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Key Bible Verse: Who is adequate for such a task as this? (2 Corinthians 2:16). Bonus Reading:2 Corinthians 2:14-3:5

You're a scoutmaster. Surely you can handle fifth-grade Sunday schoolers." And that's how Bill became a volunteer.

"I was a new Christian and was worried that I didn't know enough. I started with an easy story—Noah. I knew I had to keep the boys busy. We researched the ark and built a scale papier-mâché model six feet long. We went to a lake to study how a flood affects an area. As I struggled with how to teach the Bible, the Holy Spirit taught those kids through me."

The class asked Bill to move up with them when they went to sixth grade, and he was honored. Now that first class is grown; four of those boys are spending their lives in full-time Christian service.

There is no greater calling than teacher, no more important job in the church. But it's easy to miss the "high fives from God" that every Sunday school teacher receives. "There's no way I could have been that good a teacher," Bill said. "The Lord knew I needed the encouragement of success at that early point in my Christian life, and He helped me. I've got a word for new teachers. Don't be overwhelmed. With God's help, you'll never be inadequate."

—Marlene LeFever, Cook Communications Ministries

My Response: A way I'd consider being stretched is by taking on _____.

Thought to Apply: Significance is making a difference in the lives of people over time.—PHIL DOWNER (Discipleship Network of America president)

Adapted from Christian Education Article Service (Cook, 2002) by permission.

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Prayer for the Week

Lord, help me break loose from my usual schedule enough to savor serving someone else.

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