Sunday, November 25, 2007

In Acts 6:1, we read, “In those days when the number of disciples was increasing, the Grecian Jews among them complained against the Hebraic Jews because their widows were being overlooked in the daily distribution of food.” It was exciting to see more and more people believing in Jesus Christ, but it was not good that some of these new Christians were unhappy because they felt that they were being left out and forgotten. Jesus’ apostles were very busy teaching and praying, so they chose seven men that would be good at taking care of the needy.

THIS WEEKS MEMORY VERSE:

"Blessed is he who is kind to the needy."
(Proverbs 14:21)

Sunday November 18, 2007

What do you do when you get sick? I bet you tell your parents that you are not feeling well, they take your temperature, and then they decide if you need some medicine. If you have a really high temperature, a bad injury, a serious infection, or a broken bone, they will take you to the doctor’s office or the hospital. In Canada, we always know that we can go to someone near us when we are sick and they will help us get better. In the Bible, in the book of Acts, there were no hospitals and a lot of today's medicines were not discovered. So what did people do? Well, when they saw Jesus' apostles performing so many miracles (remember the crippled man that Peter and John prayed for?) they “brought the sick into the streets and laid them on beds and mats so that at least Peter's shadow might fall on some them as he passed by." (Acts 5:15) The people knew that God had given Peter special powers, through the Holy Spirit, to heal the sick “in Jesus name”. Because of the peoples’ strong faith “all of them were healed” (Acts 5:16)

THIS WEEKS MEMORY VERSE:
“We must obey God rather than men!” (Acts 5:29)

Sunday November 4, 2007

IN TROUBLE FOR JESUS

In Acts 3, we read about Peter and John praying, in Jesus name, for a crippled man to walk...and the man did! Do you think that you would get in trouble if you helped someone walk? No way! People would be amazed and very pleased that you were able to help the man. In the Bible, it says that man people who saw the crippled man walking "were filled with wonder and amazement at what had happened..." (Acts 3:10). BUT the religious leaders that had wanted Jesus killed were not happy that Peter and John were saying, "You killed the author of life, but God raised him from the dead." (Acts 3:15) They did not believe that Jesus was God's Son and rose from the dead. They didn't believe in miracles being performed in Jesus name. So they put Peter and John in jail! But guess what is so amazing? Even when Jesus' disciples were put in jail many people still believed in Jesus and became Christians. Nothing can stop the power of the Holy Spirit.

THIS WEEKS MEMORY VERSE
"And they...spoke the word of God boldy." (Acts 4:31)

Sunday October 28, 2007

SHOW ME YOUR MUSCLES!
I love to exercise to make my body feel strong and healthy. There are all kinds of exercises that you can do to keep your body in shape. You can run, walk, bike, jump, swim ... or play a sport like hockey, soccer, basketball and so on. The more you exercise, the stronger your muscles will get! BUT ... How strong is your faith? Today we learned about a man who was born crippled. He would sit at the temple gates everyday and beg for money from the people who walked by. One day two disciples, Peter and John, passed by. They did something very special for the crippled man. Instead of giving him money, they prayed for him: "In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazateth, walk." (Acts 3:6) Instantly, the man's feet and ankles became strong so he jumped up and began to walk. "By faith in the name of Jesus, this man whom you see and know was made strong. (Acts 3:16) We will work together this year to try and help each other strengthen our faith!

THIS WEEKS MEMORY VERSE:

"You will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you..." (Acts 1:8)