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Remember Teacher Resources have been moved to
http://ekidzministry.blogspot.com

The Crucifixion of Jesus (03.18) - ultimate survivor example

2014-04-06 CM Preview from Faith Church on Vimeo.

Lesson video

Teacher Resources are going to start being put on the ekidzministry.blogspot.com site.
I actually posted this video on that site Friday and forgot to mention it here.
Sorry about that.

A lot of material but here are two questions to consider:
1.  What kind of king is Jesus?
2.  What kind of subjects does Jesus want?


 2014-03-30 CM Preview from Faith Church on Vimeo.

March is Easter Month

March 6

Title:   Jesus enters Jerusalem

Lesson:  Book 3 - Res1: 01
Passage:  Matthew 21-23; Zecheriah 9:9

Principle:  Jesus is the promised Messiah

Memory verse:

2 year olds through kindergarten:  Philippians 2:8b

1^st through 5^th grade:  Philippians 2:7

March 13th 

Title:  Judas Betrays Jesus

Lesson:  Book 3 - Res1: 02
Passage:  Matthew 26:1-19, 36-50

Principle:  People deny or betray Jesus with sinful attitudes and actions

Memory verse:

2 year olds through kindergarten:  Philippians 2:8b

1^st through 5^th grade:  Phillipians 2:7

March 20th

Title:  Jesus endures the cross 

Lesson:  Book 3 - Res1: 03
Passage:  Matthew 27

Principle:  Jesus died for sin, giving access to God.

Memory verse:

2 year olds through kindergarten:  Philippians 2:8b

1^st through 5^th grade:   Philippians 2:8

March 27th

Title:  Jesus rises from the dead

Lesson:  Book 3 - Res1: 04
Passage:  Matthew 28

Principle:  Jesus has power of sin and death.

Memory verse:

2 year olds through kindergarten:  Philippians 2:8b

1^st through 5^th grade:   Philippians 2:8

Here is a graphic for one of this month's Fighter Verses:

More ideas for this Sunday and the church

If you wanted to go even deeper with the class you could develop the statement
"The church IS people who meet together to worship God" by talking about 
- baptism
- communion

It would be a good idea to remind the kids over and over again that our church wants to honor God by helping people
Love God
Live out God's Word
Love others.

You can use Ephesians 4:11, 12, 14 with the kids
Verses 11 and 12 show that Christ gave pastors and teachers to help people do the work of the ministry not merely to do all the work.

Verse 14 has a great visual image.

February 28th lesson; Love God, Live out the Word and Love Others.

In March, April and May, the adult Bible Teaching Hours are going to begin a study on who we are as a church.
March is going to focus on what each member of our church should be doing:  Praying, Growing, Giving and Shining.
April is going to focus on missions
May is going to focus on what we as church, a community of believers, are doing to honor God and make disciples.

We are going to kick off these classes in our children's ministry next Sunday.
Let me explain what the lesson is about and then give you some specific things you can do!

VISUAL BIG IDEA: 
The church IS NOT a building or a meeting time.
The church IS people who meet together to worship God.

LESSON BIG IDEA
Emmanuel Baptist Church want to honor God by helping people
Love God
Live out God's Word
Love others.

(This is the kid's version of our church's mission statement:  Glorify God by making Disciples who are submitted to His Lordship, grounded in His teaching and sincere in His Love)

BIG IDEA VERSES:
Luke 10:27 & Psalm 119:11

TEACHING IDEAS:
Love God.  How can we love God?

• Pray.  Take some in class to pray
• Thank God for who He is
• Pray for one another
• Pray for the ministries and missionaries of Emmanuel
• Get together with people to sing His praise
• Sing some songs or listen to some songs.   There are various DVDs in the children's wing to play.
• Learn about Him from His word. See the next main point.
• Help others.  See the last main point

Live out God's Word

• Take time to memorize this week's memory verse.  In order to live it out you must know it.
• Pick a favorite verse to study with the children.  Read it with them.  Tell them what it means.  Tell them why you like.

Love others.

• Take some time this week to have the kids get to know each other.  Use name games and other activities.
• Pick someone your class could make an encouragement card for.  
• Have each child come up with some specific people they could love a specific way!

Check back on Tuesday for some specific activities you can do with your class and what we want parents to do next week with their children at home.

Bible Review through...

BIG IDEA:  
God is the boss!  He is the best boss!
Adam & Eve choose to disobey this good boss!
God, the good boss, promised to fix this sin problem!
Everything in the Bible helps us see that God is a good boss!

Some additional ideas have been added in italics to this post.

Verse for 1st - 5th grade - Romans 8:1  "There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus." 

Verse for 2 year old - Kindergarten - Psalm 56:3  "When I am afraid I put my trust in you."

We are reviewing Genesis 1 - 50

Here are a couple review ideas.

Bible review through food:

• Creation:  Apple - the tree of knowledge.
  Be sure to address the fact that God gave Adam & Eve every fruit to eat of but gave them a specific, clear command about what they couldn't eat.
• Jacob/Esau:  Soup (or if Soup is scary soup crackers) - trading of the birthright
• Joseph:  Bread - the grain that was stored

Bible review through video:

• The Jesus Storybook Bible DVD Genesis stories.  Pick select stories to show.  This DVD should be in every classroom and there is an extra copy in the resource room.

Bible review by making a book:

• Depending on the age level you could have the children color pictures or draw pictures of different stories.

Bible review through stations:

• Various stations with play themes:
• animal toys - Creation
• Some kind of appropriate easy to play water activities - Flood
• Build blocks - Tower of Babel

Bible review by game:

• All of the Genesis pictures from the curriculum will be in your classroom.  You could  use these to play a game to put them in order, like Memory/Concentration.
• Fun Quiz Game on Genesis Bible stories.  Remember the goal is to remember and teach not win.

Bible review by focus on a specific item (similar to food example above):

• An example would be focusing on different animals
• Creation:  Elephant - Adam named the animals.  What are some crazy animals or animal names.
• Fall:  Snake - The serpent tempted Eve.  - How did he tempt Eve?
• Flood:  two of any kind of animal.  -  What did God provide to keep people safe?  How would you like to live on an ark?  Why was the ark built?
• Abraham/Isaac:  Ram - God is faithful to His promises and Abraham trusted him. - What does it mean to trust God?  
• Jacob/Esau:  some kind of furry animal.  -  Was it right for Jacob to deceive his father?
• You could add to this list or focus on something.

Genesis Review Questions for older:

• How does God talk to us today?
• How do we talk to God?
• What does "Genesis" mean? (Beginning)
• "What did God create on the ___ day?"
• What did God do on the seventh day?
• Who was the first man?
• Who was the woman?
• Who were the first three children?
• Where did Adam and Eve live in the beginning?
• What were Adam's jobs in the Garden?
• What was Eve's job?
• Tell why Adam and Eve had to leave the Garden?
• What kind of fruit did they eat? (Answer not found in the Bible)
• Who was the tempter?
• How was Adam punished for not obeying God?
• How was Eve punished for not obeying God?
• How was the serpent  punished for not obeying God?
• Which brother offered the better sacrifice?
• Which brother killed his brother?
• What was Cain's punishment for killing Abel?
• Through which son would Jesus be born? (Seth)
• What did God tell Noah to build?
• What was the ark made of?
• Who was saved on the ark?
• How many days and nights did it rain during the Great Flood?
• Where did the ark rest?
• What did God put in the sky as a promise He would never destroy the earth by water again?
• Why didn't God want the people to build a tower up to heaven?
• How did God make the people stop building the tower?
• What was the name of the tower?
• What was Abram's new name?
• What was Sarai's new name?
• Where did Lot choose to live?
• Why were Sodom and Gomorrah destroyed? (wickedness)
• Who was the Father of Many Nations?
• How old was Abraham when Isaac was born?
• When Abraham was about to offer Isaac on the altar and the angel of the LORD stopped him, what did Abraham offer instead?
• Who did Isaac marry?
• What were the names of Isaac and Rebekah's twins' names?
• How did Jacob suggest Esau sell his birthright?
• How did Jacob trick his father into blessing him instead of Esau?
• Name the twelve sons of Jacob.
• What was Jacob's daughter's name?
• Why were Joseph's brothers jealous of Joseph?
• What did Joseph's brothers put him in that had no water?
• Did Joseph's brothers kill Joseph?
• How did Joseph get to Egypt?
• Was Joseph ever in prison for doing something wrong? (trick question)
• How did Joseph get out of prison?
• What did Pharaoh's dreams of cows and corn mean?
• Who was responsible for the food in Egypt during the famine?
• Why did Joseph's brothers go to Egypt during the famine?
• Did Joseph realize that it was God's plan that he be taken to Egypt to save his people?
• Did Jacob ever know that Joseph was alive?

From God in the Curriculum handout given at the training time.

1. God Creates the Heavens and the Earth  
2. God Creates Man and Woman  
3. Man Rebels against God
4. Cain Rebels against God    
5. God Floods the Earth
6. God Preserves Noah
7. God Judges the Nations at Babel
8. God Makes a Promise to Abram
9. Abraham and Sarah Doubt God          
10. God Judges Sodom and Gomorrah  
11. God Sends Baby Isaac  
12. God Tests Abraham  
13. God Chooses Jacob over Esau  
14. Jacob Wrestles with God  
15. God Preserves Joseph  
16. God Delivers Joseph

for information on the specific passages that go with each of these stories, go to 

http://static.gracechurch.org/generationsofgrace/GoG%20Curriculum%20Schedule.pdf

Jacob & Esau video (01/24)

2014-09-21 CM Preview from Faith Church on Vimeo.

Lesson Video for 1/17

2014-09-13 CM Preview from Faith Church on Vimeo.

God sends baby Isaac (01.10.16)

Nothing is too difficult for GOD!!

God keeps His promises, so we should trust in Him.

Some great points to make in this week's lesson regarding 

God's forgivenss

God's presence

God's provisions

and other things.

2014-09-07 CM Preview- from Faith Church on Vimeo.

Website correction to teacher not:
for more about DO MORE BETTER go to blog.emmanuelbaptist.com

Do More Better! EKIDZ ministry meeting

Click HERE for Do More Better resources and videos.

We have great opportunities to Glorify God by Serving the Kids and Families God brings to EBC.  

During these Do More Better meetings, we are going to 

CELEBRATE what God did in 2015.

ANTICIPATE what God is going to do in 2016. 

This anticipation time will include two sections:

• some general resources such as security matters and online resources.
• specific times for those who work in the nurseries and those who work with 2 years old through 5th grade.

We are going to have three different DO MORE BETTER meetings for our EKIDZ ministry.

Sunday, January 17th @ 6:00 pm

Tuesday, January 19th @ 9:30 am

Exclusively for teens during the Teen Leadership meeting time on Sunday, January 24th.

Bring your DO MORE BETTER NOTE colored in a creative way. 
There will be some prizes for the "winning" pictures.

Here is the DO MORE BETTER guarantee.

Something from this Training Time will impact your life and/or your ministry!

If it doesn't you will get 100% of your registration back (by the way the training time is free)

The Wise Men worship Jesus (01.03)

This week's video

2013-12-29 CM Preview from Faith Church on Vimeo.

If you didn't pick up a lesson book here is the elementary lesson plan. www.emmanuelbaptist.com/images/File/children/Savior%20Born%20EL%2005_v2.pdf
and here is early childhood lesson plan
www.emmanuelbaptist.com/images/File/children/Savior%20Born%20EC%2005_v2.pdf

God announces the Messiah's birth - 12.27

This week's video

2013-12-22 CM Preview from Faith Church on Vimeo.

Title:  God reveals the Messiah.

Here is a lesson idea for any age.
THE BIG REVEAL!

1. Hide something in a box or a bag.  A gift box or bag would be good.
2. Give hints about what is in the box.
3. Dramatically reveal what was in the box.  
4. Lesson connection:  Hints pointing to the Messiah in Genesis, in the prophets, in John the Baptist.  The Messiah revealed in Jesus.  

DeCEMBER’s ministry FOCUS:  Senior Saints & Shut-ins.  

SPECIAL THANKS TO ALL OF THE TEACHERS WHO MADE CARDS OR DID

SOMETHING SPECIAL FOR SENIOR SAINTS!

This week’s missionarIES ARE Antonio &   Diane Navarrete in Mexico

THIS WEEk’S MEMORY VERSeS are

2 year olds through 5th grade: Romans 15:13

Check the ekidzresources.blogspot.com for why we are doing these verses.

Teacher Lesson helps for 12.20 (updated 12.19)

This week's video


2013-12-15 CM Preview from Faith Church on Vimeo.

This week's verses talk about the hope, joy and peace found not in Christmas time
but in Christ.
Remind yourself and your class that hope, joy and peace come from God through Jesus Christ.

Prophets & Senior Citizens (12.13)

God promises the Messiah through the prophets.

 
2013-12-08 CM Preview from Faith Church on Vimeo.

If you were at last week's VIP (Vision/Information/Prayer) you know we talked about this and updated everyone on some curriculum things, especially as it relates to the Christmas series.
HERE is this quarter's schedule

This month's ministry focus is senior citizens
I want to encourage you to think about how you can encourage senior citizens by making cards and/or notes.

HERE is a blog post to help connect Romans 15 with Christmas.

We have Christmas because We are Sinners.

This Sunday's lesson is God promises to send a Messiah from Genesis 3:15; 12:1-3 and 49:10.

Pastor Duke's statement from last week is very relevant to this week's lesson:

Christmas is not a testament to the goodness of mankind but rather a commentary on our human condition.

Why do we have Christmas?

-  Because we are sinners in desperate need of a savior.

-  Because God is  loving and merciful and provided that Savior for us in Jesus.

This Sunday's memory verses are Romans 15:13a (2yr - kindergarten) and 15:12 (1st - 5th grade)
These are not the Fighter Verses.  These were selected to connect with Christmas.

Romans 15:13a  "May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing"
Real joy and peace  don't come from Christmas time.  They come from and through Christ.

Romans 15:12  "The root of Jesse will come, even he who arises to rule the Gentiles; in him will the Gentiles hope."
Jesus is the promised Messiah.  He was promised to Adam and Even and He was promised to David.

This month's ministry emphasis is our Senior Saints and Shut-ins.
You may want to use one of your craft times during the next three week's to make Christmas cards for the kids.

Review Week (11.22.15)

Forgot to post this last week but it might be helpful for this week's review.


2014-08-31 CM Preview from Faith Church on Vimeo.


In reviewing for the quarter, here is what the 1st - 3rd graders are doing at 10:30 am.  These review sheets could be adapted for younger kids using the four words:
  CREATE
  REBEL
  JUDGE
  PROMISE.

Here are the review documents:
Click HERE for pdf
Click HERE for Word document

Here is a summary to be thinking about and/or share with the children.
God creates.  Man rebels.  God judges.  God promises a solution.

A New Testament passage you could use to review this quarter is 2 Peter 2:5 - 10

Another way to review is using the first 4 C's in Answers in Genesis's   

Here is a link that explains these things.
https://answersingenesis.org/bible-history/seven-cs-of-history/

Here are some Psalm ideas!!

Next Sunday is Thanksgiving weekend.

The plan is for these 10:30 classes to focus on being THANKFUL and looking at the Psalm of your choice.
Here is a list of Psalms you could use along with some lesson ideas.

Psalm 23 - Thank God we can trust him.
http://www.sermons4kids.com/who_do_you_trust_1.htm


Psalm 34 -  Thank God for His provisions
http://www.sermons4kids.com/taste.html
http://www.seedsfamilyworship.com/seeds-bible-club-week-30-psalm-3410/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X1ndN62TbyA



Psalm 100 - Thank God for God
http://www.seedsfamilyworship.com/seeds-bible-club-week-5-psalm-1001-3-2/


Psalm 119 - Thank God for the Bible
http://ministry-to-children.com/lamp-to-my-feet-bible-lesson-from-psalm-119/

Who is that guy in all of the lesson videos on this page?

If you have taken Track #1 of the Biblical Counseling Training you have seen the man in almost all of the lesson videos that have been posted on this blog.

If you know who it is email your answer to children@emmanuelbaptist.com 

Abraham and Sarah doubt God (11.08)

This week's missionary is one of our missionary family,

which means they are serving in a challenging area.
You can find out more about them Sunday morning in your classroom.

This week's memory verses for all the ages comes from Psalm 118.

For the younger ones it is the first part of verse 6.
The Lord is on my side; I will not fear.

For the 1st through 5th grade it is verses 5 and 6.

Out of my distress I called on the Lord;

the Lord answered me and set me free.
The Lord is on my side; I will not fear.

What can man do to me?

Lesson Summary:  God is faithful to His Word so we should patiently wait on Him.

2014-08-24 CM Preview- from Faith Church on Vimeo.