Creation Story

In the beginning, when God created... Tonight we are going to begin our bible study with the first story of Genesis, the Creation Story. God in his goodness created everything out of nothing. And He was pleased with everything He made. When He created man in His image and likeness, he said it was VERY good.

These are the days that I used for my treats; on day two, He separated the bodies of water, so for my first treat I have a water bottle for the students. On day five God created the sea monsters and all kinds of swimming creatures, so for my second treat I have gummy fish. On the fifth day God created the living creatures, so for my last treat I have animal crackers.

When we study the creation story we also talk about the Creation ladder and how the Spirit Life is superior to us, and how Human Life is superior to the animal life and how the animal life is superior to the plant life. We also talk about being good stewards of the Earth, so the water bottles will be reused each week.

Scripture Cookies

In class tonight we are going to talk about how to read the Bible and how to look up scripture. To practice looking up scripture I have a recipe for Scripture cookies. Here is the recipe:

1 cup Psalm 55:21(after churning)
2 cups 1 Samuel 14:25
2 Isaiah 10:14
1 teaspoon each 2 Chronicles 9:9 (several kinds)
2 cups Leviticus 2:1
1 teaspoon Matthew 5:13
1 teaspoon Leviticus 6:17 (modern cookie form)
3 cups Proverbs 11:26 (one type)
1 cup 1Samuel 30:12 (optional)

Beat the first four ingredients together. Mix in remaining ingredients. Drop by teaspoonful onto a greased cookie sheet. Bake at 350 degrees for 15 minutes.

Answers: 1 cup butter (softened), 2 cups honey (I use sugar instead), 2 eggs, 1 teaspoon vanilla and cinnamon, 2 cups flour, 1 teaspoon salt, 1 teaspoon baking soda (leaven), 3 cups rolled oats, 1 cup raisins.

Because God inspired the authors of the Bible He is considered the main Author of the Bible.

Workers in the Vineyard

I am excited for another year of CCD, I only have 10 students so that will be different. For our opening prayer we always read the Gospel reading for the following Sunday. The Gospel for this Sunday, Mt. 20:1-16 (the workers in the vineyard) is what I am focusing my treat on.

This story is a parable, a story Jesus uses to teach us a lesson about the Kingdom of God. Here is the story; Their was a man who went out early in the morning to hire some workers to work in his vineyard. He agreed to pay them a fair wage, a silver coin a day. He went out again at nine o'clock and saw some men standing doing nothing, so he told them to also go to work and he would pay them a fair wage. So they went. Then at noon and again at three o'clock the man did the same thing. At nearly five o'clock the man again went out and saw some men standing idle, they man asked them why they were not working and the men replied, no one wanted us. So the man also hired them.

When evening came the owner told his foreman to call the workers and give them their pay, starting with the workers who were hired last. All of the workers got paid one silver coin. When the workers who started early in the day saw that they got paid the same as the workers who were hired at five o'clock they were upset and thought it was not fair. Their Foreman asked them if they had agreed to a silver coin for a day's work and they replied, yes we did. The foreman said "Don't I have a right to do as I wish with my own money? Or are you jealous because I am generous?"

Jesus has the same love for all of us, even if we are late coming to know him.

So for my treat I have a silver chunk of chocolate representing a silver coin and grape juice to drink since they were working in the vineyard all day.