Without a
Shadow of Doubt
Without a shadow of doubt
Without a shadow of doubt
God is great, God is Good:
God is great, God is Good:
And He’s not misunderstood.
He deserves our attention.
He’s our greatest ambition.
Praise his name,
praise his name,
praise his name.
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Without a shadow of doubt
God is love, God is love:
God is love, God is love:
And His love is more than enough
God is great, God is great:
God is good, God is good,
Praise his name,
praise his name,
praise his name.
Chorus:
Susan Y Nikitenko
August 20, 2023©
Growing In Faith - A Guide
The bible
teaches us that without faith it is impossible to please God. Without faith, it
is impossible to be saved. Without faith, it’s impossible to have your prayer answered.
Without faith, there are no righteous miracles. God says if we do not have faith not to expect
anything from him.
It is
through faith that we grow by obedience, faith will cause you to obey because
you truly have faith in what the bible teaches.
Rebellion to God’s word and to what God wants us to do has shown that
you have chosen not to believe God.
If we truly believe
something we act upon it. If you believe
you believe something is going to hit you in the head, you will move out of its
way. Your moving is evidence that you
believe. If you believe what God says
then there will be evidence of that belief.
Romans 10: 10
[10] For with the heart, man believeth unto righteousness;
and with the mouth, confession is made unto salvation.
When
you truly believe you will have righteous actions that come along with that
belief.
God
teaches us that just a little faith can cause great things to happen.
Luke
11:9 And I say unto you, Ask, and it shall be given you; seek,
and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you.
For
us to live of faith we must first accept Christ into our heart and life by
faith. By faith you will seek, you will knock
and you will ask. Once you have trusted
Christ, Christ lives within you and will help guide you in every choice you make.
Sometimes
it will be hard to do what’s right and by faith, you will do what God wants you
to do and God will get you through.
Life
is not easy and your faith will be tried and because you have the comforter,
you can communicate to God your struggle, your grief, and any doubt that you
may have. By faith, you will stay
faithful to him through both good and bad.
Good and bad have happened to every person, but a person of faith will continue
to trust God and obey him, through it all.
You grow by continuing by faith, to learn of God, to obey God, to praise
God, and to depend on God.
By
faith resist what is wrong and cling to our God our King. Do not go back to the slavery of Egypt. You are his child and you will never have
peace in your sin. Egypt is a picture
of sin, slavery, and hell. God has no
pleasure in those who turn back in their unbelief. The fear of the Lord is the beginning of
wisdom. If you have already turned in
the wrong direction run back to God and repent. It may feel he’s far away, but
he has never left you. You left
him. By faith, return to God and he will
hold you to his heart. Just as a mother
or father forgives their little one.
Faith brings actions of faith; it is through or successes and our
failures that we grow in faith. God
shows us mercy as we believe and trust him.
I’m still learning every day. Our problems change and through each problem, there is a new learning time. Continue
trusting God and obeying him. Confess
your doubts, your fears, and keep your hand in the hand of God. Just as a small child wants to go off on his
own, is in danger, so are we when we let go of God the Father’s hand to go do
whatever we will. God will chasten us because we belong to him.
We need to fear him and turn back to him.
God says in…..
Revelations
3:19 - As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and
repent.
Read
your bible, grow in the truth and knowledge of the Lord. Stay close to your church family, go to
church, continue in prayer and resist the devil. Confess your sin on a daily basis, pray for
each other. We are all in a spiritual
battle. There is an old song that says, “Keep
your hand in the hand of the man that calms the sea.” If you continue by faith in the things of
God, you will know peace and you will know joy.
Susan Y Nikitenko
March 24th, 2022
Amber wanted to
volunteer for the August Arts Festival Program.
The homeschool was putting a Christian presentation together for grades K-6th. Amber was in 3rd grade. She was selected to recite Psalms 100. The theme of the festival was “The
American Indian theme, combined with a Christian perspective.” Amber felt afraid right away. She was afraid to make a mistake and did not
want to recite the verses. Other kids from
the 3rd grade class refused in fear of messing up as well. None of them wanted to volunteer for reciting
Psalms 100.
In response, the
teacher selected a lesson about faith.
The lesson was about Peter walking on the water.
Amber listened
intently because her teacher was very good at telling stories. Especially real stories from the Bible. Amber could almost see herself walking on the
water, then becoming fearful of the winds and the storm.
Their teacher
told the story so well that all the children sat in suspense and they all became
calm as the storm was calmed by Jesus.
The teacher asked,
which one in our story today made the biggest mistake? One of the other children named “Matty,
quickly responded. “Peter”. “Why
do you believe that it was Peter who made the biggest mistake? Asked their teacher. Then Patty answered shyly, “Because he was afraid?””
He lost trust in Jesus!” Joey spoke
loudly.
Their teacher
cleverly answered, “Actually Peter did have faith. The ones that didn’t even try, they showed no
faith. They wanted to stay in the boat
but Peter wanted to do great things like walk on the water. One of the greatest mistakes any of us can
ever make is letting fear keep us from even trying.
Sometimes
people can harshly criticize others for making mistakes and those watching will
never try. They become fearful of being
treated the same way. We should try our
best but if we mess up. We should be
happy in knowing we had faith to try.
Susan Y Nikitenko August 15th, 2021 © Story Lesson
After a few days passed, Amber’s mother talked to her about being willing to recite Psalms 100 for the festival activity. Her mother talked to her about great people in history. People who wanted to do great things. Some of them failed many times, but they did not give up. Great things were discovered because they wouldn’t let discouragement stop them. We wouldn’t have the light bulb today. We wouldn’t have some of the cures we have today. We would not have many of the conveniences we enjoy today if there were no people who were willing to fail in order to learn. We must have the faith to try. Amber and her mother prayed.
Amber called Mrs. Hall who was in charge and agreed to recite Psalms 100. She studied and prepared. Then the time came to stand before an audience of strangers. She began to pray in her heart, “Father in heaven please help me.” She took a deep breath and walked up to the microphone. With confidence in her voice, Amber recited her lines. Her teacher only had to prompt her one time. Here is what she recited:
Psalms
100:1-5 KJV
Make a joyful noise unto the LORD, all
ye lands.
Serve
the LORD with gladness: come before his presence with singing.
Know ye that the LORD he is God: it is
he that hath made us, and not we ourselves; we are his people, and the sheep of
his pasture
Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and
into his courts with praise: be thankful unto him, and bless his name.
For the LORD is good; his mercy is
everlasting; and his truth endureth to all generations.
Mrs. Hall smiled and Amber’s mother was
as happy as she could be. Even though
Amber made a mistake, she felt joyful that she did not let fear keep her from
trying.
Amber will probably know Psalms 100 for the
rest of her life and will remember not to let her fear outdo her faith. She will probably always remember Peter
walking on the water and how he looked away from Jesus. He could not walk on water without Jesus, He
cried for help and Jesus stretched out his hand. He stretched out his hand, just as he does to
all of his children who call for his help.
He saves those who want to be saved. His hand is reached out to you. Will you take his hand. If you would like to know Jesus as your
personal Saviors today. Would you raise
your hand so I know to pray for you?
Susan Y Nikitenko ©
August 22nd 2021
Story Lesson
Toddlers are a joy to teach but somedays it becomes stressful. Expessailly if they are having a bad day. Teaching toddlers can be a difficult task because they have a short attention span. If you get one idea into their brain, you're doing good. Moving quickly from one activity to another helps keep their attention. If they come in tired, unrested or hungry, it’s harder to teach them. I try to keep things as positive as possible.
Review question games are essential in there learning. They love stickers as a reward or a small prize. Snacks are important because if one of them gets hungry they may cry the whole time.
Following a Schedule keeps the class moving along.
Some of the children will do better than others. You’ll have some children who are being mean, fighting over toys, or looking how to get into anything else other than what you want them to. Then you may have one who is constantly wanting his mommy or daddy. There Is never a dull moment with them. They keep you and your helpers busy the whole time. The room may look like a tornado hit it after it’s all over.
Teach as these things happen, the whole class learns when you correct the child who's being mean or the one who's getting into things. Teach cooperation and obedience.
Clean up time can be fun if you plan ahead, but if the church service takes longer to dismiss you may be cleaning up after class.
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1. Why was Jesus on the ship?
2. What happened when they were out in the sea?
3. Fill in the blank - God knows about __________.
4. Did Jesus use a microphone when He spoke to a huge crowd?
5. Is God greater and more powerful than superheroes?
6. In our Bible story what obeyed Jesus?
7. God made all _________.
8. Great is our Lord and of great ____________.
9. Name one song that we sang today.
10. Name one thing that was in the incubator. (egg hatching, chicks, lightbulb)
>God shows himself powerful through love and sacrifice.
Salvation and through our actions of love
through him. The Good Samaritan,
>God shows himself powerful through his mercy. Forgiveness – Joseph
>God shows himself powerful through his wrath, Moses, Egypt,
Jonah, Sin
>God shows himself powerful through creation. Weather, The talking donkey – Like the ant or
the spider
>God shows himself powerful through answered prayer. Elijah – Daniel.
>God shows himself powerful throughout our lives. As we trust him…through the Blood
>God shows himself powerful through our circumstances. The storm, problems
>God shows Himself powerful through his Word. The Christmas Story
Susan Nikitenko Toddlers to age adaptable.
