TFT: Fill Your Days With Scripture
February 9, 2025
Dear LEFC Parents,
Here are some nourishing items to set the table for disciple-making in your family this week.
You’re Invited to Family Night!
Join us for Family Night on the evening of February 21st from 6:00-8:00! We’ll have a time of fellowship together as families of LEFC playing games and socializing. Dinner will also be provided. Invite your friends to come enjoy a fun evening!
Winter Jam ‘25
Are you headed to Winter Jam this year? Want to go as a group? Several people from the church are going to meet at the College Buffet at 1631 North Atherton in State College for dinner from 4pm-5pm and then leave as a group to arrive at the BJC together and sit together. Need a ride? Want to offer a ride? There is a sign-up sheet in foyer to help make connections. There is also a flyer in the foyer with information about the concert. Contact Jenni English or Cody & Holly Crumrine with any questions.
Register for Summer Camp!
Has your child ever considered attending a summer camp at Miracle Mountain Ranch? Did you get a chance to connect with Donnie today about the ranch? Now is a great time to think about registering for one of their various camps. Camps are available starting at age 6. Visit their website to learn more about camp offerings, dates, and costs. See Marilynn Kristofits with questions or for more information!
Costumes for KBC
Are you gifted in sewing and crafting? Our Kids Bible Classes are looking for volunteers to help create costumes for the kids to use in various performances. Please see Vicky Albert for more information!
Easter Egg Hunt 2025
Mark your calendars now for the LEFC Easter Egg Hunt on April 19th, the day before Easter. Be thinking about how you might want to volunteer to help out in various ways. We will also be looking for donations of candy and prizes when the time comes.
Volunteer Opportunities for Family Bible Week
Family Bible week will be held July 7-13, 2025. We have several volunteer opportunities that we would love for some of our LEFC parents to fill. We need teachers and helpers for nursery, Pre-K-K, 1st-3rd, and 4th-6th, members of the decorating team, kitchen help, games helpers, members of the worship rally team, photography/videography, security, and a finale team. See Jordyn Skacel if you have interest in filling any of these vital roles, or to get more information about each.
“The People Doubted” Kids Bible Class Devotional
You have free access to a family devotional based on the curriculum our kids are studying each week in KBC! It’s called “The Gospel Project at Home.” Today’s Bible Study is “The People Doubted” (Volume 1: Unit 6: Session 2), and the devotional can be found at this link.
Visit the Family Ministries page on our website for information about how to access The Gospel Project at Home for the first time.
And for dessert…
This week’s recommendation for family discipleship comes from one of our LEFC parents, Mary Beth Moslak. She writes:
“A new year always seems to bring a laundry list of goals and aspirations for the next 365 days. As each new year approaches, I find myself eager for a new devotion, Bible reading plan, or study—something to deepen my relationship with Jesus. A few years ago, I came across a simple yet powerful idea on my news feed:
“It’s time to fill my 2021 calendar with scripture. Send me your favorite verse, and I’ll add it to my calendar along with a reminder to pray for you that week.”
That first year, 46 people responded—46 verses, 46 names, and 46 reasons to pray throughout the year. It was such a meaningful practice that every New Year’s Day since, I’ve made the same post.
As the verses come in, I write each one in a different week of my planner. When I sit down on Mondays to organize my schedule, I start by recording that person’s verse and reach out with a quick message—sometimes a text, sometimes a Facebook or Instagram DM—letting them know their verse is in my planner and asking how I can be praying for them.
When I first started, I didn’t have an end goal in mind. I simply wanted to love people well and grow in my prayer life. But over time, this practice has become a beautiful reminder of the way Scripture connects us—not just to God, but to one another. Some weeks, the verses seem divinely timed, speaking directly into what I or the person who shared them needed in that moment. Other weeks, the simple act of reaching out has rekindled old friendships, encouraged struggling hearts, and strengthened my own faith.
What began as a simple New Year’s tradition has become a yearly reminder that God’s Word is living and active, and that prayer is a powerful way to walk alongside others. As I look ahead to another year, I do so with gratitude—for the verses, for the people, and for the privilege of lifting them up in prayer.”
Thank you, Mary Beth, what a great idea!
Jordyn Skacel, Director of Family Ministry
Matt Mitchell, Pastor
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EXPLAINER: THE GOSPEL PROJECT AT HOME
For the last several years, our Children’s Church ministry has utilized The Gospel Project as our Bible study curriculum. The Gospel Project is really excellent–it takes our Little Learners and Bible Explorers chronologically through the whole Bible over the course of three years while always focusing on Jesus as the center of the big story. If your student was in Little Learners or Bible Explorers this morning, they received a coloring page and take-home sheet that corresponds to this lesson. You have also been given a full-color Big Picture Card that you can use to reinforce the lesson with your child, as well.
To reinforce what your kids are learning each week in Children’s Church, you can now access The Gospel Project At Home online. Each week in this email, there will be a link to follow to get this free resource which includes:
1. A guide to using the Gospel Project at Home.
2. Scripture to read and discuss with a recap video of the Bible Story (Preschool and/or Elementary).
3. Scripture memory verses and a song to sing together.
4. Prayer prompts and family activities that correspond to the lesson.
Please consider setting aside at least 10-15 minutes once a week for a family devotional time using this resource as a guide. We are hoping The Gospel Project At Home will help keep all of our LEFC kids “on the same page,” and feed their faith in Jesus.
This might be especially helpful if for some reason your child has to miss a week of Children’s Church. You can show them the Bible story video to keep them up to speed on what the other children are learning.
**Note: The first time you access the link, you will need to register a free account with Lifeway’s Ministry Grid. This will also provide you ongoing access through the “training” tab to many other discipleship resources including the Gospel Project at Home for previous weeks. Many hours of excellent things to absorb for free!