Yet the Lord longs to be gracious to you;
    therefore he will rise up to show you compassion.
For the Lord is a God of justice.
    Blessed are all who wait for him!"--Isaiah 30:18

In the parable of the unmerciful servant, the servant owed his king a huge debt he could never repay.  Amazingly, the solution the king offers is to forgive him of his entire debt. But when the servant got the chance to forgive someone else, he forgot the mercy and forgiveness he just received from the king and decided to be unmerciful. God is the king who forgives us and we need to learn to be more like Him by forgiving others—even when it seems impossible.

Respond: Truth Tellers

Jesus told many parables to remind us who God is and what He does in various situations. Today He is reminding us that God forgives. Sometimes we have heard these stories or morals so often they become less important to us. We need a way to remember them so that when it’s needed we can respond like God does.

Bless:

Ephesians 4:32: “Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.”

May our children know God’s forgiveness this week. May they forgive others as He has forgiven them.