The Church Is The People

Just another reminder of how the church is much more than the bricks holding it together. Tonight's lesson focused on knowing how the "people" make the church inviting, productive and safe. Tonight we also played a mean game of "Biblical Snapshot" which is a great way to get the kids using their bibles. I honestly can't remember who won this game or who deserves a little prize from the candy bucket. If you are reading this, let me know! Our hope is to have the books of the bible memorized by the end of the 20 weeks. However, we will start with just knowing where the books and chapters ARE in the bible.

Thank you to Sonia Lecce and Daniel David for sharing your story with us tonight about how you came to Our Saviour's UMC. Daniel shared briefly about how his confirmation experience 2 years ago was a life changing experience for him. Each week we will invite another member of OSUMC to share their personal faith journey before choosing this as their home church. This process helps students know a little about the people in the church they will soon decide to join. Although we did not have a full class tonight we enjoyed one another's company. We missed you Savannah!

A Generous God

When building a building, which one of the bricks is most important to the stability of the entire structure? Hmmmm, good question... The answer is none. There is not just one brick which supports the entire building, it's all of the bricks together.

A very simple but meaningful example. For the same principle applys to this confirmation class. Not one person supports the entire program. We come together with different strenghts and weaknesses. We share our gifts and talents making our experience even richer and enjoyable.

Tonight we discussed how confirmation is a gift. God's love for us is a gift! God loves us, forgives us, and accepts us. All of this is free! We talked about how our confirmation journey is one of recognizing and accepting this. What a joy to walk this journey together. Each of the kids were given a small stone which stands to remind them of this discussion. It is my hope they will keep this simple rock for many years to come as they reflect upon our time together getting to know the living God who has great plans for each of us.