Little Ones
Monthly Topic: “M” is for Miraculous
Big Idea: Jesus performed many miracles, proving He was God. He is Mmm, Mmm, Miraculous!
Memory Verse: “With God, all things are possible.” – Matthew 19:26
Bible Story Focus: Jesus calms a storm (Mark 4:35-41; Matt. 8:23-27)
Teachable Moments: Jesus is so amazing! He stopped a raging storm with just a few words! Make your own storm this week and see how fast you can stop it. Get an empty water bottle and fill it halfway with water. Add two drops of blue food coloring and then fill the rest of the bottle with cooking oil. Put the top back on tightly. You can even hot glue or duct tape it. Now, give the bottle to your little one and let her make a storm by shaking the bottle. Shout “Stop!” See how long it takes the storm to calm down. Retell the Bible story using your storm bottle, your Bible, or the Jesus Storybook Bible (236-243).
Monthly Song
“Oh Yea He Can” from I Count on You
Preschool
Monthly Topic: “M” is for Miraculous
Big Idea: Jesus performed many miracles, proving He was God. He is Mmm, Mmm, Miraculous!
Memory Verse: “With God, all things are possible.” – Matthew 19:26
Bible Story Focus: Jesus feeds 5000 people | Mark 6:30-44; Matt. 14:13-21; Luke 9:10-17
Monthly Songs
“How Great is Our God” from I Believe
“Powerful” from Phil Joel, Deliberate Kids
Dinner Table Discussion
Discuss the following questions as a family during dinner this week. They’re meant to prompt further conversation about what was experienced on Sunday morning.
I Wonder Questions:
I wonder…what miracle did Jesus perform with bread and fish?
He took very little food and multiplied (or made more) of it until it fed thousands of people and there was even leftovers!
I wonder…how many loaves of bread and how many fish did Jesus start with?
Jesus started with five loaves of bread and two fish.
I wonder…how did Jesus show he loved all those people?
Jesus showed he loved them by making enough food so that they wouldn’t be hungry any more.
I wonder…what did the disciples think when they started passing around the baskets?
They probably wondered what the people would say when the food ran out – or maybe how it was going to be enough. Maybe they were afraid the people would be angry with them when there was not enough food. Maybe they were amazed as the baskets kept having enough food for each group of people that ate out of them!
Kindergarten – 4th Grade
Topic: Miracles of Jesus in the Book of John
Dates: January 8-February 5, 2012
Memory Verse: But these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name. John 20:31
Unit Overview: In this unit, children will study five different miracles recorded in the gospel of John. Students will learn that these miracles were supernatural events or signs that pointed people to God. Even more so, students will explore how each miracle tells us about who Jesus is so that we might continue to grow in our faith and relationship with him.
Big Ideas: Children will learn:
* Jesus’ miracles reveal who He is and what He came to do
* Jesus’ miracles remind us of our need to be spiritually healed. God rescued those who believe and trust in him when he died on the cross and rose from the dead. —This is the ultimate miracle!
* Jesus’ miracles are a sign to all people
* God gives abundantly and works to a much greater purpose than we can imagine
* God cares about our concerns
Ways to Follow Up at Home:
Read the following passages on different nights and ask, “What does this miracles tell us about who Jesus is/what He came to do?”
Miracles:
- Changing Water to Wine (John 2:1-11)
- Healing at the Pool (John 4:46-54)
- Feeding the 5000 (John 5:1-17)
- Walking on Water (John 6:1-21)
- Healing the Blind Man (John 9:1-41)
Check out a copy of our family devotional in the Children’s Ministry Registration Area. This will walk your family through the book of John in 21 weeks.
Monthly Songs
“Here I am to Worship” by Tim Hughes
“Glory to God Forever” from JUMP
“No One Like You” from Have You Heard? by Promiseland Kids
5th Grade
Grapple Question: Why Did God Create Me?
Kids Learn: Friendship With God
Dig Into the Bible:
Psalm 139:1-12; Romans 5:8-11; Ephesians 2:10
What’s your favorite thing about your child? Why not come up with a top-10 list of great stuff about your son or daughter? It’s easy for your child to forget in the midst of braces and Oxy 10 that God loves each of us, zits and all, and wants to have a friendship with us. God knows us through and through. The preteen years are full of fickle friends and insecurities—it’s great to have a friend like God…and a parent like you!
