Children's Church Schedule
July 2: What is the Fruit of the Spirit?
What we Learn: God gives us the fruit of the spirit to help us show others what His love looks like.
Memory Verse: “But the fruit of the spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control.” Galatians 5: 22, 23
July 16th: Love
What we Learn: Love is a choice and an action that shows others what God looks like. God wants us to love as He does.
Memory Verse: “God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in Him.”
1John 4:16b
July 30th: Joy
What we Learn: Joy is a permanent condition of the heart and an attitude that comes from having a personal relationship with Jesus. We should express joy in the Lord at all times.
Memory Verse: “May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in Him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.” Romans 15:13
August 6th: Peace
What we Learn: We can replace worry with peace because God is on our side.
Memory Verse: “Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God, and the peace of God, which transcends all understanding will guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus.”
Philippians 4: 6,7
August 20th: Patience
What we Learn: We should be patient with others in the same way that God is patient with us.
Memory Verse: “Be patient, then, brothers, until the Lord’s coming.” James 5:7a
September 3rd: Kindness
What we Learn: We should be kind to others at all times, by sympathizing with others, understanding others’ feelings, and putting others first instead of always thinking about our own personal needs.
Memory Verse: “Make sure that nobody pays back wrong for wrong, but always try to be kind to each other and to everyone else.” 1 Thessalonians 5:15
October 1st: Goodness
What we Learn: We can grow in our goodness by staying close to God and remembering His goodness.
Memory Verse: “But just as He who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do.”
1 Peter 1:15
October 8th: Faithfulness
What we Learn: Faithful people can be counted on to do what they say they will do, they don’t change their minds based on what other people may think. We can be faithful people by following what the Bible tells us to do.
Memory Verse: “Let love and faithfulness never leave you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart.” Proverbs 3:3
October 22nd: Movie and discussion
November 5th: Gentleness
What we Learn: Gentleness is God’s power put into action with love. God gives us gentleness to show the power of love without words.
Memory Verse: “See, your king comes to you, righteous and having salvation, gentle and riding on a donkey.” Zechariah 9:9b
November 19th: Self-control
What we Learn: God wants each of us to practice self-control.
Memory Verse: “Be self-controlled and alert” 1 Peter 5:8a
November 20th: Agape Feast
December 3rd: Children’s Church Christmas program
Adopt-a-Grandparent Program:
We connecting children ages 5 through 12 with older adults in our church for friendship and fun. Beginning in August, all children will be matched with a grandparent. The Kid’s Ministry team will plan special activities and programs throughout the year to help promote and sustain these relationships.
