How do we know God loves us? God gave us Jesus!
We continuted the Christmas story today as we learned about the night Jesus was born. We learned that there was no room in the inn, so Mary and Joseph had to spend the night in the barn…and that is where Jesus was born! Can you imagine all those farm animals- the sounds they made, and the smells. But Mary took good care of Jesus, and wrapped him in a blanket and laid him on soft hay in the manger.
To help us remember our story, we made manger pictures of Jesus, took care of some baby dolls, played with farm animals, and had yummybarnyard animal cookies! We got to choose between a pink pig, a balck and white cow, or a brown horse.
Memory Verse: “God (point up) loved (cross hands over heart) the world (make a world by circling hands) so much that he gave (extend arms in front) his only Son” (make a cradle with arms for a baby). John 3:16 (hold hands like a book)
Parents: Kids are often fascinated with babies. As you talk about the night that Jesus was born, tell your child about the special day or night that THEY were born.
December 14th, 2008
Well, well, well….Night 4 sure had a lot of GREAT surprises! First,we heard acool storyabout Jesus and how he loved us enough to die for us- but then surprised everyone when he came back to life on the 3rd day! We alsolearned thatJesus crushed our sins when he died for them on the cross. We saw a cool experimentthat reminded us of this when Professor Johnson used some liquid nitrogen to crush a ball!Becauseour sins are crushed Jesus Gives us the Power toLIVE FOREVER! A-HA!
Prof. Johnson's Cool Experiment!
At Wacky Works Crafts we made picture frames to hold a special VBS memory! And our Pretzel Cross snack was not only delicious, but reminded ushow much God loves us!
What's on the menu? "Infinity for Me"
In Preschool-Kindergarten games we had a blast with balls, and in the Elementary Hyperspeed Games we were jumping with joy!
We took some great leaps of faith at Hyperspeed Games!
We had another really great surprise when we found out that we more then doubled our offering! Tonight’s missions offering was $900.31! That means we have a total of $1,708.91! We have a long way to go to get to our goal of $4,000….so remember Peter (I’m tugging my ear) as you head back to VBS tomorrow night.If you want to share a story about how you helped Peter this week click here: How I helped Peter….
We are really proud of all of our classes for their great behavior! Here’s a big thumbs upfor those classes who won the Marvelous Monkey Awards and the Power Light Awards tonight. Way to Go! We’ll keep watching for more classes with great behavior.
One of the best surprises of the night was the explosion of growth in the 4th and 5th grade class.Theysurpassed the goal set in the slime contestby having 102 kids in attendance tonight! I guess someone is getting slimed afterall on Friday night!
Over 100 4th & 5th Graders at Wacky Works Crafts!
Tell us YOUR story! We’d love to hear what you’ve learned at VBS this year! We’ll take all those who submit a story and choose one of them (randomly) to win a special prize on Friday night! Click here to tell your story or read someone else’s!
Our Bible Point onThursday night will be JESUS GIVES US THE POWER TO TELL OTHERS ABOUT GOD! Start working on your power verse too, “Go into all the world and preach the Good News to everyone.” Mark 16:15
Friday Night Faith Fusion Finale: Kids will not be reporting to their classroom, but instead will come with their families for a fun finale! Arrive at 6:30 and be ready for a great time! We’ll worship together, see another awesome experiment, see some pics from the week, take up one last offering, and have a special treat!!!
July 23rd, 2008
I’m Max-full of life and energy! We’ll be meeting on the 4th night of VBS, Wednesday night!I want kids to know that Jesus gives themthe power to live forever!We’ll be learning about how Jesus died and came back to life (John 14:18). Our Bible Point will be JESUS GIVES US THE POWER TO LIVE FOREVER! Start working on your power verse, “Since I live, you also will live.” John 14:19
Did you know that a battery mixes two or more metals in a certain way to make electricity!
We’re hoping to mix up some of our own electricity at VBS by mixing a lot of fun with the Power of Jesus! I bet it will be explosive!Can’t wait to see you there!
July 1st, 2008
