Today we had a message about ninjas that was pretty fun. Here's the basis of it:
During one portion of the night, Daddy made several slides where kids were challenged to "Spot the Ninja" - this segment led up to the message itself. It all worked out pretty well, so much so that I'm sharing a few of the slides right here:
Today Nana came over to help with the car situation, giving Mommy and Madison a ride over to tennis practice - this was a first time for Nana, who got to see how proficient Madison is becoming with the tennis racket. She's really starting to get better and better, which is fun to see. And of course, she's really enjoying it as well.
Madison is doing well at school with spelling. She is so incredibly farther than either Mommy or Daddy when we were her age. Even more, she says she loves school. She gets upset if she misses it. And she loves reading. She just stopped us the other day and told us matter-of-factly: "I love to read." We looked at each other in wonderment: how did we accomplish this? The truth is, we didn't. It's the grace of God! We have a bright kid, and she's honestly a lot brighter than I was when I was that age. There is so much potential in this tiny package.
Anyway, this week's words involve the silent 'gh' in words like 'tough,' or 'enough.' Which is something Elsa yells out at one point: "Enough!"
Speaking of which, I think I've written… enough!
“They take over the houses of widows. They say long prayers to show off. God
will punish those men very much.” Mark 12:40 NIrV
Do you want to be a ninja? These are covert agents who work undercover, sneaking in and accomplishing their goals without ever being seen.
Jesus spoke of certain people who were clearly not ninjas: they were Pharisees and they loved to be seen. Jesus said they made showy prayers, and walked about in long flowing robes, and sat in the most important seats at church.
He didn’t think too much of this sort of behavior. In fact, Jesus warned us not to be like them at all. You could say he wanted us to be more like a ninja, working behind the scenes to get the job done.
Your assignment is simple: do something good without getting caught. Doing something anonymously means doing it without getting credit for it. Some people give money or toys anonymously. You could leave an encouraging message for someone without signing your name to the bottom. Whatever you do, don’t do it with the goal of getting seen and getting glory for some great deed. Be like a ninja, go undercover and let God get all the glory!
Do you want to be a ninja? These are covert agents who work undercover, sneaking in and accomplishing their goals without ever being seen.
Jesus spoke of certain people who were clearly not ninjas: they were Pharisees and they loved to be seen. Jesus said they made showy prayers, and walked about in long flowing robes, and sat in the most important seats at church.
He didn’t think too much of this sort of behavior. In fact, Jesus warned us not to be like them at all. You could say he wanted us to be more like a ninja, working behind the scenes to get the job done.
Your assignment is simple: do something good without getting caught. Doing something anonymously means doing it without getting credit for it. Some people give money or toys anonymously. You could leave an encouraging message for someone without signing your name to the bottom. Whatever you do, don’t do it with the goal of getting seen and getting glory for some great deed. Be like a ninja, go undercover and let God get all the glory!
During one portion of the night, Daddy made several slides where kids were challenged to "Spot the Ninja" - this segment led up to the message itself. It all worked out pretty well, so much so that I'm sharing a few of the slides right here:
Today Nana came over to help with the car situation, giving Mommy and Madison a ride over to tennis practice - this was a first time for Nana, who got to see how proficient Madison is becoming with the tennis racket. She's really starting to get better and better, which is fun to see. And of course, she's really enjoying it as well.
Madison is doing well at school with spelling. She is so incredibly farther than either Mommy or Daddy when we were her age. Even more, she says she loves school. She gets upset if she misses it. And she loves reading. She just stopped us the other day and told us matter-of-factly: "I love to read." We looked at each other in wonderment: how did we accomplish this? The truth is, we didn't. It's the grace of God! We have a bright kid, and she's honestly a lot brighter than I was when I was that age. There is so much potential in this tiny package.
Anyway, this week's words involve the silent 'gh' in words like 'tough,' or 'enough.' Which is something Elsa yells out at one point: "Enough!"
Speaking of which, I think I've written… enough!
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