God’s Power Gives Us What We Need (8/15)
Hey families!
Today is the last day of Church at Home!! Mark your calendars for Fall Kick-Off NEXT SUNDAY, August 22nd!
We're celebrating the start of the new school year with a PARTY!!! It’s an inflatable obstacle course, field day competitions, art projects, water games, new friends, tons of fun, a few surprises, and a frozen treat to wrap it all up!!
Elementary-age kids will move up to their new grade level this day too! We are pulling out all the stops for this extra special, super fun, celebration day for toddlers through 5th graders in Mission Kids! Invite everyone!!!
DON'T MISS IT!!
August 22nd during all Mission Church service times:
9am, 10:30am, 12pm, & 6pm
5353 Walker St, Ventura
This Sunday, we’re discovering…
Big Idea: God's power gives us what we need
Bible Story: Moses and the Water - Exodus 17:1-7
What you do
Watch the worship and story video together (and learn the verse of the month!!)
Talk about each of the questions to keep the conversation going
Pray together!
Make it - check out our suggested art activity.
Move it - to have some fun, move around, and reinforce the big idea!
Verse of the Month
Great (jazz hands)
is our Lord (point up)
and mighty in power (fists on hips)
Psalm 147:5 (open hands like a book)
God gave us the words of the Bible to show us who He is!
Practice the verse a few times! In Mission Kids, we often practice saying it different ways, like sqeaky, SUPER LOUD, or with a roar!
Talk It Out
Who was the leader of God’s people at the time in the story? (Moses)
Where did they live? (In the desert)
Where do you live?
What is there a lot of where we live? (water, sand, grass, trees, etc.)
What was not in the desert where God’s people lived? (Water)
How did the Israelites feel about not having water? (they were thirsty, and maybe grumpy because they didn’t have any water)
Instead of whining and complaining what did Moses do? (He talked to God and told them how they were feeling.)
What did God tell Moses to do? (Hit a big rock with his staff)
How did the people feel after God answered their prayer for water? (They were so happy, and they knew only God had the power to help them)
Can you make water come out of a rock?
Who is so powerful they can make water come out of a rock? (God is)
Pray Together
Before you pray, make a list of things we need. Then pray together using the one below or your own.
“Dear God, You know everything! That means You know we need things like (read the list you made). We believe you have the power to give us what we need. Thank you for already giving us Jesus to be our friend forever. We really need Jesus! We love You, God. Amen.”
MAKE IT // ART ACTIVITY
What you need: Rock, blue paint, and a paintbrush
What you do:
Give your kiddo a rock and encourage them to paint it blue.
Remind your kiddo, “Moses knew that whining and complaining wasn’t good to do, so he talked to God about it. Moses told God that the people felt that God wasn’t helping them. But we know that God is always with us and has the power to help.”
MOVE IT // ACTIVE ACTIVITY
What you need: Gray construction paper (5 sheets), Blue construction paper (5 sheets)
What you do:
Place the blue and gray paper on the floor in a circle path, alternating blue, gray, blue, gray.
Hop from rock to water, after a few seconds say, “freeze” and whoever is standing on a rock says the verse (see above section for August’s Verse of the Month!)
Continue a few times more.
That’s a wrap on Church at Home!
It’s been so fun learning, growing, playing, and making together this year! Make sure to be at Mission Kids Fall Kick-Off next Sunday for a party together! See you there!
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