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.

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

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.

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/

God floods the earth (10.04) helps, Memory verse connections and a Tim Hawkins video!

LESSON HELPS:
Noah's story is not about a cool boat.
It is about God's judgment and God's mercy.

God's shows grace to those who repent.  Therefore we should turn from sin and follow Him

MEMORY VERSES:
James 1:19 - 20
Know this, my beloved brothers; let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger
for the anger of man does not produce the righteousness of God

Lesson connection:  Sin is a HUGE problem.

Psalm 77:14b
You have made know your might among the peoples.

Lesson connection:  God wants us to worship and obey Him and when we don't there are consequences.

VIDEOS:
Resource video



2014-07-27 CM Preview from Faith Church on Vimeo.



Here is Tim Hawkins sharing his thoughts on Noah's ark.
While he is a hilarious comedian, this 1:16 clip captures a serious problem many people have when looking at stories like Genesis 6 and 7.




TEACHER RESOURCE PAGE

You can find the parent take home page at ekidzministry.com

Cain and Abel (09.27): Several different preparation helps!

This week's memory verses:

2 years old through kindergarten:

John 10:10b:  

I came that they may have life and have it abundantly.

CONNECTION TO LESSON:

God created man to have a right relationship with Him.  Man’s sin broke that relationship.  Jesus came to restore our relationship with God.

1^st through 5^th grade: 

Psalm 73:26

My flesh and my heart may fail,

but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.

CONNECTION TO LESSON:We are weak and sinful.  God is strong and powerful.

Here are some thoughts for the 1st - 5th grade verses:

http://www.paultripp.com/wednesdays-word/posts/whom-but-you

Quick Review:
God created everything.  We should submit to Him
God created man and women in His image.  We should show the world who He is.
God judges man's sin.  God judges sin.

In today's lesson remind kids that God wants your heart and you must submit to Him.
I heard a sermon that said "You come to Jesus to get Jesus."
When talking to kids about submission and salvation, remember the end goal is a right relationship with God.  Not heaven or happiness in this life.  Those are fruit of a right relationship.

Practical applications:
How long does it take you to repent?
Are you desiring to bring honor to God?



 
2014-07-20 CM Preview from Faith Church on Vimeo.

MINISTRY REMINDER:  Think about who you can invite on this disciple making journey.

September 13: The Special Creation of Man from Genesis 2

Don't forget to let parent's know about the Family Devotional book available for purchase.

Watch this video for some thoughts on this week's lesson!


2014-07-06 CM Preview from Faith Church on Vimeo.


What does IMAGE OF GOD mean?
Watch the 5 minute video.

God has created us in His image therefore we should the world what God is like.

Be sure to check the teacher note in your room this Sunday.

Memory Verses:

2 year olds through kindergarten:   John 10:10b 

1^st through 5^th grade:   John 10:10

This week's missionaries are Joe and Meta Arthur.  They will be sharing in Sunday night's service.

This month's ministry is Groceries for Life.
Give out the brown bags and encourage kids to bring them back with food for the church pantry.

Some REALLY important info we talked about this past Sunday morning!

A couple of us met this morning at around 9:15  am yesterday morning. I must say it was an encouragement to me to hear teachers talking about what they are learning and how they are growing as they teach/prepare their lessons.

Here are a couple of things we talked about from the TEACHER BOOK!

Parent Resources:
Please be sure to give out the weekly take home sheets.  If you find yourself forgetting,
staple them to the children's paper
have a helper pass them out.
There are some great family resources for families to use this year.  Please become familiar with
the format of the weekly sheet
the quarter guide we print out for families.  These can be found in the info rack by the check-in area.
the Family Devotional book published by Generations of Grace.  You can read more about it at http://ekidzministry.blogspot.com/2015/08/new-family-worship-resources-to-help.html

Church-wide Bible Memory Program:
We talked about the church wide Bible memory program, which you can read about at blog.emmanuelbaptist.com/biblememory

Spotlight on the Gospel:
This section in the Teacher Book provides great connection between the Gospel and each week's lesson.

Storyline (a story within a much bigger story):
In each of the lessons this story line connect the story you each teaching with the BIG STORY of the Bible.  We are going to see about getting this story line printed out for each classroom.

Pictures of the Story:
One other resource item we talked about was the one or two laminated color pictures you will have for your classroom each week.  We are also thinking of some ways to put these pictures up in the hallway so parents and visitors can see what we are doing in the classes each week.

While this time was AWESOME!  It would have been even better if you were there.

Please be sure to check your emails and this website to know about future opportunities like this.

Again in the Beginning! Find out more.

Again in the Beginning

Tomorrow we begin another time through the Bible with the Generations of Grace curriculum.

Tomorrow, at 9:15 in the children's chapel, Pastor Dave will be there to review some of the the new features and resources of the curriculum. 

Along with some other resources for teachers to use in their classes.

The info about this meeting was in the church email this week.  This is another reminder.  

Some of the information from this meeting will be posted later this week on this blog.  

We are using the same curriculum (generationsofgrace.com) but they have added some additional resources to their curriculum.

Thanks for your service!!

New Fall Quarter! New Resources!

The lessons are the same BUT the format has changed, from the binders to books.

HERE is the schedule for the 2015 Fall Quarter.
The 2nd page is the memory verse schedule.  This schedule also has a lesson connection statement for the verses. 

Some logistical points to remember.

• There are two teacher books for each age level.  One is for the 9:00 am class and the other is for the 10:30 am class.
• There is only one coloring book and activity book for each age group.  Be sure to share these books between the classes.  The activities are listed in the teacher book.  You can find out more about the new format at ekidzresources.blogspot.com
• There is one family devotional book in the classroom as a resource.
• The memory verses are part of a church wide Bible memory program (blog.emmanuelbaptist.com/nextstep) developed from Set 5 of www.fighterverses.com.

There are no set plans for the REVIEW lessons but there will be ideas at  ekidzresources.blogspot.com

Teacher Resources (06.14)

IMPORTANT REMINDER:
Some of your rooms will be decorated for Sonshine.

A good object to use is a Get Out of Jail free card from Monopoly.

Listen to this video for a good, basic summary of this passage and lesson.





2014-03-16 CM Preview from Faith Church on Vimeo.

UPDATE INFO about Generations of Grace: Our curriculum

In a couple of days the following post will be put on the ekidzministry page.

I wanted you to get the information first.

If you have any questions please let me know.  

Thanks!! 

The Children's Bible curriculum we are using 

at Emmanuel Baptist Church is called

Generations of Grace

There are several reasons this curriculum was chosen

Biblically Driven

God-centered
Christ exalting 

Family focused/Unified 

You can read more about what each of these mean at

http://generationsofgrace.squarespace.com/description/

After using the curriculum for 3 years 

we have come to realize there are some weaknesses.

difficulty of some crafts

lack of full color resources

difficult material for some of the age groups

how to teach the same lesson at 9:00 and 10:30

The revised edition coming this summer will include the following

pictures of completed crafts

sets of full color illustrations

new activities, games and illustration ideas

two age appropriate teaching outlines

You can more about the curriculum at

http://generationsofgrace.squarespace.com/faqs/#

One of the new parts of the curriculum I am especially excited about 

is the Family Devotional 

The Family Devotional provides five daily devotionals that correspond with each lesson in the teacher book. 

It was created to make children’s ministry what children’s ministry should be—

a way to equip and encourage parents to fulfill their duty to train up their children in the Lord. 

Each daily devotional indicates the portion of the passage to be read, provides concise insights into the passage, 

and suggests questions and discussion ideas, some simple for young children and 

others requiring a lot of thought for older children and adults. 

It also includes pictures illustrating the lesson.

Jesus Defines Discipleship: 01/11/15

Disciples make Disciples.

Here is the video from Faith about this week's lesson.



And here is this week's teacher note!

12/21 & 12/28: Two weeks for Christmas but Only ONE lesson

On the teachers note I suggest breaking the one lesson you have into two parts
BUT
here is another idea.

The Bible memory verses are the ones on the schedule.

For July 21, review the advent days from the ekidzministry.blogspot.com 
HERE is the whole advent schedule in a pdf

Choose several of the devotionals to share in class.
Only use the items 1 through 21.
Encourage kids and families to read the the remaing days Monday through Thursday.
It encourages family to take time to read together.

You can download a pdf of all the days and choose several to share with the kids.
You can use a Little People nativity set to share the days.

For July 28, use the lesson in the binder.