The Thread - Lesson 4


Dear Parents,

Hello again! We’re already on week four of our study of the big-picture story of the Bible called The Thread.  This week’s lesson was a really wonderful time of learning about Noah and God’s covenant promises.

This week, the lesson was entitled “The Faith of Noah and God’s Hatred of Sin” and it focused on helping students understand the depth to the story of Noah. In God’s covenant with Noah, we see a measure of grace and forgiveness. After all, God allowed humankind a second chance even though He certainly knew that we would be a sinful people still. This is a foreshadowing of the perfect covenant that Christ would usher in, a covenant that once and for all provided perfect forgiveness of our sins.

We looked at the following Scripture passages:
·         Genesis 6:9-22
·         Genesis 7:11-24
·         Genesis 8:13-19
·         Genesis 9:8-17
·         Matthew 26:26-29

You’ll enjoy reading these powerful passages that show us the power of God’s covenant faithfulness.

Next Steps . . .
During the next week as you have time to talk with your child, consider asking the following questions:
•      You talked a lot about what a covenant is this week. What was the difference between the covenant God made with Noah and the one that Jesus made with us?
•      How does Jesus confirming His covenant with us through His sacrifice on the cross make you feel? (As a parent, share what it means for you to belong to the Lord.)
•      How do we see Noah’s life changed through the covenant God made with Him? How would your life be changed if God did the same thing for you?

Elevate Wednesdays
Thank you to all of you who joined us last week for the parenting workshop, we hope it was a beneficial time for your family. We would love to hear your feedback if you have the time to shoot us a message. Feel free to mark down the next parenting workshop on your calendar for Oct. 17th. Next time around Pastor Mickey will be sharing some lessons he learned in his years parenting teenagers. I am sure it will be a wonderful time, so don't miss out. 

While you were in your workshop, we continued the Discipleship 101 series last week with a lesson on the Cost of Discipleship. We discussed Luke 14:25-35. We would highly encourage you to engage with your teens about what they are hearing in ESM.  

Schedule Change
Please note the bowling outing that was scheduled for tonight has been moved to next week (Sept. 9th) to accommodate for additional family time on Labor Day. We pray you enjoy your holiday together. 

Thank you for all you that you do. If you have any questions about anything, please don’t hesitate to call me.

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Image
  Show and Tell Objective  -  Students will learn how and be encouraged to communicate the Gospel with those closest to them through praying, investing, and inviting. Key Scripture  -  Mark 5:19   "However, Jesus did not permit him, but said to him, “Go home to your friends, and tell them what great things the Lord has done for you, and how He has had compassion on you." Key Thought  -  Show and tell God’s love. Lesson Summary  -  Today’s lesson was part of a four-lesson series called “The Basics: Simple Truth for Christian Living.” The four topics in this series discuss four basic truths for every follower of Christ. In tonight’s lesson, we looked at a simple method to turn our world upside down for Christ through our responsibility to get the Gospel to those in our lives. This method included three practical steps in reaching people for Christ: first, praying for a small group of people; second, showing the love of Christ to those ...
Read more

Elevate Sunday Follow Up - Lesson 20

Dear Parents, This week in The Thread study, we looked at a new perspective. While we know that God’s grace is the only solution for our sin, it is important that we recognize God desires our obedience. In this lesson, titled “The Rise and Fall of Solomon,” students looked at God’s covenant with Solomon. Just as with generations before him, Solomon learned that God disciplines us when we are disobedient. By comparing Solomon’s story with the words of Jesus, students clearly saw that throughout time God has singularly desired our whole heart! We looked at the following Scripture passages: 1 Kings 1:28-30; 3:4-15; 9:1-9; 11:1-13 John 14:23-24 While the whole story of Solomon is fascinating, these passages will help you see the highlights that were studied. Next Steps . . . During the week set aside a few moments to discuss these questions with your teenager: ·          So, this week you studied how God views obedience....
Read more

Creative Discipleship Challenge Details

Image
  Hey Parents! Thanks to our partnership with Word of Life we are excited to announce that students will again be invited to participate in our Creative Discipleship Challenge (CDC) this year.  Those who complete the CDC are awarded the following: A Free Word of Life Camping Experience A Free Tickey to a night of Reverb with WOL the following year  Scholarship to Various Christian Universities (for details click here ) We love this challenge because it provides a great structure to encourage students in the spiritual disciplines God encourages all of his children to grow in. 1 Timothy 4:7 says, "Discipline yourself for the purpose of godliness.” We want to champion students getting serious about that journey.  The goal is to focus students to develop habits of spiritual discipline in two key areas, growing their faith and sharing their faith. Each of these two areas has four spiritual disciplines connected to it: Grow their faith Youth Group Attendance Quiet Time Scr...
Read more