9 a.m.
Please arrive by 8:30 a.m. Downloadable PDF Lesson Plans for 9:00 a.m. Service:
10:45 a.m.
Please arrive by 10:15 a.m. Downloadable PDF Lesson Plans for 10:45 a.m. Service:
Leader Devo
Take a moment to read Matthew 3 and Mark 1:1–12. Who do you identify with? The eager crowds? The suspicious religious gatekeepers? Or with John, who obeyed God’s call to preach His word even when he didn’t fully understand what was happening?
What John did understand is that he had a part to play in the work of God. He boldly shared the message he’d been given, but he was quick to get off the stage when Jesus showed up.
When Jesus arrived at the Jordan River, I imagine the crowd sensed something special was happening. And when Jesus was baptized, God, like any proud father, spoke words of identity and blessing over His Son. Only Jesus has the power to touch hearts and change lives. To rescue us from evil and darkness.
Jesus truly is the Son of God, and that changes everything.
Take time this week to remember how Jesus has transformed (and is transforming) your life. How has He turned things upside down, made wrong things right, and brought the kingdom of God to you? Then as you hold the wonder of the moment when Jesus stepped into history and changed your eternity, ask God how you, like John the Baptist, can help prepare kids’ hearts to encounter Jesus, God’s Son, too.
—Lise Caldwell
Children’s Ministry Volunteer
Contributor to Wonder Ink
*Wonder Ink Video for this series*
Word of Wonder:
“The Son is the exact likeness of God, who can’t be seen.”
— Colossians 1:15
The volunteer schedule, including adults and youth volunteers, is available below.
