NEWS & EVENTS
November 2025 - Core Essential Trust
10.02.2025
mlheureux@christlincoln.org
Core Essential - December 2025
JOY
“Joy to the World…” As we head into the Christmas season, we will hear and talk alot about Joy, but we all know that for a variety of reasons, this time may not always “feel” joyous. This month we will be talking about how Joy can be a “mindset” rather than a feeling!
This month we will about, “Finding a way to be happy even when things don’t go your way.” How can you model for your children being filled with “Joy” even when the batch of Christmas cookies burns, or a Christmas plan falls through because of the weather, or you open all your presents and you didn’t get that one thing you were really hoping would be there?
We find our Joy not in feelings or cicumstances, but in knowing that Jesus was born in a manger, lived and died saving US from an eternity without him. Now THAT is a Joy we can sing about!
Family Challenge: Encourage your family members to break out into a rousing rendition of "Joy to the World" any time you have something not go your way this Christmas season.
Core Essential - "Trust"
This November, our Core Essential Word is "Trust: Putting your confidence in someone you can depend on."
Trust can be a tricky consept for some kids. Most kids will blindly trust parents or friends, and many will be let down (even in small ways) and lose that sense of trust. As adults, it is important that we teach children who they can trust, how to build trust with others, what to do when we get "let down", and how we can build trust back once hurt by someone.
As Christians, we have a HUGE safety net in place. Even when it seems we can't trust anyone, we know that we have God whom we know can be trusted in ALL THINGS (really big and really small). Every promise God has made, He has followed through on. We know we can trust Him with everything.
Family Challenge:
As a family talk about how we can build trust between each other. How can we fix relationships when trust is broken? Who can we depend on and trust no matter what?