God Knows What's Best for Us

The preschool theme for this month is "This or That".  This week's lesson was on Jonah.  His choice was to go obey God and go to Nineveh (which was far away and the people were mean) or he could get on a boat going the other way.  Even though Jonah made the wrong choice, and disobeyed God, when he was thrown out of the boat, God saved him by sending a big fish.  It swallowed him right up.  Now Jonah obeyed God and he learned that God knows what's best for us!  When we have a choice to make, to obey or not, we can think " Would God want me to do "this" or "that", and then do it!  Because He knows what's best for me, too!

God Helped Gideon

This Sunday, the preschoolers continued to learn that God will do what He says he will do. Gideon didn't have the power to defeat the enemy but when he looked to God, He gave him a plan for victory. Even though he was outnumbered and God had him doing something that seemed so silly, putting fire under a pot, then smashing it and blowing a horn, God did what He said He would do, and He made the enemy attack themselves, so Gideon's army didn't even have to fight. God does the strangest things sometimes, but it just means He gets all the credit.

We had a great time making torches and reviewing the story. For our last Sunday of the summer, we went outside and had popsicles which resembled a torch. It was a cool treat on a hot day. We played instruments to the song "The Lord's Army. If you want to have some fun with this story at home this weekend, play flash light tag in your house or yard and pretend that your flash light is a torch.

It was also a little sad because we were saying goodbye to kids we have had for the last 3 years, but we are EXCITED to see them grow in the Lord in Mrs. Barbara's class. It has been a good summer in preschool learning all about Noah and creation. Now we pray that God would prepare our hearts for a new school year with new investigations for preschoolers on how He loves them.

Don't forget about Family Focus Night which will be on Saturday, August 3rd at 6PM. It will be a really fun and informative night, and you'll also get to see this year's promotions for kids going up to the next class! RSVP on the Momentum Facebook page or to barbara@momentumchurch.tv.

God Does What He Says He Will Do

This week our lesson was on Gideon and how he was just a farmer but God helped him lead an army. We covered the first part of this story about God telling Gideon he had too many soldiers, that God would be the one to win the battle for Gideon, so he didn't need all those men.

This month's bottom line is " God does what He says He will do."

Our memory verse is :  "Trust the Lord with all your heart." Proverbs 3:5

God Made US!

We had a GREAT month of discovering what God created. The preschoolers learned this past Sunday that God created them.

We had a picnic outside.

We made chalk drawings to show that each one of us is unique.

And, we made some cool crafts!

It was a blast! Have an awesome week, and we will see you on Sunday!

Fathers Day - God Made the Flowers, Land, and Trees

This Sunday, we celebrated our Fathers and learned that God made the flowers, land, and trees.

We examined all kinds of seeds, played in the sand, and planted flowers.

We made trees out of paper and decorated them.

We also played in the water and sand to remind us that God made everything.

We practiced our verse (Genesis 1:1) and sang our song about God's creation - "God Made Everything." Two of our friends recited the verse from memory and got to put a sticker on their Arc!

In addition, since it was Father's Day, we made crafts to tell our dads how much we love and appreciate them. We made gift bags to look like a shirt and tie and inside we put a tool and candy bars.

This week, take a walk on a trail with your child and see all the different kinds of trees. See if you can find their seeds! Eat watermelon and find the seeds! Watch the mail this month for tissue paper tree craft to do with your child.

See you on Sunday!!

God Made the Sun, Moon, and Stars

On June 9th, we learned about day 4 of creation - the day that God created the Sun, Moon, and Stars. We learned that the sun and the moon provide light for us to see on earth. We also talked about trying to count how many stars are in the sky. God made so many that it would be IMPOSSIBLE to count them all!!

We used flashlights to find stars on the ceiling and made a craft where we colored the moon and sun.

Our memory verse for this month is Genesis 1:1 - "God created the Heavens and the Earth." We practiced it, and 2 of our friends recited it for an extra sticker on their arc!

God Created Water

This Sunday, we learned that God made the water in Genesis 1:6-10. To help us think about the water, we played with the water tables and danced to "Singing in the Rain" song by Gene Kelly while squirt guns where raining down on us. We jumped on blue paper puddles while listening to our song "God made Everything" and when the music stopped we said our verse. If you want to continue the fun this week, enjoy God's creation of water with your child. Whether it be in the pool, the sprinkler, the bath tub, or even the dish water, do something fun in the water this week and remember that God made the water.

You can watch the video that we watched on Sunday here:  http://cdn.rethinkgroup.org/PCUEAppPre/1306/1306_PreDTWk1.mp4

Also, check out this awesome article on Keeping the wonder in our lives and our kids: http://www.orangeparents.org/where-did-wonder-go/


See you next Sunday!