Introduction
Let me begin with a discipleship question: how will you follow Jesus in prayer and dependence on God this week? - November 8, 2020, Christ invites us to receive truth with humility, practice repentance, and walk in faithful obedience.
Main Points
Let me begin with a discipleship question: how will you follow Jesus in prayer and dependence on God this week? In this lesson shaped by Calvary Boise's teaching on KIDS TIME: Sing! - November 8, 2020, Christ invites us to receive truth with humility, practice repentance, and walk in faithful obedience.
Faith and Obedience
All right I've got some sheep jokes for you what do you call a sheep that's always quiet ah she all right let's do. Another one what do you call a dancing sheep a baa larina okay one more one more what is a sheep's favorite candy a.
- Chocolate bar all right welcome back to our series sing where we're going to be learning about god and about us through looking at.
- The psalms before our lesson though let's pray god we just ask that you'd help us to know you to follow you and to.
- Trust you we pray in jesus name amen all right now it's time to open up those bibles to the book of psalms which.
- Is in the new testament or the old testament old testament that's right we're going to be in psalm 23 today as we see.
God being compared to a shepherd who takes care of his sheep remember a psalm is like a song or poem that's used to. Worship god it's less like reading a story and more like reading the words to a song that somebody wrote or two poetry now.
Understanding the Heart Issue
I have all that I need he lets me rest in green meadows he leads me beside peaceful streams king david who wrote this. Kind of creates a word picture where he compares his relationship with god to a sheep's relationship to a shepherd a shepherd always makes.
- Sure that his sheep have what they need he leads them and guides them he brings them to places they need to be and.
- That's the way it is with us and god you see god does watch over us as a shepherd watches over a sheep a.
- Shepherd knows his sheep and the sheep should know their shepherd you know this actually all gives me an idea for a game time.
- Okay I'm calling this one count the sheep so you're going to have to listen closely to the voice of your sheep you are.
In the shepherd's shoes at this point and so I want you to put on your listening ears and count how many of your. Sheep that you hear but ignore any other animal noises you might catch in the moment only count sheep you guys ready all right.
Faith and Obedience
Sheep let's continue on as we read this psalm about god as our good shepherd the psalm goes on to say even when I. Walk through the darkest valley I will not be afraid for you are close beside me your rod and your staff protect and comfort.
- Me just as the sheep is protected and cared for by the shepherd god is with us through every difficult situation in life whatever.
- Scary whatever's hard for us to deal with god is still there with us leading us and guiding us therefore we don't have to.
- Be afraid no matter what happens in life keep following and trusting your good shepherd god let me read a few more of david's.
- Words in psalm 23 to you before we go david finishes his psalm by saying to god surely your goodness and unfailing love will.
Pursue me all the days of my life and I will live in the house of the lord forever amen to that all right. My friends that's it for us this week I will see you next time stay connected with us god bless you all right well.
Sin and Salvation
Right let's sing why do you turn into wine into the darkness all right let's sing our god ready is make sure you move. Around a little bit if is let's see one more part again okay let's sing and if our god is forced ready two.
- Three and if our god is for us then it could ever stop us and if our god is with us all right great.
- Job everybody this next song we're gonna play is called he's got the whole world in his hands girls you guys ready yeah all.
- Right we're going to be singing and dancing and doing motions so join us here we go one two three brothers and sisters is.
- Grandpas is good job everybody.
Conclusion
We return to the opening teaching: discipleship is not just information, it is transformation through faith and obedience to Jesus. If we receive His Word and walk it out, He will shape us into people who endure and bear fruit.
Lord Jesus, help me hear Your Word, obey it with faith, and grow as Your disciple. Amen.
Conclusion
We return to the opening teaching: discipleship is not just information, it is transformation through faith and obedience to Jesus. If we receive His Word and walk it out, He will shape us into people who endure and bear fruit.
Closing Prayer
Lord Jesus, help me hear Your Word, obey it with faith, and grow as Your disciple. Amen.