Watching the "movie-like" opening of the program and then select Mission 1: Planet Vet.ī. You'll have time to talk about it in a few minutes once their interest is peaked by the following activity.
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Don't spend too much time doing that, as the Bible study will be in the software itself. Skip what you feel is necessary to fit your class. Tell them what they'll be learning and doing today.Īsk the kids to tell you what they know about baptism and about Jesus' baptism, and about John the Baptist. Greet the children and introduce yourself. Okay, enough of the sermon.Here's the lesson: Any suggestion that God needs our approval to adopt someone is interesting, but would have probably gotten you burned on some cross back when. We in the church are merely throwing a "water party" to embrace whom God has already embraced, and surround that person with brothers and sisters in the faith. GOD HAS ALREADY FILED OUR ADOPTION PAPERS ON THE CROSS. This is great discussion for older students. It's a visible demonstration of God's grace regardless of how we do it, or IF. Which raises the final question: "Does God require any of us to adopt a person as his child?" Obviously not. When I teach the "missing question", I also ask the next question: "How many people and what kind of water does God require?" (This always reminds me of Lot's question to God about Sodom.) If there's even ONE it's good enough for God. You'll DO the demonstration as the CLOSING of the lesson.
Mission #1 in Jesus in Space asks this "missing with water" question, and offers some explanation.
Words are great! -but God saves based on his grace, not ours. We don't save anybody by what we say, and we don't save ourselves by our words. Okay, it's also a time for the individual or family to speak up too! It's an opportunity to witness and teach. And is the one who got soaked somehow more special in the eyes of God? No. And God never misses when he embraces you. I'd ask: "If the pastor misses you with the water, are you still baptized?" The answer is of course, YES, because baptism is what GOD is doing, not what WE are doing. Then I would take a big handful of water, get one of them with it, and then MISS ANOTHER with the water, (making the following point quite memorable). In my years of leading Confirmation (of Baptism) Classes, I would often sprinkle my confirmands with water while talking about their baptism. A baby is a great example of the Baptism Transaction: God embraces, the church embraces. drawing upon various scriptures that suggest that "entire households" be baptized (such as in the case of Cornelius). Some also practice "infant baptism." In the software, each of these practices is shared and the software prompts you to ask "what your church believes". Some insist on "running water-only" baptism, and some allow private baptism (as opposed to in public worship). Nothing we believe or say can convince God of our worthiness. Some believe in adult-only "believers" baptism -and that's fine with me, as long as they don't confuse it with the Commandments.
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"Vet" is an underwater planet (get it?) full of sentient sea creatures, led by Minister Gilfiltafish (get it?). Have it loaded and ready to go.īaptism: Mission #1 is a mission to the "Planet Vet" Jesus in Space has three Mission-lessons on it: Baptism, Lord's Supper, Emmaus.
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Note: This software program is now free to the supporting members of and their congregations for Sunday School or home use. Uses the "Jesus in Space" software (Sunday Software)
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