This Week in NewLife Kids

Professor Playtime’s Christmas Shop of Wonders - Elementary and Pre-K

Main Point: I Will Be Loyal To People Who Are Loyal To God!

Parents ask these questions to review today’s lesson:
Who was the main person in today’s Bible Story? (Joseph.)
What did the angel tell Joseph about Mary? (That Mary was following God’s plan and Joseph should not be afraid to marry her.)

Bible Verse: “A friend is always loyal, and a brother is born to help in time of need.” Proverbs 17:17 NLT

Read The Bible Story Together: Joseph (Matthew 1:18-25)

Parents tell your children about a time when you had to make a decision to be loyal to someone in your life.

Loyalty
Joseph had a difficult decision to make. Did he stand by Mary and take her as his wife or walk away? Joseph was loyal to Mary despite his suspicions. He was also loyal to God by obeying Him and raising Jesus as his son. We need to be loyal to those people in our lives who are loyal to God as well. This week, make a chart with your children. Write down the family members, friends, and anyone else they feel loyal to. Next, write down why they feel loyal to each of those people. Put a star or a special marker by the people on the chart who are loyal to God. Discuss with your children the importance of being loyal to those who make right choices and are loyal to God.

Christmas With The Veggie Tales – Toddlers

Main Point: God wants me to be a giver

Memory Verse: “None of you should look out just for your own good….” Philippians 2:4a

Bible Story: Cheerful giver 2 Corinthians 9:7-9,11-15

This week we talked about being a giver and not just always expecting something in return. This lesson learned at an early age will allow your child/ren to thrive as they grow up. Instead of looking at things with jealousy because they want, they will learn to look for needs that they can play a part in filling. The difference of living a life of joy or a life filled with longing.


Parent Devotional - I Will Be Loyal To People Who Are Loyal To God!

Getting on a train means that you are committed to following the path the track travels. The train has to follow the tracks. There aren’t detours. You can’t pull off on the shoulder to get around an obstacle. You can’t decide to pull off the tracks to explore a path into the woods. You have to stay on the track. Being loyal to someone is like following those train tracks. But how do you know what tracks to follow? Who should you be loyal to?

Joseph had a choice to be loyal to Mary or to quietly bail out of an embarrassing situation. Joseph knew what God wanted him to do, and he knew that Mary was doing what God wanted. And knowing that, made his choice clear. Not an easy choice, but a clear one.

You would be foolish to get on a train without knowing the destination. You would be equally foolish to blindly give loyalty to just anyone. As representatives of Christ we should be people of loyalty and honor. But our first loyalty is to follow Christ. So we should be loyal to those who are loyal to God. Consider it checking the destination before you get on a train. Make a clear choice to stick with those who stick with God and you won’t find yourself on the wrong track.

“Never let loyalty and kindness leave you! Tie them around your neck as a reminder. Write them deep within your heart.” Proverbs 3:3 (NLT)

“Many will say they are loyal friends, but who can fi nd one who is truly reliable?” Proverbs 20:6 (NLT)

Parents read The Christmas story through the eyes of Joseph. (Matthew 1:18-25)