January 7th Resource Guide

The Beatitudes

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

There’s a different way. A different way for those who experience suffering. A different way to view sadness. A different way to love those who have hurt you. A different way to see people.

Sometimes I think how unfair it is when I have to suffer or mourn loss, or how angry I could get with those who have wronged me. I decide in my heart I’m justified in my thoughts. My human nature says it’s fine to be mad. It’s easier to put up a wall or hold a grudge than to be forgiving. I like to control the narrative and decide what works for me.

But Jesus says there’s a different way, and it’s about His kingdom and His heart. Jesus taught His disciples this so they could be like Him.

Read Matthew 5:1–12.

Our brokenness can be the tool God uses to not only show His power and heart, but His power can be displayed in us as we show others a different way to live. Our joy and blessedness come from His transforming power in our lives. He can transform His kingdom in a different way, a way that displays His heart to the world.

How can you help kids see the heart of Jesus today? How can you help kids see a different way today?

—Stephanie Rhyne

Kids Ministry Content Creator

Contributor to Wonder Ink

 

*Wonder Ink Video for this series*

WORD OF WONDER

“Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.”

—from Matthew 5:8

The volunteer schedule, including adults and youth volunteers, is available below.

Author

  • Kristin Langford is the Ministry Leader for Early Childhood Ministry at Stonebriar Community Church. She is responsible for loving on kids birth through kindergarten and their parents. She has a passion for helping moms navigate the sometimes stressful waters of parenting preschool-age children and meeting all the other expectations in their lives.

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