By: Melanie Mills & Jill Scott
September has been an exciting time of transition, new beginnings, and getting back into the swing of things. On August 28th, Bibles were given to seven 4 years olds and eight rising 2nd graders, which was a great time to encourage parents and kids to be reading their Bibles and talking about Bible stories together.
On September 17th and 18th, twelve 4th and 5th graders and 5 leaders went to Pine Springs Camp for the Fall Fusion Retreat with the theme of “Built Together”, focusing on Ephesians 2: 19-22: “Consequently, you are no longer foreigners and strangers, but fellow citizens with God’s people and also members of his household, built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus himself as the chief cornerstone. In him the whole building is joined together and rises to become a holy temple in the Lord. And in him you too are being built together to become a dwelling in which God lives by his Spirit.” They learned about and discussed Jesus being the cornerstone of their lives, the blueprints they have available – the Bible, their parents, church, and church camp – and who the architect of their life is: Jesus. They were also reminded that we’re all brothers and sisters in Christ and are building the kingdom of God together and how they can do that.
Movie Under the Stars!
Preschool and elementary families, please join us for a Fall Family Social for an evening of fun and fellowship. An outdoor viewing of a kid-friendly movie, a bonfire and fall treats! Please RSVP (for food planning purposes only). If you don’t RSVP and find you are able to attend, please still come.
When: October 22, 2022 at 6:30 PM
Location: The Mills Home, Murrysville
Register here.
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What Hebron Kidz are talking about:
Preschool:
In September our preschoolers are learning about emotions. Our preschoolers are going to experience feeling sad, afraid, frustrated, and happy – sometimes all in one day! But here’s the good news: We are wonderfully made in God’s image, and God gave us all of these emotions! We want preschoolers to know that they can trust God with all their hearts and talk to God about everything, including how they feel. And when they do, God will always listen and help them because God loves them no matter what. Memory Verse: Proverbs 3:5
In October we are talking about God’s plans for us. The prophet Jeremiah shares the wonderful truth that God knows the plans He has for us. Even when we don’t understand the plans and even when they are hard, we can still trust God because of Who God is, and God’s plans are always a hole-in-one!
God loves us, and God keeps His promises. We can fully trust God’s plans because God’s plans are always best!
Memory Verse: Jeremiah 29:11
Elementary:
This year our elementary kids are working their way through the Bible with chronological Bible stories each week, to discover the connection between LOVE and God’s character, as shown through God’s Big Story, the Bible.
For September and October we are squeezing 3 months of curriculum into 2 months.
We’re starting with LOVE – showing others how much they matter to you. Our memory verse is 1 John 4:10, and we’re talking about how love starts and ends with God. Love has always been the point of how God has interacted with the world. Since the beginning of time, God’s love has always been on display. We know that God loved us first. God loved us enough to send Jesus for us. In response, we can show how much we love God by loving others...and showing people how much they matter to us.
Then we move to TRUST - putting your confidence in Someone you can depend on with Proverbs 3:5 as the memory verse. Throughout history, God has been faithful to us. God kept the promise to send Jesus to save us. When we remember that God will continue to be dependable, we can choose to trust God no matter what we face in life.
To wrap up October, we’ll move to GRIT – which is refusing to give up when life gets hard and the memory verse is Galatians 6:9. God has been faithful throughout history and has helped people get through and overcome incredible difficulties. God’s Son, Jesus, endured the pain of the cross and death itself so that we could have a forever relationship with God. God gives us the Holy Spirit to empower us to keep going, even when life gets difficult.
