You will seek Me and find Me when you seek Me with all your heart...Jeremiah 29:13.
What an amazing promise...
We continued this week on our journey of the life of Jesus...stopping at the story of the wise men and their journey to Bethlehem to find the King of the Jews and worship Him. These men were wise enough to understand that the star God had sent them was leading them to someone very special and they even knew this baby deserved their worship and gifts!
Not only were they smart to seek Jesus, but they also listened to the wise words of the angel sent by God. They were not afraid to defy a strong king like Herod. Instead they were wise enough to know who held the real power...Jesus!
Challenge of the week: See if you can find all 12 words in the puzzle below!
If you find all 12...bring your answers for $5 KB cash!
Heads up for next week, February 27th:
*SMALL GROUP WEEK!!
*Memory Verse - Jeremiah 1:7-8
But the Lord said to me, "Do not say, 'I am only a child.' You must go to everyone I send you to and say whatever I command you. Do not be afraid of them, for I am with you and will rescue you," declares the Lord.
*Work on memorizing your books of the Bible
*Work on memorizing Psalms 23
Kidz Blitz is what we do every Sunday morning at 9:30am. It's a high energy large group environment that uses competitions, songs, skits, games and bible stories to teach kids about God and what He has done for us through His Son Jesus. This blog will be a tool that we use to keep us connected to the kids and parents throughout the week. We will use games, word scrambles and devotionals to help parents keep what the kids are learning on Sunday in their home all week long!
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
Jesus - the REAL Passover Lamb!!
I think there is something to be said for effort, right? There is even a saying, right? A for effort?
Anyway...chalk up week 5 as a loss because of extraneous circumstances! I was not able to get this blog post done last week like I was supposed to...but in case some parents still wanted to know what we talked about I decided to play catch up.
There won't be any KB cash offered in this post...just a quick recap.
When you study passages in the New Testament that talk about the Jewish festival of Passover (and believe me - there are a lot)...you need to know the background of the festival to truly understand it's importance to us today. With that in mind - we deviated a bit from the life of Jesus on February 13th to delve into Exodus chapter 12 and the origin of Passover.
Now - I did say this would be a quick recap, so I won't be able to cover everything, but I'll just sum up the bottom line.
Everyone has heard the story of the 10 plagues, but sometimes all we hear about is that all the Egyptians lost their firstborn child and animal. What we don't always hear is what the Israelites' were told to do in order to be spared.
On the night of the 10th plague, which was also the 14th day of the month, the people of Israel were told to kill a lamb at the hour of twilight, and mark their doorposts with it's blood. If they did this - the destroyer angel would "pass over" their house and spare their firstborn child. Hence the name passover.
From that point forward - we know what happened...Pharaoh let the Israelite's leave Egypt and head back to their land. The festival of passover started the very next year. In the first month of every year, on the 14th day at twilight - the Israelites' would sacrifice a lamb and celebrate the fact that God rescued them from slavery.
But - what does this have to do with us today?
If you fast forward to the last week of Jesus' life and pay attention to when Jesus enters Jerusalem (the first month of the year - the week of the festival of Passover) and what day He died (the 14th day @ twilight)...we start to see that Jesus was the final piece of the Passover puzzle. You see, even John the baptist called Jesus "...the lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world."
We are all slaves to sin according to Romans chapter 6 - and we all need a blood sacrifice to free us from our slavery, and Jesus did just that when He died on the cross for our sins!
Jesus was the REAL passover lamb...and He is the ONLY way to be made right with God and receive eternal life in heaven with Him!
Anyway...chalk up week 5 as a loss because of extraneous circumstances! I was not able to get this blog post done last week like I was supposed to...but in case some parents still wanted to know what we talked about I decided to play catch up.
There won't be any KB cash offered in this post...just a quick recap.
When you study passages in the New Testament that talk about the Jewish festival of Passover (and believe me - there are a lot)...you need to know the background of the festival to truly understand it's importance to us today. With that in mind - we deviated a bit from the life of Jesus on February 13th to delve into Exodus chapter 12 and the origin of Passover.
Now - I did say this would be a quick recap, so I won't be able to cover everything, but I'll just sum up the bottom line.
Everyone has heard the story of the 10 plagues, but sometimes all we hear about is that all the Egyptians lost their firstborn child and animal. What we don't always hear is what the Israelites' were told to do in order to be spared.
On the night of the 10th plague, which was also the 14th day of the month, the people of Israel were told to kill a lamb at the hour of twilight, and mark their doorposts with it's blood. If they did this - the destroyer angel would "pass over" their house and spare their firstborn child. Hence the name passover.
From that point forward - we know what happened...Pharaoh let the Israelite's leave Egypt and head back to their land. The festival of passover started the very next year. In the first month of every year, on the 14th day at twilight - the Israelites' would sacrifice a lamb and celebrate the fact that God rescued them from slavery.
But - what does this have to do with us today?
If you fast forward to the last week of Jesus' life and pay attention to when Jesus enters Jerusalem (the first month of the year - the week of the festival of Passover) and what day He died (the 14th day @ twilight)...we start to see that Jesus was the final piece of the Passover puzzle. You see, even John the baptist called Jesus "...the lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world."
We are all slaves to sin according to Romans chapter 6 - and we all need a blood sacrifice to free us from our slavery, and Jesus did just that when He died on the cross for our sins!
Jesus was the REAL passover lamb...and He is the ONLY way to be made right with God and receive eternal life in heaven with Him!
Thursday, February 10, 2011
Delight yourself in the Lord...
...and He will give you the desires of your heart. Does that mean that God is like a genie in a bottle? Do we simply "rub him" with our prayers and expect Him to give us a brand new _____ (you can fill in the blank with whatever you want). May it never be!!...as the apostle Paul so often says.
This week we focused on 2 people who desperately desired to see Jesus before they died. One of the two people was Simeon, and according to Luke 2:26, "It had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he would not die before he had seen the Lord's Christ." When Simeon saw baby Jesus, he knew that Jesus was the Messiah that God had sent to save the world. He said a prayer of Thanksgiving to God for giving him the desire of his heart - which was to see Jesus before he died.
You see...when we are delighting ourselves in the Lord...our desires will be for the same things that God wants for us. Our desires will be to obey, to have wisdom, to have a spirit of kindness, and to share the love of Jesus with others...and that is just naming a few. But in order to want the same things God wants for us, we have to first delight ourselves in Him.
Things to think about:
Parents...talk to your kids about what it means to "delight yourself in the Lord...". The definition of "delight" is to be happy about. As you work through that - find a verse in the Bible that talks about what makes God happy. Post what you find in the comment box below for $3 KB cash!
Challenge of the week: Unscramble the phrase below and tell a
Disc St leader on Sunday for $3 KB cash
vltsnoaai si orf lla eplpoe
Heads up for next Sunday - February 13th:
Crazy dress up day: RED and PINK
Bible verse - we have 2 verses to learn this week so each person has the chance to earn $10 KB cash just by learning these two verses!
John 1:29b - "Behold, the lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world"
I Cor. 5:7b - "For Christ, our passover lamb, has been sacrificed"
Last but not least - don't forget to work on learning the books of the Bible or Psalms 23!!!
This week we focused on 2 people who desperately desired to see Jesus before they died. One of the two people was Simeon, and according to Luke 2:26, "It had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he would not die before he had seen the Lord's Christ." When Simeon saw baby Jesus, he knew that Jesus was the Messiah that God had sent to save the world. He said a prayer of Thanksgiving to God for giving him the desire of his heart - which was to see Jesus before he died.
You see...when we are delighting ourselves in the Lord...our desires will be for the same things that God wants for us. Our desires will be to obey, to have wisdom, to have a spirit of kindness, and to share the love of Jesus with others...and that is just naming a few. But in order to want the same things God wants for us, we have to first delight ourselves in Him.
Things to think about:
Parents...talk to your kids about what it means to "delight yourself in the Lord...". The definition of "delight" is to be happy about. As you work through that - find a verse in the Bible that talks about what makes God happy. Post what you find in the comment box below for $3 KB cash!
Challenge of the week: Unscramble the phrase below and tell a
Disc St leader on Sunday for $3 KB cash
vltsnoaai si orf lla eplpoe
Heads up for next Sunday - February 13th:
Crazy dress up day: RED and PINK
Bible verse - we have 2 verses to learn this week so each person has the chance to earn $10 KB cash just by learning these two verses!
John 1:29b - "Behold, the lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world"
I Cor. 5:7b - "For Christ, our passover lamb, has been sacrificed"
Last but not least - don't forget to work on learning the books of the Bible or Psalms 23!!!
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
Good News!!
There is always excitement in the air when a baby is born. It is a new life and with that new life comes celebration and joy! It was a little different when Jesus was born though, because not a lot of people knew. That's probably why the angels were sent to tell the shepherds...so they could spread the word. But listen to the message the angels gave the shepherds, "Do not be afraid. I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people. Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; He is Christ the Lord."
Our focus this past Sunday was the good news that came to us through Jesus Christ. You see...a lot of times we only read these passages at Christmas time - but the excitement and importance of the good news is not limited to only one month of the year. The good news of Jesus Christ should be something we are sharing all year long with everyone we know!
Things to think about:
Parents...discuss with your kid(s) why the news of Jesus Christ is good for us today. Then work together to find a verse in the Bible that talks about the good news of Jesus Christ. Remember..."good news" is a simple definition for the word gospel...so any verse that talks about the gospel of Jesus Christ will work. For example...Romans 6:23 says "For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord."
Post what you find as a comment under this blog post for $3 Kidz Blitz cash!
Challenge of the week: WHO AM I?
Bring the answer in next Sunday and tell Adam for $3 KB cash!
I was a VERY old father. I love my nephew a "Lot". I live in the first book of the Bible. The Covenant God made with me involved a lot of blood. I love counting the "stars" in the sky!
Heads up for next Sunday - February 6th!
Memory Verse -
Psalms 37:4 "Delight yourself in the Lord and He will give you the desires of your heart."
It's Superbowl Sunday...so we're definitely gonna have some football related games!
Bring back your facts and puzzles sheets!!!
Our first Kidz Blitz store where the kids can cash in their money is only a few weeks away...so help your kids earn the BIG BUCKS! HOW, YOU ASK?
Memorize the books of the Bible for $135 KB cash!!!
If you have already done that...work on memorizing Psalm 23!
Our focus this past Sunday was the good news that came to us through Jesus Christ. You see...a lot of times we only read these passages at Christmas time - but the excitement and importance of the good news is not limited to only one month of the year. The good news of Jesus Christ should be something we are sharing all year long with everyone we know!
Things to think about:
Parents...discuss with your kid(s) why the news of Jesus Christ is good for us today. Then work together to find a verse in the Bible that talks about the good news of Jesus Christ. Remember..."good news" is a simple definition for the word gospel...so any verse that talks about the gospel of Jesus Christ will work. For example...Romans 6:23 says "For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord."
Post what you find as a comment under this blog post for $3 Kidz Blitz cash!
Challenge of the week: WHO AM I?
Bring the answer in next Sunday and tell Adam for $3 KB cash!
I was a VERY old father. I love my nephew a "Lot". I live in the first book of the Bible. The Covenant God made with me involved a lot of blood. I love counting the "stars" in the sky!
Heads up for next Sunday - February 6th!
Memory Verse -
Psalms 37:4 "Delight yourself in the Lord and He will give you the desires of your heart."
It's Superbowl Sunday...so we're definitely gonna have some football related games!
Bring back your facts and puzzles sheets!!!
Our first Kidz Blitz store where the kids can cash in their money is only a few weeks away...so help your kids earn the BIG BUCKS! HOW, YOU ASK?
Memorize the books of the Bible for $135 KB cash!!!
If you have already done that...work on memorizing Psalm 23!
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