Jesus is born! We've been watching and waiting for the promised Messiah as we cruise through the Old Testament and He's finally here. Even thought the birth of Christ is commonly the focus during the Christmas season, we should consider and rejoice at His birth and the goodness of God to keep His promises all year long.
Homework: copy Luke 2:11 in your chapel notebook. "For unto you is born this day in the city of David, a Savior, Who is Christ the Lord."
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We are nearing the finish line of our school year! After a quick review of all we've discussed in chapel so far this year, we finally made it to the account of the angel appearing to Mary, informing her she would be the one to carry Jesus, the Son of God. The King of Glory would come down and take the form of a man, grow up and live a sinless life all to die a sacrificial death for us and be raised to life again! What other king would give his life to redeem his people?
Homework: copy Philippians 2:6-7 in your chapel notebook. "Though He was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, but emptied Himself, by taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men." After reviewing God's character, His holiness, and the ten commandments inability to cleanse us from our sin we talked about the idea of atonement. The word atonement means to "cover over" or to bring reconciliation. All sin brings forth death, and all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, but in His mercy He set up a sacrificial system. The shedding of the blood of animals as detailed in scripture was a way for sin to be covered for a time, but that blood could not perfectly cleanse or remove our sin. Only the blood of Jesus, the perfect, spotless Lamb could do that and He shed it for us on the cross of Calvary!
Homework: copy Isaiah 1:18a into their chapel notebooks. "Come now, let us reason together says the LORD: though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow." Our focus this week was on God's holiness and how He is set apart from anyone or any thing that ever was or will be. His perfect nature means that in our sinful state we can't be near Him. When the ten commandments were being given to Moses on Mount Sinai God told Moses to tell the people not to even touch the mountain because they couldn't bear His holiness. How can fallen mankind ever be in right standing before a Holy God? Not by works of the law, which only serve to reveal our sin, but by the atonement of the blood of Jesus Christ. What wonderful news for those of us that know Him!
Homework: copy Galatians 3:24 into their chapel notebooks. "The law was our guardian until Christ came, in order that we might be justified by faith." Today we discussed God's set of rules for the Israelite people given in the Ten Commandments. The first four commandments teach us how to love and worship God, while the last 6 instruct us on how to treat others. Nobody has ever been able to perfectly keep the law, and the bible says if you break one, you've broken them all. They reveal our sin to us, as well as our need for a Savior. Christ's perfect righteousness covers our sins when we put our trust in Him for salvation! What wonderful news to remember and share with others as we approach Resurrection Sunday.
I pray you enjoy your time with your children over the break! Homework: copy James 2:10 into your chapel notebook, "For whoever keeps the whole law but fails in one point has become accountable for all of it." Today we talked about John 15 and how apart from the Lord, we can do nothing, In the same way that an empty garden glove is useless without a hand to move it, we are useless without the Holy Spirit. Evidence of the Holy Spirit moving in your life can be found in Galatians 5:22: "love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control."
Key Verse to copy in your journal: John 15:5 "I am the vine, you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing," Hello Families!
This week for chapel we read from "How Great is our God: 100 Indescribable Devotions About God & Science". We learned about how God is always with us, even when our world seems crazy. We need to hold fast to God. Verse focus: Joshua 23:8 We also read about how great God's love is and how it reaches to the skies. Verse focus: Psalm 36:5 At home this week find a verse that means a lot to you and illustrate it in your chapel notebook. This week Ms. Leslie was home with sick kiddos, so Mrs. DeMoe stepped in to lead chapel. We sang "A Mighty Fortress" and a song from The-Ology album that goes with what Ms. Leslie is talking about in our regular chapel time; "God always keeps his promises". Here is a link for the music video. We took a lightening fast history lesson of what happened between God promising Abraham that he would be the father of many nations and that in him all nations would be blessed, and God executing judgment on the Egyptians when Pharaoh hardened his heart and wouldn't let the Hebrew people go. Even thought Abraham didn't see how God would fulfill His plans, he trusted Him, and it was counted to him as righteousness. Joseph, who was sold by his own brothers into slavery, wrongly accused and thrown into prison, trusted God through unfavorable circumstances and became second in command over all Egypt, providing a way to care for his own family and descendants. When the Hebrews grew so numerous that a new pharaoh feared them and placed them under deep oppression, God heard their cries and continued to care for a lead His people. Sometimes we have to endure circumstances we don't enjoy, or go through hardships, or even wait a long time for something that we want, but God is faithful and ALWAYS keeps His promises.
Homework: Please have your student copy Exodus 2:24 into their chapel notebook. *BONUS* If your child lists all ten plagues God used to show His might over Pharaoh they can earn an extra ticket. "And God heard their groaning, and God remembered his covenant with Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob." Today we did a quick review of what we've covered so far in the scope of the fullness of scripture. Once the world had been destroyed by the Great Flood of Noah, he and his descendants still needed a Savior. God gave a promise to Abraham that a redeemer would come from his family line, even though he was without any children at an old age. God fulfilled the promise of giving him a son, and now we know that the Messiah, Jesus, has come. God has always been faithful to keep His promises in the past, and He will continue to do so in the future. We can trust Him!
Homework: please have your student cope Genesis 22:18a into their chapel notebooks. "And your offspring shall possess the gate of his enemies, and in your offspring shall all the nations of the earth be blessed." |
Leslie Kleman |