Prayer Requests for the Arthur family!

We rejoice and thank the Lord for the following:

1. The seminary where I serve as director had lots of debt at the beginning of this year. The Lord provided in unexpected ways and the debt has been reduced from about $200,000 to about $50,000.
2. Our church plant that is starting up at the seminary has a steady attendance of about 60 after only a year and a half.
3. In spite of health issues and financial crises, the Lord has faithfully kept us on the field of Brazil for almost 25 years as a family.

Please join us in prayer for the following:

1. Our son Peter, who graduated from Cedarville while we were on furlough there in Toledo (May, 2011) is living in California and preparing for marriage next July. He is working three jobs and trying to keep his head above water. He also has some health issues, such as problems with his back and some difficulties with concentration due to a concussion in high school.
2. We are very busy! I am preaching in three different churches in the next three weeks and will teach a masters module in Portuguese starting next Monday (Nov. 26). Please pray for me to be ready for this module. I have never given the course (Biblical Theology of the OT) and have had to start from scratch in my preparation. My job as director of the seminary does not leave me enough time to prepare for my classes as well as I would like (I am teaching 10 credits this semester).
3. Our daughter Jill is a senior in high school this year and she is also very busy. Besides her classes and her sports at school, she plays violin for our church and is spending lots of time taking tests (ACT, SAT) and trying to decide where to go to college. On Nov. 30, she will play Alice in "Alice in Wonderland" at the school play. She has lots of lines to memorize. Pray for her to do well. She wants to do everything well to please the Lord.

Thanksgiving

Date:   11.25

Thanksgiving

Memory verse:
2 years through pre-kindergarten
Review verses
Kindergarten through 5th grade
Psalm 1:2
but his delight is in the law of the LORD and on his law he meditates day and night.

Missionary:  Arthur family
Ministry:   Christmas Benefit Concert

REVIEW

Date:  11.18
Review

Memory verse:
2 years through pre-kindergarten
Review verses

Kindergarten through 5th grade
Psalm 1:1
Blessed is the manwho walks not in the counsel of the wicked, nor stands in the way of sinners, nor sits in the seat of scoffers.

Missionary:  Totten family
Ministry:   Christmas Benefit Concert

God Judges Sodom and Gomorrah

Date:  11.11
Title:  God Judges Sodom and Gomorrah
Passage:  Genesis 18:16–19:29
Principle:  God hates and judges sin.
Praise:  “Trust and Obey”
Prompt:  Ask your child these questions:

• Why was God going to punish the people of Sodom and Gomorrah?
• Why did Abraham ask God to save the good people in Sodom?
• Who warned Lot to leave the city?
• How did God punish Sodom and Gomorrah?
• Whom did God save from judgment?

Practice:  Help your child apply these truths in the following ways:

• By obeying God’s Word and listening to His warnings.
• By turning from sin.

Memory verse: 
2 years through pre-kindergarten
Genesis 9:16
The rainbow shall be in the cloud and I will look on it to remember the everlasting covenant between God and every living creature.
Kindergarten through 5th grade
Psalm 96:10
Say among the nations, “The LORD reigns!  Yes, the world is established; it shall never be moved; he will judge the peoples with equity.

This Week:  As a family, read Genesis 18:16–19:29.
Next Week:  Genesis 21:1–14
Missionary:  Stumme family
Ministry:   Christmas Benefit Concert
Activity:   Make a prayer list of people your family is praying for.

Children's Choir for the Christmas Benefit Concert

We are planning to have a small children's choir accompanying Barb Mattox at this year's Christmas Benefit Concert.
It is one song, and other than the dress rehearsal the day before and the two performances, all the other practices will be during 2nd service.

• November 11th - parent's sign up
• November 18th during 2nd service - 20 minutes of practice time
• November 25th during 2nd service - 20 minutes of practice time
• December 2nd during 2nd service- 20 minutes of practice time 
• December 7th at 7:00 pm  - 30 minutes of practice time.
• December 8th - 3:00 pm concert
• December 9th -6:00 pm concert

If you are interested email children@emmanuelbaptist.com or sign up this Sunday, November 11th right outside the classroom.  Thanks!

Abraham and Sarah Doubt God

Date:       11.04
Title:       Abraham and Sarah Doubt God
Passage:  Genesis 16:1–6; 17:15–21; 18:1–15
Principle: Nothing can stop God’s plans.
Praise:     “Father Abraham”
Prompt:  Ask your child these questions:

• What did God promise Abraham and Sarah?
• How old were Abraham and Sarah?
• Did they believe God’s promise?
• Did God fulfill His promise through Sarah or through Hagar?

Practice:  Help your child apply these truths in the following ways:

• By trusting God’s promises, even if they seem impossible.
• By being patient for God to fulfill His promises.

Memory verse:
2 years through pre-kindergarten:  
Genesis 9:16
The rainbow shall be in the cloud and I will look on it to remember the everlasting covenant between God and every living creature.
Kindergarten through 5th grade
Genesis 17:6
I will make you exceedingly fruitful, and I will make you into nations, and kings shall come from you.

This Week:  As a family, read Genesis 16:1–6; 17:15–21; 18:1–15.
Next Week:  God Judges Sodom and Gomorrah
Missionary:  Stevenson family
Ministry:   Christmas Benefit Concert
Activity: