SpringTown & Treehouse (Preschool)

Need to Know: I Worship God When I Obey Him! Bible Story: A New Home (Genesis 12-17), The Beginner’s Bible Memory Verse: Jesus, let what I think, say and do show that I love you.—Adapted from Psalm 19:14 Motions: Jesus, let what I think (point to head) say (point to mouth) and do (move arms in running motion) show that I love (cross arms over chest) you (point to God).

Review Just like the players in a band obey their band conductor’s instructions, God wants us to obey His instructions. How do we know what God’s instructions are? By reading our Bible and praying. When we obey God it shows Him that we love Him—that’s worship! Worship is one thing God tells us to do. This week we reviewed all the ways we’ve learned to worship over the last few weeks—loving others, helping others, giving, praying, singing & being thankful. When we do these things we are worshiping and we are obeying! This week on Center Stage, Didi & Sally received an invitation to play at the Big Music Festival. The only problem is that the festival is next Sunday. On Sundays Didi & Sally always sing to God at church. Sally is cool with skipping out on church just this once, but Didi knows that God wants us to be at church, and that obeying Him is more important than becoming famous and rich at the festival. Abraham told us his story of how he obeyed God even when God asked him to do some very hard things. He obeyed by following God’s instructions to move away from the nice, comfortable place he was living. Abraham even obeyed with a happy attitude and without complaining! After hearing Abraham’s story, Sally realized she needed to obey God’s instructions and be at church next Sunday. This Week At Home Help your child practice the memory verse we’ve been learning. If he or she can remember the whole thing next Sunday, he or she will get a prize!

ImagiNation, Jump Street & Shockwave (Elementary School)

Need to Know: I Worship God When I Obey Him Bible Story: God Calls Abram (Genesis 12:1-9) Memory Verse: “Shout to the Lord with joy, everyone on earth! Worship the Lord with gladness. Come to Him with songs of joy. I want you to realize that the Lord is God. He made us and we belong to Him. We are his people.” Psalm 100:1-3a, NIrV (Italicized verses continued for 4th-5th graders.)

Review We’ve learned many ways to worship God over the last few weeks—singing, praying, loving others, serving God & giving. Since God tells us to worship him in all of these ways, when we worship, we are obeying Him. And another way to worship God is to obey Him. When we are worshiping we are obeying and when we are obeying, we are worshiping! In Large Group, Kate was interviewed by a magazine reporter about her upcoming album and tour. Unfortunately, Kate decided to lie to the reporter, and she tried to convince Nate to lie for her as well. Nate had to explain that lying is not only breaking the rules, but it is also being disobedient to God. This Week At Home Help your child memorize the verses from Psalm 100 we have been learning during Center Stage. Have them memorized by next Sunday to win a prize!

Be a rock star in your child’s life by setting a contagious example of worship. Worship is a lifestyle that shows God you love Him more than anything else. Reward and praise your child when he or she applies what they’ve learned. See you back on Center Stage next week!