July – August Curriculum July 15, 2009

The elementary class is still looking at Jesus as the Savior even in the Old Testament. They have been specifically looking at Israel’s desire for a king and how these men continually fail as they do not follow God’s commandments. Our focus will be on showing the kids that Jesus is the only one who lived a perfect life and it is because of His saving grace that we can have a relationship with God, not through any of our actions, as seen by the many kings/leaders in the Old Testament. The verse the kids will be learning is Revelation 4:11 “Worthy are you, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, for you created all things, and by your will they existed and were created.”

The preschool class is still learning about the life and ministry of Jesus through the book The Beginner’s Bible. The hope is that these stories will help them begin to know the love of Christ and His amazing sacrifice so that we can have a relationship with God. Their memory verse is Matthew 6:21 “For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.”

Please practice these verses with your kids, ask them what they are learning about during their teaching time, and help them learn to love and praise Jesus every day!

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May-June Curriculum May 14, 2009

In our elementary room for the next month or so the kids will be going through the book of 1 Samuel and then looking at Christ as the faithful high priest forever.

Their memory verse is: Colossians 4:6 “ Let your speech always be gracious.”

The preschool class is continuing its journey through the New Testament and is entering into the ministry of Jesus, staring with his baptism.

Their memory verse is: John 3:16 “For God so loved the world, that He gave His only Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have eternal life.

During your family devotion time practice these verses with your kids, ask them what they are learning, ask them to tell you who Jesus is and why He came to this earth and if you have elementary age kids, ask them to tell you what they have been learning in their class about the Old Testament. And may the Lord bless this time!

April 26, 2009 April 23, 2009

Our elementary room will be focusing this week on Judges 13 and 15 – the story of Samson. We will use this story to talk about Samson’s faith in God and his strength, but more importantly how “earthly delivers” do fail and that only Jesus came and did not fail. He is our true deliver – see Hebrews 4:5.

The scripture memory verse is Psalm 27:1 “The Lord is my light and salvation; whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?”

Our Preschool Room will be  focusing on Restoration this month as they look at the birth of  Jesus. This week they will be learning about Simeon and Anna meeting Jesus and praising God for His arrival.

Their scripture memory verse is John 3:16 “For God so loved the world, that He gave His only Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have eternal life.”

September – October 2008 September 10, 2008

The kids are studying about Joseph and his eventual new home in Egypt. Each week these Old Testament teachings are paired with a teaching about it relates to Jesus. (For example: when Joseph is thrown in jail and then called upon to interpret Pharoah’s dreams, the kids are reminded that like Joseph, Jesus was a righteous servant who was numbered among transgressors unjustly. Like Joseph, Jesus was and used of God to bring salvation for His people.)

For our memory verses the kids will be learning Romans 8:28 & 3, which has a wonderful song to help them in their memory from the Seeds Family Worship CD “Purpose” track 9.

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July – August 2008 July 9, 2008

Our Scripture focus for the next few months will be Genesis 22-31. Our memory verse is Psalm 103:8 “The lord is merciful and gracious, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love.” I encourage you to learn this as a family and to discuss with you kids what this means in terms of His amazing love for us and how He demonstrates this to us.

God’s Story Curriculum May 21, 2008

We are currently going through Genesis with our God’s story curriculum. Our goal with this curriculum is to not only understand the character of God better as the kids learn these truths, but for them to also see Jesus in each story. To help reinforce this, the kids are focusing on a verse or two each month from the New Testament that shows how Jesus really is the answer or hero to each biblical truth.

 

May – June 2008 RK Curriculum at Redeemer May 21, 2008

The focus for May through June will be over Genesis 6-18.

Our memory verse is: Romans 3:23-24 “for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and are justified by His grace as a gift, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus.”

Please spend some time helping your child to memorize these verses and talking about Genesis 6-18.