Dear Parents
This month in Sabbath School we’re beginning a new direction as we move toward studying the Three Angels’ Messages. Before we get into Revelation and the end-times message itself, we’re starting with something much more personal: repentance. Because before God’s message is ever about what is happening in the world, it is first an invitation for us to turn back toward Him.
This Sabbath, Joe will be leading our students through the story of Jonah. Jonah is a story about running from God, turning around, and a city being given the opportunity to respond to God’s warning with repentance. It gives us a great foundation for what we’ll be talking about throughout this month: God sends messages of warning not because He is eager to condemn people, but because He wants people to come home.
As we begin this new series, our hope is that students will see the Three Angels’ Messages as more than information about the end times. They are ultimately a call to know God, trust Him, and respond to what He is doing in our lives right now.
This Sabbath, Joe will be leading our students through the story of Jonah. Jonah is a story about running from God, turning around, and a city being given the opportunity to respond to God’s warning with repentance. It gives us a great foundation for what we’ll be talking about throughout this month: God sends messages of warning not because He is eager to condemn people, but because He wants people to come home.
As we begin this new series, our hope is that students will see the Three Angels’ Messages as more than information about the end times. They are ultimately a call to know God, trust Him, and respond to what He is doing in our lives right now.
Connection Points
This week, I encourage you to spend a few minutes talking with your teenager about our lesson. Consider building your conversation around Jonah 3:5-10 and these questions:
• What do you think would have to happen for an entire city to actually stop and admit, “We need to change”?
• In this story, what seems to matter more to God: that Nineveh had done wrong, or what they did once they realized it?
• What’s the difference between feeling bad about something and actually repenting?
• Is there anything in our family or in your own life where you think God might be asking us to turn around instead of just keep going the same direction?
Have a great time exploring these topics. Thanks for your prayers and support!
• What do you think would have to happen for an entire city to actually stop and admit, “We need to change”?
• In this story, what seems to matter more to God: that Nineveh had done wrong, or what they did once they realized it?
• What’s the difference between feeling bad about something and actually repenting?
• Is there anything in our family or in your own life where you think God might be asking us to turn around instead of just keep going the same direction?
Have a great time exploring these topics. Thanks for your prayers and support!
Announcements
Refocus - Wednesday from 6:30pm-8pm in the CVC youth room. This week will be full of laughter and memories as we try our hand and efforts at improvisation.
Oxygen Youth Rally - Coming October 30–November 1 at Broken Arrow Ranch, and it’s always an incredible weekend for our students to get away, have a ton of fun, build friendships, and reconnect with God. Mollie Dupper from Union Adventist University will be speaking this year, and we’d love to have as many of our students there as possible! It's $80 per student. You can sign up here.
Bible Study Small Group - No Bible study this week due to Senior Survival.
Almost every Friday night Mic and Tori host a small group Bible study in their home from 7:15-9:00pm. This is a time for your teen to be able to ask questions about life, eternity, God, or really anything. We open up the Bible and dive in discovering what it means for us and our faith journey. This is one of the best things we do.
Our Home Address:
130 Winfield Rd.
Lincoln, NE 68512
Oxygen Youth Rally - Coming October 30–November 1 at Broken Arrow Ranch, and it’s always an incredible weekend for our students to get away, have a ton of fun, build friendships, and reconnect with God. Mollie Dupper from Union Adventist University will be speaking this year, and we’d love to have as many of our students there as possible! It's $80 per student. You can sign up here.
Bible Study Small Group - No Bible study this week due to Senior Survival.
Almost every Friday night Mic and Tori host a small group Bible study in their home from 7:15-9:00pm. This is a time for your teen to be able to ask questions about life, eternity, God, or really anything. We open up the Bible and dive in discovering what it means for us and our faith journey. This is one of the best things we do.
Our Home Address:
130 Winfield Rd.
Lincoln, NE 68512