3.13 Family Experience Resources

NOT NORMAL WEEK 2: JESUS IS GOD (Matthew 3)

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Why be like everyone else when we can be wacky, backward, and weird? We can try to blend in and be like everyone else, or we can stand up and stand out. After all, that’s what Jesus did! When Jesus showed up, His whole life seemed not-so-normal to most people. From His childhood to His early ministry, it was clear from the beginning that Jesus wasn’t like most people. In this 4-week series, families will examine the early life and ministry of Jesus as they discover that Jesus is not normal, that Jesus is God, that Jesus is perfect, and that Jesus invites us to be not-so-normal along with Him.

We invite you to visit us on our Canyon Creek Project YouTube channel or FaceBook live for Family Experience every Saturday morning at 11AM. 

Memory Verse

(elementary) All Scripture is inspired by God and is useful to teach us what is true and to make us realize what is wrong in our lives. It corrects us when we are wrong and teaches us to do what is right. - 2 Timothy 3:16 (NLT) 

(preschool) This is the day that the Lord has made. - Psalm 118:24a

March 13: Jesus is God

Jesus is Baptized: Matthew 3:11-17 (Acts 2:38-41; Romans 6:4)

Theme Song

Coloring page

https://whatsinthebible.com/activity-library/jesus-is-baptized/

Craft

Disciple: Share your Baptism Story 

Share your baptism story with your children. Share what you were feeling during baptism and what made you choose to get baptized. How did you feel afterwards? 

-Talk to your children about how baptism is something people do to show they are following Jesus. It is a symbol of what Jesus has done in their lives. Jesus set an example for us and then said His followers should also be baptized. Then read from the Bible to find out what happened when Jesus was baptized (Matt. 3:11-17)

If you haven’t been baptized and are having a difficult time disciplining your children through this weeks lesson, please contact us at familyexperience@canyoncreekproject.com. We would love to share our baptism experience with your family. 

Watch this video as an additional resource in helping explain baptism to your kiddos. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xqQ580wV9s

Activity: Backwards Basketball

Repenting means to choose to turn away from sin and turn toward God. It’s when we agree with Jesus that our sin is wrong and we need to follow God. Repenting is more than just saying “sorry,” it’s going the other direction.

Let’s play a game where we do something backwards and turn the other way. Watch

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TnFkzOIOh5M&feature=youtu.be

Have each family member take turns dribbling backwards and, with everyones’ help give directions, shoot the basketball behind their backs and try to make it into a bin or a basketball hoop. The first one to make a basket wins! 

Additional Discussion Questions:

  • What did John say when Jesus wanted to be baptized by Him? (Jesus should baptize him instead.)

  • The Spirit of God appeared to Jesus like what animal? (A dove.)

  • Why does it matter that Jesus is God, and not just human? 

  • Why do you think being baptized was so important to Jesus?

  • Why do people get baptized? 

3.6 Family Experience Resources

Not Normal Week 1: Jesus is Not Normal (Luke 2:41-52)

Watch this week’s video

Why be like everyone else when we can be wacky, backward, and weird? We can try to blend in and be like everyone else, or we can stand up and stand out. After all, that’s what Jesus did! When Jesus showed up, His whole life seemed not-so-normal to most people. From His childhood to His early ministry, it was clear from the beginning that Jesus wasn’t like most people. In this 4-week series, families will examine the early life and ministry of Jesus as they discover that Jesus is not normal, that Jesus is God, that Jesus is perfect, and that Jesus invites us to be not-so-normal along with Him.

We invite you to visit us on our Canyon Creek Project YouTube channel or Facebook live for Family Experience every Saturday morning at 11AM.

Memory Verse

(elementary) All Scripture is inspired by God and is useful to teach us what is true and to make us realize what is wrong in our lives. It corrects us when we are wrong and teaches us to do what is right.  2 Timothy 3:!6 (NLT) 

(preschool) This is the day that the Lord has made. Psalm 118:24a

Theme Song

Coloring page

Craft: Temple scroll or Ispy sensory bottle

http://faithsprouts.blogspot.com/2015/01/the-boy-jesus-in-temple.html

Disciple: 

Watch this link as a family

Ask: What are some normal things dogs do? This is a video of a dog doing some very not normal things! In our Bible story (Luke 2:41-52), Jesus was doing something unexpected and different. Ask: What was Jesus doing that was not normal for a boy His age? He was teaching in the temple! Jesus was filled with wisdom, even at an early age. We can be thankful for Jesus, His wisdom, and His help every day. Apply: What are some things we need God’s help with? Let’s pray for God’s wisdom and help with those things. Pray with your family.

Family Activity: Skittles Painting 

Paint pictures that remind us Jesus is not normal! But we’re not going to paint a normal way! Use skittle candy to paint! 

INSTRUCTIONS: Sort skittles by color in small cups. Use paintbrushes and thick paper. Dip paintbrushes in the ‘Skittles cups’ and paint pictures that say “Jesus is not normal.”

Additional Discussion Questions:

  • What did Jesus do in this story that was not so normal? (He went back to the temple.)

  • What was Jesus doing when His parents found Him? (Teaching in the Temple.)

  • What are some things that make Jesus not normal?

  • What’s the hard part about living a not normal life when following Jesus?

  • What is not normal about our lives when we follow Jesus and live His way?

2.27 Family Experience Resources

REAL LOVE - WEEK 4: LOVE IS THE BEST CHOICE (MARK 12:28-34)

WATCH THIS WEEK’S VIDEO

“We are always teaching our kids that we need to love God and love one another, but often times neglect to give them tangible ways to do so. In this series, we are going to examine a few of Jesus’ teachings in depth and discover practical ways we can demonstrate our love for God, family, friends, and enemies, too! Our hope is that by the end of this series, every family will be able to say, because God loves everyone, I can show God’s love by being kind, I can show God’s love even when it’s hard, and that ultimately, love is the best choice!”

We invite you to visit us on our Canyon Creek Project YouTube channel or Facebook live for Family Experience every Saturday morning at 11AM. 

February 27: “Love is the best choice”

The Greatest Commandment: Mark 12:28-34

Memory Verse: “Dear friends, since God so loved us, we also ought to love one another.” 1 John 4:11

Theme Song

Coloring Page

Craft

Experience this lesson through family worship:

Read Mark 12:28-34; “We have been learning a lot about God's love this month. But now we need to figure out how do we love God? Today's Bible verse tells us to love God with our heart, soul, mind, and strength. That's pretty much saying, love God with EVERYTHING you have, right? But it doesn't stop there! Jesus tells us also to love our neighbor as ourselves... which is pretty much saying, love others with EVERYTHING, too!

Activity: Loving Our Neighbors

Go to the Compassion International website https://www.compassion.com/sponsor_a_child/view-all-children.htm

View a few of the children’s profiles, read about their different communities and countries. You could either browse through the site with your family. When Jesus tells us to love our neighbors, He’s not just talking about people who live near us. It means all people are our neighbors, even if they live in other parts of the world. These are some of our neighbors from other countries. What kinds of needs do you think they have? And what can we do to show them love? Remember —God loves everyone and God wants all of us to love everyone, too!

Additional Discussion Questions: 

  1. What does Jesus say is the greatest commandment?

  2. What about the second greatest commandment?

  3. How do we love God? How do we love our neighbors?

  4. Read Mark 12:31… Think of a time when you didn’t treat someone the way you would have wanted to be treated. If you come across a similar situation today, what would you do differently?

  5. What is something you can do to love God with all your heart and soul this week?

  6. What is something you can do to love God with all your mind and strength this week?

  7. Who is one person in your life who really needs God’s love? 

  8. What can you do for that person this week to love them as yourself?

2.20 Family Experience Resources

REAL LOVE WEEK 3: I can show God’s love even when it’s hard

WATCH THIS WEEK’S VIDEO

Loving Your Enemies: Matthew 5:40-48

“We are always teaching our kids that we need to love God and love one another, but often times neglect to give them tangible ways to do so. In this series, we are going to examine a few of Jesus’ teachings in depth and discover practical ways we can demonstrate our love for God, family, friends, and enemies, too! Our hope is that by the end of this series, every family will be able to say, because God loves everyone, I can show God’s love by being kind, I can show God’s love even when it’s hard, and that ultimately, love is the best choice!”

We invite you to visit us on our Canyon Creek Project YouTube channel or Facebook live for Family Experience every Saturday morning at 11AM. 

February 20: “I can show God’s love even when it’s hard”

Loving Your Enemies: Matthew 5:40-48

Memory Verse

“Dear friends, since God so loved us, we also ought to love one another.” 1 John 4:11

Theme Song

Coloring Page

Craft

Experience this lesson through family worship:

Read Matthew 5:40-48; after reading the passage, show your kiddos one bunch of bananas.

“What are some things you like about bananas? What are some things you don't like about bananas?

Regardless of how you feel about bananas, they are actually very good for you because they contain many things we need to make our bodies healthy. But you know what might not be so good for you? People who are mean to you, treat you poorly, or hurt your feelings–people who drive you bananas!

But wait! Look at verse 44 again. Jesus tells us to "love our enemies"–that is, the people who drive us bananas–and He even says to pray for them! It is so much easier to show love to people who we enjoy being around and who are also kind to us, but today's Bible verse tells us that anyone can do that. The real challenge is to show love to those who, in your opinion, don't deserve your kindness. Because that is exactly what God did for us –God showed us love by sending Jesus to save us when we didn't deserve saving at all! That's why we should also love everyone –even our enemies –even when it's hard.”

Activity: Scratchy Sandpaper

Show your kiddos a rough piece of sandpaper and let them feel how scratchy it is. “Some of the people we know are kind of like sandpaper. They can be a little rough and hard to get along with. Their words, actions, and personalities might seem "scratchy" to us, and may hurt our feelings or make us mad. But we learned God loves everyone, and that we can also show God's love to everyone by being kind. "Everyone" includes our sandpaper friends. While it's definitely challenging to do so, we can show God's love to them, especially through kindness.”

Additional Discussion Questions:

  1. What does the Bible say about how we should treat our enemies?

  2. How does loving our enemies show we are God's children?

  3. Should we love only those who are kind to us? Why or why not?

  4. Read Romans 12:20-21… What are some ways you can "heap burning coals" of kindness on someone this week?

  5. Why do you think God wants us to love our enemies?

  6. Describe a time when it might be hard to love someone.

  7. How can you still show God's love and be kind in that situation?

2.13 Family Experience Story/Resources

REAL LOVE WEEK 2: I CAN SHOW GOD’S LOVE BY BEING KIND

CLICK HERE TO WATCH THIS WEEK’S VIDEO

“We are always teaching our kids that we need to love God and love one another, but often times neglect to give them tangible ways to do so. In this series, we are going to examine a few of Jesus’ teachings in depth and discover practical ways we can demonstrate our love for God, family, friends, and enemies, too! Our hope is that by the end of this series, every family will be able to say, because God loves everyone, I can show God’s love by being kind, I can show God’s love even when it’s hard, and that ultimately, love is the best choice!”

We invite you to visit us on our Canyon Creek Project YouTube channel or Facebook live for Family Experience every Saturday morning at 11AM. 

February 13: “I can show God’s love by being kind”

Bible Story: The Good Samaritan: Luke 10:31-37

Memory Verse: “Dear friends, since God so loved us, we also ought to love one another.” 1 John 4:11

Theme Song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rm-lk7_lHIc

Coloring Page: https://www.steviedoodles.com/free-coloring-pages/6-free-be-kind-printable-coloring-pages?rq=be+kind&epik=dj0yJnU9d19sUU5laGpJci1JOUEydEdtYW5JUjVSXzFzVkJKcVomcD0wJm49dWxvekFqSW1VWU44ZzNZUmVwVVJNQSZ0PUFBQUFBR0FZUWZ3

Craft: https://www.gluedtomycraftsblog.com/2013/09/mail-a-hug-deployment-craft.html?epik=dj0yJnU9YWZTaXBtN3VyYjA0OUxSdXhfbzI1ZkctemxRTFpLQ04mcD0wJm49RFdWSTJJdFFNNEFDOHZYaE42cjJ5dyZ0PUFBQUFBR0FZTlIw

Experience this lesson through family worship: 

Read John 13:35 “We did nothing to deserve God’s love, but God loves us anyways. In the same way, we should love others no matter who they are, and show kindness without expecting anything in return. And when we do, everyone will know we are followers of God!”

Activity: Domino Effect

Line up a tin of dominoes and share a story about a time when someone was kind to you and how that made you want to be kind to others.

Sharing God's love is like a domino effect: by showing someone God's love through kindness, we inspire them to do the same. And they inspire other people. And so on and so forth. (Conclude by gently knocking over one domino to demonstrate the effect).

Additional Discussion Questions:

  1. Why did the lawyer ask Jesus a question?

  2. Who was the "neighbor" in today's Bible story?

  3. How did the Samaritan show kindness?

  4. Read John 13:35…. How will other people know you are a follower of Jesus?

  5. Describe a time when someone was kind to you.

  6. What are some ways you can show God's love through kindness to your friends and family?

  7. What are some ways you can show God's love through kindness to people you don't know?

2.6 Family Experience Story/Resources

REAL LOVE Week 1: God Loves Everyone!

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“We are always teaching our kids that we need to love God and love one another, but often times neglect to give them tangible ways to do so. In this series, we are going to examine a few of Jesus’ teachings in depth and discover practical ways we can demonstrate our love for God, family, friends, and enemies, too! Our hope is that by the end of this series, every family will be able to say, because God loves everyone, I can show God’s love by being kind, I can show God’s love even when it’s hard, and that ultimately, love is the best choice!”

We invite you to visit us on our Canyon Creek Project YouTube channel or Facebook live for Family Experience every Saturday morning at 11AM. 

February 6: “God loves everyone”

Bible Story: Nicodemus: John 3:1-21

Memory Verse: “Dear friends, since God so loved us, we also ought to love one another.” 1 John 4:11

Theme Song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rm-lk7_lHIc

Coloring page: https://sermons4kids.com/nicodemus_colorpg.htm?epik=dj0yJnU9M0Z6RUY5TWNkMTMxYURoRmttSVJEamZ3RndlQU1zbkMmcD0wJm49Z0VaV3l5OHVRSWp1YXN6VEZobVU2dyZ0PUFBQUFBR0FZTXdJ

Craft: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jtKVH7p5SDg

We become a new creation, just like the caterpillar, when we invite Jesus into our hearts. (reference John 3:3)

Experience this lesson through family worship:

Read John 3:1-21 (paraphrase for younger children) “Nicodemus learned just how much God loved the whole world. Because of this love, God has a plan to save the world—through Jesus! That night, Nicodemus started to follow Jesus because he learned God loves everyone, including a Pharisee like him! And God still loves everyone today.”

Activity: Love is…

Choose some or all of the following "love is" words based on 1 Corinthians 13:4-7–patient, kind, not jealous, humble, polite, caring for others, controlling your temper, forgiving, good, honest–and write each one on separate index cards.  Put the index cards in a bowl and have each family member draw a card. Next, have each person demonstrate what their "love is" card by acting it out.

Additional Discussion Questions:

  1. Who was Nicodemus?

  2. What did Nicodemus learn from Jesus?

  3. How did God show His love for us?

  4. Read 1 Corinthians 13:4-8….Which of these love actions (i.e., being patient and kind; not being envious, proud, rude, easily angered, etc.) is the most challenging for you? Why?

  5. How do you usually show someone you love them?

  6. What do you think is different about how God loves and the way people love?

  7. What's one way you can make God's love "contagious" to everyone around you this week?

1.30 Family Experience Story/Resources

THIS WEEK, we conclude our January Family Experience series, UNBOXED and learn that “We can trust God with our Gifts!”, focusing on 2 Corinthians 9:1-15.

We invite you to join us on our YouTube channel (Canyon Creek Project) or Facebook live for Family Experience every Saturday at 11AM. Experience worship as a family through praising with your voice and watching and listening to the weekly lesson come alive!

“With the holiday season having just passed by, most kids still have the concept of giving and receiving gifts fresh on their minds. While many, if not all, of the gifts that were unboxed at Christmas will eventually fall into disrepair, gifts given by God will never fade! Through this “Unboxed” series, kids will discover what kinds of gifts those are, starting with the fact that everyone has special gifts! Then they will see how God can use those gifts to help others, among those gifts being special blessings from God, as well. Our gifts help us care about what God cares about, by focusing on heavenly things, and we can trust God with our gifts when we offer it up cheerfully!”

Weekly Resources

Weekly Video

January 30: “We can trust God with our gifts!”

Generosity: II Corinthians 9:1-15

Memory Verse:  “Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others.” 1 Peter 4:10

Experience this lesson through family worship:

Activity 1: Giving Box

* INSTRUCTIONS: Play this unboxing http://www.nickjr.com/ryans-mystery-play-date/videos/mystery-box-unboxing/  from Ryan's Mystery Playdate. Then have you family decorate a large cardboard box together with art supplies, stickers, stamps, etc. while you discuss the questions below.


* Wasn't it so fun to see Ryan open the mystery box? Let's pretend that we are going to put together a surprise box for someone special.


* Who would we give this box to?


* What are some things we can put in this box that would make someone very happy?


* If you could give this person something you already have, what would it be?


* Thank you so much for making this box so special! Let's keep this box as a reminder to always give to others with a happy heart! And to trust God with all our gifts!


Activity 2: Go Fish

INSTRUCTIONS: Encourage your family to play the traditional card game, "Go Fish," reminding them how fun it is to be a cheerful giver when they have to give away a card.

1.23 Family Experience Story/Resources

THIS WEEK, we continue our January Family Experience series, UNBOXED and learn that “We can care about what God cares about!”, focusing on Matthew 6:19-24.

We invite you to join us on our YouTube channel (Canyon Creek Project) or Facebook live for Family Experience every Saturday at 11AM. Experience worship as a family through praising with your voice and watching and listening to the weekly lesson come alive!

“With the holiday season having just passed by, most kids still have the concept of giving and receiving gifts fresh on their minds. While many, if not all, of the gifts that were unboxed at Christmas will eventually fall into disrepair, gifts given by God will never fade! Through this “Unboxed” series, kids will discover what kinds of gifts those are, starting with the fact that everyone has special gifts! Then they will see how God can use those gifts to help others, among those gifts being special blessings from God, as well. Our gifts help us care about what God cares about, by focusing on heavenly things, and we can trust God with our gifts when we offer it up cheerfully!”

This week’s resources:

January 23: “We can care about what God cares about”

Bible Story Video

Treasures in Heaven: Matthew 6:19-24

Memory Verse: 

“Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others.” 1 Peter 4:10

Experience this lesson through family worship:

Activity 1: Care Tag

* INSTRUCTIONS: Play a game of "Tag" where the family member that is "it" has to say "I care about you!" as they tag another person.


Activity 2: Sharing is Caring

* INSTRUCTIONS: Have bowls of a variety of snacks, as many as there are family members, if possible. Give each family member one type of snack, and put them in charge of passing them out to each other. 


* Great job sharing with everyone! What do you think God cares about more, your snack or you sharing your snack?

1.16 Family Experience Story/Resources

THIS WEEK, we continue our January Family Experience series, UNBOXED and learn that “Blessings are Gifts God Gives Us!”, focusing on Matthew 5:3-12.

We invite you to join us on our YouTube channel (Canyon Creek Project) or Facebook live for Family Experience every Saturday at 11AM. Experience worship as a family through praising with your voice and watching and listening to the weekly lesson come alive!

“With the holiday season having just passed by, most kids still have the concept of giving and receiving gifts fresh on their minds. While many, if not all, of the gifts that were unboxed at Christmas will eventually fall into disrepair, gifts given by God will never fade! Through this “Unboxed” series, kids will discover what kinds of gifts those are, starting with the fact that everyone has special gifts! Then they will see how God can use those gifts to help others, among those gifts being special blessings from God, as well. Our gifts help us care about what God cares about, by focusing on heavenly things, and we can trust God with our gifts when we offer it up cheerfully!”

Click HERE to watch this week’s video.

January 16: “Blessings are gifts God gives us”

The Beatitudes: “Matthew 5:3-12

Memory Verse:

“Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others.” 1 Peter 4:10

Experience this lesson through family worship:

Activity 1: Blessing Cards- ask these questions and explain to your kiddos.

* Have you ever been sick and someone sent you a card, balloon, or teddy bear as a get well gift?


* When we're feeling down and someone shows us they care, that's a gift to us, isn't it? God does this for us, too. When we want to feel happy again after feeling sad, God blesses us with peace and joy to help us feel happy again!


* INSTRUCTIONS: Set out the card making supplies and have your family make cards that will be a blessing to someone in need (think of a local nursing home and/or businesses to deliver them to).


Activity 2: Caught on Tape

* INSTRUCTIONS: Take several strips of painter's tape and stick them across a door frame (creating a web-like structure) so that the sticky side is facing you. Give family members pom-poms, cotton balls, or scrunched up newspaper, and have them throw it at the tape to see how many "blessings" they can get stuck on the tape.


* Think of all the good things in your life. They are all blessings from God! Blessings are gifts God gives us.

1.9 Family Experience Story/Resources

THIS WEEK, we continue our January Family Experience series, UNBOXED.

We invite you to join us on our YouTube channel (Canyon Creek Project) or Facebook live for Family Experience every Saturday at 11AM. Experience worship as a family through praising with your voice and watching and listening to the weekly lesson come alive!

“With the holiday season having just passed by, most kids still have the concept of giving and receiving gifts fresh on their minds. While many, if not all, of the gifts that were unboxed at Christmas will eventually fall into disrepair, gifts given by God will never fade! Through this “Unboxed” series, kids will discover what kinds of gifts those are, starting with the fact that everyone has special gifts! Then they will see how God can use those gifts to help others, among those gifts being special blessings from God, as well. Our gifts help us care about what God cares about, by focusing on heavenly things, and we can trust God with our gifts when we offer it up cheerfully!”

Click HERE to watch this week’s video.

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January 9: “God uses my gifts to help others.”

The Body of Christ: 1 Corinthians 12:12-31

Memory Verse: 

“Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others.” 1 Peter 4:10

Experience this lesson through family worship:

Activity 1: The Big Picture

* INSTRUCTIONS: Lay out a piece of butcher paper large enough to draw an outline of each family member. Use markers to add details to the outline, such as eyes, eyelashes, ears, a nose, hair, etc. This is a team effort!


* “Each of you used what you had to help create the big picture! God gave everyone different gifts. But that doesn't mean that my gift is better than yours. Your gift is not better than your friends. Every gift is good and important! The Bible tells us to look at our own body. Our bodies are made up of many different parts! See bible text 1 Corinthians 12:12-31


Activity 2: Sketch a Scene

* INSTRUCTIONS: Give each family member a paper with a hand-drawn picture frame on it. Encourage the each person to think about a time when someone else helped them. Maybe it was their mom or dad, a brother or sister, a friend, or a teacher. Tell them to draw a picture to show how someone else helped them.


* God uses our gifts to help others, and God also uses other people’s gifts to help us.


* Remember how we are all parts of the same body? We all need each other. God made us to work together and help each other.

1.2 Family Experience Bible Story

UNBOXED

“With the holiday season having just passed by, most kids still have the concept of giving and receiving gifts fresh on their minds. While many, if not all, of the gifts that were unboxed at Christmas will eventually fall into disrepair, gifts given by God will never fade! Through this “Unboxed” series, kids will discover what kinds of gifts those are, starting with the fact that everyone has special gifts! Then they will see how God can use those gifts to help others, among those gifts being special blessings from God, as well. Our gifts help us care about what God cares about, by focusing on heavenly things, and we can trust God with our gifts when we offer it up cheerfully!”

We invite you to join us on our YouTube channel (Canyon Creek Project) or Facebook live for Family Experience every Saturday at 11AM. Experience worship as a family through praising with your voice and watching and listening to the weekly lesson come alive!

January 2: “Everyone has special gifts”

Spiritual Gifts: 1 Corinthians 12:1-11

Click HERE to watch the weekly video

Memory Verse:

“Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others.” 1 Peter 4:10

Experience this lesson through family worship:

Activity 1: Made with Gifts

  • INSTRUCTIONS: Get sticky notes in assorted colors and give a few of each color to each family member. Then when you say go, have each family member go around and put sticky notes on each other!

  • “Look around! Is there anyone who doesn't have a sticky note on them? No! Just like how everyone has special gifts from God!”

Activity 2: Hot Potato Gift Edition

  • INSTRUCTIONS: Like the game, Hot Potato, your family is going to pass around a gift-wrapped box to show that sometimes we get a gift and sometimes we give a gift away. Make sure the kids pass the gift nicely. Play music as the kids pass the box and stop it occasionally. Whoever is holding the box when the music stops is out of the game. Repeat until there is a winner. To take this activity to the next level, consider putting little treats or toys in the box. The winner gets to pass it out to everyone! Or, each time the music stops, whoever is holding the box gets a gift before they are out of the game.

  • There are two ways we use gifts. We can either give them to someone or we can get a gift from someone.

  • Have you ever given someone a gift?

12.26 Family Experience Bible Story

This week in our FAMILY EXPERIENCE BIBLE STORY video, we continue our series, MAIN EVENT - worshiping and celebrating because God keeps His promises, which focuses on the the birth of Jesus! This week, we are talking about how WE CAN CELEBRATE BECAUSE GOD KEEPS HIS PROMISES.

Since we’ve expanded our family worship time in-person, our videos are a little shorter now., but we are still linking all of the resources here each week so be sure to scroll down to find the list of resources (praise songs, crafts, etc..) that go with this week’s story.

Click HERE to watch this week’s video.

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December 26- We can celebrate because God keeps promises

Simeon and Anna at the temple: Luke 2:25-38 (Joshua 21:45)

Memory Verse: “My soul glorifies the Lord and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior” Luke 1:46-47

Family Worship songs: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ExhUgF5hGvo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6aGLV5CfoTU

Coloring sheet and craft/activity: 

Coloring page: http://www.religiocando.it/fileXLS/nuovo_testamento/presentazione_di_gesù_al_tempio/presentazione_di_gesù_al_tempio_disegni_great/presentazione_di_gesù_al_tempio_1.gif

Craft Ornament: 

Materials- glue, crayons or markers, cardstock, scissors, and hole punch. Print template below and follow instructions on template.

https://sundayschoolzone.com/activity/mary-and-joseph-christmas-ornament-bw/

Family Worship Activity:
Ask your kids/family what their favorite Christmas song is? Create a cheer (with motions, dance moves, and marching!) with the lyrics of the song (for example; we wish you a merry Christmas). You can use pom-poms or megaphones as props. After cheering your song lyrics a couple times, cheer our BIG IDEA “We can Celebrate because God keeps promises.” Use this as a tool throughout the week as your lead your family into daily worship.

12.19 Family Experience Bible Story

This week in our FAMILY EXPERIENCE BIBLE STORY video, we continue our series, MAIN EVENT - worshiping and celebrating because God keeps His promises, which focuses on the the birth of Jesus! This week, we are talking about how WE CAN WORSHIP JESUS!

Since we’ve expanded our family worship time in-person, our videos are a little shorter now., but we are still linking all of the resources here each week so be sure to scroll down to find the list of resources (praise songs, crafts, etc..) that go with this week’s story.

Click HERE to watch the video.

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December 19- We can worship Jesus

The wise men and shepherds: Luke 2:8-20; Matthew 2:1-12

Memory Verse: “My soul glorifies the Lord and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior” Luke 1:46-47

Family Worship songs: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ExhUgF5hGvo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6aGLV5CfoTU

Coloring sheet and craft/activity: 

Coloring page: http://www.bible-printables.com/Coloring-Pages/New-Testament/05-jesus-birth-003.htm

Craft: Jesus in a manger handprint; Materials: paint (yellow, brown) or crayons/markers, paper, scissors, and glue. Go to link below and follow instructions.

https://www.craftymorning.com/diy-baby-jesus-in-manger-handprint/

Family Worship Activity:
Family card making; make a thank you card for Jesus! Either write or draw what you want to thank Jesus for and place it somewhere in your home or on your Christmas tree that will remind you that Jesus was born for you/us! (you can use the above craft to create your card)

12.12 Family Experience Bible Story

This week in our FAMILY EXPERIENCE BIBLE STORY video, we continue our NEW series, MAIN EVENT - worshiping and celebrating because God keeps His promises, which focuses on the the birth of Jesus! This week, we are CELEBRATING JESUS’ BIRTH!

Since we’ve expanded our family worship time in-person, our videos are a little shorter now., but we are still linking all of the resources here each week so be sure to scroll down to find the list of resources (praise songs, crafts, etc..) that go with this week’s story.

Watch this week’s video by clicking HERE.

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December 12- We can celebrate Jesus’ birth

Jesus is born: Luke 2:1-7

Memory Verse: “My soul glorifies the Lord and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior” Luke 1:46-47

Family Worship songs: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ExhUgF5hGvo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qehm0vZFmSk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_yAfmw4mT4U

Coloring sheet and craft/activity: 

Coloring page: https://ministry-to-children.com/jesus-manger-coloring-page/

Craft: Star ornament- Materials: standard and mini wooden clothespins, twine or ribbon, gold paint or glitter, cardstock, pen

Follow directions in the link below. Use pen and cardstock to write this weeks theme “We can celebrate Jesus birth”

https://equippinggodlywomen.com/homemaking/christian-christmas-crafts-kids-star-bethlehem-ornament/

Family Worship Activity: 

This week we are talking about Jesus birthday! We can celebrate birthdays by opening presents! Let’s play a silly game of wrapping up each other to remind us that Jesus is the best present we have ever gotten. Take turns wrapping each other up, using your paper of choice, while playing one of the above Christmas songs.

12.5 Family Experience Bible Story

This week in our FAMILY EXPERIENCE BIBLE STORY video, we begin our NEW series, MAIN EVENT - worshiping and celebrating because God keeps His promises, which focuses on the the birth of Jesus! We talk about how WE CAN CELEBRATE GOD’S PLAN.

Since we’ve expanded our family worship time in-person, our videos are a little shorter now., but we are still linking all of the resources here each week so be sure to scroll down to find the list of resources (praise songs, crafts, etc..) that go with this week’s story.

Click HERE to watch this week’s video.

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December 5- We can celebrate God’s plan

Mary and Joseph: Luke 1:26-38; Matthew 1:18-24

Memory Verse: “My soul glorifies the Lord and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior” Luke 1:46-47

Family Worship songs: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ExhUgF5hGvo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fFYcJC6Fj8A

Coloring sheet and craft/activity: 

Coloring page: https://www.biblewise.com/kids/fun/coloring/mary-angel.php

Craft: origami crown (see Family Experience demo on FB live or CCP youtube channel)- materials: paper

https://mycrafts.com/diy/origami-for-kids-origami-crown-easy-origami-1/

Family Worship Activity:  

Create or gather a variety of maps of your state/city/country. Have your kids look at the maps and figure out where they lead. Explain, this week we heard a story about Mary and Joseph and the plan (a map) God had for them! A lot of people use maps to plan, because maps help us figure out how to get somewhere. Lets make a map of our schools, our home, our church, or even the way we get from our home to our favorite store.

11.28 Family Experience Bible Story

This week in our FAMILY EXPERIENCE BIBLE STORY video, we continue our series, SING! Giving God Praise, which focuses on the book of Psalms! We learn that I AM NOT AFRAID BECAUSE GOD CAN BE TRUSTED.

Since we’ve expanded our family worship time in-person, our videos are a little shorter now., but we are still linking all of the resources here on our website each week so be sure to scroll down to find the list of resources (praise songs, crafts, etc..) that go with this week’s story.

Click HERE to watch this week’s video.

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November 28- I am not afraid because God can be trusted

Psalm 56; 1 Samuel 21:10-22:2 – When I am afraid

Family Worship songs: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cKkbIZtqhyQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-gdBRllf_sw

Coloring sheet and craft/activity: 

http://www.supercoloring.com/coloring-pages/whenever-i-am-afraid-i-will-trust-in-you

Do this fun STEM activity with your kids.

You will need a glass of water and an index card. See link below for details. 

http://flamecreativekids.blogspot.com/2016/09/trusting-god-amazing-water-glass-trick.html?m=1

Family Worship Activity:

Do something courageous with your kids this week. Some ideas are a simple trust fall on your couch or something bigger, like a really tall slide at the park. You know your children best; so choose something that they’re slightly afraid to do- and do it with them. Make the connection that you are with them to help calm their fears. God is like that too. He calms our fears and helps us not be afraid just like he did for David. Read 1 Samuel 21:10-22:2 and Psalm 56 together.

11.21 Family Experience Bible Story

This week in our FAMILY EXPERIENCE BIBLE STORY video, we continue our series, SING! Giving God Praise, which focuses on the book of Psalms! We learn that I AM FORGIVEN BECAUSE GOD LOVES ME.

Since we’ve expanded our family worship time in-person, our videos are a little shorter now., but we are still linking all of the resources here on our website each week so be sure to scroll down to find the list of resources (praise songs, crafts, etc..) that go with this week’s story.

Click HERE to watch the video

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November 21- I am forgiven because God loves me

Psalm 32- Confession and forgiveness

Family Worship songs: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LO-2fm7IKcU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vAaQS0poL-Q

Coloring sheet and craft/activity: 

https://twistynoodle.com/jesus-forgives-my-sins-coloring-page/

You will need:

A bar of soap

Paper

Scissors

Something to draw with

Tape

Super Soap
:

Draw the outline of a person on a piece of paper.  Discuss how sin (the wrong choices that we make) clouds up our hearts and separate us from God. Ask your child to provide examples of sins and then write the name of the sin on the figure. Explain that God's forgiveness, through Jesus, is like super soap that washes away our sins when we are truly sorry and ask forgiveness. Decorate a bar of soap using a piece of paper decorated with stamps, crayons, stickers, or markers.  Tape the label on the soap to finish.

Family Worship Activity:

Have a bubble party this week! Spend a good amount of time blowing bubbles with your family. Then have everyone sit and watch while one-person blow the bubbles. Let’s watch what happens when we blow a bubble. Watch as it floats in the air and then pops! That helps us understand what happens when we pray to God and ask God to forgive our sins. God forgives us and it’s gone!!! Just like a bubble pops and is instantly gone, you are instantly forgiven because God loves you!

11.14 Family Experience Bible Story!

This week in our FAMILY EXPERIENCE BIBLE STORY video, we continue our series, SING! Giving God Praise, which focuses on the book of Psalms! We learn that I AM CONFIDENT BECAUSE GOD LEADS ME.

Since we’ve expanded our family worship time in-person, our videos are a little shorter now., but we are still linking all of the resources here on our website each week so be sure to scroll down to find the list of resources (praise songs, crafts, etc..) that go with this week’s story.

Click HERE to watch this week’s video

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November 14- I am confident because God leads me

Psalm 119:101-105- Your word is a lamp for my feet

Family Worship songs: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZmMFCMiT-ac

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8GZLtt_I3Wg

Coloring sheet and craft/activity: 

https://www.biblewise.com/kids/fun/coloring/the-lighted-path.php

You will need: 

Construction paper

Marker or crayon

Scissors

Glue, tape, or stapler 

Make a Chinese paper lantern like the one in the link below. Before you join the ends have your kiddos write “I am confident because God leads me” or simply “God leads me”

https://www.origami-resource-center.com/chinese-lantern.html

Family Worship Activity:

As a family, play follow the leader. Give each person the chance to be “the leader”. The leader will choose an action and the rest of the family will follow. Explain that it’s fun to be the leader. The best leader we have is God and we should always follow that God tells us to do. We can be confident when God is our leader. The bible tells us so- Read Psalm 119:101-105 together.

11.7 Family Experience Bible Story!

This week in our FAMILY EXPERIENCE BIBLE STORY video, we begin our new series, SING! Giving God Praise, which focuses on the book of Psalms! We learn that I AM WONDERFUL BECAUSE GOD MADE ME.

You may notice that our weekly videos are a little bit shorter this month than in the past - that is because we have expanded our in-person Family Experience Worship time to make it more meaningful and interactive for you and your families (and shortened the video segment by a few minutes). You can tune in live via Facebook or YouTube every Saturday morning at 11am. If you miss it live, check out the archived video on our YouTube channel or Facebook page - it is always the first part of our livestream of the week!

We are still linking all of the resources here on our website each week so be sure to scroll down to find the list of resources (praise songs, crafts, etc..) that go with this week’s story.

Click HERE to view this week’s video.

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SING - Week Two

November 7- I am safe because God watches over me

Bible Passage: Psalm 23- The Lord is my Shepherd

Family Worship songs: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IijsESdEnZg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZgoNHJwb88

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LO-2fm7IKcU

Coloring sheet and craft/activity: 

You will need: 

3 of 4 toilet paper rolls

crayons

glue

scissor

coloring pages printed from these links

https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B07lcb4iixb1ZDNkMWNkNTItYTlmMS00ZTZmLWI1ZjgtODQ0ZDgyZmZiOTUy/edit?hl=en

https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B07lcb4iixb1ZjM1ZTA3NGEtMDY2YS00Y2EwLTk5MjUtMmEyMzcxMzc2NjQ3/edit?hl=en

Print the shepherd and the sheep from the link below. Color them and cut them out. Glue them to toilet paper rolls in order to allow them to stand up. 


Family Worship Activity: Play a game with your family. Choose one person to be blindfold. Tell them they need to retrieve an object from the room (you choose ahead of time) and bring it back. Let them try…Make sure they don’t hurt themselves or run into anything. Stop them after a few moments and say “great try!” Then, try again, but this time lead them by verbal step by step directions. Make the connection that “it’s so much easier when Im guiding you, isn’t it? I was watching over you the entire time to make sure you didn’t get hurt and you knew the right way to go. Jesus does that too. He watches over us and makes sure we are always safe.”

10.31 Family Experience Bible Story

This week in our FAMILY EXPERIENCE BIBLE STORY video, we begin our new series, SING! Giving God Praise, which focuses on the book of Psalms! We learn that I AM WONDERFUL BECAUSE GOD MADE ME.

You may notice that our video this week is a little bit shorter than our past videos - that is because we have expanded our in-person Family Experience Worship time to make it more meaningful and interactive for you and your families (and shortened the video segment by a few minutes). You can tune in live via Facebook or YouTube every Saturday morning at 11am. If you miss it live, check out the archived video on our YouTube channel or Facebook page - it is always the first part of our livestream of the week!

We are still linking all of the resources here on our website each week so be sure to scroll down to find the list of resources (praise songs, crafts, etc..) that go with this week’s story. 


Click HERE to watch this week’s video.