Skits

Last night we did something very different in KC - we let the kids be the teachers, so to speak! We have been learning this month about Barnabas and that, as Christians, we should be encouragers like him and celebrate the good things that God is doing. So, with that in mind, we separated into groups and chose Bible stories where God had done something good that we could celebrate. Each group had a different story and could choose to act it out however they wanted.

One group showed the story of Moses parting the Red Sea and then the sea closing in on the Egyptians. The children were the sea!

Here comes Pharoah's army:

The sea closes in on the Egyptians:

The Israelites celebrate their victory:

In another skit, on Jesus feeding the 5000, children were asked if anyone was hungry:

A boy offers his lunch:

The children rejoice at the miracle of provision:

Another group showed how God took care of Joseph and then brought his family back together during a famine. Here are Joseph, Pharoah and helpers:

Even the people waiting for food were glad over what God had done:

It was an exciting night in which all of the children got to participate and help teach some of the things that we can celebrate from God's Word.

The Lost Cookie

We had a wonderful time of prayer in kid's Connection tonight after rejoicing over the many praise reports that were turned in - God truly answers prayer, even those offered up by children!













To reinforce the Bible lesson of The Shepherd who lost one of his 100 sheep, we chose a volunteer from the kids by asking a review question from last week. Daisy answered correctly and was told that she was going to receive 10 cookies as a reward! Sister Dawn decided that that wasn't enough - she should have 20 cookies! Daisy looks pleased, don't you think?













The kids watching were anxious to get some of those cookies for themselves!













Sister Dawn continued to add cookies to Daisy's reward until she had reached 100 cookies.













Corbin looks desperate for a cookie!













Once she had the 100, she was asked what she would do if she lost one of the cookies. Through the object lesson, we saw how important one person is to God. Of course, it helped to reinforce the lesson when each of the kids received their share of the cookies!

We also talked more about the importance of encouraging each other and our friends wherever we go. They were encouraged to do their best to say kind things this week and to do all that they are asked to do as if Jesus asked them to do it. It is our prayer that they will begin to apply these lifeskills to their lives as they grow up.

Barnabas - The Encourager

We began October with a study of a new hero - Barnabas, known as the encourager. Who doesn't want their children to be more positive and encouraging to each other?! We had a lot to cheer about, too - starting with worshiping the King of Kings:













They learned more about their KC leaders and cheered for them, then heard some awesome testimonies of amazing things God has done in their friend's lives. Brock and Jaycie shared the details about the accident they were in last year and how God miraculously spared their lives. We were able to rejoice with them and thank God for what He had done!
















Everyone felt good about being an encourager:













Cameron, Caleb, Brock and Scotty













Angelina, Alesha and Kirstin













Erica, Brittany and Alex

Thomas, Continued

This past week in kid's Connection, we continued to learn about Thomas and the need to seek the truth in God's Word. All of the children were encouraged and challenged to read their Bible every day. The younger children, ages 5-8, were challenged to hide God's Word in their hearts. The older group, 9-12 year olds, were given a chart to follow that would help them read through Psalm 119 before we meet again and were told that they would receive a prize for doing so! Psalm 119 speaks over and over about following God's Word and meditating on it, the importance and the value of it. It is our prayer that they will read these verses and find a love for God's Word for themselves. We continue to pray for your children daily.

Seeking Truth in God's Word

We began learning about the desciple named Thomas this week. Through his example we are learning, not to doubt, but to seek in God's Word for truth and for answers that we should live by. We had such an awesome service tonight! For starters, we had 7 visitors with us. Here is a picture of them:

We also had a great time in worship with lots of excitement, energy and participation from the children:

There enthusiasm and passion for worship is inspiring. We had some prayer requests tonight that ushered us into a great time of prayer. Each of the children took home a prayer cloth as a reminder that their Kid's Connection teachers pray for them daily. We honestly do. Several children also had great testimonies of prayers that have been answered that we prayed about in KC a few weeks ago - God is so good to allow their faith to be built at such a young age!

The children were taught several things tonight about God's Word and the importance of reading it daily and applying its truths to our lives. They were challenged to read it every day this week! It is never too soon to begin building good habits. It is our prayer that His Word is real and alive to them as they read.

Learning to be Content

We are so blessed to work with the best kids in the world each and every week! Here they are during worship time:

Our Bible Heroes this week were Mary and Martha. We were realizing that often, many of us are not content with who we are, where we are, who our family is, etc. Mary and Martha had a lot to teach us about putting God first as well as being content with how God made us and where He has us.

They also learned through the parable of the workers called for at different times of the day (yet paid the same wages) that sometimes life isn't fair, but we have to be content with what God does for us. They are awesome kids and are willing to learn all that they can about the Lord.












































We will continue to learn from Mary and Martha the next time we have kid's Connection.

Pizza and John the Baptist

You may be wondering what pizza has to do with John the Baptist, let alone anything spiritual! Well, in class this week, we learned that John the Baptist knew the importance of putting things in the right order - that is, God, and the things of His Kingdom, first. To demonstrate the importance of doing things in the right order, we had 3 children follow 3 different sets of directions to build a pizza. Each one had the same ingredients, but only one set of directions was in the right order. So one had to put the cheese down first, then the sauce then the crust and finally the pepperoni. Another put the pepperoni, then the sauce, then the cheese and finally the crust. As you can see, if you would bake them the way they were made, you would have a mess. That is what happens to our lives if we don't build them on the solid foundation of Jesus!

Through this example, we could see that it IS important to put the right things first in our lives!

We also learned that even kids can get so busy that they feel like they don't have time to put God first and discussed ways to overcome this and why we should.















We even learned some new songs and had an awesome time of worship!













Our kids go back to school this week and we are in prayer for their safety, blessings and annointing to stand firm in what they believe in and not be swayed by the things in this world.