This Week in NewLife Kids

Elementary

Main Point: I Will Keep On Being Generous!
Bible Verse: “Give generously to the poor, not grudgingly, for the Lord your God will bless you in everything you do.” Deuteronomy 15:10 (NLT)
Bible Story: Nehemiah is generous to the Israelites. (Nehemiah 5:14-19)

Main Point Review Activity:
Cut out circles, or coins, from paper. Write each word of the Main Point on each circle. Make enough for each family member to have one complete set of words. Place each set in an envelope or small bag. Sit in a circle together as a family and deliver the gift of coins to each family member. Then have family members open their bags or envelopes of coins and see who can put the Main Point in order the quickest.

Try This!
Nehemiah was generous with others. He used his own money and food to help the people. God wants us to be generous too. This week, sit down as a family and make a chores chart.

• Assign each person at least two specific jobs to do around the house.
• After the chart is made, let family members have the opportunity to make up a job on their own and add it to the chart.
• Then, have family members be generous with someone else and take one of someone else’s jobs away from him or her. For instance, if your brother has to take out the trash, you could take that job and offer to do it for him.
• They should write their names over the job on the chart to show they are going to do the job instead.
• Just as Nehemiah gave of his own food and money to others, you will be giving generously using you time and effort.
• Post the chart up in your home to use as a guide for this week. Encourage
• Family members to continue giving generously throughout the week by following the chart and generously helping each other.


Pre- K and Toddlers

Main Point: I Will Tell The Truth!
Bible Story: Jacob deceives Isaac (Genesis 27)
Bible Verse: “So let’s not get tired of doing what is good.” Galatians 6:9a (NLT)

Family Activity Eye Spy The Truth

Ask your family to join you in a game of Eye Spy. In this game, promise that you will always tell your family the truth about what you spy. Begin by choosing an object to spy. Say, “I spy something (color or description),” and have your family begin to guess what the object is. Continue to add details to the description of the object and have your family guess each time.

Example:
Clue 1: I spy something that is red.
Guess: It’s a ball.
Clue 2: No. I spy something that is red and yellow.
Guess: It’s the toy over there.
Clue 3: No, I spy something that is red and yellow and it’s also very long.
Guess: It’s the fishing pole!
Once someone has figured out what the object is, remind them you always told them the truth when you were describing the object. Let the person who guessed the Eye Spy object lead the next round. At the end of the game, pray and ask God to help each person in the family remember to tell the truth.