God Gave the Ten CommandmentsExodus 19-20As the rescued people of Israel traveled toward the promised land, God met with Moses at Mount Sinai and made a covenant with the Israelites. We refer to this covenant as the Mosaic covenant. God promised five things in this covenant: 1) Israel will be God’s own possession; 2) Israel will be God’s kingdom of priests; 3) Israel will be a holy nation; 4) God ...  Read More

Overcoming Failures:Nobody is perfect—you and your kids included. While I know this doesn’t come as a big surprise to you, intellectually, I also know that all too often parents choose to focus on their child’s imperfections instead of tending to their hearts.The video this month covers the topic of allowing our children to be their unique and special self instead of what we think they should be. ...  Read More

GOD PROVIDED MANNAExodus 16-17The Israelites had personally experienced God’s faithfulness as He directed them out of Egypt, fought for them as He parted the Red Sea, and then delivered them into the wilderness with the promise of a land of their own. What happened next is retold as a cautionary tale in both the Psalms and Book of Hebrews.The Israelites tasted freedom for the first time in 400 yea...  Read More

God Parted the Red SeaExodus 13-15God’s people were finally free. After 430 years of slavery in Egypt, the Israelites—now numbering 600,000 men plus their families—were on their way out with Moses as their leader. God had promised to give them a new land: “a land flowing with milk and honey” (Ex. 3:17).What did sudden freedom feel like? Did the Israelites feel strong and courageous? Did they feel ...  Read More

God Delivered His PeopleExodus 5-12God’s heart is for His people. When the Israelites cried out to the Lord, He heard them and had a plan to rescue them from their suffering.That’s why God called Moses back to Egypt. Though Moses had been raised among the royal household in Egypt, his heart was for his own people too. God chose Moses to deliver the enslaved Israelites after a series of plagues.God...  Read More

The Power of the Family GoalHappy New Year!  How is the pace of your family life? Do you feel overwhelmed by the constant push to do more and be more places? It might be time to sit down and decide on what this month’s Online Parenting Class calls “Family Goals.”You have goals at work for the things your boss needs you to do, and your kids have goals that they must accomplish to get their grades. ...  Read More

MERRY CHRISTMASGod Keeps His PromisesIsaiah 9God’s faithfulness is present throughout the Bible, but the theme is prominent in the Book of Exodus. God is consistent and unchanging. Even when the Israelites are faithless, God is faithful. The Israelites regularly celebrated God’s miraculous acts like the Passover and the parting of the Red Sea to remember that God keeps His promises.As you read and...  Read More

God Called MosesExodus 1-4Moses’ life was in danger from the moment he was born. He was an Israelite—a descendant of Israel (Jacob)—living in Egypt after Jacob’s family had moved there, seeking food during a famine.Four hundred years later, this family had grown and multiplied. Moses’ parents, Amran and Jochebed, likely lived in fear of the pharaoh who ruled Egypt and took drastic measures to oppr...  Read More

God Controls EverythingBook of JobIn research, there is a common practice used to measure data: the pre-test and post-test. The pre-test is a baseline, assessing the state of something prior to experimental factors being introduced. As is suggested by the name, this happens prior to the experiment.The post-test is a comparison, designed to compare the outcome of the experiment to the pre-test resu...  Read More

Discuss the meaning of Christmas in a whole new wayChristmas provides many opportunities for parents to pass down their faith. One unique way is to discuss the birth of Jesus.God could have chosen to send the Messiah as a King with an army out of the sky, but He decided on a baby-a helpless child dependent upon God for life. Jesus’ birth reveals dependency as one of the ways to relate with God.Mat...  Read More

God Had a Plan for JosephGenesis 37–50The story of Joseph is packed full of moments that resonate with us. Maybe you were the favorite child or the favorite child’s sibling. Some people resonate with being cast away from family or being undeservingly welcomed into a new family. Some resonate with finding favor with an enemy or showing favor to an enemy. In Joseph’s story, we can see ourselves and ...  Read More

God Changed Isaac Genesis 25–33Jacob’s journey in Genesis is one of unexpected and undeserved blessing after blessing. With a name that literally means he cheats, Jacob was unlikely to receive the privilege and opportunity God gave him.Jacob was a cheater, a liar, and a deceiver. He was quiet and not strongly gifted. And he was gullible, too. We cannot miss that the deceiver was deceived at times ...  Read More

God Provided Isaac Genesis 21–22It’s been said that when a word or phrase is repeated in the Bible, we ought to pay close attention. In Genesis 22, Abraham repeated one phrase three times: “Here I am.”Abraham first used “Here I am” on his journey when God called his name. Abraham’s eager response to God shows that he was ready and expectant to hear from God.Abraham then used this phrase in respons...  Read More

SPCS students talk about what they think about Veterans. Check it out.  Read More

Melchizedek Blessed Abraham Genesis 14; Hebrews 5; 7We marvel at stories with two characters who are total opposites of each other. This is why so many stories feature some form of a noble hero and an immoral villain. The contrast of character and conduct is what drives the tension of the story.In Genesis 14, we find two completely opposite kings: the king of Sodom and the king of Salem. One sough...  Read More

SLEEP TROUBLES:  Is Bedtime a Nightmare?Psalm 4:8 says “In peace I will both lie down and sleep; for you alone, O Lord, make me dwell in safety”.We all want peaceful nights and restful sleep. That is hard to do when you have a preschooler who is anti-bedtime. We want to share some more practical tips to help make bedtime a little easier.On average, preschoolers need 10-12 hours of sleep a day, inc...  Read More

God Made a Covenant with AbrahamGenesis 12-20Think about all of the choices that we have each day. Just in the morning, we have dozens of different cereals to eat, perhaps that many varieties of milk to pour on top of the cereal, and nearly as many ways to make coffee to go with it. All of these are choices that we often take for granted.Now think about all of the choices God had as He took a sign...  Read More

People Rebel Against GodGenesis 10–11We love to measure the health, success, or sustainability of pretty much anything and everything. We measure our kids by their grades in school. We measure teams by their wins and losses. We measure people by their influence and following on social media. In a world obsessed with measuring “success,” we ought to be assessing in our own lives something we cannot...  Read More

God Spared NoahGenesis 6-10The Bible is full of promises. As early as the first few chapters of Genesis, we begin to see God make, and even fulfill, His promises: promises for punishment and for blessing, for death and for life, for separation and for salvation. In Noah’s journey to build an ark, survive the flood, and begin to repopulate the earth, we find multiple reminders that the Lord is fait...  Read More

SIN SPREAD TO PEOPLEGenesis 4-5Siblings often fight and compete as children and even adults. It may be over something as innocent as who gets the last cookie or as serious as who inherits their parents’ prized heirloom.The competition Cain felt toward Abel—the world’s first siblings—reminds us that these family tensions can cause great damage to our relationships with one another, with parents, an...  Read More

Sin Entered the WorldGenesis 3Does the story of the fall surprise you? How could Adam and Eve—who had everything they needed—rebel against a loving God? Do you think you would have acted differently?Adam and Eve’s story is our story. Think about the last time you blatantly sinned. What lies were you believing in that moment? Satan wants us to believe the same lie that Eve believed: Maybe God is ho...  Read More

Helping Your Child Be More ConfidentI hope you are enjoying the fall season and changes of the weather. What a wonderful time of year. It is amazing to see how each season brings with it traditions, holidays, and memories.Much like our kids, it is fun to watch the changing season of their lives as well. It is exciting to see the maturing moments and new things that come out during each season. It ...  Read More

Creation Glorifies GodPsalm 19In the first two sessions of this unit, we have seen a common thread of God’s glory. God created everything, including people, to display His glory. In this session, we want to make sure that our kids understand what that means. What is God’s glory?God’s glory can be thought of as God’s greatness. The Bible often uses the picture of a brilliant white light when it com...  Read More

Southport Kid's Sunday School LessonSeptember 19Genesis 1-2Humans are at the center of everything God created. Only God Himself is more important. That is why the creation of the first man and woman—Adam and Eve—deserved its own session.As you talk with your kids about this week’s session, there are two words that might be unclear or even confusing. The first is our in Genesis 1:26. “Let us make m...  Read More