A Hero in God's eyes has heart!  They want what God wants and they have faith that God is who He says He is- and will do what He says He'll do!  As we look at King David in the Bible we can learn a lot about drawing near to God and knowing God is bigger than any problem or situation in our lives.  We can all be heroes because of our faith in God.  Do you have heart?  David told King Saul in 1 Samuel 17, "Don't lose heart because of this Philistine!" He loved God and in Acts David was referred to as a man AFTER GOD'S OWN HEART!   King David was just a shepherd boy at the time he met Goliath, but GOD went before him and won the battle.  We can be a hero like David.  Trust God more, spend time with God, get to know Him and who He is.  Rise up, HEROES!  See you next month!
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​HEROES with HEART VLOG series for kids focuses on being a true hero in God's eyes!  A hero means He Exalts Righteous Ones!  Jesus exalts people who love him to do big jobs.  In Genesis 24 Abraham's "nameless" servant who was in charge of his entire household was called to be a HERO!  He was given a big job and he asked questions first, which is okay!  We can inquire of the Lord, we can seek out understanding.  The servant prayed, he obeyed, and then he prayed again.  Jesus helped him every step of the scary way!  Like an Oreo cookie, we need to sandwich our obedience with prayer and praise!  The servant was a Humble, Helpful Hero! 

Are you living out your life right with God?  Do you KNOW THE BIGGEST HERO of all time?!!  JESUS, the Savior of the universe!  He is our strength and our source of power.  Only through that relationship and reservoir of energy and power can we accomplish anything good in our lives.  When you know Jesus He can make you a HERO through his strength!    We can be a HUMBLE, HELPFUL, HERO!

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​Welp, friend!  I hope and pray you know how AMAZING and GOOD my best friend, Jesus, truly is!  He is our EVERYTHING!  This is sadlly the last blog of this series, but there will be more later... I wrote you a poem this week about Jesus and why He is our everything.  I will be praying for you!  Revelation 1:8, Colossians 1:17, and John 14:6 help see Jesus has always been, He is now, and He is our FUTURE!  Watch and see;)


Jesus is Our Everything
My friend is as kind as kind can be
His love is as big as the biggest sea
His voice is powerful like rushing water
Yet His touch is gentle like a potter
Jesus is our Everything
 
At the beginning, God created
He spoke and the earth rotated
At the end of time here on this earth
God will come back, different from His birth
Jesus is our Everything
 
From smallest of bugs here on the ground
To the biggest of oceans splashing around
Galaxies swirling and twirling in space
Jesus created it by His saving grace
Jesus is our Everything
 
God the Father, God the Son,
God the Spirit- Three in ONE
Like ONE clover has three leaves,
There is ONE God- He died for me!
Jesus is our Everything
 
There is no sin too big or small
God has always seen them all
There is no hurt too deep or wide
Jesus is our Healer,  He’s always by our side
Jesus is our Everything
 
Following Jesus will cost us some stuff
Sometimes it might seem too tough
He wants us to love Him and obey
Even when the clouds seem awfully gray
Jesus is our Everything
 
If you do, KNOW Jesus- the One and Only
Introduce Him to all you know, BOLDLY
The cross is where He laid down his life
So we might be with Him in paradise
Jesus is our Everything
 
But trusting, believing, obeying the Word
There is no better life here on this earth
My very best friend is Jesus Christ
I pray you know Him and His sacrifice
Jesus is our Everything

     Hello, friend!  We are getting close to the end!!  One more week to finish out our 52 weeks through the Bible!  Jesus is Coming Back... and there are going to be signs and things we need to know.  The Bible is Truth, and all throughout it tells of how planet earth will end, and how eternity will begin.  There are 5 major things to watch for and remember. 

​1.)  Jesus is Coming Back
2.)  The Mark of the Beast
3.)  World Wide Suffering
4.)  The Antichrist
5.)  Satan Will Lose & Jesus Will Win

Watch and see!

     Hello, friend!  Christmas time is almost here!!  When I think of Christmas, I think of a very special guest coming to my house... or the arrival of a baby!  Having three kids, I know the excitement a newborn baby brings.  That same feeling of happiness and anticipation is what I feel at Christmas.  Advent means the arrival of a noitable person, event, or thing. 
      Advent in the church didn't always relate to Christmas.  At first, over 1700 years ago when Advent got started, it was actually a celebration of Jesus' baptistm and the celebration of "Epiphany" or when the Magi came to see the child, Jesus... for the new christians, who were being introduced to what it mean to be a true Christian. 
​      Advent later changed it's focus to Jesus coming, again... His second coming.  Today, we celebrate Advent four Sundays.  Two Sundays about Jesus' birth, death, and ressurection, and two Sundays looking forward to him coming, again.  We live in a cool time.  It keeps getting closer to Jesus coming again, and we know how he died on the cross and rose again for our sins.  Advent is a neat time of reflection and anticipation of Jesus coming again.  Enjoy this Christmas, but remember, He is coming!!  Let the world know!!  We all need to be ready!

      Hello, friend!  Peace vs. Friction... there seems to be a lot of people rubbing each other the wrong way.  Even with Christmas coming up, a lot of people seem to be grumpy and mean to each other.  In the Bible there was this stuff called, The Balm of Gilead, which was a medicine they rubbed on wounds, sores, or hurt spots on their bodies.  It came from Gilead.  Would it surprise you that God is called The Balm of Gilead?  Not me, either!  Jesus is our Healer and our Peacemaker.  In Isaiah 9:6 He is also called The Prince of Peace.  The only way we can become peacemakers is to know the Peacemaker, Jesus.  Enjoy Christmas!  Stop and look at the beauty and wonder.  Jesus is the Prince of Peace!

      Hello, friend!  When Jesus fills us up, He can flow out into more and more people.  We all are called to do "missions" right where we are.  Nobody can do it alone.  Jesus uses us as vessels to pour out into other people, as we are going!  Acts 1:8 and Matthew 28:19-20 will help us see how!  He takes us on a GREAT ADVENTURE!  Enjoy the ride!

    Hello, friend!  The Antichrist will be an actual person who comes to our earth and ushers in the end times... we will talk more about that in a couple weeks.  But for now, what does "anti" even mean?  "Anti" means opposed or against, so the Antichrist will be someone who is opposed or against Jesus Christ, himself.  The armor of God is really important to think about because we need to be ready for whatever comes our way.  We need to think about the true enemy, the devil.  We also need to think about the different parts of the armor and what Jesus wants.  Sing and learn with me!

     Hello, friend! Jesus teaches us a lot about what HE can do with a little in Matthew 13:31-32.  You might not have a lot of money, but He enjoys using a little to do a whole lot!  It might seem sad when people don't have a lot of money, but what is worse is "Ultimate" Poverty... when people don't know Jesus.  When we give people things they need to live, like water and food in Jesus' name, He can use that little to save their souls.  The poor need us to give what we can so they can help others later.  Jesus is counting on us to listen and trust Him.  Watch and see!