This Week in NewLife Kids

Big Game Show – Elementary

MAIN POINT:  I Will Focus On The Inside Instead Of The Outside

BIBLE LESSON:  Samuel Anoints David - 1 Samuel 16

BIBLE VERSE:  “The LORD doesn’t see things the way you see them. People judge by outward appearance, but the LORD looks at the heart.” 1 Samuel 16:7b (NLT)

Family Activity

Make some plain cupcakes with different flavored candies baked inside them. Have your children help you and then enjoy the cupcakes together.

Say to your child: “Although the cupcakes are the same on the outside, what is on the inside is what really matters. We should spend less time worried about our outward appearance and instead focus on the inside. That means flavoring our lives with good things that are pleasing to God. The thoughts, feelings, and actions in our hearts matter far more than outward appearance.”

Big Game Show – Pre-K and Toddler

Main Point: I Will Forgive Others!

Bible Lesson: Esau forgives Jacob - Genesis 33

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

Family Activity

1. Give children something to hold that does not have rounded edges. (Suggestion: jagged rocks or sticks from the yard.)

2. Read the following to your children:

3. When someone hurts us, we might hold on to our anger and not forgive them. Squeeze the rock in your hand. How does that feel? (It pokes me. It hurts.) When we don’t forgive others, it hurts us and not them.

4. Have your children put the object down and say, “I Will Forgive Others!”

Say: Just like holding on to the rock hurt your hand, holding on to anger will hurt you. When you forgive others, you will feel better!

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.