This Week's Children's Ministry Update

Peanut taught us how he likes to hide his bone, my shoes and most importantly the Word of God. This summer we are going to have our Word Quest Bible Verse Challenge. Starting next week we will have a verse your child can learn. If they memorize or repeat it well by the end of the week, they get credit for that verse. After four verses they win a prize. So this week we talked about how it's so important to keep God's Word in our hearts. Our verse was Psalms 119:11 God's Word, I will hide in my heart, so I will not sin against God. We talked about how when we hide God's Word in our hearts in changes our heart and makes it new. I'm so excited to see how well they do this year on the Word Quest. You may pick up your copy of the verse in your center today!

What; Bible Verse Learning Challenge.

When; Each week their teacher will ask if they know their verse, and mark it on the WORD QUEST CHART .

How; Each week your child will have a verse to learn, that is simple, but conveys truth from God’s Word. We will keep track of their success, and there rewards. Each child that participates will receive something, but the more they learn more rewards. Below are verses for the program and give out the rewards each week. You can monitor their progress on the Word Quest Chart in their class.

Week 1

Bible Focus; Friendship like Jonathan and David

Bible Verse; 1 Samuel 18:3 - Jonathan liked David and promised to always be faithful friends.

Week 2

Bible Focus; Paul's Campfire

Bible Verse; Acts 28:3 - Paul picked up sticks, put them on the fire, and deadly snake bites his hand.

Week 3

Bible Focus; Naming the Animals

Bible Verse; Gen 2:20 - Adam gave names to all cattle, birds and wild animals.

Week 4

Bible Focus; God's VIP

Bible Verse; Deuteronomy 32:10 - He surrounded, cared and guarded him as the apple of his eye.

Week 5

Bible Focus; Commissioned to GO!

Bible Verse; Mark 16:15 - He said to them, “Go, into all the world and tell every one the good news.”

Week 6

Bible Focus; Love Your Neighbor

Bible Verse; Matthew 19:19 - Love your neighbor as you love yourself.

Week 7

Bible Focus; I'm a Missionary

Bible Verse; Acts 13:3 - After they fasted and prayed, they laid hands on and sent them out.

Week 8

Bible Focus; The Heaven's Declare

Bible Verse; Psalms 19:1 - The heavens declare the glory of God

Week 9

Bible Focus; God the Creator

Bible Verse; Gen 1:1 - In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.

Week 10

Bible Focus; Jacob's Stew

Bible Verse; Gen 25:28-34 Jacob was cooking stew, Esau came home very hungry and gave up his blessing.

Week 11

Bible Focus; Wonderfully Made

Bible Verse; Psalms 139:14 I will praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made.

Week 12

Bible Focus; Two by Two

Bible Verse; Gen 7:15 - And they went into the ark, two by two.

Week 13

Bible Focus; Inspired Word

Bible Verse; 2 Timothy 3:16 The Bible is inspired by God, and good for teaching and training in living right.

This Week's Children's Ministry Update

It's been another great week discovering water in the Bible. Peanut told us that there was a story about standing water and we thought he was silly. So we looked at Exodus 14:21 - Moses stretched out his hands, over the sea, and the Lord caused, the sea to part and the land was dry. We talked about how Pharaoh had finally decided to let God's people go. After a while he changed his mind, and sent an army (the mean guys) to capture God's people. Moses and the Israelites had a problem. They were trapped by a sea of water on one side and a huge army on the other. Who could help them? God sent a large cloud to cause the enemy to stop and give His people more time. Moses then stretched out his hands to pray and God sent a wind to separate the water. Everyone was able to walk across on dry ground. We talked about how it would look to walk through the water, and we played a game with blankets. During JAM we made a picture of Moses walking through the water. It was a lot of fun and Peanut was right, the water did stand.

This Week's Children's Ministry Update

We've been splashing around here this week at JAM and Chapel! We've had a great time talking about Peter's big splash with Jesus. Our verse this week is from Matthew 14:30; Peter was afraid, he was sinking and cried out, Lord save me! Peter had been in the boat with the other disciples, when they saw something on the water. It was Jesus walking on the water and Peter asked to come out on the water. Well he started off well, but then took his eyes of Jesus and SPLASH! Peter cried out to Jesus and He saved him. We talked about how we have to be focused and keep our eye on important things. In JAM we made a puppet of Peter walking with Jesus. All this talk about water made Peanut want to go swimming.