This month we are going back to the basics, where we’ll learn from Jesus’ life, teaching, and example.
These are the basics: Wisdom—I need to make the wise choice; Faith—I can trust God no matter what; Friendship—I should treat others the way I want to be treated.
Wisdom: Jesus taught that the best way to learn what we should do is by listening to God’s Word. The Bible teaches us the wise choice for many situations.
Faith: Jesus came to earth to physically show us God’s love. We can grow stronger faith in God because we have seen what He did through Jesus.
Friendship: Jesus walked every day with His friends, allowing them to get to know Him, teaching them, and helping their hurts. By following Jesus’ example, we can know how we should treat others.
When we return to these ideas we can begin to discover what God is doing in us to change the world around us.
This week, we’re discovering:
In this week’s Bible story, Jesus tells a story about a farmer who sows seeds in different types of soil (Matthew 13:1-23). Some seed fell along the path, some in rocky places and some among thorns. But the seed that fell on good soil produced a harvest.
The seed is like God’s Word, and the soil is like people who hear God’s Word. If we listen to God and do what He says, we will be good soil and see great growth. Our Bottom Line is God is doing something in me when I do what He says.
The monthly memory verse is: “And Jesus grew in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and men.” Luke 2:52 NIrV Growth is not simply about knowing what God says; it’s also about doing what God says. Learning God’s Word and applying it to our lives is the best way to grow like Jesus.
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