Kirk
of Kildaire
Welcome
to Faith Quest
Beatitudes
"Come", Joshua called to his friend. "Jesus is up on the hill. Let us go hear what he has to say." Many people came to hear Jesus teach. Often Jesus would sit on the side of a hill
so that people could see him while he shared with them how they could grow in
God's way. The Beatitudes are some of
the things that Jesus shared with the people.
The word Beatitude means "blessings".
The
Beatitudes (Matthew 5:3-12)
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God blesses those people who depend only on
him. They belong to the kingdom of
heaven.
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God blesses those people who grieve. They will find comfort!
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God blesses those people who are humble. The earth will belong to them!
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God blesses those people who want to obey him more
that to eat or drink. They will be
given what they want!
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God blesses those people who are merciful. They will be treated with mercy!
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God blesses those people whose hearts are
pure. They will see him!
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God blesses those people who make peace. They will be called his children!
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God blesses those people who are treated badly for
doing right. They belong to the kingdom
of heaven.
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God will bless you when people insult you,
mistreat you, and tell all kinds of evil lies about you because of me. Be happy and excited! You will have a great reward in heaven. People did these same things to the prophets
who lived long ago.
Our Memory Verse is Proverbs 8:32 (CEV)
"Pay attention, my children! Follow my advice, and you will be
happy."
What we will
learn:
- God blesses those who follow Jesus.
- Jesus' followers are gentle, kind and
peaceful.
- When something bad happens, God takes
care of us.
- We are disciples devoted to God, when
we do God's will.
- When we do God's will, we feel God's
blessings.
Faith Quest
Workshops:
Act out the Beatitudes in Apostle's Playhouse.
Play the Beatitudes Bingo game in Antioch Arcade.
Praising Puppets learn how God wants us to act and how God
takes care of us.
Make a word poster of the attitudes and situations in which
God blesses us in Creation Station.
In Holywood, see a video on Jesus presenting the Beatitudes
and learn about a
different kind of kingdom.
Learn what some of the words mean in the Beatitudes and play
the game Beatitude Bash in Good News.
Family Time and Prayer:
Read:
Matthew 5:1-12
Reflection: The Beatitudes describe the characterizes of the collective
community of Christians. An individual
may not have all the virtues described, but God wants us to try to obtain as
many as we can.
Prayer:
Lord, Thank-you for showing us how to be good Christians. Help us as we try to live the way you want
us to. In your name we pray. Amen.
Offering:
Your offering will go to make improvements in the Montreat Campground, a
part of our Presbyterian Conference Center.
Our church holds a church family retreat in Montreat every October where
we learn how to be disciples of God.
Please bring your offering to the jar in the Great Hall.
Thank-you to the Beatitude workshop
leaders:
Antioch Arcade - Lisa Ward
Creation Station - Sara Ridings
Praising Puppets - Ginger Espino
Apostle's Playhouse - Amy McRee
Good news - Ken and Kathy Turner
Holywood - Laura Heintschel and John
Leonard
Thank-you to our curriculum design team: Carole Rhodes, Lee Smith, Allison Connors,
Angela Farthing, Robin Morris, Catherine Devins, Amy Woynicz, Lori Houck and
Marcia Hale, Interim Director of Children's Ministry.