“For God so loved the world, that He gave His One and Only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but has eternal life.” John 3:1
Would you consider yourself proficient at the game of chess? My children have always been fascinated with this game, but I have to admit that they did not acquire their skills or understanding of chess from me! So it was really helpful when a friend of ours, who is a pastor, shared his chess story with us!
"For we are God's handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good work, which God prepare in advance for us to do." Ephesians 2:10
For those of us who work at St. Matthew over the summer, everyone tends to comment that the building is way too quiet! However, this building immediately becomes alive again as soon as all of the students return; you can just feel the excitement resonate throughout the hallways!
"A new command I give you: Love one another!" John 13:34
Each year, it is the responsibility of the current sixth grade class to select the theme for the upcoming school year. After much intense debate and deliberation, last year's sixth graders selected "Love is Everything We Need" as our "battle cry" for the 2022/2023 school year.
As I spent time this past weekend reflecting upon the 2022/2023 school year, I was reminded of these precious memories that occurred and provided our students with numerous opportunities to share God's love with others:
"Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it." Proverbs 22:6
Eighth Grade DI Team Earns 6th Place at Global Finals!
"In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven." Matthew 5:16
"Love the LORD your God with all your heart and all your soul and with all your strength." Deuteronomy 6:5
“Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.” Phillippians 4:6-7
As a teaching staff, we begin each school day by gathering together for devotions.
Throughout the year, every teacher takes a turn to share and reflect upon God’s word, as well lead us in prayer, because we believe that God works powerfully through prayer.
To God be the glory, great things He has done. Philippians 4:20
This is an extremely exciting week as the St. Matthew gym transforms into the Emerald City! As we prepare for this week's performance of The Wizard of Oz, I am reminded of an interesting perspective that a former Superintendent of Michigan Lutheran Schools shared many years ago. Once I heard his connections between the Wizard of Oz and Christian Education, it endeared this movie even more to my heart as he shared this analogy:
Tomorrow is last day for Wizard of OZ presale tickets!
“Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights.” James 1:9
When my children were young, I was always fascinated regarding how often they could memorize lines and even entire scenes from various movies and then just insert and recite them during various unique situations. Furthermore, as I keep dropping into Wizard of Oz practices, I am somewhat shocked and slightly impressed at how many of the actors’ lines I can also jump in and deliver by memory!
God tremendously blesses St. Matthew Lutheran School's outreach project!
"He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation." Mark 16:15