Parent Time

Good afternoon! I hope that you will be able to enjoy the snow today and tomorrow! This past Sunday we introduced a new virtue with your children. The new virtue of the month is: Honor - letting someone know you see how valuable they really are.

The story was all about David and Goliath and how David was overlooked but God used him in a huge way. This week Shannon, our large group teacher, challenged the kids to look for someone during the week who is overlooked and share God's love with them. This can be through a conversation, inviting them to eat lunch or play a game with them, writing them a card, etc.

Talk with your kids this week about people who are overlooked and figure out a way to honor them, to show them how valuable they really are.

Have a great week!

Parent Time

This past week was our last week on Discipline. Your children learned that if you want to know God better, make Him more important than anything. We talked about different ways to make God important in our lives - through giving, serving, praising, and reading His Word.

I want to challenge you this week to do the activity on Day 2 of your child's Godtime Card. With your child write a descriptive word for God on a sheet of paper and decorate it together. Then hang it on the fridge or somewhere you all will see it for the week.

Have fun being creative!

Parent Time

This past Sunday your kids learned more about discipline. The bottom line this week was: If you want to know God better, talk about Him with your friends.

Each week your children are given Refrigerator Door cards to take home. This week there are two questions that I really love on them and that is going to be my challenge for you this week with your children.

Ask your kids: What do you know about Jesus that you could tell a friend?

Have your kids ask you: Who was the first person to tell you about Jesus?

Have a great week!

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I am not sure what is going on with the font size - but I apologize for the large font in the previous post. I can not seem to fix it.

Parent Time

This past week at KidZone your kids learned how important it is to talk to God. During our large group time we led the kids through an exercise to help them learn how to pray:

P raise - What are some things you can praise God for?
R ecognize - Recognize the wrong things that you have done and
A sk - ask for forgiveness
Y ou and others - pray for your needs and the needs of those around you

Take some time this week with your child(ren) and go through this prayer exercise with them.

Parent Time

As you know this month your children are learning about Discipline. The story that was taught on Sunday was about Jesus when he was tempted in the wilderness (Matthew 4:1-11). The kids learned how Jesus used Scripture to fight temptation and the importance of knowing the Word of God and having it memorized.

The faith skill for this week is: Personalize Scripture (memorize and apply)

As a family this week pick out one scripture that applies to your family situation right now. Right it down and work on memorizing it all week long as a family.

Let me know what Scriptures you choose!

Parent Time

Happy New Year! It seems crazy that it is 2010. This month we have started a new virtue in KidZone. The virtue for January is Discipline: doing what you need to do now so you can grow stronger.

Each week your children will be learning a new faith skill. This past Sunday they learned how to Navigate the Bible. The main idea is if you want to know God better, read His book. During large group and small group time they learned the importance of how to navigate through the Bible.

This week take some time to work with your kids on looking up these to verses:
1 Timothy 4:8
2 Timothy 3:16

Have a great week!