ONE DAY Basketball Camp

WHAT:  Practice some basketball skills.  Maybe learn some new skills!
WHO:  Kindergarten through 6 grade.
WHEN:  Tuesday, August 6th from 9:00 am until 12:30 pm.
WHERE:  At Emmanuel Baptist Church.
HOW MUCH: $5.00

Kids plan to come out and learn some basketball!
Parents and others, if you are interested in helping out email children@emmanuelbaptist.com

Israel Rejects God’s Plan

Passage:  Numbers 13–14

Principle:  God’s plans always are best.

Praise:  “Great Is Thy Faithfulness”

Prompt:  Ask your child these questions:

• Why did Moses send spies into Canaan?

• How many spies did he send?

• What kind of report did the spies bring back?

• Which spies trusted the Lord?

• How did God punish the Israelites?

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

• By thanking God for His promises.

• By obeying God’s instructions.

• By trusting that God’s plan is best.

Memory verse: 

4 years old through kindergarten:

Trust in the LORD with all your heart, (Proverbs 3:5a).

1st through 5th grade:

“Trust in the LORD with all your heart, And lean not on your own understanding;  In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He shall direct your paths” (Proverbs 3:5–6).

Missionary:  David and Ruth Kimmel

Ministry:  Women’s ministry

Family Worship Class on August 4th

Praying Steadfastly: A Call to Parents:    http://ethomasmedia.com/cdg/audio/2013Conference/Westlund_Praying.mp3

There will be some other resources posted on Thursday.

Israel Rejects God’s Provision

Passage:  Numbers 11–12

Principle:  God is displeased when we complain.

Praise:  “This Is the Day”

Prompt:  Ask your child these questions:

· Why did the Israelites complain about God’s provision?

· How did God punish the people?

· Who interceded for the Israelites?

· Is God pleased when we complain?

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

· By thanking God for the blessings in our lives.

· By being an example to others by having a thankful and obedient heart.

Memory verse:   

Philippians 2:14

“Do all things without grumbling or disputing,”

Philippians 2:14, 15

Do all things without grumbling or disputing, 15 that you may be blameless and innocent, children of God without blemish in the midst of a crooked and twisted generation, among whom you shine as lights in the world,

Missionary:  Immanuel and Hannah Jebaraj

Ministry:  Women’s ministry

Camp Patmos Lesson: God glorified!!! (Friday)

Friday morning's lesson is GOD GLORIFIED IN DAVID’S WORST & BEST

The big question is How can we glorify God in this life?

The Bible passage is various scriptures

Friday evening's lesson is GOD GLORIFIED IN OUR LIVES AFTER THIS WEEK

The big question is What has God provided to strengthen us and glorify Himself?

The Bible passage is Acts 20:24 and 1 Peter 1:15, 16

Camp Patmos Lesson: Victory God's Way (Thursday)

Thursday morning's lesson is GIDEON’S VICTORY OVER AN ARMY

The big question is How does God save?

The Bible passage we will be studying is Judges 7

Thursday evening's lesson is JESUS VICTORY OVER DEATH

The big questions is Why did Jesus rise from the dead?

The Bible passage we will be studying is John

Camp Patmos Lesson: Snakes!!! in the Bible!!! (Wednesday)

Wednesday morning's lesson is SIN & SNAKES

The big question is:  What is sin and its cure?

The Bible passage we will study isNumbers 21

Wednesday evening's lesson is SALVATION & SNAKES

The big question is:  Who is the answer to our sin problem?

The Bible passage we will study is John 3

Camp Patmos Lesson: BIG GOD (Monday & Tuesday)

Monday evening's lesson was EVERYTHING FOR GOD’S GLORY

The big question was:  Why should we do the things we do?

The Bible passage we studied were Acts 20:24 & 1 Peter 1:15, 16

Tuesday morning's lesson is BIG GOD

The big question is:  How did the world begin?

The Bible passage we will study is Genesis 1

Tuesday evening's lesson is BIG JESUS

The big question is:  Who is Jesus?

The Bible passage we will study is John 1

Two great parenting books - $1.99 on kindle

Not sure how long this offer will last.
Just found out about it today (07.15.13)

Instructing a Child’s Heart by Tedd Tripp
and
Don’t Make Me Count to Three by Ginger Plowman

UPWARD Basketball

Over the next couple of weeks, you will be hearing more and more about UPWARD basketball and how you can get involved in this ministry.
To get a brief overview of how the ministry works click HERE or go to the church blog (blog.emmanuelbaptist.com)

Children's Membership & Baptism

This is Pastor Dave. 

I wanted to let you know about children's baptism and church membership.  
In our church membership classes we have been telling people local church membership is important. 
It is so much more than having your name on a list. 
Church membership must include 
  a desire to serve the church and 
  a passion for spiritual growth in yourself and others. 

As a church, we have also been stressing the reality that parents are the primary disciple makers in their children's lives. 

With these principles of church membership and family disciplemaking, we want to encourage children who have been saved by the grace of God to become active members of EBC through the leadership and training of church AND the family. 

With our upcoming membership classes at least one parent must attend membership with their child. It is our prayer that this will help parents teach their own children about biblical church membership.  

These are the same classes an adult would take for membership at Emmanuel Baptist Church.

These are upcoming membership classes children AND their parents can attend. 

· July 20 (this Saturday morning)

· September 27, 28 ( Friday & Saturday)

· Sunday Mornings (10/27 through 11/24)

· January 24, 25 (Friday & Saturday)

 If you have any questions about the membership class, contact Pastor Shane.

 Pressing on, 
David Rodgers 
Acts 20:24

God Requires Holy Living

Passage:  Leviticus 19

Principle:  God is holy and wants believers to live holy lives.

Praise:  “O-B-E-D-I-E-N-C-E”

Prompt:  Ask your child these questions:

· Why did God command the Israelites to live holy lives?

· What does it mean to be holy?

· How can one live a holy life?

· Are Christians commanded to live holy lives?

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

· By obeying his father and mother.

· By being kind to others.

· By obeying and respecting older people.

Memory verse: 

Philippians 2:14

“Do all things without grumbling or disputing,”

Philippians 2:13

“for it is God who works in you, both to will and to work for his good pleasure.”

Missionary:  Mark and Anahi Self

Ministry:  Women’s ministry

God Ordains the Day of Atonement

Passage:  Leviticus 11–16

Principle:  Man constantly needs to confess sin.

Praise:  “Create in Me a Clean Heart”

Prompt:  Ask your child these questions:

· Who is holy and without sin?

· What was the purpose of the Day of Atonement?

· Why were animals sacrificed?

· What cleanses a Christian from sin?

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

· By confessing every sin to God.

· By praising God for eternal forgiveness through Jesus’ death on the cross.

· By trusting Jesus for eternal forgiveness.

Memory verse:

‘You shall be holy, for I the LORD your God am holy’” (Leviticus 19:2).

Memory verse:  

1 Peter 1:14 - 16

“As obedient children, do not be conformed to the passions of your former ignorance, but as he who called you is holy, you also be holy in all your conduct, since it is written, “You shall be holy, for I am holy.”

Missionary: John and Sue Briggs

Ministry:  Women’s ministry

$2.99 Family Ministry book.

Three Perspectives on Family Ministry compares three different ways to do family ministry in the church. 

Family based 

Family integrated

Family equipping

The philosophy we are using at EBC is the family equipping model.  

If you are interested in checking out this topic and giving sharing some insights, get this book.

These three perspectives books have been written on many different topics.
http://www.amazon.com/Perspectives-on-Family-Ministry-ebook/dp/B002R3PPNU/ref=tmm_kin_title_0?ie=UTF8&qid=1373132992&sr=8-1