Our weeones heard from JOHN 13:34-35 –
Jesus tells us to love one another the way He loves us so everyone
will know we follow Him.

REMEMBER THIS:
“‘Come and follow me,’ Jesus said.”
MATTHEW 4:19, NIrV

SAY THIS TO BUILD FAITH SKILLS IN YOUR LITTLE ONE:
Who can you follow?
I can follow Jesus.

BASIC TRUTH:
JESUS WANTS TO BE MY FRIEND FOREVER.

DO THIS TO BUILD FAITH SKILLS IN YOUR LITTLE ONE:
CUDDLE TIME
Cuddle with your child this month and pray, “Dear God, we want to follow Jesus and love people the way He loves us, but sometimes it’s hard. Sometimes we don’t want to share or be kind or forgive. Please help us love people like Jesus, even when we don’t feel like it. We really do want to follow Jesus. We love You, God. In Jesus’ name, amen.”

Our lesson for weeones yesterday featured the Bible story from JOHN 13:34-35 –
Jesus tells us to love one another the way He loves us so everyone
will know we follow Him.

REMEMBER THIS:
“‘Come and follow me,’ Jesus said.”
MATTHEW 4:19, NIrV

SAY THIS TO BUILD FAITH SKILLS IN YOUR WEEONE:
Who can you follow?
I can follow Jesus.

BASIC TRUTH:
JESUS WANTS TO BE MY FRIEND FOREVER.

DO THIS TO BUILD FAITH SKILLS IN YOUR WEEONE:
CUDDLE TIME
Cuddle with your child this month and pray, “Dear God, we want to follow Jesus and love people the way He loves us, but sometimes it’s hard. Sometimes we don’t want to share or be kind or forgive. Please help us love people like Jesus, even when we don’t feel like it. We really do want to follow Jesus. We love You, God. In Jesus’ name, amen.”

Weeones heard about how Jesus tells twelve men to follow Him,
and they become His disciples.

REMEMBER THIS:
“‘Come and follow me,’ Jesus said.”
MATTHEW 4:19, NIrV

SAY THIS TO BUILD FAITH SKILLS:
Who can you follow?
I can follow Jesus.

BASIC TRUTH:
JESUS WANTS TO BE MY FRIEND FOREVER.

DO THIS TO BUILD FAITH SKILLS:
BATH TIME
Add two dolls or action figures to bath time. Tell your child to bathe his/her doll/action figure and you are going to follow what he/she does when you wash your doll/action figure. Thank your child for showing you how to bathe your doll/action figure. Talk about how God sent Jesus to show us how to love people. When we follow Jesus, He always leads us the best way.

Our Bible Story for weeones was from the book of MATTHEW 9:9-12 –
Jesus tells Matthew the tax collector to follow Him, and he does.

REMEMBER THIS:
“‘Come and follow me,’ Jesus said.”
MATTHEW 4:19, NIrV

SAY THIS TO BUILD FAITH SKILLS:
Who can you follow?
I can follow Jesus.

BASIC TRUTH:
JESUS WANTS TO BE MY FRIEND FOREVER.

Our Bible story for weeones was from the book of MATTHEW 4:18-22; LUKE 5:1-11 –
Jesus tells fishermen Andrew, Peter, James, and John to follow Him, and they do.

REMEMBER THIS:
“‘Come and follow me,’ Jesus said.”
MATTHEW 4:19, NIrV

SAY THIS TO BUILD FAITH SKILLS:
Who can you follow?
I can follow Jesus.

BASIC TRUTH:
JESUS WANTS TO BE MY FRIEND FOREVER.

DO THIS TO BUILD FAITH SKILLS:
DRIVE TIME
As you drive, ask your child, “What color is the car we are following?” When the vehicle changes, ask the same question again. Talk about how when we follow Jesus, we love people the way He loves us.

Our Bible story on Sunday was from the book of MATTHEW 3:3-4, 11, 13-17 –
John the Baptist tells everyone how special Jesus is and then baptizes Him when Jesus tells him to.

REMEMBER THIS:
“‘Come and follow me,’ Jesus said.”
MATTHEW 4:19, NIrV

SAY THIS TO BUILD FAITH SKILLS:
Who can you follow?
I can follow Jesus.

BASIC TRUTH:
JESUS WANTS TO BE MY FRIEND FOREVER.

DO THIS TO BUILD FAITH SKILLS:
MORNING TIME
When you go into your child’s room, say, “Good morning, [child’s name]! It’s time to hop out of bed and follow Jesus! Who’s going to say kind words today? We are! Who’s going to help people today? We are! Who’s going to share today? We are! We can follow Jesus!”

Our Bible story on Sunday was from the book of JOHN 15:12 –
Jesus tells us to love each other the way He loves us.

REMEMBER THIS:
“Love each other as I have loved you.”
JOHN 15:12, NIV

SAY THIS TO REMIND YOUR CHILD OF SUNDAY’S STORY:
Who does Jesus love?
Jesus loves everyone.

BASIC TRUTH:
JESUS WANTS TO BE MY FRIEND FOREVER.

DO THIS TO REMIND YOUR CHILD OF SUNDAY’S STORY:
BATH TIME
Add bath crayons or shaving cream to bath time. Tell your child to copy what you do. Draw with a bath crayon or trace with your finger into the shaving cream. Switch and tell your child you are going to copy what they do. Talk about how Jesus wants us to love people the way He loves people. He wants us to copy His love!

Our Bible story for Sunday was from the book of JOHN 8:2-11-
Jesus is a friend to a woman who has done wrong things and saves her from being publicly punished.

REMEMBER THIS:
“Love each other as I have loved you.”
JOHN 15:12, NIV

SAY THIS TO REMIND YOUR CHILD OF SUNDAY’S STORY:
Who does Jesus love?
Jesus loves everyone.

BASIC TRUTH:
JESUS WANTS TO BE MY FRIEND FOREVER.

DO THIS TO REMIND YOUR CHILD OF SUNDAY’S STORY:
CUDDLE TIME
Cuddle with your child this month and pray, “Dear God, thank You that Jesus loves everyone. He loves me and [child’s name] and (name family, friends, people in community, anyone your child may recognize). Jesus loves everyone! Help us love everyone the way Jesus loves everyone. In Jesus’ name, amen.”

Our Bible story for weeones was from the book of LUKE 19:1-10 –
Jesus loves Zacchaeus and wants to spend time with him, even though he has done wrong things.

REMEMBER THIS:
“Love each other as I have loved you.”
JOHN 15:12, NIV

SAY THIS TO REMIND YOUR CHILD OF SUNDAY’S STORY:
Who does Jesus love?
Jesus loves everyone.

BASIC TRUTH:
JESUS WANTS TO BE MY FRIEND FOREVER.

DO THIS TO REMIND YOUR CHILD OF SUNDAY’S STORY:
DRIVE TIME
As you drive, look out the window for people and talk about the “everyone” Jesus loves. Does Jesus love that construction worker? Yes! Does Jesus love that lady in the red car? Yes! Does Jesus love that police officer? Yes! Does Jesus love that man driving the big truck? Yes! Does Jesus love that person riding the bike? Yes! Jesus loves everyone!

All Aboard! Jesus loves everyone, and He wants everyone to come aboard and be His friend forever. When we look at the kind of friend Jesus was while He was on earth, we can see that Jesus truly does love everyone. Throughout the Bible, we find accounts of the times that Jesus loved those considered unworthy and wanted to be their friend—no matter what.

At some point, even our precious preschoolers will all find themselves in the shoes of these “unworthy” people. Like Zacchaeus, they will have friends mad at them for a wrong choice. Or, they may not feel like they fit in because of where they’re from much like the woman at the well. But, Jesus loves them anyway—no matter what. That is what we want them to know. That will help them choose grace and to love everyone the way Jesus loves them.

So let’s get ready for an amazing ride together. All Aboard!

Our Bible story for weeones on Sunday was from the book of JOHN 4:1-30 –
Jesus is a friend to a Samaritan woman, even though she is different than Him.

REMEMBER THIS:
“Love each other as I have loved you.”
JOHN 15:12, NIV

SAY THIS TO REMIND YOUR CHILD OF SUNDAY’S STORY:
Who does Jesus love?
Jesus loves everyone.

BASIC TRUTH:
JESUS WANTS TO BE MY FRIEND FOREVER.

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! I see someone I love very much. Who do I see?” Grin at your child. “Yes! I see you!” Tickle your child. “Guess who else loves you.” Pause. “Jesus!”