We
had special guests teaching Children’s Church on Sunday. Tara Jackson and Angel Quiambao came and told of
their experience with orphanages. They helped the children understand orphans
and their needs and what we can do to help them. Giving to Operation Christmas
Child is a great start. Thanks to all who gave. You may be impacting an orphan
for Christ.
Jamie
and Tara Jackson’s sweet Moli was adopted from China and she wanted her story
to be told. It was very sweet. We are sure thankful to have Moli as a part our
church family.
Marvin
and Angel Quiambao are adopting a child (Tobi) from the Ukraine. She provided
pictures and names of 60 orphans from the Ukraine, China, and Russia.
All 1st-5th
graders were given an opportunity to choose an orphan that their family can
pray for. All 60 children were chosen, some by more than one child. If your
child attended Children’s Church or Sunday School on Dec 9, they should have
brought home a card with a picture and name of the orphan they want to pray
for. Please post this card in a
prominent place in your home so your family will remember to pray for this
special child.
Beyond
just praying for the child, we challenge you to ask God what else He would have
you do when it comes to the orphaned and the widowed in our world.
“Religion
that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after
orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by
the world.” James 1:27
Don’t
miss the special orphan snowman bulletin board. Thank you, Belinda, for the
wonderful life-changing idea of praying for orphans. Share any special
stories that have come from adopting an orphan to pray for this week. I have
heard of a few and would like to hear them first hand.
In
Sunday School, The Gospel Project for Kids journeyed back to Egypt
today. This thrilling story led Moses back to Egypt to confront Pharaoh, who
was unwilling to bow to the request that Moses made on behalf of God. Do you
think it is likely that Moses knew the Pharaoh who was ruling since he grew up
in the household some 40 years earlier? How would that change this story? Can
you help your kids see how God is using the little baby from last week’s story
in a new way?
Moses
confronted Pharaoh but met strong, hard-headed opposition. God, however, had
prepared Moses for this encounter with Pharaoh, and Moses knew the outcome.
Moses continued to move forward despite the opposition. Share with your kids a
time where you faced opposition in your life but you remained faithful to God.
Did it work out for His glory?
This
week, help your child identify times it may be difficult to be completely obedient
to God. Through Moses’ obedience, God saved the Israelites from slavery. Read
Hebrews 3:3. Jesus is greater than Moses, and Jesus’ perfect submission to
God’s will provided the salvation that we needed.
Just in case the
“Family Journal Page” didn't make it home:
Bible Passage: Exodus 5:1-6:13; 6:28-11:1
Big Picture Question: What did God
show the Egyptians and Israelites? God showed that He is the one true God.
Key passage: “I will take
you as My people, and I will be your God. You will know that I am Yahweh your
God, who delivered you from the forced labor of the Egyptians.” Exodus 6:7
Christ Connection: God called Moses to
be His servant. He was a great servant who obeyed God and led the Israelites
out of slavery. The Bible says that Jesus is greater than Moses. (Hebrews 3:3)
Jesus was a servant who obeyed God perfectly and suffered to free His people
from sin.
Family task: When God
sent the plagues on the Egyptians, He showed the Egyptians and the Israelites
that He is the one true God. As a family, remember times when God showed you
that He is real and powerful-the one true God! Share how God provided those
times.
Next
week's lesson: Luke
1:26-56; Matthew 1:18-24 Jesus is
born for our salvation!!
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