One of the ways we are doing this is by having a special Bible Study group each week that is offered to all our kids. The younger kids in one group with more hands on lessons and the older kids/young teens in a more youth group setting in a home with pizza and a study. This week, as we gear back up for fall, we have kicked off these groups again.
Here are a few pictures of the younger kids group, which meets downstairs at the LOC office in our big meeting room. This fall this group is going to focus on Jesus. We started with the kids in groups drawing or writing things that Jesus did, said or what the Bible tells us about who He is. It was interesting to see that most knew he was born, He died and He rose again (which is great), but few knew much more. There were a few stories they remembered, but we hope to learn more this fall about Jesus' time on earth... what He did, what He said and who He is... and what that means to us!
The older kids/young teens group is going to be studying the book of Philippians this fall and is being encouraged to begin a daily time in the Word, by reading a Proverb a day and looking for a verse that stands out to them and journaling about it. This group is also challenged to memorize Psalm 139... We want to remind these who are in or entering the teenage years how special and important they are to God and how close He is to them at all times!
Please pray for these times this fall to be meaningful, to be an opportunity for open doors to go deeper into these kids lives even in one on one conversations, and to be a life changing time in the lives of these kids. Pray that God will speak clearly through His Word as the kids read it on their own. Pray for all of them to be drawn to the Lord through this time and for the younger kids especially to come to a deeper understanding of Jesus this fall and desire a relationship with Him.
Thank you!
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