Deep Thoughts By Gabe

I signed the boys up for AWANA yesterday! Awana stands for "Approved workmen are not ashamed" referencing 2 Timothy 2:15. The mission of Awana is to help parents raise children to know, love and serve Christ. Each meeting has a mix of games, songs, a lesson, and time designated for kids to recite memory verses. As the kids work through their books and scriptures they earn Awana dollars and badges. My goal for signing the boys up was to surround them with other children who are learning about Christ and give them an opportunity to learn scriptures and biblical lessons in a fun way. They seemed to enjoy their first meeting yesterday, and are both very excited about learning their first verse John 3:16.
I know, you are thinking "they don't already know John 3:16?" No. They don't. They have spent a lot of time in childcare in church but very little time actually learning about God there, and sadly although we work on devotions and such at home, hiding God's word in their heart hasn't been a focus until now. So, my dear Gabe had some interesting thoughts on John 3:16 as we were talking about it.
Me: For God so loved the world that He gave his one and only son so that whoever believes in him will not perish but have eternal life.
We then had a little conversation about what all that means and Gabe came up with this conclusion:
Gabe: I think God just didn't really like his son.

Clearly, we have some things to work on here.

Comments

mrscotis said…
LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

But in all seriousness I have taught the little cubbies in awana for 11 + years and it is a huge ministry. I have learned more then all the kids put together.
That is so cool that they are going.

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