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First Lights Live April 29, 2020

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It's Time to Put our Focus on God!

Thank you for joining us for First Lights Live! We are looking forward to partnering with you (parents) to connect kids into a growing relationship with Jesus Christ. We know that through this relationship, we can lead them to a better future.

In these times of social distancing, First Lights Live is an opportunity to connect with kids, laugh together (hopefully), and most importantly, focus on what God is doing in us to change the world around us!

We believe in FUN! Fun over time with a group of kids allows us to gain influence in their lives.

We also hope that First Lights Live is an on-ramp for our church to reach those who are far from God or who may never set foot in a church, except for the sake of their children. We want to win the hearts of families to see lives changed forever!

We recently wrapped up a series on the Fruits of the Spirit and how they give us power to lead a Godly life.

We are now embarking on a new series where each month we will focus on ways God is working in us to change the world around us. We want to help kids dive deeper into their faith. Kids will have a blast as they discover how to trust in what they CAN’T see because of what they CAN see by putting the FOCUS on God and His amazing plan for us.

What Kids are Learning Sunday May 3, 2020

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What We Would be Teaching

Sunday April 26, 2020

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Worship and Story Experiences!

Worship and Story Experience for Preschool

Worship and Story Experience for K-5

Follow-up Discussion Guides!

Preschool Follow-up

Elementary Follow-up

4th & 5th Grade Follow-up

Power Up April 22, 2020

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Follow Up Activities!

Option #1 (For Kids to Reflect)

It’s easy to see when someone else needs some self-control:

YOUR FRIEND IN CLASS WHO NEVER STOPS TALKING.
THE KID IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD WHO GETS SO MAD AT THE SMALLEST THING.
YOUR BROTHER WHO’S OBSESSED WITH PURPLE SKITTLES. (EVERYONE KNOWS GREEN ARE THE BEST.)

Adults need self-control, too. They love to watch things like home decorating shows—sometimes too much! They talk a lot about needing to eat better, or get in better shape. They can be tempted to spend money on things they don’t really need. You know where it’s hard to see who needs self-control? Yep. In the mirror. That’s where your mom or dad can really help you. Your teacher or your Small Group Leader, too. If you ask them, they can tell you about some parts of your life where you need to learn some self-control. If you really, honestly, want to know, they can tell you. Does that sound scary? Are you kind of afraid of what you’ll find out? Think of it as a way to get better. After all, once you KNOW where you need to improve, you know exactly how to ask God to help you. With His Spirit, you can learn to stay in control.
PRAY

Option #2 (For Kids to Reflect)

READ ROMANS 8:5-6

Don’t think about an elephant. Don’t think about a purple elephant with pink polka-dots. Don’t think about a purple elephant with pink polka-dots standing on a stool. Don’t think about a purple elephant with pink polka-dots standing on a stool, balancing a red ball on its nose.

Let me guess—you’re thinking about a purple elephant with pink polka-dots dots standing on a stool, balancing a red ball on its nose. Am I right?

It’s easy to think of self-control as just the things that you DO (or don’t do), but your thoughts are the beginning of self-control. You may think you don’t have any control over your thoughts, but if you’ve put your trust in Jesus, you have the help of the Holy Spirit! Don’t try to have self-control all on your own—ask for help!

KNOW that God gives us the ability to control our thoughts with the help of the Holy Spirit.

What Kids are Learning April 26, 2020

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What We Would Be Teaching

Sunday April 19, 2020

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Worship and Story Experience

Preschool

Elementary

Join us at 12pm on Facebook to watch the So & So Show together!

Parent Facilitation Guides

Preschool

Elementary (K-3rd)

Preteen (4th-5th Grade)

Power Up April 15, 2020

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Follow Up Activities

Kids and/or Families Can Do!

Okay - This One is for the Whole Family!

You’ll need your whole family—and a deck of cards—to play this quick game. Shuffle the cards and then have everyone draw one and hold it up to their forehead without looking at their card.

Walk around the room and talk to each other. If you see someone with a high card (7-10) or a face card (jack, queen, king, ace), be kind to them. Don’t overdo it with drama, but just talk about life, being kind and respectful.

However, if someone has a low card (2-6), ignore them. Don’t be mean, but just try to avoid talking to them. Keep this up for a few minutes, and then have everyone try to guess what their number is, based on how everyone was treating them.

Talk about how it felt to be treated a certain way. If you had a low card, did it hurt your feelings when everyone treated you poorly? Or if you had a high card, how did it feel to try to ignore someone else?

END THE GAME BY GOING AROUND AND SHARING ONE KIND THING ABOUT EACH PERSON.

Option #2

ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS IN YOUR HEAD. WHO IN YOUR LIFE:
1) Are you most like?
2) Do you struggle being kind to?
3) Do you find is easiest to love?
4) Are you most different from?

Are your answers for one and three the same? And you probably got the same answer for two and four too, didn’t you? It’s natural to find it easier to be kind to the people that we relate to the most, the people who we “get,” and who understand us. But Jesus taught us that true kindness means being kind to everyone. Think of the Good Samaritan. He was considered an outcast, but he was kind to someone who was very different from him.

Today, find a way to reach out and be kind to the person (or people) you thought of for questions two and four. They don’t even have to know it was you—it could be a secret act of kindness—but do something kind to remind yourself how life is better when you’re kind to everyone.

What Kids Are Learning April 19, 2020

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