March 15th - Third day of HOPE

Today we had a wonderful day at the South Campus. After singing some wonderful songs with the Praise band we were invited on stage for our special Kids Connection momment. Erin didn't have the hat on today as her mystery item was too big, so she brought up the Mystery Bag. We started by lighting our candle, and then we started talking about the word HOPE. We discussed how it really doesn't mean "wish" or "want", but for people who follow Jesus, it means a lot more. It means that we believe that God has a plan for us and even though we may not understand what is happening, we place our trust in Him. That placing our trust is HOPE.

After discussing HOPE, we remembered the previous weeks stories of Paul's Shipwreck and Lazarus being raised from the Dead. Next we took turns guessing whay Erin had in her Mystery Bag. Afer several guesses, she showed us...a paper plate and silverware. We were stumped as to what they had to do with HOPE, but we knew that we would know in a few minutes once we marched down the long hallway to our classroom. Once there, we lit the second candle to remember those who were not in class with us today. We then reviewed our virtue word for March - HOPE.

HOPE is believing that something good can come out of something bad.

Memory Verse: “We know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him.” Romans 8:28, NIV/NIrV

Bottom Line: Whatever happens, remember what Jesus did for you.

Our Bible Story is The Last Supper (Jesus’ Last Supper with the disciples) • Luke 22:7-23; John 13:33-38

We had a very important story today, the story of Jesus and the last supper. We re-enacted the Passover meal, talking about what Jesus meant when he said "This is my body" and "This is my blood". We then learned the great instruction that Jesus left for all of us, which is "Love one another."

Then we moved to our craft. We made placemats that reminded us of things that give us hope. We colored the items on the paper and then cut them out and glued them to the construction paper. We had a great time!

Our time was coming to an end, so we said our prayer and blew out our candle, remembering that we are the light. Next week, we will hear the story about the promise Jesus made to us of Heaven. We will discuss that whatever happens, we need to remember what Jesus promised.