First off, Core Beliefs begin September 5 and continue through October 3.  Twice a year we teach on the Core Beliefs – key doctrines that we hold to as Bible-believing Christians.  There are 6 such Core Beliefs that have been formulated, and this month we will teach 3 of them:

• Creation (September 5) – God is our creator, and we are accountable to Him.
• Salvation (September 12) – Salvation is by faith in Christ Jesus.
• Uniqueness of Jesus (September 19) – No other person/religion compares to Jesus.

September 26 is a special week, followed by October 3, which will be our Bible Answer Man – a time when students get to ask any question they may have, and our panel of teachers answers them.  Most of these questions center upon the Core Beliefs we just studied.

On October 10, the youth ministry will be changing its Sunday School curriculum.  After spending a year with FaithWeaver, we have decided that we can more effectively impact students with a new curriculum series called Student Life Bible Study.  This study is a comprehensive 6-year plan through the Bible.  Though we regret that there isn’t an adult companion class for parents who want to go through the same lessons as their children (like FaithWeaver has), we are very excited about the possibilities of this curriculum and its ability to get on the youth level.

Also, we will still be able to provide Family Devotion sheets for you.  View this Sample Parent Page.  The pages will be posted/sent to you by either Bobby or Kevin.  Our goal in all of this is to be more effective in the way we train our students in understanding the truths of God’s Word.

So, what is salvation all about – what does it mean to be saved?  Send Kevin your response to have it read this Sunday at the beginning of Sunday School…you may even be rewarded for your answer…