The other day I was watching a talk by Sherry Turkle, a professor at MIT. I'm taking the liberty to sum up this fascinating talk into one sentence..."Though technology helps us connect with more people around the world, we feel more alone now than ever." Check out her talk here.
This talk made me ask the questions, "Do the kids at The Glade feel alone?" and "If they feel alone, does that mean that we've not done a good job teaching them that in Christ they are never alone?" These thoughts have sorta haunted me. I know none of us believe that a child should ever feel that lonely, gut-wrenching feeling. This is why we are continually shifting all our weekly children's activities to be more centered around relationships.
Here is what they are learning this week...
Scripture: Acts 6:8-7:60 (Stephen Preached to the Sanhedrin)
Life Application: I do not need to feel alone when standing up for God.
Memory Verse: Acts 22:15 “...for you will be a witness for him to everyone of what you have seen and heard.”
Prayer for the Nations: South Korea - Allergy Alert: We will be trying a South Korean rice dish that includes eggs.
Your challenge is to think about when your kids feel alone this week, and maybe ask them a few questions about it while you're driving down the road.
Romans 8 -
"38 And I am convinced that nothing can ever separate us from God’s love. Neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither our fears for today nor our worries about tomorrow—not even the powers of hell can separate us from God’s love. 39 No power in the sky above or in the earth below—indeed, nothing in all creation will ever be able to separate us from the love of God that is revealed in Christ Jesus our Lord."
Jared Norris
Children's Minister
The Glade Church
Jared Norris
Children's Minister
The Glade Church
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