*New Series*
unLIKELY: An unLikely Person
PARENT SYNC:
Read John 1
For many students, it's difficult for them to believe that God could use them. But when we read the Bible, we see that God used unlikely people in unlikely places to get unlikely results. So what is it in many of our kids that limits them? Why don't they see how God can use them?
This week, we determined that:
God is not attracted to our abilities; Or distracted by our inabilities
Look how God used John the Baptist in John 1. Then, look at the disciples. The disciples were mostly teenagers who were considered to be "not good enough" to follow a rabbi. And back then, that was like being on a varsity sports team or on student council or getting mega-scholarships for college. His first disciples were rejects. 2 of them had been disciples of a crazy tree-hugging hippie who made people get in a nasty, dirty river. He ate locusts! This is the only guy who would accept these 2 disciples... no wonder when they met Jesus, they ditched him.
Here's the deal, your kids need to know that God loves them the way they are and can use them, regardless of their abilities, inabilities, past, present, or future. And the best way for them to begin to process this is through reading God's Word and open, honest discussions with adults who are crazy about them. So... show that you are crazy about your kids...
Here's the deal, your kids need to know that God loves them the way they are and can use them, regardless of their abilities, inabilities, past, present, or future. And the best way for them to begin to process this is through reading God's Word and open, honest discussions with adults who are crazy about them. So... show that you are crazy about your kids...
Discuss the following...
- What are some things you remember from the "talk" on Sunday morning?
- What are some abilities or qualities you wish you had?
- What are some of your abilities that God can use?
