It was an exciting week with GH kids! We are walking through the stories of the Bible from start to finish and Sunday was the story of Noah, found in Genesis 6-8. This week we really wanted to emphasize that God loves us but He is very serious about SIN, this is part of the bigger story that God wants to restore people into community with himself. God’s story continued this week as the GH kids learned that God is serious about sin. People were sinning so much that God sent a flood to completely destroy all life on earth…all life, that is, except for one man, his family, and a complement of animals.
Noah was a righteous man and God was gracious to him. God gave specific instructions on how Noah was to build an ark that would be used to rescue Noah, his family, and the animals. Noah was obedient to all God commanded.
As the story of Noah unfolds, we see shadows of Jesus. Sin caused separation between God and man, but God had graciously provided a way for salvation for Noah and his family through the ark. Our sin separates us from a holy God, but God provides a way of salvation in the person of Jesus. Also, Noah’s obedience to God’s plan provides the way of salvation to people. When we trust His act of obedience, we are saved from the punishment our sin deserves.
This week we encourage you to look for opportunities to talk with your children about being in community with God!
Thank you to Michael and Michelle Lee, Hoa and Elizabeth Bury, and Jamie Edwards for volunteering this week!
Enjoy a few of these pictures of the kids hard at work building an ark.