Sunday, July 13th

Teaching Staff:

Preschool: 9:30 Lauren Kirkman + Randi Baumgartner 11:15 Nicole Humphrey

Lower Elementary: 9:30 Ant Abraham 11:15 Jen McKinnon

Upper Elementary: 11:15 Steve Hand

Monthly Worship Song: Sing, Sing, Sing!

This week In Preschool & Lower Elementary...

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

On Sunday, we continued our Pirate Adventure of learning that the Bible is better than gold.

This week, preschoolers and lower elementary students read Hebrews 10:25 and learned that they all are a special part of God’s family! Our Bible story taught us that God’s family is HUGE!  One of the things that makes the Bible better than gold is that it teaches us wonderful things about God!

To remember their lesson, preschoolers and lower elementary students made paper bag churches with a little paper doll to remind them of their special place in God’s family.

This week in upper elementary…

CNX Kids learned: God wants us to work from rest, not rest from work.

Today in CNX Kids, we learned about finding rest in Jesus.  In Mark, Jesus teaches that He is the vine and we are the branches.  When we become disconnected from the vine, we don’t get what we need in order to live.  When we are connected to the vine, we not only find life, but also a place to rest and recharge knowing the love that God has for us.  Much like a flashlight battery with little charge can produce little light, we are unable to produce much fruit when we are drained.  A flashlight that is fully charged can produce a great amount of light.  When we have rested and recharged in the love of Jesus, and not used so much energy for other things, we are able produce much more fruit.

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 and it teaches us that we are a part of God’s family, the church! - Hebrews 10:25

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:

Cuddle up with your child and pray. “Dear God, thank You for

giving us family like [name close family members] to love us. And thank You for letting us be a part of Your family, the church. They love us too! Help us to love our family and be good to them. In Jesus name, amen.”

Set aside time throughout the week to pray together:

“Dear God, thank You for giving us such a big family at church. It’s always a great day when we get to spend time together learning about how much You love us. Thank you for giving us time to work and time to rest. Help us to love one another the way You love us. In Jesus’ name, amen.”

Upper Elementary School:

Encourage your child to explain to you how they have learned ways that: God wants us to work from rest, not rest from work.

Review the weekly Bible story by reading it together:

Jesus invites the disciples to rest. (Mark 6:31-32)

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

I am the vine; you are the branches. If a man remains in me and I in him, he will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing. — John 15:5

Try out the following activity:

Brainstorm a list of the ways you ”rest” as a family. These can as simple
as watching a movie together, going for a walk, or just having some down time playing in the backyard. Make another list of the “work” activities that keep you busy — things like school, your job, homework, sports, or extracurricular activities. Talk about the healthy rhythm of working from a place of rest rather than just resting from busyness. Discuss how well you do this as a family.

Have a Dinnertime Discussion!

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

• What are things that keep you busy?
• Who gets the most sleep in our family? Who sleeps the least?
• What are the fun things you do that make you feel rested?
• Which do you think our family does more, work or rest?
• How can we honor God by doing both?

Use these questions to evaluate if you need to cut any activities as a family or maybe plan some special family time to recharge your batteries if you’re about to go into a season of more activity.

Set aside time throughout the week to pray together:

God, thanks that you love us enough to want us to rest before we work. Please help us take time to rest, relax and have fun, but to also have fun serving and doing the good work You have for us.

Amen