Last Sunday night, I was getting into our van with my three school-aged daughters.  As often occurs, a “conversation” began among them as to who would get to sit on the front bench seat and who would have to sit on the back bench seat. 

After a few exclamations of “I want the front,” “I had to sit in the back the last time,” and “You always get the front,” one of my daughters calmly and graciously offered to sit in the back. As we all stood still in a brief moment of silence, her younger sister turned around and said to her, “Thanks for being a farmer.”

“Why did you thank your sister for being a farmer?” I asked, unaware their Sunday School lesson that day had focused on serving as farmers, planting seeds of faith and harvesting the crop that grows.

My youngest daughter replied, “Because she was kind and giving.  She did what Jesus would have done.”

How are you living out your faith?  How are you being kind and giving?  How are you being a farmer?  Are you thanking those who are sharing their faith with you?

Rev. Lisa Holliday

KiDS COR

Hey Elementary Kids!!

Memorize John 3:16 by Sunday, November 23rd and earn some power points!! Your power points can be redeemed at the Kids Cor Redemption Center which will be open on Sunday, November 30!

John 3:16

For God So Love The World That He Gave His One & Only Son, That Whoever Believes In Him Shall Not Perish But Have Eternal Life.

Early Childhood GPS

November 16 Early Childhood GPS

Kindergarten-2nd Grade GPS

November 16 K-2 GPS

3rd-5th Grade GPS

November 16 3-5 GPS

Complete the GPS and bring them back anytime after the 16th to earn KiDS COR Powerpoints!

Here are your take home pages for November 9, 2008. Complete them and bring them back anytime after the 9^th to earn some Power Points!

Early Childhood GPS (Click on the link below)

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Kindergarten-2nd Grade GPS (Click on the link below)

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3rd-5th Grade GPS (Click on the link below

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^{I know for many people 5th Graders are intimidating, I mean who hasn’t heard of the show, “Are you Smarter than a 5th grader?” Well, I have to say that there is no better age to me than those 5th graders I get to see every Wed. night in the WILD1’s 5th grade youth group. They are still young enough to want to talk to me (the old lady) but old enough that they can come back with some quick and funny responses. Each week we tell Jokes of the week and their creativity never ceases to amaze me. They will walk right up to the microphone on stage in front of their peers and tell a joke. But, in the same sense they have questions, important questions they submit anonymously to me and I answer them in WILD1’s. Questions such as, is divorce a sin? Or Where did God come from? We spend time making friends each week and more importantly learning how we can be light in out schools. Last year we had WILD1’s in over 35 schools in the area. Yes, I said 35 schools!! Imagine the impact they can make when they take what they have learned and show the love of Jesus in their schools. I tell them that they spend about 7 hours a day in school, 5 days a week. That is 35 hours per week. Then say you’re in school approximately 40 weeks a year. You are in school about 1,400 hours each school year. That is a lot of teachers and books. But, it also means that you have a great opportunity to do something great for God.}

^{In Him, Teri Chalker WILD1’s Program Director}

Here are your take home pages for November 2, 2008. Complete them and bring them back anytime after the 2nd to earn some Power Points!

Early Childhood GPS (Click on the link below)

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Kindergarten-2nd Grade GPS (Click on the link below)

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3rd-5th Grade GPS (Click on the link below)

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Our Elementary Theme Video For November: DIRT….Digging Into Real Truth

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Here are your take home pages for October 26, 2008. Complete them and bring them back anytime after the 26^th to earn some Power Points!

Kindergarten-2nd Grade GPS (Click on the link below)
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3rd-5th Grade GPS (Click on the link below)

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In preparation for an upcoming series of lessons in KiDS COR, I was reading the book Teaching Kids Authentic Worship By Kathleen Chapman.  In one of the early chapters she shares her paraphase of Deuternonomy 6:4-9. These verses were first shared by Moses to the people of Israel as a guide in bringing up children who follow Christ. This paraphase inspired & challenged me as a father and hope they will be a source of inspiration & challenge to you as well.

Dueteronomy 6:4-9

“Bombard your kids with stories and teachings about God and His Word! Do it any way you can, but make it exciting, powerful, and constant! Talk about God first thing in the morning. Write his names on the kitchen wall or ceiling! Talk about God on the way to school. Play Christian music in the car. Put notes in their lunch boxes, reminding them of God’s love. Pray over homework. Pray before every meal. Pray to this wonderful God before they go to bed at night. Make Him as much a part of their existence as eating and sleeping. Make them so in awe of God they want to nomiate Him for a Pulitzer! Teach them to list His stats! Help your children to know and adore God.”

Nick Ransom