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Christ Be Our Light

11.30.2025 Advent 1 When Fear Prostrated to Hope [Readings] Lamentations 3:55-57 Psalm 121 Romans 13:11-14 Luke 1:5-13 Advent blessings to you in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. This Advent, we are following a theme from Sanctified Art that invites us to face our fears with the gifts God gives—hope, peace, joy, and love. Each week we take one gift and let it guide us. In the first week, we meet fear with Hope. In the second, we meet fear with Peace. In the thi

Reflection

Nov 294 min read

When Fear Bows to Hope – HOPE WINS!

🌟 Children Message This Advent we have four gifts from God: Hope, Peace, Joy, Love. For the next four Sundays, we’ll hear stories about how God’s gifts help us when we feel afraid. Today we start with Hope. 🌟 The Story of the Two Wolves - (Shared last Sunday in the adult sermon) A child once asked their grandpa: “ Grandpa, why do I feel scared sometimes, and my tummy gets tight? ” Grandpa smiled and said: “ My child, inside every person are two wolves who wrestle. ” The chi

Devotion

Nov 292 min read

Thanksgiving Story

🌟 Preschool Chapel Time Nov 23–24 Dear friends, I have a very special story for you today. It’s about having a meal with Jesus. He wants children of God to give thanks, Whenever they eat, Whenever they drink. We are going to celebrate Thanksgiving this week. So, this is a good story to remember. Jesus is a also a teacher. He loves his students very much. One night, he invites his students to have a very special meal together. Because Jesus wants them to remember how much h

Devotion

Nov 232 min read

The One You Feed Wins

11.23.2025 Christ the King Sunday Texts Jeremiah 23:1–6 – The shepherd and righteous Branch who brings justice Psalm 46 – “I will be exalted among the nations” (v.10) Colossians 1:11–20 – Hymn to Christ, firstborn of creation; peace through his blood Luke 23:33–43 – Jesus crucified between two thieves: “You will be with me in Paradise” God’s peace and grace to you. Today feels a little like New Year’s Eve for the Christian community. We call it Christ the King Sunday . So

Reflection

Nov 225 min read

The Two Crowns

Children’s Message on Luke 23:33–43 (Show two crowns: one shiny/golden, one made of thorns wrapped in brown vine.) Hi friends! Let’s look at these two crowns. Here’s a shiny gold crown. Who usually wears a crown like this? (Wait for answers: a king, a queen!) Yes! A crown like this shows someone is powerful and important. Now look at this crown. It’s made of thorns. What happens if someone wears it? (Wait for answers: it hurts, it pokes!) That’s right. This crown hurts. It

Devotion

Nov 221 min read

God's Word Saves Life

Even in Ridicule, Confusion, and Threat Texts for 11/16/2025: Malachi 4:1–2a — A day of blistering heat for the arrogant; a day of healing sun for the righteous Psalm 98 — In righteousness will the Lord judge the world (v. 9) 2 Thessalonians 3:6–13 — Do not be idle, but do what is right for the sake of Christ Luke 21:5–19 — Jesus speaks of wars, endurance, betrayal, and suffering for his sake Grace and peace to you from God, our Creator and Redeemer. Last week, we were remind

Nov 154 min read

Relationships & Connections

Children’s Message: Luke 21:5-19 Leader: How many people are in your family? How many friends and classmates do you have? What about teachers? Or how about neighbors? All of those are called relationships. Because we’re related and somehow connected to each other! Leader: Did you know God has relationships too? God’s family includes people like you and me, and all the people we read about in the Bible. And the best part? We’re connected to God because of Jesus. Leader: Where

Devotion

Nov 152 min read

God of the living. Now We See.

11.9.2025 [Texts] Job 19:23-27a I know that my Redeemer lives and I shall see God Psalm 17:1-9 Keep me as the apple of your eye; hide me under the shadow of your wings. (Ps. 17:8) 2 Thessalonians 2:1-5, 13-17 The coming of the Lord Jesus Luke 20:27-38 Jesus speaks of the resurrection; the God of the living Grace and Peace to you, beloved church! Let’s begin with a question: Who were the Sadducees? The Sadducees were deeply tied to the Temple system for roughly 200 years, up u

Reflection

Nov 85 min read

What Does God See

Children’s Message Luke 20:27-38 Hey friends! I want to tell you about a time someone asked Jesus a tricky question. They said, “Jesus, what if a woman had seven husbands—who would she be married to in heaven?” They were trying to trap Jesus with a confusing question. But Jesus didn’t fall for it. He reminded them that God sees things differently than we do. Now let’s think about something: We all have lots of people in our lives, our family, our friends, our teachers, even p

Devotion

Nov 81 min read

Ten Commandments

🌟 Preschool Chapel Time Ten Commandments – Nov 3 & 4 Exodus 24:12–18 Children are invited to help tell the story. When I say, “God said, ‘I want the best for you! So that people know…’” You say, “We are the people of God.” 1. It’s a story about how God made His people special—so the whole world would know. God chose Moses to lead them to a land where they could worship freely— Just like having chapel time anytime they want! They walked through the desert. They were tired. G

Devotion

Nov 12 min read

Saint & Sinner

November 2, 2025 Children’s Message: Hi friends, Today we’re going to learn two big words: Saint and Sinner . Can you say them with me? Saint! Sinner! What do they mean? Here’s an easy way to understand: Saints remember God’s love for themselves and for everyone. They look up to God’s love each day. Sinners forget about God’s love for themselves and for others. They look down and miss the love that’s always there. Now let’s look at these two words again: S-A-I-N-T and

Devotion

Oct 311 min read