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For the 9:45 Fourth Grade Sunday School Class of Jersey Baptist Church

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Mon, 08 Mar 2010

Mar 08, 2010, 22:24 [home/SS2010]
God Created People

This Sunday we’ll take a closer look at the most important part of God’s creation—the first people. God took a more personal role in creating Adam. For all the earlier parts of creation, God said “Let there be … (light, sky, land, etc.). But for man, God said “Let us create man in our own image.” Adam was made from the dust of the ground (which God had already created) but received life from the breath of God. Adam was given dominion (rule) over the rest of the earthly creation. And Eve, too, was created in a very special way.

You are a very special creation, created in the image of God. Our Vacation Bible School this summer has a great song with the words:

I am who the great I AM says I am,
I am one of His greatest creations.
He says I am remarkably, wonderfully made,
And I am who He says I am.

We’ll sing the song Sunday, along with our study of Genesis 2 and its closeup look at God’s creation of man.

You’ll want to be with us this Sunday—and remember, it’s F.R.O.G. (Fully Rely On God) Sunday. Practice your “ribbits” and wear green—and bring a friend.

Tom and Sydney Cook

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Wed, 03 Mar 2010

Mar 03, 2010, 10:04 [home/SS2010]
In the Beginning

In March we will learn about God’s Creation of the universe. Almost all the English versions of the Bible begin with the words “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.” It’s important to know that the word “created” (“bara” in Hebrew) means “to create out of nothing.” We can create, too, but we always have to start with something else (wood, clay, paint, etc.). Not God. The Bible says that God said…and it was.

We will look at the seven days of creation and how God created all the different and wonderful things that we enjoy today. For instance, God didn’t have to create color! He could have made a black and white universe. But instead He gave us millions of colors to enjoy.

You’ll want to be there each Sunday as we learn about God’s Wonderful Creation. You can bring a friend, too!

Tom and Sydney Cook

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Wed, 17 Feb 2010

Feb 17, 2010, 15:41 [home/SS2010]
Miracles of Healing

We’ve talked about the reason Jesus did so many miracles. One important reason was that it helped people to believe that He really was the Son of God, since a miracle is something that only God can do. But Jesus’ miracles always met some type of need—He did them because he loved people and had compassion on them. That’s the way it was with all of Jesus’ miracles of healing.

This Sunday we will look at just one of the healing miracles: the healing of the man born blind. Even the man’s neighbors had a hard time believing that he had been healed…they thought he must be someone else! The religious leaders certainly didn’t want to admit that Jesus could heal someone. But the man who had been healed kept telling people, “I was blind, but now I see!”

Once you really meet Jesus, you will never be the same.

Join us this Sunday for some neat games and more about the miracles that Jesus did. We probably will meet in the classroom right next to our regular room, while we still are working on the water damage in our classroom. But we’ll have a great time anyhow. Bring a friend and join us!

Tom and Sydney Cook

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Thu, 11 Feb 2010

Feb 11, 2010, 16:40 [home/SS2010]
What’s for Lunch?

This event in the life of Jesus actually happened just before the time Jesus walked on the water. Jesus was trying to get away from the crowds around the Sea of Galilee, to get some rest. He and the disciples got into a boat and crossed to the east side of the sea. But the people wanted to hear Jesus teach so much that they followed along the shore, so that they were waiting when Jesus got there.

Jesus had compassion on the people and continued to teach them until late in the day. Then everyone realized that it was late, they were far from home (or anywhere they could get food), and they were hungry. The disciples told Jesus to send the people away, but Jesus knew that they needed food.

That’s when Andrew found the boy with a lunch of five loaves of bread and two fishes…not much to feed the crowd, which was at least 5000 men plus women and children. But, after Jesus had everyone sit down and had blessed the bread and fishes, the disciples had enough to pass out so that everyone had plenty to eat. They even filled up twelve baskets with left-overs!

Jesus was able to do this miracle because He is God. He did it because people had a need and He had compassion on them. It also helped them to believe that He really was the Messiah sent from God.

We will celebrate Valentine’s Day this Sunday with special refreshments. We will also have another play to dramatize the story. This would be a perfect day to come and bring a friend!

Tom and Sydney Cook

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Wed, 03 Feb 2010

Feb 03, 2010, 14:10 [home/SS2010]
Believe It or Not

Miracles—something only God can do. Jesus was indeed a miracle-worker. One of the reasons He did miracles was to let people know for sure that He was the Son of God. During February, we will learn about four of Jesus’ miracles, and what we can know about Jesus because of the things He did.

This Sunday we’ll be looking at the night on the Sea of Galilee when Jesus came to His disciples walking on the water. They thought He was a ghost! When Peter realized that it was the Lord, he asked if he could walk on the water, too…and Jesus helped him to do it, until Peter stopped trusting Jesus and started worrying about the wind and waves and water. But Jesus still took care of Peter, and told the disciples that they shouldn’t be afraid.

You won’t want to miss this exciting story…and it’s a great week to invite a friend to come with you!

Tom and Sydney Cook

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Wed, 27 Jan 2010

Jan 27, 2010, 19:50 [home/SS2010]
Tell About Jesus

Last week we learned about how Barnabas and Saul spent a year teaching the believers at the Antioch Church, many of whom were Gentiles, about Jesus and His teachings. It should not surprise us to find that the Holy Spirit led the Antioch Church to set aside Barnabas and Saul and send them out as the first missionaries, on a trip to tell Jews and Gentiles throughout the known world the Good News about Jesus.

One of the most important things the church is meant by God to do is to tell people about Jesus. There are many different ways to do this, and children can help in many ways as well. Jesus said that we are to be witnesses to Him—which really just means we should tell others what we know about Jesus. Each of us sees many people each day who do not know the truth about Jesus, and we can do our part to tell them.

One excellent way to tell your friends and neighbors about Jesus is to simply invite them to Sunday School and church. Why not try it this week?

Tom and Sydney Cook

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Wed, 20 Jan 2010

Jan 20, 2010, 20:39 [home/SS2010]
The First “Christians”

Shortly after the seven men were chosen to serve the church, one of them—Stephen—was stoned to death by the Jewish religious leaders. This was the beginning of a dangerous time for the new believers, who feared for their lives. Up to now, the believers were all in Jerusalem; although they were from different countries, they were all Jews.

Many of the believers left Jerusalem to seek safety in other places. As they went, they told others the good news about Jesus, and others came to believe in Jesus.

The place we will study about this Sunday is Antioch, to the north of Israel. At Antioch many who were Gentiles (not Jews) believed in Jesus. A church grew up there, and Barnabas was sent from Jerusalem to help the new believers. Barnabas went to find Saul of Tarsus, who came with him to help teach the new believers in Antioch.

It was here in Antioch that the believers were first called “Christians” — “Christ ones” — because they tried to live like Jesus.

We will learn this Sunday how the church in Antioch took up an offering for the believers in Jerusalem, who were experiencing a famine. You’ll want to join us (with a friend!) for this exciting story of the early church from the book of Acts.

Tom and Sydney Cook

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Mon, 11 Jan 2010

Jan 11, 2010, 13:18 [home/SS2010]
Serving One Another

As we continue to study through the book of Acts, we find that the early church was growing so fast that it had problems. In particular, some of the Greek widows were not being taken care of as they needed to be. Perhaps it was a language problem (Greek vs Hebrew) or perhaps just because many people didn’t know them as well. For whatever reason, the apostles learned of the problem and proceeded to do something about it.

The apostles, the eleven men who had been with Jesus for the three years of His ministry, were needed by the church to pass along Jesus’ teachings. They knew that others could take care of the widows’ needs just as well. But it had to be the right kind of people who were entrusted with this important task.

We will learn this week about how seven men were chosen by the church, prayed for and blessed by the apostles, and charged with making sure all the members of the church were taken care of. We have men in our church who do a similar duty today, and we call them “deacons.”

But, really, everyone in the church needs to watch out for every other member. We are called to serve one another, just as Jesus showed us when He washed His disciple’s feet before the last supper. This week we will talk about what kids can do to take an active part in serving others in the church. It’s great to be a part of what God is doing among His people!

See you Sunday—and remember to invite a friend.

Tom and Sydney Cook

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Mon, 04 Jan 2010

Jan 04, 2010, 16:20 [home/SS2010]
Working Together

Last week we talked about how the church came to be. This week we will look at what the church does.

One of my favorite things about the church is that God has put it together so that everyone has something to contribute, and everyone is needed to make the whole. Some teach, some preach, some sing, some pray, some clean, some help, and so on. We have greeters and ushers, custodians and secretaries, pastors and teachers, and all kinds of other jobs that need to be done. THe Bible says that God gives each church member gifts to use in His body, the church, and we all work together to help bring about His kingdom.

Our memory verse is also one of my favorites: “We are God’s fellow workers.” (1 Corinthians 3:9). God has chosen to give us a part in what He is doing in the world through His church, and as we work with other church members we are really also working with God Himself. It’s great to be a part of what God is doing!

Join us this Sunday as we celebrate the church, and also celebrate our great Lottie Moon Christmas Offering for International Missions collection with doughnuts and orange juice. The Children’s Division did a great job!

Of course, this would be a great week to bring a friend!

Tom and Sydney Cook

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Wed, 30 Dec 2009

Dec 30, 2009, 14:23 [home/SS2010]
The Church Then and Now

Happy New Year! We pray that the year of our Lord 2010 will be a joyous year of growth for you and your family.

In Sunday School we will turn from the Christmas story to a unit of study about the church…how it started, what it is, and what we do as members of the church. Remember, the church is not really the building—it is the people who make up the church. The building is just a convenient place for us to gather, learn, worship, and prepare to serve.

This Sunday we start with the day of Pentecost—the birthday of the church. That’s when God sent the gift that Jesus had promised His disciples, the gift of the Holy Spirit, who would help us remember and do the things Jesus taught us to do.

You will want to join us this week as we learn more about why we join with other believers as part of a church and what we can accomplish as we work and serve together.

See you next year!

Tom and Sydney Cook

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