SERMON RECAP

The God Who Is There

May 7, 2023 || Genesis 1:1-2 || Walt Alexander

MAIN POINT: Your life is not about you—The meaning of your life is found in the story of God & his gracious covenant.

1. God is eternal.

2. God makes promises—and keeps them.

3. God gives grace.

TGKIDS RECAP

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The heart of TGKids is to help children understand that the Bible is all about Jesus! Below is the story, scripture, and main teaching points from the TGKids lesson, so that you can talk with your kids about what they learned.

Bible Story: Naaman Is Cured

Scripture: 2 Kings 5:1–16

Bible Truth: God welcomes repentant sinners but casts out the hypocrites.

Where is Jesus: 1 Peter 2:24

Just as God healed Naaman, so we look to God for our healing. Peter tells us that we can be healed because of the finished work of Christ. Healing is possible for us because of what Jesus did on the cross. We look to God for our healing from the spiritual sickness of sin as well as physical sickness.

Elisha’s cleansing of Naaman’s leprosy points forward to Jesus and the healing of the lepers in his ministry. In Luke 4:27 Jesus says: “There were many lepers in Israel in the time of the prophet Elisha, and none of them was cleansed, but only Naaman the Syrian.”

Naaman foreshadowed the plan of God to reach the Gentiles with the grace of the gospel.

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**WHAT:** 6th-12th graders and parents are welcome to join us at the Luster's House!
**WHERE:** 2131 Breckenridge St, Athens, TN 37303

Enoch Performance

**WHEN:** Saturday, May 20, 2023 - 7 pm - Doors open at 6:30 pm
**WHERE:** The YMCA (205 Knoxville Ave)
**TICKETS:** Adults $13 and students (ages 6-18) $10, if pre-purchased. Adults $15 and students (ages 6-18) $12 at the door. Ages 5 & under - FREE!

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