Sunday School

At Belton 1st we have a problem!! Let me back up and give you some history. A little over 18 months ago we started a new class for adults for any age, but that were not already attending Sunday School. We had a core group of six that saw the need and this past Easter Sunday we had a little over 40 people there.

Back to the problem.........let me point out that it is a good problem. We have divided our class into 2 smaller classes and after one Sunday it is very evident that God has not abandoned us. You see in churches; especially in Sunday School, people can get comfortable and when we as a group of teachers (and I use the term teachers loosely) sat down to talk this out, we did not want to do this. We liked our class the way it was, but we did see that the closeness of the small group we started with was not really shared with the newcomers. This is simply because there just isn't enough time to get to know everyone. Then you have the research that says if you divide a big group into smaller groups that they will flourish. So we left it at Gods feet and under His direction we divided this past Sunday. Well, it was awesome!!! I can see already that this has been a need for a while. We were more relaxed and I feel like everyone got ample time to share with the group and I am so excited to see where God is leading.

As I sit here writing this the alarm just went off for Lori to get up and it was the song Amazing Love by the Newsboys. How fitting giving everything I just typed, God is Good. Anyway we are starting a new study based on the Purpose Driven Life principles by Rick Warren. The memory verse we are called to learn for this week is Romans 12:1 and the more I read it trying to memorize it, the more I get from it. Take a look at it. I'm going to include the Message and the NASB translations for your reading pleasures.

1 Therefore I urge you, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living and holy sacrifice, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service of worship.
Romans 12:1 (NASB)

1 So here's what I want you to do, God helping you: Take your everyday, ordinary life—your sleeping, eating, going-to-work, and walking-around life—and place it before God as an offering. Embracing what God does for you is the best thing you can do for him.
Romans 12:1 (MSG)

Have a Blessed Day!!!