I recently purchased some supplemental curriculum for the upcoming school year - coloring pages, mazes, object lessons, etc. As I was combing through the material, I found myself delighted as I perused Bible stories familiar to me, but perhaps unfamiliar to our kids ...

The list goes on and on and on.

I thought about the excitement of our kids discovering these stories - these true stories for the first time. This summer, we've been exploring Jesus' miracles during second service and it has been so fun watching children totally engrossed in scripture.

So often we turn to scripture for a comforting word - a Philippians 4:6 or Psalm 23 or Romans 8:28. All of these words are powerful and true - but sometimes we overlook the stories. We write them off because they're familiar to us or because it seems like kid stuff or because there's all that "boring lineage stuff" in between.

Friends, I'd remind you of the words from 2 Timothy 3:16-17: " All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the servant of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work."

Revisit the stories of scripture. Treat yourself to a bedtime story from the King of Kings. Better yet, grab a child and read the story with them. Ask God to open your eyes to his truths found in the examples of these great men and women of the faith.

Digging in with you!

Pastor Chelsea

Mentoring Pasadena is a partnership between area churches and PISD to impact the lives of elementary age children through a weekly mentoring relationship. Our church has adopted Jensen Elementary for this effort. Kids Hope will now operate under this name.

Once a week, for 30 minutes, you’ll help kids with reading and math, while simultaneously building a friendship. God only knows the effect you will have on their lives and, ultimately, their family.  

There are two ways to sign up.

Hey IMPACT Girls! You're invited to join us Friday, August 16 for Girls Night In, where any and all girls from 6th-12th grade are invited to come spend the night at the church. We'll play games, hang out, and get to know one another! The event is 100% free, and has been planned by our very own Elisa Mendiola and Abby Feirtag! This will be a great opportunity to have your friends get plugged into our youth group, so make sure to invite some! To register, click the button below.

Join us as we partner with the city of Pasadena to clean up our city! This one-day initiative in our city will assist low-income and elderly home-owners with small repairs and yard work. Any able-bodied person can do it and Jesus will be honored with every act!  

Save the date for Sunday, September 8! That's Promotion Day in KiX Ministries - where kiddos move up to their Fall 2019 grade level classes. Then, plan to join us immediately following second service in the KiX Building for our Promotion Day Power Up, where both KiX and IMPACT Ministries will have several stations your family can stop at to pick up items to help strengthen your faith this next school year.

1 Adam Higgins • 2 Jason Hawkins, Bobby Hosmer • 3 John Wesley Locklear, Kayla Thai • 6 Maddox Ayala • 8 David Duenes • 13 Derek Bowdoin, Kellie Pacheco • 14 Amy Axtell, Trinity Bowdoin, Mark Wiess • 16 Jimmy Ramirez • 18 Candy Moore • 20 Donna Bowman, Nicole Chambers • 21 Margaret Ray • 22 Genevieve Pacheco • 23 Jenni Gonzalez, Laura Shugart • 25 Andrea Holloway, Margaret Johnson • 27 Brady Axtell • 28 Ben Hopson • 29 Christina Roberts • 30 Angela Ayala, Charles Hicks, Elizabeth Shelley • 31 Celeta Carr, Don Holmes, Alex Reyes, Gabriella Romo

10 Brandt & Denise Smith • 12 Jack & Jackie Mitchell • 13 Israel & Angela Ayala • 25 Bob & Robin Dunn, Pete & Wanda Martinez