9 a.m.
Please arrive by 8:30 a.m. Downloadable PDF Lesson Plans for 9:00 a.m. Service:
10:45 a.m.
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Leader Devo
Have you ever longed so much for something that you fabricate reasons for why it hasn’t happened? I think this is part of human nature, but it is not what God desires for us. God desires for us to be near Him and learn His ways. What if our longing is an invitation to meet God more deeply?
Read Genesis 18:1–2, 10–15; 21:1–6. Abraham and Sarah had longing in their hearts since the moment God made the covenantal promise to give Abraham more descendants than he could count stars in the sky. God sent messengers to Abraham and Sarah to tell them that their longing for a family would end, and they would (finally) have a baby. But when Sarah hears this news, what is her reaction? Laughter.
Perhaps she is caught off guard by this promise finally becoming a reality. But Genesis 18:14 reminds us of who God is: Is anything too hard for the Lord?
We can all relate to Sarah, can’t we? When we wait long enough for something, it’s hard to believe when it actually happens. But nothing is too hard for God. Longing for God’s promises to finally happen is a gift. It is a gift that we can laugh about, a gift that draws us closer to the Promise Keeper. What
are you longing for? May you draw closer to God in your longing and know deeply that God keeps His promises.
—Kirsten Hitchcock
Children’s Pastor and Curriculum Developer
Wonder Ink Development Team
*Wonder Ink Video for this series*
Word of Wonder:
Before You created the whole world, You are God. You will always be God.
—from Psalm 90:2
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