Tuesday, May 23, 2017

Sonshine Gospel Presentation



He Came—John 1:14

He Died—1 Corinthians 15:3

He Arose—1 Corinthians 15:4 

He Ascended—Mark 16:19

He’s Coming Back— 1 Thessalonians 4:16-17


Monday, May 22, 2017

Sonshine Teaching Plan

Today's post is an overview of the daily Bible lessons.
Tomorrow's post is an overview of the Gospel presentation we use during Sonshine.

Here are the Bible Lessons for each of the nights.
One thing you can do on Sunday is share a very brief overview of each of these stories.

Sunday:
Wrangler quality:  COURAGE
Bible Story:  David & Goliath
Passage:  1 Samuel 17
God has won the victory for us!

Monday:
Wrangler quality:  COMPASSION
Bible Story:  The Good Samaritan
Passage:  Luke 10:25-37
God loves us so we should love others!

Tuesday:
Wrangler quality:  COOPERATION
Bible Story:  Nehemiah & Rebuilding Wall
Passage:  Nehemiah 4:7-21
God has a great plan to protect His people!

Wednesday:
Wrangler Quality:  CHARACTER
Bible Story:  The Story of Achan
Passage:  Joshua 7 & Psalm 86:5-6, 11
We cannot hide our sin from God!

Thursday:
Wrangler Quality:  CONFIDENCE
Bible Story:  Abraham Sacrifices Isaac
Passage:  Genesis 22:1-14
God is a faithful God and we need to trust Him!


Sunday, May 21, 2017

Share Your Faith - Sonshine!!

The five stories each night of Sonshine will be posted on Monday, May 22.

Here is the BIG IDEA for this Sunday!

We have GREAT NEWS to share
not only during Sonshine
but all the time.

Here are some things we want to do this Sunday encourage the kids and adults to
  pray for Sonshine
  invite kids to Sonshine
  be actively involved each night at Sunday.

Throughout this week there will be various posts to help you think about and prepare for this Sunday's lesson.

This post has some tips and helps for
Be actively involved each night at Sunday

  • How should you act during the opening time?
    • Greet friends and visitors
    • Have fun
    • Listen to those who are speaking

  • How should you act during the storytime?
    • Listen to the teacher
    • Help others hear the Gospel
    • answer questions that are asked
  • How should you act during the game time?
    • Have fun
    • Play the games according to the roles
    • Be friendly
  • How should you act during the craft time?
    • Follow directions
    • Help others

Tuesday, May 16, 2017

Review Using this Week's Memory Verse

More information will be put on here throughout the week to help teach the lesson.
If you have additional tips or helps, leave a comment or email children @ emmanuelbaptist.com 
Ther are some devotional resources at the end of this post to help you focus your mind and heart on the passage.

Here is a possible review lesson for this Sunday using Luke 12:32-34.

32 “Fear not, little flock, for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom.  
33 Sell your possessions, and give to the needy. Provide yourselves with moneybags that do not grow old, with a treasure in the heavens that does not fail, where no thief approaches and no moth destroys.  
34 For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.
Remember:
"Since God has freely given them all the glorious riches of His kingdom, how much more willingly will He give them what they need to serve Him in that kingdom?"  Luke:  The MacArthur New Testament Commentary.

Here is the Kid version of this quote...

As we think about and are thankful for our food, home and other things, we need to to remember that the biggest thing we have to be thankful for is JESUS who gives us a right relationship with GOD!!
You can look back to Matthew 6:19-21.

Here is a really basic treasure question from each Spring Lesson: 


  • From March 5th lesson, what did Solomon want?  Where was his treasure? (1 Kings 2:1-4, 3:1-15) - Family Devotional 98
  • From March 12th lesson,    - Family Devotional 102
  • From March 19 lesson, what did Solomon want?  Where was his treasure? (1 Kings 11) - Family Devotional 106
  • From March 26 lesson, what did Jeroboam want?  Where was his treasure? (1 Kings 12:1-33; 14:1-18) - Family Devotional  - Family Devotional 110
  • From April 23 lesson, what did Elijah want?  Where was his treasure? (1 Kings 16:29-17:1; 18:1-2, 17-46) - Family Devotional 114
  • From April 30 lesson, what did God want?  Where was his treasure? (2 Kings 18:1-19, 37) - Family Devotional 118
  • From May 7 lesson, what did God want?  Where was his treasure? (2 Kings 21:1-18; 24:1-25; 30) - Family Devotional 122
  • From May 14 lesson, what did Jonah want?  Where was his treasure? (Jonah) - Family Devotional 126
  • From the Easter lessons, what should we want?  Where should our treasure be?  - Family Devotional 182

Some Fighter Verse devotionals


Friday, May 12, 2017

God shows mercy to Jonah and Nineveh

Jonah 1:11 - 4:11

Kindergarten and under:  Luke 12:34 - For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.

1st - 5th grade:  Luke 12:32-33



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Saturday, May 6, 2017

God punishes Judah!

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This story is a hard story to read, especially the part of a king sacrificing his son to as an offering to idols.
This story also contains the harsh reality of the consequences of sin.

Sunday, April 30, 2017

Romans and 2 Kings

Romans 14:11 connects well with this Sunday's (4/30) EKIDZ lesson from 2nd Kings 18 and 19.
The verse says...
“for it is written, "As I live, says the Lord, every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue shall confess to God."”

The lesson title is God is glorified by protecting Judah. 
It is the story of the Hezekiah and Judah's battle against the Assyrians.  
The Assyrians mock God. 
The prophet Isaiah and King Hezekiah trust God. 
God wins the battle. 
The lesson book makes this connection:  "Years later, Sennacherib's (king of assyria) own sons assassinated him while he was worshipping his god (2 kings 19:37).  Where now is the boasting of Sennacherib and Rabshakeh?  It was silenced just like all those who set themselves against the Lord (Romans 14:11).

It is very similar to last week's lesson about Elijah and the prophets of Baal.

2 Kings 18:1-8
Judah worshiped idols and false gods.
 Second Kings 18:4 says they were worshiping "the bronze serpent that Moses had made."
2 Kings 18:28-35
The Assyrians threaten Judah.  
The Assyrians defy God. 
"Who among all the gods of the lands have delivered their lands out of my hand, that the Lord should deliver Jerusalem out of my hand?’”  2 Kings 18:35
2 Kings 19:32-34
God wins!!


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