Jesus & Stuff: Lesson 1

Dear Parents,

Hello! I wanted to remind you about the study we’re doing on what Jesus had to say about our stuff. This week, the lesson was titled “Where’s Your Treasure?” In this lesson, we helped students learn that Jesus said it’s impossible to both love our stuff and truly love God, and we challenged them to grasp that their stuff is fleeting; only the impact they have for God will go with them to heaven.

We looked at the following Scripture passage:

• Matthew 6:19-24

Please take a few minutes this week to read this passage.

Next Steps...
During the next week as you have time to talk with your teenager, remember that one way that will help him or her to understand and apply what he or she has learned is to explain it to someone else. Use the following questions to guide your conversation:

• How did you respond this week to what you learned about Jesus’ teaching on stuff? Do you think it’s possible in real life to love both God and our stuff? How would that work?
• What of your stuff do you find yourself struggling with attaching too much value or importance to?
• In what ways does our family put too much importance on stuff? What can we do together to change our attitudes regarding this?

Coming Up...
Wednesday Nights during the Holidays

*Nov 30 HSM Band “Worship Night” / MSM to Kincaid’s

*Dec 7 MSM & HSM** Christmas Parties / MSM & HSM Rooms

**HSM Chili Cook-Off / Need parents to make favorite chili recipes (Let Jim/Linka know)

*Dec 14 Church-wide Family Christmas Party



HSM Christmas Outreach @ Beautiful Feet, Ft. Worth / Fri Dec 9*Bring a new, unwrapped Christmas present
*Load @ 5pm / Return @ 11pm / Bring $ for snack/supper on way home

2017...*Jan 4 Community DNOW Preview Night @ NSBC / 6:30pm
*Jan 13-14 HSM Missions Weekend @ Beautiful Feet Ministries, Ft. Worth
*Feb 17-19 DNOW17