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The assigned passage from Mark 6 contains three short episodes: Jesus in Nazareth, the mission of the Twelve, and the murder of John the Baptist. Which will you choose? One of the main tricks this week is to choose which … Continue reading
Date: October 23, 2022 Bible Reading: 2 Samuel 11:1-5, 26-27; 12:1-9; Psalm 51:1-9 Free Resource: Turning Around (Cross+Gen Education, NL) Unit Theme (October 16—November 6): Living Faithfully in God’s Promise The Point: We can always seek forgiveness when we sin … Continue reading
Date: April 17, 2022 Bible Reading: John 20:1-18 Free Resource: Good News Spreads (Cross+Gen Worship, NL) Unit Theme (April 17—May 8): Good News Spreads The Point: Death has not won; Christ is risen and calls his disciples by name! The … Continue reading
Bible Reading: Exodus 12:1-13; 13:1-8 Free Resource: Passover Living Slideshow (Cross+Gen Education – NL) Unit Theme (September 13—October 25): Promises Made, Promises Broken The Point: God gives us ways to remember and celebrate God’s deliverance. Passover is an intergenerational, multisensory … Continue reading
Bible Readings: Mark 6:1-29 Free Resource: Blessing and Anointing (Cross+Gen Education) Unit Theme (January 26—February 23): The Power of the Kingdom The Point: We are to spread the good news of the kingdom. One of the main tricks this week … Continue reading
God’s Story These past few weeks I’ve been looking at the idea of stories, specifically, the Power of a Story. In Part 1, I discussed how stories, in general, are important and powerful. Part 2 (last week), moved from the … Continue reading
This post is the second in a series on the Power of a Story. Last week, we looked at our human need for stories; we are created to hear and tell stories. But more than the tales we hear around … Continue reading
My Need for Stories When I was growing up, there was nothing I liked more than to curl up with a good book. When I was captivated by a story, I would basically ignore everything else (just ask my mom). … Continue reading
Bible Readings: Joshua 24:1-15 [16-26] Free Resource: At Home Challenges (Small Groups) Unit Theme (October 14 – November 4): Living Faithfully in the Promise With this Sunday’s reading from Joshua, our Living the Word resources move into a new theme: … Continue reading
Psalm 30 Free Resource- WorshipNotes for Kids (PK-6th) This week continues the Narrative Lectionary’s summer series on the Psalms. The first week was a psalm of praise for all of the wonderful things God has done. The second week was … Continue reading