Jammin’ in the Summertime
Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. These commandments that I give you today are to be on your hearts. Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up.
Deuteronomy 6:5-7
At Easter we call our “Sunday School” - JAM (Jesus and Me) because it’s less about school and more about relationships. A relationship with Jesus and each other. During the school year, JAM plays out at both sites with kids and their small group leaders connecting with each other and learning a Bible story through video and activities.
We’re officially in summer mode here at Easter and probably at your house too - Easter at the Lake has services outside, VBS is happening and JAM is on vacation for the summer - or is it?
There’s nothing to say that JAM can only happen inside the walls of Easter Church. In fact, during the pandemic we proved that it can happen on Zoom or in a backyard! We hadn’t thought of it before, but it worked beautifully. Families and small groups got together to connect with each other and the Bible.
This adaptation turned out to be a good thing. JAM online lessons can be accessed from anywhere at any time - just right for summertime living. Whether you’re at the cabin, at grandma’s house or it’s just a Tuesday night at your house, you can JAM with your family. And families are the perfect people to JAM together, who better to connect with and learn about the Bible?
You can find our online JAM content right here on Easter Connect. From the main menu, click on “Classes”, scroll down to find and open the group “Easter Kids”. On the left side, find and open “JAM Lessons” and click on “Summer 2022 Family JAM”. Click on the June document to open the lesson and start Jammin’ with your family. There’s a Bible story video to watch and prompts for faith conversations.
Faith and learning aren’t limited to just inside the church. God goes with us wherever we go - when we sit at home and when we walk along the road (Deuteronomy 6:7) Schedule time to JAM with your family this summer! You will all be blessed. This is one way to continue your faith journey outside of Easter with the important people in your life.
Dear God,
Thank you that you made us to love you and be close to you. Thank you for the gift of our families too. Help us to learn more about you and connect with the people we love no matter where we are.
Amen
