CHILDREN'S MINISTRY

Join us for Sunday School!
Children from 3 years of age through 5^th grade are
welcome to participate. 6^th and 7^th graders meet for
Confirmation class. 8^th through 12^th graders
are helping with Summer Sunday School.

All sessions are held Sunday morning from 10:30-11:30.

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This Week's Lesson - No Sunday School/Bible Study/Confirmation Class

Next Week's Lesson #2 – God Creates Adam and Eve 

In the beginning, God created the world with many natural resources
so that it would be a wonderful place for His most treasured creation,
human beings, to live. Next week in Sunday School, our students will hear
how God created people in His own image (Genesis 1:26–2:25), including
providing them with perfect physical attributes and a lush garden
in which to live. Refer to the First Article of the Apostles’ Creed and
its explanation in your discussions and say them together as you Grow in Christ.

Presentation of Preschool and Third Grade Bibles
Sunday School Teacher Installation
Hot Dog Lunch 

Last Week's Lesson #1 - God Creates the World

Beginning of the Fall Quarter 

“In the beginning . . .” It is fitting that we began our study with God’s account
of the beginning of all things, His creation of the universe and
all that is in it (Genesis 1–2:2). Parents, during the week,
point out to your children some of the wonderful things in our world
that God made and praise Him for these creations in your family devotions
as you Grow in Christ.  

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    ZION'S LIONS    

Zion's Lions (youth group ages 3 through 3^rd grade)
meets on the 2^nd and 4^th Wednesdays
at 7:00pm in the Education Building
(except during Lent, Advent, and the summer).
Zion's Lions will resume on Wednesday, September 1^st,
from 7:00 to 8:00 in the Education Building.
Wear your t-shirts and be ready for some
God focused fun!

Check out the pictures from the May 26^th
year end meeting.

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FAITH FIGHTERS

All 4^th through 6^th graders should meet in the Youth Room
for a quick meeting on Sunday, September 5^th. Stay tuned for
more details about the outing on Sunday, September 19^th,
(invite your friends too)!

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CHRIST'S CRUSADERS

Congratulations to new officers:
Tori - President
Gillian - Vice President
Ian and Caleb sharing Secretary and Treasurer duties

Lock-in is scheduled from Friday afternoon, September 17^th,
at 5:30 to Saturday morning, September 18^th, at 10:30.

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CONFIRMAND’S MEMORY SCRIPTURE VERSE

May 23 - Mark 16:15-16: "He said to them, "Go into all the world and preach
the good news to all creation. Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved,
but whoever does not believe will be condemned."
May 16 - John 3:36: "Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life, but whoever
rejects the Son will not see life, for God's wrath remains on him."
May 9 - Romans 3:22-24: "This righteousness from God comes through faith
in Jesus Christ to all who believe. There is no difference, for all have sinned
and fall short of the glory of God, and are justified freely by his grace
through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus."
May 2 - Matthew 7:21: "Not everyone who says to me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter
the kingdom of heaven, but only he who does the will of my Father who is in heaven."

April 25 - Hebrews 9:27-28: "Just as man is destined to die once, and after that to
face judgment, so Christ was sacrificed once to take away the sins of many people;
and he will appear a second time, not to bear sin,
but to bring salvation to those who are waiting for him."
April 18 - John 17:17: "Sanctify them by the truth; your word is truth."
April 11 - John 14:6-7: "Jesus answered, 'I am the way and the truth and the life.
No one comes to the Father except through me. If you really knew me,
you would know my Father as well. From now on, you do know him and have seen him.'"
April 4 - 2 Corinthians 5:10: "For we must all appear before the judgment seat
of Christ, that each one may receive what is due him for the things
done while in the body, whether good or bad."

March 28 - John 11:25-26: "Jesus said to her, 'I am the resurrection and the life.
He who believes in me will live, even though he dies; and whoever lives and
believes in me will never die. Do you believe this?'"
March 21 - Colossians 1:16: "For by him all things were created: things in heaven
and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers
or authorities; all things were created by him and for him."
March 14 - Psalm 118:1: "Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good;
       his love endures forever."
March 7 - Psalm 19:1: "The heavens declare the glory of God;
       the skies proclaim the work of his hands."

Feb. 28 - Hebrews 11:1: "Now faith is being sure of what we
hope for and certain of what we do not see."
Feb. 21 - Romans 10:17: "Consequently, faith comes from hearing the message,
and the message is heard through the word of Christ."
Feb. 14 - Matthew 22:37: "Jesus replied: "'Love the Lord your God with all your heart
and with all your soul and with all your mind.'"
Feb. 7 - 1 Corinthians 13:13: "And now these three remain: faith, hope and love.
But the greatest of these is love."

Jan. 31 - Matthew 3:16: "As soon as Jesus was baptized, he went up out of the water.
At that moment heaven was opened, and he saw the Spirit of God descending
like a dove and lighting on him."
Jan. 24 - Revelation 3:16: "So, because you are lukewarm - neither hot nor cold -
I am about to spit you out of my mouth."
Jan. 17 - 1 Corinthians 3:16: "Don't you know that you yourselves
are God's temple and that God's Spirit lives in you?"
Jan. 10 - 2 Timothy 3:16-17: "All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching,
rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the man of God
may be thoroughly equipped for every good work."
Jan. 3 - John 3:16: "For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son,
that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life."

Dec. 27 - Romans 6:23: "For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God
is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord."
Dec. 20 - Luke 2:30-32: "For my eyes have seen your salvation, which
    you have prepared in the sight of all people, a light for revelation
to the Gentiles and for glory to your people Israel."
Dec. 13 - John 15:5: "'I am the vine; you are the branches. If a man remains
in me and I in him, he will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing.'"
Dec. 6 - Acts 17:25: "And he is not served by human hands, as if he needed anything,
because he himself gives all men life and breath and everything else."

Nov. 29 - 1 Corinthians 10:31: "So whether you eat or drink or
whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God."
Nov. 22 - Psalm 145:15-16: "The eyes of all look to you, and you give
them their food at the proper time. You open your hand and satisfy
the desires of every living thing."
Nov. 15 - Psalm 19:14: "May the words of my mouth and the
meditation of my heart be pleasing in your sight, O Lord, my
Rock and my Redeemer."
Nov. 8 - Matthew 6:24: "No one can serve two masters. Either he will hate
the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and
despise the other. You cannot serve both God and Money."
Nov. 1 - John 8:31-32: "To the Jews who had believed him, Jesus said,
'If you hold to my teaching, you are really my disciples.
Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.'"

Oct. 25 - Acts 4:12: "Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name
under heaven given to men by which we must be saved."
Oct. 18 - 1 Timothy 2:3-4: "This is good, and pleases God our Savior, who wants
all men to be saved and to come to a knowledge of the truth."
Oct. 11 - Hebrews 11:6: "And without faith it is impossible to please God,
because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists
and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him."
Oct. 4 - Mark 16:16: "Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved,
but whoever does not believe will be condemned."

Sept. 27 - Matthew 28:19-20a: "Therefore go and make disciples of all nations,
baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,
and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you."
Sept. 20 - Deuteronomy 5:12: "Observe the Sabbath day by keeping it holy,
as the Lord your God has commanded you."
Sept. 13 - Deuteronomy 5:11: "You shall not misuse the name of the Lord your God,
for the Lord will not hold anyone guiltless who misuses his name."
Sept. 6 - Exodus 20:1-2: "And God spoke all these words: 'I am the Lord your God,
who brought you out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery.'"