October 2022 Children’s Ministry Guide
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Elisha Served as a Prophet (2 Kings 2)
FAMILY TALKING POINTS
CHRIST CONNECTION
This is the big idea of how this week’s Bible story points to Jesus.
•Babies & Toddlers: The Holy Spirit helps us when we trust in Jesus.
•Younger Preschool: God gave Elisha the same spirit that was in Elijah. God gives the Holy Spirit to people who trust in Jesus so they can tell others about Him.
•Kids: God gave Elisha the same spirit that was in Elijah so Elisha could carry out his mission as a prophet. Years later, Jesus told His followers to wait for the Holy Spirit. God gives believers the Holy Spirit so they can share the gospel with the world.
BIG PICTURE QUESTION & ANSWER
This is an important biblical truth that your child will encounter each week of this unit.
•Younger Preschool: What is idolatry? Idolatry is loving something else more than God.
•Kids: What is idolatry? Idolatry is a sin of the heart in which we love and value something else above God.
KEY PASSAGE
This is a Bible verse that relates to what your child will encounter each week of this unit.
•Babies & Toddlers: Love the Lord your God. Deuteronomy 6:5
•Younger Preschool: Love the Lord your God. Deuteronomy 6:5
•Kids: “Listen, Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is one. Love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your strength.” Deuteronomy 6:4-5
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Elisha Performed Miracles (2 Kings 4–6)
FAMILY TALKING POINTS
CHRIST CONNECTION
This is the big idea of how this week’s Bible story points to Jesus.
• Babies & Toddlers: Jesus’ miracles show that He is the Son of God.
• Younger Preschool: Elisha’s miracles showed that he was a prophet of God. Jesus’ miracles show that He is the Son of God.
• Kids: Elisha’s miracles showed that he was a prophet of the one true God and that God’s words were true. In a greater way, Jesus’ miracles show that He is the true Son of God.
BIG PICTURE QUESTION & ANSWER
This is an important biblical truth that your child will encounter each week of this unit.
• Younger Preschool: What is idolatry? Idolatry is loving something else more than God.
• Kids: What is idolatry? Idolatry is a sin of the heart in which we love and value something else above God.
KEY PASSAGE
This is a Bible verse that relates to what your child will encounter each week of this unit.
• Babies & Toddlers: Love the Lord your God. Deuteronomy 6:5
• Younger Preschool: Love the Lord your God. Deuteronomy 6:5
• Kids: “Listen, Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is one. Love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your strength.” Deuteronomy 6:4-5
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We Are to Worship God Alone (Isaiah 44)
FAMILY TALKING POINTS
CHRIST CONNECTION
This is the big idea of how this week’s Bible story points to Jesus.
• Babies & Toddlers: We are to worship only God. God sent Jesus to save us from our sins.
• Younger Preschool: We are to worship only God. He sent His Son, Jesus, to die on the cross and save us from our sins. We can turn from our sin and celebrate because God saves.
• Kids: God alone is worthy of our worship. He sent His Son, Jesus, to die on the cross and save us from our sins. We can turn from our idolatry and evil ways to rejoice in the God who saves.
BIG PICTURE QUESTION & ANSWER
This is an important biblical truth that your child will encounter each week of this unit.
• Younger Preschool: What is idolatry? Idolatry is loving something else more than God.
• Kids: What is idolatry? Idolatry is a sin of the heart in which we love and value something else above God.
KEY PASSAGE
This is a Bible verse that relates to what your child will encounter each week of this unit.
• Babies & Toddlers: Love the Lord your God. Deuteronomy 6:5
• Younger Preschool: Love the Lord your God. Deuteronomy 6:5
• Kids: “Listen, Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is one. Love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your strength.” Deuteronomy 6:4-5
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FAMILY TALKING POINTS
CHRIST CONNECTION
This is the big idea of how this week’s Bible story points to Jesus.
• Babies & Toddlers: When we trust in Jesus, He helps us want to live for Him.
• Younger Preschool: Joash wanted to obey God. He did what was right at first, but then he turned away from God because of sin. When we trust in Jesus, He helps us want to live for Him.
• Kids: Joash wanted to obey God. He honored God at first, but in time, his actions showed that there was still sin in his heart. Jesus wants to change our hearts. When we trust in Jesus as Lord and Savior, He gives us new hearts that want to live for His glory.
BIG PICTURE QUESTION & ANSWER
This is an important biblical truth that your child will encounter each week of this unit.
• Younger Preschool: What is repentance? Repentance is choosing to stop making wrong choices and choosing Jesus.
• Kids: What is repentance? Repentance is turning away from sin and turning to Jesus.
KEY PASSAGE
This is a Bible verse that relates to what your child will encounter each week of this unit.
• Babies & Toddlers: Turn away from your wrong choices. Acts 3:19
• Younger Preschool: Turn away from your wrong choices. Acts 3:19
• Kids: “Therefore repent and turn back, so that your sins may be wiped out.” Acts 3:19
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Isaiah Warned of God’s Judgment (Isaiah 22; 48)
FAMILY TALKING POINTS
CHRIST CONNECTION
This is the big idea of how this week’s Bible story points to Jesus.
• Babies & Toddlers: Everyone who trusts in Jesus will be safe from judgment.
• Younger Preschool: God sent Isaiah to warn the people of Judah. A day is coming when God will judge sin one last time. Everyone who repents of sin and trusts in Jesus will be safe from judgment.
• Kids: God sent Isaiah to warn of His coming judgment. A greater day of judgment is coming when God will judge sin for a final time. Jesus came to die on the cross and rise again. Everyone who repents of sin and trusts in Jesus will be safe from God’s judgment and have eternal life.
BIG PICTURE QUESTION & ANSWER
This is an important biblical truth that your child will encounter each week of this unit.
• Younger Preschool: What is repentance? Repentance is choosing to stop making wrong choices and choosing Jesus.
• Kids: What is repentance? Repentance is turning away from sin and turning to Jesus.
KEY PASSAGE
This is a Bible verse that relates to what your child will encounter each week of this unit.
• Babies & Toddlers: Turn away from your wrong choices. Acts 3:19
• Younger Preschool: Turn away from your wrong choices. Acts 3:19
• Kids: “Therefore repent and turn back, so that your sins may be wiped out.” Acts 3:19
