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
Have you ever had to forgive someone, but you didn’t really want to? Or maybe you were told to forgive someone and said, “I forgive you,” but deep down you didn’t really mean it?
Forgiving others can be hard sometimes, especially when they have hurt us. Jesus doesn’t merely tell us to forgive others; He embodies the very idea of true forgiveness. He is our living example.
Read Luke 7:36–50. In this passage, Jesus publicly forgives a woman whom the Pharisees least expected Him to forgive. In their eyes this woman was one of the worst women to be associated with. Yet Jesus forgave this woman’s sins generously. This woman knew that though her sins were many, Jesus offered forgiveness. This led her to want to serve Jesus sacrificially, her sacrifice in turn demonstrating her deep love for Him.
What would it be like to forgive someone in your life generously? It isn’t easy, but as we receive God’s generous love and forgiveness, we too become able to forgive others.
Take a moment to rest in God’s generous love and forgiveness for you. Receive it, thank Him for it, and ask Him to help you extend it to others. What a generous, loving gift from our Savior!
—Ana Dutton
Children’s Ministry Volunteer
Contributor to Wonder Ink
*Wonder Ink Video for this series*
Word of Wonder:
“Come to me, all who are tired. I will give you rest.”
—from Matthew 11:28
The volunteer schedule, including adults and youth volunteers, is available below.
