In our house we make a big deal out of sermon notes. The point is not just to be a recorder of the information but to be writing down things that are helpful and impactful. The end goal is for the kids to process the information in such a way that they enter into the narrative, so to speak. The sermon notes are intended to be a part of a larger journal that highlight their own spiritual journey of understanding and interacting with the Scritpures.
This past week our little 9 yr old Alaynah showed me her notes. I was pretty encouraged with how she had worked through the narrative of chapter 8.31-34. She also pushed on through to personal application later, which was a great time of rejoicing for Mom & Dad. God is good to use his Word so powerfully, even to impact young hearts.
If you can’t read it in the picture this is what it says:
Deny Yourself (Mark 8.33)
Peter pulls Jesus aside and sess “no how boute you go to your kingdom and live happly ever after but scip the cross OKAY” Jesus says “get behind me saten! this is my plan that God sent me to do. “well you need to think about what you just said” “NO! I do not you do. If you want to come with me pic up your cross and walk behind me.”
So what will you do pik up your cross or die and go to hell?
heaven or hell
I am a christian!
I’m still smiling.
