February is here!

2/1 Teaching Staff:

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

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

Upper Elementary: 11:15 Nicole Humphrey

2/8  Teaching Staff:

Preschool: 9:30 Tomra Bazer 11:15 Jen Turner

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

Upper Elementary: 11:15 Dan Carrel

2/15  Teaching Staff:

Preschool: 9:30 Karen Hoffman 11:15 India Davis

Lower Elementary: 9:30 Mickey Schroeder 11:15 Nicole HUmphrey

Upper Elementary: 11:15 Chad Humphrey

2/22  Teaching Staff:

Preschool: 9:30 Karen Rahe 11:15 Michelle Gilchrist

Lower Elementary: 9:30 Pam Myers 11:15 Lisa + Wade Shelden

Upper Elementary: 11:15 Steve Hand

Monthly Worship Song: Amazing Love 

In preschool & lower elementary…

CNX Kids are learning that: ” Jesus Loves me!”

Jesus loves me. That’s the Bottom Line for this month. It’s what we want our kids to know. We throw that phrase around a lot, don’t we? Songs have been written about it. Cards have been

created that say it. However, have you ever looked into a mirror and said those words? Try it. I dare you. Look at your reflection and sincerely say, “Jesus loves ME.”

Jesus loves YOU. He loves you with a passion that you can never comprehend. He loves you so much that He died for you—for you. He loves you. He loves you when you’re at your best. He loves you when you’re at your worst. He just loves you.

Jesus’ love is similar to the love you have for your child. But it’s more—oh, so much more. It’s wider and longer and higher and deeper than anything you can fathom. Jesus loves you. Savor that thought during this month of love. Every time you see a heart, say to yourself, “Jesus loves me,” and then remind your child of the very same thing.

in upper elementary…

CNX Kids are Learning: Friends of Jesus spend time with God, Friends of Jesus help each other follow Him, Friends of Jesus tell others about Jesus, and I can be a part of God’s big story!

In this month’s series: Copy Cats, kids in Upper Elementary will learn how the early church imitated Jesus, the Lion of Judah. Unlike the gospel stories, the disciples in the book of Acts no longer had Jesus in the flesh to watch and copy. They had to learn to listen to God and rely on the Holy Spirit to help them to imitate the life of Jesus, just like 21st century kids have to do.

In Copy Cats, kids see how the early church put the principles of Up, In, and Out into practice. Kids will discover how these three sets of relationships will help them become more the Lion every single day.

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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 stories by reading them together

Week 1 | Luke 15:3-7

Jesus tells the story about the lost sheep so we will know that God loves us and will always look for us.

Week 2 | Luke 15:11-24

Jesus tells the story about the son who leaves his father and comes back so we will know that God loves us no matter what.

Week 3 | Matthew 8:5-13

Jesus helps a Centurion by healing his sick friend.

Week 4 | Luke 10:38-42

Mary and Martha learn how important it is to spend time with Jesus when He comes to visit them.

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

“How wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ.” Ephesians 3:18, NIV

Try out these fun activities!

• Play a game of “Hide and Seek” with your child. When you’re done, grab a snack and take time to tell your child that no matter where we go or what we do, God will always look for us. God loves us that much
• As you drive, play a game where every time you see an animal you say, “Jesus loves me!” Bird in the air? Jesus loves me! Horse in a pasture? Jesus loves me! Dog? Cat? Squirrel? Jesus loves me! Remind your child that God loves us and watches over us just like a shepherd does his sheep, and that’s why He gave us Jesus to be our friend forever.
• March to bath time this week like the Centurion in the Bible story might have done. Hut, two, three, four! Hut, two, three, four. Get in the water, soldier! Wash that hair! Soap up that body! You get the idea. Make bath time soldier time. Talk about how even tough soldiers need Jesus to help them and so do we!

Set aside time throughout the week to pray together:

“Dear God, thank You for sending Jesus to be our friend forever. I hope (child’s name) takes time to listen and talk to Jesus every day. Nothing is more important than spending time with Him. You are so good, God. We love You. In Jesus name, amen.”

upper elementary School:

Encourage your child to explain to you how they have learned ways that: Friends of Jesus spend time with God, Friends of Jesus help each other follow Him, Friends of Jesus tell others about Jesus, and I can be a part of God’s big story!

Review the weekly Bible stories by reading them together:

Week 1. Pentecost (Acts 1-2)

Week 2: The Fellowship of the Believers (Acts 2:42-46, 4:32-37)

Week 3: Philip and the Ethiopian (Acts 8:26-40)  

Week 4: Bible Overview

Help your children live out these Bible verses by finding examples of them in their own lives and yours.

Week 1: Look to the Lord and his strength; seek his face always. — 1 Chronicles 16:11

Week 2:  All the believers were together and had everything in common. — Acts 2:44

Week 3: Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. — 1 Peter 3:15b

Week 4: I will give thanks to you, Lord, with all my heart; I will tell of all your wonderful deeds. — Psalm 9:1

Try out the following activities!

Week 1: Play a family game of Copy Cats. Set a one-minute timer and pick someone to be the leader. Have everyone spend one minute trying to copy the leader. Whatever the leader does, everyone else has to do too. Take turns until everyone in the family gets to be the leader. Afterward, talk about who was the hardest or easiest to copy and why. Use this as an excuse to talk about imitating the life of Jesus and how spending time with Him is the first step in learning to imitate Him.

Week 2: Put together a care a package this week for another believer (or an entire family) who needs some encouragement. Make cards, write encouraging notes, and include some Bible verses that will brighten their day. Add plenty of fun stuff like homemade cookies or maybe a favorite CD, DVD, or gift card. Pray over the care package together before delivering it as a family.

Week 3: Take a family prayer walk through your neighborhood. As you walk, pray and ask God to lead you to a Person of Peace today. Ask God to show you someone who has questions about Jesus or someone to whom you can express God’s love in a tangible way. Ask God to send you to strangers but also to the people in your life you already know who He has prepared to hear more about His Son. Ask God what He wants you to tell them. Use this walk as a chance to talk to your kids about listening to God and letting Him lead the way in sharing your faith.

Week 4: Tell a story as a family. Start with “Once upon a time...” and have someone finish this sentence and start another one. Keep going until everyone has had a chance to add to the story several times. Afterward talk about your story. Was it silly or serious? Exciting or dull? Was it fun to get to add to the story yourself? Talk about how we all get to add our own chapters to God’s big story as we live out the adventure of following Him.

Have a Dinnertime Discussion!

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

Week 1:

• If you could be any person in the world for a day, who would you be? What do you think it would be like to live that person’s life? 

• If Jesus were you for a day, what do you think He would do? 

• What’s one way you want to copy Jesus this week? 

• Use these questions to help kids think about living out the life of Jesus in their everyday world. Encourage them this week to copy Jesus by spending time with God.

Week 2:

• Who is the most helpful person you know? 

• Who did you help this week? 

• What are some ways Christians can help each other follow Jesus? 

• Who needs our help this week and what do they need most - prayer, encouragement, help doing the right thing, meeting a physical need, or something else? 


Week 3:

• What’s the best news you’ve heard all week? 

• How did it make you feel when you heard it? 

• Who do we know who needs to hear the good news about God’s love? 

• What are some practical ways we can show and share Jesus with them? 


Week 4:

• What’s the coolest story you’ve read or watched this week in movies, TV, books, etc.? 

• If you could be a character in any story, who would you be and why? What’s your favorite part of God’s story? 

• Who is one person with whom we might be able to share God’s story this week? 


Set aside time throughout the week to pray together:

God, thanks for all of the amazing things You’ve done. Please help us to always live to tell Your story!!

Amen