Author Archive: KidMin

Week of March 11, 2019

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Our Bible Story in 252 Kids for week two:
LUKE 15:1-7 –
The Lost Sheep

SAY THIS TO CONTINUE THE CONVERSATION:
God wants to have a relationship with me.

DO THIS TO CONTINUE THE CONVERSATION:
MEAL TIME
Q & A for kids: If you could use just one word to describe yourself, what would it be? If you could use just one word to describe me, what would it be?
Q & A for parents: If you could use just one word to describe yourself, what would it be? If you could use just one word to describe me, what would it be?

REMEMBER THIS:
“How you made me is amazing and wonderful. I praise you for that.
What you have done is wonderful. I know that very well.”
Psalm 139:14, NIrV

LIFE APP:
INDIVIDUALITY – Discovering who you are meant to be.

First Look Week of March 11, 2019

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In week two, our weeones heard from the following Bible Stories:
GENESIS 1:26; ACTS 17:24;
PSALM 46:1; PROVERBS 2:6
All stories were used to show that God made us creative, helpful, and smart like Him.

SAY THIS TO REMIND YOUR CHILD THEY ARE MADE BY GOD:
Who made you?
God made me.

DO THIS TO TEACH YOUR WEEONES TO RESPECT THE BODIES GOD GAVE THEM:
DRIVE TIME
As you drive, play What Do You Do? Ask your child, “When your body gets dirty, what do you do?” (take a bath) “Before you go to bed, what do you do to your teeth?” (brush them) “When someone else is in the restroom, what do you do?” (leave them alone) Continue asking questions that help your child think about how to respect their own body and the bodies of others.

REMEMBER THIS:
“I am fearfully and wonderfully made.”
Psalm 139:14, NIV

BASIC TRUTH: GOD MADE ME

Parent Cue Week of March 11, 2019

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Ask your kid: “What’s one thing you love about the way God made you?” “Do you want to know what I love?” Share a few things you love about the way that God uniquely made them.

Week of March 4, 2019

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We start the month by looking closely at Genesis 1:26-28. When God created people, He did
something special. He created them in His image and gave them the job of taking care of creation.

Bottom Line: God made me in His image. We hope to help kids understand that being made in the
image of God means we can love, show kindness, be creative, solve problems, and care for others all because we reflect and respond to God’s character.

WEEK ONE BIBLE STORY:
GENESIS 1:26-28 –
Image of God

SAY THIS TO CONTINUE THE CONVERSATION:
God made me in His image.

DO THIS TO CONTINUE THE CONVERSATION:
MORNING TIME
When you greet your child this morning tell him or her, “How God created you is amazing and wonderful and I praise Him for that.” Give him or her a hug while you say this.

REMEMBER THIS:
“How you made me is amazing and wonderful. I praise you for that.
What you have done is wonderful. I know that very well.”
Psalm 139:14, NIrV

LIFE APP:
INDIVIDUALITY – Discovering who you are meant to be.

First Look Week of March 4, 2019

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This month, we will begin laying the foundation for some very important future conversations around the subject of sexual integrity. Before we ever talk with kids and teens about what to do and not do with their bodies, we need to start with who made their body and why that makes them so valuable.
And a great place to start is now, in the preschool years, with this simple but powerful truth—God made me. Preschoolers need to learn now that they are wonderfully made by God, in His image. This makes them very important and motivates them to respect themselves and others.

Our Bible Verse for week one:
PSALM 139:14
Every person is wonderfully made by God.

SAY THIS TO REMIND YOUR CHILD OF SUNDAY’S LESSON:
Who made you?
God made me.

DO THIS TO REMIND YOUR CHILD OF SUNDAY’S LESSON:
MORNING TIME
When you go into your child’s room this month, say, “Good morning! I see someone God made. It’s you! (Point to child.) God made you! And I am SO glad He did!”

REMEMBER THIS:
“I am fearfully and wonderfully made.”
Psalm 139:14, NIV

BASIC TRUTH: GOD MADE ME.

Parent Cue – Helping Kids Come Alive!

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As a dad, I want to do what all those supportive people did in my foundational years. I want to identify the things in my kids that they might not even see in themselves. I want to help them discover those things and then learn how to use them in constructive ways. What I really want to know is . . . what makes my kids come alive?

Read it here!

Week of February 25, 2019

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We concluded our month on service with the story from Matthew 6:1-4 –
Encouraging us to give without receiving a reward or applause, to give in secret.

SAY THIS TO CONTINUE THE CONVERSATION:
Serve others without looking for applause.

DO THIS TO CONTINUE THE CONVERSATION:
DRIVE TIME
While driving tell your child to be on the lookout for ways we can serve. Is the park dirty? Let’s make a plan to clean it up! Pay for someone’s meal in the drive through. Talk about how you can help your teacher or a friend in school.

REMEMBER THIS:
“Jesus sat down and called for the 12 disciples to come to him.
Then he said, “Anyone who wants to be first must be the very last.
They must be the servant of everyone.”
Mark 9:35, NIrV

LIFE APP:
SERVICE – Lending a hand to help someone else.

First Look Week of February 25, 2019

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On Sunday our weeone love bugs heard Luke 7:36-50 –
A woman shows her thankfulness to Jesus for forgiving her and loving her no matter what.

SAY THIS TO REMIND YOUR OF THE TRUTH:
Who loves you?
Jesus loves me.

DO THIS TO REMIND YOUR CHILD THE TRUTH:
BATH TIME
Add some bathtub crayons to bath time this month. Encourage your child to draw long lines. Look at the lines together, and talk about which line is the longest. Say, “Wow! Those are some long lines. Do you know Jesus’ love is longer than the longest line? It’s true! Jesus’ love never, ever, EVER ends!”

REMEMBER THIS:
“How wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ.”
Ephesians 3:18, NIV

BASIC TRUTH: Jesus wants to be my friend forever.

Week of February 18, 2019

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OUR BIBLE STORY FOR WEEK THREE WAS JOHN 6:1-13:
Jesus feeds 5,000.

SAY THIS TO CONTINUE THE CONVERSATION:
Use what you have to serve others.

DO THIS TO CONTINUE THE CONVERSATION:

BED TIME
Read John 13. Jesus, God’s own Son, set aside what He deserved to serve His friends. We can serve our friends and families and the people we meet every day. Together, brainstorm some creative ways that you could serve others at home, school, and in your community. Then choose one to do this week. Ask God to give each of you a heart and opportunity to serve others.

REMEMBER THIS:
“Jesus sat down and called for the 12 disciples to come to him.
Then he said, “Anyone who wants to be first must be the very last.
They must be the servant of everyone.”
Mark 9:35, NIrV

LIFE APP:
SERVICE – Lending a hand to help someone else.