Children Ministry
Palomar Korean Church Children Ministry
저희 유초등부는 매주일 K-5학년 학생들과 모여 하나님께 마음과 정성을 다해 예배를 드리고 말씀을 배우며 삶 속에서 하나님을 더욱 사랑하고 이웃을 사랑하며 함께 자라나는 곳입니다.
저희 교회 비전센터에 들어오시면 왼쪽 벽에 역대하 7장 성경구절이 적혀있습니다. 솔로몬이 성전을 지은 후, 기도하였을때 여호와께서 에게 나타나셔서 하신 말씀입니다.
“내가 이미 네 기도를 듣고 이 곳을 택하여 내게 제사하는 성전을 삼았으니 내 이름으로 일컫는 내 백성이 그들의 악한 길에서 떠나 스스로 낮추고 기도하여 내 얼굴을 찾으면 내가 하늘에서 듣고 그들의 죄를 사하고 그들의 땅을 고칠지라 이제 이 곳에서 하는 기도에 내가 눈을 들고 귀를 기울이리니이는 내가 이미 이 성전을 택하고 거룩하게 하여 내 이름을 여기에 영원히 있게 하였음이라 내 눈과 내 마음이 항상 여기에 있으리라” 이 말씀처럼 저희 아이들이 어린나이일 때부터 하나님을 찾고 기도하며 죄를 회개하고 우리의 죄를 용서하시고 생명을 주신 예수님께 감사드리고 남은 삶 속에서 성령님을 의지하여 말씀에 순종하며 하나님 안에서 목적과 꿈을 찾아 주신 달란트를 하나님 나라를 위해 살아 세상의 빛과 소금이 되길 기도합니다.
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Kids Blog-Come to the Great Banquet!
Last week, kids learned that God has invited us to come to the Great Banquet in the kingdom of God!
Bible Story: The Parable of the Great Banquet Luke 14:15-24
Bible verse: At the time of the banquet, he sent his servant to tell those who had been invited, 'Come, for everything is now ready.' Luke 14:17
In this parable, Jesus told a story of a certain man that was preparing a great banquet. He sent his servant to tell those who had been invited. But they all began to make excuses. The first said, 'I have just bought a field, and I must go and see it. Please excuse me.' Another said, "I have just bought five yoke of oxen, and I'm on my way to try them out. Please excuse me.' Still another said, 'I just got married, so I can't come.' The servant came back and reported this to his master. Then the owner of the house became angry and ordered his servant, 'Go out quickly into the streets and alleys of the town and bring in the poor, the crippled, the blind, and the lame.' The servant did what his master told him to do. Then the master told his servant to go out to the roads and country lanes and compel them to come in, so that his house will be full.
In this story, when the master was preparing a great banquet, he was probably excited and imagined a room full of people enjoying delicious food and having a great time of celebration. But the invited guests declined his invitation and they all made excuses not to come. In the same way, God invites us to come to the Great Banquet He has prepared in His kingdom. He invited us to come to Him through putting our faith in Jesus and receive salvation. Through Jesus, our sins are forgiven and we receive eternal life to be with God forever in His kingdom!
What are some excuses that we make when God continues to knock on our door to invite us to His banquet? We can become so busy and distracted doing many things like watching youtube videos, chatting with friends, playing video games, sports, and many other things. Or there may be times we feel ashamed and guilty about what we have done that we think we do not deserve to come to the Great Banquet. All these things are tactics of the enemy to stop us from accepting God's invitation and cherishing amazing gifts God has prepared for us. Let us pray that God will open our hearts to come to Him through believing in Jesus who washed away our sins. God desires us to come, receive His grace and forgiveness and experience eternal life with Him. He also desires us to love and follow Him for the rest of our lives. We can have Quiet Time with Him by reading our Bible and praying daily, we can ask the Holy Spirit to help us obey God's Word, we can also share God's invitation with others by sharing the Good News that Jesus died for their sins and rose again to save them! Come to the Great Banquet!
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