Sunday, June 22nd

Teaching Staff:

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

Lower Elementary: 9:30 Janie Schwab 11:15 Lisa + Wade Shelden

Upper Elementary: 11:15 Chad Humphrey

Monthly Worship Song: Sing, Sing, Sing!

This week In Preschool & Lower Elementary...

CNX Kids learned: ” The Bible is better than gold!”

On Sunday, CNX Kids discovered even more treasure in the fact that they are wonderfully made by God (Psalm 139:14.) 

This week, preschoolers and lower elementary students learned about how God made each of us just the way we are. He made our hair and our smile, the way we think and laugh ... He made all of us just the way we are. And THAT makes us SUPER special!

To remember their lesson, preschoolers and lower elementary students had fun decorating their faces in the mirror and then created collages of words and images that represented the unique way that God made each of them.

This week in upper elementary…

CNX Kids learned: "We all need friends to help us live like Jesus"

Today in CNX Kids we discussed what it means to be “super friends.” We saw that not only does God want us to be friends with Him; He also wants to share His love with spiritual friends who can help us follow Him.

The way we can do this is to live out three things that Jesus did to show God’s love to his friends: He prayed, encouraged, and challenged.  These are things that spiritual friends do. Their prayer, encouragement, and challenge help us to become more like our hero Jesus.

Hey Parents,

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

Here’s how!!

Preschool + Lower Elementary:

Review the weekly Bible story by reading it together

The Bible is better than gold. • Psalm 119:72

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

“Your teachings are worth more to me than thousands of pieces of gold and silver.” Psalm 119:72, NCV

Try out the following activity:

When you’re in the car and see a person walking down the street, point at the window and say, “Jesus wants to be his friend forever!”

Look in the rearview mirror each time you get in the car and say, “You are wonderfully made by God!”

When you pass a church, say, “Church! We are a part of God’s BIG family!

While running errands, ask your child to look for ways to help others. He can carry groceries, pick up trash or hold the door for someone.

The Bible truly is better than gold and it teaches us so many wonderful things!

Set aside time throughout the week to pray together:

“Dear God, thank You for making us just the way we are. We love You, God. In Jesus’ name, amen.”

Upper Elementary School:

Encourage your child to explain to you how they have learned ways that: We all need friends to help us to live like Jesus.

Review the weekly Bible story by reading it together:

Jesus helped His friends follow God. (Matthew 16:13-23)

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

By this all men will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another. — John 13:35

Try out the following activity:

This week your child learned about the value of having spiritual friends who they can pray for, encourage, and challenge, and who will do the same for them. For this week’s family challenge, make some time in your family’s schedule to invite your child’s friends over to spend time hanging out. If your child doesn’t have friends who are believers, invite a family over from your church to help your child begin a relationship with other believers who are the same age.

Have a Dinnertime Discussion!

At dinnertime this week, ask one of these questions to get your family talking.

• Who’s the best friend you’ve ever had?
• Have you ever had the chance to encourage a friend or had them encourage you? What happened?
• Have you ever prayed for your friend or had them pray for you? What happened?
• Have you ever had to challenge a friend when they weren’t following God or had a friend challenge you? What happened?

Use these questions to help your kids think about how they and their friends can help each other become more like Jesus. Remind them in these conversations that if we really love our friends, we’ll make the time to spend with them to build fun, healthy relationships that honor God and show the world His love.

Set aside time throughout the week to pray together:

God, thank You for giving us friends. Please send us more superfriends who love you so that they can help us become more like your Son, Jesus. Please help us to help them become more like Jesus too. Amen