(from Romans)
Romans 2:7 ESV
To those who by patience in well-doing seek for glory and honor and immortality, he will give eternal life;
Romans 5:3 ESV
More than that, we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance,
Romans 5:4 ESV
And endurance produces character, and character produces hope,
Romans 8:25 ESV
But if we hope for what we do not see, we wait for it with patience.
Tuesday, December 24, 2013
Monday, December 23, 2013
Thursday, December 19, 2013
Why do we have to read the Bible everyday?
So, I've been teaching you kids that you need to read the Bible everyday.
I used the example of how we as humans need to eat 3 times a day... every day!
If we ate our meals like we read Bible on Sunday... We'd just be eating a salad on Sunday morning... maybe a chicken sandwich... and for the rest of the week;
WE.WOULD..BE...STARVING!!!!!!!!!
And that's the same with reading Bible! It's one of the ways we feed our spirit. We need God's word to fuel us. Doing God's Word also fuels and feeds us, but if we don't read it, how are supposed to know what to do?
You also might be thinking: "Well, I'm busy applying the lesson about obeying my parents from 2 years ago! Why do I have to keep reading if it takes so long to learn a lesson well?"
Because... In order for you to remember what you are supposed to do everyday ... you need to be constantly reminded. That's probably why you're still having trouble obeying all the commands from all your authorities.
By reading everyday, you are creating reminders in yourself that are part of your mind. You are building those lessons into your conscience and spirit. This is God's way of telling you when your thoughts are going the wrong way and you need to make a better decision that is more Christlike.
I used the example of how we as humans need to eat 3 times a day... every day!
If we ate our meals like we read Bible on Sunday... We'd just be eating a salad on Sunday morning... maybe a chicken sandwich... and for the rest of the week;
WE.WOULD..BE...STARVING!!!!!!!!!
And that's the same with reading Bible! It's one of the ways we feed our spirit. We need God's word to fuel us. Doing God's Word also fuels and feeds us, but if we don't read it, how are supposed to know what to do?
You also might be thinking: "Well, I'm busy applying the lesson about obeying my parents from 2 years ago! Why do I have to keep reading if it takes so long to learn a lesson well?"
Because... In order for you to remember what you are supposed to do everyday ... you need to be constantly reminded. That's probably why you're still having trouble obeying all the commands from all your authorities.
By reading everyday, you are creating reminders in yourself that are part of your mind. You are building those lessons into your conscience and spirit. This is God's way of telling you when your thoughts are going the wrong way and you need to make a better decision that is more Christlike.
My point?
Read your Bible everyday! Write down all the lessons you learn and think of how you can use them that day.
~Vic
Wednesday, December 18, 2013
Verses!
John3:16
For god so loved the world that he gave his one and only son,that who ever believes will not perish but have eternal life
NIV
For god so loved the world that he gave his one and only son,that who ever believes will not perish but have eternal life
NIV
Tuesday, December 10, 2013
Thursday, December 5, 2013
The Tower of Babel
Genesis 11: The Tower of Babel
I started reading from Genesis, and found this story. Everybody in the world spoke the same language. They had agreed to build a tower made of bricks and tar that would reach to the heavens. But the Lord came down to see the city and tower they were building. He said that because they all spoke the same language, they were able to build the tower. Humans had the power to do anything they had planned to do. So God mixed up their language and scattered them across the earth.
God didn't want them to have all the power imagined and use it for bad. He didn't want them to think they were more powerful and better than he is.
If everybody in the whole world spoke English, and then we made a giant tower, would you brag? Would you tell others that you were better than them?The people did and now we no longer speak the same language.
People thought that building the tower would make them famous, but instead were spread out to other places.
Tuesday, December 3, 2013
What is prompt obedience?
Hey kiddos!
I figured if I'm requiring you all to sharing your lessons learned on this blog, I should set a good example and do so myself.
Today I want to share about what I learned in Genesis from Abraham. There is one specific instance where he showed VERY immediate obedience and I want to compare that to what we might go through in everyday life.
So imagine yourself... Really happy and joyful about everything your parents just got you on Black Friday ... As Christmas gifts... You know what a few of the gifts are ... but some of them are surprises...
And so you wait... Day after day after day... Until it's finally here...Christmas morning... You've been waiting for over a month to see all the cool gadgets you received.
Awesome! The hottest new phone or toy or laptop or whatever! It's new; it's awesome; it's SHINY! You love it so much... you're going to do lots of things with it. You're going to have fun with it and you're going to share the fun and love with others.
A couple days later, your parents bring you into the kitchen and speak very solemnly and firmly to you.
"[Child], we have to take your [device] away. Please go upstairs and wrap it up in new wrapping paper and tie it up with a bow."
That's it! No explanation. No sorry. Nothing!
Now you have a choice. Are you going to obey? Or are you going to throw a hissy fit? This is the toy or phone or laptop you've been waiting for so long to get! You love it so much! It's beautiful! It works so well and you enjoy playing with it so much!
Now go and read Genesis 22:1-19.
Now go back and reread Genesis 22:3.
Here, I'll type it out for you:
But if you think about it, Abraham didn't have a Jeep or some fancy car he could jump in and ride up the mountain with his son in. Nope, if you read carefully, they didn't see the place where God wanted Abraham to sacrifice until the THIRD day! (in verse 4).
But back to the original lesson of Abraham and how he obeyed immediately. He quickly obeyed to sacrifice (or in other words kill!) the most precious part of his life.
He didn't even bargain with God and say, "Hey, I love you, God, and I do want to obey you, but I want to spend a few more months with my son before he dies. Is that ok with You?" Nope! He heads home, gets a good night's sleep and wakes up earlier than you all have ever gotten up before.
Think about this: he had waited 25 years for Isaac to be born. He loved his son so much and Abraham was already very old, so there was no way he would be able to spend much time with Isaac anyway.
And now? God was asking Abraham to sacrifice his one and only son.
But still, Abraham decided to get up VERY early in the morning, probably before the sun even rose... and go to wherever God would show him to give his own son.
Now think about the things that your parents have asked you to do.
Has ANYTHING ever been so difficult for you, so painful and saddening to you, something you could never handle obeying your parents in... like killing your own baby?
And when they ask the smallest things of you, do you IMMEDIATELY obey your parents and your authorities?
I don't think so.
So next time your teacher, your Mom, or your Dad tells you to do something and you feel like waiting or finishing up whatever you were working on before...
Think about Abraham, what God asked him to do, and how QUICKLY and faithfully Abraham obeyed God.
Let me know what you think in the comments!
~VCZ
A couple days later, your parents bring you into the kitchen and speak very solemnly and firmly to you.
"[Child], we have to take your [device] away. Please go upstairs and wrap it up in new wrapping paper and tie it up with a bow."
That's it! No explanation. No sorry. Nothing!
Now you have a choice. Are you going to obey? Or are you going to throw a hissy fit? This is the toy or phone or laptop you've been waiting for so long to get! You love it so much! It's beautiful! It works so well and you enjoy playing with it so much!
Now go and read Genesis 22:1-19.
Now go back and reread Genesis 22:3.
Here, I'll type it out for you:
Genesis 22:3 (NASB)So Abraham rose early in the morning and saddled his donkey, and took two of his young men with him and Isaac his son, and he took in his hand the fire and the knife.See that?! He got up EARLY in the morning! Now, you might be thinking... if he really went immediately, he would have gone home right then, grabbed Isaac his son, and gone up to the mountain, without the fire and the knife.
But if you think about it, Abraham didn't have a Jeep or some fancy car he could jump in and ride up the mountain with his son in. Nope, if you read carefully, they didn't see the place where God wanted Abraham to sacrifice until the THIRD day! (in verse 4).
But back to the original lesson of Abraham and how he obeyed immediately. He quickly obeyed to sacrifice (or in other words kill!) the most precious part of his life.
He didn't even bargain with God and say, "Hey, I love you, God, and I do want to obey you, but I want to spend a few more months with my son before he dies. Is that ok with You?" Nope! He heads home, gets a good night's sleep and wakes up earlier than you all have ever gotten up before.
Think about this: he had waited 25 years for Isaac to be born. He loved his son so much and Abraham was already very old, so there was no way he would be able to spend much time with Isaac anyway.
And now? God was asking Abraham to sacrifice his one and only son.
But still, Abraham decided to get up VERY early in the morning, probably before the sun even rose... and go to wherever God would show him to give his own son.
Now think about the things that your parents have asked you to do.
Has ANYTHING ever been so difficult for you, so painful and saddening to you, something you could never handle obeying your parents in... like killing your own baby?
And when they ask the smallest things of you, do you IMMEDIATELY obey your parents and your authorities?
I don't think so.
So next time your teacher, your Mom, or your Dad tells you to do something and you feel like waiting or finishing up whatever you were working on before...
Think about Abraham, what God asked him to do, and how QUICKLY and faithfully Abraham obeyed God.
Let me know what you think in the comments!
~VCZ
Saturday, November 30, 2013
Parables
Luke 15:8-10 The Parable of the Lost Coin
Summary- A woman loses a coin. She looks everywhere, determined to find the one coin. After she does, she celebrates with friends.
Lesson- God is happy when even one person believes in Him.
Luke 18:1-8 The Parable of the Widow and the Judge
Summary- There was a judge who didn't care about anybody. There was a widow that always came to him and made sure that she would get fair treatment in court. The judge was bothered. He said that even though he didn't like people, he would help the widow because she kept on bothering him.
Lesson- Continue praying and never give up. God will protect his chosen ones, the ones who pray to him day and night.
Summary- A woman loses a coin. She looks everywhere, determined to find the one coin. After she does, she celebrates with friends.
Lesson- God is happy when even one person believes in Him.
Luke 18:1-8 The Parable of the Widow and the Judge
Summary- There was a judge who didn't care about anybody. There was a widow that always came to him and made sure that she would get fair treatment in court. The judge was bothered. He said that even though he didn't like people, he would help the widow because she kept on bothering him.
Lesson- Continue praying and never give up. God will protect his chosen ones, the ones who pray to him day and night.
Galatians
I found some verses while I was reading in Galatians.(CEV)
5:1
Christ has set us free! This means we are really free. Now hold on to your freedom and don't ever become slaves of the law again.
Learned-Jesus saved us from sin. Free from death.
6:1-2
My friends, you are spiritual. So if someone is trapped in sin, you should gently lead that person back to the right path. But watch out, and don't be tempted yourself. You obey the law of Christ when you offer each other a helping hand.
Learned-Spread the Gospel. Help others out of the trap of sin.
5:1
Christ has set us free! This means we are really free. Now hold on to your freedom and don't ever become slaves of the law again.
Learned-Jesus saved us from sin. Free from death.
6:1-2
My friends, you are spiritual. So if someone is trapped in sin, you should gently lead that person back to the right path. But watch out, and don't be tempted yourself. You obey the law of Christ when you offer each other a helping hand.
Learned-Spread the Gospel. Help others out of the trap of sin.
Wednesday, November 27, 2013
Verses about God's forgiveness
I found some verses while I was reading.They are both about God's forgiveness.
1 John 1:5-10
Jesus told us that God is light and doesn't have any darkness in him. Now we are telling you. If we say that we share in life with God, and keep on living in the dark, we are lying and not living by the truth. But if we live in the light, as God does, we share in life with each other. And the blood of his Son Jesus washes all our sins away. If we say that we have not sinned, we are fooling ourselves, and the truth isn't in our hearts. But if we confess our sins to God, he can always be trusted to forgive us and take our sins away. If we say we have not sinned, we make God a liar and his message isn't in our hearts.
Romans 10:5-13
Moses said that a person could become acceptable to God by obeying the Law. He did this when he wrote,"If you want to live, you must do all that the Lord commands." But people whose faith makes them acceptable to God will never ask," Who will go to heaven to bring Christ down?" Neither will they ask," Who will go down to the world of the dead to raise him to life?" All who are acceptable because of their faith simply say,"The message is as near as your mouth or your heart." And this is the same message we preach about faith. So you will be saved, if you honestly say," Jesus is Lord", and if you believe with all your heart that God raised him from death. God will accept you and save you if you truly believe this and tell it to others. The Scriptures say that no one who has faith will be disappointed, no matter if that person is Jew or Gentile. There is only one Lord, and he is generous to everyone who asks for his help. All who call out to the Lord will be saved.
Saturday, November 23, 2013
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