{"id":5473,"date":"2025-07-19T01:19:33","date_gmt":"2025-07-19T05:19:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/virginiaagape.org\/agape\/?p=5473"},"modified":"2025-07-19T01:19:33","modified_gmt":"2025-07-19T05:19:33","slug":"july-20-2025-vaibc-childrens-cell-newsletter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/virginiaagape.org\/agape\/5473\/","title":{"rendered":"July 20, 2025, VAIBC Children\u2019s Cell Newsletter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!-- VideographyWP Plugin Message: Automatic video embedding prevented by plugin options. --><br \/>\nJuly 20, 2025, VAIBC Children\u2019s Cell Newsletter<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dear Parents, <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This week, we have the opportunity to explore the teachings of <strong>\u201c<\/strong><strong>Solomon Thought about Life\u201d <\/strong>(Ecclesiastes 1).<\/p>\n<p><em>King Solomon had everything\u2014wealth, wisdom, and fame\u2014yet he discovered that these could never give life true meaning. In Ecclesiastes, Solomon teaches us that without living for God\u2019s glory, everything is meaningless. Only by trusting Jesus and living for Him can we find real purpose and joy. Jesus gives our lives eternal value through His death and resurrection.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>This message will inspire your child to grow in the love and light of Jesus. Reinforce the lesson at home by discussing the following points with your child:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Solomon had everything, but still felt empty<\/strong>: Talk about how even the best things in life can\u2019t compare to knowing God.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Life without God feels meaningless<\/strong>: Help your child understand that only God gives our lives lasting meaning and joy.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Jesus gives true purpose<\/strong>: Remind your child that following Jesus brings hope, direction, and eternal life.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You might consider praying with your child,<strong> \u201cGod, help us to live for You and find joy in following Jesus every day.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Grace and blessings in Christ.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<iframe src=\"\/\/docs.google.com\/viewer?url=https%3A%2F%2Fvirginiaagape.org%2Fagape%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2025%2F07%2F2025-0720_Solomon-Thought-about-Life_newsletter.pdf&hl=en_US&embedded=true\" class=\"gde-frame\" style=\"width:100%; height:600px; border: none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<p class=\"gde-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/virginiaagape.org\/agape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/2025-0720_Solomon-Thought-about-Life_newsletter.pdf\" class=\"gde-link\">Download (PDF, Unknown)<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>July 20, 2025, VAIBC Children\u2019s Cell Newsletter Dear Parents, This week, we have the opportunity to explore the teachings of \u201cSolomon Thought about Life\u201d (Ecclesiastes 1). King Solomon had everything\u2014wealth, wisdom, and fame\u2014yet he discovered that these could never give &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/virginiaagape.org\/agape\/5473\/\">Continued<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5475,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"kt_blocks_editor_width":"","slim_seo":{"title":"July 20, 2025, VAIBC Children\u2019s Cell Newsletter - Virginia Agape International Baptist Church","description":"July 20, 2025, VAIBC Children\u2019s Cell Newsletter Dear Parents, This week, we have the opportunity to explore the teachings of \u201c Solomon Thought about Life\u201d (Eccl"},"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5473","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-children"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/virginiaagape.org\/agape\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5473","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/virginiaagape.org\/agape\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/virginiaagape.org\/agape\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/virginiaagape.org\/agape\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/virginiaagape.org\/agape\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5473"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/virginiaagape.org\/agape\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5473\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5476,"href":"https:\/\/virginiaagape.org\/agape\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5473\/revisions\/5476"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/virginiaagape.org\/agape\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5475"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/virginiaagape.org\/agape\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5473"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/virginiaagape.org\/agape\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5473"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/virginiaagape.org\/agape\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5473"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}