Our Sunday morning Bible Story this week was ACTS 16:16-34-
Paul and Silas pray and sing to the Lord while in prison.

SAY THIS TO REMIND YOUR CHILD OF THE STORY:

Who gives you the power to do everything?
Jesus gives me the power to do everything.

DO THIS TO REMIND YOUR CHILD OF THE STORY:
DRIVE TIME
As you drive, take turns saying, “Jesus gives me the power to [action word].” When you get where you’re going, say together, “Jesus gives me the power to do everything!” Example action words: love, help, run, smile, hug, clean my room, forgive, wash dishes, walk my dog, etc.

REMEMBER THIS:
“I can do everything by the power of Christ.”
Philippians 4:13, NIrV

BASIC TRUTH: JESUS WANTS TO BE MY FRIEND FOREVER.

Have you ever played PAC-MAN? The best part of that game is eating the large power pellets. Pac-Man immediately powers up, and then you can do anything. The bad guys can’t get you! You can eat them and earn bonus points doing it! It’s awesome!

Feeling like we can do anything is a pretty great feeling. We may not have power pellets lying around that we can eat to power up, but we do have another power source—a real power source that gives us the power to do everything God wants us to do. His name is Jesus. And,He is AMAZING!

We are going to Power Up through the next two months with the hope of creating a super fun and engaging experience for preschoolers to learn about the fruit of the spirit—what happens when we are connected to Jesus, the real power source.
Our Bible Stories for week one of Power Up were 1 CORINTHIANS; JOHN 3:16; JOHN 13:34 –
When Jesus is your friend, He gives you the power to love others the way He loves you.

SAY THIS TO REMIND YOUR CHILD OF THE STORY:
Who gives you the power to do everything?
Jesus gives me the power to do everything.

DO THIS TO REMIND YOUR CHILD OF THE STORY:
MORNING TIME
When you go into your child’s room this month, say, “Good morning! Where’s my [child’s name]? There he/she is! I love my [child’s name] SO much!” Scoop your child in your arms and give him/her a long hug as you rock him/her.

REMEMBER THIS:
“I can do everything by the power of Christ.”
Philippians 4:13, NIrV

BASIC TRUTH: JESUS WANTS TO BE MY FRIEND FOREVER.

This Sunday our weeones heard the story from 1 SAMUEL 17:1-50 –
David is brave and battles Goliath for God’s people.

SAY THIS TO REMIND YOUR CHILD OF THE STORY:
Who helps you do big things?
God helps me do big things.

DO THIS TO REMIND YOUR CHILD OF THE STORY:
BATH TIME
While bathing your child, add an assortment of big and little bath toys to the water. Tell your child to sort the toys into groups of big and little by lining them up on either side of the bath tub. Talk about how God loves us and wants to help us do all things, both big and little.

REMEMBER THIS:
“We have the Lord our God to help us.”
2 Chronicles 32:8, NLT

BASIC TRUTH: GOD MADE ME.

Our Bible Story for weeones this Sunday was EXODUS 17:8-13 –
Aaron helps his brother, Moses,by holding his arms up when Moses gets tired.

SAY THIS TO REMIND YOUR CHILD OF SUNDAY’S STORY:
Who helps you do big things?
God helps me do big things.

DO THIS TO REMIND YOUR CHILD OF SUNDAY’S STORY:
CUDDLE TIME
Cuddle with your child and take turns thanking God for helping you do big things today. Say, “Dear God, [child’s name] and I want to thank You for helping us do big things today, like (name one thing) and (your child names one thing) and (name one thing) and (your child names one thing) . . . ” Continue naming things and close by saying, “We love You, God. In Jesus’ name, amen.”

REMEMBER THIS:
“We have the Lord our God to help us.”
2 Chronicles 32:8, NLT

BASIC TRUTH: GOD MADE ME.

Our Bible story for weeones for week two in May is JOSHUA 1:1-9 –
Joshua becomes the new leader of God’s people after Moses dies.

SAY THIS TO REMIND YOUR CHILD OF SUNDAY’S STORY:
Who helps you do big things?
God helps me do big things.

DO THIS TO REMIND YOUR CHILD OF SUNDAY’S STORY:
DRIVE TIME
As you drive, tell your child to look out of the window for big and little things. Encourage [him/her] to name the big and little things [he/she] sees. Maybe it’s a big truck or a little bird. Talk about how God made us to do big things and He will always help us.

REMEMBER THIS:
“We have the Lord our God to help us.”
2 Chronicles 32:8, NLT

BASIC TRUTH: GOD MADE ME.

What would you do if you were assigned a huge building
project to manage? Or told to step into the leadership
role for an entire nation where every person would
depend on you to make the right decisions? How about
helping someone else accomplish a big job where you’re
not going to get much recognition? Or, do the one thing
you would be most afraid of doing, while everyone you
know watches?

All of these are pretty big things and would intimidate most
of us. However, God can help us do really big things. When
our preschoolers are faced with big things, we want them to
remember to hop to it, because God will help them.
Our world is filled with things that are big and sometimes
scary. When our preschoolers face these big things, we
don’t want them to run. We want them to hop to it because
they know God is bigger and will help them do big things.

The Bible story this week was:
1 KINGS 5-6 –
Solomon leads the people to build a temple for God.

SAY THIS TO REMIND YOUR CHILD OF SUNDAY’S STORY:
Who helps you do big things?
God helps me do big things.

DO THIS TO REMIND YOUR CHILD OF SUNDAY’S STORY:
MORNING TIME
When you go into your child’s room this month, say, “Good morning, [child’s name]! It’s time to wake up and do big things! Who helps you do big things?” Say with child: “God helps me do big things!”

REMEMBER THIS:
“We have the Lord our God to help us.”
2 Chronicles 32:8, NLT

BASIC TRUTH: GOD MADE ME.

Yesterday, weeones heard JOHN 21:1-14 –
Jesus prepares a meal on the beach for His friends, the disciples, after He comes back.

SAY THIS TO REMIND YOUR CHILD OF SUNDAY’S LESSON:
Who is your friend?
Jesus is my friend.

DO THIS TO REMIND YOUR CHILD OF SUNDAY’S LESSON:
BATH TIME
Add a small ball that floats to bath time this week. Show your child how to push the ball under the water and let it go to see it pop back up on top of the water. Each time the ball pops back up say, “It came back!” When you’re done, tell your child that Jesus came back, just like He promised. Jesus is alive, and He wants to be our friend forever!

REMEMBER THIS:
“A friend loves at all times.”
Proverbs 17:17, NIrV

BASIC TRUTH: JESUS WANTS TO BE MY FRIEND FOREVER.

Our Easter Sunday Bible story for weeones was Matthew 26:20-30; 27:45-50; 28:1-7
Jesus dies, is buried, and comes back, just like He promised, so He can be our friend forever.

SAY THIS TO REMIND YOUR CHILD OF SUNDAY’S LESSON:
Who is your friend?
Jesus is my friend.

DO THIS TO REMIND YOUR CHILD OF SUNDAY’S LESSON:
CUDDLE TIME
Cuddle with your child and pray, “Dear God, thank You for sending Jesus to be our friend forever. Help us tell other people the good news that Jesus is alive and He wants to be their friend forever too. We love You, God. In Jesus’ name, amen.”

REMEMBER THIS:
“A friend loves at all times.”
Proverb 17:17, NIrV

BASIC TRUTH: JESUS WANTS TO BE MY FRIEND FOREVER.

The Bible story for Palm Sunday was MATTHEW 21:1-16 –
People praise Jesus by shouting, waving palm branches, and spreading their coats on the ground.

SAY THIS TO REMIND YOUR CHILD OF SUNDAY’S LESSON:
Who is your friend?
Jesus is my friend.

DO THIS TO REMIND YOUR CHILD OF SUNDAY’S LESSON:
DRIVE TIME
As you drive, listen to your favorite children’s worship music. Sing along to the songs with your preschooler. After several songs, ask your preschooler: Who you are singing about? Who are you praising? Who wants to be your friend forever?

REMEMBER THIS:
“A friend loves at all times.”
Proverbs 17:17, NIrV

BASIC TRUTH: JESUS WANTS TO BE MY FRIEND FOREVER.

God created us to be in a relationship with Him and in
relationships with people here on earth. He wants us to
have friends, and He wants us to be a good friend. In
fact, He wants it so much, God sent His one and only Son,
Jesus, to show us how to be a good friend and make a
way for us to be friends with Him forever.
Friendships are a big part of preschoolers’ lives. Through
these first relationships, they are learning how to be
a friend, have fun with friends, get along with friends,
problem solve with friends, resolve conflict with friends,
and above all, love friends.
This month, we hope preschoolers will learn that Jesus
is their friend – the best friend they will ever have. If our
preschoolers finish this month knowing that Jesus wants
to be their friend forever, that is a huge win! That will
make it a very Happy Easter!

The Bible story for weeones this week was JOHN 13:3-17:
Jesus demonstrates how good of a friend He is by washing His friends’ feet.

SAY THIS TO REMIND YOUR CHILD OF SUNDAY’S LESSON:
Who is your friend?
Jesus is my friend.

DO THIS TO REMIND YOUR CHILD OF SUNDAY’S LESSON:
MORNING TIME
When you go into your child’s room this month, smile and say, “Happy Easter, [child’s name]! Jesus is alive, and He wants to be your friend forever!”

REMEMBER THIS:
“A friend loves at all times.”
Proverbs 17:17, NIrV

BASIC TRUTH: JESUS WANTS TO BE MY FRIEND FOREVER.