One Thousand Word Synopsis
The 10th grade Sunday School class was a mess. Four teachers had given up on the six students in just one year.
(Today is the first day of a one-week summer Bible study class,. Chip said in a stern voice. (Your parents decided you should be here. You had no say in the decision. Possibly you believe you should not be in a Bible study class every morning during a warm June week. How many of you believe you're too old to go to Bible class? Hands up..
Six hands shot into the air.
How do you help a person by getting her on drugs? Tipper remembered the day well, even though it was five years ago. What a fool she had been
Ms. Patterson, if you were God and you decided to make our planet, and possibly all the universes in six days, where would you start?
Bev and I are presenting the Bible as a series of mysteries to be solved by the class as a way of getting them to see the excitement of the Good Book. We hope to stretch their imaginations by looking at all angles to solve the mysteries..
Jodie spoke out. (Going back to shapelessness, isnt God telling us in Genesis that He's powerful enough to have taken a mass of foggy glop and form the earth, the heavens and everything on earth? If you look at the detail involved, it definitely would take an all-powerful being to do what God did simply by saying (Let there be..
Excellent reasoning, Jodie,. Bev replied. (From nothing, He created everything. There never has been or ever will be anyone as powerful as God.
Speaking of moms,. Jodie interrupted, (my mom told me God gives us the gift of life and what we do with His gift is how we either thank or ignore Him..
Lets remember we have to answer to Him when we die,. Joshua stressed. (He gave us directions on how He wants us to live ( theyre in the Bible ( and we have our choice of obeying or not..
Tipper felt a massive wave of dizziness sweep over her. The light began to fade and her son's face became dim. What have I done, she mouthed, but no sound came.
She tried to sit up but increasing dizziness prevented her from moving. The light continued to fade. Connor! Joshua! she cried silently, trying unsuccessfully to raise herself.
She felt Joshua put his arm around her shoulders and cradle her head. Oh, Joshua, Joshua, my baby, what have I done? Darkness took over; all sight disappeared. Seconds later she heard no more sound. Her body felt heavy, too heavy to support. Every muscle gave up. The world spun crazily and bright lights flashed past her. Oh, my God, help me, help me, she begged silently. Then there was nothing.
Joshua leaned over the bed and gently kissed his mother. Unwilling to lose contact, he put his cheek against hers, and hot tears transferred to Tipper. A slight moan came from her throat.
Oh, no,. Joshua cried in alarm, (I've hurt her!.
You haven't hurt her, Joshua, you've given her another reason to live, a reason only a son can give. Your love for your mother is different from your fathers love. Both are delicious to a woman, but a child's love for a parent is extra special..
Joshua looked quizzically at Bev.
When a woman enters marriage, she knows her husband loves her. When she has children, she hopes they also love her, but until they express love without reservation, there always is doubt.
Tonight you declared your love with the strongest emotions. Your mom has waited sixteen years to hear you proclaim your love for her without reservation. Your lives will never be the same, Joshua, now that you know you love each other so deeply..
Do you really believe the complicated beings on this planet, from tiny bacteria to elephants to humans to plants to water to everything else that exists, could have been created without an all-powerful God? Just consider the difficulties of making a human with all our parts, emotions, and capabilities from a tiny egg in one female and a microscopic drop of sperm from a male. Now ask yourself if it could be done without Gods will. (In the beginning, God created is one of the most powerful and awesome phrases ever written..
Connor Chambers strode into the rear entrance of The Forest Nooke. Turning to his right, he walked through a door curtain and saw a wild tableau before him. Fifteen feet away was his wife, who should have been in bed. Next to her was Christine Blackheart, who should have been in jail. Twenty feet or so away were a group of women and children, most of whom were looking in the air.
Connor also looked in the air. He was horrified to see a gun, it looked like his gun, spiraling down from the ceiling, headed directly toward Tipper and Christine. Each women had her hands raised to gather in the weapon.
But,. Paul interrupted, (what if our parents keep yelling at us, or ignoring us, or not letting us do anything we want to do?.
Its not easy being a parent any more than its easy being a teenager,. Bev responded. She smiled gently and looked in turn at each of the six pairs of eyes focused upon her. (Understand that your parents need your help as much as you need theirs. Too often, we appreciate parents only after theyre gone. Dont let that happen.
Your parents should be and can be the most important people in your life right now. Dont shut the door in their faces. Work together to strengthen your relationship, and at the same time make God an important part of your life. Friends may come and go, but your parents and your family are with you for their life, and God is with you forever..
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