Full Bloom - Week 4
Spring is the season for new beginnings! Whether you're cleaning out parts of your home or watching the flowers bloom in your garden, it's a time for new life and growth. Like a good gardener, Jesus wanted to help cultivate the seeds of faith in his friends so they could all grow closer to God. In this 4-week series, kids will learn all about the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus as he sowed the seeds of new life in the world. Kids will discover that God sent Jesus to save us, Jesus understands when we're hurting, makes all things new, and connects us to God.
BIG IDEA: Jesus connects us to God.
BIBLE: Jesus Appears to His Disciples: John 20:19–31; John 15:1–13
MEMORY VERSE
Elementary: "But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and savior Jesus Christ." 2 Peter 3:18A (NIV)
Toddler Twist: Grow in grace and knowledge of Jesus. 2 Peter 3:18
WATCH:
Preschool- teaching video
Elementary- teaching video
SONG: Light of the World and Medley
DISCIPLE:
Show your child(children) a large plant leaf or show a picture of a plant leaf where they can see the individual veins of the leaf.
Ask: Do you have a favorite leaf?
Some of us may like the giant palm leaves from palm trees or the crunchy leaves we can step on in the fall. There's so much more to plant leaves than size and color, though!
When we look at plant leaves, we can see they have these tiny little lines that help the plants. These are called veins, and they help transport everything a plant needs to all the different parts of the leaf.
Even though they're small, these veins help connect the plant back to the main stem and then down into the roots of the plant. Nutrients and water can move from the roots all the way to the very tip of each leaf. These veins help leaves bloom and grow strong, keeping them connected to the plant.
Jesus does something similar for us, too! He keeps us connected to God so we can grow strong in our faith. Jesus helps us grow and teaches us what it looks like to follow God.
Jesus connects us to God.
Pray: God, thank you for including us in your family. You sent Jesus to connect us to you so that one day we can join you in your perfect garden. Thank you for doing something larger-than-life for us. Amen.