Sunday, November 8th in Creek Kids

Preschool - "My Diggin Adventure"

Your preschooler learned in Large Group on their adventure up a pretend mountain about a man named Elijah. They discovered how God took care of Elijah.


Need to Know: God takes care of us.


Key Concept with motions: God (point up) takes care of us.


Bible Summary: I Kings 16, 17:1-6 After Solomon died many kings ruled in Israel. Some were bad kings. They did not follow God. When Ahab was king, God told Elijah, the prophet, what He wanted Ahab to do. Since King Ahab disobeyed and did not do what God told him, there was no rain or food for a long time. God took care of Elijah by using ravens to send him food.


Bible verse: “He cares for you.” I Peter 5:7b


This Week At Home: God cared for Elijah by sending birds to bring him food. Ask your child what else that God did to take care of Elijah? (Hint…God provided water by the brook so that Elijah would have water). We learned that God takes care of us.


Elementary – November’s Virtue “Cooperation”


Virtue: Cooperation—working together to do more than you can do alone.

Memory Verse: “Two people are better than one. They can help each other in everything they do.” Ecclesiastes 4:9, NIrV

Bible Story: Helping Hands (Joshua wins the battle over the Amalekites) • Exodus 17:8-13

Bottom Line: Look for ways to help somebody succeed.


This week’s Bible lesson is another great example of (1) cooperation, working together to do more than you can do alone: Joshua leading his army in victory over the Amalekites. Joshua, of course, was not the only player here. The Israelite foot soldiers, their commanders, Moses—(2) God worked through them all in big and spectacular ways to bring about victory. As long as Moses held up the staff of God, the Israelites gained ground. If he let the staff sag, the Israelites started losing. But there was a problem: “Moses’ hands got tired. So they got a stone and set it under him. He sat on it and Aaron and Hur held up his hands, one on each side. So his hands remained steady until the sun went down. Joshua defeated Amalek and its army in battle” (Exodus 17:12-13, The Message). Aaron and Hur came up with two simple solutions, really. Something for Moses to sit on and a way to prop up his arms. Not as impressive, perhaps, as what others were doing to win the battle, but certainly key! (3) And something that God surely wants kids to understand: sometimes being cooperative means looking for ways—even small, simple ways—to help someone else succeed. (4) When we do, we all “win.”

This week at Home: Review the refrigerator door handout with your child this week for some great conversation starters at the dinner table.