A Weekly Word: Sunday School

Pastor Tritten · Sunday School

This Sunday, September 11, is the Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost.

This week’s sermon is Go Tell It on the Mountain and Everywhere by Rev. Farrukh Khan of People of the Book Lutheran Outreach.

This week’s readings are:

Isaiah 9:2,3 and 6-7

Acts 1:7-11

Matthew 11:1-4

Psalm 119:169-176

Message: Sunday School Kick Off

1.     Historically, it has been a very big deal in protestant denominations, but not so much in Lutheran Church until relatively recently (the past 100 years).

a.      Tom Sawyer, by Mark Twain

b.     Lutherans preferred home devotions.

c.      Special Catechesis was done with the pastor to prepare for Confirmation.

2.     Sunday School is a good thing!

a.      Sunday School for our children (3yrs old – 5^th grade)

                                                    i.     Focusing on the New Testament this year.

  ii.     Starting with Paul

                                                iii.     Focusing on the life of Jesus starting with Advent.

b.     611 for our Middle Schoolers (6^th-8^th grades) – Led by Bob Brantsch, D.C.E.

                                                    i.     Our name for confirmation

                                                  ii.     Ephesians 6:11 - Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil.

                                                iii.     Studying the Ten Commandments

c.      High School

                                                    i.     Mornings – fellowship and food

                                                  ii.     Evening – study and prayer (Starting September 18)

                                                iii.     Team App.

3.     Sunday School is good for adults, too.

a.      Primary predictor of children remaining connected to church throughout their lives – mom and dad.

b.     One of the biggest investments parents can make in their kids’ future in the faith – Bible Study and Worship attendance.

c.      Not just for parents, though.

                                                    i.     Hebrews 5:11-14 - About this we have much to say, and it is hard to explain, since you have become dull of hearing. ¹² For though by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to teach you again the basic principles of the oracles of God. You need milk, not solid food, ¹³ for everyone who lives on milk is unskilled in the word of righteousness, since he is a child. ¹⁴ But solid food is for the mature, for those who have their powers of discernment trained by constant practice to distinguish good from evil.

                                                  ii.     This is one of the biggest struggles of the church today.

                                                iii.     This is salutary – health and life giving.

d.     Studies for Adults

                                                    i.     The Chosen – led by Del Proudfoot.

                                                  ii.     Romans – led by me.

                                                iii.     On Sept. 11 – Pr. Farrukh Khan of People of the Book Lutheran Outreach.

4.     We are disciples – that is, students.

a.      Christian – 3x in the Bible.

b.     Disciples – over 300x.

c.      A great opportunity to grow in faith and knowledge of the Lord.