April 23 Lessons

9:00am DiscipleLand 

1st-2nd grade 

At Worship with God, Lesson 5--Group Worship

God responds whenever His people gather to worship Him.

2 Chronicles 29--Hezekiah's Service

God Is Gracious

Verse:

Psalm 100:1-2

"Shout out praises to the Lord, all the earth!
2 Worship the Lord with joy!
Enter his presence with joyful singing!"

Focus:

~God graciously treats His people better than they deserve.

~King Hezekiah restored the Temple and consecrated it with a worship service to the Lord.

~God is pleased when believers worship Him together.

Missionary Biography: The Saint Family--Learning to Trust God

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9:00am DiscipleLand

3rd-4th grade

Mighty Miracles: Lesson 6--Motives

Jesus challenges people to examine carefully what motivates them to do what they do.

Luke 13:10-17; 14:1-35

Verse Review:

John 8:12; 9:3; 10:11; Luke 10:2; 12:34

Focus:

~Jesus has great compassion for people. 

~Jesus values people more than merely keeping traditions.

~God humbles the proud and honors the humble.

~There's a high cost for following Jesus.

Missionary Biography: John Stewart--Getting Help

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10:45am TRU

1st-4th grade10:45am TRU

Main Focus: God Is Love
Nicodemus' Question

(John 2:23-25; 3:1-21)

Anticipate: "Unveiling Hidden Messages"  

Today’s story is about a Pharisee named Nicodemus who came to Jesus at night because he didn’t want people to see him. But God sees everything, and He saw what was going on in Nicodemus’s heart.  Imagine how hard it must have been for Nicodemus to find Jesus at night!.

Worship with Youth Band

Game: "Walk In The Light" Race

Memory Verse: 

“The LORD is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and rich in love.”                                                                                —Psalm 145:8

Today, we learn the story of Nicodemus visiting Jesus at night.  Jesus explained to him that it's not enough to admire Jesus' miracles or knowing Jesus' authority and mission, but one must be born again by the Spirit.  Although no one can see the Spirit, the impact of the Spirit in a person's life is always evident.  The Bible does not tell us what Nicodemus did after his visitation with Jesus.  But we can read about Nicodemus in 2 other incidences recorded in the Bible and find a significant growth in his courage to stand up for Jesus and eventually publicly demonstrating his faith in and love for Jesus by burying Jesus' body.  We see the evident of God's Spirit in Nicodemus, transforming him from a man who was afraid to a man with courage.  This transformation took place because of God's love for us through Jesus Christ.  And we can have confidence that all who choose to believe in Jesus, can receive God's love and be transformed to be more and more like Jesus each day.

Respond: "Secret Decoder Wheel" 

Nicodemus asked Jesus many questions about salvation alone one night, almost like it was a secret. Thankfully, we do not have to uncover a secret message to know how to gain salvation. God loves each of us and sent his son to die for us, so that we may receive eternal life. It is not a secret!  Share the news with all those around you!

Bless:

Bless

“The LORD is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and rich in love.”                                                        —Psalm 145:8

May our children know that God is love.  May they show love to others as God has loved them.

April 16th Easter Family Worship

April 09 Lessons

9:00am DiscipleLand 

1st-2nd grade 

Let's Go, Easter Lesson

Jesus is alive!

Luke 24:1-12

Verse:

Luke 24:1-2

"Now on the first day of the week, at early dawn, the women went to the tomb, taking the aromatic spices they had prepared. They found that the stone had been rolled away from the tomb,"

Focus:

~When the women came to Jesus' tomb, they found it empty.

~The angel told the women that Jesus was alive.

~Jesus showed Himself and convinced the disciples that He was really alive.
~Jesus told His disciples to go and tell others about the good news of Jesus.

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9:00am DiscipleLand

3rd-4th grade

Mighty Miracles: Lesson 5--Good Shepherd

Jesus is the Good Shepherd who laid down His life for His flock .

John 10

Verse Review:

John 10:11
"I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep."

Focus:

~Thieves try to steal and destroy God's flock.

~Jesus is the Good Shepherd who laid down His life for His sheep.

~Jesus's sheep recognize and listen to His voice and have eternal life.

Missionary Biography: John Stewart--First Adventures

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10:45am TRU

1st-4th grade10:45am TRU

Main Focus: Jesus Is Our Passover Lamb
Good Friday and Easter 

(Luke 22-24)

Anticipate: "Jesus Is ALIVE" Pop up scene

Easter is all about Jesus.  Even though Jesus helped heal the sick, performed miracles and preached repentance, He was born to suffer and die on the cross for our sins and be resurrected and leave His tomb empty. "There's no gloom inside the tomb, " because Jesus is alive!

Worship with Youth Band

Game: "Laying Eggs" Team Relay 

Memory Verse: 

"The LORD is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and rich in love."--Psalm  145:8

Like the Passover lamb, Jesus sacrifice Himself on the cross on our behave.  Just like death passover the houses with the lamb's blood on their door frames on the 1st Passover in Egypt, because of the blood of Jesus, death passover His believers.  Jesus took upon Himself the sins of the world, so all who believe in Him can be forgiven, restored and have new life.  Jesus IS our Passover Lamb.

Respond: "Easter Baskets" with Cheering for Jesus 

Easter baskets signify new life, rebirth and renewal.  In church history, eggs were often used to symbolize our soul.  Giving Easter baskets is a reminder for us to give our hearts and souls to Jesus and each other.  

Bless:

Bless

“The LORD is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and rich in love.”                                                        —Psalm 145:8

May our children know that Jesus is their Passover Lamb who took away the punishment of death and reconciled man to God.  Through the death, burial, and resurrection of Christ, our children can have eternal hope and live with God forever.

Memory Verse April 03-May 06

April 02 Lessons

9:00am DiscipleLand 

1st-2nd grade 

At Worship with God, Lesson 3--Personal Worship

God meets those who worship Him personally.

Psalm 63--David's Prayer

God is Sovereign.

Verse:

Psalm 63:1a:

"O God, you are my God! I long for you!"

Focus:

~God is our Sovereign King.

~David worshiped God alone in the desert as found in Psalm 63.

~God will be near those who come to Him.

Missionary Biography: The Saint Family--A Normal Way to Live

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9:00am DiscipleLand

3rd-4th grade

Mighty Miracles: Lesson 4--True Greatness

Jesus taught the disciples that true greatness is measured by one's willingness to trust Him and to serve others.  

Matthew 20:1-28-- True Greatness

Verse:

" just as the Son of Man did not come to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”--Matthew 20:28

Focus:

~God's ideas about being great are not the same as man's. 
~Jesus taught about true greatness through the parable of the workers.

~Jesus taught the disciples that true greatness is measured by one's willingness to trust Him and to serve others.  

Missionary Biography: John Stewart--The Voices

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10:45am TRU

1st-4th grade

Main Focus: Remember and Celebrate God's Faithfulness
The Feast of the Trumpets

Anticipate: Building God's Kingdom Together

God wanted His people to remember His faithfulness through the help of feasts and festivals.  The Feast of Trumpets consists of a time of rest, an offering made by fire and blowing of trumpets.  The blowing of trumpets starts off the 10 days of repentance in order for the Israelites to be prepared for the Day of Atonement.  This feast gave God's people time to remember what God had done for them and to focus on obeying and loving God, who had been so faithful to them.  

Worship with Singing: led by Youth Band
Game with Youth

Memory Verse: 

“Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.”                                                        —Hebrews 4:16

Every quarter, our TRU children participate in the review game of ZONK! to help them remember what they've discovered during the past several weeks in the Big God Story.

Review Previous Lessons:

• God Is Faithful--John the Baptist  (Isaiah 40:3; Matthew 3)
• God Leads--Temptation in the Wilderness  (Matthew 3:13-17; 4:1-11)
• God Forgives--Healing of the Paralyzed Man (Mark 2:1-12)
• God Is Help--Healing of the Leper, Jairus' Daughter, Sick Woman (Matt. 8:1-4; 9:18-26; Mark 5:21-43)