Stones of Remembrance
Parent’s Corner- October 7, 2018
“God is Faithful, by whom you were called into the fellowship of his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.” 1Corinthians 1:9
Does your memory ever become hazy? Do you look back at your past experiences and exert mental effort to recreate details or images? I know that is true for me! The images and memories that are most clear and most vivid are the ones that I recount often. I tell my boys the story of their birth every year on their birthday. Every year, Doug and I recount the story of our engagement and wedding. We remember a significant loss we experienced, and the joys that have come from them on a certain day each year. We remember based on the calendar, we remember when we see a certain item in our home, or we remember when we drive to a certain location. We remember, because we have repeated the stories often, and because we have created a significant place for that memory in our mind.
This is also how we remember the ways in which God has blessed us and our family. . . we talk about them, we remember them, and we tell them to our children. As you go about your days, remember to share your “Stones of Remembrance” . . . the ways God has worked mightily in your lives and in the life of your family. Your children will hear them, and because they are repeated, they will remember them. What a wonderful picture to paint for them. . . the picture of God’s faithfulness, and where they are placed in that beautiful canvas.
May you find joy in your parenting this week!
This Week in Sunday School-
2/3s- Hannah
Scripture- 1 Samuel 1
Lesson Truth- God answered Hannah’s prayer.
Aims for the Children- to do at least one of the following during this lesson:
1. Learn a prayer of thanks to God
2. Identify whom we pray to
3. Affirm that God hears our prayers
4. Identify things that we pray for
4s-K- God Reveals His Might at the Jordan
Scripture- Joshua 3:1-5:1
Lesson Goal- Students will remember God’s might and demonstrate godly fear by obeying Him.
Bible Truths-
1. The Jordan blocked Israel’s way to the Promised Land.
2. The priests and people were told to cross.
3. When the priests’ feet toughed the water, the Jordan stopped flowing.
4. A Memorial was made to remember what God had done.
5. God stopped the Jordan to show His power and protection of Israel as they entered the Promised Land.
Key Verse- “That all the peoples of the earth may know the hand of the Lord, that it is mighty, that you may fear the LORD your God forever.” Joshua 4:24
1st-2nd, 3rd-5th- God Reveals His Might at the Jordan
Scripture- 1 Samuel 1
Lesson Goal- Students will remember God’s might and demonstrate godly fear by obeying Him.
Lesson Objectives- Students will be able to
1. Repeat God’s instruction to the people and the priests.
2. Retell what happened when the priests entered and left the Jordan River.
3. Explain why God had Joshua set up the stones.
4. Explain why God performed this mighty act before Israel entered the Promised Land.
Key Verse- “That all the peoples of the earth may know the hand of the Lord, that it is mighty, that you may fear the LORD your God forever.” Joshua 4:24
Children’s Church- Satan Tempts Jesus
Scripture- Matthew 4:1-11
Lesson Goal- The student will acknowledge that only Jesus was righteous enough to take the punishment for their sin.
Bible Truths-
1. After Jesus fasted for 40 days in the desert, Satan tempted Him three times.
2. God allowed Jesus to be tempted to show His perfection.
3. Jesus answered Satan’s temptations with Scripture.
Key Verse- “Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil.” Matthew 4:1