FAMILY PLUS Preschool - October 21

Hi Parents and Grandparents,

I hope you have been enjoying the cooler weather. Cooler weather always makes me want to snuggle up in a blanket. As a matter of fact its just one more reason to do so with your preschooler. A mother shared a story with me just this past week about snuggling. As the mother was tucking in her four year old daughter, her daughter said "Mommy can we invite Jesus to come into our home so that we can snuggle with Him?" Just the thought of a preschooler snuggling with Jesus warms my heart. Take the time this week and snuggle with your preschooler.


This Sunday October 23, 2011 your preschooler will hear a story about:
Philip Taught from the Bible (Acts 8:4-8,26-40)

Bible Story Brief -
• Philip was in Samaria, telling people about Jesus. The people in Samaria listened to Philip and saw how he healed many people. There were many happy people in the city.
• An angel spoke to Philip and told him to go to the desert road that went from Jerusalem to Gaza. So Philip started walking down the
desert road. As he walked, he saw a man riding in a chariot. The man in the chariot had been to Jerusalem to worship God. Now he
was on the long trip back to Ethiopia.
• As Philip ran up to the chariot, he heard the man reading a Bible scroll. Philip asked him, “Do you understand what you are reading?” The Ethiopian man said, “I need someone to explain the words to me.” He invited Philip to sit beside him in the chariot and explain the words.
• Philip climbed into the chariot. Philip told the good news about Jesus. Philip baptized the man in water near the road. The man went home very happy. Philip traveled to other places to tell people about Jesus.

Bible Truth - People help me learn from the Bible.

Life Application - I will discover who helps me learn about the Bible.

Bible Phrase - God’s words in the Bible help us learn. Psalm 119:130

Conversation Starter for this week: Show your child this week’s weekly take home page. Comment: “Do you remember what the man from Ethiopia was riding in?” (chariot) Together, review the Bible story. Find a box big enough for your child to sit in. Help him/her use the box to make a chariot. You may want to offer two unsharpened pencils and a strip of paper so your child can make a scroll. Tell the story again as your child pretends to ride in the chariot (as Philip) and uses the scroll to teach the man from Ethiopia about Jesus.

UPCOMING EVENTS
Family Fall Festival October 28 at the Lannom Farms Cost: FREE! Time: 6pm - 8pm
Kids Night Out Dec. 9

If you have any questions about these events or any area of our New Generations Ministry please do not hesitate to contact me.

If there is something that I can help you pray about with you or your family please let me know.

I hope you have a blessed week!!

In His Love,
Bridget :)