Thursday, January 30, 2014

Welcome!


Welcome to the HebronKidz Blog!!!  
 
Our desire:  To partner with parents and guardians to help their children come to know Jesus as their Savior and Lord.   We want your children to grow in that relationship with Jesus Christ, too.
 
To help you, I will share general information that your child will be learning during the month.  You can find more details at our website: www.hebronkidz.org                           
 
Quiz:
How many weekends does a child have from the time he is born until the time he graduates from high school?  (See answer below.)
 
I will tell you that it goes sooooo fast!
 
Why does this matter?  It speaks to the fact that weekends aren’t enough time with children to teach them everything they need to know about Jesus Christ. It isn’t enough time for them to listen, ask questions, and wrestle with the truths in the Bible…God’s words to us! 
 
At Hebron Church, we want to come alongside of our parents as you:  teach, listen, and pray with your children allowing them the time to ask questions and to wrestle with God’s truth.
 
Sometimes parents don’t know where to start or are looking for new ideas.  To help you, we have posted on our website the lessons that children will be learning weekly.  These lessons are posted monthly giving you the opportunity to read ahead with your children.  This gives you the opportunity to read the Bible together, talk about what God is saying and how it applies to everyday life and to pray together. 
 
On the website you will also find a weekly devotional and a parent cue card which simply helps you talk with your child about how to connect God’s word with everyday life. 
 
A look at February:
 
·          2s and 3s:                             Jesus healing the Paralyzed man.
 
·         4s and 5s:                              Zacchaeus.
 
·         Children and Worship:       The Good Samaritan, The Sower, Jesus and the Children and  Zacchaeus. 
 
·         K-5th Graders…
 
Children will discover that faith is trusting in what they can’t see because of what they can see.
 
Unlike the disciples, we can’t physically see the work of Jesus as proof of God’s love.  But we can see all of the many other ways God reveals Himself.  Through the things we can see, we can believe what the Bible says about God is true. 
 
When we recognize God at work around us, we respond to Him with trust.  We have confidence that He has a plan for our lives, and we are willing to take risks to see that plan accomplished.  Even in our moments of doubt, God will show us something to remind us to have faith. 
 
 
Things to think about this month:
1.     Faith is a response to what we know about God from Scripture
2.    Faith is grounded in what we can see and hear.
3.    Faith is evidenced by the choices we make.
4.    Having faith doesn’t mean we’ll never doubt, but through doubt we can learn to trust God even when we can’t see Him.
 
Love in Christ,
Ellen
 
**Answer:   940 weekends!