Awana Awards

157,776

Highlights of the year

You’ve heard from each club

Great attendance

Theme nights

Samaritan’s Purse - Shoeboxes

Grand Prix

Faithful leaders

Faithful parents, g’parents, relatives, friends

Bible

is central to our clubs:

Cubbies: 1 John 4:10

1 John 4:10 NASB95

In this is love, not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son to be the propitiation for our sins.

Sparks: John 3:16

T&T: Ephesians 2:8-9

at end of entrance booklet

Along the way: Romans 3:23, Romans 6:23

The TRUTH

The PENALTY, The GIFT

Trek: 1 Thessalonians 4:1-3a

1 Thessalonians 4:1–3a (NASB95)

Finally then, brethren, we request and exhort you in the Lord Jesus… that you excel still more…

The goal – sanctification of believers

We challenged the Trek group, the teens

To a life of sexual morality (gasp!)

Average age of first exposure to pornography, 8-11

I doubt there are 7 other teens hearing this from God’s Word as it was presented this year

Thanks for sticking it out

This verse, these young men and ladies were challenged to EXCEL

Growth

Awana demonstrates the Christian walk

Cubbies - learn the basics

Sparks - more basics, maybe profession of faith

T&T - still more basics, but challenge to know Jesus, start applying what is learned

Trek - “Yes, more basics, now GAME ON - the world is after you

The spiritual battle is real

Adults here, what should be a key verse for us?

All these verses above?

Yes, trust Jesus for forgiveness, be saved, a believer

BUT…never settle for “good enough” – “I’m good”

Maybe Psalm 51:16-19 - the idea of a broken and contrite heart, ready to live for the LORD

Maybe Colossians 3:22-23

Colossians 3:22–23 NASB95

Slaves, in all things obey those who are your masters on earth, not with external service, as those who merely please men, but with sincerity of heart, fearing the Lord. Whatever you do, do your work heartily, as for the Lord rather than for men,

POINT - Don’t “do” things just because that is what Christians “do”

Allow yourself to be overcome by the love of Jesus

Then give in to the compelling urge to love Him, serve others, set Jesus as priority #1!

These clubbers SEE YOUR PRIORITIES

They KNOW what’s important to you

157,776

Hours of life until age 18

Hours of life for you to raise your kids to make decisions for the LORD

TIME – a gift from God, to use for His glory!

These clubbers/kids, young people

spend 1.5 hours with us, once a week (and 1 hour of that is time in the Word or a teaching lesson).

MATH:

Let’s assume they spend 8 hours a day asleep

8 x 7 = 56 sleeping hours

1 x 7 = 7 time in Awana, in the Word, with believers pointing them to Christ, encouraging them to trust Jesus and living for Him – counter-cultural

168 total hours in the week

63 accounted for (56 sleeping, and 7 of those grounded in the Word)

How are YOU guiding your children the remainder of the 105 hours EVERY week?

School days – are your kids spending their time with other kids and teachers in an environment morally supported by God’s Word?

Maybe so – praise the LORD!

105 hours every week

How much of that time is spent surrounded by a Biblical morality?

How much time do YOU spend that way, and model to your children?

Of the 157,776, there are 105,184 waking hours – until they turn 18

How old is your child, or children?

Don’t wait to get started

EVERY hour you are NOT leading your child BIBLICALLY, the enemy is leading otherwise.

EVERY hour you are not leading your child BIBLICALLY, the world is.

The world is no friend to our children

The world is a mission field for them

We are doing our best to train them up

To be prepared, to be equipped

2 Timothy 2:15 (NASB95)

Study to show thyself approved unto God, a workman who needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the Word of truth

2 Timothy 2:15 – We are helping them to be approved unto God, not ashamed to say they follow Jesus

We (Awana clubs) are doing our best

AND…moms, dads, grandmas and grandpas, friends…

They need YOU to step up and do your best to raise them up in the nurture and admonition of the LORD

Because YOU have the most time with them

These kids have friends

what they need are Godly parents to help them navigate this world in a life lived for the LORD.