Parent’s Corner for Sunday, July 8, 2018

 

“It is good to give thanks to the LORD, to sing praises to your name, O Most High; to declare your steadfast love in the morning and your faithfulness by night, to the music of the lute and the harp, to the melody of the lyre.  For you, O LORD, have made me glad by your work; at the works of your hands I sing for joy.”  Psalm 92:1-4

 

In the spirit of giving thanks to the Lord, let me start by thanking Him for the privilege of serving you and your kiddos each week!  It is a such a blessing to see so many from within our body come around children and their families, desiring to plant the seeds of the Gospel in the fertile soil of these precious blessings, and help to water the seeds planted by parents.  I’m so thankful for the generous gifts of time and talents that are so willingly given each week!

 

Would you join me in praying for the Lord to raise up more workers to pour His love into the hearts and minds of the children he has entrusted to our body?  He is faithful!  If you have questions about specific needs in Children’s Ministry, please ask!  I’m happy to talk with you!  As of now, we have openings in almost every class, with a special need in our nursery cleaning rotation.

 

This Week in Sunday School-

 

2/3s- Adam and Eve- The Story of the First Man and Woman

Scripture- Genesis 1:26-31; 2:18-25

Lesson Truth- People are the most special part of God’s creation.

Aims for the Children- to do at least one of the following during the lesson:

1.     Tell who made people

2.     Name the first people God created

3.     Identify themselves as people God made

4.     Sing a worship song in appreciation for people God made

 

4s-K- God Ordains the Day of Atonement

Scripture- Leviticus 11-16

Lesson Goal- Students will develop a habit of confessing sin.

Bible Truths-

1.     God is holy and without sin.

2.     Man is sinful and deserves to be punished for sin.

3.     On the Day of Atonement, animals were sacrificed in place of the Israelites for their sin.

4.     Jesus was the perfect sacrifice for sin.

5.     Faith in the Lord Jesus cleanses Christians from sin.

Key Verse- “’This shall be an everlasting statute for you, to make atonement for the children of Israel, for all their sins, once a year.’ And he did as the LORD commanded Moses” 

Leviticus 16:34.

Catechism #43

 

1st-2nd Grade, 3rd-5th Grade- God Ordains the Day of Atonement

Scripture- Leviticus 11-16

Lesson Goal- Students will confess their sin after learning that forgiveness and cleansing from sin is necessary.

Lesson Objectives- Students will be able to

1.     List the steps the priest followed in preparation for the Day of Atonement.

2.     Describe the animal’s role as a sacrifice.

3.     Compare and contrast the sacrifice on the Day of Atonement with Jesus’ death on the cross.

Key Verse- “’This shall be an everlasting statute for you, to make atonement for the children of Israel, for all their sins, once a year.’ And he did as the LORD commanded Moses” 

Leviticus 16:34.

Catechism #43

 

Children’s Church- God Makes David King

Scripture- 2 Samuel 1-2

Lesson Goal- Students will trust that God’s plan includes the death of the righteous and the wicked.

Bible Truths-

1.     David was very sad when Saul and Jonathan died.

2.     David knew that God was in control of Saul and Jonathan’s deaths.

3.     After Saul’s death, the people accepted David as King.

Key Verse- “Therefore David took hold of his own clothes and tore them, and so did all the men who were with him. And they mourned and wept and fasted until evening for Saul and for Jonathan his son, for the people of the LORD and for the house of Israel, because they had fallen by the sword” 2 Samuel 1:11-12.