For the 9:45 Fourth Grade Sunday School Class of Jersey Baptist Church
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Mon, 02 Jun 2008
Jun 02, 2008, 11:35
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We had fun last Sunday marching around our model “wall of Jericho” as we learned that God has the power to do anything He wants. It helps us to know that we can trust Him as we realize that He loves us and wants what’s best for us—and that He has the power to take care of us in any situation.
Next Sunday we’ll be learning about a story that you probably know very well—David and his opponent in battle, Goliath.
For starters, here are some preview questions:
Most of us are out of school at this point, so it’s a great time to invite a friend to come with you to Sunday School! See you next week.
Tom and Sydney Cook
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God Can Do It!
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Mon, 12 May 2008
May 12, 2008, 15:40
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We had some fun with the story of Ruth and Naomi last week, but we learned how God took care of their family. This week we will look more at God’s plan for families as we learn about the Shema, one of the most important parts of the Bible. Jesus quoted part of the Shema when asked what the most important commandment is. We will look at how important Moses told the Israelites that this particular commandment really was, and how God told parents to teach it to their children and grandchildren.
Obeying God’s commands means listening to the teaching of our father and mother. This week we’ll learn more about what that means.
Be with us this Sunday, and bring a friend!
Tom and Sydney Cook
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Learning from Our Parents
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Thu, 08 May 2008
May 08, 2008, 16:06
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It was really great to see every one of our Sunday School pupils move to the number “10” last Sunday to indicate how much they cared for their families. And that’s exactly what God wants us to do. We each cared differently about other things, like favorite TV shows and vanilla ice cream and what we wore to school, but everyone cared 100% about their family!
This Sunday we will look at a different kind of family, Naomi and Ruth. Ruth was Naomi’s daughter-in-law, and moved with Naomi back to her home town of Bethlehem after the end of the famine that had forced the family to move to Moab. They were both widows with little money, so Ruth went “gleaning” (picking up leftover grain) from the barley fields to provide a little food for Naomi and herself. But God had more in store for that family. They both trusted God to take care of them, and God blessed them with a relative who married Ruth, took care of Naomi, and had a baby who was the grandfather of great King David. It’s a great story, and you will enjoy learning about this Bible family.
We will also be making a surprise gift for mothers in class this Sunday. You’ll want to be there, and to bring a friend!
Tom and Sydney Cook
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God Cares for Our Families
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Mon, 28 Apr 2008
Apr 28, 2008, 13:01
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Next Sunday is the first one in May, and also the first one of our new study about the family. There are all kinds of families today, and you may have brothers, sisters, mother, father, or possibly grandparents as part of your family. Each one is important—and you are, too!
This Sunday we’ll learn about Moses’ sister, Miriam, who was about seven years older than Moses. She was a terrific big sister—we’ll find out why.
We can learn from Miriam how we can be good brothers and sisters to our own family members, and how God had put our families together as a very important part of our lives. Each one has a part to play as the family works together—and you do, too!
Come Sunday and think about your own family together with us—and bring a friend!
Tom and Sydney Cook
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You Gotta Love ‘Em
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Mon, 14 Apr 2008
Apr 14, 2008, 22:29
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Continuing to learn about the church, we will find that after a person accepts Jesus as Savior and becomes a part of His body, the church, the first step is to follow Jesus in baptism, and the second is to join with other Christians in celebrating the Lord’s Supper (sometimes called communion).
We will first learn about the Passover celebration which was what Jesus and His disciples actually celebrated at the Last Supper, then about the memorial celebration that Jesus turned it into. The most important thing is that we do it, as Jesus told us, “in remembrance of Me.”
Come and learn what the bread and cup represent, how we should prepare to take part, and what we should be doing and thinking during the Lord’s Supper.
It’s a great week to bring a friend!
Tom and Sydney Cook
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Lord’s Supper
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Tue, 08 Apr 2008
Apr 08, 2008, 11:55
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As we learn about the Body of Christ, the church, we have talked about how a person becomes part of the church, by admitting our sin, believing in Jesus as God’s Son and our Savior, and committing our lives publically to following Him. This week we’ll be talking about the very first step of following Jesus, being baptized (actually a Greek word meaning immerse or dip. Baptism is really a celebration of our spiritual birthday, in many ways like a birthday party.
We will learn about Jesus’ baptism (by his cousin John), and how He asks us to follow Him in baptism as a picture of what He has done for us (his death, burial, and resurrection).
Hope to see you this Sunday…and bring a friend.
Tom and Sydney Cook
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Baptism
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Tue, 01 Apr 2008
Apr 01, 2008, 20:04
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Imagine a dark night, with no one on the streets. A man in Jewish dress seems to sneak down the street, watching to make sure no one sees him. He quitely moves up to a door and knocks…and is invited in to see Jesus.
“Master, we know you are a teacher sent by God, because only God can do the things you do,” he said. Jesus answered in a very strange way: “You must be born again.”
The man’s name was Nicodemus, and he didn’t understand what Jesus was saying to him. This story is in the third chapter of John’s Gospel, and there in verse 16 you will find the most famous verse in the Bible. John 3:16 says “For God loved the world so much that He gave His one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him will have everlasting life.”
That’s really good news!
This Sunday we will learn more about this famous verse, and what Jesus really meant when He said, “You must be born again.” We’ll be studying the church during April, and start out by talking about how someone becomes part of the church—also known as the Body of Christ.
Please plan to join us—and bring a friend!
Tom and Sydney Cook
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Becoming Part of the Church
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Mon, 24 Mar 2008
Mar 24, 2008, 15:15
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We had a great time last Sunday celebrating Resurrection Sunday, about Jesus’ rising from the dead. Unlike all the others, including Lazarus, that Jesus raised from the dead, Jesus would never die again. He stayed on earth for forty days, appearing to Mary, the disciples, the two on the Emmaeus Road, eating breakfast with the disciples on the shore of Galilee, and appearing many times to as many as 500 people. But after the forty days, it was time for Him to return to be with His Father in Heaven.
Next Sunday we’ll talk about Jesus’ Ascension…meaning to go up in the air. That’s literally what Jesus did, while the disciples watched with their mouths open. An angel had to ask them why they were standing looking up into heaven when they had work to do…the job that Jesus had given them just before he ascended, of telling everyone in the world about Jesus and His love for them.
The angel also promised that Jesus would come back to earth again, just the same way He left. Only this time He will come as the Righteous King, not the humble Servant. That’s good news…Jesus is coming back, and it could be any day now…
See you Sunday as we study this exciting scripture. Bring a friend!
Tom and Sydney Cook
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Jesus Will Return!
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Thu, 20 Mar 2008
Mar 20, 2008, 07:40
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He is risen indeed! That was the way the early Christian greeted one another on Resurrection Sunday, when they celebrated Jesus’ rising from the grave after three days, just as He promised. The importance of that celebration is why the early church worshiped on the first day of the week, Sunday, rather than the Jewish sabbath, Saturday.
This Sunday we will practice saying “The Lord Is Risen!” to one another just as the early Christians did, and celebrate the resurrection by learning the story of the last few days of Jesus’ life as a man. We will celebrate the fact that His life, death, and resurrection was for us, and allows us to spend eternity in heaven with Him even though we have all sinned and do not deserve that kind of love.
It’s a great Sunday to bring a friend to celebrate with us!
Tom and Sydney Cook
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The Lord Is Risen!
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Fri, 14 Mar 2008
Mar 14, 2008, 00:28
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500 years before Jesus was born, an Old Testament prophet wrote: “Rejoice greatly, daughter of Zion! Shout, daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your King comes to you! He is righteous, and having salvation; lowly, and riding on a donkey, even on a colt, the foal of a donkey.” (Zephaniah 9:9)
This Sunday we celebrate the fulfillment of that prophecy, when Jesus rode into Jerusalem on a donkey colt, while the people waved palm branches, laid their coats in the path to honor Jesus, and shouted “Hosanna!” (meaning “Save us” ) and “Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!”
We call this the Triumphal Entry as Jesus entered Jerusalem while thousands praised Him, shouting that He was the Messiah and the King. They were right, but it was only a few days later that Jesus would be crucified and die for our sins. The good news is that just a week later, on Resurrection Sunday, He would be alive again, and show that His sacrifice for us was acceptable and approved by God.
We will have palm branches for you this Sunday, so we can praise Jesus much as the children and others in Jerusalem did. You’ll want to be with us as we celebrate Palm Sunday together.
As usual, this would be a great Sunday to bring a friend.
Tom and Sydney Cook
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Jesus Is the King
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