Elementary
Main Point: I Will Keep On Telling Others To Do What Is Right!
Bible Verse: “You must teach these things and encourage the believers to do them. You have the authority to correct them when necessary, so don’t let anyone disregard what you say.” Titus 2:15 (NLT)
Bible Story: Nehemiah confronts the nobles and officials. Nehemiah 5:1-13)
Main Point Review Activity:
Sit in a circle together as a family. Have a parent say the Main Point, but mix the words up. Take turns having each family member correct the parent and say the Main Point correctly.
Try This!
Nehemiah confronted the nobles and told them that what they were doing was wrong. He told them what to do to make it right. When you see people doing something wrong, you should tell them to do what is right too. This week, go outside and work in the yard together as a family. (Or any other job that the entire family can work on together.)
• Give each family member a job to do. Have one person be the Leader and teach family members how to do their jobs, but teach them wrong.
• Assign the Corrector the job of correcting the Leader each time they say the wrong thing. For instance, the Leader would tell someone weeding the flowerbeds to pet the weeds instead of pulling them and throwing them away.
• The Corrector would then explain the right way to pull weeds so that that person could do the job the right way.
• The Corrector should make sure to use patience and encouragement when teaching the right way to do things.
• Continue doing this for each job assignment until everyone is doing their jobs correctly and the yard work is finished.
• The bible says we should correct and encourage others to do the right thing. Just like Nehemiah corrected the nobles, we need to help our friends and family members do what is right too!
Pre-K & Toddlers
Main Point: I Will Be Patient!
Bible Story: Esau loses his birthright to Jacob. (Genesis 25:27-34)
Bible Verse: “So let’s not get tired of doing what is good.” Galatians 6:9a (NLT)
Family Activity - Wait For It!
When it’s snack time, have your children sit down at the table. Tell them it’s time for snack and ask them to be patient. Choose a snack that take a little bit of time to prep (Peanut butter crackers, apples and cheese, or popcorn.)
While you are preparing the snack, talk about how they can be patient (Wait in a nice way. Don’t get upset when you have to wait. Don’t whine while waiting.)
Once the snack is ready, ask each child to pray and thank God for the snack and for helping him or her to be patient. After the prayer, thank each child for being patient while waiting for the snack. Then, give them the snack and enjoy it together.
Sunday, January 29, 2012
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
More from NewLife Kids
Pre-Service we also talked about bullying. Go over this with your kids and use these scriptures to read about what God says.
Bullying can mean different things. These are some ways children and young people have desribed bullying:
• Being called names
• Being teased
• Being pushed or pulled about
• Being hit or attacked
• Having your bag and other possessions taken and thrown about
• Having rumors spread about you
• Being left out or ignored
• Being forced to hand over money or possessions
• Being attacked because of your religion or colour
Sometimes these things happen to you and sometimes you may be the one involoved in bullying someone. Bullying hurts!! It causes you to feel scared and upset. Sometimes it causes us to not want to be involved anywhere near the bullys. Make sure that we NEVER use bullying as a way to get what we want.
Why do they bully people:
• Maybe they get bullied themselves and are only acting out what they see done to them
• Maybe they are scared of getting picked on themselves so they do it first
• Maybe they want to show off and seem tough
• Maybe they don’t like themselves and so they take it out on others
• Maybe the adults in their lives are bullying them
Steps to take if you or someone around you is being bullied:
• TELL, TELL, TELL
• Practice being a friend to others
• Keep a note or diary of what is happening
• Don’t give up telling others about it
• Ask your parents, your teacher, or your leaders at church to help you
• Talk over with your friends how you can make a differnece
Scriptures to read:
2 Timothy 1:7
7 For God has not given us a spirit of fear and timidity, but of power, love, and self-discipline.
Psalm 34:9-19
12 Does anyone want to live a life that is long and prosperous?13 Then keep your tongue from speaking evil and your lips from telling lies!14 Turn away from evil and do good. Search for peace, and work to maintain it.15 The eyes of the LORD watch over those who do right; his ears are open to their cries for help.16 But the LORD turns his face against those who do evil; he will erase their memory from the earth.17 The LORD hears his people when they call to him for help. He rescues them from all their troubles.18 The LORD is close to the brokenhearted; he rescues those whose spirits are crushed.19 The righteous person faces many troubles, but the LORD comes to the rescue each time.
Ephesians 4:29
29 No rotten word must proceedt from your mouth, but only something good for the building up of the need, in order that it may give grace to those who hear,
Deuteronomy 31:6
6 Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the Lord your God goes with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you.”
Psalm 121:2
2 My help comes from the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth.
Remember:
You can make a differnece. Don’t ignore bullying. Don’t laugh at or encourage the bully or what he is doing.
Remember that God wants us to love everyone even the bully. Pray for the bully to see that what he is doing is wrong. Ask Mom and Dad to pray with you and also ask your church friends to pray with you for this person.
Together we can make a difference.
Bullying can mean different things. These are some ways children and young people have desribed bullying:
• Being called names
• Being teased
• Being pushed or pulled about
• Being hit or attacked
• Having your bag and other possessions taken and thrown about
• Having rumors spread about you
• Being left out or ignored
• Being forced to hand over money or possessions
• Being attacked because of your religion or colour
Sometimes these things happen to you and sometimes you may be the one involoved in bullying someone. Bullying hurts!! It causes you to feel scared and upset. Sometimes it causes us to not want to be involved anywhere near the bullys. Make sure that we NEVER use bullying as a way to get what we want.
Why do they bully people:
• Maybe they get bullied themselves and are only acting out what they see done to them
• Maybe they are scared of getting picked on themselves so they do it first
• Maybe they want to show off and seem tough
• Maybe they don’t like themselves and so they take it out on others
• Maybe the adults in their lives are bullying them
Steps to take if you or someone around you is being bullied:
• TELL, TELL, TELL
• Practice being a friend to others
• Keep a note or diary of what is happening
• Don’t give up telling others about it
• Ask your parents, your teacher, or your leaders at church to help you
• Talk over with your friends how you can make a differnece
Scriptures to read:
2 Timothy 1:7
7 For God has not given us a spirit of fear and timidity, but of power, love, and self-discipline.
Psalm 34:9-19
12 Does anyone want to live a life that is long and prosperous?13 Then keep your tongue from speaking evil and your lips from telling lies!14 Turn away from evil and do good. Search for peace, and work to maintain it.15 The eyes of the LORD watch over those who do right; his ears are open to their cries for help.16 But the LORD turns his face against those who do evil; he will erase their memory from the earth.17 The LORD hears his people when they call to him for help. He rescues them from all their troubles.18 The LORD is close to the brokenhearted; he rescues those whose spirits are crushed.19 The righteous person faces many troubles, but the LORD comes to the rescue each time.
Ephesians 4:29
29 No rotten word must proceedt from your mouth, but only something good for the building up of the need, in order that it may give grace to those who hear,
Deuteronomy 31:6
6 Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the Lord your God goes with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you.”
Psalm 121:2
2 My help comes from the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth.
Remember:
You can make a differnece. Don’t ignore bullying. Don’t laugh at or encourage the bully or what he is doing.
Remember that God wants us to love everyone even the bully. Pray for the bully to see that what he is doing is wrong. Ask Mom and Dad to pray with you and also ask your church friends to pray with you for this person.
Together we can make a difference.
Sunday, January 22, 2012
This Week in NewLife Kids
Elementary
Main Point: I Will Keep On Encouraging Others When They Are Bullied!
Bible Verse: “So encourage each other and build each other up, just as you are already doing.” 2 Thessalonians 5:11 (NLT)
Bible Story: Enemies oppose Nehemiah and the people. (Nehemiah 4)
Main Point Review Activity:
Write down five examples of someone being a bully on slips of paper. Place the slips of paper in a bowl. Have a family member pick a piece of paper out of the bowl and act out the situation for the rest of the family. After they are finished acting out each situation, have the family say the Main Point together.
Try This!
Nehemiah encouraged the people working on the wall by praying for them and using kind words. God wants us to use encouraging words to help people who are bullied! This week, discuss times you have seen someone bullied and ways to help those who are bullied.
1. Speak Up: Tell the bully to stop. Tell an adult or person in authority what happened.
2. Stand Up: Do something to help the victims. Help them get away from the bully. Help them by being a friend and inviting them to play with you.
3. Be an example: Be sure you aren’t bullying people. Consider other people’s feelings and treat them the way you want to be treated.
• Make a poster with the above steps on it and post it in your home as a reminder to help those who are bullied. Then, using the paper and decorating supplies, have family members write a note of encouragement to someone who has been bullies recently.
• Family members should give their notes of encouragement to the people they chose the next time they see them. Giving notes of encouragement is just one example of how we can encourage those around us.
• Work hard this week to encourage everyone you come in contact with. You never know if they are and have been bullied and your words can make a difference in how they feel about themselves.
Pre-K & Toddlers
Main Point: I Will Be Nice When Others Are Mean!
Bible Story: Saul’s Conversion (Acts 9:1-28)
Bible Verse: “So let’s not get tired of doing what is good.” Galatians 6:9a (NLT)
Family Activity - Nice Talk
Have your family gather together. Read each item on the following list of things that are not nice. Ask your family to think of something that is nice to do or say in each situation. After you have read through the list, pray with your family. Ask God to help each person remember to be nice when others are mean.
1. A new girl comes to school or church, and the other kids in your class tell her they don’t want to be her friend. How can you be nice? (Tell her that you want to be her friend. Offer to sit with her. Give her a hug.)
2. You are playing with your favorite toy and your brother comes and steals it? How can you be nice? (Tell him he can have the toy. Offer him more of your toys. Ask him if he wants to play with you.)
3. What if you are watching a movie and your sister comes in and changes the channel? How can you be nice? (Go to the other room to watch your movie. Ask her if she has a movie she wants to watch with you.)
4. What if another child comes and pushes your friend down? How can you be nice? (Help your friend up. Give your friend a hug. Go tell the other child that it was mean to push your friend down, but that you forgive him. Ask the other child if he or she wants to play with you and your friend.)
5. Someone at the park calls you a name. How can you be nice? (You say something nice to him.)
6. Your friend is playing with a toy and his brother takes it and hides it. How can you be nice? (Help your friend find the toy. Ask his brother to come play with the two of you.)
7. You are playing with some toys at school and another child sticks her tongue out at you. How can you be nice? (Smile at her. Say something nice about her outfit or hair.)
8. A girl at church says your shoes are funny looking. How can you be nice? (Compliment her on something she is wearing.)
9. You fall down while playing soccer and a boy points at you and laughs. How can you be nice? (Offer him some cupcakes that you brought with you to the park.)
10. You see a boy trip your friend at the playground. What can you do to be nice? (Help your friend up. Ask the boy who tripped your friend to play with you.)
Main Point: I Will Keep On Encouraging Others When They Are Bullied!
Bible Verse: “So encourage each other and build each other up, just as you are already doing.” 2 Thessalonians 5:11 (NLT)
Bible Story: Enemies oppose Nehemiah and the people. (Nehemiah 4)
Main Point Review Activity:
Write down five examples of someone being a bully on slips of paper. Place the slips of paper in a bowl. Have a family member pick a piece of paper out of the bowl and act out the situation for the rest of the family. After they are finished acting out each situation, have the family say the Main Point together.
Try This!
Nehemiah encouraged the people working on the wall by praying for them and using kind words. God wants us to use encouraging words to help people who are bullied! This week, discuss times you have seen someone bullied and ways to help those who are bullied.
1. Speak Up: Tell the bully to stop. Tell an adult or person in authority what happened.
2. Stand Up: Do something to help the victims. Help them get away from the bully. Help them by being a friend and inviting them to play with you.
3. Be an example: Be sure you aren’t bullying people. Consider other people’s feelings and treat them the way you want to be treated.
• Make a poster with the above steps on it and post it in your home as a reminder to help those who are bullied. Then, using the paper and decorating supplies, have family members write a note of encouragement to someone who has been bullies recently.
• Family members should give their notes of encouragement to the people they chose the next time they see them. Giving notes of encouragement is just one example of how we can encourage those around us.
• Work hard this week to encourage everyone you come in contact with. You never know if they are and have been bullied and your words can make a difference in how they feel about themselves.
Pre-K & Toddlers
Main Point: I Will Be Nice When Others Are Mean!
Bible Story: Saul’s Conversion (Acts 9:1-28)
Bible Verse: “So let’s not get tired of doing what is good.” Galatians 6:9a (NLT)
Family Activity - Nice Talk
Have your family gather together. Read each item on the following list of things that are not nice. Ask your family to think of something that is nice to do or say in each situation. After you have read through the list, pray with your family. Ask God to help each person remember to be nice when others are mean.
1. A new girl comes to school or church, and the other kids in your class tell her they don’t want to be her friend. How can you be nice? (Tell her that you want to be her friend. Offer to sit with her. Give her a hug.)
2. You are playing with your favorite toy and your brother comes and steals it? How can you be nice? (Tell him he can have the toy. Offer him more of your toys. Ask him if he wants to play with you.)
3. What if you are watching a movie and your sister comes in and changes the channel? How can you be nice? (Go to the other room to watch your movie. Ask her if she has a movie she wants to watch with you.)
4. What if another child comes and pushes your friend down? How can you be nice? (Help your friend up. Give your friend a hug. Go tell the other child that it was mean to push your friend down, but that you forgive him. Ask the other child if he or she wants to play with you and your friend.)
5. Someone at the park calls you a name. How can you be nice? (You say something nice to him.)
6. Your friend is playing with a toy and his brother takes it and hides it. How can you be nice? (Help your friend find the toy. Ask his brother to come play with the two of you.)
7. You are playing with some toys at school and another child sticks her tongue out at you. How can you be nice? (Smile at her. Say something nice about her outfit or hair.)
8. A girl at church says your shoes are funny looking. How can you be nice? (Compliment her on something she is wearing.)
9. You fall down while playing soccer and a boy points at you and laughs. How can you be nice? (Offer him some cupcakes that you brought with you to the park.)
10. You see a boy trip your friend at the playground. What can you do to be nice? (Help your friend up. Ask the boy who tripped your friend to play with you.)
Sunday, January 15, 2012
This Week in NewLife Kids
Elementary
Main Point: I Will Keep Doing My Part Of God’s Plan!
Bible Verse: “All of you together are Christ’s body, and each of you is a part of it.” 1 Corinthians 12:27 (NLT)
Bible Story: Nehemiah and the people begin to rebuild the wall. (Nehemiah 2:11-3:32)
Main Point Review Activity:
Write down each word of the Main Point on slips of paper. Have one family member hide the words in your house while the other family members wait in another room. When the slips of paper are hidden, have each family member be responsible for finding two to three slips of paper each and bringing it back to the family. Once all of the slips of paper are found, work together to put the words in the correct order.
Try This!
In this week’s Bible Story, each group had a specific job to do in order to rebuild the wall. This week, pick a project to complete as a family.
• You could wash the family car or build and plant a garden in your backyard.
• Once you have chosen the project, give family members specific jobs on the project that only they can accomplish.
• For example, if you are washing the family car, have one person in charge of spraying the car with the hose, another in charge of washing, and another in charge of drying.
• Be sure to focus on how it takes each person doing his or her job in order to complete the project.
• Just as Nehemiah and the people who helped rebuild the wall each had jobs to do. We each have our job to do in God’s plan. We must each do our own part so that the plan can be successful!
Pre-K and Toddlers
Main Point: I Will Obey When I Am Tired!
Bible Story: Joshua and the battle of Jericho. (Joshua 6:1-20)
Bible Verse: “So let’s not get tired of doing what is good.” Galatians 6:9a (NLT)
Family Activity: Jericho March
Gather the family together and read that Bible Story of Joshua and the battle of Jericho in Joshua 6:1-20. Tell your family that you are going to act out the seventh day of the Bible Story together by marching around your house or apartment building seven times. As you march, talk about how the people might have felt as they were marching around Jericho. Remind your family that your house or apartment building is much smaller than a whole city. If you feel tired from marching around the house or apartment building, think how tired you would be marching around an entire city.
After you have walked around the house or apartment building seven times, talk about how the Israelites kept obeying even when they were tired. Then, talk about some times when each person in the family might get tired of obeying and how they can remember to keep obeying. Wrap up by praying and asking God to help everyone remember to obey even when they get tired of obeying!
Main Point: I Will Keep Doing My Part Of God’s Plan!
Bible Verse: “All of you together are Christ’s body, and each of you is a part of it.” 1 Corinthians 12:27 (NLT)
Bible Story: Nehemiah and the people begin to rebuild the wall. (Nehemiah 2:11-3:32)
Main Point Review Activity:
Write down each word of the Main Point on slips of paper. Have one family member hide the words in your house while the other family members wait in another room. When the slips of paper are hidden, have each family member be responsible for finding two to three slips of paper each and bringing it back to the family. Once all of the slips of paper are found, work together to put the words in the correct order.
Try This!
In this week’s Bible Story, each group had a specific job to do in order to rebuild the wall. This week, pick a project to complete as a family.
• You could wash the family car or build and plant a garden in your backyard.
• Once you have chosen the project, give family members specific jobs on the project that only they can accomplish.
• For example, if you are washing the family car, have one person in charge of spraying the car with the hose, another in charge of washing, and another in charge of drying.
• Be sure to focus on how it takes each person doing his or her job in order to complete the project.
• Just as Nehemiah and the people who helped rebuild the wall each had jobs to do. We each have our job to do in God’s plan. We must each do our own part so that the plan can be successful!
Pre-K and Toddlers
Main Point: I Will Obey When I Am Tired!
Bible Story: Joshua and the battle of Jericho. (Joshua 6:1-20)
Bible Verse: “So let’s not get tired of doing what is good.” Galatians 6:9a (NLT)
Family Activity: Jericho March
Gather the family together and read that Bible Story of Joshua and the battle of Jericho in Joshua 6:1-20. Tell your family that you are going to act out the seventh day of the Bible Story together by marching around your house or apartment building seven times. As you march, talk about how the people might have felt as they were marching around Jericho. Remind your family that your house or apartment building is much smaller than a whole city. If you feel tired from marching around the house or apartment building, think how tired you would be marching around an entire city.
After you have walked around the house or apartment building seven times, talk about how the Israelites kept obeying even when they were tired. Then, talk about some times when each person in the family might get tired of obeying and how they can remember to keep obeying. Wrap up by praying and asking God to help everyone remember to obey even when they get tired of obeying!
Sunday, January 8, 2012
This Week In NewLife Kids
Elementary
Main Point: I Will Keep On Praying!
Bible Verse: “Never stop praying.” 1 Thessalonians 5:17 (NLT)
Bible Story: Nehemiah prays to God for help. (Nehemiah 1-2:8)
Main Point Review Activity:
Stand in a circle with your family. Have each family member share one prayer request with the family. After each request is shared, have the whole family say the Main Point together. When you are finished, write the Main Point on a piece of paper with all of the prayer requests under it. Pray as a family for each request. Post the paper up in your home as a reminder to keep praying for those specific requests.
Try This!
Nehemiah spent many days praying. Even when God answered
Nehemiah’s prayer, Nehemiah continued to pray. God wants us to
pray and never stop praying!
• This week, have each family member write down prayer requests on slips of paper and place them in a basket.
• Select a time to pray together as a family daily.
• Have each family member pull out two slips of paper and pray specifically for those two prayer requests.
• Take turns praying together as a family for all of the requests. When your family is finished praying, put the slips back into the basket.
• When God answers one of the prayer requests, write the answer, and how you can keep praying for the situation, on the back of the slip of paper. Place it back into the basket so that the family can keep on praying!
Pre-K and Toddlers
Main Point: I Will Pray When I Am Afraid!
Bible Story: Jesus and Peter walking on water (Matthew 14:22-33)
Bible Verse: “So let’s not get tired of doing what is good.” Galatians 6:9a (NLT)
Family Activity
Don’t Be Afraid To Pray. Gather your family together one morning to explain how to do this activity. Write the words “Did I scare you?” on a piece of paper. The person who has this paper will be the “Scarer” and can scare someone in the family. For example: You can walk up behind someone and tap them on the shoulder. Or you could hide behind a chair and jump put when someone walks into the room. Once the “Scarer” has scared someone, he or she should take time to pray with the person who was scared. The new “Scarer” will be the person who was scared. Continue the game until everyone has been scared and has had a chance to scare someone.
At dinner that night, talk about how it felt to be scared and how praying made each person feel. Remind your family to pray when they are afraid. Talk about some of those times. Wrap up by praying that God will help everyone in the family remember to pray when afraid.
Main Point: I Will Keep On Praying!
Bible Verse: “Never stop praying.” 1 Thessalonians 5:17 (NLT)
Bible Story: Nehemiah prays to God for help. (Nehemiah 1-2:8)
Main Point Review Activity:
Stand in a circle with your family. Have each family member share one prayer request with the family. After each request is shared, have the whole family say the Main Point together. When you are finished, write the Main Point on a piece of paper with all of the prayer requests under it. Pray as a family for each request. Post the paper up in your home as a reminder to keep praying for those specific requests.
Try This!
Nehemiah spent many days praying. Even when God answered
Nehemiah’s prayer, Nehemiah continued to pray. God wants us to
pray and never stop praying!
• This week, have each family member write down prayer requests on slips of paper and place them in a basket.
• Select a time to pray together as a family daily.
• Have each family member pull out two slips of paper and pray specifically for those two prayer requests.
• Take turns praying together as a family for all of the requests. When your family is finished praying, put the slips back into the basket.
• When God answers one of the prayer requests, write the answer, and how you can keep praying for the situation, on the back of the slip of paper. Place it back into the basket so that the family can keep on praying!
Pre-K and Toddlers
Main Point: I Will Pray When I Am Afraid!
Bible Story: Jesus and Peter walking on water (Matthew 14:22-33)
Bible Verse: “So let’s not get tired of doing what is good.” Galatians 6:9a (NLT)
Family Activity
Don’t Be Afraid To Pray. Gather your family together one morning to explain how to do this activity. Write the words “Did I scare you?” on a piece of paper. The person who has this paper will be the “Scarer” and can scare someone in the family. For example: You can walk up behind someone and tap them on the shoulder. Or you could hide behind a chair and jump put when someone walks into the room. Once the “Scarer” has scared someone, he or she should take time to pray with the person who was scared. The new “Scarer” will be the person who was scared. Continue the game until everyone has been scared and has had a chance to scare someone.
At dinner that night, talk about how it felt to be scared and how praying made each person feel. Remind your family to pray when they are afraid. Talk about some of those times. Wrap up by praying that God will help everyone in the family remember to pray when afraid.
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