Sunday, October 5th

Teaching Staff:

Preschool: 9:30 Jessica Coudriet 11:15 Jen Turner

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

Upper Elementary: 11:15 Dan Carrel

Monthly Worship Song: Our God

This week In Preschool & Lower Elementary...

CNX Kids learned: ”God Loves Me!”

On Sunday, preschoolers and lower elementary students reviewed all that we have shared throughout the past month….We’ve learned A LOT about how much God loves us. We learned that God loves us because He made us. We learned that God loves us and has a plan for us, like He did for Abraham. We learned that God loves us and will take care of us, like the shepherd took care of his sheep. And we learned that God loves us, no matter what, just like He loved Zacchaeus.

To make this stick, CNX Kids created and acted out skits of their Bible stories.  Then, they colored and took home a book of review images and verses to share with their families!!




This week in upper elementary…

CNX Kids learned: ” God is all-powerful”

It was no fun to be Pharaoh!!  This week in upper elementary, we continued to learn about God sticking by the Israelites, even through plague after plague after plague....  No matter how strong we think we are, we can't always do things on our own.  God is always there to provide that helping hand and strength to get through difficult times!

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

Review the 3 Basic Truths:

God Made Me • God Loves Me • Jesus Wants to Be My Friend Forever

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

“Nothing can separate us from God’s love.” Romans 8:39, NIrV

Try out the following activity:

Turn on your favorite worship song and enjoy it with your child.  Allow yourself to worship freely- showing uninhibited love to the Father.  Dance, sing, clap…do whatever enters your heart! As you worship in this way, invite your child to do the same.  Establish a physical connection by lifting him or her up or holding hands.  Share in each other’s joy as you lean into the beauty of childlike praise!

Set aside time throughout the week to pray together:

“Dear God, we have so much to be thankful for today. Thank You, thank You, thank You for loving us every day the way You do. You are amazing, God. In Jesus’ name, amen.”

upper elementary School:

Encourage your child to explain to you how they have learned ways that: 
God is all-powerful

Review the weekly Bible story by reading it together:

God rescues Israel (Exodus 5-12)

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

Great is our Lord and mighty in power; his understanding has no limit. — Psalm 147:5

Try out the following activity:

Help your kids develop humility by challenging them to do acts of secret service this week. Look for ways your family can serve others without calling attention to yourself or getting credit for your good deeds. Afterward, debrief with your kids about the experience and talk about how much fun it is to make a big deal out of God and other people instead of yourselves.

Have a Dinnertime Discussion!

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

• Who are some people we can brag on today instead of on ourselves?
• Was there any time today when you were tempted to brag on yourself?
• If we had to make a humble Hall of Fame, who would be in it? Who do we know that makes a big deal out of God and others instead of themselves?
• Why do you think God like to use humble people to do big things?

Use these questions to help kids think about what humility looks like in their everyday lives and to discover how they can make a practice of honoring God and others above themselves.

Set aside time throughout the week to pray together:

Dear God, You are the King of the universe. You are all powerful. We know You can do anything. Please use your kingdom power to help us whenever we are stuck in a sticky situation.

Amen