Sunday, October 26th

Teaching Staff:

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

Lower Elementary: 9:30 Chad Humphrey 11:15 Lisa + Wade Shelden

Upper Elementary: 11:15 Dan Carrel

Monthly Worship Song: He Reigns

This week In Preschool & Lower Elementary...

CNX Kids learned: ”God’s got it!”

On Sunday, preschoolers and lower elementary students learned that God told Moses where to go by sending clouds and fire down to show him the way.  How cool is that? God was like: ‘Don’t worry about which way to go. I got this!’  This story taught us that God has the power to do whatever it takes to show us the right way!

To remember this lesson, preschoolers had a blast playing in shaving cream “clouds” and both preschoolers and lower elementary kids created take-home fire and clouds crafts.

This week in upper elementary…

CNX Kids learned: ” Knowing Jesus changes everything”

It’s no mystery that our world is filled with all kinds of problems.  This week CNX Kids learned God sent Jesus to save the world and to bring us back to God. So now, we don’t have to face our problems alone. Knowing Jesus changes everything.

Jesus came to bring us back to that special relationship with God. Because of Jesus, we really can be God’s kids! We don’t just know about God. We can know God as our closest friend. Even though we’ve sometimes done bad things, even though we’re not perfect, God still loves us and wants to be our Dad in heaven.

God said that Jesus is His Son and that He loved Him.

When God looks at us, He says the same thing about us that He said about Jesus. (point to kids) You are my Son. You are my daughter. I love you. I am pleased with you.

But it doesn’t end there. When we choose to follow Jesus, not only do we become God’s kids, but we also get to help the King bring His Kingdom to earth.

Because we are God’s kids, God gives us the power to bring some of the good stuff from heaven down to earth. That power comes through Jesus.  Our friendship with God comes through Jesus. Knowing Jesus changes everything!

Hey Parents,

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

Here’s how!!

Preschool & Lower elementary School:

Review the weekly Bible story by reading it together

God has the power to show me the right way.

Pillars of Clouds and Fire • Exodus 13:21-22

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

“God is with you wherever you go.” Joshua 1:9, NLT

Try out the following activity:

Pour some bubble bath in the tub this week and pretend the

bubbles are big, fluffy clouds. Show your child how to separate the bubbles into individual “clouds.” Count how many “clouds” you have. Talk about how God used one big cloud to show Moses the right way to go. God loved Moses and He loves you too! God has the power to show us the right way to go, just like He did for Moses.

Set aside time throughout the week to pray together:

“Dear God, You are so good to show us the right way. And You’re so powerful that You can always show us the right way. Please help us to talk to You when we need to know the right way and then help us to do what You say. We know Your way is always best. We love You, God! In Jesus’ name, amen.”

upper elementary School:

Encourage your child to explain to you how they have learned ways that: Knowing Jesus changes everything

Review the weekly Bible story by reading it together:

Jesus’ baptism (Matthew 3:1-17)

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

This is my son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased. — Matthew 3:17

Try out the following activity:

With your family, play a game of 20 Questions about people you know. In each round one family member gets to choose the mystery person. Then the other family members ask yes or no questions about trying to guess who this person is before using up all 20 questions. Have a parent go last and make the last mystery person Jesus. Afterward, talk about the difference knowing Jesus has made in each of your lives.

Have a Dinnertime Discussion!

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

Who are five celebrities you know from TV or the movies?

Do you really know them or just know about them? What’s the difference?

What are some things you know about Jesus?

What’s the difference between knowing about Jesus and actually knowing Him?

Use these questions to help kids think about the difference it can make in their life to know Jesus in a personal, intimate way.

Set aside time throughout the week to pray together:

God, thanks for sending Jesus into the world to save us. Thanks that we can be your kids just because You love us. Thanks that You give us your power to help us with our everyday problems. We love you.

Amen

Sunday, October 19th

Teaching Staff:

Preschool: 9:30 Nicole Humphrey 11:15 Tomra Bazer

Lower Elementary: 9:30 Janie Schwab 11:15 Jen McKinnon

Upper Elementary: 11:15 Chad Humphrey

Monthly Worship Song: He Reigns

This week In Preschool & Lower Elementary...

CNX Kids learned: ”God’s got it!”

On Sunday, preschoolers and lower elementary students learned that God spoke to Moses in an AMAZING way… God was talking to Moses through the burning bush. He told Moses that he was to go to help the people who were being mistreated by the mean king. God told Moses that He would be with him and protect him.  Moses trusted God and did what God told him to do. Only God had the power to talk to Moses from the bush. God has all the power.

To remember this lesson, kids made a burning bush craft tell you all about how God had the power to speak to Moses through a burning bush. God has the power to speak to us, too! J

This week in upper elementary…

CNX Kids learned: ” Our relationship with God gives us confidence in God”

The upper elementary kids stepped into the BIG story of David and Goliath this week.  We talked about how having a relationship WITH God, and a confidence IN God can lead to powerful things.  David took his faith in God, along with his trust that God was bigger than Goliath, and saved his people with 5 small stones.  The kids were able to take home a “stone of confidence” with a word that represented their relationship with God, and a word of a time that they felt they could have relied on our BIG God a little more.  No matter how tall the giant is that we may have in front of us, our God is always bigger.

Hey Parents,

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

Here’s how!!

Preschool & Lower elementary School:

Review the weekly Bible story by reading it together

God has the power to speak to me.

Moses and the Burning Bush • Exodus 3

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

“God is with you wherever you go.” Joshua 1:9, NLT

Try out the following activity:

We want your child to always remember that God is with him wherever he goes. Getting in the car is the perfect time to teach this truth and practice this month’s memory verse. Each time you get in the car tell your child, “We’re going to the [name of place]. God is with us at the [name of place] because ‘God is with you wherever you go.’ Joshua 1:9.” Keep doing this all month long, and before you know it, your child will truly believe that God is with

him wherever he goes!

Set aside time throughout the week to pray together:

“Dear God, thank You for hearing us and speaking to us, too. Thank You for being with us wherever we go.  You are so powerful and wonderful, God, and we love You! In Jesus’ name, amen.”

upper elementary School:

Encourage your child to explain to you how they have learned ways that: Our relationship with God gives us confidence in God

Review the weekly Bible story by reading it together:

David and Goliath (1 Samuel 17)

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

The Lord is with me; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me? — Psalm 118:6

Try out the following activity:

Go on a scavenger hunt in your backyard or in a nearby park looking for five smooth stones. The stones should be large enough to write on. After you find them, talk to your child about God’s character and brainstorm five things you know about God that help you have confidence in God in any situation. Use a marker or paint to write one word on each stone to remind you of God’s character. Place the five smooth stones on your dining room table this week to help you talk about God’s character each day.

Have a Dinnertime Discussion!

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

• What was the smallest problem you faced today?
• What was the biggest problem you faced today?
• Which seemed bigger at the time, your gigantic problem or God?
• Which one of your five smooth stones would have been good to remember today?

Use these questions to help kids have confidence in God’s character so that they can rely on Him on protect and provide for them no matter what problems they face.

Set aside time throughout the week to pray together:

God, You are a big God. We know that no one and nothing is bigger than you, not even our problems. Please help us to be confident this week no matter what problems we face because we know You love us and will never leave us.. Amen

Sunday, October 12th

Teaching Staff:

Preschool: 9:30 Karen Hoffman 11:15 Tomra Bazer

Lower Elementary: 9:30 Mickey Schroeder 11:15 Chad Humphrey

Upper Elementary: 11:15 Steve Hand

Monthly Worship Song: He Reigns

This week In Preschool & Lower Elementary...

CNX Kids learned: ”God’s got it!”

On Sunday, preschoolers and lower elementary students learned that God is with us wherever we go, and we know He has the power to answer prayer.  In our Bible story, God showed everyone that He is the only one with the power to answer prayer. Elijah prayed to the one true God and God was like, ‘Stand back. I got this!’ Fire came down and then the rain ... it was awesome! We don’t ever have to wonder if God has the power to answer our prayers because He does. He’s totally got it!

To remember their Bible story, CNX Kids created rain sticks decorated with red, orange, and yellow streamers to represent God’s fire! It was an awesome day in CNX Kids!!




This week in upper elementary…

CNX Kids learned: ”We should be as faithful to others as God is to us”

Some days it seems like life is an endless series of sticky situations. It’s hard to face the problems and challenges that don’t always have easy answers. This week CNX Kids learned about a young lady named Ruth who had to make a big choice about whether to stick with someone she loved.  Because Ruth was
as faithful to her friend as God was to her, she got to have a special place in God’s big story!

CNX Kids learned that we should be like Ruth and stick with our friends like God sticks with us. That means loving and encouraging them no matter what. It means sticking like glue!

Hey Parents,

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

Here’s how!!

Preschool & Lower elementary School:

Review the weekly Bible story by reading it together

God has the power to answer prayer.

Elijah and the Fire • 1 Kings 18:1-39

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

“God is with you wherever you go.” Joshua 1:9, NLT

Try out the following activity:

Go outside and see just how much power you and your child

have! How fast can you run? How many push-ups can you do? How high can you jump? How long can you hang from the bar on the swing set? How high can you swing? Do you have enough power to climb a tree? Whew! The options for testing your power are endless, but there is an end to your power. Not with God’s power, though! Tell your child that God’s power is bigger than anything we could ever imagine and it NEVER runs out! God’s got it!

Set aside time throughout the week to pray together:

“Dear God, You are so powerful and amazing. We know that You have the power to answer our prayers, just like You did for Elijah. Thank You for loving us and hearing us and always being with us wherever we go. We love You! In Jesus’ name, amen.”

upper elementary School:

Encourage your child to explain to you how they have learned ways that: We should be as faithful to others as God is to us

Review the weekly Bible story by reading it together:

Ruth Sticks with Naomi (Ruth 1-4)

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

A friend loves at all times — Proverbs 17:17a

Try out the following activity:

Have all family members pick their favorite sticky foods. Then design a menu that features all of them in one day. As you eat these sticky meals, talk about how God wants us to stick with our family and our friends the ways He sticks to us. Talk about what it means to do this and brainstorm some ways to do this as you eat. Encourage your kids to remember to be a sticky friend every time they eat their favorite sticky foods.

Have a Dinnertime Discussion!

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

• What’s the best part about being a part of this family?
• What’s the best part about being in God’s family?
• Who are some friends who have stuck to you?
• Who are some friends that you need to stick to? How can you do this?

Use these questions to help kids think about how we can follow God’s example and stick to our friends and family like He sticks to us.

Set aside time throughout the week to pray together:

Dear God, thank You for always being a faithful friend to us. Thank You for sticking with us no matter what. Please help us to do the same thing for our friends even when it’s hard.

Amen