Wednesday Night Messages For the Entire Family ~ July 1, 2020
Pastor Matt provides a quick update about what's happening at FBC and then leads in a time of Bible study and prayer based on Galatians 1.
Enjoy this video & fun pages with your First KIDZ children!
Jacob relied on his own abilities and strengths to scratch his way to the top, all the while not recognizing that his success was a direct result of God's blessing and work in his life. Many of the struggles and difficulties he faced could have been avoided if he had relied on God to provide for him rather than figuring out a way to make it happen on his own. Jacob wrestling God was both literal and figurative.
It was literal in that Jacob actually wrestled a man who represented God. Scholars have suggested that this representative was an angel, while others argue that the representative was Jesus. Whoever it was, he possessed supernatural power. With a simple touch, this man was able to dislocate Jacob's hip. In terms of physical strength, Jacob was never going to win this wrestling match.
It was figurative in that Jacob was wrestling with his faith in God. Despite God's promises to Jacob, on many occasions, he chose to take matters into his own hands and ensure success on his own on his own terms. He did not rely on God to provide for the needs and blessings in his life. When threatened with what he thought was a battle with his brother and his 400 men, Jacob recognized a situation he couldn't talk or cheat his way out of—he was going to need divine assistance. This wrestling match was a turning point in Jacob's life. It was during this event that Jacob finally saw his need for God in his life.
Jacob came to realize his dependence on God after a series of regrettable actions. How can we avoid making similar mistakes?
We should rely on God, not ourselves. God gives us talents and abilities that enable us to live happy, successful lives. It is easy to rely on those abilities and forget where they came from or who actually is in control of all aspects of our lives.
God's ways are not our ways. God has a plan for our lives. The blessings He has in store for us are achieved through far superior methods than anything we can think of on our own. No blessing God wants to give us will cause us to sin.
Have Fun Singing Along With Your Preschoolers
Pastor Matt and the Peek kids rejoice on a rainy day by leading a classic song from Psalm 118.
Wednesday Night Messages For the KIDZ & Preschoolers ~ June 24, 2020
Join Pastor Matt and the Peek kids as they lead us in a classic kids' song about a "wee little man" named Zacchaeus (Luke 19).
Wednesday Night Messages For the KIDZ & Preschoolers ~ June 17, 2020
Enjoy this video and the fun pages with your kids! The family devotional access is included on the coloring page.
Maddie Claire Peek teaches tonight's preschool lesson and a song that she composed based on Jeremiah 29:11.
Wednesday Night Messages For the Entire Family ~ June 10, 2020
Pastor Matt spends some time discussing how we should navigate seasons of racial tension based on Romans 15:1-7.
Youth Pursuit
First KIDZ
A Wife for Isaac
Genesis 24
What was God’s promise to Abraham? (His descendants would be as many as the stars in the sky and the whole earth would be blessed through his family)
What kind of wife did Abraham want for Isaac? (One that worshiped God)
How did Abraham respond to his servant’s doubts about being able to find Isaac a wife? (He reminded his servant of God’s promise and assured him that God would help him)
What did the servant do when he got to the well? (Prayed for God to help him)
What was the name of the girl the servant met at the well? (Rebekah)
Who are some people from this story who demonstrated faith in and obedience to God?
- Abraham – wanted a godly wife for Isaac and had faith God would provide one
- Servant – obeyed by making the long journey and trusting that God would help him
- Rebekah – Trusted that God had sent the servant and married Isaac because she knew God wanted her to
- Rebekah’s Family – Trusted that God wanted Rebekah to marry Isaac, sending her far away in obedience to God
- Isaac – Married Rebekah, a worshiper of God and trusted in the promises God had made to his father, Abraham.
How was God’s promise to bless the earth fulfilled through Isaac and Rebekah’s marriage? Jesus was their descendant and Jesus fulfilled God’s promise to Abraham that his descendants would be as numerous as the stars in the sky (all who have faith in Christ are his descendants, Galatians 3:6-8).
Jesus also fulfilled God’s promise that the whole earth would be blessed through Abraham’s descendants (John 3:16).
Just as Abraham "believed God, and it was counted to him as righteousness"? Know then that it is those of faith who are the sons of Abraham. And the Scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, preached the gospel beforehand to Abraham, saying, "In you shall all the nations be blessed." - Galatians 3:6-8 ESV
But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light. Once you were not a people, but now you are God's people; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy. - 1 Peter 2:9-10 ESV
Closing script – Read this to close out your time with your kids:
“In this story, we see that God always keeps his promises and that we should have faith in and listen to God just like Abraham, the servant, Rebekah, her family, and Isaac. God always has a plan for his people, and we should trust in his plan. His promise wasn’t just for Abraham and Isaac, included in that plan was that the whole earth would be blessed through Jesus Christ (Abraham and Isaac’s descendants). In order to participate in this blessing through Christ, we must place our faith in Jesus. In placing our faith in Christ, we are grafted into God’s family along with Abraham and Isaac.”
Close in prayer, thanking God for his wonderful plan of salvation and thanking Him for offering salvation through His son Jesus.
Preschool Kids
Pastor Matt and the Peek kids revisit a classic children's song and talk about Matthew 18:14.
Wednesday Night Messages For the Entire Family ~ June 3, 2020
JR Neal leads us in a study of Romans 12:9-21 and a prayer for our nation and the church.
Youth Pursuit
Behind Door #1 ~ Session 6
First KIDZ
Abraham & Isaac
Genesis 12, 15-17, 22
Big Idea: God fulfilled His promise to Abraham that he would have more descendants than there were stars in the sky through giving him a son, Isaac, who would have sons, who would have sons, who would have more sons, and so on. One of those descendants of Isaac is Jesus Christ. Through faith in Christ, we too become the fulfillment of God’s promise to Abraham as we become part of the family of God through faith in Christ.
Discussion Questions:
1) What was God’s promise to Abraham? That he would have more descendants than there were stars in the sky or grains of sand on the earth.
2) How old were Abraham and Sarah when Isaac was born? 100 and 90
3) How did God test Abraham? By asking him to offer his son Isaac
4) What did Abraham set out to do? Obey God by sacrificing Isaac
5) What did God provide in place if Isaac? A ram
Closing Script- read this to your children to help them understand how this story of Abraham and Isaac relates to followers of Christ today:
The story of Abraham and Isaac is found in Genesis 12,15-17, and 22, but Abraham is also a key figure in the New Testament. He is mentioned many times. In Galatians 3:7, we are told that those who have faith in Christ are sons of Abraham. Do you remember God’s seemingly impossible promise to Abraham, that despite having no children in his old age, he would become the father of many children, so many that they would outnumber the stars in the sky or the sand on the seashore? And remember how we just saw that God gave him a son when he was 100 years old named Isaac. God also asked him to sacrifice his son, but remember what God provided to Abraham in place of his son? This ram substituted in place of Isaac was a foreshadowing of how God would offer His son Jesus in place of us. We as sinners, deserve punishment for our sins, but God through His love and Mercy sent Christ to die in our place. Now by placing our faith in Christ, we can be forgiven of our sins and become part of God’s family.
but God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. - Romans 5:8 ESV
because, if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. - Romans 10:9 ESV
17 But some of these branches from Abraham’s tree—some of the people of Israel—have been broken off. And you Gentiles, who were branches from a wild olive tree, have been grafted in. So now you also receive the blessing God has promised Abraham and his children, sharing in the rich nourishment from the root of God’s special olive tree. Romans 11:17
Preschool Kids
Pastor Matt and the Peek kids teach us an easy new song this week based on 2 Chronicles 7:14.
Wednesday Night Messages For the Entire Family ~ May 27, 2020
Pastor Matt leads this week's midweek prayer and Bible study time with a discussion about 2 Chronicles 20.
Youth Pursuit
Behind Door #1 ~ Session 5
First KIDZ
Main Idea – God judges sin, but preserves righteous people.
Key Scripture: (Story of Lot and Sodom and Gomorrah Genesis 13,18-19) Romans 6:23, 2 Cor 5:21
For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. - Romans 6:23 ESV
For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God. - 2 Corinthians 5:21 ESV
Discussion Questions:
- Why did Abraham and Lot need to find new homes? (Their herds had grown so large that they ran out of pasture)
- Where did Lot choose to move? (Valley of the Jordan – Sodom)
- What were the people of Sodom like? (evil and sinful)
- Why did God judge Sodom and Gomorrah? (because of their evil ways)
- Who did God send to rescue Lot and his family? (2 Angels)
- Why did God rescue Lot and his family? (They worshiped and obeyed God)
Through this story, you can emphasize to your family the fact that God does indeed judge and punish sin, but the good news is that he also rescues His people. Here is a sample script that you can use with your family after your discussion time to make sure they understand this principle:
“God judged and destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah for their evil and wicked ways. The bad news is that we are all sinners (Romans 3:23). The way better news is that God offers forgiveness of sin and eternal life through Jesus Christ (Romans 6:23). The way it all works is that when we put our faith in Christ and confess Him as our Lord, His righteousness is counted as our own (2 Corinthians 5:21). That is God looks past and forgives us of our sin. What an amazing truth! We each deserve the same judgement that God gave to Sodom and Gomorrah, yet by placing our faith in Christ, we will instead receive eternal life. “
Preschool Kids
Pastor Matt and the Peek girls teach us the final part of "Jesus, Strong and Kind." See below for the links to the videos to parts 1 and 2 as well as the original CityAlight version of the song.
Part 1: https://vimeo.com/418049756/a24d26db0a
Part 2: https://vimeo.com/420660443/b9e8705987
CityAlight's version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5Y8s-Sz_ac
Wednesday Night Messages For the Entire Family ~ May 20, 2020
Join JR Neal, Minister of Discipleship and Missions, as he studies the prayer posture of the church at Antioch
Youth Pursuit
Behind Door #1 ~ Session 4
First KIDZ
Hey parents! Here are some discussion questions that will help you review the story of Job with your kids. Watch the video first and then have a family discussion time.
1) Why did Satan want to take away Job’s possessions and family? (He thought it would cause Job to curse God)
2) What did Job loose? (His possessions and his children)
3) What was Job’s response to losing his possessions and children? (He worshiped God)
4) What did Satan do next to try to make Job curse God? (inflicted Job with diseases)
5) How did Job’s wife and friends respond to his situation?
6) What happened when Job lost heart? (God spoke to Him)
The story of Job teaches us some important lessons. 1st God is sovereign, that means that as the creator of all things, he has the right to do all things according to his own good pleasure. 2nd God delights in the obedience and worship of his children. Close by talking about how we can follow the example of Job by worshiping God is the midst of both good times and bad times and remind your family that God delights in our worship of Him.
Preschool Kids
This week, Pastor Matt and the Peek kids teach Part 2 of the song "Jesus, Strong and Kind."
You can find last week's video of Part 1 here: https://vimeo.com/418049756/a24d26db0a
You can find CityAlight's official music video for "Jesus, Strong and Kind" here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5Y8s-Sz_ac
Wednesday Night Messages For the Entire Family ~ May 13, 2020
Join Pastor Matt for a midweek update and a time of prayer and Bible study based on 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18.
Youth Pursuit
Behind Door #1 ~ Session 3
Preschool Kids
Pastor Matt and the Peek kids teach a new song this week called "Jesus, Strong and Kind."
Parents--you can find this song on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5Y8s-Sz_ac&list=RD37wV6D49iEY&index=7.
Wednesday Night Messages For the Entire Family ~ May 6, 2020
Join JR Neal as he studies Paul's example of how to pray for one another in Colossians 1
PURSUIT Behind Door #1 Session 2
First KIDZ
Pastor Matt and the Peek kids revisit an old classic and talk about how much Jesus loves us. Plus, Maddie Claire shares a special song on the violin.
Wednesday Night Messages For the Entire Family ~ April 29, 2020
Join Pastor Matt as he shares some encouragement and prayer tips from Matthew 8.
PURSUIT Behind Door #1 Session 1
First KIDZ
Enjoy the video below entitled "The Fall" Genesis 3. Here are some discussion questions you can engage in as a family after watching:
- What was the one rule God gave Adam and Eve in the garden?
- Who tempted Adam and Eve to eat from the tree?
- Why did Adam and Eve hide from God? (Parents, this is a great opportunity to talk with your children about how our sin causes us to feel shame. Shame towards others when we do something wrong and more importantly shame towards God. Thankfully God gave us a way to take away the consequences of sin and shame - Jesus
- Read Genesis 3:15 - this passage points to Christ (the snake crusher). How did Christ crush the snake?
This week, Pastor Matt and the Peek kids teach Part 2 of the song "Jesus, Strong and Kind."
You can find last week's video of Part 1 here: https://vimeo.com/418049756/a24d26db0a
You can find CityAlight's official music video for "Jesus, Strong and Kind" here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5Y8s-Sz_ac
Wednesday Night Messages For the Entire Family ~ April 22, 2020
Join JR Neal as he leads us through "Suffering Well" - Lessons from Psalm 88
"There's Work To Do" from Acts 1:7-11.
Be ready to draw!
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Join Pastor Matt and the Peek kids as they sing and talk about "This Little Light of Mine."
Wednesday Night Messages For the Entire Family ~ April 15, 2020
Join Pastor Matt for a midweek time of prayer and Bible study based on Psalm 85.
Today, we finish up our Ego Eimi series with our seventh lesson..."I Am the True Vine" from John 15.
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This week, Pastor Matt and the Peek kids teach us a new song based on 2 Corinthians 5:17.
Wednesday Night Messages For the Entire Family ~ April 8, 2020
Join Pastor Matt for a midweek prayer and Bible study time based on John 17:20-26.
Tonight is our 6th "I Am" statement of Jesus... from John 14, "I am the way, the truth, and the life"
Pastor Matt and the Peek kids open up some Easter eggs and talk about the surprises that they find inside. Can you guess what's in these special Easter eggs?
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INTRO VIDEO
STORY VIDEO
Join Pastor Matt and the Peek kids once again for this week's special Easter-themed preschool song.
Wednesday Night Messages For the Entire Family ~ April 1, 2020
For this week's mid-week prayer and Bible study time, Pastor Matt takes us to 1 Corinthians 1 for a discussion on how not to be a fool this April Fool's Day.
Back for our 5th "I Am" statement of Jesus...I am the resurrection and the life.
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Join Pastor Matt and the Peek kids for this week's song and Bible verse for kids.
Wednesday Night Messages For the Entire Family ~ March 25, 2020
Join Pastor Matt for a time of Bible study and prayer based on James 5:13-16.
This is the 4th message in our Ego Eimi series - I Am the Good Shepherd
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INTRO VIDEO
STORY VIDEO
Wednesday Night Messages For the Entire Family ~ March 18, 2020
Join Pastor Matt for a quick update on what's going on at FBC Moultrie as well as a short Bible study and season of prayer based on 1 Timothy 2:1-4.
This is message #3 for our youth in our Ego Eimi series...looking at the "I am" statements of Jesus from the book of John. Tonight, we're in John 10 as Jon Scroggins discusses Jesus saying "I am the door/gate."