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!

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The last Sunday in May, Vic Poverud led the final session of "Beefesians" as we took a cowboy western look at how Christians should behave.

This first Sunday of June we are starting the theme of "Animal Planet." There's some really interesting stuff on their website that you may like to look at.

God created everything...and all of nature points back to Him. In Revelation 5:13 John the Apostle says, "Ii heard every creature in heaven and on earth and under the earth and on the sea, and all that is in them saying, 'To him who sits on the throne and to the Lamb be praise and honor and glory and power, for ever and ever!'" All of creation praises God!


This first Sunday of "Animal Planet" we talked some about schools of fish, and chickens, and Betta fish. There's a lesson we can learn from each of these that may help us behave better as Christians. Do you remember?

As part of God's creation, we should all bring honor and glory to Him! Check out Psalm 96:13.

Some of the other verses we talked about on Sunday were:

(the beam) in Matthew 7:2-5
(Peter) in Matthew 26:69-75

Beefesians - Be Patient With Those That Are Different

Ephesians 4:2 says, "...be patient, bearing with one another in love."

God has made each of us different, and sometimes those differences can irritate another person. At those times, we need to stop and be thankful for others.

Jesus showed love, acceptance and patience with others that were different from him. You can read about one friendship Jesus had with a man who many other people didn't like at all. You can read that in Luke 19:1-10.

Even when others start to "bug you"...be patient! ...and show the love of Jesus.

Beefesians: Believe!

We are learning lessons from the book of "B"-Ephesians during this month. Ephesians 2:8 says, "By grace you have been saved through faith -- and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God."

"Faith" is belief and complete trust in God. If you have put your faith in Him, that means that you believe in Him, and you believe that what He has done for you is really real. You trust that what He has said in the Bible is true for you too.

Hebrews 11:6 tells us that it is impossible to please God if we do not have _______________. (Look it up and you'll find the answer!)

During this week, you may want to read Acts chapter 19. (Yeah, all of it.) It tells about some of Paul's adventures while in the city of Ephesus. Later on, he wrote a letter to them. It's called the Letter to the Ephesians...which we now know as the book of Ephesians.

Have a great week, and keep on believing!

Beefesians - Belong To The Herd

Howdy Pard'ner!

We had a rootin' tootin' praisin' time this morning in Kids Church! We've started a series of lessons from the book of Ephesians...and we are doing it "country western style"....so we are not just doing "Ephesians" but, "BEEFesians!"

Just like a cattle need to be brought into the corral, God wants to bring each of us into his corral too! He wants us to be a part of his Kingdom. He wants us to be a part of the group of believers called "the church."

When you belong to Jesus, you also belong to a great group of folks who love God and love others. You belong to the family of God.

Ephesians 1:5 says, "His unchanging plan has always been to adopt us into his own family by bringing us to himself through Jesus Christ. And this gave him great pleasure." Jesus was so happy -- it gave him great pleasure -- when we were brought into God's family.

And that's where YOU belong! God has a place for you in His family -- the church.

Take time today and read about Peter in Acts 12:1-18. It tells about Peter being in the wrong place -- prison. He did not belong there! He belonged with the followers of Jesus -- the church! Read in Acts 12 to find out what happened!

See you soon!