Happy
Mother’s Day to all the moms. Hope you had a wonderful day. We talked about
moms in Children’s Church and even looked at what the Bible says about how we
should treat our moms. Ephesians 6:1-3 says; “Children, obey your parents in
the Lord, for this is right. ‘Honor your father and mother,’ which is the first
commandment with promise: ‘that it may be well with you and you may live long
on the earth.’” We explored what it means to obey and what it means to honor.
Obey-
doing what a person wants you to do
Honor-
heart attitude about a person’s importance
As
far as the promise to live long, one child had a very good question about that.
When a person dies does that mean they were disobeying their parents? That was
a difficult question. I reassured them that God takes people home to heaven
when He decides it’s time. In most cases, it has nothing to do with our
actions. We don’t know why God takes children. I bring up this question because
I wondered it any other children were questioning the same thing. I encourage
you to talk to your children about what they understand about this verse.
I
shared a Mother’s Day video with the kids on Sunday that I would like to share
with you. Enjoy!!
In Sunday School, this
week’s story in The Gospel Project for Kids® was “Deborah and Barak.” After the death of the first
judges, the Israelites fell into a continuous cycle: sin, bondage, deliverance,
and peace. When the people of Israel were oppressed by the king of Canaan,
Deborah was the judge of Israel. Deborah sent for Barak and encouraged him to
gather an army and fight the Canaanite army and its commander, Sisera.
Deborah told Barak that God would hand Sisera
and his troops to him. Barak agreed to go, but only if Deborah would go with
him. Deborah went, but she told Barak that God would use a woman to defeat
Sisera. In battle, God confused Sisera and his 900 charioteers and all of his
army. Barak and his men didn’t have to fight, they just chased down the
Canaanite army as they fled! All of Sisera’s troops died, but Sisera escaped on
foot.
Sisera fled to the tent of Jael, whose husband
was an ally of the Canaanite king. Jael invited him inside, gave him a drink,
and covered him as he slept. Then she killed him! God used Deborah, Barak, and
Jael to free his people from bondage. God uses people and events to save us not
only from our enemies, but to bring our ultimate good: salvation through His
Son, Jesus Christ.
Just in case the “Family Journal Page” didn't make it home:
Bible
Passage: Judges 4-5
Key passage: “Whenever the
LORD raised up a judge for the Israelites, the LORD was with him and saved the
people from the power of their enemies while the judge was still alive.” Judges
2:18
Christ
Connection: God
does what is for His glory and our good. (Psalm 115:3; Romans 8:28) God fought
for the Israelites and used Deborah, Barak, and Jael to defeat Canaan. In a
similar way, God uses people and event to not only save us from our enemies,
but to bring about our ultimate good; salvation through His Son, Jesus Christ.
Family
task: Deborah and Barak sang a praise song to
God. Choose a favorite praise song, or teach one to your children. If you like
a challenge, make up a song about things God has done for your family’s good
and His glory.
Next
week's lesson: Judges
6-8
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June 24-28
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