Family Ministry

Partnering with Parent’s through Awana

Parents!

Below you will find a few resources from Awana.

Our hope is that you will find these resources encouraging to you as you parent your child.  We are only a month away from celebrating this year’s Awana season.  Check your child’s progress through his or her Awana book.  Your child maybe close to completing a book, earning a jewel or an award.  Just spending 5 minutes each day by listening to your child recite his or her verse can increase your quantity of quality time for your family.  I am praying for your family as this year in Awana.

Awana Resources for Parents: (Just click on the links.)

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Home Connect, March 13, 2011

Date: Sunday, March 13, 2011
Jesus Feeds Thousands

Link:

http://wvi.org/wvi/wviweb.nsf

This is the home page of World Vision, an international relief organization. Your family can sponsor a needy child overseas.

Link:

http://www.churchworldservice.org/site/PageServer?pagename=homepage

This is the home page of Church World Service, another agency that works to provide relief in poverty areas.  CWS has sponsored CROP Walks for decades to raise money to help others in need.

Link:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p6XSjwOyoi4

YouTube has many offerings when you search “Jesus Feeds 5000,” such as the animated clip in this link.

Other than the miracle of The Resurrection, this passage, usually called “The Feeding of the 5,000″ or “The Miracle of the Five Loaves and Two Fish,” is the only miracle present in all four Gospel (Matthew 14:13-21, Mark 6:31-44, Luke 9:10-17 and John 6:5-15).

Use the links above and your own creativity as a family to find ways to offer your own “five loaves and two fish” to Jesus. God can use us in amazing ways if we are willing to give God our time, talents, and resources. Consult also with your pastor to find out what your own denomination is doing to help relieve hunger in the world.

Group Publishing: http://teachersupport.group.com/faithweaver/homeconnect/spring-2011/week-2-(march-13,-2011)

Home Connect, March 6, 2011

Date: Sunday, March 6, 2011
Jesus Teaches His Disciples How to Pray

Link:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yYcszYW6ceE&feature=related

This link shows the famous call to a Christian radio station by a distraught ranching boy who shares what it means to pray after the death of his calf.

Link:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AR4PQ30VkBk&feature=related

This link shows a 2-year-old singing “The Lord’s Prayer.” She is cute and your family will enjoy the video.

Link:

http://www.lords-prayer-words.com/

This link has The Lord’s Prayer in many languages.

Use the links above with your family to start discussions about the purpose and practice of prayer, with a special emphasis on The Lord’s Prayer.

In family devotions or prayer time, talk about one line of The Lord’s Prayer per evening for the next week or two.  What did Jesus mean in each line?  How does that line “translate” into our time and our family?

Group Publishing: http://teachersupport.group.com/faithweaver/homeconnect/spring-2011/week-1-(march-6,-2011)

Children’s Ministry Newsletter, March 2011

Redland Children’s Ministry

February Newsletter is now available online.

Parent’s!  Checkout the latest happenings and news for children at Redland.

Click on the blue link below to read!

Childrens Newsletter March 2011

Home Connect, February 27, 2011

Date: Sunday, February 27, 2011
Jesus Blesses the Children

Link:

http://www.amazing-kids.org/gallery.html#top

Link:

http://www.amazing-kids.org/writers.html#top

Jesus reminded us that children are special; they faithfully see what others don’t. Explore the world through children’s eyes at the Amazing Kids web sites. Click on the first URL to discover art done by children. Scroll down to find individual artists. Then go to the writers’ site. There you will find amazing contributions by young authors. Discuss how you might have drawn or written about the same subjects addressed by some of these children.

Answer the following questions as a family:

• How do you think God feels about children?
• Do you think God sees children in a different way than he sees adults? Explain.
• Does God bless children today? How do you know?

Close in prayer, thanking God for loving children so much that he blesses them.

Group Publishing: http://teachersupport.group.com/faithweaver/homeconnect/winter-2010-2011/week-13-(february-27,-2011)

Home Connect, February 20, 2011

Date: Sunday, February 20, 2011

Zacchaeus Climbs a Tree to See Jesus

Link:

http://www.perrya.com/articles/001.htm

Read this article about accepting people for sweet rewards. What do you think the “sweet” rewards actually are?

Link:

http://halife.com/halife/halife02.html

After you have read the short story on this site, ask yourself what things about your appearance or personality you wish you could change. What things can’t be changed? Can you accept them? How do you think Jesus feels about those things?

Allow each family member time to give an answer to the following questions:

Why did Jesus give his time to Zacchaeus? What about Zacchaeus was Jesus willing to accept?

Why was Jesus willing to die for Zacchaeus? Why was he willing to die for you? Explain what being accepted by Jesus means to you.

Read Luke 19:1-10.

Group Publishing: http://teachersupport.group.com/faithweaver/homeconnect/winter-2010-2011/week-12-(february-20,-2011)

Home Connect, February 13, 2011

Date: Sunday, February 13, 2011
Jesus Walks on Water

Link:

http://www.todayinhistory.com

Look up events that happened on today’s date in history. Identify specific events that reflect faith. For example, did the scientist need faith to believe an invention would work? Did the driver of the fire truck have faith that the engine would turn over when he put in the key to start it? Did a country need to have faith in its leaders? Talk about how faith can affect our choices. Then discuss what it means to have faith in Jesus.

Link:

http://my.homewithgod.com/heavenlymidis/hymns.html

Click on this URL to find a list of hymns you can sing. Find one or two that are specifically about faith. Lyrics are provided for some of the hymns. For others, you might want to grab the family hymnbook, just to have the words handy. Think about the words as you sing. How do the hymn writers express their faith? Do you think their words sum up what it takes to have faith in Jesus in today’s world? Why or why not?

Read Matthew 14:22-27. Then discuss the following questions as a family:

What was the reaction of the disciples when they first saw Jesus walking on the water? Why do you think they were afraid? What did Jesus tell them?

In response to the disciples’ fear, Jesus reminded them who he was. Think of times when you have been afraid. How can remembering who Jesus is help you to have faith in him?

Group Publishing: http://teachersupport.group.com/faithweaver/homeconnect/winter-2010-2011/week-11-(february-13,-2011)

CM Newsletter, February 2011

Redland Children’s Ministry

February Newsletter is now available online.

Parent’s!  Checkout the latest happenings and news for children at Redland.

Click on the blue link below to read!

Redland CM Newsletter, February 2011

Home Connect, February 6, 2011

Date: Sunday, February 6, 2011
Jesus Teaches That We Are to Be Salt and Light

Link:

http://42explore.com/salt.htm

Check out this lesson on salt. What does salt do? What do you think Jesus meant when he asked Christians to be salt? How do you act like salt? Discuss this as a family and enjoy each person’s idea on this subject.

Link:

http://www.42explore.com/light.htm

This lesson is filled with facts about light. Give it a good read and then try answering a few questions: What did you learn about light? Can you name at least three things? How does physical light compare with spiritual light? Ask each person in the family to share how he or she can be the light of Christ.

Ask a member of the family to read Matthew 5:13-16 aloud. Then join hands and pray. Privately commit to being salt and light throughout the following week.

Group Publishing: http://teachersupport.group.com/faithweaver/homeconnect/winter-2010-2011/week-10-(february-6,-2011)

Home Connect, January 30, 2011

Date: Sunday, January 30, 2011
Jesus Gives the Beatitudes

Link:

http://www.christianitytoday.com/history

Browse through some of the issues of Christian History magazine to find examples of people who have shown attitudes that please God. What specific attitudes do you find that would make God happy today? How can we learn more about how to live in a way that pleases God?

Link:

http://www.tracysbooknook.com/childrens_books/christian/jabez_for_little_ones.html

Click on this site to read the review of the book, The Prayer of Jabez for Little Ones. Ask a family member to read the verse on the screen aloud. What can you learn about an attitude that pleases God from these lines?

Take a few moments to consider these questions:
• What have you learned about attitudes from these web sites? Which attitudes please God? Explain your answers.
• How can attitudes affect the things that you do for others? Can good things be done for wrong reasons? Explain. What can you do to develop good attitudes that please God? Talk about this as a family.

Group Publishing: http://teachersupport.group.com/faithweaver/homeconnect/winter-2010-2011/week-9-(january-30,-2011)