Did Jesus collect school supplies for kids?
While none of the Gospels (the books of the Bible that tell us about the life of Jesus) record Jesus gathering school supplies for kids, we do see that his life was marked with love and compassion. We see Jesus serving people throughout his life–and calling us to do the same. Warm sunny days, beach trips and lots of free time–those days are quickly coming to an end for students. In the excitement of back to school preparation, not all kids return to school with the supplies they need. We, as a church, want to help meet the needs of those students.
There are many opportunities to serve people in each of our daily lives. As a church, we want to provide you with another way to serve. Middle school is a crucial time for young teens and we want to help make sure they have the supplies they need to strive toward success. This year, we’re gathering supplies to send to William Henry Middle School.
Here’s a list of what kids are asked to bring:
If you want to contribute, simply drop supplies off at our worship gathering on Sunday. Or contact us to let us know when you want to drop off supplies during the week. For more information contact us or see Julie Memmolo on Sunday!
Parent Cue for Sunday, August 18
Each week we supply a weekly Parent Cue and Kids God Time sheet.
- The Parent Cue is meant to be a resource for you to discuss and reinforce the lesson with your kids.
- The God Time is intended to help kids learn to spend some quiet time with God on their own. (Of course, you’re welcome to help them and model it for them as they learn!)
We’re posting the upcoming week’s material for the lesson that will be taught this Sunday. Additionally, we will provide a hardcopy of these on Sunday for those who may not prefer the digital versions.
Parent Cue Discussion Spiritual Discussion Starter Sheet
For the lesson this coming week: Parent Cue August 18.
Haven’t gotten to this week’s yet? Check out the Parent Cue August 11.
God Time Quiet Time Exercise for Kids
For the lesson this coming week: God Time August 18.
Haven’t gotten to this week’s yet? Check out the one for God Time August 11.
As always, instructions are here.
Our goal as a church is provide you with resources to help your children grow spiritually. We’re doing our best to make things simple and easy. Please feel free to give us feedback on this!
Parent Cue for Sunday, August 11
Each week we supply a weekly Parent Cue and Kids God Time sheet.
- The Parent Cue is meant to be a resource for you to discuss and reinforce the lesson with your kids.
- The God Time is intended to help kids learn to spend some quiet time with God on their own. (Of course, you’re welcome to help them and model it for them as they learn!)
We’re posting the upcoming week’s material for the lesson that will be taught this Sunday. Additionally, we will provide a hardcopy of these on Sunday for those who may not prefer the digital versions.
Parent Cue Discussion Spiritual Discussion Starter Sheet
For the lesson this coming week: Parent Cue August 11.
Haven’t gotten to this week’s yet? Check out the Parent Cue August 4.
God Time Quiet Time Exercise for Kids
For the lesson this coming week: God Time August 11.
Haven’t gotten to this week’s yet? Check out the one for God Time August 4.
As always, instructions are here.
Our goal as a church is provide you with resources to help your children grow spiritually. We’re doing our best to make things simple and easy. Please feel free to give us feedback on this!
Parent Cue for Sunday, August 4
Each week we supply a weekly Parent Cue and Kids God Time sheet.
- The Parent Cue is meant to be a resource for you to discuss and reinforce the lesson with your kids.
- The God Time is intended to help kids learn to spend some quiet time with God on their own. (Of course, you’re welcome to help them and model it for them as they learn!)
We’re posting the upcoming week’s material for the lesson that will be taught this Sunday. Additionally, we will provide a hardcopy of these on Sunday for those who may not prefer the digital versions.
Parent Cue Discussion Spiritual Discussion Starter Sheet
For the lesson this coming week: Parent Cue August 4.
Haven’t gotten to this week’s yet? Check out the Parent Cue July 28.
God Time Quiet Time Exercise for Kids
For the lesson this coming week: God Time August 4.
Haven’t gotten to this week’s yet? Check out the one for God Time July 28.
As always, instructions are here.
Our goal as a church is provide you with resources to help your children grow spiritually. We’re doing our best to make things simple and easy. Please feel free to give us feedback on this!
Kids Church Theme for August 2013
From the very beginning, God set up leaders on earth. We see in Genesis 1, God instructed Adam to rule over the fish in the sea, the birds in the air, and the livestock that moves on the ground. Much later in the Old Testament, God called out prophets, judges, kings, and priests to lead His people. Each of these leaders, although different in many ways, had one main thing in common. Their job was to follow God. An interesting pattern can be seen when they trusted and obeyed God—the people under their leadership prospered.
Obedience is trusting those who lead you by doing what you’re asked to do. God asks us to trust Him by giving us specific things to do to accomplish His work around us. He may even ask us to do something that seems too hard or too uncomfortable. But we can choose to trust that He’ll work out the details and take care of our needs. Then it’s easier for us to choose to obey and act on what we know, because we trust our ultimate Leader.
The monthly memory verse is: “Obey your leaders. Put yourselves under their authority. They keep watch over you. They know they are accountable to God for everything they do. Obey them so that their work will be a joy. If you make their work a heavy load, it won’t do you any good.” (Hebrews 13:17, NIrV) Often, it’s hardest to obey when God asks us to trust another person that He has chosen to lead us. But, as long as their instructions line up with God’s commands, do what they ask of us.
In Week One’s Bible story, God places Adam and Eve in the garden of Eden with just one command (Genesis 1, 2, 3:1-24). When they make their own plan and disobey God, it has profound and lasting affects. Our Bottom Line is: I should trust and obey even when I think my way is better. Our leaders see the bigger picture and understand the greater consequences.
In Week Two’s Bible story, Noah had a history of trusting God, and continued to obey God to the smallest detail while building the ark (Genesis 6–8). Even when everyone else disobeyed, Noah followed God. Our Bottom Line is: I should trust and obey even when others don’t. Developing a pattern of obedience might prepare us for trusting God in a moment when the stakes are even higher.
In Week Three’s Bible story, God makes a big promise to Abraham, and then asks Abraham to move to a new place (Genesis 12:1-5; 13:2-18; 15:1-6). Abraham doesn’t know where or how God will keep His promises. But he trusts God. Our Bottom Line is: I should trust and obey even if I don’t know how it will all work out. We always know we can trust God, so we can confidently obey.
In Week Four’s Bible story, God asks Abraham to do something shocking (Genesis 15, 18, 21, 22). When Abraham is willing to obey and sacrifice what he loves, he demonstrates his unwavering trust in God to keep His promises. Our Bottom Line is: I should trust and obey even if it costs me something. We can trust that God wants what’s best for us.
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