Practice your memory verse this week! Next week, if you have it memorized, you will win a prize!
SpringTown & Treehouse (Preschool)
Need to Know: I Will Thank God Bible Story: David’s Thankful Song, Psalm 136; Psalm 9:1-2 Memory Verse: “Teach me how to live. Lead me along the right path.” - Psalm 27:11 (NLT) 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 We have lots of things to thank God for, especially since EVERYTHING we have comes from Him. Because God is so good to us, today we learned I Will Thank God! We remembered that our Bible friend, David, thanked God in the good times and bad times of his life. David’s family sang songs (Psalms) to help them remember to be thankful for everything God has done. We can also show God how thankful we are by telling Him when we pray and by being happy with what we have.
Mardy completed his seventh mission as he told a dark, gloomy & not-so-thankful Berry Blast Islander what we learned today!
This Week At Home This week your child should have made a “Thankful Hand” with pictures of things he or she is thankful for. Place his or her “Thankful Hand” in a place where your family will often see it. When you see it, tell God how thankful you are for the people and things pictured on the hand.
ImagiNation, Jump Street & Shockwave (Elementary School)
Need to Know: God Will Keep His Promises Bible Story: God Keeps His Promise to Caleb, Joshua 14:6-15 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 Sometimes people make promises they don’t keep. But there is one person who always keeps His promises, and that’s what we learned about today—God Will Keep His Promises! Sometimes we have to wait on God’s promises to come true, but we can always believe that He will do what He promises to do. We saw how Caleb believed this in Joshua 14:6-15, and now know that we can trust God to keep his promises to us, too.
In Large Group, Boston and Beans finished their final test to earn their Nameless Brigade medals, only to discover they had to wait a week to get them! When they learned that the Sergeant Neice was the hold up, they devised an elaborate pie trap to pay him back. Their plan backfired when Sergeant Neice startled them, and they fell into their own pie pit! Sergeant Neice explained that the medal ceremony is a big deal and that sometimes we have to wait for the things that are promised to us, just like Caleb had to wait for the land God promised him.
This Week At Home This week we talked about some of the promises God makes us. Review these with your child. Help your him or her learn to trust in and rely on God’s promises on good days and bad days.
- Matthew 28:20
- Psalm 12:7
- Psalm 35:28
- Psalm 34:19
- Philippians 4:19
- 1 John 1:9
- Isaiah 41:10
SpringTown & Treehouse (Preschool)
Need to Know: I Will Share With Others Bible Story: David & Mephibosheth, 1 Samuel 20:14-17, 42; 2 Samuel 9 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
Today we learned about sharing. Sharing is something God wants us all to do, so in Small Group we practiced it! We talked about how we can share what God has given us when we see someone who needs what we have. And one day we may need something, and someone will share with us.
In Large Group we helped Mardy take our message to the people on Cookie Island. The people there were very hungry and grumpy. But there was one person on the island who had food—lots and lots of cookies. His name was Chip. We helped Mardy tell Chip what we learned today: I Will Share With Others!
Mardy showed Chip how to share by teaching him about David. David was good at sharing, because he knew that everything he had was a gift from God. He shared all that God had given him with his best friend’s son, Mephibosheth. David shared his house, his land, his food and his time.
This Week At Home
As your child plays ask him where the things he is playing with come from. Remind him that these are all things God is sharing with us. Encourage him to be willing to share what he has since God has shared with us.
ImagiNation, Jump Street & Shockwave (Elementary School)
Need to Know: God Hears My Prayers Bible Story: God Hears & Answers Joshua’s Prayers, Joshua 10:1-15 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 Today we learned about a crazy prayer Joshua prayed. We saw how God heard Joshua and answered him. We can pray just like Joshua did. When we ask God to do big things, it shows Him that we trust Him and believe that He is big enough to do such big things. We learned that when we pray God does hear us, and that we should believe that He will do what is right in that situation at the right time.
In Large Group Boston and Beans faced the Transmission Tower Assembly Time Trial. They had 24 hours to build a working radio tower! It got dark and they ran out of light, but they remembered how God heard Joshua’s prayer to make the sun stand still. After they prayed, Beans remembered seeing some night vision goggles, and soon they were able to finish the tower assembly!
This Week At Home Share with your child some of the “crazy” things you have prayed, and how God answered your prayers. Help your child learn pray for big things (Ex: healing someone who is sick, protection during something scary, help inviting 10 people to church or obeying a leader who is hard to obey). Encourage him or her to believe that God has heard the prayer and trust that God will do what is right in that situation at the right time.
It’s cold and flu season, and there are a couple of things we would like for parents to know…
We go to great lengths to keep our KidSpring environments germ free.
In an effort to provide a healthy environment for all kids, here’s what we need you to do. Please keep your child at home if he or she has shown any of the following symptoms within the past 48 hours:
If your child becomes ill during church time, we will notify you promptly by flashing your parent identification number on the screen in the adult service.
We are striving to make KidSpring cleaner and more germ free than any other place outside your home! Thank you for helping make KidSpring a safe place for kids to learn about Jesus on their level!
SpringTown & Treehouse (Preschool)
Need to Know: I Will Be Happy Because God Loves Me Bible Story: Review of David’s Life & David Becomes King, Psalm 57:7-10; 1 Samuel 16-20, 2 Samuel 5:1-4 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
Today we learned that we have the best reason to be happy! Knowing that God loves us should make us happier than anything else! In Small Group we talked about the things God has given us that make us happy, and how if we didn’t have those things, we can still be happy because God loves us.
In Large Group Mardy shared David’s story with the sad people on Balloon Island. He told them that our Bible friend David did not know what God had planned for him, but he knew that God loved him. Because David knew God loved him, he chose to be happy and follow God through all of life’s ups and downs. The Balloon Islanders soon learned that they should be happy because God loves them!
We can be like David and be happy no matter what is going on in our lives because we know that God loves us!
This Week At Home
Ask your child to tell you about some good things and bad things that have happened in his or her life. Then talk about how no matter what happens to us, we can be happy because God loves us.
ImagiNation, Jump Street & Shockwave (Elementary School)
Need to Know: I Will Remember That God Has Done Great Things For Me Bible Story: Israelites Battle Ai & Remember What God Has Done For Them, Joshua 4:15-24, 6:24, 8:3-35 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.” - Joshua 1:9 (to be continued)
Review
All the great things that happened in the Bible, happened because of God, and all the great things that happen in our lives, happen because God makes them happen. Today we talked about how continually remembering the great things God has done for us will keep us strong in every battle we face.
In Large Group, Boston and Beans faced their toughest task yet, the Field Manual Memorization Stress Test. They had to memorize an entire manual, complete physically challenging tasks and answer questions from the manual. Eventually, with God’s help, Boston and Beans were able to pass the test! Sergeant Neice gave each of them a “memory box” with items from past challenges inside to help them remember all the great things God had done for them.
This Week At Home Your child should have come home wearing a bracelet. Ask him or her about the bracelet, and what it reminds your him or her of. Encourage your child to use the bracelet to remember all the great things God has done, especially in his or her life.