God Connection

Memory Verse: “I am the vine, and you are the branches. If you stay joined to me, and I stay joined to you, then you will produce a lot of fruit. But you cannot do anything without me.” – John 15:5

Bible Lesson: Jesus tells the parable of the sower and explains it to His disciples. – Matthew 13:1-8, 18-23

That’s Good to Know: I will stay devoted to God.

Sept 23rd: Living Clean

Fifth Grade – That’s the Life!

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Today after service we took the World Changers to Fuddruckers for lunch. I have to say, I have never seen kids eat so much food! Milkshakes, Cokes, French fries, loaded nachos, chicken nuggets, hamburgers (one kid ate a pound of beef by himself) and free chocolate chip cookies, all consumed in less than 10 minutes. I thought for a moment, “How wonderful it must be to eat carefree without the fear of gaining 10 pounds.” Well, they had enough of that and were ready for the next event – “bowling.” Have you ever tried to gather 31 fifth graders into a straight line, get their shoe size correct, and move them down the bowling alley? It’s like herding cats! <Then it starts! “Can we go to the concession stand?” More Cokes, popcorn, pretzels, nachos and personal size pizzas; where do they put all this food? Oh, need I ask the question? Eating turns into fuel and fuel translated = adults better keep up or be left behind.

Prayer – The Adventure Begins

I love this time of year in Georgia. The cool air and the beautiful weather is just inspiring. Yes, inspiring enough to go out for a jog around the block. The other day as I was jogging, the Lord really impressed upon my heart that I do not spend enough time in His presence seeking His face. Sure, I pray, as it says in the book of 1 Thessalonians 5:17, “without ceasing.” I also pray for the needs and direction of this ministry, as well as the children, families and volunteers that He has entrusted us with. The question remains, do we make the time to be one on one with Him? As I reflected on Sunday’s Missions Possible service and the lesson that was taught on being faithful, I realized that for us to be in a place to be used by God, we must first be in a place that God can use us. To know the will of God, it is imperative for us to spend time in His presence asking, “Father your will be done.”

Every Tuesday morning, the children’s ministry staff has committed to spend time in His presence from 8:30am -9:00am. I am asking you to join us; not necessarily on the campus physically, but in your cars, office or your homes. As we join together, I am confident that we will truly “connect” with the heavenly Father and be able to accomplish His will.

Power House Social Event

With all the new volunteers in the Children’s Ministry a “Get To Know You” event may be in order. So we are opening it up to suggestions. Something for the entire family, bowling, BBQ, picnic, etc.

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We’re moving this post to the top because we are planning a social event for Power House volunteer workers soon. If you have a suggestion on a date and time please let us know. Right now the general idea is a bowling event on a Saturday.

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Bowling will be Sunday, October 7th after service at U.S. Play in Marietta. There will be an official e-mail sent shortly.