January 15th Lessons

9:00am DiscipleLand 

1st-2nd grade 
At Work with God Lesson 4--Builder
God builds strong character into His people just as a builder builds a grand construction.

Genesis 6 (Noah Builds the Ark)
God Is Faithful

Verse : 

1 Corinthians 3:9
" For we are co-workers in God’s service; you are God’s field, God’s building."

Focus:

~God is faithful.
~Building a project takes materials, careful planning, and hard work.
~Because Noah's faithful life that pleases God, God saved Noah and his family.
~God builds godly character qualities in the lives of His people.

Missionary Biography: Gladys Aylward--The Inn of Eight Happiness

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9:00am DiscipleLand

3rd-4th grade 

Amazing Words Lesson 7—Faith Rules

Luke 8:22-9:9
Faith in Jesus can conquer every fear.

Verse: 

Luke 8:25

 “Where is your faith?” he asked his disciples.

In fear and amazement they asked one another, “Who is this? He commands even the winds and the water, and they obey him.”

Focus:

~Jesus has power over nature, evil, sickness, fear and death.
~Faith in Jesus can conquer all fears and provide for the greatest needs.

Missionary Biography: Jackie Pullinger—A Drug Addict Freed!

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10:45am TRU

1st-4th grade

Main Focus: God Is Strength
Entering the Promised Land (Joshua 1; 3-4)

Anticipate: River Run

It was finally time for the Israelites to enter the Promised Land! But standing between them and the land God promised them were many impossible obstacles, including a flooded river. Water is very heavy and moving water exerts a powerful force which can wash away things as heavy as cars! Last weekend the rain was so heavy we had “flash floods” which can happen when water suddenly overflows the banks of a river.  No wonder the Israelites were afraid to move forward!  In this game, the kids were to be the flowing river that carried the ping pong balls to their destinations.

Worship with Youth Band

Game: My Biggest Fan

Memory Verse: 

"He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak."--Isaiah 40:29

Many times in the book of Joshua, God commanded Joshua to be strong and courageous because God knew that Joshua needed to assert himself as the new young leader and that he would have to trust God's leading when facing the many enemies and battles soon after entering the promised land.  God did not mean that Joshua needed to be physically strong, but that Joshua needed to be spiritually strong.  He needed to remember that God is strength.  God is the source of strength and courage for him, for the Israelites and for us today.  When we put our trust in God's strength, God strengthens us and leads us to accomplish His purposes.

Respond: What Is Strength? 

Because He is our creator He knows how to use everything to the best of its ability and to the utmost of its strength. So maybe we need to think about strength from His perspective, if He tells us to be strong he will help us be strong in the way we need to achieve the plans He has for us!

Sometimes we think to accomplish big things like Joshua was asked to do needs us to be big and strong. Not true. All we need is God and He knows how much we can take and can give us more strength than we knew we had no matter how fragile we are or how fragile we feel.

Bless: 

The LORD is my light and my salvation--whom shall I fear?  The LORD is the stronghold of my life--of whom shall I be afraid?"--Psalm 27:1

May our children know that God alone is the source of their courage and strength.  May they seek him every day of their lives.