Back to Church and
Sunday School
Joanna and Josiah raced to their rooms to get their shoes, clothing and Bibles ready for Sunday School tomorrow morning. Mom had been setting the timer each evening to challenge them to get all their school stuff ready before the ten minute alarm went off, and it worked so well to keep them focused on their task that they asked if they could use it for Saturday evening, as well. The twins thought it was a lot more fun that way. There was yelling and giggling from each room, but it seemed like no time at all before they both raced back to the kitchen, Josiah slightly in the lead.
“Aw, if I didn’t have to search for my purple hair bow, I would have been done first,” Joanna said.
“That’s okay,” Dad said with a smile. “Josiah gets the extra treat tonight. I’m glad we made a game out of our last nightly chores each evening. It sure does make the morning go a lot smoother.”
Josiah took a few pieces of candy from the packet, and then offered it to Joanna. “Here, these are your favorite, not mine. I just hate to lose the race!” Joanna made a silly face, and then thanked him and shared some of the chocolate and peanut butter candies.
“It’s been a busy day with visiting and cleaning up the bus for Brother Masters. While we pray together before bed, I want us to pray for the bus route and all the new kids that we invited today, that they will come to Sunday School in the morning,” said Dad.
“Pray for Kylie and Maisie to come back tomorrow too, Daddy,” asked Joanna. “Mommy took me by their house today since they haven’t been to church for awhile. We gave them a flyer for the fall program. They were staying at their uncle’s house on some of the weekends, but now that school has started, they said they really missed coming to church.”
“Dylan too, Dad,” added Josiah. “He was absent the past two weeks, but I called and told him about the Sunday School contest and the picnic coming up, and he didn’t want to miss it.”
“That’s good,” said Dad as he jotted down the names of the folks they wanted to pray for. “We always want to pray for our church and our pastor, for the Sunday School teachers and bus workers, and for new people to come and hear the Gospel message.”
Joanna was thinking. “Our teacher, Mrs. Lynden, was sick with the flu last Sunday, but I hope she will be able to come back tomorrow. Let’s pray for her, too.” Daddy led them all in prayer, and then it was time for brushing teeth, kisses and hugs, and off to bed.
On Sunday morning everyone got dressed and ate their breakfast, and then they headed to the church to go on the bus route. The driver, Brother Masters, had a big smile on his face when he saw all the work that had been done to clean the bus. Joanna had even sprayed and wiped every seat, while Josiah was sweeping the floor.
One of the teenagers named Matt led all the boys and girls in songs and played a game while they picked up riders and headed to the church. “I’m inright, outright, upright, downright happy all the time!” they were still singing as the bus pulled up to the door of the Sunday School building. Dylan, Maisie and Kylie were all back this Sunday, and there were five new riders who had never come before, including a mom who was chatting with Josiah and Joanna’s mom on the way to church. It was already an exciting day, and Sunday School had not even started yet!
“Welcome back to Sunday School!” Mrs. Lynden exclaimed when she saw Maisie and Kylie and Dylan. “We have missed you.” Their teacher told them to enjoy their treats while she introduced each of the new visitors and wrote down their names and addresses. Then she took attendance, greeted all the kids, and wrote down their points for attendance and bringing their Bible. Josiah and Joanna each got extra points for their visitors who had come today.
“This is the first Sunday of our Fall campaign, and it’s called Back to Sunday School Sunday! We’ve already had Back to School, and everyone is busy in their new classes. But church and Sunday school are very important too, so we tried very hard to contact all of the kids who haven’t come much over the summer. Each week we will have a special emphasis, but for today, it was for us all to get back to being faithful to God’s house each and every Sunday. How often does God want us to be in church, class?” She held her hand up to her ear to signal them all to give the answer in unison that they knew so well.
“EVERY TIME THE DOORS ARE OPEN!” they all shouted.
“That’s right, and that’s why our memory verse and scripture song this week is about God’s command for us to be faithful to Sunday School and church. ‘Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching.’ Hebrews 10:25” As was the custom, they sang it, then they said it, then she erased a word, then they sang it, then they said it, then she erased another word. Soon Mrs. Lynden had erased all the words, and she gave each of them an opportunity to say the verse and wrote down their points.
After memory verse time, Mrs. Lynden taught a short lesson about God’s plan for kids to serve Him in their local church, and in their homes, too. “Kids can serve the Lord just as much as adults and teenagers can. You can be faithful and be in your place for every service, Sunday morning, Sunday night, Wednesday night, and even revival services.”
“You can invite visitors. You can make phone calls to other boys and girls who have been absent. You can hand out tracts and flyers. You can help with cleaning up the building and the property and the buses.” Josiah and Joanna grinned at each other, glad that they had the opportunity to do just that.
“Just being in your place and being faithful is something that is important to the Lord, and God will bless our faithfulness and obedience to His Word. Not only that, but we will grow stronger spiritually by hearing the teaching and preaching of the Bible, learning our memory verses, singing good Gospel songs and having fellowship with other Christians who love God.”
Before class was over, Mrs. Lynden reviewed the plan of salvation with the class, and then had them bow their heads and close their eyes. Two of the brand new visitors raised their hands that they wanted to learn more about how to be ready for Heaven, and they stayed to talk with Mrs. Lynden when class was dismissed to go to the preaching service.
“I’m so glad you and your mom came to our house, Joanna!” Maisie said as they walked down the hall toward the main auditorium. “I forgot how much I LOVE coming to church. Mrs. Lynden makes Sunday School so much fun, and I always learn something new.”
“She has lots of fun activities and contests, too,” added Kylie.
“I am really glad that you guys could come today.” Joanna said with a smile. “My mom was happy, too, that we got to visit you yesterday, and then see you back at church and on the bus today. It really is fun to serve the Lord, just like our Sunday School lesson.”
Have you been thinking that serving God is just for grown-ups, and that kids don’t really get to be a part of it?
Well, serving the Lord is for every one of God’s children, those who are born again and part of the family of God. Your faithfulness and your work is just as important to God as anyone else in the world, and God wants to bless you for your obedience to His Word.
Let’s all get involved and busy in the Lord’s work, and if you have missed some services at your church, now is a great time to focus on faithfulness and get BACK TO CHURCH AND SUNDAY SCHOOL.
“Aw, if I didn’t have to search for my purple hair bow, I would have been done first,” Joanna said.
“That’s okay,” Dad said with a smile. “Josiah gets the extra treat tonight. I’m glad we made a game out of our last nightly chores each evening. It sure does make the morning go a lot smoother.”
Josiah took a few pieces of candy from the packet, and then offered it to Joanna. “Here, these are your favorite, not mine. I just hate to lose the race!” Joanna made a silly face, and then thanked him and shared some of the chocolate and peanut butter candies.
“It’s been a busy day with visiting and cleaning up the bus for Brother Masters. While we pray together before bed, I want us to pray for the bus route and all the new kids that we invited today, that they will come to Sunday School in the morning,” said Dad.
“Pray for Kylie and Maisie to come back tomorrow too, Daddy,” asked Joanna. “Mommy took me by their house today since they haven’t been to church for awhile. We gave them a flyer for the fall program. They were staying at their uncle’s house on some of the weekends, but now that school has started, they said they really missed coming to church.”
“Dylan too, Dad,” added Josiah. “He was absent the past two weeks, but I called and told him about the Sunday School contest and the picnic coming up, and he didn’t want to miss it.”
“That’s good,” said Dad as he jotted down the names of the folks they wanted to pray for. “We always want to pray for our church and our pastor, for the Sunday School teachers and bus workers, and for new people to come and hear the Gospel message.”
Joanna was thinking. “Our teacher, Mrs. Lynden, was sick with the flu last Sunday, but I hope she will be able to come back tomorrow. Let’s pray for her, too.” Daddy led them all in prayer, and then it was time for brushing teeth, kisses and hugs, and off to bed.
On Sunday morning everyone got dressed and ate their breakfast, and then they headed to the church to go on the bus route. The driver, Brother Masters, had a big smile on his face when he saw all the work that had been done to clean the bus. Joanna had even sprayed and wiped every seat, while Josiah was sweeping the floor.
One of the teenagers named Matt led all the boys and girls in songs and played a game while they picked up riders and headed to the church. “I’m inright, outright, upright, downright happy all the time!” they were still singing as the bus pulled up to the door of the Sunday School building. Dylan, Maisie and Kylie were all back this Sunday, and there were five new riders who had never come before, including a mom who was chatting with Josiah and Joanna’s mom on the way to church. It was already an exciting day, and Sunday School had not even started yet!
“Welcome back to Sunday School!” Mrs. Lynden exclaimed when she saw Maisie and Kylie and Dylan. “We have missed you.” Their teacher told them to enjoy their treats while she introduced each of the new visitors and wrote down their names and addresses. Then she took attendance, greeted all the kids, and wrote down their points for attendance and bringing their Bible. Josiah and Joanna each got extra points for their visitors who had come today.
“This is the first Sunday of our Fall campaign, and it’s called Back to Sunday School Sunday! We’ve already had Back to School, and everyone is busy in their new classes. But church and Sunday school are very important too, so we tried very hard to contact all of the kids who haven’t come much over the summer. Each week we will have a special emphasis, but for today, it was for us all to get back to being faithful to God’s house each and every Sunday. How often does God want us to be in church, class?” She held her hand up to her ear to signal them all to give the answer in unison that they knew so well.
“EVERY TIME THE DOORS ARE OPEN!” they all shouted.
“That’s right, and that’s why our memory verse and scripture song this week is about God’s command for us to be faithful to Sunday School and church. ‘Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching.’ Hebrews 10:25” As was the custom, they sang it, then they said it, then she erased a word, then they sang it, then they said it, then she erased another word. Soon Mrs. Lynden had erased all the words, and she gave each of them an opportunity to say the verse and wrote down their points.
After memory verse time, Mrs. Lynden taught a short lesson about God’s plan for kids to serve Him in their local church, and in their homes, too. “Kids can serve the Lord just as much as adults and teenagers can. You can be faithful and be in your place for every service, Sunday morning, Sunday night, Wednesday night, and even revival services.”
“You can invite visitors. You can make phone calls to other boys and girls who have been absent. You can hand out tracts and flyers. You can help with cleaning up the building and the property and the buses.” Josiah and Joanna grinned at each other, glad that they had the opportunity to do just that.
“Just being in your place and being faithful is something that is important to the Lord, and God will bless our faithfulness and obedience to His Word. Not only that, but we will grow stronger spiritually by hearing the teaching and preaching of the Bible, learning our memory verses, singing good Gospel songs and having fellowship with other Christians who love God.”
Before class was over, Mrs. Lynden reviewed the plan of salvation with the class, and then had them bow their heads and close their eyes. Two of the brand new visitors raised their hands that they wanted to learn more about how to be ready for Heaven, and they stayed to talk with Mrs. Lynden when class was dismissed to go to the preaching service.
“I’m so glad you and your mom came to our house, Joanna!” Maisie said as they walked down the hall toward the main auditorium. “I forgot how much I LOVE coming to church. Mrs. Lynden makes Sunday School so much fun, and I always learn something new.”
“She has lots of fun activities and contests, too,” added Kylie.
“I am really glad that you guys could come today.” Joanna said with a smile. “My mom was happy, too, that we got to visit you yesterday, and then see you back at church and on the bus today. It really is fun to serve the Lord, just like our Sunday School lesson.”
Have you been thinking that serving God is just for grown-ups, and that kids don’t really get to be a part of it?
Well, serving the Lord is for every one of God’s children, those who are born again and part of the family of God. Your faithfulness and your work is just as important to God as anyone else in the world, and God wants to bless you for your obedience to His Word.
Let’s all get involved and busy in the Lord’s work, and if you have missed some services at your church, now is a great time to focus on faithfulness and get BACK TO CHURCH AND SUNDAY SCHOOL.
