"God is with you wherever you go." (Joshua 1:9) To explore what God means by kindness, we will learn about Jesus's life, how He loved, and how He healed people who were sick, hurt, and blind. Jesus's heart was always so filled with love for others and He wanted to help them feel better. He especially wanted to lead others to know His Father. Through His actions He was able to do just that. After story time we'll each take a turn helping our injured Bible 'friends' (dolls) negotiate their way through an obstacle course to get to Jesus. What the children will discover was that sometimes the path to God is clear and straight, but other times it can be long and a little tricky. This time, in order to get to Jesus the children will walk a narrow mountain path, tip toe through a wild animal pit, crawl through a tunnel, and ring the bell to walk through the door to get to Jesus. That last part, the doorbell ringing and walking through the door is a step that cannot be overlooked. Just as in real life, we have to step through the door with our whole bodies to get to Jesus. We have to be ALL IN....none of this standing on the front porch business will do. Jesus offers His whole being to His children and He expects nothing less from us. To wrap everything up we'll sing and dance to I LIKE TO and MY GOD. Next week.....Goodness!
The Fruit of the Spirit is PATIENCE. 3/2-3/4
"God is with you wherever you go." (Joshua 1:9). This week the children learned about patience and our lesson was about talking to God. The Lord always hears our prayers and He promises to answer each one. But where it gets tricky is when we're waiting for an answer. God always answers us in one of three ways: yes, no, or wait. How do we know when an answer is 'no' instead of 'wait'? That's where PATIENCE comes in. "Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus." (Philippians 4:6-7). We read I CAN TALK WITH GOD by Debby Anderson and our game this week was basketball. Shooting hoops is fun, but it also requires a lot of patience. To finish up, we sang and danced to 'God Is Always With Us' and 'The Lord's Army/Father Abraham.' FYI, here's one of my favorite simple mealtime prayers for families, "Father, bless the food before us, the family beside us, and the love between us. Amen." I wish you patience as you go through your week. Next week....kindness.
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