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Kids Worship

June 9th we will close our year of J.A.M.

with a very special worship service.

The kids will each have parts to play

and the music for worship will

reflect the joyful spirit of both our Sunday School 
and youth programs.

Practice for this special Sunday 

will be on

June 2nd

Confirmation: 10 Commandments

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Work through the confirmation Lesson below.  Do the best you can on your own.  If you need help, or if you get stuck send me an email, (revrichm@gmail.com), text or call me (610-401-5602).  When you're done, post your answers at the bottom.  When we meet next I will go over this and we'll do an exercise to have some fun with it.  

The Ten Commandments

My Faith Story
The Big Question #1: Are the Ten Commandments around just to trip us up and make us feel bad?

Today's lesson focuses on the Ten Commandants. It may be difficult sometimes to see the positive nature of rules and guidelines. It is very easy to see all rules as merely an impediment to freedom. As you think of your own life, can you see how rules and guidelines can actually increase your sense of freedom and enhance life? For example, what would your favorite game be like without rules? How safe would driving be if there were no traffic laws? How safe would food be if there were no food safety laws?

Open the Bible
Read Proverbs 2:1–6. For the writer of Proverbs, true wisdom begins in understanding God's commandments. As you read these verses, think about the words commandments and wisdom. 

Question #2: What is the relationship between true wisdom and God's commandments? Question #3: Where do we find the commandments of God?
Read Exodus 20:1–11. The Commandments can be divided into two groups. The first three deal with how we are to respond to God, and the final seven address how we are to interact with one another. These are guidelines for how God's people can live faithful lives. If we focus on the word not, we can quickly become legalistic and lose sight of what the commandments are really saying.

Lutheran Study Bible page 153: Read the Lutheran Perspectives sidebar "What is the purpose of the Ten Commandments?" This is a great explanation of how we are to understand the Ten Commandments in a Lutheran way today. The focus for Luther is always on Christ, not the law. But when we realize what Christ has done for us, we naturally want to live a Christian life of service to God and our neighbor.

Read Exodus 20:12–17. While the first three commandments deal with how we are to live toward God, the final seven deal with how we are to live toward one another. Take the word not out and think of how you would say in your own words each the Ten Commandments. 

Question #4: How do the commandments provide us with a guideline for living a Christian life?
Lutheran Study Bible page 154: You may be surprised to learn that not all people number the Ten Commandments in the same way or in the same order. Look at the chart "Numbering the Ten Commandments" on page 154. Compare the different ways that the Ten Commandments are numbered. 

Question #5: Do they think the numbering matters? Why or why not?
Read Exodus 20:18–26. The giving of the law to Moses is presented in a very dramatic way. The scene of Moses on the mountain is one of the most dramatic stories in the Bible. For an exciting understanding of Moses' trip up the mountain and how it looks today, refer to "Climbing Mount Sinai," chapter 10 in Bruce Feiler's Walking the Bible (HarperCollins, 2004).

Open the Catechism
On a piece of paper, write "Luther's Explanations to the Ten Commandments." In his explanations to the Commandments, Luther provides a great way for us to think about what the Commandments are and how we as Christians should understand them.

Here We Stand Student Book page 296: Turn to the Ten Commandments and Luther's explanations. On your paper, write what you think Luther’s explanation of each of the commandments means to you.

Cartoon Connection

Question #6: What are some rules in your family?

Question #7: How can rules make relationships work better?

Question #8: Where do you really appreciate having rules?

Life ConnectionFind someone in your life (like Mom, Dad, Brother or Sister) who can share with you a story about a time in their life when they messed up but found forgiveness.

Word Search

COMMANDMENTS 

 LORD 

 SABBATH

COVET 

LOVE 

SINAI

FATHER 

MOSES

STEAL

FEAR 

MOTHER 

TEN

GOD 

MURDER 

WITNESS

HOLY

NEIGHBOR

HONOR

REMEMBER

Confirmation: Wilderness To Land

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Work through the confirmation Lesson below.  Do the best you can on your own.  If you need help, or if you get stuck send me an email, (revrichm@gmail.com), text or call me (610-401-5602).  When you're done, post your answers at the bottom.  When we meet next I will go over this and we'll do an exercise to have some fun with it.  

Wilderness to Land

My Faith Story

Ask yourself this Big Question: I have so many important things in my life; why should I focus on God?

This week's lesson focuses on the importance of remembering what God has done for us so that we can remember always to keep God front and center in our lives. We all are tempted to put other things ahead of God in our lives. It may be our activities in school or sports, social status, material possessions, anything that becomes more important to us than God. Do you have things in your life that makes you want to put in God second place? What helps you keep things in perspective?

Open the Bible

Read Exodus 16:1–15.

Almost as soon as the Israelites are out of Egypt, they begin grumbling. In these verses we see how God provided for the people in spite of their grumbling. God kept his promise, the covenant made several years earlier, to provide for the people, protect them, and bring them to the promised land. God remains faithful despite the erratic behavior of the people.

Q: These verses come right after the people cross the Red Sea. Why do you think the people forget what God has done for them so quickly?

Q: The people keep complaining, but God keeps delivering. What does that say about God?

Try to find a map and look at the area of Sinai between Egypt and Israel.  When Israel left Egypt, they did not go immediately to the promised land. They had a long period, the Bible says 40 years, of wandering in the wilderness before they were able to enter the land God had promised them.

Q: Why do you think it was necessary for the people to wander through the wilderness before getting to the promised land?

Read Joshua 24:14–18.

Moses did not enter the Promised Land with the Israelites. Joshua took over as the leader when Moses' term was finished. Joshua, too, had to deal with the stubborn people who kept forgetting all that God had done for them. In Joshua 24 Joshua is challenging the people to live in obedience to God in the promised land in response to all the goodness and protection that God had provided. Joshua is considered a Bible hero because of his determination and commitment to follow God regardless of what everyone else might say.

Think about what the last part of Joshua 24:15, Joshua's statement of faith, means to you.

Q: How could following Joshua's words be seen as heroic?

Read Deuteronomy 6:4–9. The words in Deuteronomy 6:4–5 are called the Shema. It is foundational for Jews in a very profound way to this day. All obedience, it claims, flows out of a sense of love toward God and dependence on God.

The Great Commandment is found in three of the four Gospels (Matthew 22:37–40; Mark 12:28–31; Luke 10:25–28). Each of these references is directly connected to the Shema in Deuteronomy 6:4.

Read Matthew 22:37–40; Mark 12:28–31; and Luke 10:25–37. What does Jesus say about the words in Deuteronomy 6:4–5?

Q: Why is Deuteronomy 6:4–5 called the Great Commandment?

Open the Catechism

What is the point of the Great Commandment?

The point of the Great Commandment is putting God first in our lives. When we put God first, we naturally want to take care of our neighbors and do the right thing.

Here We Stand Student Book page 296: Turn to the Ten Commandments and Luther's explanations of the first three Commandments. How does the Great Commandment sum up the first three commandments? How does Luther explain what our attitude to God should be?

Cartoon Connection

1. What are the things that you are tempted to put ahead of God in your life?

2. Why do you think people have such a hard time putting God first in their lives?

3. Where can you find help to keep your priorities straight today where God is acting to free people from some kind of burden or bondage?

Life Connection

Make a list of 10 things you do every day. Be sure to include “Keep God as the focus of my life” on your list. Then cut those 10 things apart and put them in a hat. Draw them out one at a time and do those things in that order every day this week. How is this different from doing them in a specific, prioritized order? Did it mess with your routine? When did you “keep God as the focus of your life”? When should you do this?

QUIZ SHOW

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The Shema is . . .

     a. what you say to someone who has sneezed.

     b. the name of your pet alligator.

     c. the Jewish understanding of faithfulness, devotion, and love to God.

     d. the newest kind of soft drink to hit the market.

2. Manna is . . .

     a. slang for "banana."

     b. a type of bread that was provided in the wilderness.

     c. the newest dance craze.

     d. the newest kind of soft drink to hit the market.

3. When God makes a covenant, or promise, with people . . .

     a. you can bet that it won't happen.

     b. it is a for a short time only.

     c. God will always keep it.

     d. none of the above.

4. Living for yourself rather than living for God means . . .

     a. God will be very pleased with you and will jump up and down for joy.

     b. you have broken the First Commandment.

     c. your relationship with God will suffer.

     d. both b and c.

  

5. God provided manna and quail for the Hebrew people when they wandered in the wilderness because . . .

     a. God had nothing better to do.

     b. God had a new recipe for a manna and quail hot dish and was eager    to try it out.

     c. it was a reminder that God is always faithful, even if we're not.

     d. manna and quail are well-known desert delicacies.

6. Allowing God to sit in the "driver's seat" means . . .

     a. God wants to take your car out for a spin.

     b. giving God the best seat at the drive-in movie.

     c. God is the one who is steering the bumper car at the arcade.

     d. giving God full reign and full control of your life.

7. Joshua said that he and his house were serving . . .

     a. the latest soft drink to hit the market.

     b. manna and quail hot dish.

     c. the Lord.

     d. whomever they wanted.

8. When asked about the Great Command, Jesus told the parable of . . .

     a. the boy who cried wolf.

     b. manna tree seed.

     c. Little Red Riding Hood.

     d. the good Samaritan. 

Spring Fling

This was recently named a fund raiser for J.A.M.

We need to be as actively involved as we can be.
There's a planning meeting this Sunday, 4/14, after church.

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Confirmation: The Exodus

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Work through the confirmation Lesson below.  Do the best you can on your own.  If you need help, or if you get stuck send me an email, (revrichm@gmail.com), text or call me (610-401-5602).  When you're done, post your answers at the bottom.  When we meet next I will go over this and we'll do an exercise to have some fun with it.  

Moses and Pharaoh

My Faith Story

Ask yourself this Big Question: Why doesn't God fix all the injustice in the world?

God works through us to combat injustice just as God worked through Moses to combat injustice. Think about a time when you worked against injustice. Maybe you helped someone that was being teased or something like that.

What did you do? What was the experience like? How did you feel God's presence?

When we choose to fight injustice, we are choosing to do God's work in the world.

Open the Bible

Read Exodus 2:23–24. Make two lists on a piece of paper. Title one list "God" and the other "Pharaoh." As you read today's story, list the differences between these two leaders. Before you begin reading, write "deliverance" under God's name and "domination" under Pharaoh's name. Throughout your reading, continue to record the characteristics that were unique to each of them.

Exodus 5:1–9: Brickswithout Straw.

Questions:

• What did Moses and Aaron ask Pharaoh on behalf of God?

• How did Pharaoh respond?

• What did Pharaoh do to make life even more difficult for the slaves?

Exodus 6:1–9: TheIsraelites Doubt.

Questions:

• Why are God's people getting discouraged?

• How does Moses reassure them?

Exodus 7:14–12:32: ThePlagues.

Questions:

• Why was Pharaoh so stubborn?

• How did God eventually convince Pharaoh to let the people go?

• What would plagues look like today?

Exodus 12:33–42:Passover.

Question:

• How is Passover celebrated today?

• How did Jesus celebrate the Passover with his disciples?

Exodus 14:21–31: TheRed Sea.

• How do the Israelites escape?

• What do you think the celebration was like on the other side of the sea?

• When have you seen this kind of greatness in today's world?

FINAL OVERALL QUESTIONS:

• What do you think is the most dramatic part of Exodus 5–15?

• What is the weirdest part to you?

• Why do you think this story has been and remains such a source of hope for oppressed people?

Open the Catechism

Think about these two events in the Bible: "Noah and the Flood" and "The Red Sea."  Christians have long connected the stories of Noah and the flood and the people going through the Red Sea with baptism.  Why do you think that is?

Student Book page 305: Turn to the Sacrament of Holy Baptism and Luther's explanation. This of how the stories of Noah and the flood and the people going through the Red Sea relate well to the Sacrament of Holy Baptism.

Cartoon Connection

1. Which plague sounds like the grossest to you? Explain.

2. How does God work in the world today to overcome injustice?

3. Think about a place in the world today where God is acting to free people from some kind of burden or bondage.

Life Connection

Find out what your congregation is doing to work for peace and justice locally or internationally, or find a justice organization in your city. Pick an organization that interests you and find out how you can help. Make a pledge to your chosen organization, explaining how you will help out in the next month, two months, and beyond.

Word Scramble

Read the clues provided to help you unscramble the words.

1. AELEIIRST  __  __  __  __  __  __  __  __  __

2. RPHHAAO   __  __  __  __  __  __  __ 

3. SSEOM       __  __  __  __  __

4. GLUEASP   __  __  __  __  __  __  __ 

5. NNIRUGB    __  __  __  __  __  __  __ 

6. MIA              __  __  __ 

7. NAORA       __  __  __  __  __ 

8. EPELPO      __  __  __  __  __  __

1. Another name for one of God’s people.

2. Ruler in Egypt.

3. God chose him to free the slaves.

4. Ten terrible signs of God’s power.

5. God appeared to Moses in this kind of bush.

6. God’s name in Exodus 3:14.

7. Moses’ brother.

8. Let my ______ go!