Mormonism

Berean’s VBS – Water, Water, Everywhere (Day 2, also)

Most of our teachers in the younger grades at Berean Baptist Church covered “Catastrophe”, today, as well.

 

The Third C – CATASTROPHE

 

Devotional thoughts for teachers – God is the Sovereign Savior:

 

  1. Psalm 24:1 – “The earth is the LORD’s, and the fullness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein.” 
  2. Genesis 6:16 – “A window shalt thou make to the ark, and in a cubit shalt thou finish it above; and the door of the ark shalt thou set in the side thereof; with lower, second, and third stories shalt thou make it.”
  3. Genesis 7:16 – “And they that went in, went in male and female of all flesh, as God had commanded him: and the LORD shut him in.” 
  4. John 10:9 – “I am the door: by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture.” 
  5. Ephesians 2:1 – “And you hath he quickened, who were dead in trespasses and sins;” 
  6. Romans 10:9 – “That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.” 
  7. Ephesians 2:8 – “For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:” 
  8. II Peter 3:8-9 – “But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.  The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.” 
  9. Acts 4:10-12 – “Be it known unto you all, and to all the people of Israel, that by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom ye crucified, whom God raised from the dead, even by him doth this man stand here before you whole.  This is the stone which was set at nought of you builders, which is become the head of the corner.  Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.”

 We pray in worship:

Sovereign Lord, thy will is supreme in heaven and earth, and all beings are creatures of thy power.  Thou art the Father of our spirits; thy inspiration gives us understanding, thy providence governs our lives.  But, O God, we are sinners in thy sight; thou hast judged us so, and if we deny it we make thee a liar.  Yet in Christ thou art reconciled to thy rebellious subjects; give us the ear of faith to hear him, the eye of faith to see him, the hand of faith to receive him, the appetite of faith to feed upon him; that we might find in him light, riches, honour, eternal life. (Arthur Bennett, The Valley of Vision, The Banner of Truth Trust (2005), p. 222)

 Today’s text and theme verse for the children:

 

Genesis 6-9, specifically Genesis 7:23

And every living substance was destroyed which was upon the face of the ground, both man, and cattle, and the creeping things, and the fowl of the heaven; and they were destroyed from the earth:  and Noah only remained alive, and they that were with him in the ark.

 Frequent questions asked by adults: 

Berean’s VBS – The Fall of All (Day 2)

The Second C – CORRUPTION

 

Devotional thoughts for teachers – God is our Righteous Judge:

 

Deuteronomy 32:4 – “He is the Rock, his work is perfect: for all his ways are judgment: a God of truth and without iniquity, just and right is he.”  Psalm 89:14 – “Justice and judgment are the habitation of thy throne: mercy and truth shall go before thy face.”

 

We pray in worship: (more…)

Berean’s VBS – Destination Creation (Day 1)

The first C – CREATION

 

Devotional thoughts for teachers – God is the Good Creator: 

  1. Psalm 145:9 – “The LORD is good to all: and his tender mercies are over all his works.” 
  2. Psalm 33:5 – “He loveth righteousness and judgment: the earth is full of the goodness of the LORD.” 
  3. Psalm 107:1, 15 – “O give thanks unto the LORD, for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.”  “Oh that men would praise the LORD for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men!” 
  4. Psalm 119:68 – Thou art good, and doest good; teach me thy statutes.”

 So is Carl Sagan right when he writes this:

If God is omnipotent and omniscient, why didn’t he start the universe out in the first place so it would come out the way he wants?  Why is he constantly repairing and complaining?  No, there’s one thing the Bible makes clear:  The biblical God is a sloppy manufacturer.  He’s not good at design, he’s not good at execution.  He’d be out of business if there was any competition (Sagan, C., Contact, Pocket Books, Simon & Schuster, New York, 1985).

 No, our God is much, much different.

 

We pray in worship:

King of glory, divine majesty, every perfection adorns thy nature and sustains thy throne; the heavens and earth are thine, the world is thine and its fullness.  Thy power created the universe from nothing; thy wisdom has managed all its multiple concerns, presiding over nations, families, individuals.  Thy goodness is boundless; all creatures wait on thee; are supplied by thee; are satisfied in thee.  How precious are the thoughts of thy mercy and grace!  How excellent thy lovingkindness that draws men to thee! (Arthur Bennett, The Valley of Vision, The Banner of Truth Trust (2005), p. 216)

 Today’s text and theme verse for the children:

 

Genesis 1-2, specifically Genesis 1:31

And God saw everything that he had made, and, behold, it was very good.  And the evening and the morning were the sixth day.

Frequent Questions asked by adults:

 

Slowly . . . I’m back

The circumstances . . .

 

With my car I hit a dear neighborhood boy, last Saturday.  His face looks like he has been in a massive street fight.  But thank God!  He experienced no concussion, no broken bones; and he didn’t even require one stitch to any of his bloody abrasions.  It is a miracle.  There is nothing figurative, symbolic, allegorical, or allusive about any of this.  I surely believe in supernatural miracles.  I have been engulfed in one. (more…)

Broken

I am so broken this afternoon.  I don’t know when I will be back to the internet scene.

You know.  Isaiah 57 talks about a healer.

I am desperately looking for that Healer right now.