January Week 1 Small Group – January 2nd/3rd
January Week 1 Activity Pages – January 2nd/3rd
January Week 2 Small Group – January 9th/10th
January Week 2 Activity Pages – January 9th/10th
January Week 3 Small Group – January 16th/17th
January Week 4 Small Group – January 23rd/24th
January Week 5 Small Group – January 30th/31st
January Week 3 Rundown – January 17th
January Week 4 Rundown – January 24th
January Week 5 Rundown – January 31st
January Week 1 Large Group – January 2nd/3rd
January Week 2 Large Group – January 9th/10th
January Week 3 Large Group – January 16th/17th
January Week 4 Large Group – January 23rd/24th
January Week 5 Large Group – January 30th/31st
January Week 1 Large Group – January 2nd/3rd
January Week 2 Large Group – January 9th/10th
January Week 3 Large Group – January 16th/17th
January Week 4 Large Group – January 23rd/24th
January Week 5 Large Group – January 30th/31st
Christmas movies have a way of changing the way you look not only about Christmas but also about life as we see characters on the screen transform from unbelief to belief, from stingy to generous, or from cold-hearted to compassionate. For the month of December, we’re taking a quote from one of those famous movie lines and “Triple-Dog-Daring” kids to show compassion to the people around them and even across the world.
We define compassion like this: caring enough to do something about someone else’s need. But when it comes to compassion, no movie even comes close to the greatest story of all time, THE Christmas story. The Christmas story can really be summed up in one verse of Scripture. And this is the verse that we want every child to memorize this month and carry with them the rest of their lives. It’s found in John 3:16: “God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son. Anyone who believes in him will not die but will have eternal life” (NIrV).
If you look at the Christmas story, it’s easy to see that one aspect of God’s character is compassion. God saw our greatest need, and He met it in the most remarkable way. To get kids thinking more about this we’re taking the entire Christmas season to talk about compassion and ask a different question each week to get our CITY and ALLEY kids and families thinking about how they can show compassion this Christmas.
December Week 1 Small Group – December 5th/6th
December Week 1 Activity Page – December 5th/6th
Christmas Party Overview – December 12th/13th
Kids attend service with their parents – December 19th/20th/23rd/24th
December Week 4 Small Group – December 27th
December Week 4 Activity Page – December 27th
Christmas movies have a way of changing the way you look not only about Christmas but also about life as we see characters on the screen transform from unbelief to belief, from stingy to generous, or from cold-hearted to compassionate. For the month of December, we’re taking a quote from one of those famous movie lines and “Triple-Dog-Daring” kids to show compassion to the people around them and even across the world.
We define compassion like this: caring enough to do something about someone else’s need. But when it comes to compassion, no movie even comes close to the greatest story of all time, THE Christmas story. The Christmas story can really be summed up in one verse of Scripture. And this is the verse that we want every child to memorize this month and carry with them the rest of their lives. It’s found in John 3:16: “God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son. Anyone who believes in him will not die but will have eternal life” (NIrV).
If you look at the Christmas story, it’s easy to see that one aspect of God’s character is compassion. God saw our greatest need, and He met it in the most remarkable way. To get kids thinking more about this we’re taking the entire Christmas season to talk about compassion and ask a different question each week to get our CITY and ALLEY kids and families thinking about how they can show compassion this Christmas.
December Week 1 Small Group – December 5th/6th
December Week 1 Activity Page – December 5th/6th
Christmas Party Overview – December 12th/13th
Kids attend service with their parents – December 19th/20th/23rd/24th
December Week 4 Small Group – December 27th
December Week 4 Activity Page – December 27th
December Week 1 Large Group – December 5th/6th
December Week 2 Large Group – December 12th/13th.
Kids attend service with their parents – December 19th/20th/23rd/24th
December Week 4 Large Group – December 27th
December Week 1 Large Group – December 5th/6th
December Week 2 Large Group – December 12th/13th
Kids attend service with their parents – December 19th/20th/23rd/24th
December Week 4 Large Group – December 27th
As God’s Son, Jesus deserved a palace with a throne, complete with servants waiting on His every need or desire. Yet for Jesus, it wasn’t about the lap of luxury or the fame. Jesus came for a different reason. He came to save us, and He focused His attention on serving, not being served. That is why in November we will be focusing on service: lending a hand to help someone else.
All month we will lean into God’s heart and discover what it means to reflect His character to the world around us. Our hope is that our CITY and ALLEY kids will soon discover something more about service. It’s not just what people do for us, but rather what we need to be doing for the people around us.
That’s why our memory verse this month is Matthew 5:16, “Let your light shine so others can see it. Then they will see the good things you do. And they will bring glory to your Father who is in heaven.” The purpose of serving others isn’t so people will see how good you are. Rather, when you serve others, they see a reflection of God, which brings glory to Him.
God is up to something big in this world, and the amazing thing is that He wants us to be part of it. This month as we learn what it means to lend a hand and serve others, we pray kids are inspired to use what they have to join in the work God is doing and make a difference in the world!
November Week 2 Small Group – November 7th/8th
November Week 2 Activity Page – November 7th/8th
November Week 3 Small Group – November 14th/15th
November Week 3 Activity Page – November 14th/15th
November Week 4 Small Group – November 21st/22nd
November Week 4 Activity Page – November 21st/22nd
November Week 5 Small Group – November 28th/29th
November Week 5 Activity Page – November 28th/29th
As God’s Son, Jesus deserved a palace with a throne, complete with servants waiting on His every need or desire. Yet for Jesus, it wasn’t about the lap of luxury or the fame. Jesus came for a different reason. He came to save us, and He focused His attention on serving, not being served. That is why in November we will be focusing on service: lending a hand to help someone else.
All month we will lean into God’s heart and discover what it means to reflect His character to the world around us. Our hope is that our CITY and ALLEY kids will soon discover something more about service. It’s not just what people do for us, but rather what we need to be doing for the people around us.
That’s why our memory verse this month is Matthew 5:16, “Let your light shine so others can see it. Then they will see the good things you do. And they will bring glory to your Father who is in heaven.” The purpose of serving others isn’t so people will see how good you are. Rather, when you serve others, they see a reflection of God, which brings glory to Him.
God is up to something big in this world, and the amazing thing is that He wants us to be part of it. This month as we learn what it means to lend a hand and serve others, we pray kids are inspired to use what they have to join in the work God is doing and make a difference in the world!
November Week 2 Small Group – November 7th/8th
November Week 2 Activity Page – November 7th/8th
November Week 3 Small Group – November 14th/15th
November Week 4 Small Group – November 21st/22nd
November Week 4 Activity Page – November 21st/22nd
November Week 5 Small Group – November 28th/29th
November Week 5 Activity Page – November 28th/29th
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