I Will Do Helpful Things For Others To Show Them God's Love

This Sunday we talked about showing God's love to others. We talked about Timothy and Paul and how they told others about God, how they helped each other and how they showed other people God's love by their actions.

You can learn more about Timothy by reading here: 1 Timothy 4:12, 1 Timothy 4:6, 1 Thessalonians 3:5-7, Philippians 2:19-20

Our memory verse this week is: 1 John 3:18
"Dear children, let's not merely say that we love each other; let us show the truth by our actions." (NLT)

Special Assignment (worth 15 Action Bucks!): Find someone who is not in your family to help this week, and show them God's love. It could be playing with someone at school who doesn't have anyone to play with, it could be bringing food to a local food bank or mission or something else that will be helpful and show someone God's love. Then comment on the blog with what you did to show someone God's love. Make sure to include your first name, last initial and grade so that I know who you are. It should look like this:

Today, I helped and showed God's love by getting extra

food for some neighbors who can't afford groceries

right now and leaving it on their door step.

Ashley M., 2nd grade

The word for next Sunday is listen!

Reminder: You can get 28 Action Bucks this Sunday!

Here is how:

1) Go to the blog and tell me the secret word = 5

2) Memorize the Bible Verse = 5

3) Do the special assignment = 15

4) Come to church = 1

5) Bring your bible = 2

I Will Follow God And Make Good Choices

Today in 123 Go! We learned the importance of following God and making good choices. We heard the story of the Israelites in the desert, and how they followed God's path.

Bible Story: Exodus 13:17-14:31

Memory Verse: "Then Jesus said to his disciples, 'If any of you wants to be my follower, you must turn from your selfish ways, take up your cross, and follow me.'" (NLT) Matthew 16:24

(this is worth 5 Action Bucks this week!)

In life, many times we have to make a choice. We can go God's way, or the other way but how do we know which way is the right way? We can learn more about what God's way is by reading our Bible, praying, and going to church. I would like to encourage your family to talk about the importance of choices we make this week, and how we can always chose to follow God!

The word for next week is: show

Love God, Love others

This week we learned about Loving God and Loving Others.

We heard about what Jesus said in Matthew 22:35-40

Our memory verse this week is:

Jesus replied, “‘You must love the Lord your God with all your heart,

all your soul, and all your mind. This is the first and greatest commandment.

A second is equally important:

Love your neighbor as yourself"

Matthew 22:37-39

If you memorize this verse you get 10 action bucks!

Another way to get 10 action bucks this week is to do this project:

Write two sentences for each of the following statements and have a parent sign it.

I loved God this week by....

I loved Others this week by...

The secret word for this week is: choices

Happy Easter!

I hope that everyone had a great Easter! This Sunday we spent some time celebrating and it was a great wrap up to our 8 week series highlighting why we need Jesus, and how we can have salvation through Him alone. Next week we will start a whole new series, and I can't wait to have the kids learn more about what it means to follow Christ.

A few parents have been wondering about Action Bucks here are just a few ways your child can earn them:

Attending on Sunday morning = 1 Action Buck

Bringing your Bible to Church = 2 Action Bucks

Memorizing the weekly verse = 5 Action Bucks

Going to the Blog = 5 Action Bucks

Perfect Attendance for the month = 10 Action Bucks

There are almost alway bonus bucks each week, for things like winning a game, answering a question or staying on task. The Action Buck Store is open EVERY Sunday, so please encourage your children to earn Action Bucks!

The word for this week is: LOVE