KiDS Weekly Experience Guide & Parent Cue: week of December 26th
Merry Christmas! We hope that you and your family have a meaningful day celebrating the birth of our Savior! If you are looking for extra tools to help teach your kids about Christmas, check out the Bible App for Kids. This free app accompanies our preschool curriculum and can help kids experience the story of Jesus’ birth through fun, interactive animations, narration, and activities in The First Christmas Gift. Download the app from your app store and look for the icon shown below (The First Christmas Gift). You can also watch an extended version of the story or find coloring sheets here.
THIS Sunday, December 26th: All services will be online ONLY. Join us HERE at 9:00 am and 10:30 am. Families can use the weekly experience guide below to walk kids step by step through their own experience.
Have a great last week of 2021!
Preschool Resources
Bible Story: THE FIRST CHRISTMAS GIFT — Always with us
Big Idea: God gave us His Son, Jesus, as the very first Christmas present. Jesus is Immanuel, God with us. He shines a light so we can see what God is like!
Step 1: Watch the video with your preschoolers.
Step 2: Review with your kids.
Ask your kids: How do you know what God is like? (I look at Jesus!)
Step 3: Practice the Memory Verse with your preschoolers.
“... they will call him Immanuel, which means ‘God is with us.’” Matthew 1:23 NLT
Step 4: Print the Adventure Guide to use with your preschooler throughout the week.
Elementary Resources
STEP 1: Read the Bible Passage with your kids
Bible Story: The Magi • Matthew 2:1-12
After Jesus was born, wise men from the East came to Jerusalem looking for Jesus. They had followed a star in the sky and came to worship Him. They asked King Herod where Jesus had been born, and Herod’s leaders said that He was born in Bethlehem. The wise men continued to travel and followed the star until it stopped at a house. There they found Jesus and gave Him expensive gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh. The wise men were warned in a dream not to go back and tell Herod about Jesus, so they returned home another way.
STEP 2: Choose a worship video to sing with your kids
STEP 3: Watch the Video with your Kids
STEP 4: Practice this month’s Bible Verse with your kids.
Memory Verse: “But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid. I bring you good news that will cause great joy for all the people. Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is the Messiah, the Lord.” Luke 2:10-11 NIV
STEP 5: Review with your kids.
Big Idea: Jesus is Our King
This story helps us address three kinds of questions that kids may have. They are our He (God question), our We (people question), and our Me (purpose question) for this week.
Ask Your Kids:
Our He Question about God: Is God really in control, even when bad things happen?
Our We Question about people: If God is sovereign and in control, why do bad things happen to His people?
Our Me Question about our purpose: How does it change me to know that God is sovereign?