What’s coming up? Mark your calendars!

Wednesdays @ 7pm-TeamKID

Thursdays @ 2pm-“Adopt-A-Grandparent” at the Midlothian Health Care Center
7/26-7/30-Hometown Nazareth VBS, 6-8:30pm (Serving finger foods at 5:30pm)

Please go online NOW and register you family for VBS!

  https://www.groupvbspro.com/vbs/hl/OakCrestKids

We still need tribe leaders! Please contact Tonja Adams or myself if you are willing to volunteer!

TEAM KID


NO TEAMKID ON WEDNESDAY, JULY 22ND, DUE TO THE MISSIONS CONFERENCE!

WE WANT ALL THE KIDS TO PARTICIPATE IN THE MISSIONS CONFERENCE!!!

  "TeamKID-Kids In Discipleship," our exciting summer children's program will be held on Wednesday nights from June 17th- August 19th @ 7pm in the fellowship hall. Team kid is for children who are ENTERING kindergarten through children who have COMPLETED 6th grade. We will not have a children's program on Sunday evenings during the summer.  I encourage you to continue to attend on Sunday evenings and enjoy worship and bible study as a family.  Child care will be provided for nursery and preschool age children (4 and under) on both Sunday and Wednesday evenings. 

ADOPT-A-GRANDPARENT, Thursdays @ 2pm


I am in Colorado this week, but please bring your children to visit their grandparents!

Religion that is pure and undefiled before God, the Father, is this: to visit orphans and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unstained from the world.
James 1:27

Oak Crest Kids are partnering with the Midlothian Health Care nursing home to "Adopt-a-Grandparent."  Every Thursday afternoon throughout the summer, we will take part in fun activities that the nursing home has planned for their residents.  During that time, children will partner with their "adopted grandparent" to help them participate in the activity. We will also plan one Sunday evening during the months of June, July, and August to visit our "grandparents."  Families with children of ALL AGES are encouraged to participate.  Children under 8 MUST be accompanied by an adult.

VBS

VBS is going to be so AWESOME this year!  Join us in Hometown Nazareth-- let's explore what life was like when Jesus was a kid!  You’ll visit unique shops in the Marketplace, play Bible-times games, and listen to true stories about Jesus as told by his mom, Mary!  You'll also get to eat yummy foods...just like what Jesus ate! To help out busy families, we will have finger foods available from 5:30-6:00 each night.

SUNDAY SCHOOL


Unit Title: Paul’s Conversion and Ministry

Key Passage: Romans 1:16

Session Title: Paul’s Third Journey

Bible Passage: Acts 18:18–21:16

Big Picture Question: What did Paul tell people to do? Paul told people to turn from their sins and
trust in Jesus.

Christ Connection: Paul shared the gospel with people who didn’t know Jesus, and he encouraged
believers in the church to keep loving Jesus. God changed the people’s hearts, and they turned
away from their sin. The good news about Jesus is powerful and life-giving.

This week’s bible story picks up with Paul’s third missionary journey. Paul traveled from place to place, teaching about Jesus and encouraging the believers. Luke, the writer of Acts, records that a major disturbance arose in Ephesus concerning Christians. Ephesus was a large city in Asia Minor. It was a central location for politics, religions, and business.

Some men there made their living by making silver shrines for false gods, like the goddess Artemis. If people started to believe what Paul was saying, they could lose their livelihood! The men started a riot. Paul wanted to speak to the people, but the disciples would not let him. They feared for Paul’s life. After the uproar was over, Paul left for Macedonia.

In Troas, a city in Macedonia, Paul spoke about Jesus late into the night. One young man named Eutychus (YOO tih kuhs) was sitting on a window sill, listening, when he fell asleep. He fell out the window from the third story and died. But Paul—through the power of God—brought him back to life.

Sometime later, Paul decided to go back to Jerusalem. Along the way, a prophet named Agabus came to Paul. He took Paul’s belt and tied his own feet and hands. Then he said that the Jews in Jerusalem would bind Paul’s hands and feet in the same way. Paul’s friends begged him not to go. But Paul was not afraid to be arrested—or even to die—for the name of Jesus, so Paul kept going toward Jerusalem.

Paul told about Jesus even when he was in danger. Paul shared the gospel with people who didn’t know Jesus. He told people to turn from their sins and trust in Jesus, and he encouraged believers in the church to keep loving Jesus. God changed the people’s hearts, and they turned away from their sin. The good news about Jesus is powerful and life-giving.


In Christ,

Stephenie

What’s coming up? Mark your calendars!

Wednesdays @ 7pm-TeamKID

Thursdays @ 2pm-“Adopt-A-Grandparent” at the Midlothian Health Care Center
7/26-7/30-Hometown Nazareth VBS, 6-8:30pm (Serving finger foods at 5:30pm)

Please go online NOW and register you family for VBS!
  https://www.groupvbspro.com/vbs/hl/OakCrestKids

We still need tribe leaders! Please contact Tonja Adams or myself if you are willing to volunteer!

TEAM KID


This week in  TeamKID:

 “I Can Count on Jesus as My Savior”

Jesus told Nicodemus How to be Saved, John 3:1-18

Memory Verse: John 20:31

  "TeamKID-Kids In Discipleship," our exciting summer children's program will be held on Wednesday nights from June 17th- August 19th @ 7pm in the fellowship hall. Team kid is for children who are ENTERING kindergarten through children who have COMPLETED 6th grade. We will not have a children's program on Sunday evenings during the summer.  I encourage you to continue to attend on Sunday evenings and enjoy worship and bible study as a family.  Child care will be provided for nursery and preschool age children (4 and under) on both Sunday and Wednesday evenings. 

NO TEAMKID ON WEDNESDAY, JULY 22ND, DUE TO THE MISSIONS CONFERENCE! WE WANT ALL THE KIDS TO PARTICIPATE IN THE MISSIONS CONFERENCE!!!

ADOPT-A-GRANDPARENT, Thursdays @ 2pm

Religion that is pure and undefiled before God, the Father, is this: to visit orphans and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unstained from the world.
James 1:27

Oak Crest Kids are partnering with the Midlothian Health Care nursing home to "Adopt-a-Grandparent."  Every Thursday afternoon throughout the summer, we will take part in fun activities that the nursing home has planned for their residents.  During that time, children will partner with their "adopted grandparent" to help them participate in the activity. We will also plan one Sunday evening during the months of June, July, and August to visit our "grandparents."  Families with children of ALL AGES are encouraged to participate.  Children under 8 MUST be accompanied by an adult.

VBS

VBS is going to be so AWESOME this year!  Join us in Hometown Nazareth-- let's explore what life was like when Jesus was a kid!  You’ll visit unique shops in the Marketplace, play Bible-times games, and listen to true stories about Jesus as told by his mom, Mary!  You'll also get to eat yummy foods...just like what Jesus ate! To help out busy families, we will have finger foods available from 5:30-6:00 each night.

SUNDAY SCHOOL 

Unit Title: Paul’s Conversion and Ministry

Key Passage: Romans 1:16

Session Title: Paul Preached in Europe

Bible Passage: Acts 17:1–18:21

Big Picture Question: Who deserves our worship? Only the Lord—the one true God—deserves our
worship.

Christ Connection: The men of Athens worshiped a false god. Paul explained to them God’s
plan of salvation. He said that only God should be worshiped. Paul talked about Jesus and the
resurrection. People can know God because Jesus took the punishment for sin that separates
people from God.

 In this week’s Bible story, Paul and Silas traveled to Thessalonica and began preaching in the synagogue about Jesus. Some became believers, but others wanted to attack them. Paul and Silas escaped and went to Berea. The Jews in Berea studied the Scriptures to make sure Paul was telling the truth. Many of them believed! But when the Jews in Thessalonica heard what was happening in Berea, they hurried there and caused trouble. So Paul and Silas went to Athens.

The city of Athens was a cultural center. People in Athens loved to hear about and study the latest ideas. Paul spoke with the Jews and the philosophers in the city. Athens was also full of idols to every kind of god. There was even an altar to an unknown god.

Paul began preaching, telling the people that they worshiped a god they did not know. But people can know the Lord God! The one true God made the world and everything in it! God was not like their idols. “We ought not to think that God is like gold or silver or stone, an image formed by the art and imagination of man,” Paul said. Paul told the people that God wanted them to turn away from their sins. Then Paul told them about Jesus and how He was raised from the dead. Some people made fun of Paul, but others believed.

From Athens, Paul went to Corinth. He tried to persuade the Jews in the synagogue that Jesus is the Christ, but they would not listen. Paul spoke to the Gentiles, and many of them believed and were baptized. God continued working through Paul.

The men of Athens worshiped many false gods. Paul explained to them God’s plan of salvation. He said that only God should be worshiped. Paul talked about Jesus and the resurrection. People can know God because Jesus took the punishment for sin that separates people from God. Only the Lord—the one true God—deserves our worship.

In Christ,
Stephenie

What’s coming up? Mark your calendars!

Wednesdays @ 7pm-TeamKID

Thursdays @ 2pm-“Adopt-A-Grandparent” at the Midlothian Health Care Center


7/26-7/30-Hometown Nazareth VBS, 6-8:30pm (Serving finger foods at 5:30pm)
 
Please go online NOW and register your family for VBS!  https://www.groupvbspro.com/vbs/hl/OakCrestKids

TEAM KID
This week in  TeamKID:
 “God Can Count on Me to Encourage Others”
1 Thessalonians 5:11

  "TeamKID-Kids In Discipleship," our exciting summer children's program will be held on Wednesday nights from June 17th- August 19th @ 7pm in the fellowship hall. Team kid is for children who are ENTERING kindergarten through children who have COMPLETED 6th grade. We will not have a children's program on Sunday evenings during the summer.  I encourage you to continue to attend on Sunday evenings and enjoy worship and bible study as a family.  Child care will be provided for nursery and preschool age children (4 and under) on both Sunday and Wednesday evenings. 

 TeamKID is a fun, high-energy ministry that encourages kids to know Jesus Christ and grow in a relationship with Him. All parts of TeamKID--Bible stories, Scripture memory, life application, missions, and recreation--connect to teach life lessons to kids. TeamKID is designed for children to do more than memorize Scripture. It helps children understand what the verses they memorize mean because all parts of the TeamKID meeting focus on one Bible message. The noncompetitive games, Bible story, memory verse, missions, refreshments, and conclusion all contribute to help children understand and apply God's Word to their lives.

ADOPT-A-GRANDPARENT, Thursdays @ 2pm

Religion that is pure and undefiled before God, the Father, is this: to visit orphans and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unstained from the world.
James 1:27

Tomorrow, July 9th, I will not be able to attend our “A-a-G” session at the nursing home (we have an ultrasound…YAY!), but I encourage each family to still participate!

Oak Crest Kids are partnering with the Midlothian Health Care nursing home to "Adopt-a-Grandparent."  Every Thursday afternoon throughout the summer, we will take part in fun activities that the nursing home has planned for their residents.  During that time, children will partner with their "adopted grandparent" to help them participate in the activity. We will also plan one Sunday evening during the months of June, July, and August to visit our "grandparents."  Families with children of ALL AGES are encouraged to participate.  Children under 8 MUST be accompanied by an adult.

VBS

VBS is going to be so AWESOME this year!  Join us in Hometown Nazareth-- let's explore what life was like when Jesus was a kid!  You’ll visit unique shops in the Marketplace, play Bible-times games, and listen to true stories about Jesus as told by his mom, Mary!  You'll also get to eat yummy foods...just like what Jesus ate! To help out busy families, we will have finger foods available from 5:30-6:00 each night.  Visit our VBS page under the Children's Ministry tab on our website to see a helpful video.

SUNDAY SCHOOL

Unit Title: Paul’s Conversion and Ministry
Key Passage: Romans 1:16
Session Title: Paul’s Second Journey
Bible Passage: Acts 15:36–16:40

Big Picture Question: What did Paul and his friends teach as they traveled? Paul and his friends
taught about Jesus.

Christ Connection: The jailer believed in Jesus and was saved from his sin. We do not have to work
to be saved. Jesus did all the work when He died on the cross. We are called to turn from our sin
and trust in Jesus.

 Today’s Bible story focuses on Paul’s second missionary journey that he took to follow up with churches he had planted on his first journey. Paul wanted to see how the new believers were doing. Paul and his companion Silas traveled through Syria and Cilicia, encouraging believers and strengthening churches. The numbers of believers in the churches increased daily.

One night, while Paul and Silas were in Troas, the Lord called Paul to go to Macedonia and preach the gospel to the people. So Paul and Silas obeyed. They sailed to Macedonia, staying in the city of Philippi for several days.

Two major events happened while Paul was in Macedonia. First, a woman named Lydia became a believer. God opened Lydia’s heart to the good news of the gospel. She believed and was baptized. Then she invited Paul and Silas to stay at her house.

Then, Paul and Silas were thrown into prison after Paul commanded a fortune-telling spirit to come out of a slave girl. Late at night, an earthquake rocked the prison, flung open the doors, and shucked off the shackles. The prisoners could have jumped up and escaped, but they stayed where they were. The jailer asked Paul and Silas how to be saved. “Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved,” they said. The man believed and was baptized.

Lydia, the jailer, and many others were saved because they believed in Jesus. Jesus offers us salvation as a gift. He did all the work to save us by dying on the cross. We do not need to earn salvation; we can just receive it by repenting and trusting in Jesus.


In Christ,

Stephenie

What’s coming up? Mark your calendars!

Wednesdays @ 7pm-TeamKID
Thursdays @ 2pm-“Adopt-A-Grandparent” at the Midlothian Health Care Center
7/26-7/30-Hometown Nazareth VBS, 6-8:30pm (Serving finger foods at 5:30pm)

CHURCH CAMP
We had a wonderful time at camp last week!  The kids had jam-packed days full of fun, fellowship, and worship.  The theology, which stems from the camp director through the camp pastors, is biblically sound.  We are excited to go back to PowerPlus @ Pineywoods again next summer!  Thank you so much  to Paul Cheek, Holly Clayton, and Courtney Steele for being amazing sponsors!  Thank you to Trisha Douglas and Julie Hyndman for all their help with the administrative side of getting everyone registered and paid for! And thank you to all of our members who contributed to help with camp costs and especially for your prayers!

TEAM KID
  "TeamKID-Kids In Discipleship," our exciting summer children's program will be held on Wednesday nights from June 17th- August 19th @ 7pm in the fellowship hall. Team kid is for children who are ENTERING kindergarten through children who have COMPLETED 6th grade. We will not have a children's program on Sunday evenings during the summer.  I encourage you to continue to attend on Sunday evenings and enjoy worship and bible study as a family.  Child care will be provided for nursery and preschool age children (4 and under) on both Sunday and Wednesday evenings. 

 TeamKID is a fun, high-energy ministry that encourages kids to know Jesus Christ and grow in a relationship with Him. All parts of TeamKID--Bible stories, Scripture memory, life application, missions, and recreation--connect to teach life lessons to kids. TeamKID is designed for children to do more than memorize Scripture. It helps children understand what the verses they memorize mean because all parts of the TeamKID meeting focus on one Bible message. The noncompetitive games, Bible story, memory verse, missions, refreshments, and conclusion all contribute to help children understand and apply God's Word to their lives.

ADOPT-A-GRANDPARENT, Thursdays @ 2pm

Religion that is pure and undefiled before God, the Father, is this: to visit orphans and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unstained from the world.
James 1:27

Oak Crest Kids are partnering with the Midlothian Health Care nursing home to "Adopt-a-Grandparent."  Every Thursday afternoon throughout the summer, we will take part in fun activities that the nursing home has planned for their residents.  During that time, children will partner with their "adopted grandparent" to help them participate in the activity. We will also plan one Sunday evening during the months of June, July, and August to visit our "grandparents."  Families with children of ALL AGES are encouraged to participate.  Children under 8 MUST be accompanied by an adult.

VBS
VBS is going to be so AWESOME this year!  Join us in Hometown Nazareth-- let's explore what life was like when Jesus was a kid!  You’ll visit unique shops in the Marketplace, play Bible-times games, and listen to true stories about Jesus as told by his mom, Mary!  You'll also get to eat yummy foods...just like what Jesus ate! To help out busy families, we will have finger foods available from 5:30-6:00 each night.

Please go online NOW and register your family for VBS!  www.OakCrestBaptist.com/vbs

In Christ,

Stephenie