the four spiritual habits

August 26-september 16

Team Spirit

MEMORY VERSE: "Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding." — Proverbs 3:5 (NIV)

“We’ve got spirt, yes we do!” It’s easy to cheer when your team is winning, but it’s a lot harder when things don’t go the way you hoped. In this series, we'll learn what it means to stick with God’s team through the good times and the hard ones, like when waiting feels long, things feel unfair, or we feel left out. As we hear stories from the Bible, we’ll discover that following God, trusting God’s promises, and helping one another are all part of showing real team spirit.

Big Ideas / Stories & Summaries:

• August 26 | We can follow God's direction.
• This week, kids learn about how Noah trusted God's directions to build an ark, even when no one else understood why. When you’re on a team, you don’t ignore the coach's game plan. This week, we’ll hear how Noah listened carefully to God and followed God’s directions, even when no one else understood what he was doing. Noah trusted that God knew what was best. We’ll learn that being on God’s team means choosing to listen and obey because we can follow God’s directions.

• September 2 | God gives hope when things feel impossible.
• This week, kids see how God's promise brought joy to Abraham and Sarah when their son Isaac was born. Sometimes your team keeps playing, even when it looks like the score will never change. This week, we'll hear how Abraham and Sarah waited a long time for God’s promise and wondered if it would ever come true. God stayed faithful and did exactly what was promised. We’ll learn that God gives hope when things feel impossible.

• September 9 | God is with us when life feels unfair. 
• This week, kids discover that God didn't forget Joseph even when was betrayed, enslaved, and imprisoned. It’s frustrating when the rules seem to change mid game or the calls don’t go your way. This week, we'll hear how Joseph was treated badly and sent far away, even though he hadn’t done anything wrong. Through every hard moment, God stayed with Joseph and never left him alone. We’ll discover that God is with us when life is unfair.

• September 16 | God shows us we need each other.
• This week, kids explore how Joseph was put in charge during a famine and later reunited with his family. A team can’t win if everyone plays for themselves. This week, we'll hear how God used Joseph and his family to help each other, forgive each other, and work together during a hard time. God showed them that everyone had an important role to play. We’ll learn that being on God’s team means God shows us we need each other.

september 23-October 21

In Season

MEMORY VERSE: "The grass withers and the flowers fall, but the word of our God endures forever.” — Isaiah 40:8

(NIV)

Each season—fall, winter, spring, and summer—brings something unique and wonderful. From leaves changing colors to flowers blooming or animals hibernating, the changing seasons remind us that no matter what, God is with us through it all. In this 4-week series, kids will discover how we can respond to God in every season of life. They’ll learn that God’s words are always in season, God leads us in every season, God hears us no matter the season, and we can thank God for every season.

Big Ideas / Stories & Summaries:

September 23 | God's words are always in season.

• BIBLE: Delight in God's Ways: Psalm 1; Mark 13:28–31

This week, kids can grow by learning how to delight in God’s ways.

September 30 | God leads us in every season.

• BIBLE: Psalm 23; Luke 15:1–7

This week, kids can grow by learning that God is our shepherd who leads, protects, and cares for us.

October 7 | FALL BREAK - NO MIDWEEK



October 14 | God hears us no matter the season.

• BIBLE: Psalm 51; 1 Timothy 2:1–7

This week, This week, kids can grow by learning that God can make our hearts clean.

October 21 | We can thank God for every season.

• BIBLE: Psalm 100; 1 Timothy 6:6–16
• This week, kids can grow by learning how to have thankful hearts that praise God.