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!

WOW! KidSpring was rocked out with so many school supplies this past Sunday—the supplies given at our Anderson, Greenville and Florence campuses filled an entire room! You all showed that you know how to worship God by giving!

If you forgot to bring your supplies, you can still bring them this Sunday!

Writing paper & notebooks Pencils & Pens Colored chalk Christian storybooks Soccer balls & volleyballs

Here are some pictures of all of the things you GAVE for our friends in Kenya! Pens, Pencils & Chalk Christian Storybooks Paper & Notebooks Balls WAY TO GO KIDSPRING!!!!!!!!

Thank you for worshiping God with all of the school supplies you gave for our friends in Kenya. God is going to use what you have given to make His name famous! Remember that your child can give continually by dropping their offering in the specified container at the door to their KidSpring room.

SpringTown & Treehouse (Preschool)

Need to Know: I Worship God When I Love Others! Bible Story:  The Lame Man, Acts 3:1-10, 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 There are many ways we can worship God by loving others! We can give hugs, high fives & gifts. We can say nice words, tell someone about God, pray for a friend & invite someone to church. We should love our friends, neighbors & even people we meet at the grocery store.

Didi was bummed that she couldn’t play her drums. Her drumsticks were broken! Sally had an extra pair, but she didn’t want to share them. This week’s Bible story was about how Peter and John shared what they had with the lame man by showing him Jesus’ love. Because Peter and John loved the man, Jesus healed him and made him able to walk again. Sally soon realized that she could love Didi by sharing her drumsticks so that their band could rock on!

This Week At Home Help your child show love to someone this week by doing something for them, praying for them, or inviting them to church.

ImagiNation, Jump Street & Shockwave (Elementary School)

Need to Know:  I Worship God When I Love Others Bible Story: A Miracle at the Beautiful Gate (Acts 3, 4:1-22) 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 realized 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 One way we worship God is by loving others. This week in Small Group we explored 1 Corinthians 13:4-8a to see what love really is. Everyone around us needs God’s love, and God uses us to show His love to others.

In Large Group, Nate was hanging out with the band when they began complaining about the pranks that are going on within the band. Kate confessed to pranking Blake by leaving him on the side of the road 500 miles back from the tour bus’ current location! Nate had to explain to the whole band that playing pranks is NOT a way to show love to others. He told them that God tells us to love others and that we need to obey God.

This Week At Home All kids find someone hard to love. When this person’s name comes up, read 1 Corinthians 13:4-8a with your child, and talk about ways he or she can show love to this person. One way we can love others is by praying for them. Help your child pray for people he or she finds hard to love, and continue praying for our friends in Kenya.

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!