I think your topic of "What is the gospel?" is of the utmost importance.
Many adults cannot answer that question. Of the ones that can they will usualy refer to their works.
We started a neighborhood bible study group for children who play with our children. Iniitally, the first thing we asked them was "What is the gospel?" Although they had all been to varied churches they couldn't answer that question. We went over the answers from the bible over and over again all summer.
Those children are from the ages of three to 13.
Now we are studying Sproul's Saved From What? with them. After reading through a chaper we cover some questions from the Shorter Catechism. Next, we sing a hymn. Then, we have prayer requests and my husband assigns them to pray for one another. We also review the good news of the gospel with them. Then we have refreshments.
Several of the children are attending church with us regularly. Two have made a profession of faith and want to join our church. Their parents have not attended our bible study and do not attend church but we are praying that they will.
One who made a profession of faith went home the same day and asked his unmarried pregnant 18 y/o sister, "If you died tonight and God asked you why he should let you into His heaven what would you say?"
Her answer was, "That I try to do what He says and I'm a good person."
His reply was, "NOPE! That's the wrong answer!"
LOL
Karen Weinstock
Holy Trinty Presbyterian Church,
a plant of the OPC in South Florida
"The characteristic of a true sovereign is, to acknowledge that, in the administration of his kingdom, he is a minister of God... He, moreover, deceives himself who anticipates long prosperity to any kingdom which is not ruled by the sceptre of God, that is, by his divine word." -John Calvin's Institutes of the Christian Religion
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