Welcome to Virtual Kids Church: May 16, 2021
W E E K 3 - Elementary and PreTeen
Key Question: How do you pray to God? Kids are just starting to discover that they can pray more than before meals and at bedtime. We hope the kids in your environments learn that they can pray to God whenever they feel like praying with whatever words come to mind. God is always there to listen.
In Luke 11:1-4, we find Jesus’s disciples asking Him how to pray. Jesus responds with a prayer that serves as the perfect model for how we can talk to God. We can pray with gratitude and honesty, pray for our needs and forgiveness. It’s comforting to know that we can pray, knowing that God knows us and wants to hear from us.
Bottom Line: Practice praying to God. We can pray anytime, anywhere because God is always listening. We hope kids will understand more about the faith skill PRAY, and find that talking to God is an essential part of growing in their faith.
Elementary Message Summary:
Bible Story: Livin’ on a Prayer (Model Prayer) • Luke 11:1-4
Today’s Bottom Line: Practice praying to God.
Monthly Memory Verse: Training the body has some value. But being godly has value in every way. It promises help for the life you are now living and the life to come. 1 Timothy 4:8, NIrV
Monthly Life App: Commitment—Making a plan and putting it into practice.
Basic Truth: I can trust God no matter what.
W E E K 3 - Preschool
Story Focus: I can go God’s way even when it’s hard. A man named Naaman will show us what it looks like to have to make a hard decision. You see, Naaman thought things would happen one way, but God had a different way. Fortunately for Naaman, he chose to go God’s way even thought it was hard. We want our preschoolers to know they can go God’s way when it’s hard, too, because God’s way is perfect.
Preschool Message Summary:
Bible Story Focus: I can go God’s way even when it’s hard. Naaman • 2 Kings 5:1-14
Memory Verse: “God’s way is perfect.” 2 Samuel 22:31, NIrV
Key Question: Whose way is perfect?
Bottom Line: God’s way is perfect.
Basic Truth: God made me.