Last Wednesday night was Alphabet Night! Kids and volunteers arrived with words, letters and Bible verses on their clothes. And if kids forgot, there were plenty of sticky letters to go around thanks a wonderful volunteer who brought extra letters to share.
Our K4-2nd graders learned about Josiah, lover of God’s Word. After finding an old dusty scroll in God’s house, he realized as he read God’s commands written inside that the children of Israel had been disobeying God. With great sadness, Josiah tore his clothes to show how upset he was. Josiah sent out a message to call the children of Israel to the temple to hear God’s Word. As Josiah stood before the people to read God’s Word, he told the Israelites that he would love and obey God and commanded the people to do the same. As long as Josiah was king, the children of Israel obeyed God. However, after the death of Josiah, the Israelites turned away from God and began worshiping idols again. Even though the Israelites turned their backs on God, God did not abandon His people. God kept on loving them and would one day send a Savior, as he had promised many years before.
As a reminder of the lesson, K4-2nd graders made their own scroll with the week’s Bible verse written on the inside.
3rd-5th graders played “Protect the President” as a reminder that nothing or no one can destroy God. God sent Jesus who lived a perfect life, died a sinless death, and finally conquered death so that we might be saved from the punishment of our sins and live forever with Him in heaven one day. The older elementary kids then met in their small groups to write out, talk about and memorize I Corinthians 15:19-20 which tells us that Jesus conquered death.
