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January Joke #4

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Q: What do you call a snowman in the desert?

A: A puddle!

A snowman in the desert isn’t going to last long. Sometimes we think that we have all the time in the world but someday each of us will die. Then what?

The Bible says in 2 Peter 3:9 that God is not willing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance. What is stopping you from turning away from the things that are holding you back from following Jesus?

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January Joke #3

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Q: What is a snowman’s favorite breakfast?

A: Snowflakes!

They say that a good breakfast is a great way to start the day. But what do you do when it seems like life is crashing down around you? A good breakfast is only going to take you so far! Read and think about what the Bible says in Proverbs 3:5-6:

“Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and don’t lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight.”

God great plans for your life and you can trust Him–In fact, real life is only found in Him.

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January Joke #2

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Q: What often falls in the winter but never gets hurt?

A: Snow

Only God can forgive sins and when He takes them away, the Bible says He makes you whiter than snow. Isaiah 1:18 says, “‘Come now, and let us reason together,’ says the LORD:
    ‘Though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow.
    Though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.'”

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January Joke #1

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Q: How can you spell cold with two letters?

A: IC (icy)

Did you know that some people are cold spiritually? Listen to what the Bible says about the spiritual temperature of some who follow Jesus in Revelation 3:14-22.

God loves you and has great plans for your life. In Christ you can find a life unlike anything you could ever imagine.

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The Hitchhiker

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On one occasion Dr. Bob Gray got so burdened about winning someone to Christ, he prayed early in the morning that the Lord would give him a soul that day. He had that on his heart as he drove to his early morning radio broadcast. As he got out on the expressway in Jacksonville and headed downtown, he saw a fellow sticking out his thumb. The Spirit of the Lord seemed to say, There’s your man. So Dr. Gray pulled over and said, “Jump in, fellow. Where are you going?”

“I’m going downtown.”

As Dr. Gray started back out on the expressway, he said to him, “I didn’t mean, ‘Where are you going today?’ but ‘Where are you going when you die?’”

The fellow said, “I haven’t thought much about that.”

Dr. Gray engaged him in conversation about it. The man listened intently. Then Dr. Gray asked, “Do you mind if I pull off the highway and explain this to you?”

“I’ll be glad for you to,” he answered.

They did so; and Dr. Gray took out his New Testament, showed him some verses and led right up to the point where he said, “Why don’t you bow your head and let’s both pray. Then you can receive Christ as your Savior.”

The fellow did it. Then as he wiped a little tear out of his eye, he reached into his pocket, pulled out a revolver, laid it on the seat and said, “Sir, as I hitchhiked I had determined that whoever picked me up, I would make him pull off the highway. Then I would kill him and steal his car, dump his body and go on my way to another state. So, if you hadn’t talked to me about this, you could have been a dead man by now!”*

Reflect

For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God to salvation to everyone who believes; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek (Romans 1:16).

Remember

Live a life worth sharing; Share a life worth living.

*Tom Wallace, “Jesus, the Soul Winner’s Example,” [1982] Hudson, Curtis, ed. Great Preaching on Soul Winning, (Murfreesboro, TN: Sword of the Lord Publishers, 1989), p. 201-2.

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Opportunities

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Sometimes an idea has to slap you in the face; it’s the only way providence can get your undivided attention. “It was a beautiful Lake Michigan day–puffy white clouds, light breeze, not too hot,” recalls 23-year-old Joanne Marlowe. “I was pretty depressed about my business, and decided to walk across the street to the beach, something I had never had time for. I laid out my towel. To pamper myself, I spent a lot of time putting on suntan oil. Just as I stretched out, a gust of wind picked up the towel and covered me in sand. I hit the roof. “A friend said, ‘Joanne, instead of getting angry, why don’t you figure out a fix?’ So instead of relaxing on the beach, I spent the day coming up with prototypes in my mind.” Eight weeks later she introduced a line of weighted beach towels and sold 4.5 million dollars worth of them, out of her house, within the first year.*

Reflect

Read James 1:2 from your Bible.

Respond

What do you do when life throws you a lemon? Why not make lemonade? What do you do when winds of trouble blow your towel away? Make a weighted towel. Have you had any wind or lemons in your life lately? How can this week’s verse make a difference in your life? When discipline problems arise in your class, how do you view them? Is it a burden or is it an opportunity? Discipline problems are never just “problems” to be overcome or set aside but opportunities to meet a child’s need individually and to make a difference in his life.

Prayerfully consider what you have read today. Then take a few moments to pray for yourself, your students, and others with whom you serve in ministry.

Remember

When the ice cream melts, make a malt.

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*If It Ain’t Broke, Break It, page 157, quoted in A Children’s Leader Devotion (Lake Forest, CA: Saddleback Church), Week 23.

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Sharpen Your Axe

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One man challenged another to an all-day wood chopping contest. The challenger worked very hard, stopping only for a brief lunch break. The other man had a leisurely lunch and took several breaks during the day. At the end of the day, the challenger was surprised and annoyed to find that the other fellow had chopped substantially more wood than he had. “I don’t get it,” he said. “Every time I cheched, you were taking a rest, yet you chopped more wood than I did.” “But you didn’t notice,” said the winning woodsman. “that I was sharpening my ax when I sat down to rest.”*

Reflect

Read Ecclesiastes 10:10 from your Bible.

Respond

Are you being efficient and effective in your ministry? I would hope the answer is yes to both, but first we need to understand what each word means. Efficiency is doing things right. Effectiveness comes by doing right things. When it comes to reaching and teaching the children of our community, how efficient and effective do you feel? Are you taking time to stop during the week to spend time with God and let Him sharpen your axe? Do you feel like your axe is sharp or dull? What can you do this week to sharpen your axe for the ministry to which God has called you? What are your thoughts about the verse for this week?

Prayerfully consider what you have read today. Then take a few moments to pray for yourself, your students, and others with whom you serve in ministry.

Remember

Don’t work harder; work smarter.

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*Brett Blair, Sermon Illustration, 1999, quoted in A Children’s Leader Devotion (Lake Forest, CA: Saddleback Church), Week 35.

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Caught, Not Taught

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A wife invited some people to dinner. At the table, she turned to their six-year-old daughter and said, “Would you like to say the blessing?” “I wouldn’t know what to say,” the girl replied. “Just say what you hear Mommy say,” the wife answered. The daughter bowed her head and said, “Lord, why on earth did I invite all these people to dinner?” 27

Reflect

Read Proverbs 4:23-24 from your Bible.

Respond

I was in a small church on a Sunday evening and one of the youth said to me, “Do you know why they ask the youth to take up the offering on Sunday nights?”

“What do you mean?” I replied.

She answered, “It’s because none of the deacons are here.”

As I looked around I realized there was a great amount of truth in what she said. Only two out of ten or more deacons were present that night.

It’s amazing how students can pick up on just about everything we say or do. They know when we’re in worship service and when we’re not and if we’re absent they wonder why. They watch from a distance and soak in all that happens with us. They listen as we talk with other adults and many of them are watching to see if what we have is “real.” Consider the best teachers you ever had: What do you remember about them? Probably not a single lesson they taught, but you remember their passion, how they treated you, your relationship with them, how you felt important when you approached them with a question, etc. Life’s best lessons are not taught—They are caught.

What are your students catching from you? What do you want them to catch from you?
Prayerfully consider what you have read today. Then take a few moments to pray for yourself, your students, and others with whom you serve in ministry.
Remember

You are a living testimony to those around you—Make sure yours is a life worth catching.

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Rejoice!

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YOU WILL NEED:

✓A Bible marked at Philippians 4:4 and Acts 16:19-34

GET STARTED

Tell the following jokes to begin…

-Can a turkey jump higher than the Empire State Building?
Yes. A building can’t jump at all!

-What did the turkey say to the turkey hunter?
“Quack, Quack, Quack”

-What’s blue and covered with feathers?
A turkey holding its breath

-If the Pilgrims were alive today what would they be most famous for?
Their age!

SAY—Now I have a few Thanksgiving questions for you:

ASK—What is your favorite thing about the Thanksgiving holiday?

ASK—What is your favorite Thanksgiving food?

ASK—What is your favorite Thanksgiving dessert?

ASK—What is your favorite thing that our family has done on Thanksgiving?

ASK—What do you think a turkey’s least favorite holiday would be? (Probably Thanksgiving; maybe Christmas.)

SAY—Around Thanksgiving we seem talk more about the things we’re thankful for, but God wants us to be thankful all year long. God also says that we can rejoice no matter what situations is going on around us.

Read Philippians 4:4 from your Bible

ASK—When does this verse say we can rejoice? (Always)

SAY—After everything I say, I want you to say, “No.” Ready…(No!)

-Does this verse say to rejoice in the Lord sometimes? (No!)

-Does this verse say to rejoice in the Lord every once in a while? (No!)

-Does this verse say to rejoice in the Lord from time to time? (No!)

-Does this verse say to rejoice in the Lord when things go good? (No!)

-Does this verse say to rejoice in the Lord when you get what you want? (No!)

REPEAT after me: “Rejoice in the Lord ALWAYS.”

SAY—“Always” means always.

ASK—What does it say to rejoice in? (The Lord)

SAY—We can rejoice in the Lord, not in the situation. We can always rejoice and be thankful because of who God is. Even if we find ourselves in a tough situation, if we are following God, we know that He has promised to turn all things to our good. Because of who God is and what He can do, we can rejoice in Him, no matter what is going on around us.

EXTRA TIME

Read Acts 16:19-34 from your Bible for a great story that illustrates this kind of attitude.

PRAY—Take prayer requests and pray together…Pray that your family will always give thanks and rejoice in the Lord.
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