![]() Hospitality is one of the greatest values in Hebrew culture. She is working to serve the role of host. Today’s break is a reflection on our passage from Luke 10 It's important and necessary for us to sit at Jesus' feet too. "LUKE 10:38-42 Martha and Mary Bible Verses" Kids Ministry Coffee Break 52: Martha and Mary give us a wonderful way to consider where we are distracted. Reading 3: how is the Holy Spirit calling you to respond through this word or phrase? ![]() Reading 2: which phrase or words are sticking out to you? #COFFEE BREAK PODCAST NEW HOPE MINISTRIES HOW TO#“Which father among you would give a snake to your child if the child asked for a fish? If a child asked for an egg, what father would give the child a scorpion? If you who are evil know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will the heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him?” To everyone who knocks, the door is opened. Knock and the door will be opened to you. We’ll read through it 3 times as you are probably becoming more familiar with our pattern here.Īnd I tell you: Ask and you will receive. We’re going to read through another familiar story from Luke. "LUKE 11:9-13 READING" Kids Ministry Coffee Break 53: This passage about prayer and receiving from God is a deep well of wisdom, grace, and sustenance for us. Joseph Sanford of Sanford Curriculum (Student ministry resources available on The Sunday School Store written by he and Lauren Sanford). Grace and Peace to you in the name of Jesus Christ Have you centered yourself lately in who you are and whose you are and then asked for guidance to live into that foundational reality as a child of God?Īnd allow God to bless you with a good response. When is the last time you prayed for good things-Holy things? If human parents in all of our flaws know how to give good gifts to our children, how much more will God, the perfect parent, know how to give US good gifts when we ask. If you ask for the Holy Spirit to work in you to make the Lord’s Prayer a reality for you-trusting in God, committing to living the Kingdom life in the world around you, knowing you are forgiven just as you forgive-God will OF COURSE answer that prayer for you. ![]() That sounds weird, but that’s what we find when we use trusted resources to help us understand this passage in its original setting and context. Also, the scorpion and egg would have looked similar. One quick note: it’s common belief that the stone and bread mentioned here would have looked very similar. We could surmise that we won’t receive, find, or have the door opened unless we first ask, seek, and knock.īut we can trust that when we do, God will give us good things. Jesus teaches the disciples to pray…and then tells them to pray.īecause God, like any good parent, wants to give good things to us as children.īut there is something important about us doing our part to ask, seek, and knock. This passage comes right after Luke’s offering of The Lord’s Prayer I hope you have times in prayer where you just sit and listen too. Praying for the Holy Spirit to help us live will always be answered by God. "LUKE 11:9-13 REFLECTION" Kids Ministry Coffee Break 54: Asking, Seeking, and Knocking are crucial according to Jesus. ![]()
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