MATERIALS NEEDED:
The Parent Guide page printed, 2 paper plates, scissors, 10 pieces of paper or index cards, pencil/pen/marker, a Bible or Bible App.
WHAT YOU DO:
Open/download/print the PARENT GUIDE.
Gather your family together where you can watch the Bible video and you have room to do the activities.
WHAT YOU SAY:
Our January Life App is "Responsibility: showing you can be trusted with what is expected of you".
A life app is something that God wants to do IN you to change the world AROUND you. And by keeping our focus on Jesus this month, we will begin to realize how that can help us bring hope, peace, joy, and love to ourselves and others!
The Parent Guide page printed, 2 paper plates, scissors, 10 pieces of paper or index cards, pencil/pen/marker, a Bible or Bible App.
WHAT YOU DO:
Open/download/print the PARENT GUIDE.
Gather your family together where you can watch the Bible video and you have room to do the activities.
WHAT YOU SAY:
Our January Life App is "Responsibility: showing you can be trusted with what is expected of you".
A life app is something that God wants to do IN you to change the world AROUND you. And by keeping our focus on Jesus this month, we will begin to realize how that can help us bring hope, peace, joy, and love to ourselves and others!
WHAT YOU DO:
If you have a Bible, open it to Matthew 22:36-40, or pull it up on a Bible App. Help kids find where the passage is located.
WHAT YOU SAY:
It’s a brand-new year, and a brand-new month in KidsConnect.
Do you have a favorite board game or card game? (ask your kids to share their favorites)
In any board or card game, you’ve got to follow the rules. You’ve got to play in a responsible way. That’s true about life, too. In fact, that’s what we’re talking about this month—responsibility!
Responsibility is showing you can be trusted with what is expected of you.
Can you give me an example of something you are responsible for? (ask for examples, and give hints like doing their chores, doing their homework, etc. and share some things you are responsible for.)
All month long we’ll find out how we can follow some simple Rules for Life, and live every day in a responsible way. When we follow Jesus, we have a responsibility to live in a way that honors God and shares God's love with others.
But what does it actually MEAN to follow Jesus? What does it MEAN for us to live His way every day? What’s the number one Rule for Life according to Jesus? Well, one time, someone asked Jesus that exact question. Do you know that Jesus' answer was? Let's take a look and see what Jesus said.
Our Bible story today talks about Loving God and Loving Others. Let's take a look.
Show this video:
If you have a Bible, open it to Matthew 22:36-40, or pull it up on a Bible App. Help kids find where the passage is located.
WHAT YOU SAY:
It’s a brand-new year, and a brand-new month in KidsConnect.
Do you have a favorite board game or card game? (ask your kids to share their favorites)
In any board or card game, you’ve got to follow the rules. You’ve got to play in a responsible way. That’s true about life, too. In fact, that’s what we’re talking about this month—responsibility!
Responsibility is showing you can be trusted with what is expected of you.
Can you give me an example of something you are responsible for? (ask for examples, and give hints like doing their chores, doing their homework, etc. and share some things you are responsible for.)
All month long we’ll find out how we can follow some simple Rules for Life, and live every day in a responsible way. When we follow Jesus, we have a responsibility to live in a way that honors God and shares God's love with others.
But what does it actually MEAN to follow Jesus? What does it MEAN for us to live His way every day? What’s the number one Rule for Life according to Jesus? Well, one time, someone asked Jesus that exact question. Do you know that Jesus' answer was? Let's take a look and see what Jesus said.
Our Bible story today talks about Loving God and Loving Others. Let's take a look.
Show this video:
APPLYING THE MESSAGE TO OUR LIVES
WHAT YOU SAY:
There are lots of ways we can show love to others. After all, that’s what Jesus said is MOST important: to love God and to love other people.
It’s our number one Rule for Life: “Love God. Love others."
That’s it! If we want to follow Jesus, we have a responsibility to love God and love others. When we understand how much God loves us, and we remember what He has done for us, that CHANGES us. It makes us want to love others. It makes us want to treat others the way we want to be treated. Don’t forget—when other people see how you love them, they can see how much GOD loves them, too.
Now, let's do a KidsConnect activity to connect with today's Bible message.
WHAT YOU DO:
Open/view/download the PARENT GUIDE and do the activities together.
WHAT YOU SAY:
There are lots of ways we can show love to others. After all, that’s what Jesus said is MOST important: to love God and to love other people.
It’s our number one Rule for Life: “Love God. Love others."
That’s it! If we want to follow Jesus, we have a responsibility to love God and love others. When we understand how much God loves us, and we remember what He has done for us, that CHANGES us. It makes us want to love others. It makes us want to treat others the way we want to be treated. Don’t forget—when other people see how you love them, they can see how much GOD loves them, too.
Now, let's do a KidsConnect activity to connect with today's Bible message.
WHAT YOU DO:
Open/view/download the PARENT GUIDE and do the activities together.
PARENT GUIDE:
| parent_guide_jan_3.pdf |
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CONNECT WITH OTHERS
Take a photo of your family doing one of the activities and post it to our private Facebook group @ Foothills Family Ministries or ask Ms. Lisa to share it lisastewart@foothillsumc.org. Seeing pictures of other KidsConnect families doing the activities will hopefully help us feel connected during this time of physical isolation!