MATERIALS NEEDED:
The Parent Guide page, paper and something to write with, 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 May Life App is "Commitment: making a plan and putting it into practice." When we commit to a relationship with God, we need to practice reading God's word, praying consistently, talking about God with others to learn more about God, and living out our faith every day -- not just on Sundays. It sounds like a lot, but actually all of these things can be practiced every day as we're doing our every day activities.
A life app is something that God wants to do IN you to change the world AROUND you. And by keeping our focus on kindness this month, we will begin to realize how important it is for us to be kind to ourselves and to others.
The Parent Guide page, paper and something to write with, 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 May Life App is "Commitment: making a plan and putting it into practice." When we commit to a relationship with God, we need to practice reading God's word, praying consistently, talking about God with others to learn more about God, and living out our faith every day -- not just on Sundays. It sounds like a lot, but actually all of these things can be practiced every day as we're doing our every day activities.
A life app is something that God wants to do IN you to change the world AROUND you. And by keeping our focus on kindness this month, we will begin to realize how important it is for us to be kind to ourselves and to others.
WHAT YOU DO:
If you have a Bible, open it to Luke 11:1-4 or pull it up on a Bible app. Help kids find where the passage is located.
WHAT YOU SAY:
Any kind of training takes commitment. I need to practice to train for a race. I need to have a plan for practicing the piano or a sport or practicing writing or math.
And I also need commitment if I want to grow in my relationship with God. If I want to do what Jesus said is most important -- to love God and love other people – I need to make a commitment to practicing loving God and loving others.
One of the ways we can practice loving God is to connect with God through prayer.
That’s what we’re talking about today—praying! Praying is simply a fancy word for talking to God. Jesus loved to pray. He made it a habit in His life. He would slip away from crowds of people to be alone and talk to His Father, God.
Let’s watch our video and see what we can learn today about praying.
Show this video:
If you have a Bible, open it to Luke 11:1-4 or pull it up on a Bible app. Help kids find where the passage is located.
WHAT YOU SAY:
Any kind of training takes commitment. I need to practice to train for a race. I need to have a plan for practicing the piano or a sport or practicing writing or math.
And I also need commitment if I want to grow in my relationship with God. If I want to do what Jesus said is most important -- to love God and love other people – I need to make a commitment to practicing loving God and loving others.
One of the ways we can practice loving God is to connect with God through prayer.
That’s what we’re talking about today—praying! Praying is simply a fancy word for talking to God. Jesus loved to pray. He made it a habit in His life. He would slip away from crowds of people to be alone and talk to His Father, God.
Let’s watch our video and see what we can learn today about praying.
Show this video:
APPLYING THE MESSAGE TO OUR LIVES
WHAT YOU SAY:
God LOVES us, and He loves it when we pray to Him. We can talk to Him when we're not sure what to do and we need wisdom. We can talk to Him when we feel scared, nervous, or upset. We can talk to Him when things are going great, and we just want to say thank You!
And remember, you don’t have to be at church to pray. You can pray at night before you go to bed . . . when you sit down to eat a meal . . . on your way to school . . . or before your soccer game. You can talk to God anytime, anywhere, about anything!
Praying is a great way to stay connected to God and grow closer in your relationship with Him. That’s why PRACTICE PRAYING TO GOD is an important part of our faith training plan.
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_may_16.pdf |
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!
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