March 22nd, 2020 Sunday Sparks w/ Mrs. Victoria

Hey kiddos, I hope that you will be able to get on and see my video I know its not the coolest or most fun video ever but I promise to get better as we go. I am working on some fun new things for the next coming weeks, So don’t give up on me and keep coming back to see whats going on!

Today we are finishing up our Gods Wars series and Next week we will move on to something fun and exciting check the video for more details!!

KIDS BIBLE CHALLENGE – READ 1st Samuel Chapters 4-7 (yes 3 chapters!) Send us a video, picture, text or letter (I love getting mail) to share your favorite part of today’s bible story with us.

PARENTS CORNER – Hey parents if you have a moment I have a resource I would love to share with you Monday March 23, 2020 8 pm there is a free online event called The Quarantined Family hosted by an amazing Children’s Pastor and Publisher Ryan Frank with many other speakers as well. Topics covered during this 75-minute event include: How to schedule your day, How to help kids cope in times of uncertainty, Fun ways to gather around God’s Word, How to thrive as a family, embrace the positives, And more! You can register today even if you cant carve out a full 75 minute chunk of time register and after the event you will receive the video recording so you can view it on your own time, HOW COOL!! (Again totally free, registration is so that they have your email to send the video link to) just follow this link… https://kidzmatter.lpages.co/the-quarantined-family/

Join Me Sunday!

Hey everyone! I am so excited to try this new journey together so we can continue Church together. Come back tomorrow to check out our video lesson and service with Pastor Steve! We know that this is a crazy time but be brave. If you check back here I will be sharing pages, videos and lots of fun stuff, as well as on Facebook and the Marco Polo app for those on there. I miss seeing all your sweet faces and pray for you daily!

Remember :

THE LORD WILL FIGHT FOR YOU, JUST STAY CALM!! Exodus 14:14

Sparks Updates

During this unique time we will be posting resources for parents AND our elementary/preschool kids here. Most of this will come from Victoria but we’re exploring some other unique options as well! I’m looking forward to seeing what we can do to help your families!

Sample sermon notes

“Faith Overhaul: #4- Purity”

Psalm 101:1-6

Key Text: “Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God” (Matt. 5:8)

Key Thought: Because our sinful habits grieve God and strain our relationship with Him, we should strive for purity in our lives.

  1. Intro & Context
  2. Our identity and relational strain with God
    1. Holy and blameless in Christ (cf. Rom. 8:1; Eph. 1:4) “But now he has reconciled you by Christ’s physical body through death to present you holy in his sight, without blemish and free from accusation” (Col. 1:22)
    2. The effect of continuing in habitual sin (cf. Rom. 6:21-23; Heb. 10:26-31; 2 Pt. 2:20-22) “What benefit did you reap at that time from the things you are now ashamed of? Those things result in death!” (Rom. 6:21)
  3. Striving for Purity
    1. Of heart (cf. Ps. 24:3-4; Mt. 5:8; 1 Tim. 1:5; 2 Tim. 2:22) “Create in me a clean heart, O God” (Ps. 51:10)
    2. Of mind (cf. Ps. 139:23; Jer. 4:14; Titus 1:15) “… But we have the mind of Christ” (1 Cor. 2:16)
    3. Of eyes (cf. Ps. 101:3; Isa. 33:15; Mt. 6:22-23) “The eye is the lamp of the body. If your eyes are healthy, your whole body will be full of light” (Mt. 6:22)
    4. In relationships (cf. Ps. 101:3-4; 1 Cor. 5:11; 2 Cor. 6:14-15) “Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked or stand in the way of sinners or sit in the seat of mockers” (Ps. 1:1)
  4. Conclusion

Questions for Reflection:

  • What would improve in my life if I were to strive for purity? What would suffer?
  • What do I value more? My sinful habit, or my relationship w/ God? If my sin grieves God, and strains my relationship with Him, what will I do to uproot that sin?