A Life of Worship

Worship is not just a "Sunday thing" but an "Life-thing." We choose to worship him daily. Romans 12:1 tells us that God calls us to give our whole lives to him as a "living sacrifice." (That's a good verse to read.)

Read Psalm 100. Also, 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 tells us what we should be doing.

Praise God today. Be a praiser and not a complainer!

Just a Minute!

Sorry that this blog is coming to you a bit later than I wanted.

I am at the Iowa District of the Assemblies of God Kids Camp this week. I tried to log on earlier in the week, but the computer did not cooperate! I tried and tried, and waited and waited. ...today I'm on a different computer.

Sometimes we need to "wait just a minute!" God has a different view of time than we do. With Him, a "thousand years is as a day."

Last Sunday we talked about that and also played some "Minute to Win It" games. In life, sometimes you only have just a minute to make a good decision, or make a poor decision. You have just a "minute to win it" or in that minute you may lose it!

Some guys had decisions to make "in a minute" in Luke 10:30-37. Take a minute to read about that in God's Word today!

You Want Me To Do What?!

Sometimes God asks us to do things that just don't seem to make sense. But, God's ways are not always the same as man's ways. Here's a few verses that show that:

Luke 6:27-36 & Matthew 10:38,39

God knows best! Remember Proverbs 3:5,6 and things will work out good if you obey God!

The Pledge of Allegiance

We had a great time in Kids Church on July 3rd. We talked about how God has blessed America, and that America should also bless God!

Here is one of my favorite videos for the Fourth of July. This old guy's name was Red Skelton. He's talking about the meaning of the pledge of allegiance here. Enjoy!

http://sonvine.com/2011/07/02/red-skeltons-pledge-of-allegiance/

Animal Planet - Horses

Many times in the Bible we read about people riding horses. Probably the most exciting one I know is found in Revelation 19:11-21. It tells about when Jesus will come back and "the armies of heaven" come riding with him!

We know that Jesus will come back. He said he would. Read John 14:1-3. When Jesus says it, you know that it will happen!

Animal Planet - Learn From the Ant

Proverbs 30:24-28 “Four things on earth are small, yet they are extremely wise: Ants are creatures of little strength, yet they store up their food in the summer; coneys (rock badgers) are creature s of little power, yet they make their home in the crags; locusts have no king, yet they advance together in ranks; a lizard can be caught with the hand, yet it is found in kings’ palaces.

Every creature has something unique and interesting about them.

These creatures in Prov 30 are not known for their strength, power, awesomeness, but here they are listed in the Bible as creatures we can learn from:

Ants have little strength. But, one thing they do is store up their food. What do we learn from that?

Work now. Rest later. - Prepare now. Party later.

When you have chores to do, or an assignment ...do you “get it done” or put it off? It would be smart to learn from the ant and decide to work now. Rest later - Prepare now. Party later.

Many people – when it comes to work—say “I don’t feel like it.”

My question is this, “Is it RIGHT to do?” If it is the RIGHT thing to do, do not procrastinate, but do it now! Learn from the ant.

Animal Planet - Be Like A Bug!

There are some bugs that we should TRY to be like!

I'm not saying that you should "bug" your sister or brother. You should not "bug" your mom or dad. I'm not saying that you should. I'm saying that there are some bugs we can learn from. There are four bugs that we talked about during Kids Church on June 12th.

1. Praying mantis: Read the verses found in Psalm 55:17 and 1 Thessalonians 5:17.

2. Firefly: When I was a kid, we called these "lightning bugs." You can be like a firefly too! Read these verses: Matthew 5:14-16

3. Bee: Do you carry sweetness from one place to another? You should! Read Romans 12:9-18

4. caterpillar into butterfly: God wants to keep on changing us so we will be more like Jesus. Read these verses to understand more about that. Philippians 2:12-15 and 2 Corinthians 5:17.

Have an incredible week! Be like a bug!