STONES RIVER BAPTIST
CHILDREN'S DEPARTMENT
CHILDREN'S DEPARTMENT
- Grades 1 - 6th
| “He was born in an obscure village, the child of a peasant woman. He grew up in another village, where He worked in a carpenter shop until He was thirty. Then for three years He was an itinerant preacher. He never wrote a book. He never held an office. He never had a family or owned a home. He didn’t go to college. He never visited a big city. He never traveled two hundred miles from the place where he was born. He did none of the things that usually accompany greatness. He had no credentials but Himself. He was only thirty-three when the tide of public opinion turned against Him. His friends ran away. One of them denied Him. He was turned over to his enemies and went through the mockery of a trial. He was nailed to a cross between two thieves. While He was dying, His executioners gambled for His garments, the only property He had on earth. When He was dead, He was laid in a borrowed grave through the pity of a friend. Twenty centuries have come and gone, and today He is the central figure of the human race. All the armies that ever marched, all the navies that ever sailed, all the parliaments that have ever sat, all the kings that have ever reigned, put together, have not have not affected the life of man on this earth as much as that one solitary life.” [Attributed to James Allen Francis] |
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| Church Information Stones River Baptist Church 361 Sam Ridley Pkwy. Smyrna, TN 37167 Phone: (615) 459-2933 |
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Christian Radio Stations
| "ONE SOLITARY LIFE" |
THIS IS FABULOUS!!!
It was written by an 8-year-old named Danny Dutton, who
lives in Chula Vista , CA . He wrote it for his third grade
homework assignment, to 'explain God.' I wonder if
any of us could have done as well?
EXPLANATION OF GOD
One of God's main jobs is making people. He makes them to
replace the ones that die, so there will be enough people to take
care of things on earth. He doesn't make grownups, just
babies. I think because they are smaller and easier to make.
That way he doesn't have to take up his valuable time teaching
them to talk and walk. He can just leave that to mothers and
fathers. God's second most important job is listening to
prayers. An awful lot of this goes on, since some people,
like preachers and things, pray at times beside bedtime. God
doesn't have time to listen to the radio or TV because of this.
Because He hears everything, there must be a terrible lot of
noise in His ears, unless He has thought of a way to turn it off.
God sees everything and hears everything, and is everywhere,
which keeps Him pretty busy. So you shouldn't go wasting His
time by going over your mom and dad's head asking for
something they said you couldn't have. Atheists are people who
don't believe in God. I don't think there are any in Chula Vista .
At least there aren't any who come to our church. Jesus is
God's Son. He used to do all the hard work, like walking on
water and performing miracles and trying to teach the people
who didn't want to learn about God. They finally got tired of
Him preaching to them and they crucified Him. But he was
good and kind, like his father, and he told His father that they
didn't know what they were doing and to forgive them and God
said O.K. His dad (God) appreciated everything that He had
done and all his hard work on earth so he told Him he didn't
have to go out on the road anymore. He could stay in heaven.
So he did. And now he helps His dad out by listening to prayers
and seeing things which are important for God to take care of,
and which ones he can take care of himself without having to
bother God. Like a secretary, only more important. You can
pray anytime you want and they are sure to help you because
they got it worked out so one of them is on duty all the time.
You should always go to church on Sunday because it makes
God happy, and if there's anybody you want to make happy, it's
God. Don't skip church to do something you think will be more
fun like going to the beach. This is wrong. And besides the
sun doesn't come out at the beach until noon anyway. If you
don't believe in God, besides being an atheist, you will be very
lonely, because your parents can't go everywhere with you, like
to camp, but God can. It is good to know He's around you
when you're scared, in the dark or when you can't swim and
you get thrown into real deep water by big kids. But...you
shouldn't just always think of what God can do for you. I
figure God put me here and he can take me back anytime he
pleases. And...that's why I believe in God. (If you believe in
God, please pass this on, and may God bless you too.)
It was written by an 8-year-old named Danny Dutton, who
lives in Chula Vista , CA . He wrote it for his third grade
homework assignment, to 'explain God.' I wonder if
any of us could have done as well?
EXPLANATION OF GOD
One of God's main jobs is making people. He makes them to
replace the ones that die, so there will be enough people to take
care of things on earth. He doesn't make grownups, just
babies. I think because they are smaller and easier to make.
That way he doesn't have to take up his valuable time teaching
them to talk and walk. He can just leave that to mothers and
fathers. God's second most important job is listening to
prayers. An awful lot of this goes on, since some people,
like preachers and things, pray at times beside bedtime. God
doesn't have time to listen to the radio or TV because of this.
Because He hears everything, there must be a terrible lot of
noise in His ears, unless He has thought of a way to turn it off.
God sees everything and hears everything, and is everywhere,
which keeps Him pretty busy. So you shouldn't go wasting His
time by going over your mom and dad's head asking for
something they said you couldn't have. Atheists are people who
don't believe in God. I don't think there are any in Chula Vista .
At least there aren't any who come to our church. Jesus is
God's Son. He used to do all the hard work, like walking on
water and performing miracles and trying to teach the people
who didn't want to learn about God. They finally got tired of
Him preaching to them and they crucified Him. But he was
good and kind, like his father, and he told His father that they
didn't know what they were doing and to forgive them and God
said O.K. His dad (God) appreciated everything that He had
done and all his hard work on earth so he told Him he didn't
have to go out on the road anymore. He could stay in heaven.
So he did. And now he helps His dad out by listening to prayers
and seeing things which are important for God to take care of,
and which ones he can take care of himself without having to
bother God. Like a secretary, only more important. You can
pray anytime you want and they are sure to help you because
they got it worked out so one of them is on duty all the time.
You should always go to church on Sunday because it makes
God happy, and if there's anybody you want to make happy, it's
God. Don't skip church to do something you think will be more
fun like going to the beach. This is wrong. And besides the
sun doesn't come out at the beach until noon anyway. If you
don't believe in God, besides being an atheist, you will be very
lonely, because your parents can't go everywhere with you, like
to camp, but God can. It is good to know He's around you
when you're scared, in the dark or when you can't swim and
you get thrown into real deep water by big kids. But...you
shouldn't just always think of what God can do for you. I
figure God put me here and he can take me back anytime he
pleases. And...that's why I believe in God. (If you believe in
God, please pass this on, and may God bless you too.)
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| Joe & Betty Clark Outreach & Education Senior Adults |
| Brother Bill & Sandra Northcott Interim Pastor, and wife |
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| Crystal Fults 2010 VBS Director |
