Family Quest: Extreme Makeover, Spiritual Edition – Soul, Lesson 2
LESSON 2: SOUL MATE
Who Is Your Soul Mate?
Who is your favorite person to be with? Who is your soul mate? If you could, would you spend every free moment with that person? I have often asked my children, usually when I am frustrated by their lack of time in the Word, if they truly love God. Of course their answer is, “yes.” I usually follow up that question with something like this, “Do you find it strange that you spend so little time with someone who you claim to love above all others?” It’s a great question, but one that rightly should be turned back on myself. David wrote, “My soul thirsts for you, the living God.” Wow! What makes David different from many of us? Is it that we don’t thirst? I don’t believe so. Our souls do thirst and so do the souls of the children we minister to. What made David a man after God’s own heart was that he recognized what, or better, who, would quench his thirst.
Download Soul, Lesson 2QUEST: Preschool Lesson for October 25
This week’s reading from the Jesus Storybook Bible:
Chapter 5: A Giant Staircase to Heaven, p. 48
This week’s Big Idea:
We can’t work our way to Heaven. The only way to Heaven is through Jesus.
This week’s Key Verse:
Genesis 6:5
Awana Message for October 18
QUEST: Outdoor Service for October 18
Family Quest: Extreme Makeover, Spiritual Edition – Soul, Lesson 1
LESSON 1: AND WITH ALL YOUR SOUL
When we talked about loving God with our heart we referenced our personality and passions. That’s pretty deep. When we talk about loving God with our soul, that’s deeper still because our soul is the innermost part of who we are. It is used as a synonym for life, our life, our essence. It’s the part God created to last for eternity. Sadly when sin entered the world it separated our soul, our life, from God’s presence. We are eternally dissatisfied until our soul finds rest in Him. Why? Because before we accepted Christ our soul was enslaved to sin. We were longing for Him, for a perfect leader in this Quest called life. After we know Jesus our souls can rest because we have “returned to the shepherd and guardian of our souls” (1 Peter 2:25).
QUEST: Preschool Lesson for October 18
This week’s reading from the Jesus Storybook Bible:
Chapter 4, A New Beginning
This week’s Big Idea:
God rescued Noah and his family because of His grace, not their goodness. We too are saved by God’s grace.
This week’s Key Verse:
Genesis 6:5
QUEST: Outdoor Service for October 11
QUEST: Outdoor Service for October 4
Family Quest: Extreme Makeover, Spiritual Edition – Heart, Lesson 3
LESSON 3: MY GIFT OF LOVE
Loving God Is My Gift to Him
“So what’s on your heart this week?” Hopefully you have taken some time during our study to reflect on how to use your interests and passions for God. But what about when you see things in yourself that fall short of God’s standard? Do we assume we’re a lost cause and of no use to God? We cannot hide our good qualities or our failures from Him. He “alone knows every human heart” (1 Kings 8:39). But be of good cheer, the ungodly things I find in my heart bring me to Him in a special way, a humble way. I wish I could bring to Him a Great Commandment Christian-fully assembled and ready to serve, but I came broken and, though I’m not a slave to sin, my flesh still fights against my makeover. When I recognize this and grieve my sin then I am in a position for God to transform my heart. Yes, it’s uncomfortable, but the Lord promises that He is near to the brokenhearted.
Download Lesson 3QUEST: Preschool Lesson for October 4
This week’s reading from the Jesus Storybook Bible:
Chapter 3, The Terrible Lie (p. 28-35)
This week’s Big Idea:
Even though we don’t always love God, He always loves us. God has a plan to solve the problem of sin, and His plan is Jesus.
This week’s Key Verse:
Genesis 6:5