One of my favorite verses...

Treehouse After School kicked off today - we are so excited to fellowship with our elementary aged friends after school.  We are staying in line with the lessons we are learning in Sunday School, so we continued to talk about Hannah....we also continued our discussion on how sometimes our prayers seem unanswered, or like God is not listening.  But, He always is.

God is so much bigger than any problem you may be facing.  As hard as it is, we have to just give it all up to Him and let go.  One of my favorite verses is Phillipians 4:6.  He knows your needs and He always hears you when you call out to Him - so don't worry. 

How AMAZING is that!?

Daily Dose for WEDNESDAY:

• Read 1 Samuel 1:9-11

•  What was Hannah's vow?

• Have you ever made a "deal" with God?  Was it easy to keep your promise?  Do you think it was easy or hard for Hannah to follow through with her promise? 

Have you prayed today?

Family Theme: PRAYER!

Memory Verse:  Psalm 19:14

What if your best friend went days or weeks without speaking to you?  How would you feel?  It would probably make you very sad.  It's hard to be friends with someone if you don't talk to each other.

It's the same way with Jesus.

We should talk to Him every day...tell Him our fears and worries, confess our sins, and PRAISE Him for who He is and for our many blessings!  We also need to stop and listen to what He has to say...sometimes He speaks in a small voice, other times it's loud and clear.  Either way - He is always there!

(devotion from D6 Adventure Guide)

Daily Dose for TUESDAY: 

•  Read 1 Samuel 1:5-8

•  Why was Hannah sad?

•  Have you ever wanted something really badly, but didn't get it?  How did that make you feel?  What does God want us to do?

Fall into Fall!

Happy Labor Day!  We pray that you and your family had a wonderful holiday weekend full of fun and friends! 

We had an awesome day in Sunday School yesterday and kicked off our new curriculum.  Our focus was on having a PRAYING HEART.  We made an agreement that we would all be intentional in praying every single day ~ how great is that?!!

With the beginning of the new school year, we want to make a commitment to stay in God's Word each day.  Parents - be sure to check the blog every day for suggestions on daily bible verse and devotional questions to share with your kiddos.  

Family Theme: PRAYER!

Memory Verse:  Psalm 19:14

Daily Dose for MONDAY: 

•  Read 1 Samuel 1:1-3

•  Why did Elkanah and his family go to Shiloh each year?

•  Other than church, how and where do you worship?  What is your favorite WAY to worship?  (Mine is singing!)