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The letter to the church in Laodicea warns against being lukewarm in our faith. It reminds us to continually allow Jesus to refine us and to remember that we are rich and clothed in Him! -Ephesus -Smyrna -Pergamum -Thyatira -Sardis -Philadelphia -Laodicea Our helpful sentence: E at Some P opcorn, T omatoes, S paghetti, P ickles, and L emons.

Philadelphia is known as the faithful church! Let's talk about what we can learn from this letter! -Ephesus -Smyrna -Pergamum -Thyatira -Sardis -Philadelphia -Laodicea Our helpful sentence: E at Some P opcorn, T omatoes, S paghetti, P ickles, and L emons.

The church in Sardis is known as the dead church. It's a great reminder to us to keep our love and faith alive! -Ephesus -Smyrna -Pergamum -Thyatira -Sardis -Philadelphia -Laodicea Our helpful sentence: E at Some P opcorn, T omatoes, S paghetti, P ickles, and L emons.

Thyatira is pronounced "thigh-uh-tie-ruh". This church is known as the corrupt church. They were warned by Jesus to stop doing some horrible things that was taking place. Many of those things are relatable to what is easily accessed on the internet or social media today. We must be very careful about what we watch and listen to, so our minds and hearts don't become corrupted. -Ephesu...

Pergamos is known as the compromising church. to compromise means to "accept standards that are lower than is desirable." It means to accept things that you don't fully agree with. In this life it can be easy to compromise, especially since everyone around us usually don't follow Jesus. Lets be different! Let's never compromise! -Smyrna -Pergamum -Thyatira -Sardis -Philadelph...

The message to the church in Smyrna told them that although they were in poverty, they are rich! That is because we are rich with all the amazing things of heaven waiting on us! We are rich in eternal life! The letter also tells us to endure through hardships because there is a crown of righteousness waiting on us! -Smyrna -Pergamum -Thyatira -Sardis -Philadelphia -Laodicea Our helpful sentence: E...

Jesus had some nice things to say about the church in Ephesus! But He had one thing against them. They had lost their first love. Let's talk today about what that means and how we can avoid losing our first love. -Smyrna -Pergamum -Thyatira -Sardis -Philadelphia -Laodicea Our helpful sentence: E at Some P opcorn, T omatoes, S paghetti, P ickles, and L emons.

Some people will not go anywhere near the book of Revelation. They are afraid of what's written in it. The things written in Revelation are only scary if you are not a believer in Jesus! It's actually nothing to be afraid of! It's important as a young person to not be afraid of Revelation. So let's start by memorizing the names of the 7 Churches that Jesus speaks to in the first fe...

Our God can handle anything!! There is nothing too big for Him! We just have to have faith and courage!! Today's memory verse: 1 Peter 5:6-7 "Be humble in the presence of God's mighty power, and he will honor you when the time comes. God cares for you, so turn all your worries over to him."

Here is our fun little poem we use to memorize the 12 tribes of Israel! Each word starts with the first letter in the name! R oses S mell L ike J ello! I nvisible Z ebras D o G ood A nd N ever J ump B ackwards. - R euben - S imeon - L evi - J udah - I ssachar - Z ebulun - D an - G ad - A sher - N aphtali - J oseph - B enjamin

We're wrapping up the las 4 names today! -Reuben -Simeon -Levi -Judah -Issachar -Zebulun -Dan -Gad -Asher -Naphtali -Joseph -Benjamin

Let's continue today learning the 12 tribes of Israel! -Reuben -Simeon -Levi -Judah -Zebulun -Issachar -Dan -Gad

Let's memorize the 12 tribes of Israel together, family! -Rueben -Simeon -Levi -Judah

Today's lets talk about taking the focus off of ourselves and our feelings, and thinking about how others feel. Today's memory verse: Mark 12:31b "Love others as much as you love yourself."

A fire can be used for good or for bad, and the same is true with our words! We must carefully watch over our words the same way we are careful with a fire! Today's memory verse: James 3: 5-6 "It takes only a spark to start a forest fire! The tongue is like a spark. It is an evil power that dirties the rest of the body and sets a person’s entire life on fire with flames that come from hel...

The big trunks and sprawling huge branches of a tree are awesome and beautiful! But it is the humungous roots under ground that give the tree life and strength! Today's memory verse: Psalm 92: 1-2 "It is wonderful to be grateful and to sing your praises, Lord Most High! It is wonderful each morning to tell about your love and at night to announce how faithful you are.”

Get creative with the ways you you tell others about the love of Jesus, and the hope of heaven that we have! Maybe write on little sticky notes and leave them in public places for others to find them! There are so many options! Tell me about some of your ideas! Go Jesus Go!

Just a quick note for you all. Spotify's website is not saving any of my episodes that I record for us if they're over 45 seconds. I am trying hard to figure it out. I'm so sorry, I don't know whats causing this. Maybe go back and listen to some previous ones in the mean time. I love you all so much! Go Jesus Go!!

Giving forgiveness is just as crucial as receiving forgiveness! The Lord will always lead us in the path of eternal life and keep us safe from the devil! Today's memory verses: Matthew 6:12-13 "And forgive us our debts, As we forgive our debtors. And do not lead us into temptation, But deliver us from the evil one. For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen."

The Lord doesn't want us to just mindlessly repeat prayers that we don't mean. He gave us a model prayer in the book of Matthew as a guide for how we ought to pray! Let's memorize it together. Today's memory verses: Matthew 6:9-11 "Our Father in heaven, Hallowed be Your name. Your kingdom come. Your will be done On earth as  it is  in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread.&...

It doesn't matter if you are 7 years old, or 77 years old, God can and does use everyone to spread the good news about Jesus! Today's memory verse: 1 Timothy 4:12 "Don’t let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith, and purity."

We don't fight everyday battles like the rest of the world does, or with earthly weapons. We fight with things like prayer, the Bible, and the fruits of the spirit! Today's memory verse: Romans 12:20 "If your enemy is hungry, feed him; If he is thirsty, give him a drink; For in doing so you will heap coals of fire of his head."

Ever feel like you never win anything? Like you fall just short of the prize many times? We have a sure victory with a sure prize waiting for us in heaven! Today's memory verse: Revelation 3:11 "Continue the way you are now, Then no one will take away your crown."

When we believe in Jesus and accept Him as our Lord and savior, we are given God's Holy Spirit to dwell within us! The Holy Spirit says that we are now God's children! He is a good good heavenly father! Today's memory verse: Romans 8:16 "The spirit himself joins with our spirits to say that we are God's children!"

WWJD stands for "what would Jesus do?" We are called to be imitators of Christ! If we think about what Jesus would do in each situation in our lives, that will help us be more like him everyday! Today's memory verse: Philippians 2:6 "In your lives you must think and act like Christ Jesus."