Today was an exciting day. We were able to move back into the gym and have children's church with the help our brand new set. I will post pictures as soon as possible. As the weeks go on the set will be used for puppets, kids singing, drama, video and much more. All of the improvements that have been made in this ministry have been made to help kids come to a closer relationship with out Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
Here are the notes for children's church this morning.
Consider Your Wealth
Haggai 1:5-6 pg 920 nlt Consider your ways, You have planted much, but harvest little
Act 20:35 Paul said ....It is more blessed to give than to receive.
Romans 12:6-10 pg1119 nlt
God has given us gifts so we may give to others in service to Him.
I feels nice to receive a gift, doesn't it?
It doesn't take long for that feeling to go away because we always seem to want more.
What does it feel like to give a gift?
How long does that feeling last?
To see the look on someone's face when they are given a gift can be a huge blessing, that can last a lifetime.
I believe that God has built into us the desire to give. He has given us the greatest gift of His son Jesus as an example of how much we should be willing to sacrifice to meet the needs of others.
The nice feeling should not be the motive of our giving. Serving God and actually wanting to serve others should be our motive. I believe it is not enough to only want to serve God in giving to others, because we can easily only go through the motions and not care for those we are serving and just try to please God.
It is also not enough to only try to serve others. We must want to serve the LORD God as we serve others, because He must be the most important part of everything we do.
God gave Jesus, not out of duty, but out of genuine love for each one of us.
John 3:16
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