Just like in worship, a burning bush was talking to Moses in Sunday School. Through puppets, drama and video, the students learned about Moses’ reluctance to be God’s messenger to the Israelites, however, the message was for the two age groups was just a little different.
In the PreK/K Large Group, Judy (the puppet) had a very special stuffed animal that she liked to take with her so she didn’t feel alone. There were places she couldn’t take it though, because her mom was afraid she might lose it. Judy learned that God promised Moses that he would be with him everywhere and that God loves us very much and even though we can’t see him, he is with us wherever we go too. In their classroom they made bushes that “burned” when you blew on them and we learned this song to the tune of London Bridge.
God is with us.
Yes, he is,
Yes, he is,
Yes, he is.
God is with us.
Yes, he is.
God is with us.
Luther (the puppet) got a few people wet when he tried to put out the burning bush with his squirt gun in the 1st – 3rd Large Group. Though Luther didn’t visit the 4th & 5th graders, they all watched the same short video and learned that the burning bush is how God showed himself to Moses. In this lesson, God saw the misery of the Israelites in slavery, he heard their cries for help and he asked Moses to help rescue them. God did tell Moses he could take his public speaking brother Aaron along to talk for him and also gave him a really cool staff that turned into a snake. 
One question that came up was “How come our Pastors don’t have sticks that turn into snakes?” Fortunately for all of us snake fearing congregational members, God sent his Son Jesus to be the rescuer for all people. God still calls us to help with his rescue by telling others about Jesus.
Goat Update
The truck has arrived and we’ve started loading up the goats for their trip to Honduras and Tanzania. We added another goat this last Sunday for a total of 25 goats. We’re hoping that the pen will hold however many goats we can purchase with offerings from the next 2 Sundays. After January 29th, the goats will be shipped out!
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