June 19th Lessons

9:00am DiscipleLand

1st-2nd grade 
The Bible Guides My Life 3--God's Test

1 John 2:15-29
God teaches believers to love Him rather than the world.

Verse: 

“ Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, love for the Father is not in them."—1 John 2:15

Focus:

~Believers can not love God and the world at the same time.
~Loving the world means wanting the things of the world.
~Loving God means believing the truth of God and doing what is right.

Missionary Biography: Mary Slessor—Welcome to Africa

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9:00am DiscipleLand

3rd-4th grade 

World Ambassadors Lesson 3—Fired Up!

Daniel 3

God protects and rewards those who worship Him alone.

Verse: 
“ "If we are thrown into the blazing furnace, the God we serve is able to deliver us from it, and he will deliver us from Your Majesty’s hand.  But even if he does not, we want you to know, Your Majesty, that we will not serve your gods or worship the image of gold you have set up.””--Daniel 3:17-18

Focus:

~God protected Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego in the fiery furnace.  
~God rewarded and blessed the these three faithful and obedient young men.
~As a result, the king praised God and decreed that no one could say anything against God.

Missionary Biography: Loren Cunningham—Pictures in His Mind

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10:45am TRU

1st-4th grade

Main Focus: God Is the One True God

Stephen Is Martyred

(Acts 6:8-7:60)

Anticipate: Explosive Growth

After the first Christian martyr, Stephen, was killed because of his faith in Jesus, persecution of the church intensified and many believers scatters. while this seemed like a bad thing, God used these believers to spread the gospel throughout the world, even to the ends of the earth.  The church exploded with growth!

Worship with songs: led by Youth Band--Raging Rapids

Game:Giant Tic Tac Toe

Memory Verse: 

" But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth."--Acts 1:8

Faith means more than just believing in something. Faith means believing in something so much that you surrender to that belief and let it change your life. Faith is very serious and important. Stephen had faith. He had faith that Jesus is the Son of God, that He died and rose from the dead, and that He is the only One who can bring people into right relationship with God. Because of Stephen’s faith in Jesus, he shared what he believed with others, no matter what might happen to him. Stephen obeyed the one true God, even when it cost him his life.   Jesus also asks us to take up our cross and follow Him (Matthew 16:24). This is a high calling—one that means giving our lives to Him. Spend some time talking with your kids about what it means to truly live out faith in their lives.

Respond: Getting the Secret 

Stephen reminded the religious leaders that throughout history, God's people never seemed to get things right the first time.  But God never stopped being faithful to them.  This game of guessing what the secret is would take us a few rounds to "get it."  (ex. "I will travel to London and I will bring Larry with me." "I will travel to China and I will bring Cindy with me.")

Bless: 

Colossians 3:1  "Since, then, you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things above, where Christ is, seated at eh right hand of God."

May our children worship the one true God with their whole lives.  May they serve and follow Him with great joy.