March 29th Lessons

9:00am DiscipleLand

1st-2nd grade 

Easter Lesson--The Passover 

Ms. Ruth talked about the Passover from Exodus 12; Luke 22.  Ms. Ruth also let each kid have one set of the resurrection eggs and talk about the holy week.

"For Christ, our Passover lamb, has been sacrificed.."--1 Corinthians 5:7b

Jesus is the Lamb of God, whose blood saves us from death. 

9:00am DiscipleLand

3rd-4th grade 

Easter Lesson--Exalted Servant

Mr. Allen led the class through Isaiah 52:13-53:12, talking about the suffering and glory of Jesus, the exalted Servant. 

"See, my servant will act wisely;    he will be raised and lifted up and highly exalted."--Isaiah 52:13

Jesus the ancient prophecies by suffering for the sins of others and was exalted. 

10:45am TRU

1st-4th grade 

Triumphal Entry (Matthew 21:1-211; John 12:12-19)

Jesus Is King

During Anticipate, the kids made palm branches in preparation for the Big God story.

It's always so much fun when the youth band comes to sing and play the opening games with the kids.

When Jesus rode into Jerusalem, crowds of people lined up to worship Him as a king. They cried out, “Hosanna!” and laid palm branches onto the street. But Jesus wasn’t the warrior king the people expected.   He came to fulfilled the 500 year old prophecy and He was the King on a mission of peace, bringing people into relationship with God.  

May our children trust Jesus to be the King in their lives.  May they know that they could call out to Jesus and He will save them.  May the children know that the King of heaven and earth loves and cares for them.  

Memory Verse March 29-April 19

Walk With Jesus Each Day

You will notice posters on the sides of the hall as you enter the education building this week.  Please take a moment to walk with Jesus each day of the holy week (Palm Sunday to Easter).  May the reflection of the holy week deepen our love and gratitude for Jesus.

March 22 Lessons

9:00am DiscipleLand

1st-2nd grade 

Personal Worship 

Ms. Ruth talked about what personal worship means and read King David's prayer in Psalm 63.

A psalm of David. When he was in the Desert of Judah.  --Psalm 63:1a

God is sovereign.  He meets personally with everyone who worships Him.

9:00am DiscipleLand

3rd-4th grade 

God's Rewards  

Mr. Allen led the class through Luke chapter 12:1-21, 35- 13:39.

"For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also..'"--Luke 12:34

Jesus shows that the way His believers live on earth determines how God will reward them in heaven.

10:45am TRU

1st-4th grade 

Mary Anoints Jesus (John 12:1-11)

During Anticipate, Mrs. Allen prepared  "What's That Smell" guessing game for the kids.  

The classroom was filled with different fragrances and smell (i.e. lavender, coffee, perfume, ginger, cooked fish...etc.)

The youth band led us sing "Shake A Friend's Hand", "God Is So Good", "I've Got Peace Like A River", and "Father Abraham". Now the kids were more familiar with the youth band, there were more smiles, more singing voices, and more giggles.

While Martha served her dinner guests, Mary came to Jesus with her most important possession, a jar of expensive perfume.  She worshiped Jesus with her treasured possession because she knew Jesus is worthy.  

We also talked about supporting the Zimbabwe mission team by praying for the children in Zim and praying for the team to share God's love with them.  For those kids who would also like to support Hands of Hope financially, they were encouraged to bring their coins in the treasure box next week.  

March 15th Lessons

9:00am DiscipleLand

1st-2nd grade 

False Worship 

Ms. Rebecca talked about what false worship means and read the story of King Manasseh from 2 Chronicles 33:1-20.

"Be careful, or you will be enticed to turn away and worship other gods and bow down to them."--Deuteronomy 11:16

God is almighty and He rejects people who worship anyone or anything other than Him. 

9:00am DiscipleLand

3rd-4th grade 

God's Work  

Mr. Allen led the class through Luke chapter 10 (Jesus Sends Out the Disciples, The Disciples' Joy, The Good Samaritan, Mary and Martha).

"He told them, 'The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field.'"--Luke 10:2

Jesus shows His disciples that loving and serving God is most important.

10:45am TRU

1st-4th grade 

Zacchaeus (Luke 19:1-10)

During Anticipate, the small group leaders played the searching game and "Where's Waldo" with the kids.  The youth joined us in the searching for memory verse puzzle games.  

The youth band led us sing "Rejoice In The Lord Always", "God Is So Good", and "Jesus Loves Me". 

Jesus ' mission on earth was to seek and save.  In order to accomplish this purpose, Jesus hung out with sinners and developed relationships with the outcasts.  Jesus wanted to save them from sins and bring them into relationship with God.  Jesus sought and saved Zacchaeus.  Today, Jesus seeks after us, too.

Tied Into God's Family 

Small Group Discussion  

"Seek the lost objects" game 

March 8th Lessons

9:00am DiscipleLand

1st-2nd grade 

True Worship 

Miss Ruth and Miss Jing talked about what true worship means and read the story of Noah building an altar.  

The class also looked at John 4:24 where it says:

"God is spirit, and his worshipers must worship in the Spirit and in truth."

God desires our worship.  When we worship, we please God.  Worship puts God first.

9:00am DiscipleLand

3rd-4th grade

                                                            Jesus Is The Light

Mr. Allen led the class through John chapter 8 (Jesus' forgiveness, the arguments with the Pharisees, and that Jesus is the light.)


"When Jesus spoke again to the people, he said, 'I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.'”--John 8:12

10:45am TRU

1st-4th grade 

Woman at the Well (John 4:1-42)

During Anticipate, the small group leaders played the board game "From Judea to Galilee" with the kids.

The youth band led us sing "Deep & Wide", "Kum Ba Yah", and "Rejoice In the Lord Always".  

The youth joined us in the games.  We played a few guessing games.  At the end, we realized no matter how good we are at guessing, it was still impossible for us to know all things.  Only God knows all things.

God knows all things 

We learned about Jesus' conversation with the woman at the well.  Jesus knew that the woman was a Samaritan and that she was living in sin. He knew everything about her, both the good and the bad, and still wanted a relationship with her.  Jesus knows everything about us and wants a relationship with us, too!

After the story, we sang "I Have A Maker" (click on the song title to listen online), remembering that our God knows everything.

May our children rest in the peace of being known by our Heavenly Father. May the children tell others the good news of Jesus.

March 1st TRU--Peter Is Chosen (Luke 5:1-11)

Which of Jesus' disciples does the word "fisherman" remind you of?  Most likely Peter would be one of your answers.  That was what we learned this past Sunday.

During Anticipate, the small group leaders took the kids fishing.  The kids were to "catch" as many fish as they could in 1 minute!

Mr. Allen demonstrated fishing could be very relaxing.  See that smile?

Mr. Robert told the story from Luke 5:1-11.   Just as Jesus called Peter, a fisherman, to follow Him, Jesus calls regular people to follow Him today because He wants us to be a part of His plan. God’s plan is best!

We could also "fish for people" like Peter by telling others about God's plan. The kids worked on their "fishing net" first.  

Then, they were invited to pray for specific people in their lives who may not have a personal relationship with Jesus yet.   The kids wrote names on the paper cutouts and tape them to the fishing net.  

The fishing nets served as a reminder that we are to pray for those people.  

"For I know the plans I have for you," declares the Lord, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future."  --Jeremiah 29:11

May our children know that God's plan is best and that God is calling each of them to follow Him.  May they trust Him each day.  

TRU March Memory Verse