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What we’re studying this month
BLAST OFF: A SERIES ON SPIRITUAL HABITS
If you’re a grown-up and you’ve been following Jesus for a while, you’ve probably figured out a few ways to grow spiritually. The kids you’re parenting or leading, on the other hand, aren’t grown-ups, so they might need a little help from you to figure out how, exactly, to grow spiritually. So what should spiritual growth look like for a kid? We like to think about it in terms of four spiritual habits. To help a kid grow spiritually, teach them to spend time with God, spend time with others, use their gifts, and share their story.
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How to Study at Home
Get your Child a snack
Read the Bible Story to your child and/or
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Review Memory work and Pray with your kids when they are done
If you have time or the desire - choose one of the follow-up activities to help the kids engage with the lesson
Weekly Lesson Plan -
INSTRUCTIONS: Look up the story in your Bible. See if your kids can guess the Big Idea.
THE BIBLE: Jesus Heals a Paralyzed Man: Mark 2:1-12; Galatians 6:2
BIG IDEA: People can help our faith grow.
INSTRUCTIONS: Look up the story in your Bible and read it to your preschoolers.
In this Bible story, the paralyzed man needed to get to Jesus, but he couldn’t get there on his own. He needed his friends to help him get there.
The man's friends carried him to Jesus, but the place was so busy that they couldn't get inside. So they took him up to the roof! Can you point to where the roof is?
The friends lowered the man down in front of Jesus. And Jesus healed him! The man could walk now!
Just like the man in this story, we have people we know that help us get closer to Jesus. They can pray for us and show us God's love.
Just like the four friends, you can help your friends get closer to Jesus by praying for them and showing them God's love.
Additional SCRIPTURE| Galatians 6:2
A man named Paul (who we call the Apostle Paul) once wrote a letter to help some followers of Jesus figure out how to grow closer to Jesus together. Here's one thing he wrote . . .
INSTRUCTIONS: Read the passage together.
In today's story, the man's friends carried him — literally! But they also carried his "burdens," or "heavy load," by being with him, encouraging him, and helping him meet Jesus. He never would have met Jesus without his friends!
Just like the friends in this story, we can help the people we love get closer to Jesus.
And just like the man in this story, we need other people to help us get closer to Jesus.
PRAYER
Toddler Tips: A toddler needs may have trouble understanding the concept of prayer because they cannot see God. Echo Prayer is a good strategy to encourage and teach kids how to talk to God. The teacher or parent speaks aloud a short segment of the prayer, and the children echo back the same sentence or phrase.
Dear God, thank you for our family, our friends, all the people in our lives who help us know you. Help us to notice the people who need our help, too!