Sparks highlight 2-15-12

This whole last  Sparks year we have been learning about salvation – our Bible heroes and their lives are pictures of Jesus.  They were saved or were used by God to save someone else.  We learned that Christmas was when Jesus – God’s Son, God in human form – came to earth in human flesh as a baby.  Last week, for Valentine’s Day we talked about God’s love for us that He gave us that gift of Jesus that when we believe on Him, we can have everlasting life.  That gift of love took the punishment of our sin, which was death.   He was and is our salvation from the punishment of our sin.  Tonight, and for the rest of the Sparkie year, we are learning about who Jesus is and why He is the One who is fit to take that punishment and to claim He is God in the flesh.  To claim why He is the One and Only One that can grant us salvation.   Specifically, tonight, we are looking at Jesus’ character of Holiness.  He was tempted to sin, yet did not.  He could not take the punishment for our sin if He Himself was a sinner and He would be no different that you and me.   Indeed, we are not perfect as Jesus to never sin, but we can use His example to help us try not to sin.  Jesus was tempted three times in Matthew Chapter 4, and each of those three times, He used the help of His Father God to resist the temptation.   Those words He quoted were words of His Father, and you know, we have those same words in scripture.   That is why it is so important to learn God’s words, memorize scripture.  These verses your Sparkie works on every week are the words of God!   They can hide those words in their hearts that they might not sin against God.   Ask your Sparkie why he/she made a STOP sign tonight.

You are welcome to join us anytime at Sparks!    You can also check out the AWANA program at           www.fbc.littletonil.org.    

Mrs. Jennifer Schroeder, Mr. Roger Fox, Mrs. Barb Stein.

Obedience - Sparks highlights 1-25-12

Obedience to God is very important. We learned how the Hebrew men obeyed God and were saved from certain death in a very mighty way.  And because of their obedience and God’s amazing power of salvation displayed, others – including two very important kings believed.  This week we see some disobedience - Jonah was a prophet of God that had a job to do – specifically outlined to him by God.  But Jonah was unlike Daniel, Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego as he chose to disobey God.  Through Jonah’s running, he boarded a ship going the opposite direction of God’s directions.  Jonah wasn’t on that ship very long as he found himself thrown overboard into the sea.  God sent a large fish to swallow him so that Jonah could repent of his sin of disobedience and purpose in his heart to serve God.  God saved him from drowning- certain death – so that Jonah could have another opportunity to obey.  Jonah did repent of his sin in the fish and praised God for that second opportunity to obey.   God again proved His salvation from punishment once man repents and plans to turn his ways.

You are welcome to join us anytime at Sparks!    You can also check out the AWANA program at           www.fbc.littletonil.org.     

Mrs. Jennifer Schroeder, Mr. Roger Fox, Mrs. Barb Stein.

Sparks Highlights 1-6-12

****   Wow!  It is great to be together again!  We hope you had a Merry Christmas celebrating the birth of our Savior.  We hope, too, you are looking forward to the upcoming year and for the great blessings God has in store for us.  We have spent the last few weeks in Sparks learning about the promise of our Savior and His earthly birth.  All year, we have been discussing our need for His birth and life.  Before really focusing on Jesus, the rest of the Sparkie-year we are going to learn about a few more Old Testament biblical stories that point to Jesus.  One such was Josiah – did you know that the nation of Israel had a king who was only 8 years old?   If Josiah were living here now, he would be a Sparkie!   Did you know that that 8 year old was very wise?  Josiah was wise because he led his people to obey God.   Obeying God is a wise principle to live by and a great New Year’s resolution – if you are still looking for one!  Your Sparkie made him/herself a crown tonight to be a reminder of Josiah, the Sparkie-aged king, that obeyed God.  You are welcome to join us anytime at Sparks!    You can also check out the AWANA program at www.fbc.littletonil.org.     

 

Mrs. Jennifer Schroeder, Mr. Roger Fox, Mrs. Barb Stein.

Sparks Highlights 11-30-11

We are back together after a night away to be thankful with our families.  We are to be thankful at all times – giving thanks to God for His Goodness and Mercy.  As the world now turns its attention to Christmas because of gifts and parties, we should be turning our attention to the Greatest Gift of All. That is the Gift of God that through His Goodness and Mercy, He gave us His One and Only Son Jesus Christ that came to the earth in the form of man.  He was born of a virgin and took on the likeness of man, yet was God in the flesh – God dwelling among us  - Emmanuel.  The last few weeks have flown by in Sparks, but we have been studying many important Bible accounts in the Old Testament that have shown us the picture of Jesus and His Salvation for us.  Jesus is the Deliverer from the penalty of our sins – what a gift!  It is free to those who confess their sins, believe and allow Jesus to be the Lord of their life.   Tonight we didn’t have a craft at Sparks because we opened an early gift that your Sparkie can learn from every day leading up to day we celebrate Jesus’ human birth in this world – Christmas – and what He accomplished in this world.  You are welcome to join us anytime at Sparks!    You can also check out the AWANA program at www.fbc.littletonil.org.     

Mrs. Jennifer Schroeder, Mr. Roger Fox, Mrs. Barb Stein.