This morning we learned a story about when Jesus was a little boy. Did you know thatJesus got lost?His parents didn’t know where He was! When His parents finally found Him, He was at God’s House. Makes sense, right? Jesus was obeying God by spending time with Him. Our big question this month is: How can I love God? I can love God like Jesus did!

Parents, at home this week, track down this story in your child’s Bible. It’s found in Luke 2: 41-50. Point out that Jesus’ mommy and daddy looked and looked for Him because they loved Him so much. Play a game of hide-n seek in the house. When you find your child, give them a big hug andsay, “I love you and God loves you too.” Play the game a few more times. Always repeating, “I love you an God loves you too.” It’s important to repeat these key Bible truths to your child so that they can be hidden deep in their hearts.

Be sure to practice your memory verse too. “Love (cross hands over your heart) God (point up) with all your heart (draw a heart over your heart). Matthew 22:37 (hold hands open like a Bible.)

Today we learned that King Solomon wanted a place where the people could worship God. All the people came together to build the temple. It was a hard job but God showed Solomon what he needed to do. Key Question: How do I know what to do? Bible Point: God will teach me.

To help us remember our story we dressed up like kings and queens, made reward charts,stacked our cracker sticks to build a templeand made temple pictures. It was a fun morning full of surprises.

Our memory verse is a little tricky, so be sure to practice it at home, too. “I (point up, because God is saying it) will show you (hold hands out) the way (put hand over eyes and look around) you should go.” (walk in place) Psalms 32:8 (hold hands out and openlike a Bible)

Parents,this month weare learningabout following instructions. Set aside time to perform a task following instructions this week. You can follow a receipe to make a special treat, follow a map to find your way to a surprise destinationor build something from legos following the step by step instructions provided. One of these activities will provide you with a teachable momentso that you cantalk with your child about WHY it is important to follow instructions. Remind your child that God has provided us with instructions in his Word, the Bible.

Why did Jesus tell these stories? Jesus wants me to know what God is like!

Today we learned the story about Jesus teaching at the temple when He was just a young boy. We’ll be learning about some of the stories Jesus would tell (like the Lost Sheep, and the Prodigal Son.) Jesus would talk to all sorts of people about God because He wants everyone to know what God is like. Our Bible verse this month reminds us of that, “The Son wants to tell others about the Father.” Luke 10:22

At the beginningof our story, Jesus was lost and Mary and Joseph couldn’t find him. To remember this part of the story, we played a hide and seek game that was a lot of fun! We also had fun talking about our dads today. Jesus has a dad just like each of us have a dad. Jesus’ dad is God.

We had fun talking about our dads!

During our talk time, our question was, “What is one thing I know about God?” Our kids shared that God made the grass, God cares for us, God loves me, God is my friend, God is Jesus’ Father, God is BIG, and lots of other fun things they know about God. This month, as we explore the stories that Jesus told, we’ll learn even more about God.

Parents, our challenge for you this week is to talk each night at bedtime about the things you know about God. It might be fun to keep a list and add to each night. At the end of this week, count how many things you listed. God has revealed lots of things about himself to us. It might be fun for you to discover what things your child has already learned about God.