Hello children and parents! While we cannot gather, our thoughts and prayers are with you. Each week we'll send fun ideas for living & learning faith at home. God bless you!
1) Sunday School Lesson - Dream of Heaven
This is your story!
Jesus appeared to John to show him what heaven would look like. This is the end of our Jesus Storybook Bible, but it's just the beginning of our own story!
How is God's story also your story?
What part of this last lesson do you like the best?
Check out our video and see what God showed John!
2) Activity: Memory Lane
Telling your story - before they were born!
Use this idea to discuss the video lesson and have some fun!

  • You'll need: an old photo album or yearbook from before your child was born.

  • Invite your child to look through the photos with you. Tell them a few stories about your life before they were born. Who were your friends? What sports did you play? Where did you live, travel, go to school?

  • Teaching Tip: The Bible is like God's photo album, except it's all written down instead of in pictures. It's important for many reasons, but one reason is that it tells the story of us and our family long before we were born. Why? Because everyone who loves Jesus is part of his family! God's story is your story, too!
3) Craft: What's your story?
A great rainy day option -a mini scrapbook

  • You'll need: photos, paper, scissors, magazines, newspapers, glue, markers or crayons.

  • Explain that you are going to create a storybook together, but this will be your child's story!

  • Help your child cut out various pictures, magazine photos, etc. and glue them to a sheet of paper to make a collage.

  • Pages should have a general themes of:
  • past memories or experiences
  • present interests and life
  • future hopes and dreams.

  • Write down a brief explanation of what they say about each page, and put them all together in a booklet form.

  • Teaching Tip: John knew about God's story from the beginning, about Jesus' life and death and resurrection, and then he was shown what God planned for the future - and it was more wonderful than anything he could have imagined! God has good plans for you and your child, too! Imagine together what they could be, and be reassured that your ultimate future is beyond your wildest dreams!
4) Kids' Church - LIVE! NEW TIME!
Set your alarm for Sunday at 9:30am.
Raise your hand if you want your child to have a relationship with Jesus!

Join Katie Freer and Lesli Drewry for a Kids Church lesson online! We'll have music, a game, a Bible lesson, and a chance to check-in and say hi! Invite your friends and spread the word.

Look for the Zoom link in the Sunday morning email.
5) Dinner Time!
Conversation starters - when you don't know what else to talk about!
Table Talk: Family Conversation Starters

The next time your family is gathered around the dinner table or spending time on the couch, dip into your table topics jar to get the discussion started! Filled with conversation starters, a table topics jar is the perfect way to inspire family...

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6) God is For Me
Encouragement for the future!
All Saints is here for you. If you need help,
please call (301) 654-2488.
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