This Week inNewLife Kids

Big Game Show – Elementary

 

Main Point:  I Will Resist Temptation!

 Bible Lesson:  Adam, Eve, and the Serpent.  Genesis 3

 Bible Verse: “The temptations in your life are no different from what others experience. And God is faithful. He will not allow the temptation to be more than you can stand. When you are tempted, he will show you a way out s that you can endure.” 1 Corinthians 10:13 (NLT)

 

Family Activity
Tell your family that you have something special planned for those who can resist temptation. Place a bowl with one tempting thing in it for each family member. There should be one item for each member and it should be that family member’s favorite snack or candy. For example: if your daughter’s favorite treat is Skittles and your son’s favorite is Oreos, you would have an individual packet of Oreo s and an individual packet of Skittles, as well as tempting items for every member of the family, yourself included. Tell your family that they can eat the snack if they want, but that you have something better for them if they resist temptation. Leave the bowl out where all can access it, and check back on it periodically. Leave it out for a set amount of time: as short as an afternoon to as long as a few days. At whatever time you choose, call everyone back and see if any of the candy or snacks are missing. Prepare a special dessert, or some other reward for the family members who resisted temptation. Remind your family that just like you had something better in mind for them if they resisted temptation, God has something better in mind for us if we resist temptation. Something we are tempted to do always seems good, but if we resist temptation, we will find that God has something better for us.

 

Big Game Show – Pre-K and Toddler

Main Point:  I Will Be Patient!

Bible Lesson:  Esau loses his birthright - Genesis 25:19-34 (NLT)

Bible Verse:  “So be careful how you live.  Don’t live like fools, but like those who are wise.  Ephesians 5:15 (NLT)

Leadership Trait:  Patience - Great leaders are willing to wait for what they want.

 

Family Activity

Supplies needed:        Roll of paper or paper sack, paint, paper plate, vegetables (potatoes, carrots, peas, green beans)

Adults: Cut the vegetables in half. Pour the paint onto paper plates.

1. Dip the vegetables in paint.

2. Make prints with the vegetables on the paper.

3. When the paint is dry, you can frame the paper or use it to wrap gifts.

Say: The Main Point for this week is I Will Be Patient! Just like you had to be patient and wait for the paint to dry, in life you will need to be patient, too. When you have to wait, remember to wait patiently.

Patience is probably the hardest lesson to learn.  Parents, if you are honest with yourself and your child, you are still working on this concept in your life.  Talk openly with your child about this and use everyday moments as teaching moments – even if it is at your expense.  Let your child know that you are not perfect but you are working on it with God’s help.

 Additional Bible Verse:  “But let patience have its perfect work, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking nothing.”  James 1:4 (NKJV)

 

NOTE to Parent:  Please help your child learn their bible verse for the week – if they know it from memory they will receive a prize each week.