KidZone Lesson - Sunday, October 5, 2014

Preschool-2nd grade Classes

What We Learned:

Today, your child heard more about Noah’s obedience. God gave Noah all the instructions needed to build a boat so big it could carry two of every kind of animal, along with all of the food! Noah’s job was difficult because no one would help. The people in that land thought he was crazy. However, Noah listened to God and knew He was telling the truth about the coming flood. Your child learned that it is important to listen to and obey God's Word. (Scripture used: Genesis 6:13-22)

Words to Remember

(Bible versions used are selected to help young children learn and understand the meaning of scripture.) "Come my children, listen to me." Psalm 34:11a NIVPractice this verse several times with your child during the week. This will not only help him or her remember the verse, but it will also help to reinforce what was learned during class.

Suggested Parent/Child Activity:
Let your child help you do something that requires a little bit of work. For example, you
can rake the leaves, wash a car, or help someone else who needs a helping hand. Remind your child that it is important to do what we are told to do. God told Noah to build an ark. Although it may not have made a lot of sense at the time, Noah obeyed and it saved his and his family's lives. While working together, remind your child that when God asks us to do something, it is for our benefit and we should obey Him. And just as Noah helped to save all the animals on the ark, God wants us to help others as well.

Daily Prayer:

Dear Lord, Thank You for giving us things to do. Somethings might be big and some might be small, but You ask us to do them. I pray that You help us do these jobs without fussing or complaining but remembering that we are doing them for You. Amen.

3rd-5th Grade Classes

Today our Bible lesson was about the time Saul went to Damascus to arrest anyone who
followed Jesus. However, Saul is blinded by the light of the Lord along the way. Instead of
persecuting the Christians, he turns his life around begins following Jesus and preaching
the Good News. We leaned from this lesson that like Saul, we must acknowledge Jesus as Lord and follow Him wherever He leads us. (Scripture used: Acts 9:1-19)

"The Lord gives sight to the blind, the Lord lifts up those who are bowed down, the Lord loves the righteous." Psalms 146:8. Practice this verse several times with your child during the week. This will not only help him or her remember the verse, but it will also help to reinforce what he or she learned during class.

Take some time this week to talk abut truth and consequences. When we do things that 

Jesus would not appreciate, God may step in and allow some consequences to take place 

in order to help us change our ways to or get back onto the right track. Discuss how God 

might get our attention if we have a tendency to steal, to lie, to cheat, to fight, to be selfish, 

or to be argumentative.

Dear Lord, remove the blindness from my eyes that is keeping me from knowing Your Will 

and help me be sensitive to Your guidance. Like Saul on the road to Damascus, stop me 

when I start to go down the wrong path or when I start to put others things before You. In 

Jesus' name, Amen.