Dec. 11th Lessons

9:00am DiscipleLand 

1st-2nd grade 
At Work with God Lesson 3--Potter
God molds His children to be righteous like Him just as a potter shapes soft clay.

Jeremiah 18 (Jeremiah and the Potter)
God Is Righteous

Verse : 

Isaiah 64:8
"Yet you, Lord, are our Father.
    We are the clay, you are the potter;
    we are all the work of your hand."

Focus:

~God wants His children to be righteous just like Him.
~God sent prophet Jeremiah to learn a lesson from a potter.
~Our hearts must be willing to be molded into the image of God like soft clay ready to be molded. 

Missionary Biography: Gladys Aylward--The Escape

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9:00am DiscipleLand

3rd-4th grade 

Amazing Words Lesson 3—One with Authority

Matthew 7
Jesus concluded the Sermon on the Mount and taught people the best way to live.

Verse: 

Luke 6:31
"Do to others as you would have them do to you."

Focus:

~God teaches His people the golden rule.  He wants His people to treat others the way they want to be treated.
~When our ideas contradict God's, God's way is always right. 
~Reflecting on God's words and doing what He says is always the best way to live.

Missionary Biography: Jackie Pullinger—Teacher by Day, Slums by Night

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10:45am TRU

1st-4th grade

Main Focus: God Is Hope
Joseph and Mary (2 Samuel 7; Matthew 1; Isaiah 7:1-14)

Anticipate: Ringing Bells

Hope is a very powerful emotion.  And for us as Christians, our hope is focused on one person--Jesus, His life and death.  In many cultures, bells are a celebration of hope, too.  As we get ready for both Christmas and today's Bell concert, we remember that celebrating Christ is what Christmas is all about.  

Bell Choir Concert: 11-11:30am  

Memory Verse: 

"For unto us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders.  And he will be called wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace."--Isaiah 9:6

God gave us many clues in history about sending the Messiah to the world to save His people from the bondage of sin.  When God's people first received this promise of the coming Messiah, their hearts were fill with joy and hope.  When this promise was fulfilled in the lives of Joseph and Mary, they gave God thanks for His work and the hope He's bringing through baby Jesus.  We, today, also receive this same hope through Jesus, His life and death.  Besides being thankful, we have a responsibility to share this hope with the world.  If believers do not share the hope of Jesus, we are no different than a bell that can not make a sound. Let's share the hope of God.