SpringTown & Treehouse (Preschool)
This week began our Christmas series. Over the next six weeks we will pretend to be the live studio audience of the Reindeer Radio Show as we sing along with some cool Christmas tunes and learn lots of good news from God’s word.
Today’s Headline (Need to Know): We Need Jesus!
We Need Jesus because of what happened when Adam and Eve disobeyed God’s very first rule in Genesis 2-3. Because Adam and Eve ate from the tree God told them not eat from, they could not be his friends anymore. They needed someone to fix their friendship with God.
When we disobey and do wrong things, it hurts our friendship with God, too. Just like Adam and Eve, we need someone to fix our friendship with God. Today we learned that Jesus is the only one who can fix our friendship with God—that’s why we need Him, and that’s why God sent Jesus to us at Christmastime!
We also started practicing our new Remember Verse. Remembering God’s word is a great thing to do as a family! If your child has the verse memorized on January 3, 2010, he or she will win a prize! Here is the verse and the motions we do along with it:
ImagiNation, Jump Street & Shockwave (Elementary School)
This week began our Christmas series. Over the next six weeks we will be the live studio audience of the North Pole News where the headlines are hilarious and the news is just what we Need to Know.
Today’s Headline (Need to Know): We Need a Savior!
Just like we have rules at home, Genesis 2-3 tells us that Adam and Eve had a rule to follow when they lived in God’s garden, The Garden of Eden. A sneaky snake persuaded Adam and Eve to disobey God’s rule, and right away they knew they had done something wrong. The wrong things we do are called sin. When Adam and Eve sinned it hurt their friendship with God and they could not live in His garden anymore.
When we do wrong things we are sinning just like Adam and Eve. And when we sin, it hurts our friendship with God. Today we learned that just like Adam and Eve, we need someone to save us from our sin and fix our friendship with God—We Need a Savior!
We can trust that God has a Savior for us because our new memory verse tells us so. Help your child practice it at home so that he or she can win a cool prize the week after Christmas. Here is the first part of the verse we started learning today:
SpringTown & Treehouse (Preschool)
Need to Know: I Will Be Patient Bible Story: David is Patient, 1 Chronicles 22, 28-29 Memory Verse: “Teach me how to live. Lead me along the right path.” - Psalm 27:11 Motions: “Teach me how to live (hold hands out like holding a Bible/book). Lead me along the right path (march in place).” - Psalm 27:11
Review On our last day of training at Ten Hut we talked about being patient soldiers. Patient soldiers calmly wait on things and people with a happy heart. Our Bible friend David showed us how to be patient.
Mardy shared David’s story with us and Spike, a not-so-patient islander on Canyon Island, to complete his final mission.
David wanted to build a temple, or a church, to tell God thank you for all that He had done. But God did not want David to build the temple—God wanted David’s son, Solomon, to build it. Since Solomon was only a boy, David would have to wait patiently for the time when Solomon could build the temple. By being patient David was able to store up most of the building materials Solomon would need. David’s patience helped him be a part of God’s plan for building the temple!
When we are told to wait, we should have a happy heart and wait patiently just like David, Solomon and their friends. God will reward us for being patient!
This Week At Home Allow your child to help you bake a yummy dish for your Thanksgiving meal. Practice being patient as you wait for your hard work to bake in the oven. As you enjoy your dish, thank God for its deliciousness and for helping you be patient as it baked. Talk about other times when it is good to be patient.
ImagiNation, Jump Street & Shockwave (Elementary School)
Need to Know: God Invites Me to Follow Him Bible Story: Joshua Tells Israel To Serve the Lord, Joshua 24:1-18 Memory Verse: “Here is what I am commanding you to do. Be strong and brave. Do not be terrified. Do not lose hope. I am the Lord your God. I will be with you wherever you go.” - Joshua 1:9
Review In our last week of Ten Hut we heard how Joshua challenged the Israelites to follow God and worship only Him. God tells us this story in the Bible because He wants us to follow Him, too. Following God like Joshua and the Israelites is as easy as ABC. Today we learned how to start following God by praying these ABCs:
- A = Admit to God that you have sinned and need to be forgiven.
- B = Believe that Jesus died to take the punishment for your sins and that God raised Jesus back to life.
- C = Choose to let Jesus be the boss, or as the Bible says, the Lord, of your life and your best friend.
This Week At Home Talking to your child about Jesus is one of the most important things you can do as a parent. This week at church your child should have made a bracelet that spells out the ABCs we talked about. Without pressuring them, ask your kids if they have or want to start following Jesus by praying these ABCs to God. If so, talk about the ABCs in more detail, then offer to silently pray with each of your kids as he or she prays to start following God. Don’t forget that the next step is baptism! Call the NewSpring offices at (864) 226-6585 for more details about the next baptism at your campus.