September 06 Lessons

9:00am DiscipleLand

1st-2nd grade 
How We Got The Bible Lesson 1--Discover God's Treasure!
(Josiah Discovers God's Word--2 Chronicles34)

The Bible is God's map to guide people through life.

Verse:
"All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness."    ---2 Timothy 3:16                           

Focus:

~The Bible is God's holy Word that guides our lives.

~God used a 8 year old boy in a powerful way.

~King Josiah turned the hearts of people back to God.

Missionary Biography: Cameron Townsend--Early Days

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9:00am DiscipleLand

3rd-4th grade 
Eyewitnesses Lesson 1--Explosion 

Acts 1-28

Christians spread the Good News about Jesus from Jerusalem to the ends of the earth. 

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

Focus:

~The book of Acts connects the 4 Gospels with the rest of the New Testament.

~The apostles began spreading the good news of Jesus from Jerusalem to the ends of the earth.

~The Holy Spirit gives believers power to obey God.

Missionary Biography: Amy Carmichael--Irish Mischief

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10:45am TRU 
1st-4th grade 
Main Focus: God Redeems (Genesis 1-3: Creation and the Fall)

Anticipate: Feathery Birds

God loved creating things, even the birds come in so many different shapes and sizes and He gave us the gift to be creators too!

Worship with singing:  led by JrHi / High School band

Memory Verse: "Know therefore that the LORD your God is God; he is the faithful God, keeping his covenant of love to a thousand generations of those who love him and keep his commandments."  (Deuteronomy 7:9)

As we read Genesis, the first chapters tell us of God's perfect love and care for His creation.  As He saved the best for last, God created mankind made in His own image.  God gave them responsibility over the earth and the animals.  They lived in perfect relationship with God.  But as soon as they choose sin, they gave up their right to live in perfect harmony with God.  Try as they might, to cover their own sin and shame, it was not sufficient.  Only God can redeem us from sin.  From the very beginning of time, God gave the people the promise of the Redeemer, who would eventually pay the penalty for the sins of all mankind.  God redeems.

RESPOND: Being a blessing by praying

Special Guest: Bostinian

Ms. E brought her bird friend to join us.

June 7th Lessons

9:00am DiscipleLand

1st-2nd grade 
Village Life with God Lesson 1--Tent Living (Genesis 12-13)

God leads His people to places where they can serve Him best.

"Abram believed the LORD, and he credited it to him as righteousness."--Genesis 15:6

Focus:
~God is 3-in-1 : God the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit (Matthew 28:19)
~In the Old Testament, God's people lived in tent villages as they traveled.
~God blessed Abraham for his obedience and trust in Him.

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9:00am DiscipleLand

3rd-4th grade 
Triumphant Over All Lesson 1--Faithfulness
Luke 18:31-19:27

Jesus counsels His followers to invest their lives for God's Kingdom.

"'Well done, my good servant!' his master replied. 'Because you have been trustworthy in a very small matter, take charge of ten cities.'"

                                                                                                                                        --Luke 19:17

Focus:

~Jesus came to seek and save the lost.
~Being faithful with what God's given us is to invest our lives for God's Kingdom.
~Those who invest wisely will receive more from God.

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10:45am TRU

1st-4th grade 

God's Spirit Unifies, Part 1 (Acts 8:1-8, 26-40--Philip in Samaria) 

ANTICIPATE:  Personal Picassos

The children start by working on something already “unified” --a portrait. 

Then they take the portrait apart to create an unique piece of art—something that looks inspired by the artist Picasso.

Worship with singing:  led by JrHi / High School band

Memory Verse: "So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand."  (Isaiah 41:10)

Because of the Holy Spirit and what Jesus did for us on the cross, God invites everyone to be a part of the faith community.  God did not want the good news of Jesus to stay in just one place, and He was able to use something as bad as a persecution to help believers to spread His good news.  In today's story, the Holy Spirit sent Philip to a faraway place to spread the good news. Philip met an important Ethiopian man, shared the good news of Jesus and baptized him.  God's Spirit unifies believers and made a way for everyone of every race, gender, social status, and culture to come together and to believe, worship and serve the only true God.  

Engage: Encouraging the Faith Community
We talked about as a faith community, it is important for believers to pray for and encourage the missionaries.  As a response activity, each child made a card to a missionary that our church supports.  We pray that the Lord will be their strength, their protector, provider, and their source of joy as these missionaries so faithfully and courageously share the good news of Jesus.

note: names are taken out on these collages

“I have given them the glory that you gave me, that they may be one as we are one—I in them and you in me—so that they may be brought to complete unity. Then the world will know that you sent me and have loved them even as you have loved me.”   --John 17:22–23

May our children know the unity that comes from God’s Spirit. May our children look to include others in our faith community. May they carry God’s message of hope and salvation to the ends of the earth.

May 17th Lessons

 9:00am DiscipleLand

1st-2nd grade 

Synagogue Worship
Paul in Thessalonica--Acts 17:1-15

God's people gathered in community synagogues to worship Him.

"not giving up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging one another—and all the more as you see the Day approaching."--Hebrews 10:25

Jesus is the Messiah.

note: ask your student if he remembers what the words "synagogue" (local congregations where the Jews met after the Temple was destroyed) and "Messiah" (God's promised one) mean.
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9:00am DiscipleLand

3rd-4th grade 

Luke 17:7-18:14 (A Servant's Duty, A Thankful Leper, Watching for Jesus' Return and Prayer and a Persistent Widow)

Jesus demonstrates how faith in Him touches every area of life.

People who are faithful believe that serving God is their duty and that God deserves to be thanked.  They watch for Jesus to return, keep praying because they believe God will answer their prayers, and believe what the Bible says about sin and that they need God's forgiveness. 

“Whoever tries to keep their life will lose it, and whoever loses their life will preserve it.” --Luke 17:33

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10:45am TRU

1st-4th grade 

The Big God Story (Genesis to Revelation)
We started our worship time observing and singing with the bell choir.  What a treat!

Bell Choir Presentation

Bell Choir Presentation

Today, we walked through the Big God Story from Genesis to Revelation.  The Big God Story gets better and better as we hear it.  Everything ties together and points to Jesus.  God is so patient with us.  God used the lives of all of the people we heard about today to weave a beautiful story of His love for us.  He created His story throughout time for the purpose of bringing Jesus Christ, our Savior, to earth for all people.  The Big God Story is still being written today.  And we are all part of the Big God Story and we can tell others of God's great love!

"May the God who gives endurance and encouragement give you the same attitude of mind toward each other that Christ Jesus had, so that with one mind and one voice you may glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ !"                                            --1 John 3:1

May our children receive hope and encouragement through The Big God Story. May they worship Him this week and follow His plan for their lives.

God Started A Relationship With Me Posters

 Last October, we talked about God initiates relationship in the Big God Story (Mount Sinai– Exodus 24). As our respond activity, kids from each service made a poster, expressing how they feel knowing that God desired and started a relationship with them.  It gives me so much joy looking at each drawing and writing.  I pray that these kids will deepen their faith in the Lord and grow to know the depth of His mercy and grace as they learn more about Him and His purposes.