KSBC Youth & Family Newsletter

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TEACHING REVIEW

Sunday School. This week we wrapped up our study of the parables as we watched the film about the persistent widow. We also reviewed all the parables that we studied and talked about the importance of responding to Jesus in the right way.

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SUNDAY SCHOOL NEWS

Beginning on June 10, the middle and high school students will be joining the rest of the church during the 10:45 ABF hour to participate in the Paul Tripp study. (For more information about this study, click here.) This means that during those ten weeks, we will not have the regular class downstairs.

Also, I want to give you a heads-up about what we'll be doing in Sunday school over the next 3 weeks. As a (hopefully) fun and engaging way to close out the year, we're going to devote the next 3 classes to discussing and debating some controversial cultural and theological issues that teenagers should be equipped to face. Next week, Andrew Depue will lead a discussion on the sanctity of marriage, and we'll converse about how Christians should think about issues like gay marriage, divorce, remarriage, cohabitation, male headship, etc. Since marriage is something surrounded by much confusion, we hope this discussion will help students sharpen their perspective and become more biblically articulate when it comes to stating their beliefs. Obviously, we are aware of the potential for this discussion to get out-of-hand, so we'll strive to keep it age-appropriate and engage the issue from a strictly biblical perspective. If you have any questions or concerns, however, please let me know via email [dhumphrey@ksbc.net]. In the meantime, use this opportunity to talk with your child about how God expects us to think about marriage and how we can maintain these beliefs and convictions in a culture which is hostile to God's design.

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HOME PRIORITIES

D.A. Carson's wise words about his own parents encourage us to be devoted to living genuinely in front of our kids and investing heavily into our homes.

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HSYG CHANGE THIS WEEK

This coming Sunday evening, we will have NO regular HSYG meeting. Instead, high school students are invited to go out to lunch together after the 2nd service. (It's kind of like Dinner After, except it's Lunch After instead.) We will meet up in the lobby after the service and carpool to Penn Station (3540 State Road 38 E) to enjoy food together while sharing discussion oriented around the Proverbs. 

I didn't get a chance to announce this on Sunday, so parents make sure to pass it along!

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TEACHING REVIEW

Sunday school. We joined the other ABF classes to hear from the Hornbrooks and the Crosswalk project.

Metamorphosis. Proverbs teaches young people that how we receive discipline is a very important thing. Therefore, we should listen to God's Word and strive to receive discipline as a sign of live, as a guard against sin, as a source of knowledge, and as a remedy to foolishness.

HSYG. One of the predominant themes of Proverbs is money. We looked at this subject and saw how we are taught to think carefully about the role of money in our lives, even before we have to worry about car payments, cell phone bills, or mortgages. 

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DEATH-DEFYING MISSIONS

If you haven't heard about David Platt's sermon last week at the Together for the Gospel conference, then you need to. No less than John Piper declared that it "may have been the most powerful missions message I've ever heard." I encourage you to take an hour with your kids this week and watch this sermon together.

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NO EASTER HSYG

This coming Sunday (4/8) there will be no HSYG in the evening due to Easter. Celebrate Christ's resurrection together with friends and family!

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TEACHING REVIEW

Sunday School. This week we looked at the parable of the treasure hidden in a field, and explored some of the things that this teaches us about the kingdom. If we truly understand the value of God's kingdom, then no cost will be too great to enter into it.

Metamorphosis. One of the predominant themes of Proverbs is money. We looked at this subject and saw how we are taught to think carefully about the role of money in our lives, even before we have to worry about car payments, cell phone bills, or mortgages.

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THE GREATEST JOY

I thought this short video from John Piper was especially relevant in light of our study this week in Sunday School about the parable of the hidden treasure. We need not be reluctant to call our young people to great sacrifice for the sake of an even greater joy.