Saturday, August 29, 2015

Finishing the Bible Tomorrow & Preparing for Genesis Next Week.

FINISHING THE BIBLE TOMORROW!!!

We have gone from Genesis to Revelation over these last 3 years!
Thank you to all the teachers and parents that were so helpful and faithful
in teaching God's Word!
This review video is a great summary of what we have been teaching during this time!


The Big Story from The Gospel Project | LifeWay on Vimeo.


PREPARING FOR SEPTEMBER


Generations of Grace, the curriculum we use, has put together a new family resource. 


This Family Devotional Book has 5 days of devotionals connected with each week's lesson.

You can click HERE for a sample of this lesson.

This would be a great resource for families to do together.



How do I use 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.
You can order one of these books at generationsofgrace.squarespace.com/products/
We may also have some copies available for purchase.

Friday, August 14, 2015

Your Role in Discipling Your Kids!

Parents, I want to remind you of the motivating principle in our children's ministry.
Parents are the primary disciple makers in their children's lives.

With this being said I want to remind you of some discipleship resources.

For children in our EKIDZ classes:
Each quarter we provide families with a weekly guide for each week's lesson.
Paper copies are available at the wall rack by the check-in kiosk.
Electronic copies can be download by clicking HERE 
Each week a family worship guide is sent home with your child.
Paper copies are available in each classroom
Electronic copies can be viewed by HERE
For children in the 10:30 service with their families (4th and 5th graders and others by families decision):
You may want to check out www.emmanuelbaptist.com/sunday.php for sermon notes. This could help you and your child prepare for Sunday.
Here are some ideas to help your family
read through the passages that will be used on Sunday.
note key ideas, quotes or points you want your child to remember.
maybe even think about a note taking method (listen for certain words, note big ideas or other ideas).

Wednesday, August 12, 2015

Family Prayer Time Ideas!

During the last 3 summers, we have had Family Prayer times during our Summer Prayer Meeting times.

These family prayer times are designed to give families a set time to pray together while also showing some creative ways to pray as a family.



Tonight is the final prayer time for this summer.  The theme is Family Prayer Walks.
Families will have two different options to choose from.  A church prayer walk or a neighborhood prayer walk.

A church prayer walk:  www.emmanuelbaptist.com/images/File/children/churchwide_prayer.pdf
This is designed to remind families of different ministries at Emmanuel Baptist Church and the different pastors for.

A neighborhood prayer walk: www.emmanuelbaptist.com/images/File/children/scavengerhunt.pdf
This is designed to help you walk your neighborhood or the church neighborhood and pray for those in your community.  You may even have opportunities to talk with neighbors about what you are doing.

Just so you know these are great resources to use any time.