This past weekend we wrapped up our series in the Stadium entitled “Puzzled”, on the virtue of HOPE… believing that something good can come out of something bad. We also added a twist to things and taught on a faith skill. You will see the teaching overview below. I feel kids really got a grasp of this month’s virtue of HOPE and I encourage you to continue to talk about this topic, especially given the times we are living in.
We are gearing up for a great couple weeks both in the Stadium and the Carnival on Palm and Easter Sunday. We have some very exciting things planned for kids and their families, not the least our Easter Egg Hunt outreach to the community. Let me know if you would like to be involved in that event in some way. We have great needs for candy, prizes and of course… volunteer opportunities for the day of the event. Check out this week's teaching review below...
This Week In The Stadium (3-29-09)
But What About You?
Faith Skill #4: Articulate faith (share and defend)
Memory
Verse: “‘But what
about you?’ he asked. ‘Who do you say I am?’” Matthew 16:15, NIV/NIrV Bible
Story: But What About You? (Peter says Jesus is the
Christ) • Matthew 16:13-17
This week we took a bit of a detour. Instead of focusing on a Bible lesson through the lens of a virtue, we spent some time on a faith skill. A faith skill is a spiritual habit that helps us establish a lifestyle of pursuing a relationship with God. This week’s faith skill was “articulate faith” (share and defend).
Articulating your faith is all about understanding what you believe and why you believe it so you can explain it to others. God inspires faith. When you know who He is and what He’s done, you understand you can’t put your faith and hope in anyone or anything more trustworthy.
God wants us to know what we believe about Him and His Son. This is why Jesus asked His disciples who people thought He was and, more importantly, “but who do YOU say I am?” In fact, each of us is going to be required to answer this question at some point. But this is not just for our own benefit. It’s so we can tell others about Jesus. When others hear our faith story and why we put our hope in Jesus, they’ll have a chance to respond and maybe something we say—or even more importantly, our actions—will lead them to trust Jesus as their Savior too.
Let's model this to our kids!
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