Commander’s Corner:
On Sundays, we are continuing our series on baptism in birth-5th grade. This week, we are focusing on the second baptism, the baptism in the Holy Spirit! We will teach from the story of Acts chapters 1 & 2 about the day of Pentecost. We will point out the significance of children praying in the Holy Spirit. A demonstration that I like to give when teaching kids about praying in tongues is a person going into the gym. As they work out, their muscles get stronger and stronger. As we pray in tongues, our spiritual muscles grow stronger. It’s also like our secret superhero language we have with God. God will speak to us mysteries and things that have not yet been revealed! What kid doesn’t like being a superhero?! During this service, we will pray over children who would like to receive the baptism in the Holy Spirit.
On Wednesday night in 1st-5th grade, we are ending our Summer Olympic program with a medal celebration. We tally up all the Olympic competition game points and find out who won bronze, silver and GOLD! The team that wins gold gets yummy cupcakes! This night is also “Fill up Your Backpack” night! We will give each child a chance to fill up their backpacks with school supplies. We know that getting ready for the upcoming school year comes with a long list of to do’s, and we want to bless our local EMIC families with a head start on their shopping list!
Southwest Believers’ Convention:
“The Spirit of God has made me, and the Breath of the Almighty gives me life.” —Job 33:4 (NLT)
Have you ever found yourself so focused on a difficult task that you held your breath? Now, I don’t mean you completely quit breathing, of course. (That would be bad news, since oxygen is, you know, pretty necessary for survival.) But, your lungs just weren’t getting the full, deep breaths that bring energy, focus and peace. It’s pretty common to forget to breathe deeply when we are anxious, upset or tired.
Did you know that same thing can happen to our soul and spirit?
The Bible says in Job 33:4 that God is life-giving “BREATH.” So forgetting to spend time with God is like forgetting to breathe! We will find ourselves exhausted, confused and stressed in no time. Definitely not the happy place God has for you. Thankfully, you have Superkid Academy…
Join SKA this year at SWBC 2022 where you’ll let to “push pause” on life and breathe in God for an entire amazing week!
