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Home > Brookside VBS 2005
 
Welcome to the Construction Zone, where we are "Building Character Like Jesus"!
 
On Monday, we learned  that Jesus was built to come down.  What does that mean? -- It means that Jesus humbly came to earth to love and serve others.  We were challenged to find ways in which we, too, can serve others and develop the characteristic of humility.
   
 
   
On Tuesday, we learned that like Jesus, we are built to grow and saw how the characteristic of obedience is important to our growth in Christ. Today's story from Luke showed us how Jesus, even as a boy, always obeyed His Father. We learned that we can grow, just like Jesus, by obeying God's word, the Bible.
   
 
On Wednesday, our theme was built to last. We learned about faithfulness as we read the story of Jesus' temptation as found in Luke 4:1-13. We discovered that just as God was in control on Jesus' ministry here on earth, so must God be in control in our lives.
 
 
On Thursday, we learned what it means to be built to care while we talked about the characteristic of compassion. We learned that building thoughtful concern for others takes time and patience.  It is only through Jesus' love for us that we learn how to love and care for others.
   
 
On Friday, we learned what it meant to be built to restore. We will be building on the characteristic of forgiveness. We learned about Jesus' death on the cross and how we can be saved through His sacrifice for us.
   
   
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