Children's Church

Instructors:
Cece; Jenuine; and Jeduthun

Director:
Jeduthun

Sermon of the Week

This Week's Lesson
Sunday, 10/13/24

God's Guidance
[Lord,] I am always with you; you hold me by my right hand. You guide me with your counsel, and afterward you will take me into glory.
—Psalm 73:23–24

This devotion is based on Psalm 73:23–24, which says, “[Lord,] I am always with you; you hold me by my right hand. You guide me with your counsel, and afterward you will take me into glory.” The devotion is called “Wandering through a Maze.”

Wandering Through the Maze
DEVOTION

Libby laughed as she and Alayna ran through the cornfield. Then the path they were on suddenly ended. “Another dead end!” Alayna said. The friends were trying to get through the maze Alayna’s father had built in the cornfield next to his apple orchard. Backtracking, the girls returned to the last crossroads. “Which way, Dad?” Alayna cried. From overhead Libby heard a chuckle. “Go right, sweetie.” She looked up. Alayna’s father was standing in a watchtower that gave him a view of the entire maze. “He was here the whole time?” Libby asked. Alayna nodded. “Yep. He put up that tower so he can guide people who need help.”

Life is like a maze. You can’t see very far ahead, and you constantly have to decide which way to go. But you’re not in this maze alone! God is with you. He can see the way and guide you. Each time you reach a corner, he’ll tell you which way to turn, until you finally make it through.

Last Week's Lesson
Sunday, 10/6/24

He must increase, I must decrease.
John 3:30

We discussed Luke 9:46-48 ("Then His disciples began arguing about which of them was the greatest. But Jesus knew their thoughts, so He brought a little child to His side. Then He said to them, "Anyone who welcomes a little child like this on my behalf welcomes me, and anyone who welcomes me also welcomes my Father who sent me. Whoever is the least among you is the greatest.") and the importance of being a servant of all.

GOAT vs SHEEP
Greatest Of All Time vs Someone Helping Everyone Else Prevail

We also discussed how being SHEEP seems more important to God than being a GOAT according to Matthew 25:33 NLT. ("He will place the sheep at His right hand and the goats at His left.")

Adventure Bibles (provided for child use during service.)

Kids ages 6-10 get excited about God’s Word! Full-color features make reading Scripture and memorizing verses engaging and fun. Along the way they’ll meet all types of people, see all sorts of places, and learn all kinds of things about the Bible. Most importantly, they’ll grow closer in their relationship with God.

This Bible includes the complete New International Reader’s Version (NIrV) which is written at a third-grade reading level and based on the accurate, readable, and clear New International Version (NIV).