Wonderful, Counselor, Almight God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace! To God be the glory for tonight! UP Bible Study tonight~!~ Amazing! Bobby opened the lesson- we listened to the song "Everlasting" and talked about the words in the song, the attributes of God. Bobby explained the difference between mercy and grace-Mercy-not getting something from God that we really deserve (God withholding the punishment from us that we deserve like death and hell) and Grace -getting from God what we don't deserve (like forgiveness when we deserve death). My Bible quotes Jesus as saying, "And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all [men] unto me." John 12:32 And so He did tonight at this Bible study! The kids began to pepper off question after question and to testify about what God had done for them. They asked foundational questions about Baptism and fighting vs turning the other cheek. They learned that only Jesus has the right to judge motives and about loving your neighbor as yourself and how our hearts are deceitful. They learned about spiritual warfare and the list goes on! We toured verses from Ezekial, Jeremiah, Romans, and more. We touched on so many topics I cannot remember all of them and I wish I could. We barely got a breather before it started again! What a way to honor God! I would to God that more and more they would just pour out their hearts and beg for answers! The Holy Spirit guided the answers and they were solid! What a night! All of the leaders were encouraged, excited and exhausted!
Wednesday at The Next Door Bible Study we talked about Genesis 31 again and how the murderous mob of Laban's family came upon Jacob and his family. God protected them from harm although Rachel had done a very stupid thing and stole Laban's idols. We talked about how being a child of God means His protection even when we mess up! There is such a thing as consequence, but thank God for mercy and grace, just as we discussed tonight.
We still have King's Kidz to go in the morning but I was so excited I couldn't wait to tell you about tonight! When you pray tonight please keep these kids in mind. Satan hates that they are learning and he will surely try to drag them down, but we will pray for God's protection! Praise God for these children and His love for them. "Suffer the little children to come unto Me and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God." Mark 10:14.
Enjoy the pictures of the Easter Egg Hunt outreach on my Facebook page and on the Mercy Abounds Facebook page. You can also pull up greenacresbc.com and view them on a slideshow.
To God be the glory!
Jamie
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I think questions are always a good sign. There used to be a phrase 'Never question God'. People took that phrase out of context over time and were scared to ask questions about God and the things of God. Really, what that term meant was never question God's judgment or actions. For whom are we but mere mortal pieces of clay in the hands of an infinitely worthy potter?
ReplyDeleteYep! God is not now and has never been scared of questions. In fact, He said in the Bible that things are written so that we might know. And He doesn't get tired of questions like parents or teachers. That's part of relationship. He made us to think and He appreciates when we do! LOL!
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