This last week we talked about the fourth day of Creation. On the fourth day God created the sun moon and stars. let's check out what the Bible says about it:
And God said, “Let there be lights in the sky to separate day from night, and let them serve as signs to mark the seasons, days, and years, and let them be lights in the sky to give light to the earth.” And it was so.
God made two great lights—the sun to give light during the day and the moon to give light during the night.
God also made the stars. He set them in the sky, also to give light to the earth! And God saw that it was good. And there was evening, and there was morning—the fourth day.
Genesis 1:14-19
Read John 6:1-13
Just as God created the sun and the moon to be signs of day and night… He created us to be signs of his love! The boy was showing his love for God by being willing to give up everything he had so that Jesus could feed the crowd of people. The people saw the faith that the boy had in Jesus, and because of his act of faith, they were all fed and were able to stay and listen to Jesus teach.
God wants to use us in the same way. He wants the way we act to be a sign of light to the world. He wants the words we say to show others that we love him!
Memory Verse: "You are the light of the world." Matthew 5:14
Q's for the Fam:
1. The boy’s attitude was a sign that he loved Jesus. He was willing to give everything he had and let Jesus do something amazing with it! What do you, or can you, do to show others that you love God? Do you share with others? Do you make fun of other kids? Do you tell people about Jesus?
2. Just as God placed the sun and moon in the sky to be signs that would mark the seasons, days, and years, he placed you in this world to be a sign of his love. What is something that you can do this week to be a sign of God’s love to someone?
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
In the Beginning part 2
In week 2 of our series we talked about the third day of creation. But let's get you up to speed first:
Day 1- God created the heavens and the earth; and he created the light
Day 2- God created the sky; he separated the water from above from the water below
Now that we've got that settled let's check out day 3:
And God said, “Let the water under the sky be gathered to one place, and let dry ground appear.” And it was so. God called the dry ground “land,” and the gathered waters he called “seas.” And God saw that it was good.
Then God said, “Let the land produce vegetation: seed-bearing plants and trees on the land that bear fruit with seed in It, according to their various kinds.” And it was so. The land produced vegetation: plants bearing seed according to their kinds and trees bearing fruit with seed in it according to their kinds. And God saw that it was good. And there was evening, and there was morning—the third day.
Genesis 1:9-13
How many of you have ever had something happen to you that was SOOOOO exciting that you just had to tell someone?
That is how we should treat God’s message! The story of Jesus and how he died so that we could live forever with him in heaven is the most important message….EVER! And it is really exciting!
God wants us to share that story with others. He wants us to be a light to the world and bear fruit by spreading his Word!
Bible Reference: Matthew 18:10-14; Luke 15:4-7
Memory Verse: "You are the light of the world." Matthew 5:14
Q's for the Fam:
1. What does Jesus mean when he says he does not want anyone to be lost?
2. How can we help lost people find Jesus?
[Challenge]
Share God's story with one person this week!
Day 1- God created the heavens and the earth; and he created the light
Day 2- God created the sky; he separated the water from above from the water below
Now that we've got that settled let's check out day 3:
And God said, “Let the water under the sky be gathered to one place, and let dry ground appear.” And it was so. God called the dry ground “land,” and the gathered waters he called “seas.” And God saw that it was good.
Then God said, “Let the land produce vegetation: seed-bearing plants and trees on the land that bear fruit with seed in It, according to their various kinds.” And it was so. The land produced vegetation: plants bearing seed according to their kinds and trees bearing fruit with seed in it according to their kinds. And God saw that it was good. And there was evening, and there was morning—the third day.
Genesis 1:9-13
How many of you have ever had something happen to you that was SOOOOO exciting that you just had to tell someone?
That is how we should treat God’s message! The story of Jesus and how he died so that we could live forever with him in heaven is the most important message….EVER! And it is really exciting!
God wants us to share that story with others. He wants us to be a light to the world and bear fruit by spreading his Word!
Bible Reference: Matthew 18:10-14; Luke 15:4-7
Memory Verse: "You are the light of the world." Matthew 5:14
Q's for the Fam:
1. What does Jesus mean when he says he does not want anyone to be lost?
2. How can we help lost people find Jesus?
[Challenge]
Share God's story with one person this week!
Monday, January 5, 2009
In the Beginning part 1
Hey guys! Happy New Year!
With the start of a new year, we kicked off a brand new series called In the Beginning! We will be unpacking the story of creation in Genesis chapter 1.
Yesterday, we talked about the first two days of creation:
In the Beginning God created the heavens and the earth. The earth was empty… it had no shape. Darkness covered the surface of the deep and the Spirit of God hovered over the waters.
God said, “Let there be light,” and there was! He saw that the light was good, so He separated the light from darkness. He called the light “day,” and he called the darkness “night.” There came evening… there came morning… and so it was… The first day!
On the Second day God said, “Let’s put an expanse to separate the waters. So God did… and he called it the ‘sky.’ There came evening… there came morning… and so it was… the second day!
Genesis 1:1-8 (my paraphrase)
Just as God created the light, he also created us to be a light in the world! He wants us to be different from the rest of the world so that people can see the light that we have... the message of Jesus!
Bible reference: Matthew 5:14-16
Memory Verse: "You are the light of the world." Matthew 5:14
Q's for the Family:
1. What does it mean to be a light?
2. How can we be a light?
3. Why should we be a light
4. What is one thing that you can do this week to “let your light shine?”
With the start of a new year, we kicked off a brand new series called In the Beginning! We will be unpacking the story of creation in Genesis chapter 1.
Yesterday, we talked about the first two days of creation:
In the Beginning God created the heavens and the earth. The earth was empty… it had no shape. Darkness covered the surface of the deep and the Spirit of God hovered over the waters.
God said, “Let there be light,” and there was! He saw that the light was good, so He separated the light from darkness. He called the light “day,” and he called the darkness “night.” There came evening… there came morning… and so it was… The first day!
On the Second day God said, “Let’s put an expanse to separate the waters. So God did… and he called it the ‘sky.’ There came evening… there came morning… and so it was… the second day!
Genesis 1:1-8 (my paraphrase)
Just as God created the light, he also created us to be a light in the world! He wants us to be different from the rest of the world so that people can see the light that we have... the message of Jesus!
Bible reference: Matthew 5:14-16
Memory Verse: "You are the light of the world." Matthew 5:14
Q's for the Family:
1. What does it mean to be a light?
2. How can we be a light?
3. Why should we be a light
4. What is one thing that you can do this week to “let your light shine?”
The Grinch part 3
Last week we finished up our Grinch series as we also conlcuded 2008! We talked about "The Search" that 3 men went on to find Jesus. Here is that story:A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away…. Oh wait, wrong story! Scratch that, let’s start over!
After Jesus was born, there were some wise men that lived in a far away country. They watched the stars every night to see if they noticed anything different. One night a bright, new star appeared in the sky.
They knew it had special meaning and that it was a sign that a great king had been born. They wanted to take him gifts and worship him, so they decided to follow the star until they found him.
But this wasn’t just any ordinary road trip. They lived about 500 miles away, and they didn’t have a car to just hop in and drive there. Wise men were always important people to the King of the country they lived in… so the King probably sent some of his own army to travel with the wise men and keep them safe.
They travelled for a long time and finally arrived in Jerusalem. They asked everyone, “Where is the new King of the Jews? We have been following his star, because we want to worship him.”
King Herod heard about the questions that the Wise Men were asking and it worried him. Was some new king going to take away his throne? Could these Wise Men be talking about the Savior of the world?
King Herod called for the men who knew the most about the prophets and he asked them, “Do your books tell where the Savior will be born?”
They told him, “Yes, the prophet Micah said that the Savior would be born in Bethlehem.”
King Herod called for the Wise Men to come to his royal courts. He asked them when they had first seen this star. They told him, and then he asked them to go ahead and find the baby, then come back and tell him so that he could go and worship him, too!
Do you guys really think that King Herod wanted to go worship Baby Jesus? No, he didn’t because he was afraid that Jesus would take away his royal throne. As a matter of fact, King Herod wanted to do the opposite. He wanted to get rid of baby Jesus.
Well, the star led the Wise Men right to the house where Mary, Joseph, and Jesus were staying. The men bowed down to Baby Jesus and gave him valuable gifts—of gold, frankincense, which is something that you light on fire and it smells sweet…and myrrh, which was an expensive perfume!
Then they had a dream where God warned them not to go back to King Herod. So they travelled another route home.
Can you imagine that, looking for something for two years and travelling over 500 miles on a camel’s back, to get it… talk about having a sore bottom!
God wants us to search and find Jesus! Not literally, he’s not hiding in your house somewhere and you have to go find him. But we have to know who he is, and that if we accept him into our hearts, then he can change us and be our Savior, so that we can get into heaven.
Bible reference: Matthew 2:1-12
Q's for the family:
1. Could you imagine looking for something for two years? What’s the longest you’ve ever had to look for something?
2. How can you search for Jesus?
3. Have you accepted Jesus into your heart?
If not, would like to accept him now?
If yes, how can you live your life differently from the people who don’t know Jesus yet?
[Challenge]
This week go home and read Matthew 2:1-12 with your mom or dad. Come back next week and tell me one way that you “go another route” or show others that you love Jesus by your actions.
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