November 13, 2011 - Sharing the Love of Jesus

Today the focus of Happy Club was on the Samaritan's Purse Operation Christmas Child. Our church was involved in collecting these boxes of Christmas gifts for children around the world who would otherwise go without. Today, our pastor, Michael Helms, shared with the children in the 8:30 service and one of our associate pastors, Erica Cooper, shared in the 11:00 service as some of the children explored the contents of a typical shoebox. They learned how these simple gifts can help share the love of Jesus.

8:30 AM Happy Club



11:00 AM Happy Club

November 6, 2011 - Making Houses from Earth Blocks Part 2

On this first Sunday following All Saints Day on November 1, we chose to reaffirm our faith and recognize those of our church family who have died during this past year. During our 8:30 worship service, our pastor spoke to the children about "Why We Cry."



During the 11:00 a.m. worship service, the pastor chose to revisit the earth block housing that he had talked about the previous week because one of the children present had participated in the block-making on Saturday, November 5th.

October 30, 2011 - Making Houses from Dirt

Over the weekend, First Baptist Church of Jefferson, Georgia hosted a training workshop on making bricks from dirt with the hopes of carrying this technology to Liberia and Peru to build housing for families needing it. This training was sponsored by our pastor and his Bricks for Ricks Foundation. During the Sunday services, the trainer, Adam DeJong shared his testimony, and our pastor, Dr. Michael Helms, talked with the children about these special bricks.



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October 23, 2011 - The Importance of Knowing the Master's Voice

Prayer and the implications of praying. What does it mean for you and I to pray? Today, our pastor, Dr. Michael Helms, talked with the children about The Importance of Knowing the Master's Voice.



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October 16, 2011 - Who Owns Everything?

On the day that our pastor, Dr. Michael Helms, chose to use the perspective of a New Testament era coin (see his sermon at www.fbcjefferson.org), our Minister to Families, Rev. Erica Cooper, spoke with the children about Who owns everything?



With our apologies, a video of the 8:30 Happy Club is unavailable.

October 9, 2011 - The Importance of Gentleness

What are you known for? The Bible says, "Let your gentleness be known to all." Today, Dr Michael Helms, our pastor, talks with the children about the importance of gentleness.



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October 2, 2011 - The Parable of the Sower

With both an emphasis on the abandon and the impartiality of the sower, our pastor, Dr. Michael Helms, talked with the children about sharing the love of Jesus and the good news with others.



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September 25, 2011 - Choosing the Right Tool for the Job

What tools has God made available to the believer to make disciples? In Happy Club, our pastor, Dr. Michael Helms, talks with the children about choosing the right tool for the job.



We apologize, but there is no 8:30 Happy Club available for this Sunday.

September 18, 2011 - The Importance of Learning to Serve

Today, in our 11:00 a.m. service, we were ordaining two men who have not previously served as deacons. Since the primary function of the deacon is to be a servant, our pastor, Dr. Michael Helms, talked with the children about the importance of learning to serve.



In the 8:30 service, one of our Associate Pastors, Rev. Erica Cooper, preached about the need to recognize the sin in our own lives even when our culture would not consider it sin. She then talked with the children about the Key to Making Right Choices.

September 11, 2011 - Those Who Run Toward Danger

On this 10th Anniversary of the 9/11 Attack, our pastor, Dr. Michael Helms, focuses on those who run toward or into danger to save us. We remember the sacrifice of so many on that day. But, we also remember the work of God through Christ Jesus, who didn't run away from the cross, but also laid down His life for us.



Due to a technical difficulty, there is no video of the 8:30 Happy Club for today.

September 4, 2011 - Celebrating Our Gifts

Using the old tale of the rabbit and the turtle (OK, the tortoise and the hare for some of you), our pastor, Dr. Michael Helms, talked with the children about celebrating and using the gifts that God has given us and consistently striving to be all that God wants for us to be in our lives.



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August 28, 2011 - The Importance of Real Love

Is it real or is it fake? An important question for retailers, but an even more important question when it deals with love. Our pastor, Dr. Michael Helms, talks with the children today about the difference between counterfeit, or fake, and real love, and the importance of showing real love to others.





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August 21, 2011 - Recognizing God's Voice

Sheep can recognize the voice of their shepherd. Can we recognize the voice of our Savior? Today was the start of our Spiritual Renewal Emphasis with guest speaker, Dr. Jim Dant and guest musician, Kyle Matthews. Kyle had the opportunity to speak with our children and he talked about recognizing God's voice.





We apologize, but there is no 8:30 Happy Club video for today.

August 14, 2011 - The Lord's Supper

On this day at First Baptist Church of Jefferson, Georgia, we celebrated the Lord's Supper or Communion. And, we did it early enough in the service that the children who are usually in Children's Worship for the latter part of the service were able to observe this solemn event. For Happy Club, our pastor, Dr. Michael Helms, talked with the children about the meaning of the Lord's Supper, helping them by both sharing the meaning and background, as well as encouraging them to ask questions.





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August 7, 2011 - A Different Perspective on Recycling

We are all familiar with recycling of things, but what can God recycle in the spiritual part of our lives. Today, our pastor, Dr. Michael Helms, talks with the children about a different perspective on recycling.





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July 31, 2011 - What If?

What if cows could fly and Superman couldn't? What if we made different choices or lived our lives differently? Our pastor, Dr. Michael Helms, poses these questions, and others, to our children (and to the entire congregation).





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July 24, 2011 - The Smallest Things Can Make a Big Difference

Today, our emphasis was on how God can use the small and unexpected in our lives to accomplish that which is truly important. Our preschool director, Kendra Abee, in talking with the children in Happy Club, illustrated this concept of how the smallest things can make a big difference.





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July 17, 2011 - The Meaning of Prayer

In our services, we were emphasizing the importance of prayer, so our pastor, Dr. Michael Helms, chose to also talk about the meaning of prayer with the children. As a part of this, he had invited the children to write some prayers of their own and bring them.





There was a technical difficulty with the audio in the 8:30 Happy Club. We apologize for this inconvenience.

July 10, 2011 - The Importance of Struggle in Our Lives

In today's service, we focused on the value of struggle in the lives of Christians. To emphasize this to the children, our pastor, Dr. Michael Helms, used an object lesson and then in the 11 a.m. service an example - which you should not miss!





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July 3, 2011 - Staying Connected to God

Unfortunately, the American Dream with its call for independent action and self-determination has often caused us to forget that we are dependent upon God. With an object lesson from the vine (in this case, a tomato vine), our pastor, Dr. Michael Helms, talks with the children about our need to stay connected to God.





There is no Happy Club from the 8:30 a.m. worship service.

June 26, 2011 - The Dangers of Being Too Busy

What approach did Jesus take to life? What approach would Jesus take to life? Would He be tied up with email, blogs, text messaging, cell phones, computers, mp3 players, tablets, etc.? Perhaps He would use these for spreading His love, but He often chose solitude and reflection.

Today, Dr. Michael Helms, our pastor, demonstrates to the children the dangers of being too busy with the abundance of technology, and not spending time with others and with God.





There is no Happy Club from the 8:30 a.m. worship service.

June 19, 2011 - How to Pattern Your Life after Jesus'

On this Father's Day, our pastor, Dr. Michael Helms, addressed the congregation in his sermon about how Jesus Valued Spiritual Formation. With the children, Dr. Helms, used a quilt which was recently made by one of our Women's Missionary Union groups, to talk about how they should pattern their life after Jesus'.





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June 12, 2011 - Family Worship Experience

Today, we begin our week of Vacation Bible School - Big Apple Adventure. For the second year in a row, we have kicked off the week by having a Family Worship Experience in our morning services with drama and more contemporary music. Since the entire service is focused on our children and their families we do not include a Happy Club. Please tune in next week for another Happy Club. Thank you and may God bless you richly!

June 5, 2011 - The Meaning of Compassion

As our church, the First Baptist Church of Jefferson, Georgia, is working through the process of determining our vision for the future, we are seeking to recognize our core values. One of those core values that we recognize as being at the heart of Jesus' ministry was compassion. Today, Dr. Michael Helms, our pastor, talks with the children about the meaning of compassion.





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May 29, 2011 - Tribute to Our Veterans

On this Sunday before Memorial Day, our pastor, Dr. Michael Helms, talked with the children about those men and women who served in the United States military down through the years. One of the issues that he raised was that hatred of others can be changed by knowing someone personally who was once considered an enemy.


This is the 8:30 Happy Club. Unfortunately, the 11:00 Happy Club is not available.

May 22, 2011 - The Importance of Sharing a Meal

In our worship today, we shared communion around the Lord's Table. In his sermon, our pastor, Dr. Michael Helms, noted how much of Jesus' ministry was associated with food and meals. Our Minister to Families, Rev. Erica Cooper, shared with the children today about the importance of sharing a meal with others.





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May 15, 2011 - What It Takes to Be the Boss

On this Sunday, we were recognizing our graduates and challenging them as well as all in our congregation to allow Christ to be the Lord, the Boss, of our lives. Dr. Michael Helms, our pastor, chose a creative way to talk with the children about what it takes to be the boss.





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May 8, 2011 - Never Stop Growing in God's Love

On this Mother's Day, our pastor, Dr. Michael Helms, encourages the children to continue to grow in their faith, especially in God's love.





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May 1, 2011 - The Importance of Grace

On this Second Sunday of Easter, our pastor, Dr. Michael Helms, talked with the children about grace and how that can be lived out in our lives.





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April 24, 2011 - The Symbolism of an Easter Baptism

Today, as a part of our Easter celebration, we rejoiced in the baptism of several of our children. Our pastor, Dr. Michael Helms, took the opportunity to talk with our children about the Symbolism of an Easter Baptism.





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April 17, 2011 - Helping Other People

Today, our pastor, Dr. Michael Helms has a guest in the 11:00 service Happy Clhttp://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gifub (he speaks about her in the 8:30 Happy Club). This is a young lady who has found a way to help other people. This is just one way she has found of helping others.





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April 10, 2011 - Vision in the Church

"Where there is no vision..." As our church works its way through the process of discovering where we came from, who we are, and where we are going, our pastor, Michael Helms, chose this day in which our church was involved in listening to our people to talk with the children about the need for vision in our church.





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April 3, 2011 - The Power of Prejudice

What do we hear? What voices are we listening to? In our Lenten series on listening, our pastor, Dr. Michael Helms, addresses the issue of perspective and with the children the particular area of prejudice and the hurtful power of prejudice.





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March 27, 2011 - The Legend of the Dogwood

During the Sundays of Lent this year, we have been looking at the theme of listening, especially as it relates to listening to the New Testament during the 40 days of Lent. Today, Rev. Erica Cooper, emphasizes our need to listen to nature as it proclaims the greatness of our God. She helps the children with this concept as she retells "The Legend of the Dogwood Tree."





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March 20, 2011 - Jesus Was Never Too Busy for Interruptions

Some interruptions can seem to be bad, or at least very inconvenient, and others can be good. Our Senior Pastor, Dr. Michael Helms, along with our Youth Pastor, Justin Safley, demonstrate this to the children in a humorous way. All to say that regardless of the cause, interruptions can be viewed as opportunities of ministry. Jesus, Himself was never too busy for interruptions.





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March 13, 2011 - God Provides Our Needs

Today, as we look at the need for individuals and a church to have a vision of what God desires for them, we recognize God's provision for the tasks He has called us to. With a wonderful illusion, our pastor, Dr. Michael Helms, talks with the children about how God provides for our needs.





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March 6, 2011 - Creative Ways to Share the Word of God

Today in worship, our pastor, Dr. Michael Helms, was using the theme of "Faith Comes by Hearing." He was specifically encouraging the congregation to participate in the "You've Got the Time" program of listening to the entire New Testament during the 40 days of Lent. With the children, he shared one way that the Faith Comes by Hearing organization, who put together this program, provides ways for people around the world to be able to hear scripture - one of the creative ways to share God's word - the Bible.





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February 27, 2011 - The Worry Free Life of a Child

Today, our pastor, Dr. Michael Helms, wants to sign up to be a child again. He desires to be free of worry like a child.





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February 20, 2011 - The Importance of Saying Kind Things to the People We Love

On this Sunday, Dr. Michael Helms, our pastor, was emphasizing that we often hurt the people we love. So, in talking with the children, he shared the importance of saying kind things instead of hurtful things.





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February 13, 2011 - The Importance of Forgiveness

Today, Associate Pastor Erica Cooper talks with the children about forgiveness or reconciliation in families and family relationships. She shares a story about her and her sister to emphasize the importance of forgiveness.





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February 6, 2011 - Why the Pastor Likes Adam

Today, in our services, Dr. Michael Helms. our pastor, was preaching about husband and wife in the family relationships. In talking with the children, he talked with them about things that go together and thus why he liked Adam - it has something to do with Eve.





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January 30, 2011 - It's More Blessed to Give Than to Receive

In our service today, we were looking at the true source of happiness - that happiness is found in Jesus Christ and in following His example of giving ourselves away for others. With this theme in mind, our pastor, Dr. Michael Helms, talked with the children about the simple lesson that it is more blessed to give than to receive.





With our apologies,the 8:30 service is not available.

January 23, 2011 - Different Types of Christian Music

On this Sunday, January 23, 2011, we had a guest speaker, Dr. Jon Duncan, Music Specialist with the Georgia Baptist Convention, preaching on Discovering Biblical Worship. In coordination with this theme, our pastor, Dr. Michael Helms, talked with the children about the different types of Christian music using the term "genre." Four examples were included: classical, hymn, rap, and contemporary.





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January 16, 2011- What It Takes to Be a Witness

On this Sunday, our pastor, Dr. Michael Helms, talked to the children about being a witness for Jesus and how they can tell others about Him.





Unfortunately, the 8:30 Happy Club is not currently available.

January 9, 2011 - New Year's Resolutions

On this Sunday, Tex (a.k.a. Dr. Michael Helms, our pastor) talks to the children about New Year's Resolutions, especially a resolution to join with our whole church during Lent in listening through the New Testament in 40 days.





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January 2, 2011 - Times of Celebration

On this second Sunday of Christmas, as we celebrate both Christmas and New Year's, our pastor, Dr. Michael Helms, leads the children in a celebration of the first anniversary of our Youth Pastor, Justin Safley, and our Minister to Families, Erica Cooper.


(Please note that there was no Happy Club on December 26, 2010, as our services were canceled because of snow.)





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