4th & 5th Grade Sunday School - October 27, 2013

Dear Kids Zone Families,

I hope all of you who were able to make it to the Harvest Festival had a wonderful time!  Thank you for aiding your children with memory verses and the home connection assignment.  Please let us know if they do the lessons or have them tell us so they can get more ice cream raffle tickets!

Oct 27th, 2013  Home Connection

Dear Parents,

This morning we will be looking at two different miracles that had two completely different results.  In the first miracle, a man begged Jesus to heal his son.  Jesus healed him and this lead to their entire household believing in Jesus.  In the second miracle, Jesus healed a man who had been lame for 38 years.  However, Jesus had done this on the Sabbath day of rest and so he was persecuted by the religious leaders of the time.  While both miracles resulted in a healing, they also resulted in either belief or unbelief.

In our key verse for today, Jesus reveals that it isn't a miracle that will give eternal life.  Believing in God is what leads to truly eternal life.

This week would you read the following part of the memory verse with your children.

John 5:24  "...whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life..."

See if your children understand the quotation.  Ask them whose word is being talk about and who sent him.

Thank you for partnering with us in ministering to your children,

Nancy and Severn

4th & 5th Grade Sunday School - October 20, 2013

Dear Kids Zone families,
   We had a great lesson this morning and missed and prayed for those that were absent. Thank you for helping your children memorize their Bible verses and 10 to 15 minute Home Connection assignments.  We check those on Sunday morning and the kids can put their names in for a drawing for a $5 ice-cream certificate in November.




                                                                                                                         October 20, 2013           
                                                                                                                          Home Connection

Dear Parents,

Who or what is influencing your child's thinking? Is it you, their friends, their teachers, the computer or TV? This is a serious question in the age of information or misinformation we live in.

In our lesson today, we acted out two interviews. First we looked at Nicodemus, an important religious leader who knew God was with Jesus, because of the miracles Jesus had preformed and found out that no one can “know” God in a personal away apart from belief in His Son and experiencing a “new birth” through the Holy Spirit. Next we reenacted the conversation between Jesus and the woman at the well. This exchange revealed Jesus’ knowledge of the woman’s life and his compassion for her. In both situations the people has some light, some belief, and were given more.

Jesus influenced Nicodemus and the Woman at the well with truth and light. The question we each must answer is -- what are we doing with the truth and light that we are given?
This week would you read with your children John 3:17-21, and discuss it? An would you pray for Severn and me as we seek to guide your children in truth and light.

Thank you,
Nancy and Severn

4th & 5th Grade Sunday School - October 5, 2013

October 5, 2013

Dear Parents,

In Kids Zone, we are digging deep into Chapter One of John's Gospel. Our objectives have been to:
1. Verbalize the purpose of John's Gospel (John 20:31)
2. Identify The Word as Jesus (John 1:1)
3. Explain how The Word provides light for our direction

This week we are looking at Matthew 2:1-12 and Jesus' birth. We will look at the responses of three groups of people that knew about His coming -- the Magi, King Herod and the Chief Priests and Scribes.

As the stores are already preparing for Christmas, we too can prepare our hearts for the celebrations of Jesus becoming flesh. How will you prepare? Will you be like the Magi who took time to come and bring gifts to the Christ Child, or like Herod who wanted to get rid of this rival to his position, or like the Chief Priests and Scribes, who knew the prophecies, but couldn't care less?

Will you talk with your child this week about the day that they were born and became apart of your family. Talk about who came to see and welcome them. What gifts did they receive, etc.
Thanks for letting us partner with you in your child's Christian education.

Kids Zone Teachers,
Nancy and Severn

2's & 3's October Sunday School Lessons

This is the 2's & 3's Sunday School lessons for October. We continue with the lessons about Samuel and obeying God.  Then it's about David helping his family

and how God cares for us.

 

Thank you,

Cindy Bare

2's & 3's Teacher

 

 

Unit 2:  I Can Know God Loves Me      Bible Verse:  I Love the Lord.  Psalm 116:1

 

October 6  Lesson 6   Helping at the Tabernacle        1 Samuel 1:28; 2:11, 18-21, 26

 

Samuel obeyed God by learning to be a helper at the Tabernacle.   We can be helpers, too.  We can be helpers to show how much we love the Lord. 

The Bible says, "I love the Lord."

 

Bible verse:  I Love the Lord.  Psalm 116:1

 

October 13   Lesson 7  Samuel Listens and Obeys    1 Samuel 3

           

The Bible says, "I love the Lord."  Samuel showed His love for the Lord by listening and obeying.  We can show that we love the Lord, too.  We can listen

to our moms and dads and teachers.  We can obey them, too.

 

Bible verse:  I Love the Lord.  Psalm 116:1

 

October 20  Lesson 8  Samuel Obeys God       1 Samuel 16:1-13

 

Samuel loved God.  Because he loved God, he obeyed Him and did what was right.  We can show our love for God by obeying, too.

The Bible says "I love the Lord."

 

Bible verse:  I Love the Lord.  Psalm 116:1

 

Unit 3:  I Can Show God's Love   Bible Verse:  With love, help each other.  Galatians 5:13

 

October 27   Lesson 9  David Helps His Family   1 Samuel 16:11-12, 18; 17:34-35

God took care of His people by giving them food and water in the desert.  God loves and cares for us, too, by giving us the

food and water we need.  God is so good!

 

Bible verse:  With love, help each other.  Galatians 5:13

4th and 5 Grade - Sept 22, 2013

September 22, 2013

Dear Families,
  
   Thank you for bringing your children Kids Zone.  We teachers are enjoying learning God's word together with them.

   At this point your children should be able to verbalize the PURPOSE of John's Gospel (John 20:31) and should identify Jesus as The Word who brought light and life to the world (John 1:4)

   This week we will meet John the Baptist (not the writer of the Gospel of John), who came to point people to Jesus - the light of the world.  Your children will hear what John the Baptist said and see how the people responded.  Just like today some people did not accept Him and other believed.

   As we study the Bible at  Kids Zone, we want to help your children develop their own habit of reading and studying at home.  We will be teaching them how to find a verse and use a common Bible reference.


   The context for our verse this week is John 1:10 - 12
    the : separates the chapter from the verse, and - refers to a series of verses in a chapter You would say John chapter 1 verses 10 through 12.

   To some this is very familiar to others it is completely new.  Either way would you look up the verses this week with your child, discuss the different responses and help them memorize John 1:12.


Kids Zone Teachers,
Nancy and Severn

4th and 5th Grade - Sept 8, 2013

 Dear Parents of Fourth and Fifth Graders,

   Welcome Back to Kids Zone.  Below is our first "take home" lesson.  We are excited to be studying the Gospel of John this year.
   Please take time to read it and find out how we can support each other in teaching our kids who God is and what it means to Believe.

Thank,
Nancy Laney

Dear Parents,                                                                                    September 8, 2013

           

            Here we are at the beginning of a new year.  Severn and I, your children's Kids Zone teachers are looking forward to working with you in teaching your children the great truths of God's word.

            We will be studying the Gospel of John this year, looking at "who Jesus is" and what it means to "believe".  We will have a weekly memory verse (see below) and some suggested activities for you to do with your child at home.  We know lives are full and time is precious, but these activities are planned to take no more that 5 minutes and God will surely bless the time.

            Here is the first:

            When it is nearly dark outside, stand in the center of a room with windows and with the lights off.  Look out the window and notice the dimly lighted sky.  Now turn on all the lights in the room and look out the window.  Notice now how everything outside looks totally dark. This is similar to God's Word, which is known at the Light.  When we are far from God's Light (in a dark room), the sin of the world outside doesn't appear so dark.  But when we are close to God's Light (in a well lit room), it is easy to tell how dark the sin of the outside world truly is.

          Prayer:  thank you God for your Word that is like a lamp that gives me light and helps me see and avoid sin in the path.  Help me walk in your light.

Memory Verses  (students will be given a ticket and entered in a drawing for every verse they memorize)

** John 20:31  These things have been written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the son on God: and that believing you may have life in His name.

** John 1:4  In Him was life; and the life was the light of men.

** John 1:12  As many as received Him, them He gave the right to become children of God, even to those who believe in Him name.

** (repeat) John 20:31  these things have been written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the son of God; and that believing you may have life in His name.

** John 5:24  Whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life.

** John 6:33  For the bread of God is He who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.

** John 7:37b  Jesus stood up and said in a loud voice, "If anyone is thirsty, let him come to me and drink."

2's & 3's May Sunday School Lessons

This is the 2's & 3's Sunday School lessons for June. The first 4 weeks are about how God was always with Joseph and God will always be with us, also.  The 5^th week of June is the start of Unit 2 and is about how God loved and cared for Elijah and God loves and cares for us, also. 

Thank you,

Cindy Bare

2's & 3's Teacher

Unit 1: God is with Me    Bible Verse:  The Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.  Joshua 1:9

June 2   Lesson 1  Joseph & His Brothers    Genesis 37

God was with Joseph everywhere he went.  God is with us, too.

Bible verse:  The Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.  Joshua 1:9

June 9   Lesson 2  Joseph in Prison  Genesis 39:1-40:23

           

Joseph kept doing what was right, no matter where he was.  We can keep on doing what is right, too.  We know that God is always with us and will help us do what is right.  The Bible says, “The Lord will be with you wherever you go.

Bible verse:  The Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.  Joshua 1:9

June 16  Lesson 3 Joseph shares Food   Genesis 41

Joseph shared grain with many people so that they could have food.  God is always with us.  He can help us share with others.  The Bible says, “The Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.”

Bible verse:  The Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.  Joshua 1:9

June 23  Lesson 4 Joseph Forgives  Genesis 42:1-8; 43:16; 45:1-28; 46:5-7

When Joseph forgave his brothers, he showed God’s love to them.  God was with Joseph and helped him.  God can help us to show love to people, too.  He is always with us to help us.  The Bible says, “The Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.”

Bible verse:  The Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.  Joshua 1:9

Unit 2: God Cares for me  Bible Verse:  God has been good to me.  Genesis 33:11

June 30  Lesson 5 Birds Feed Elijah  1 Kings 17:1-6

God loved and cared for Elijah every day.  God loves and cares for us every day, too.  The Bible says, “God has been good to me.”

Bible Verse:  God has been good to me.”  Genesis 33:11