PROVERBS 3:5-7

We are memorising scripture to use in our daily lives.

Last week's Memory Verses were:
Proverbs 3:5-7

Trust in the Lord with all your Heart.
Lean not on your own understanding.
In all your ways acknowledge Him and
He will make your paths straight.

Actions to not only memorise the words, but also where it is written

A king said it, so we remember Solomon and therefore Proverbs - think of his crown with 3 prongs

 So we also automatically remember number 3, so now we remember Proverbs 3

Put your hand over your heart like this

Then sing: TRUST [with hand on heart] in the lord with all your heart! 

Lean NOT on your own understanding.

In all your ways acknowledge HIM

and 

He will make your pa-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-ths 

straight! When you say straight, it looks like the peace sign [your paths will be straight] 

put your hands out in front of you like so

yay! so we remember a king = Solomon = PROVERBS

we think of his crown = 3 prongs = 3

we put our hand over our heart = trust = five fingers = 5

when we get to "paths straight" we put our hands out with the peace sign = 7

That is how we remember Proverbs 3:5-7.

THE TEMPLE AND THE NEW TEMPLE

So, where were we...
Israel wanted a KING like the other nations.  They wanted someone who LOOKS like a king, so big, strong SAUL became king.  He was a timid king, a fearful king.  He was not a strong leader and did not have God at heart.  We heard how he cowered against Goliath, and how David, the shepherd boy was not afraid to tackle Goliath armed with only a slingshot and some pebbles, but he knew that he had GOD on his side.

David was a wonderful king who Loved God and followed God's Word, he wrote:
"Thy word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path"  Psalm 119:105

David wanted to build a temple for God, but God promised David his son, Solomon would build a temple and one of his descendants would ALWAYS rule over Israel.

So, when David died and his son Solomon became king, Solomon built a Temple - representing God's presence with his people.  It was a spectacular Temple and the heart of the temple was covered in Gold and contained the 10 commandments.  Only the high priest could enter this sacred space and talk to God on behalf of his people.  This is where sacrifices were brought before God to say sorry for our sins, and to worship God.

over a 1000 years later, when Jesus, a descendant of David (remember, God said to David his descendants would always rule over Israel), entered a temple he said, I will break this temple down and rebuild it in 3 days.  This came true when Jesus died on the cross, he broke down the barrier between us and God forever.  By being the perfect sacrifice for ALL our sin, we do not have to bring sacrifices to God any more.  There is no temple we have to go to to take a sacrifice, there is no priest who talks to God on our behalf.  God broke down the temple.  He is our Sacrifice.  He 'rebuilt' the temple by raising Jesus from the Dead, Jesus is our Temple, God's presence with his people, and when Jesus ascended to Heaven, he left his spirit with us, in our hearts and he is now IN US.  We are now God's temple. How fantastic is that? And we can talk to God freely, he is our personal God and Saviour.

 

SCIENCE & GOD

Here's a good place to start talking about intelligent design [god created univers[es]] and creation without a god involved.

Lots of kids have these very big questions.

Dante, this is for you!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50j2kjlrx-4

TALE OF 2 KINGS