Love thy neighbor
Welcome back to 2017-18 KidsServe! We are excited about this upcoming two semesters as we learn and grow together in Christ with your kiddos! Recently, we had our first meeting for this school year. There were many familiar faces and some new faces. It was such a delight to welcome all of you! To kick start our new year, we chose a topic that is very much relevant to service: appreciation. We discussed who we are thankful for, and how we can show our appreciation to them. Many interesting and thoughtful answers there! We then pointed out how t he Bible instructs us to encourage one another often. Paul, in his multiple letters to the churches he was leading, always reminds his friends how thankful he is for them. Usually, following his words of thanks are words of encouragement to help build them up. Appreciation and giving go hand in hand. The Bible says, “ Therefore encourage one another and build one another up, just as you are doing. ” 1 Thessalonians...