Laity Sunday - Working together to show God's love through serving others

This week wass a special day called Laity Sunday. “Laity” means all the people in the church who aren’t pastors, like you, your parents, teachers and friends. It’s a day to celebrate how everyone, not just the pastors, can serve God.

In Mark 10:35-45 James and John, two of Jesus’s disciples, asked Jesus for a special favor. They wanted to sit next to him in his kingdom, one on his right and one on his left.

They were thinking about being important and having power, like a king with a crown. But Jesus told them something different. He said that whoever wants to be great must be a servant to others.

To be great, according to Jesus, means feeding the hungry, visiting the sick, and helping in many ways. This is what Jesus wants us to do—to serve others with love.

On Laity Sunday, we celebrate all the people in our church who serve in different ways. Maybe you’ve seen people greeting at the door, helping with Sunday school or running the sound system and so much more. These are all ways of serving, just like Jesus taught us.

Crenshaw Kids can serve! Let's continue to find ways to serve and show His love.

Miss Ginny used ingredients for making cookies to help us understand that working together can make something great! The ingredients by themselves are good but not as good as mixing them together and making something great!