What does gratitude look like and how can we show gratitude and not just thankfulness? These were questions that Upper and Lower School Counselor, Nancy Secrest, asked Lower School students during chapel this week. She went on to explain that to show gratitude, one must stay alert of the role of others in our lives. […]
With our words and actions everyday, we are ushering in some kind of kingdom. We each have a throne at the center of our lives. We often fill our lives with good things, and perhaps even put good things on the throne of our lives. But good things can’t handle what ultimate things are supposed […]
What does the phrase “Your Kingdom come” mean in Jesus’ model prayer? Whose Kingdom? What’s it like? Where is it? The word “Your” refers to our Heavenly Father. It is God’s Kingdom. If you want to know about a kingdom, you look to its leader. Exodus 34:6 tells us what God is like: compassionate, gracious, […]
What happens when you accidentally use powdered sugar for cane sugar in a recipe? Can it be separated from the other ingredients? This was the question Lower School (3-6) Principal, Nanci Griffith, asked students in chapel today as she explained Romans 8:38-39. Just like the powdered sugar could not be removed from the mixing bowl, […]
What does it mean to “hallow”? Why did Jesus teach us to pray, “Our Father in Heaven, hallowed be Your name?” To hallow is to revere, honor as holy, and adore. We are all created to worship; we all place something or someone at the center of our lives. When we “graduate,” or move on […]
Lower School (K-2) Principal, Jim Parrish, asked students in chapel to think about all the things God has created. He asked them to share their favorite ones. As you can imagine, puppies and kittens topped the list, but Mr. Parrish reminded students that God created SO much more. God created the universe and all of […]
Being kind to one another isn’t just something that is good to do, it is something God calls us to do. During Lower School (grades 3-4) chapel today, School Counselor Nancy Secrest reminded students that God created them just the way they are for His glory. Our eye color, hair color, height, and skin color–God […]
Why does the Lord’s Prayer include “in Heaven”? What does it mean that God is our Father “in Heaven”? The reality that God is our Father in Heaven means that he is wholly other, and that he is ever and always present with us. Even in seasons during which we do not feel like God […]
Knowing God as our Heavenly Father involves an understanding that He is perfect and eternal. He sees and knows all things. He is always at work. We can find rest and comfort in Him. Some may struggle with relating to God as Father because of experience with their earthly father. Others may find it easy […]
What does it mean that Jesus taught his disciples to pray “our Father” in Matthew 6? The “our” of “our Father” brings us together, unites us, places us in community where we can be fully known, and fully loved. Jesus makes this possible for us as believers. This was the central topic of the Upper […]
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