Imagine Being Part of God's Family
| Session | Focus | Scripture |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Abraham and Sarah | Abraham and Sarah belonged to God; we belong to God too. | Genesis 12; Genesis 13 (selected verses) |
| 2. The Birth of Isaac | God can do anything. God promised to give Abraham and Sarah a son, and God did. We can trust God's promises to us too. | Genesis 18:1-15; 21:1-7 |
| 3. Rebekah and Isaac | God cared for Abraham's family. God cares for us too. | Genesis 24 |
| 4. Jacob and Esau | Jacob did and said something wrong. But he still belonged to God. Even when we make God unhappy, God forgives us and loves us. | Genesis 27 |
| 5. Baby Moses | God protected baby Moses; God protects us when we are afraid. | Exodus 2:1-10 |
| 6. Moses and the Burning Bush | God called a reluctant Moses and promised to help him rescue the Israelites. | Exodus 2:11-Exodus 4 |
Dear Family Text
Like us, kids are busy. Their lives are filled with split-second images, fast-food dinners, quick conversations, and extracurricular competitions. This year we’re going to give kids less noise and more time to experience God as we dwell in God’s Word together each week. Your child’s group is called “Imagine”—every time we meet we’ll be entering one of God’s stories, and then living into and out of it together. For the next six weeks we’ll be learning stories about Abraham and Sarah, the Birth of Isaac, Rebekah and Isaac, Jacob and Esau, Baby Moses, and Moses and the Burning Bush.
Each week your child will bring home a Show and Share paper designed to help kids show and share what they’ve learned at church with you at home. Every story we learn has a story symbol that will help your child recall the story and see it as one part of God’s big story. You’ll find that story symbol on the Show and Share papers and also inside the set of God’s Big Story cards you can use each day at home.
In addition to singing songs of praise, we’ll be learning verses from Scripture by singing them! You can purchase your own copy of DwellSongs 1, the CD we’ll be using, or download individual songs, on the Leader Support page of the Dwell website—just ask me for the titles!
We’re excited to begin a new year of children’s ministry and can’t wait to begin this faith journey with you and your child! Please contact us if you have any questions.