In this lesson, children will learn the importance of loving the building. When God’s people were wandering in the wilderness, they had a special tent called the tabernacle that they carried around to be their place of worship. It was a lot of work, and it took everyone helping to make and care for the tabernacle. God’s people thought it was well worth it to have a special place for them to spend time with God. Our church building is where we come to learn about God and spend time worshipping him, we need to love it and care for it too. 

• What is your favorite thing about our church? (The Slide, toys, the walls are my favorite color, the windows over the pond)

• Magic Nuudle Church

In this lesson, children will learn the importance of loving the building. When we take care of our church building, we are really doing much more than that. We are loving everyone who helps to maintain our church, and everyone who comes to worship in it. By hearing about how much work it was for Solomon’s men to build a temple, children will grow in their understanding of why it’s important to love the building.  

• What is the biggest building you’ve ever seen?

• Why did King Solomon want to build a temple?
  • Solomon wanted a temple where God’s people could worship him together.
• What did God’s people do when the temple was finished?
  • God’s people celebrated and worshiped him!
• How can we love our church building?
  • Answers will vary.

• 8:30am/11:00am: Bowling
• 9:45am: Ice Temple Excavation

This summer, 2nd and 3rd graders will take a closer look at The Apostles’ Creed. The Apostles’ Creed is the oldest, most widely used Christian creed in the world with its earliest versions dating back over 1,600 years ago. For centuries, parents and pastors have taught the Apostles’ Creed as “Christianity 101” to their children. The Creed states in simple, scriptural language the essential facts of our faith, from creation of the world to the coming of Christ and the eternal life promised to all who believe. Historically the creed has been used to correct error by reminding people of what’s true about the God of the Bible. These words not only shape and affirm what we believe but also connect us to other Christians who have spoken these words throughout the centuries.

Kids will:

• Memorize the Apostles’ Creed to remember and affirm what is true about the God of the Bible.
• Understand the difference between knowing about God and believing in him.
• Identify each member of the trinity and examine their unique attributes and role they play in God's rescue plan.
• Understand what it means to be part of the Church and Communion of Saints.

Kids will hear the story of Jesus’ trial, death, and resurrection. They will learn that Jesus gave his life to rescue us from the power of sin. He died the death that we deserve so that all who believe in him and trust in him as their savior can have everlasting life.

4th and 5th graders will spend their summer in the Psalms. Each week, kids will explore one Psalm, be invited to dig deeper into what the Psalm teaches about God and learn how they can use the Psalm to respond to God in their everyday lives. They’ll learn that the Psalms are ancient Hebrew poems (translated into English) in the Old Testament. These poems were written for God’s people to read aloud to him in prayer and sing to him in worship.

The book of Psalms gives us many of the Bible’s so called greatest hits. Words of praise, words of lament, words of thanksgiving, words of doubt, words of repentance, and words of rejoicing. Psalms is the longest book of the Bible and captures every emotion and part of the human experience, ultimately showing us how God’s people can and should relate to him through it all. We will take a closer look at this important book for 13 weeks.

Kids will:

• Gain a deeper understanding of who God is.
• Understand what a Psalm is and how to read the genre of poetry in the Bible.
• Know how to respond to God through worship and prayer during both good times and bad.

Kids will read Psalm 23. David describes the Lord as a shepherd and we are his sheep. The figure of the shepherd can be seen in the images of God as a protector, provider and guide. God is with us always so we can trust him to take care of us, even though our darkest times.