Snow Cone Sunday

“God blesses hard workers” was not just the slogan used by Genesis Kids volunteers while packing hundreds of half spheres of snow into a cone, but the main point of the day. Today we spoke about snow cones. Not just snow cones, but the snow cone guy at the park. You see, “All hard work brings a profit, but mere talk leads only to poverty” proverbs 14:23. God can use regular people, as in the story in John 2:1, where Jesus’ first miracle was to turn water into wine. What if, when Jesus asked the guys at the wedding to bring him 6 jars, they rejected him, Would they look back and realize that they could have been part of his first miracle? The good thing is that they didn’t, but instead they ran and found the 6 jars, only to find out that God blesses hard workers. Because of their obedience, the wedding celebration was able to go on. What strikes me, is that Jesus’ disciples were not the first ones to assist Jesus with his first miracle, but the servants of the party that did. God blesses hard workers, not because of the title before their name, or their achievements, but because of their hearts. The same story we spoke about to the kids, I saw it come to life. As I was walking into the church lobby, I didn’t just see kids with snow cones, but I saw people of all ages eating and sipping snow cones. I thank God that the same way He turned water into wine, Genesis Kids was able to be a blessing to many.

8 Things we love about summer

Cooler full of ice and ice cream? Check.
Friends? Check.
Snacks? Check.
Swimming trunks? Check.
Radio? Check.
No, we are not going to the beach, we are on our way to Genesis kids!
Because the sky looks like an ocean full of coconut cotton candy, trees and flowers are brighter than a unicorn in any cartoon, and sand is stuck between every kids toes, we are going to celebrate summer. Well, maybe not summer as much as the goodness of God. We all have great memories of summer. For me, it was- not going to school. The point is, we want your kids to not just have a memory of God’s goodness, but to have a daily experience of it. In this new series, we will be talking about the good things of summer, such as ice cream, friends, raiding the pantry when mom and dad are at work, and so forth. We are comparing each thing, with how much better it is to have a relationship with God.
If you would like to know more about our new series, stop by the Genesis Kids wing, and I’ll be more then happy to share the excitement with you. We will also post our service notes every Sunday, for you to recap with your kids midweek.
We look forward to serving you and your kids this summer, with our 8 part series.

In Love,

Carlos.

God’s word is like Bread!

So I went to a great friends wedding last night, and I have to say that they had the best wedding food ever- a full slab of ribs. It doesn’t end there, this wedding also made me cheat on my no carb diet. They had the best bread to complement the dinner. As much as I tried, I could not say “no” to warm, buttered bread. That’s where our lesson today hit home. “I love my bible because God’s word is like bread”.

God’s word is like bread, when we mix it with faith.
We can have all the ingredients, measured perfectly, but if we don’t mix in flour, our bread will not rise.

Opening up your Bible to read is a lot like baking bread, you have to have the right ingredients. If we prepare the right way, our time reading the Bible can become like Bread to our soul, but we have to mix in our faith.

Before reading the Bible, take a moment to worship God and thank Him for His Word. Ask God to reveal Himself to you when you read.

For supporting verses, we used
Matthew 4:4 (also Deut 8:3)
“Jesus answered them, it is written, man does not live on bread alone, but on every word than comes from the mouth of God.”
Also Hebrews 4:2 talks about how some people hear God’s Word and it profits them nothing… because they don’t mix it with faith.

I have to admit, this is one of the best series we’ve taught the kids, Thanks to Church On The Move for such great resources.

Mr Carlos.

“By Faith”

Today was an awesome day. We began to implement ideas from Seeds conference, and our staff and children were excited. Be on the lookout, as we blog about the ideas that we are implementing. We encourage every person in Kidmin to attend Seeds next year, it will change your world.

Super Hero Party

It’s a bird, it’s a plane… No, it’s our Super Hero party tomorrow. We are very excited with the new lesson that we started this year, that we are throwing a super hero party for the kids. At the same time, we will review the past lessons, and the parents can see what we do. We have been teaching our kids all about faith, and it’s super powers, but this is a great opportunity to recap, and refresh. Bring your kids, dress them up as their favorite super heroes, bring snacks, and let’s have a great time. Looking forward to the coolest costume. See you tomorrow- 10am @ Maranatha House of God. 4301 W Diversey, Chicago IL.

Sunday’s Best