Hey everyone!
We are gearing up for Summer Jam around here. I hope you are too. We have a few more details to take care of and a couple more leaders to recruit, and then we will be ready for your kids. I'm pretty excited about all the new things that your kids will experience this year! Make sure they are apart of what God is doing June 11-15 from 9am-12:30pm!
Details for this Sunday:
Scripture: Mark 4:35-41 (Jesus calmed the storm)
Life Application: I can trust God to help me.
Memory Verse: Philippians 4:19 "And this same God who takes care of me will supply all your needs from his glorious riches, which have been given to us in Christ Jesus."
Prayer for the Nations: South Africa
Last week I felt led to tell them that just like Jesus called his disciples, he wants to call your children to that kind of life. A life that is wholly devoted to God. This week we will try to put to rest the fears that our kids may have by talking about trusting God. Don't tell your kids this, but they will get a little wet this week when we talk about Jesus calming the storm. I'm going to have our leaders mist them with water when I get into describing the storm. I am simply using this for effect. What techniques do you use for effect in your child's life? How do you emphasize something for them? And most importantly, what kind of things do you emphasize?
Do you emphasize their walk with Christ? I believe I need to confess a moment. That last question pierced my soul a bit. It's tough balancing all the things we do as parents. You want to be great at your job and provide for your family, so you work hard and long hours to get it done just right. You want to have a social life, so you make sure you get time in with your friends. Then there are the countless other things that we value and want to get done sometime in our life. These are short-term and long-term things. These are the things we emphasize often, and these short-term and long-term things don't stand up to the eternal things that we need to emphasize.
Emphasize something worthy of time and energy being put into this weekend. Emphasize something eternal this weekend.
Prayer for you: Father, may the families at The Glade Church seek first Your kingdom and emphasize You alone this weekend. Let this be done for the sake of the new generation coming after us!
Jared Norris
Children's Minister
The Glade Church
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