Micro Elementary School First Priority

What a wonderful last meeting! We celebrated with pastries and reviewed all the characteristics of God we learned about this year. This group of students was such a blessing.

A HUGE shout out to our student leaders who did amazing job this year!

A big Thank You to Katie Moore, Lynn Young, and Joy Woodard for volunteering each week. And to Mrs. Gallup and Mrs. Strickland for being our teacher sponsors.

Join us this Thursday at 8 am for our Help Week Meeting where we will learn how God is loving.

It’s Resurrection Sunday. The day that changed history. The day Jesus rose from the grave and defeated death and the grave forever. Women followers of Jesus came to His grave early Sunday morning to anoint Jesus’ body. When they got there, they saw an angel that told the women the tomb was empty. Jesus had risen from the dead. AMAZING!!!

Our Resurrected Savior had overcome satan and the claim sin has on our lives. He made a way for us to be restored to our Heavenly Father for eternity. Every one of us is born a sinner. Sin separates us from our holy God who can’t be in the presence of sin. And there is nothing we can do to restore that relationship and overcome our sin problem. We are destined for eternity in hell. But God loves us so much, He willingly chose to sacrifice His only son on the cross to take on the punishment for our sin. Jesus died for us. He offers us eternal life in heaven. What decision will you make?
WIll you choose the world or Jesus?
Will you choose eternity in hell or eternity in heaven?
Will you choose salvation in Jesus?

The choice you make about Jesus is the most important choice you will make. Jesus loves you and is ready for you to fully come to Him and enter HIs kingdom as a child of God. Are you ready to choose Jesus?

It’s Saturday of Holy Week. The week that changed history. The week Jesus died for our sin so we could be saved, restored to God, and live eternally with Him in heaven. Jesus died on Friday afternoon and was given a proper Jewish burial by Joseph of Arimethea. When Jesus was arrested His disciples scattered. They were afraid that Rome would come to arrest them next. Saturday brought silence, questions, and confusion. The followers of Jesus couldn’t understand what had happened to their Messiah. They thought Jesus was supposed to establish an earthly kingdom and free the Jews from Roman rule. But Jesus came for a different reason not yet understood by His followers.

The disciples and followers of Jesus choose to remain silent and unsure when they couldn’t see or hear Jesus. They were bold and committed when Jesus was right beside them, but they started second guessing their faith and commitment when Jesus seemed silent and far away. There are times when Jesus feels silent and far away in our lives. We question His plan and purpose in our lives and situations. In these times, it is easy to pull away from Jesus and choose not to trust Him. But just like God was still working on that Saturday, God walks beside us daily and is working in our lives even when He feels silent or distant. In the times where we feel God isn’t as close to us, we have a choice to make. We can choose to forge our own path in the darkness or we can choose to put all we are into the hands of God and trust what He has planned for our lives or situations. Are you ready to choose Jesus?

It’s Tuesday of Holy Week. The week that changed history. The week Jesus died for our sin so we could be saved, restored to God, and live eternally with Him in heaven. Jesus teaches in Jerusalem and confronts the hypocrisy and hardened hearts of the Pharisees and religious leaders like never before. Judas, one of Jesus’ disciples, meets with these leaders and agrees to betray Jesus and help the leaders arrest Him.

Holy Week is full of choices. Judas made a choice that altered the course of his life. He chose to turn against the teacher he had followed for the past 3 years. He chose to betray the Messiah who had performed miracles and healed many. We don’t know why Judas would make that choice. Maybe he thought he could force Jesus’ hand into being the earthly king the Jews thought would free them from Roman oppression. Maybe he was just greedy.

We often make choices that lead us away from God. We make decisions based on our own feelings instead of taking those decisions to God. I am guilty of this everyday. But how wonderful it is that we have a Savior who loves us despite this. Jesus died for our sins and there is nothing that can separate us from His love. Not any of our past choices. Not anything we have done or experienced will stop Jesus from loving us. If we recognize Him as our Savior and follow Him, Jesus erases all of our transgressions and draws us into an eternal relationship with Him that brings healing and restoration. Don’t let your misguided choices keep you from experiencing the love of our Risen Savior. Are you ready to choose Jesus?