BIRTHDAY PARTY FOR JESUS 2021 (BONUS PHOTOS and VIDEOS from the Christmas Concert rehearsal)

 HAPPY BIRTHDAY JESUS!!

We recited our Bible verses at the very beginning in order to focus our hearts on the reason for our celebration! 

Thank You Jesus for being THE SOLUTION to our problem of sin.

Our food was SO FANCY...we've never had a charcuterie board at a party! We absolutely LOVED it. Thank you parents for your generous donations. Not only that, we each had a freshly baked cinnamon roll with cream cheese frosting. WOW!!

After playing a game, we finally got to reveal who our secret person was! This was a VERY exciting part of the festivities:) 

I love this video of when the kids got to open their presents...by the sound of it, you'd think they each won a thousand dollars! It warms my heart to see the kids so happy with their snacks. This age-group is my absolute favorite!

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Below are some videos from the                                                     Christmas Concert rehearsal: 

And the beautifully dressed children before the concert in the evening:

MERRY CHRISTMAS TO YOU!

Aslan the Lion 2021 (Scroll to the end for Aslan Drawings)

Good bye, Aslan!

We were SO very sad to have to say good bye to Aslan, but he will always have a very special place in our hearts. 

We also did a guided drawing of Aslan...and WOW is all I can say. We have some talented artists in our class! 

On of my favorite quotes (there are many!) in The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe is found in the conversation with Mr. and Mrs. Beaver. When Susan found out that Aslan is a lion, she asked Mr. Beaver if Aslan is "safe". 

         "Safe? Who said anything about safe? 'Course he isn't safe. But he's good. He's the King."

C.S. Lewis gets to a much deeper meaning here. The word safe refers to the fact that he is strong and powerful and could kill with just one swipe of the paw. Same with Jesus...He is not some wimpy being who caves. He is God Himself who is just, powerful, righteous, holy, and hates sin. 

Jesus COULD have called down a host of angels to get him off the cross in an instant, and He could have defeated all of His enemies ...but He didn't. And that is the "good" part of who He is. Because of His great love for you and me, Jesus made the choice to stay on the cross so that we would not have to experience eternal punishment for our sins. 

Enjoy the drawings of Aslan, who is not tame...but GOOD. 

(The name of each artist is under the drawing.)

 

Ryan

Serena

Joshua

Elsa

Zoey

Diego

Bailee

Jahan

Sophia K

Samantha

Cameryn

Cash

Kimberly

Jacob

Jeremiah

Nissim

Judah

Elijah

Audrey

Evan

Jack

Josiah

Ezariah

Minnie

Isabella

Sindale

Caleb

Sophia C