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This Sunday in KidSpring, preschoolers heard the story of The Good Samaritan from Luke 10:25-37. From this Bible story, we learned that I Can Love Others! In small group we talked about times when we can choose to love others. We can love others who are kind and play with us, and we can love others who may push or laugh at us. Jesus can help us love others--even those who are hard to love--because that's what He wants us to do!

Click below to see today's Bible story as your preschooler saw it in large group!

We had so much fun this week in Beginagin Theme Park! In Large Group, Zip lost his iPod and needed help finding it, but the Tilt-A-Whirl ride was offering double points for the Ultimate Theme Park Challenge and that is Andy's most favorite ride in the whole wide world. Zip told Andy to go ride the Tilt-A-Whirl without him while he continued looking for his iPod, but Andy decided to stay and help Zip. Wil Winagin told us the story of Naomi and Ruth from Ruth 1-4. From this story, we learned I Should Love Others The Way God Loves Me!

Check in later this week to find out how you and your family can love others the way God loves us!

This past Sunday we learned I Am Valuable To God! Help kids understand this by asking them what they think is valuable. This could be a special video game, book, jewelry, or pet!  Ask kids why they find this item valuable. Ask them how much they would be willing to sell it for. When they realize that they wouldn't want to sell this valuable item, remind them that God thinks they are valuable! We are priceless to Him and He loves us so much! They can see this in our memory verse for this series:

“And may you (point to others)

have the power to understand, (point to temples)

as all God’s people should, (spread arms to sides, palms up)

how wide, how long, (left arm out wide, right arm out wide)

how high, and how deep (right arm up high, left arm down low)

His love is.” (cross arms on chest)

Ephesians 3:18

On Sunday, we learned I Am Valuable To God!  Since the world tells kids some things that are untrue, we want kids to be armed with Scripture to help them remember that they are valuable to God!  Here are a few situations we discussed in small group on Sunday and the Scripture used to fight those situations:

• "You're never going to be good at anything."  (Look up Jeremiah 29:11)
• "You can't do anything.  You're a wimp."  (Look up Philippians 4:13)
• "I am scared of some people at my school."  (Look up 1 John 4:4)
• "Who would ever choose you for anything?"  (Look up 1 Thessalonians 1:4)
• "No one loves you."  (Look up Isaiah 43:4)
• "You're a nobody."  (Look up John 1:12)
• "You don't have any friends."  (Look up Proverbs 18:24)
• "People don't invite me to things and I'm really lonely."  (Look up Hebrews 13:5)
• "Things are bad and they are never going to get better."  (Look up Romans 8:28)
• "No one thinks I'm beautiful."  (Look up Psalm 45:11)

This can be a great activity for your family to do while at home or even in the car!  Think of other things your child might struggle with and help them learn to look in God's Word when they want answers.  Remind them that I Am Valuable To God!

Throughout our eight-week Off the Rails at SpringTown Fun Park series, preschoolers are trying to remember Mark 12:30 (ERV). You can practice it at home with your preschooler, too! We put some motions with it to help your little ones remember it better:

"Love (cross arms over chest)

The Lord your God (point up)

With all your heart, (pat heart)

With all your soul, (clasp hands in center of chest)

With all your mind, (tap temples)

And all your strength." (show off arm muscles)

Mark 12:30