Sunday School, October 10th

Pre-K and K:

God Saves His People

God's people were saved from death by putting lamb's blood on their doorframes. (Exodus 11-12).

"This is what the Lord says: 'Let my people go, so that they may worship me.'"  Exodus 8:1b

1st to 5th Grade: 
"He guides me in paths of righteousness."

All semester we have been emphasizing the notion that it is God who initiates any good work that we may do. Our memory verse for this week indicates just that. 

God is the one who guides us to "paths of righteousness," places where we are obedient to him and trust his word.

The 1^st and 2^nd graders studied Joash, who was raised by a Godly mentor to be a great king. He repaired the temple and worshipped God as long as his mentor, Jehoiada, was alive. But, when Jehoiada died, Joash turned away from God. In mercy, God sent the prophet Zechariah, but Joash did not listen. In spite of Joash’s rebellion, God used him to preserve the family line leading to Jesus.  

The 3^rd to 5^th graders talked about Solomon and were introduced to the idea of grace as “unmerited favor.” Solomon was the product of David and Bathsheba’s sin but ultimately, because of God’s work in him, asked for wisdom. Known as the wisest king, he made many great decisions. Still, he was human and erred as well. Thus, we can recognize that any greatness in him was a result of God’s work—His grace working in Solomon. 

Both Solomon and Joash show us that the people of the Bible were humans, not heroes. They made mistakes and sometimes did not even repent! But God is the true hero in that He is always faithful to his covenants and chooses to work through even us, who are also human.

Psalm 23:3
He guides me in paths of righteousness for his name’s sake.