Parent Connection: 3rd Grade

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Parent Connection: 3rd Grade Weeks 03/03

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Bible Story Teach Us How to Pray: The Lord’s Prayer: Listening to God Matthew 6:5-15

Bottom Line God has the best plan for my life and He wants me to learn to trust and understand His plan as we pray to Him

Jesus’ Last Days “The Last Supper” John 13:1-20 Three Days Later You Should Have Seen It! Mark 14:12-15:1-47

Jesus was humble and served others and He wants me to do same. Jesus is the only one who can conquer death and I can celebrate His resurrection and look forward to His return. I can trust Jesus as my Savior and Forever Friend

The Greatest Salvation *Salvation Message Luke 15:8-10

Making It Connect God’s Story Faith Skill/Memory Verse

2013

“Call to Me and I will answer you.” Jeremiah 33:3

Spiritual Checkpoint Trust I trust Jesus no matter what

@ Your Home Family Project: Memorize the Lord’s Prayer. Using the pattern of the Lord’s Prayer, pray together: adoration, petition, confession and praise.

“Serve one another in love.” Galatians 5:13

Serve I serve others

Family Project: Plan a simple family project to serve someone such as making cookies, helping with yard work. Bed Time: Read the Easter story. Have family prayer time together thanking god sending Jesus to take care of our sins.

Navigate the Bible: N.T.

“But God demonstrated His own love for us in this; while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.” Romans 5:8

Trust/Worship I can trust and Worship Him

“If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just and will forgive us our sin.” 1 John 1:9

Trust/Tell I trust Jesus no matter what and tell God’s story to others

Parent Conner: If your child is ready to make a decision to trust Jesus as their Savior and Forever Friend, please contact the Carmelkidz office to sign up for May First Step Class.

Easter Sunday (No Sunday School) That’s Incredible “Incredible Change” John 9:1-38

Jesus is God’s son and when I believe in Him, I am never the same

“Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation, the old has gone, the new has come.” 2 Corinthians 5:17

Trust I trust Jesus no matter what

Parent Note: This four week unit, That’s Incredible teachings life-changing principles that Jesus taught. Make it priority to memorize these four verses.

Navigate the Bible: N.T.

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04/21

“Incredible Compassion” Luke 10:25-37

I express my love to God and others when I show compassion. .

“Incredible Giving.” Mark 12:41-44 Luke 21:1-4

All good things come from God, and HE wants me to give with a grateful heart

“Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind, and love your neighbor as yourself.” Luke 10:27 Navigate the Bible: N.T. “Each man should give what he has decided in his heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.” 2 Corinthians 9:7 Navigate the Bible: N.T.

Friendship I treat others the way I want to be treated Stewardship I use my time, money and talent for God

Bed Time: Tall about compassion, the word that means “suffer with”. Ask how God has shown that He suffers with us and how we can show compassion to others.

Meal Time/Family Project: Talk to your child about additional chores he/she can do to earn extra money. Put a jar in your kitchen for your family to collect money to give to the Carmel Baptist Benevolence Fund to help other families in need. rd (3 grade Giving Project)

Train the next generation to love and to follow God, while strengthening the family

Parent Connection: 3rd Grade Weeks 04/28

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Bible Story “Incredible Power.” John 11:1-44

The Church: Built To Last Look Who’s Talking.. a Lot- Peter and John Acts 3:1-10 Community: We’re All in This Together Acts 2:42-4:22

Making It Connect God’s Story

Bottom Line

Faith Skill/Memory Verse

Jesus is all powerful and when I believe in Him, He can do incredible things.

“With God all things are possible.”

Whatever happens, tell others what God has done

God wants me to be connected to a Christian community to worship, grow, and serve together

Navigate the Bible: N.T. “They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer.” Acts 2:42 Navigate the Bible: N.T. “All the believers had everything in common.” Acts 2:44

05/19

Conviction: Stephen Acts 6:8-15; 7:1-60

God wants me to stand strong for what I believe

“They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer.” Acts 2:42

05/26

Evangelism: Philip Acts 8:26-35

I need to tell God’s story with others

“Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have.” 1 Peter 3:15

06/03

Spiritual Checkpoint

2013

@ Your Home

Trust I can trust Him no matter what

Drive/Meal Time: It is easier to have faith in someone you know. Talk about how we can get to know Jesus better. Share your personal story of faith.

Trust/Tell I trust Jesus no matter what and tell God’s story to others Friendship/Worship I treat others the way I want to be treated/ I worship God with my life

Bed Time: Read Acts 3:1-10 and ask why Peter and John had courage to tell God’s story, considering how Peter acted when Jesus was arrested.

Trust/Tell I trust Jesus no matter what and tell God’s story to others Tell I tell God’s story to others

Meal Time: Share a time when you stood for what you believe and ask your family to share their story as well

Parent Conner: Are you actively involved in a Sunday school community or ministry? Does your family’s schedule allow your family to develop friendship with other believers? Remember your child needs friends who believe what they believe and another voice who says the same thing as your voice, and that happens in their Sunday school class

Meal Time/Family Fun: Ask your child if they were in Philip’s situation, how they would have shared God’s story with others.

Review: Make It Connect God’s Story

Train the next generation to love and to follow God, while strengthening the family