August 2023 Children’s Ministry Guide
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Jesus’ Miracles Prove He Is God (John 14)
FAMILY TALKING POINTS
CHRIST CONNECTION
Babies & Toddlers: Jesus is God’s Son.
Younger Preschool: Jesus came to help us understand what God is like. God the Father sent His Son to rescue us from sin. He gives us the Holy Spirit to help us as we live for Him.
Kids: God has always existed as three Persons—Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. The Father sent the Son to rescue us from sin. He gives us the Holy Spirit to comfort us, show us our sins, and guide us as we live for God’s glory.
BIG PICTURE QUESTION & ANSWER
Younger Preschool: Is Jesus God or a person? Jesus is both God and a person.
Kids: Is Jesus God or a human? As the Son of God, Jesus is both fully God and fully human.
KEY PASSAGE
Babies & Toddlers: Jesus is God’s Son. John 1:18
Younger Preschool: Jesus shows us what God is like. John 1:18
Kids: No one has ever seen God. The one and only Son, who is himself God and is at the Father’s side—he has revealed him. John 1:18
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Jesus Taught about Character (Matthew 5)
FAMILY TALKING POINTS
CHRIST CONNECTION
Babies & Toddlers: People who trust in Jesus will be like Him.
Younger Preschool: Jesus taught about how to follow Him. People who trust in Jesus will be like Him and tell others about Him.
Kids: Jesus taught people what it means to follow Him. He taught how people should live. People who trust in Jesus live to honor God and show what His kingdom is like.
BIG PICTURE QUESTION & ANSWER
Younger Preschool: What did Jesus teach when He was on earth? Jesus taught about God.
Kids: What did Jesus teach when He was on earth? Jesus taught about God and His kingdom. He taught that all Scripture is about Him.
KEY PASSAGE
Babies & Toddlers: Lord, You are great and powerful. 1 Chronicles 29:11
Younger Preschool: Lord, You are great and powerful. Everything belongs to You.1 Chronicles 29:11
Kids: Yours, LORD, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the splendor and the majesty, for everything in the heavens and on earth belongs to you. Yours, LORD, is the kingdom, and you are exalted as head over all. 1 Chronicles 29:11
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Jesus Taught about Behavior (Matthew 6)
FAMILY TALKING POINTS
CHRIST CONNECTION
Babies & Toddlers: People who trust in Jesus will live like Him.
Younger Preschool: Jesus taught how people should live. People who trust in Jesus live for Him because God has forgiven their sins.
Kids: Jesus taught people what it means to follow Him. He taught how people should interact with God and others. Believers live to honor God—not to earn God’s favor but because they already have it.
BIG PICTURE QUESTION & ANSWER
Younger Preschool: What did Jesus teach when He was on earth? Jesus taught about God.
Kids: What did Jesus teach when He was on earth? Jesus taught about God and His kingdom. He taught that all Scripture is about Him.
KEY PASSAGE
Babies & Toddlers: Lord, You are great and powerful. 1 Chronicles 29:11
Younger Preschool: Lord, You are great and powerful. Everything belongs to You.1 Chronicles 29:11
Kids: Yours, LORD, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the splendor and the majesty, for everything in the heavens and on earth belongs to you. Yours, LORD, is the kingdom, and you are exalted as head over all. 1 Chronicles 29:11
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Jesus Taught about God’s Love (Luke 15)
FAMILY TALKING POINTS
CHRIST CONNECTION
Babies & Toddlers: God is a loving Father who sent His Son to rescue people from sin.
Younger Preschool: Jesus told stories to teach about God’s love. Jesus loves people who do not know Him. Jesus gave His life to rescue people from sin.
Kids: Jesus told these parables to teach about God’s love. God sent Jesus so sinners can be forgiven. As Savior, Jesus loves and seeks sinners. He paid the ultimate price—His own life—to save people from sin.
BIG PICTURE QUESTION & ANSWER
Younger Preschool: What did Jesus teach when He was on earth? Jesus taught about God.
Kids: What did Jesus teach when He was on earth? Jesus taught about God and His kingdom. He taught that all Scripture is about Him.
KEY PASSAGE
Babies & Toddlers: Lord, You are great and powerful. 1 Chronicles 29:11
Younger Preschool: Lord, You are great and powerful. Everything belongs to You.1 Chronicles 29:11
Kids: Yours, LORD, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the splendor and the majesty, for everything in the heavens and on earth belongs to you. Yours, LORD, is the kingdom, and you are exalted as head over all. 1 Chronicles 29:11