Kid Zone Lessons: January 11, 2015

This page informs you about what your child learned today in children’s church. Included are Words to Remember/Memory Verse from the Bible, a suggested activity to reinforce the lesson, and a short prayer.  Being involved and interacting with your child can be very rewarding for both of you.

Lesson - The Life of Moses: Provisions in the Wilderness

Today, your child learned that God provides even during the toughest of times. Just as He provided bread and meat for the Israelites while wandering in the wilderness, God will also provide everything we need to live for Him. Moreover, He showers us with so many blessings each day of our lives through our Lord Jesus. (Scripture used: Exodus 16:1-18,31)

 Memory Verse

Practice this verse several times with your child during the week. This will not only help your child to remember the verse, but also it will help to reinforce what he or she learned during class.

Suggested Parent/Child Activity:

One day this week, challenge your child to try something new. Go grocery shopping together and talk about the different vegetables available to buy. Let your child choose a vegetable he or she has never tasted before. Then, prepare it together to go with a meal. Be sure to give thanks to God before eating. Whether or not your child enjoys the new taste, talk about how God provides so many different kinds of foods for us. Some we like, and some we don't. That is how wonderful God is. He created many options so we can enjoy life. 

Dear Lord, thank You for providing so many wonderful blessings. Let me praise You for everything You provide, especially for the love of Jesus in my life. Thank You also for the different foods we have on our table each day to enjoy. Help me remember never to grumble about what I have to eat. Amen.

Lesson: The Purpose of Prayer

Today we learned the purpose of prayer. A neat way to remember the purpose of prayer,is to remember the word ACTS. We can pray for A - Adoration of God, C - Confession, T - Thanksgiving, and S - Supplication.  We also learned that God wants to be involved in our lives on a daily basis, so we need to pray, read our Bibles and acknowledge that the world we live in was created by God. Look around, see the beauty, and be thankful.

(Scripture used: 1 Chronicles 29:11, 1 John 1:9, Ephesians 5:20, Matthew 7:7)

 Memory Verse

Throughout the week play a game of "Pop Verse" with your child. Pop Verse is similar to a pop quiz - anytime throughout the week any family member can call out "Pop Verse" and the verse reference "Psalm 141:2" - the other family members will then need to recite the verse from memory.

Suggested Parent/Child Activity: Spend some time practicing prayer together with your child. Assign one of the letters of ACTS to four different days of the week. On the first day give prayers of adoration to God. On the second day pray asking God to forgive you and your family for sins that have been committed. The third day give a prayer of thankfulness for all the blessings God gives.Finally, on the fourth day, pray for someone in the church who needs special comfort, healing, or wisdom.  Daily Prayer:  Almighty God, we thank You that You give our lives purpose and meaning - May our prayers to You have purpose and meaning as well. At all times let us be mindful that You alone are God as we enter into Your presence through prayer. Amen. Today, the teens explored Psalms 14 and Matthew 7:24-27. The theme today was "Being a Fool". The teens dived into recognizing foolish acts as well as self identifying some areas in their own lives where they may act foolishly. They understood that you can believe in God but still not follow his guidelines and plan set for us.