{"id":268,"date":"2010-11-01T10:03:40","date_gmt":"2010-11-01T14:03:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.fbclafayette.org\/?p=268"},"modified":"2011-12-12T09:29:00","modified_gmt":"2011-12-12T14:29:00","slug":"knowing-god-better-his-faithfulness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.faithlafayette.org\/church\/knowing-god-better-his-faithfulness\/","title":{"rendered":"Knowing God Better – His Faithfulness"},"content":{"rendered":"

This fall, we\u2019re taking our 3rd<\/sup>, 4th<\/sup>, and 5th<\/sup> graders\u00a0through a series called Knowing God Better.\u00a0 Throughout this series, we\u2019re looking at what the Bible has to say about the character of God.\u00a0 The goal of this study is not simply to learn facts about God.\u00a0 Rather, the goal is to understand God in a way that deepens our appreciation and love for Him, that deepens our relationship with Him.\u00a0 The goal is to understand God in a way that motivates us to become more like Him.<\/p>\n

Faithfulness Illustrated<\/h2>\n

Let’s take an imaginary trip together. \u00a0Let\u2019s say that we\u2019re all going to pile on a bus to\u00a0take a cross-country trip.\u00a0\u00a0On this trip we\u2019re going to see some of the most recognizable sites in the nation.\u00a0\u00a0For the first stop on our trip, we\u2019re going to go see one of the most recognizable building in the world — the Empire State Building in New York City.<\/p>\n

\"Empire<\/strong><\/p>\n

So, to begin our journey, we\u2019ll\u00a0start off where our church is located\u00a0in Lafayette and travel 772 miles to New York City.<\/p>\n

\"US<\/strong><\/p>\n

But that\u2019s not the only place we\u2019re going to visit.\u00a0 For the second stop on our journey, we\u2019ll be headed south from New York to the Magic Kingdom at Disney World Resort in Orlando, Florida.<\/p>\n

\"Disney<\/strong><\/p>\n

So, from New York, we\u2019ll get back on the road and travel 1106 miles to Orlando, Florida to visit Disneyworld.<\/p>\n

\"US<\/strong><\/p>\n

But that\u2019s not the end of our trip.\u00a0 We\u2019ve got another site to visit.\u00a0 We\u2019re going to travel from the Magic Kingdom to a place where creating magic is a integral part of every union job.<\/p>\n

\"Hollywood<\/strong><\/p>\n

We\u2019ll travel from Orlando 2525 miles across the country until we finally reach Hollywood, California.<\/p>\n

\"US<\/strong><\/p>\n

And once we\u2019ve seen the sights and starred in a movie or two, we\u2019ll get back on the road en route to one of the nation’s most recognizable sights.<\/p>\n

\"Tippecanoe<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

That, of course, is the Tippecanoe County Courthouse in beautiful downtown Lafayette, Indiana.\u00a0 We\u2019ve got to head back home.\u00a0 So, we\u2019ll travel the 2128 miles from Hollywood all the way back to Lafayette.<\/p>\n

\"US<\/strong><\/p>\n

If we add up all of the miles we\u2019re going to travel, it totals 6533 miles. <\/strong>But before we leave, we have an important decision to make.\u00a0 We have to decide what kind of bus we\u2019re going to travel in.\u00a0We need a bus that\u2019s going to be able to travel of 6533 miles.\u00a0 Just think how bad it would be if our bus broke down out in the middle of nowhere and we had to push it or have it towed to the nearest town.<\/p>\n

So, we need to make sure that we\u2019ve got reliable transportation, and\u00a0we\u2019ve been able to narrow the choices down to two options.<\/p>\n