God Makes a Promise to Abram

Date:   10.28

Title:  God Makes a Promise to Abram

Passage:  Genesis 11:27–12:9

Principle:  God keeps His promises.

Praise:  “Trust and Obey”

Prompt:  Ask your child these questions:

·        What did Abram worship before God called him?

·        Did Abram follow the Lord?

·        What did God promise Abram?

·        What blessing did God promise Abram?

Practice:  Help your child apply these truths in the following  ways:

·        By turning from sin.

·        By turning from pride.

·        By being humble and obeying the Lord.

Memory verse: 

2 years through pre-kindergarten

Genesis 2:16

God commanded the man saying, “of every three of the garden you  can eat; but of the tree of knowledge of good and evil, you shall not eat…

Kindergarten through 5th grade

Genesis 12:3

I will bless those who bless you, and I will curse him who curses you; and in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed.

This Week:  As a family, read Genesis 11:27–12:9.

Next Week:  Genesis 16:1–6; 17:15–21; 18:1–15

Missionary:  Southwell family, Randy and Sarah

Ministry:   EBC’s emphasis missions emphasis month

Activity:  Read through some of your favorite Psalms and write down promises God has made in His word.

Other verses:

Romans 4

Hebrews 11:8—12

God judges the nations at Babel

Don't forget to join us tonight at the church for the Children of the World concert.

Date:  10.21

Title:  God Judges the Nations at Babel

Passage:  Genesis 11:1–9

Principle:  God will judge those who do not obey His commands.

Praise:  “In My Life, Lord, Be Glorified”

Prompt:  Ask your child these questions:

· What did God command the people to do?

· Why did the people build the tower?

· Why did God confuse the languages?

Practice: Help your child apply these truths in the following ways:

· By turning from pride.

· By being humble and obeying the Lord.

Memory verse: 
 2 years through pre-kindergarten
Genesis 2:16

God commanded the man saying, “of every three of the garden you  can eat; but of the tree of knowledge of good and evil, you shall not eat…

Kindergarten through 5th grade

Psalm 147:6

The LORD lifts up the humble; he casts the wicked to the ground.

This Week: As a family, read Genesis 11:1–9.

Next Week: Genesis 11:27–12:9

Missionary: Rathbun family

Ministry:  EBC’s missions emphasis month

Activity: Take some time to build high towers and have fun knocking them down.  For older children, you can have  them build legos or puzzles and them tear them apart.

Take some time to learn some words or a Bible verse in a different language.

Other verses: Acts 2

Philippians 2:9—11

The Winner of the ESV Children's Bible is...

Heather M.

Heather along with several others filled out the parent survey.

While the Bible give away is over, we would very much appreciate your help in evaluating the children's ministry up to this point.

You can go to tinyurl.com/ekidzfallsurvey to fill out the survey.

Review projects

These 12 pictures review the Bible stories we have covered so far in this quarter.

Mr. Ferradino's group's review pictures

• powerpoint
• pdf

Mr. Shetterly's group's review pictures

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• pdf

Mrs. Shetterly's group's review pictures

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• pdf

Mr. Smith's group's review pictures

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Mrs. Smith's group's review pictures

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Review week

Date:  10.14
REVIEW

Click on the link to watch the Adoniram Judson movie

Memory verse:   

2 years through 5th grade

2 Timothy 3:16

All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness

The reason for the memory verse change this week:  
The Bible is so much more than a collection of individual stories.
It is the revelation of who God is and who we are.
Everyone, even children, need to understand this truth.
This verse is essential in understanding what we believe about the Bible.

Missionary: Self family (Mark & Anahi)

Ministry:  EBC’s missions emphasis month

Activity:  Find out more about some of the countries where our missionaries are serving.   
www.emmanuelbaptist.com/missionaries 
www.operationworld.org

Children in Church

Here is link for a note taking sheet for children:
http://cdn.www.ministry-to-children.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/Sermon-note-taking-sheet-for-children.pdf

Also, I am currently reading a book called Listen Up:  A Guide to Listening to Sermons and am planning to put together some of the ideas to help parents and children listen to sermons.

God preserves Noah

Date:  10.07

Title:  God Preserves Noah

Passage:  Genesis 8:1–9:17

Principle:  God is loving and keeps His promises.

Praise:  “What a Mighty God We Serve”

Prompt:  Ask your child these questions:

· How did Noah respond to God’s grace?

· What covenant did God make with mankind?

Practice: Help your child apply these truths in the following ways:

· By submitting to God as Ruler.

· By trusting that God will always do what He says.

Memory verse: 

2 years through pre-kindergarten

Genesis 1:31

God saw everything that he made… it was very good.

Kindergarten through 5th grade

Genesis 9:16

The rainbow shall be in the cloud and I will look on it to remember the everlasting covenant between God and every living creature

This Week: As a family, read Genesis 8:1–9:17.

Next Week: Genesis 11:1–9

Missionary:  Marshfield family

Ministry:  EBC’s missions emphasis month

Activity: Make a poster that shows how God has been faithful to your family.

Other verses: Psalm 69:1—3; 13—15; 34—36

Isaiah 54:9—10

Memory verses for Pre-kindergarten

HERE is a pdf for the memory verses for the 2 year old through pre-kindergarten classes.  

This list reflects what is in the newest family ministry guide.

We want to challenge the children to memorize verses that reveal who God is and show the story of His Glory as revealed in scripture.

At the same time we don't want to overwhelm children and families with so many verses that they never have a chance to think through and talk about what they say.  

Prayer Requests for Fred & Rachel Whitman

Please pray for:

1. Wisdom for the doctors as they decide the next steps in light of the second "pre"-cancerous sore under Jonathan's tongue. They have furlough meetings lined up through mid-December in the States.
2. Patience and strength for Joshua as he awaits knee surgery for a torn ACL (knee). They are in the currently in the process of moving in to a larger apartment. With the church-planting responsibilities as well as family needs, it does not seem a good time to us for this injury but God knows best!
3. Smooth transition as the preaching and leadership responsibilities in our church at San Sisto are passed over to Lucio Stanisci.
4. Strength and wisdom as I substitute two Sundays a month at Ancona (on the east coast) for co-worker Andrew Bishop (currently on furlough) who recently joined Baptist Mid-Missions as a result of EBM's being dissolved.
5. Wisdom as my prison ministry expands, now in three and possibly to five prisons, that I won't try to do too much.
6. Help in finishing up the final touches on the first phase of our church building renovation in preparation for inspection (possibly in the coming weeks), as well as finances and help as we'll soon (as soon as our renter leaves) need to step into phase two, doubling the auditorium and adding more Sunday School rooms to keep up with the growth.
7. Conversions as a result of our soccer ministry. I bring a short devotional (besides playing soccer) at both of the practices each week. Pray especially for Karan, (an Indian Hindu), Mamadù and Macan (Mali muslims) Fabian, Giovanni, Cristian (Ecuadorian Catholics), Michael (Nigerian Anglican) as well as Francesco and Pasquale (Italian Catholics), most of whom have visited the church.
8. Quality time with our seven grandchildren (Rebecca, Cristina, Sammy, Elisa, Noah, Naomi, and Sofia) as we seek to be models for them and point them to Christ.
9. Final plans, strength and safety for our Christian History Tour, Oct. 1-12, 2012.
10. Pray that we might grow in grace and knowledge of our Lord pleasing Him in all our ways. Missionaries struggle daily with this as you do.

You can listen to Radio Luce, the radio station Fred helped start, at www.radioluce.com/it/

If you go to Operation world there is a good 2 minute prayer video - www.operationworld.org/ital