in my years in ministry i have never been a part of a 1st grade Bible sunday.  today was my first. 🙂  i was so excited to continue in this important tradition of giving 1st graders their very own copy of God’s Word and challenging them to seek it out for His life-changing truths!  little did i know what joy it would bring me to hand out Bibles and watch those sweet little hands grip them with pride.  i thought to myself, do i hold as tightly to God’s Word each day?  am i as thrilled to pick up my very own BIble (of which i have many translations) as these children were to receive their first copy?  their fresh eyes and eager hearts were a sweet sight to my soul today.  so, i thought i would share some pictures of some of my favorite parts of the morning.

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dr. fenton had the 1st graders hold their Bibles high as he shared with them that there is no other book like the one they are holding.
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at our family celebration lunch, two middle schoolers (one boy and one girl) shared testimonies about how their first grade Bible helped God’s word become a part of their daily lives. they were amazing.
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families spent time sharing and laughing using group publishing’s gabbit.
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families prayed over and for their 1st grader!
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of course we had pictures made with the pastor. look how proud this 1st grader is of his new Bible.
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1st graders left with goody bags that included a gabbit, a seeds family worship cd (this includes songs made up of only scripture), and a special bookmark that has all the favorite scriptures of the ministers at dawson and their 1st grade teachers.
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  1. Pingback: simple gift of God’s Word | dWELL

  2. Again, a beautiful idea! A practical and special way to share the gift of God’s Word!

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