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Jesus said, "Let the little children come to me, and do not
hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these." -
Matthew 19:14 (NIV). What an exciting age and such sweet and adorable
children! We have about 30 on roll and we average about 15 children in
the 4 & 5 year old class. Our goal is for the children to become
familiar with the stories of Jesus, giving them a foundation from which
to base their understanding and trust of Jesus upon! Each Sunday, we
teach about the Bible - which will go with them through the years to
come. Through our music time, we pray to pass on a love of music as a
foundation for praise! We love visitors; please feel free to join us
any Sunday! The children make new friends feel welcome and everyone has
an opportunity to be involved in the lesson! The 4 & 5 years old
are dismissed after Sunday School to parents for "Big Church". After
the Children’s Sermon in the sanctuary, they are led back into this
classroom for "Children’s Church." This enables the children to become
familiar with "Big Church", while recognizing their need for more
active learning. 9:45 a.m. Welcome and "Readiness" Activity:
Supporting the Bible Story and children’s enthusiasm for creating, we
begin with a "readiness" activity, such as coloring, completing a
picture search, a craft project, and/or performing a finger-play.
10:00 a.m. Music Time:
Mrs. Louise Adams and Mrs. Mildred Palmer share their personal love of
music with us all! The children, naturally, love the action songs best!
Many of the songs are passed down through the ages. Do you recognize
any?
- Climb Up Sunshine Mountain
- I’ve Got the JOY-JOY-JOY
- Jesus Loves the Little Children
- Fishers of Men
- Love Lifted Me & John 3:16
- Jesus Loves Me
- The B-I-B-L-E
- I’m in the Lord’s Army
- Come Into My Heart Lord Jesus
- I Am So Glad That Jesus Loves Me
- I Love Thee My Lord.
10:15 a.m. Bible Story:
Each week we learn a new Bible Story, about the people of the Bible,
while highlighting Jesus as our Lord and Savior. Our stories illustrate
Jesus’ love and greatness, how he shows His love for us and how we, as
followers of Jesus show our love for Him and can love and help one
another! We learn Bible verses, about the Bible, begin learning the
Books of the Bible, and learn more about love, faith, hope, joy, and
peace.
10:40 a.m. Prayer: The children are
encouraged to share prayer concerns and praises for our closing prayer,
showing compassion for each other, family and friends.
10:45 a.m. Dismissal.
As
teachers, we are blessed each week and humbled by the purity of the
children’s love for Christ! Thank you for bringing your children to
Sunday School! Teaching the children is such a joy. This is our
spiritual gift that we treasure. Giving and receiving love from each
boy and girl - the blessings we receive we can not measure.
Faithfully,
Louise Adams, Billy McElreath, Mildred Palmer, Robin Bazemore, and Amy McElreath
Psalm
40:5 (NIV) - Many, O Lord my God, are the wonders you have done. The
things you planned for us no one can recount to you; were I to speak
and tell of them, they would be too many to declare.
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