Sunday, May 18th

Teaching Staff:

Preschool: 9:30 Karen Hoffman 11:15 Nicole HUmphrey

Lower Elementary: 9:30 Pam Myers 11:15 Jennifer McKinnon

Upper Elementary: 11:15 Chad Humphrey

Monthly Worship Song:

This week In Preschool & Lower Elementary...

CNX Kids learned:  God will take care of me!

This Sunday, CNX kids had fun talking about the love that God has for each of them.  Through their reading of Matthew 6:25-34, kids discovered that if God provides for the flowers and birds, how much more will he provide for all of us?!

This week in upper elementary…

CNX Kids learned: God talks to kids every day, and I can learn to recognize His voice.

Today in CNX Kids, Kids learned that God is speaking to them every day and how to recognize His voice. To do this, they played a fun game called “Circle Quest” to help them identify what it looks like to listen to God.

Hey Parents,

Want to explore this week’s lesson with your child at home?

Here’s how!!

Preschool:

Review the weekly Bible story by reading it together

Matthew 6:25-34

Jesus reminds us that, if God feeds the birds and dresses the flowers, He will surely take care of us!

Help your children live out this week’s Bible verse by finding examples of it in their own lives and yours.

“My God will meet all your needs.” Philippians 4:19, NIrV

Try out the following activity:

Go outside with some paper and crayons. Take a walk and look for

birds and flowers. Talk about their colors and what they look like, and then try and draw them. Take the pictures you draw and hang them on your refrigerator. Let them be a sweet reminder that God will take care of you!

Set aside time throughout the week to pray together:

“Dear God, we just want to say thank You for giving us what we need. Thank You for loving us and taking care of us. In Jesus’ name, amen.”

Upper Elementary School:

Encourage your child to explain to you how they have learned ways that: God talks to kids every day, and I can learn to recognize His voice.

Review the weekly Bible story by reading it together:

Samuel hears God. (1 Samuel 3)

Help your children live out this week’s Bible verse by finding examples of it in their own lives and yours.

My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me.

— John 10:27

Try out the following activity:

Take a family walk this week and listen for hidden sounds. See how many sounds you can discover that you might normally miss when you’re playing, talking, or laughing. When you get home, review all of the sounds and talk about how we often don’t hear them because we’re not paying attention. Remind kids that in the same way, we can miss hearing God’s voice if we’re not listening for Him.

Have a Dinnertime Discussion!

At dinner time this week, ask one of these questions to get your family talking:

1. What was your favorite part of today
2. What was the funniest thing you saw today?
3. What was the hardest thing that happened to you today? 
4. If you could have a do-over, what would you do differently today?

Use these questions to help kids discover how God may be trying to get their attention through the circumstances of their day. Follow up these conversations by asking kids how the events of the day made them feel and what God might want them to do about it.

Set aside time throughout the week to pray together:

God, thanks that not only can we talk to You, but that You actually talk to us too. Thank You for inviting us to join You on Your adventure. Please help all of us learn to recognize Your voice this week and hear the cool things that You want to tell us.

Amen