TBC Notes

“They Were Sad, You See”

I thoroughly enjoyed my time teaching second and third graders as a Sunday-school teacher. It was a challenge and experience that I would recommend for everyone who loves the Word of God and desires to teach it. My youngest son, when given the opportunity to teach that age group, asked me what I thought of his prospects. My immediate response was, “If you can teach that age group God’s truth, you can teach anyone!” The challenge is to communicate the essentials of the faith—the gospel—in an uncomplicated way.

Jesus chided His disciples for hindering the children from coming to Him, and Paul noted that Timothy was taught the Scriptures as a child. That tells me that the children understood what was taught, which was able to make them “wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus” (2 Timothy:3:15And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.
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As Resurrection Sunday approaches, it’s always been my hope that those who attend church (on that rare occasion, for many) will not only hear the gospel but have it explained to them simply, so they can understand. I can’t help but smile remembering how all my Sunday-school kids would yell out the answer as to why the Sadducees were sad. “They were sad, you see” because they didn’t believe in the resurrection of the dead and the hope of heaven. My kids understood.

T. A. McMahon

Executive Director