Family Connectinon 07.26.2012

Family Connection
07.26.2012
“During the fourth watch of the night Jesus went out to
them, walking on the lake. When the
disciples saw him walking on the lake, they were terrified. ‘It’s a ghost,’ they said, and cried out in
fear. But Jesus immediately said to
them: ‘Take courage! It is I.
Don’t be afraid.’ ‘Lord, if it’s
you,’ Peter replied, ‘tell me to come to you on the water.’ ‘Come,’ he said. Then Peter got down out of the boat, walked
on the water and came toward Jesus. But
when he was the wind, he was afraid and, beginning to sink, cried out, ‘Lord,
save me!’ Immediately Jesus reached out
his hand and caught him. ‘You of little
faith,’ he said, ‘why did you doubt?’.”-Matthew 14:25-31
When I was a boy and I would have a nightmare I just knew
I had to get to my parents room in order to be completely safe. As tough as it was to get out of bed and take
that first step, I knew I had to do it or the monsters were going to get me. I remembering running into my parent’s room
and heading over to my dad to tell him I had a bad dream. He would scoot over
and give me room to lie next to him. He
would put his arm around me and I could go back to sleep.
I imagine it was like this for Peter as he stepped out of
the boat. This was a terrifying situation
but he knew he had to get to Jesus to be safe.
And he stepped out of the boat.
Peter started to walk towards Jesus but then he took his eyes off of Him
and started to sink. Thankfully Jesus
was right there to keep him from going all the way down. I often wonder what the other disciples were
thinking as they sat in the boat.
I believe one of the most important things we can pass
along to our children as we teach them how to follow Jesus is that following
God is not always easy but it is always best.
There will be some times that Jesus will ask us to get out of the boat
and put us in scary situations but we can still trust Him, no matter what. One of the things I teach children on a
regular basis is that just because we follow Jesus doesn’t mean we won’t have
troubles; but it does mean He will be with us in those troubles.
This weekend in K-4 we will be talking about the above
passage in regard to faith and how we can trust in God’s promises because we
can see the promises He has already kept.
If you would like to watch the teaching video for this upcoming weekend,
here it is: http://youtu.be/Glcg4DPEkJI


In Early Childhood we will continue
teaching about creation and will be focusing on Genesis 2:1-3 and the Creation
Celebration.

Thank you for allowing me the opportunity to walk with
you and your family as we learn how to follow Jesus together.
Walking by your side,
Brett Humphrey
Pastor H

Family Connection 07.19.2012

Family Connection
07.19.2012
“My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they
follow me. I give them eternal life, and
they shall never perish; no one can snatch them out of my hand.”-John 10:27-28
I have a special whistle for my kids. When they were younger I used to whistle for
them when they were out playing and they knew it was time to come in. I can whistle loudly so there have been many
times I couldn’t even see them and they would still come when I whistled for
them; even in crowds because they knew it was me calling for them.
In the above verses Jesus makes it clear that His sheep,
His followers know His voice and follow Him.
I have a confession to make; there are many times I’m just not
listening. I get distracted by the
business of life and don’t take the time to listen. But those times I do, it’s great! I just need to do it better.
As parents, we have wonderful opportunities to help our
children follow Jesus if we take the time to use our voice to teach them about
Him. Believe it or not, even though our
children are bombarded with many influences through culture and media we still
have the greatest influence on them; even if they are teens. If we understand this we can be intentional
on how we show the children in our lives we personally follow Jesus.
I would encourage each of us to take the time this week
to talk to our children about God this week in some way. I’m sure you will be glad you did.
I could use your help with something. We are updating our website and need some
quotes we can post on there. Would you
please send me a quote, from you or your child, about the Children’s Ministry
here at Sun Valley? If you would like to
be specific about a certain ministry (Early Childhood, K-4, Special Needs)
please indicate which one. Also please
indicate who is making the comment?
Please reply to this email with the quote. If you could also please fill out the media
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it.
This weekend in K-4 we are starting a new series about
faith and “I Can Trust God No Matter What!”
You can watch the lesson if you
follow this link: http://youtu.be/FSdPdgwZ_Fc

In Early Childhood we will continue
teaching about creation and will be focusing on Genesis 2:8-15 and how God
provides for us.

Thank you for allowing me the opportunity to walk with
you and your family as we learn how to follow Jesus together.
Walking by your side,
Brett Humphrey
Pastor H

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