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A Sunday Kind of Joy - 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18
Joy loves Sunday School and church. But there is one aspect that she could do without, and that's The Review. After the Sunday School lesson, students stand in the front of the congregation and give an overview of what they have learned. Joy sweats under pressure but endures The Review, only later to realize that she really needs to apply what she learned. Joy wants to pray without ceasing and finds it harder than she imagined. Prayer gets her into trouble at home, with her friends, and even at school. She catches her mom in a fib, attempts to make an unwilling friend pray, and is given an office referral by the cafeteria monitor for praying. Through it all, she learns that God is always just a prayer away. Read to find out how it takes her mom, the principal, and Grandma Ruth to help her discover the true meaning of the scripture "pray without ceasing."
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A Sunday Kind of Joy - Matthew 18:21-22
Joy loves Sunday School and church. But there is one aspect that she could do without, and that’s The Review. After a Sunday School lesson, students stand in the front of the congregation and give an overview of what they have learned. Joy sweats under pressure but endures The Review, only later to realize that she really needs to correctly apply what she learned. Joy finds out how hard it is for her to forgive. Read to find out how it takes Grandma Ruth, helps her discover the true meaning of the scripture, reminding us that we all must forgive, in order to be forgiven.
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A Sunday Kind of Joy - Matthew 6:25-26
Joy loves Sunday School and church. But there is one aspect that she could do without, and that’s The Review. After a Sunday School lesson, students stand in the front of the congregation and give an overview of what they have learned. Joy sweats under pressure but endures The Review, only later to realize that she really needs to correctly apply what she learned. Read to find out how Grandma Ruth, helps her discover the true meaning of the scripture to not worry about anything!
A Sunday Kind of Joy - Luke 6:38
Sister Martha Lyn insists that Joy recite the scripture, Luke 6:38. “Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over.” Joy decides to give so that she can receive the best gifts during her secret Santa exchange at school. She finds it harder than she imagined. She gets an expensive wish list and then she receives the worst gifts ever! She plots a “pity party,” but it back fires and she ends up in trouble with her teacher, Mrs. Harris. As usual Grandma Ruth has to shed some light on the scripture so that Joy understands. Through it all, she learns that God wants you to be a cheerful giver. Read to find out how it takes her mom, stepfather, Sister Martha Lyn, Mrs. Harris, Hope and Grandma Ruth, to help her discover the true meaning of Christmas giving.
Her Sunday School Teacher, Sister Martha Lyn insists that Joy recite the scripture, Romans 15:7- “Accept one another, then, just as Christ accepted you, in order to bring praise to God.” Joy runs into a protest and finds the ugly truth about racism. Her mother, Sunday School teacher, step-father, and teacher keep telling her to be proud of the color of her skin. She finds out that not everyone agrees with protesting. She gets into an argument because of a cultural button, she wears to school. As usual Grandma Ruth has to shed some light on the scripture so that Joy understands it. Grandma Ruth also helps to decide Joy’s punishment. Through it all, she learns that God created each one of us. When we accept one another, we praise Him. Read to find out how it takes her mom, stepfather, Sister Martha Lyn, Mrs. Harris, Luna, and Grandma Ruth, to help her discover the true meaning of acceptance.
Her Sunday School Teacher, Sister Martha Lyn insists that Joy recite the scripture, Philippians 4:13, “I can do all things through Christ because he gives me strength.” Joy has to lean on the scripture, as her world turns upside down. The pandemic changes church and school. No longer able to come to the church building, Joy must learn to have Sunday School remotely. She wants the Pandemic to cancel The Review. Since Philippians helped Joy feel stronger, she uses it to help others at school. Only…she gets labeled a BULLY! She is sent to the counselor’s office, then manages to hide it from Mommy. As usual Grandma Ruth has to shed some light on the scripture so that Joy understands. Through it all, she learns that she CAN do all things through Christ who strengthens her. Read to find out how it takes her mom, Sister Martha Lyn, and Grandma Ruth, to help her discover the true meaning of depending on the strength of the Lord.
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Joy’s Sunday School teacher, Sister Martha Lyn, insists that Joy recite the scripture 2nd Corinthians 5: 7, For we live by faith not by sight . Joy recites the scripture and decides to stop wearing her glasses. This causes her some issues at home with a terrible dinner, at school, and going into the boys bathroom! Joy can't get the scripture that she said during the review out of her mind, to make matters worse on career day one of the guest speakers is an optometrist, Dr. Dani insists Joy visit the nurse and urges her to bring her glasses to school. As usual Grandma Ruth sheds some light on the scripture so that Joy understands.
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