8 plagues and a Song.

This last Sunday we had a lot of fun.

We told all of your SG Kids about when God had to send the ten plaques on Egypt in order to free His people. Our main point was, “I Obey God because I Love him.”

While I was telling the story of the ten plagues, I got a little over excited (as I often do) and I kept forgetting where I was, what plague I was on ect… The amazing thing was is that any time I forgot what I was talking about or which one I was on, one of your kids would yell out the right spot, the right information, and even the right verse!

It was pretty amazing to see that YOUR kids know the bible so well that they could not only keep up with their Pastor (Me) but could help me along the way!

Good job parents.

Another really cool thing that happened this last Sunday was a carry over from the Sunday before.

The Sunday before, the first Sunday of our current series “On the Trail”, we had about 5 hands go up excepting Jesus into their hearts for the first time. Two of those hands were brothers. It was great.

But what was even cooler is that the next Sunday these brothers showed back up to church, and not only were they excited to be back and to learn more about the story of Moses, they had actually taken the memory verse from the week before and turned it into a song so that they could remember it.

The first thing that they did when they saw me at church was to sing me that song.

I wish you could have been there.

We are having such a good time in the Watering Hole. Your kids have been great. We have so much more planned for them, that I can hardly wait to do it all…. but I’m going to… I don’t want to ruin all the surprises!

Please let me know if there is anything I can do to help you , pray for you or just be there to listen.

I pray for you, the parents of our SG Kids, everyday.

Your doing a great job with your kids and grand kids.

What a Start!

What an amazing Sunday we had in the Watering Hole as we started the series, “On The Trail, The Exodus of Israel”

Our goal this week was for your children to understand that trust and obedience go hand in hand, especially when it comes to obeying God. We show that we trust God by being obedient.
On stage we told the story of the calling of Moses found in Exodus chapters 3 and 4. The story begins with God speaking to Moses from within a burning bush. God gives Moses the task of returning to Egypt to free the Israelites from slavery.

God gives Moses signs to show that He will help Moses in his task. Moses trusts God and obeys Him by going to Egypt.
After the story, your children were introduced to the characters Cookie the cook and Tex the cowboy.
Tex had just gotten a job on a cattle drive and was having a lot of doubts about himself and the task ahead. Cookie encouraged him to trust in the trail boss because he will give him the help he needs. He also encouraged Tex to obey the trail boss by coming along on the drive. We want your children to view being obedient to God in the same way. It isn’t enough to simply say that your trust. You show that trust by actually obeying.

Our Bible story and every activity was geared toward teaching your children that the
way we show our trust in God is by being obedient to Him and to those in authority over us.

We had such a good time, and if that wasn’t enough, we had four SGKids raise there hands and except Jesus into their hearts!!!

Thank you so much for being apart of Shady Grove Church and for allowing your kids to be a part of SGKids.

We have a whole lot more for your kids planned, and I am very excited to get the chance to meet each and every one of you parents.

If there is anything I can do to help you and your family, please do not hesitate to call the church office and let me know.

Blessings,

Ps. Niles