This Week in NewLife Kids

Altitude – Elementary

Main Point: As A Follower Of Christ, I Will Stand Up For What Is Right!

Bible Story:  Jesus cleanses the Temple (Matthew 21:12-17)

**Bible Verse:  “God blesses those who hunger and thirst for justice, for they will be satisfied.” Matthew 5:6 (NLT)

 Family activity

Have a “That’s Not Fair” Art Fair with your family. Have each family member make an art project to show a situation that he or she thinks is unfair. It must be a situation that is unfair for someone else, not for yourself. The art project itself could be anything. It could be a photo-collage, a painting, a sculpture, a movie, or any other type of art project. Have family members help each other come up with ways to stand up for those people and help the situation. For example, if another kid is being made fun of at school, your child could be a friend to the kid being teased, notify the teachers, tell the other kids to stop, and pray for all the people affected.

It is one thing to stand up and say something is not fair when it affects us, but something else to stand up when something is unfair that affects other people. Even if we can’t do anything else, we can always be a friend to people in bad situations and show God’s love to them.

 

Altitude Jr. – Pre-K and Toddlers

Main Point:  I Will Obey God’s Rules!

Bible Lesson:  Moses and the Ten Commandments - Exodus 19-20, 24:12

**Bible Verse:  “If you obey my decrees and my regulations, you will find life through them. I am the Lord.” Leviticus 18:5 (NLT)

Family activity – House Rules

Materials needed – paper, markers, stickers and other decorations

1. Make a list of family rules.

2. If you already have rules, simply write them down on paper.

3. Decorate the paper and hang it up where everyone can see the rules.

Say: These are our house rules. It’s important for you to obey both our house rules and God’s rules. When you obey the rules, things will be better in your life!

*Rule suggestions: Obey, be kind, share your things, clean up your mess.

Leadership Trait:

Obedience - Great leaders obey God’s rules to have the best life possible.

** Learn the Bible Verse to be eligible for prizes.

 

 

 

This Week In NewLife Kids

Altitude – Elementary

Main Point:  As A Follower Of Christ, I Will Be Humble!

Bible Story:       John The Baptist shows humility.  (Mark 1:7, John 3:22-31)

**Bible Verse:  “God blesses those who are humble, for they will inherit the whole earth.”  Matthew 5:5 (NLT)

Family activity

Play limbo together as a family. As you play, talk about how you have to lower your body under the bar to be good at limbo and you have to lower your attitude about yourself to be humble and help others. Also talk about how you have to bend backward to go under the limbo bar. Talk about the phrase “bend over backward” to help someone. It means that we will do anything we can to help.

When we are humble and serving others as God wants us to, we will bend over backward to help them. Just like getting under the limbo bar was not always easy, serving others can be difficult as well. But if we remain humble, we will be able to put their needs above ours and serve them

Altitude Jr. – Pre-K and Toddlers

Main Point:  God Has Big Plans For Me

Bible Story:  Moses and the Burning Bush (Exodus 3)

** Bible Verse:  “Trust in the LORD with all your heart; do not depend on your own understanding.”  Proverbs 3:5  (NLT)

Family activity – I Want To Be…

Materials needed – paper, crayons, markers

1. Ask your children to draw a picture of what they would like to be when they grow up.

2. Write the Main Point “God Has Big Plans For Me!” on the paper.

3. Hang the drawing up on the fridge.

Say: God has big plans for you now, and when you grow up.

Leadership Trait:

Confidence - Great leaders are confident that God has big plans for them now and in the future.

 ** Learn the Bible Verse to be eligible for prizes.

 

This Week in NewLife Kids

Altitude – Elementary

Main Point:  As a Follower of Christ, I will look to God for comfort

Bible Story:  Jesus Raises Lazarus (John 11)

** Bible Verse:  “God blesses those who mourn, for they will be comforted.”  Matthew 5:4 (NLT)

Family activity

Take a tour of comfort through your home. Have each member of the family take the rest of the family to his or her place in the home that is the most comfortable to him or her. For one family member it might be where she works out on the treadmill because she can forget about other worries. For one family member it might be in a big chair with a good book. For another family member it might be taking a nap on the couch. For another it might be sitting in the kitchen eating a favorite snack. Remind your family that when we think about things and activities that give us comfort, we should remember that we can find comfort from God by praying to Him in difficult times. Just like we go to a favorite spot or a favorite activity for comfort, we can go to God for comfort by praying to Him and reading the Bible

Altitude Jr. – Pre-K and Toddlers

Main Point:  God Will Take Care of Me

Bible Story:  Sermon on the Mount  (Matthew 6:25-34)

** Bible Verse:  “Don’t worry about anything; instead pray about everything.  Tell God what you need and thank Him for all He has done.”  Philippians 4:6 (NLT)

 

Family activity - Flower And Bird Collage

Materials needed – paper, markers, glue, and magazines

1. Find pictures of birds and flowers in magazines (or take the pictures of them yourself with a camera).

2. Make a collage with the pictures.

3. Write the Main Point “God Will Take Care Of Me!” on the collage and hang it up.

Say: Jesus told the people He was teaching that God takes care of the birds and flowers. He said that because God takes care of them, we can know that He will take even better care of us. Remember that God will take care of us when you see this collage!

Leadership Trait:

Peace - Great leaders have peace because they trust that God will take care of them.

**  Learn the Bible Verse to be eligible for prizes.

 

 

This Week in NewLife Kids

Altitude – Elementary

Main Point:  I Need Jesus

 Bible Story:  Nicodemus Speaks With Jesus (John 3 and John 19:38-42)

 ** Bible Verse: “God blesses those who are poor and realize their need for him, for the Kingdom of Heaven is theirs.” Matthew 5:3 (NLT)

Family Activity

Set up to play a game but hide one key element that you can’t do without. Suggestions are: Soccer without the soccer ball, a board game without the board, baseball without the bat, or a card game with most of the cards missing. When you go to play the game, reveal that the needed element for the game is missing and have the entire family look for it. Give clues if needed until the missing element is found. Then tell your family that, just as you needed what was missing to get the most out of the game, we need Jesus to live life to the fullest.

 

Altitude Jr. – Pre-K and Toddlers

Main Point:  I Will Learn From the Bible

Bible Story:  Jesus Tempted in the Wilderness (Matthew 4:1-11)

** Bible Verse:  “Your word is a lamp to guide my feet and a light for my path.”  Psalm 119:105 (NLT)

Family Activity – Find a Favorite

Materials needed – children’s bible

1. Sit down with your children and ask them to tell you what their favorite Bible Story is.

 2. Read the stories together and ask each child why that story is his or her favorite.

Say: The Main Point for this week is I Will Learn From The Bible! We can learn from the Bible together by reading it each night before bed!

Leadership Trait:

Knowledge - Great leaders know that learning from the Bible will help them make the best decisions in life.

**  Learn the Bible Verse to be eligible for prizes.