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April 6, 2020
"Jesus the Messiah": Preschool & Kids Leader Training for the Easter Session—Jesus' Crucifixion and Resurrection
Hope is powerful. Actually, it is much more than that. Hope is essential. I have read or seen so many stories where hope was the one thing that separated life and death. Stories where those with hope lived another day while those without it perished. Stories of sailors stranded in shark infested waters for days on end. Stories of...
March 31, 2020
"Jesus the Messiah": Weekly Leader Training—Unit 20, Session 1: "Jesus is Baptized"
Matthew 3:13-17 says, Then Jesus came from Galilee to John at the Jordan, to be baptized by him. But John tried to stop him, saying, “I need to be baptized by you, and yet you come to me?”Jesus answered him, “Allow it for now, because this is the way for us to fulfill all righteousness.” Then John allowed him to be baptized.When...
March 30, 2020
"Jesus the Messiah": Preschool & Kids Leader Training for Unit 20, Session 1—Jesus' Baptism
When I was a kid, I loved to watch war movies. But one part of those movies that I didn’t enjoy was what I considered to be the painfully slow build-up to the action. As a kid, I didn’t care about the context; I just wanted the action. Now, I see why the context is so important. This week’s...
March 24, 2020
"Jesus the Messiah": Weekly Leader Training—Unit 19, Session 5: "Jesus at the Temple"
We all need reminders of who God is and what His purposes are. The mother of Jesus wasn’t any different. When Mary found Jesus in the temple after searching days for Him, she stated, “Your father and I have been anxiously searching for you.” Note that Mary spoke to Jesus as a child and referenced Joseph, His earthly father....
March 23, 2020
"Jesus the Messiah": Preschool & Kids Leader Training for Unit 19, Session 5—Jesus as a Child
One of the big take-aways from this week’s session is that even as a child, Jesus wanted to honor the Father. Jesus was drawn to the temple—His Father’s house—and He apparently delighted in engaging with the religious leaders in talking about God. As a quick note, Jesus was not being disobedient in this encounter. That would have been a...
March 17, 2020
"Jesus the Messiah": Weekly Leader Training—Unit 19, Session 4: "Jesus is Dedicated"
One may find it odd that Luke includes a mention of Jesus’ circumcision in the narrative of His childhood, even if in passing. However, modern readers must understand that during the Old Testament period, it was customary for males among God’s people to be circumcised on the eighth day according to the law as a covenant sign (Gen. 17:12)....