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Sunday School this week was for "Littles" only. Instead of having a regular Sunday School lesson this week, we just had a bit of Halloween fun! Our Littles (and a couple of our older kids as helpers) wore costumes, had treats, made masks, and played some Halloween themed games. We had a great time! **NOTE** Click on each thumbnail below to view the picture in the correct orientation.
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This week we held Sunday School for all of our students - "Littles," "Middles," and "Youth." Littles Theme - “Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever.” Hebrews 13:8 Littles - We sang several songs, “Jesus Loves Me,” “God Made Me,” and 2 songs about leaves changing. We talked about the season of Fall and what changes we can observe in the world around us. Then we talked about how Jesus/God never changes. He always loves us, cares for us, and watches over us. Sometimes changes are exciting and sometimes they’re scary, but children can be comforted in knowing that no matter what happens Jesus/God never changes. He is the same yesterday, today, and forever. Craft/Activity - We made several fall crafts, fall leaves, pumpkins and necklaces. Middles and Youth Theme - Jacob and Esau Make Peace, Not War - Key Concepts *Facing one’s sins * Righting a Wrong *Renewing your relationship with God Middles and Youth - We reviewed what we remembered about the troubled story of Jacob and Esau from past lessons and then reread the chapters of Genesis telling of the reconciliation of the brothers. After Jacob stole Esau’s birthright and then, through deception, stole the blessing that their father Isaac meant for Esau, Jacob ran away to escape his brother’s murderous wrath. Now, many years later, Jacob returns home and knows that he must face Esau. The Bible says that “Jacob went on his way and the angels of God met him” (Genesis 32:1). Afraid that Esau will try to attack him and his family, Jacob divides his family strategically and then prepares to meet Esau. Assuming Esau’s wrath toward him, Jacob also sends his servants ahead with portions of his possessions to give to Esau in order to appease his brother and placate him. And he prays to God. The night before his encounter with Esau, Jacob wrestles with a mysterious man who, at daybreak, blesses Jacob and gives him a new name--Israel. But as Jacob approaches Esau, Esau runs up to Jacob and throws his arms around him and kisses him. Both cry. Esau had forgiven Jacob and the brothers reconcile. Activity - Jacob and Esau both made decisions, most of them difficult and life-changing. We are faced with decisions every day, some difficult and others quite simple. We discussed several decision-making scenarios and talked about what choices we might make in those situations and why. Here are a couple of pictures of the project our "Littles" did this week. Sunday School this week was held for our "Littles" only. Theme - God Begins a New World with Noah (Genesis 6-9) Lesson - We sang, “God is so Good,” again this week. We also sang, “Who Built the Ark.” Then we read the story of Noah and the Ark (Genesis 6-9) from our Spark Story Bible. Seeing the evil that is rampant in the world, God decides to destroy the earth and to begin again. But God saves a remnant—Noah and his family—who are righteous before the Lord and who live in love of God. God commands Noah to build an ark and to place animals of every kind into the ark and then sends rain down upon the earth. When the floodwaters recede, Noah sends a dove to check for dry land. When the dove finally fails to return, Noah knows that it has found a landing place and the flood is over. When at last the ark lands upon a mountain and the inhabitants of the ark leave, Noah offers a sacrifice of thanksgiving to God. God then promises never again to destroy the earth, and sends a rainbow in the sky as reminder for us of God’s covenant that “the waters shall never again become a flood to destroy all flesh.” We discussed ways we can care for each other and for the earth, as God intended us to do. Noah built an altar to thank God. We discussed what we are thankful for and how we can thank God. God gave us a rainbow to remind us of God and his promise to us. We talked about what else makes us think of God? Craft/Activity - We made a rainbow and ark picture to remind us that God keeps his promises. When they returned to their families during the worship service, they enjoyed sharing with the congregation about what they learned and what they made during Sunday School. And they also loved helping to make music during the recessional hymn at the end of the service.  We had no "Littles" in attendance today. We held Sunday School for our "Middles" and "Youth."
Middles & Youth Theme for Today - God Makes a New World with Noah Key Concepts - * Discerning God’s will * Caring for God’s creation * Getting a second chance Middles & Youth - We read the story of Noah from The Message Bible - Genesis 6-9 Seeing the evil that is rampant in the world, God decides to destroy the earth and to begin again. But God saves a remnant—Noah and his family—who are righteous before the Lord and who live in love of God. God commands Noah to build an ark and to place animals of every kind into the ark and then sends rain down upon the earth. When the floodwaters recede, Noah sends a dove to check for dry land. When the dove finally fails to return, Noah knows that it has found a landing place and the flood is over. When at last the ark lands upon a mountain and the inhabitants of the ark leave, Noah offers a sacrifice of thanksgiving to God. God then promises never again to destroy the earth, and sends a rainbow in the sky as reminder for us of God’s covenant that “the waters shall never again become a flood to destroy all flesh.” We discussed what this story means to us, the lesson we think it is teaching us. We talked about how we try to discern God’s will and what we do to help care for God’s creation. We also talked about second chances - what they are, when might we feel we need them, when do we think others deserve them. The students completed a worksheet considering a variety of situations and whether or not we think the people involved should be given a second chance. |
OUR PROGRAMWe hold Sunday School every Sunday, Sept. through May, during the 10:00 Worship Service. Our program includes students of all ages, from Preschool through High School Archives
March 2023
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