Encouragement for Sunday School Teachers
Story★★★★Marion Lawrence, a dynamic layman of Sunday school fame, often gave his encouragement to those who were not confident of their skill. He said at a great Sunday school convention, “Be joyful in your work. Be active. Vary the exercises. Always have little surprises coming before the scholars. Never allow yourself to get discouraged in your work. One of my teachers came to me the other day and said, ‘I cannot teach this class. I am only a stick.’ I replied, ‘You know what the Lord did with a stick? He opened the Red Sea with a stick. He brought water out of the rock with a stick. You go back to that class of yours and be a stick, but you be a good stick. That is all the Lord wants of you.’”
The point
Marion Lawrence encourages Sunday school teachers with the story of Moses' staff, reminding them that God uses ordinary vessels—even 'sticks'—to accomplish His purposes if they are faithful.