{Elementary} Missed Last Sunday?

Forgiveness Week 2

Did your elementary school kids miss church last Sunday? It was a doozy! It was so fun learning how Jesus offered forgiveness to Zaccheaus and how that changed his life forever.

Here's a God Time Card you can download and use to help your kids spend some time with God this week and catch up on what we talked about this past Sunday.

Elementary God Time Card Week 2

(Click to download PDF)

Enjoy! They definitely don't want to miss next week! :)

{Guest Post} 2011 EHS Conference Attendee

 Hi there all at New Life Fellowship,

I just want to thank you for the time you invested in us this past week. I can say it was a landmark event in our lives. It will have a far reaching effect. I want to share some of the immediate results of the conference with you for your encouragement and as a testimony of our great savior.

We have five children and homeschool them. Their ages are 12, 10 , 8, 6 and 4. So the whole idea of being contemplative seemed at first a little hard to do, but then God really showed me that it is something that I could teach the children to do even now. So the first Sunday when we got home, my husband lead our family in a lesson about Samuel and how even in the Bible God speaks to children. So he told them to spend some quiet itme with God and listen. We had talked to them about this before, but it was always more reading your bible to get something not just quieting your heart. My oldest daught had expressed to me that she was worried that she wouldn't be able to hear God. But I encouraged her that the goal was to just be with God and enjoy him, not always to hear something. (This was something that I learned at the conference) So after our quiet time, we asked the children if they had heard anything that they would like to share. Our oldest

{Elementary} The Making of a Bible Story

Coming to an Upper Stage Room Near You...!

Here's a pic as we get ready to tell our 1st-6th graders another story of...

Courage 

being brave enough to do what you should do even when you're afraid.

Can you guess what the story is?

Artwork by Tina Chang- Awesomeness!

Courage doesn’t mean we won’t be afraid, but it DOES mean not letting our fears keep us from doing what we should do. Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego are prime examples. Faced with a

What Happens at Home...

 Hi Parents!

We (The Church) have, on average, 40 hours with your kids every year (Taking into account sick days, holidays, travel for sports).  You (Parents) have, on average, over 3,000 hours with your children yearly.

So as I thought about this fact and prayed about what our Children's Ministry can do to impact the lives of the kids at New Life Fellowship, it became very clear that we can't do it alone. No one has more potential to influence a child's relationship with God than you. That's why we say at New Life fellowship...

"What happens at home, in many ways, is more important than what happens at church."

{Elementary} What's Up with the Refrigerator Door & God Time Cards?!

About Refrigerator Door Cards (Parent Cue)

Refrigerator Door Cards are weekly updates for parents about what their children learned in large and small group.

Here's how to get the most out of your Fridge Door Card:

• Read and familiarize yourself with the virtue for the month, and today's question.
• Read the scripture references for "Today's Bible Story"
• Ask your child(ren) "Today's Question" as a starting point for talking about what they are learning about God and themselves.

 

About God Time Cards
God Time Cards are weekly devotions for kids and parents to do together (K–3rd grade), or for older kids (4th–6th grade) to do on their own.  This is not homework and will not be checked by our teachers.  We are providing these cards to help create opportunities for the kids to spend time with God and in His Word. To encourage spiritual growth in the children.

Here's how to help your child get the most out of their God Time Card:

• There are 4 different devotions on one God Time Card. Don't worry if your child doesn't do them all.  One is better than none!
• Teach your child how to find verses in the Bible by showing them how to use the table of contents. 
• Encourage them to read the verses out loud, especially for those in the early stages of learning to read.
• Guide your child to read and do the activity.
• Pray a simple, short prayer aloud with your child, using the prayer suggestion as a guide.

Each God Time Card looks different, but the sections/categories are the same.  Here are some additional guides on how to help your child participate in God Time during the week based on Grade.

Guide for K-1st grade God Time Card. 

Guide for 2-3rd grade God Time Card. 

Guide for 4-6th grade God Time Card.

Do you have any questions regarding the Refrigerator Door Cards or God Time Cards? Leave them in a comment below. :)