CHILDREN'S MINISTRY
"Whoever takes the lowly position of this child is the greatest in the kingdom of Heaven, And whoever welcomes one such child in my name welcomes me."
(Matthew 18: 4-5)
Bible Reading Week 1&2
Genesis 1&2
The Creation:
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Children up to 3rd Grade
You should use a NIV Children's Bible. Read out loud chapter 1. While you are reading, have the children close or cover their eyes. Have them imagen what the world was like. When God says "Let there be light" Children open their eyes ( lights are out turn them on).
Have the children squat down and slowly stand up to be the seeds of plants sprouting and growing.
Draw a picture of the sun and the moon
Sing Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
Talk with your child:
What's your favorite thing that God made?
If you could change one thing, what would it be?
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Week 2 Genesis 2 God Created Man
Read out loud Genesis 2
Look in a mirror at your image, "God made us in His image!​
Pretend to swim like a fish, fly like a bird, and walk like an animal.
If you could call a lion by a different name what would it be? How about an elephant?
Make some snoring sounds
Can you feel your ribs? How many can you count?
God made people
( pound fist on top of each other)
Both short and tall
(crouch low, then stand up tall)
God made people
(pound fists on top of each other)
Let's Talk
How can we take care of God's earth?
What did God make special about you?
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Children's Church
Each Sunday, we gather together to learn about God's love for us with fun and uplifting lessons that help nurture children's faith.
Children's Sunday School meets during the 9 a.m. worship service. Children of all ages are welcome!
Bible Reading Weeks 1& 2
Genesis 1&2
The Creation
You should use a NIV children's Bible
Before starting, have the child look at a black piece of construction paper, what did they see? Nothing-right?
That's all there was - nothing- until God created until God created the universe.
Have child read Genesis 1:1 out loud
Then take a blank sheet of paper and have the child bec theome creative and draw and color. fill the page with birds animals family and them . Just as God had filled
Watch the video
Week 1
Have child read Genesis 1
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BIBLE READING WEEK 3
Luke 17:5-10
A Mustard Seed Faith
Have you ever seen a mustard seed? (Pause.) The mustard seed is one of the smallest of all seeds. (Let kids pass around some mustard seeds so they can all see and feel the size.) Some people think of faith when they think of mustard seeds. Faith is when we believe in God and His power. What do you know about why people use mustard seeds as a symbol of faith?The reason some people use mustard seeds as a symbol of faith is because of something Jesus said in the Bible.(Open your Bible.) When Jesus’ friends asked Him how they could have stronger faith, Jesus said, “If you had faith even as small as a mustard seed, you could say to this mulberry tree, ‘May you be uprooted and be planted in the sea,’ and it would obey you!” (Luke 17:5-10)Wow! (Hold up one mustard seed and look closely at it.) Jesus said that God is so powerful that if our faith is even as small as this little seed, then we can do incredible things with His power. Maybe we should try that. (Place the plant in front of the children.) If Jesus said we could pray and ask God to move a tree from our front yard to the sea, then we need even smaller faith to just move this plant a little bit. (Invite kids to discuss whether they can do it. If some would like to try it, then decide on where they’d like to move the plant, and lead them in all saying prayers to move the plant.)Jesus didn’t say someone with the faith of the mustard seed can move trees to the sea so that a bunch of people would start uprooting trees. That wasn’t His point. He was teaching us that it doesn't take a great faith for great things to happen. Why? Because what happens doesn’t depend on us, but instead on God. God has the power to do anything, and God is for us so we can trust whatever He does.God, we ask for a mustard seed sized faith. Help us to believe and never doubt Your mighty power. In Jesus’ name, amen.