Sunday, July 12th: Remember Me

Sunday, July 5th: Don’t Be a Lone Ranger

Lesson Topic – Don’t Be a Lone Ranger

That’s Good to Know – I will stay connected to the family of God.

Bible Lesson – The Story of the Prodigal- Luke 15:11-32

Spoken Word – Some people have not gotten out of the habit of meeting for worship, but we must not do that. Hebrews 10:25

Parents Corner-
“Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it” (Prov. 22:6). Many parents know this proverb by heart. It reminds us how important it is to raise our kid’s right. Training children to love Jesus and serve God is a real calling that requires God’s help and the leading of His Holy Spirit. When you raise children to live a life of faith, it will affect them for the rest of their lives. The truth that they learn today will affect how they view God, the world and their future place in it. It will affect their decisions about the kinds of friends they hang out with, the kind of person they marry and the way they raise their own children.

As a parent, your calling to train your children is real and powerful. Today’s “children’s church” is tomorrow’s “big church,” and the lessons you teach your kids today will affect how committed they will be to the body of Christ when they are grown. Recent studies show that children who attend church are twice as likely to attend church and read their Bibles when they are adults. That proves that training children in the Word early is a vital key to ensure the dedication of their lives to Jesus.

So this week as you teach your children about putting God’s kingdom first and staying committed to His family, know that every word is a building block for the rest of their lives. Your children will discover that nothing can replace their personal relationship with Jesus. They’ll discover that attending church and surrounding themselves with Christian friends is an important part of Christian life. They will understand why it is so important to say: “I will stay connected to the family of God.”

*Barna Research Online, “Adults who Attended Church as Children Show Lifelong Effects,” www.barna.org, 11/5/01