B-I-B-L-E: craft

Today we continued discussing the Bible with our emphasis being Jesus' own words from John 17:17...Your word is truth. The Bible is God's word and it is true! What an amazing gift! Our craft for this unit was beaded bookmarks. The kids were reminded that when they use their bookmarks they should remember: God's word is truth!!

(For the beaded bookmarks we used waxed linen twine, beads and charms...all from the jewelry department of the craft store. Basic instructions for a simple version are "knot/inch of beads/knot" on each end of 12 inches of twine. More specifically...start with knotting a charm on the end of 13-14 inches of twine, add around an inch of beads, then a knot, then another inch of beads, knot a bead at the other end, push the second inch of beads to that end and knot. The photo should help also. With a larger or younger group, simple cardstock bookmarks could be made instead. Keep in mind that these should be laminated because marker, crayon and sometimes pencil can rub off onto book pages.)

B-I-B-L-E: testimonies

Last Sunday we began a new unit about the Bible. The kids heard testimonies from people across the world and across time. These testimonies had in common that God used His word in a mighty way in each person's life. Our memory verse for this unit is John 17:17b...Your word is truth. Also, during this unit we will be collecting coins to donate to the Gideons.

(Testimonies were collected from several sources, especially Voice of the Martyrs and Gideon International. All testimonies were adapted to be appropriate for children. Men and women from the church read the testimonies.)

Dancin' David: activity

We've been talking about all the ways we can focus on/worship God including telling others about Him. Today we made a poster/mural to share with the church. It will be on display in the sanctuary and then the AWANA room. Our poster has a verse from one of David's psalms. Your unfailing love is better than life itself; how I praise you! Psalm 63:3

(We made our mural on paper because there wasn't a wall available to paint. The poster was sketched out ahead of time and the kids took turns painting.)