God Keeps His Word

ELEMENTARY KIDS & FAMILIES

Date: September 7-13, 2015

This resource is designed to allow your family to have time in God’s Word beforeyour children attend church. Because God’s plan is for parents to be the primary spiritual nurturers of their children’s faith, we want YOU to be the one to introduce this part of The Big God Story to them.

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God Keeps His Word

Part of The Big God Story

Genesis 6:5—9:17

JUST FOR FUN

Grab some white paper and coloredmarkers and gather your family. Haveeach family member draw a beautifulrainbow. As you draw, encourage eachperson to share a story about a time shesaw a rainbow. Then read Genesis 7—8and 9:12–17. Discuss any new things youheard in this part of The Big God Story.

Younger Kids

Your child’s opinions about Godare largely influenced by hisexperiences with the adults in hislife. As your child becomes moreaware of the inconsistenciesbetween people’s actions andwords, be sure you follow throughon what you say you’ll do.

Older Kids

Your child understands how heractions reflect her faith to thosearound her. Explain to your childthe importance of keeping herword, and help her understand thather friends’ view of Christ might beinfluenced by what she saysand does.

Did You Know?

• God sent the flood to judge mankind forhow wicked they had become.

• God protected Noah, his family, and all ofthe animals in the ark while it rained for 40days and 40 nights.

• Noah’s family stayed in the ark for morethan a year before God told them to openthe doors and come out.

• God promised to never again flood theearth. He gave us the rainbow to remind usHe keeps His word.

Remember verse

Know therefore that theLordyour God is God;he is the faithful God,keeping his covenant of loveto a thousand generationsof those who love him and keep his commandments.

Deuteronomy 7:9

Teachable Moments

After reading Scripture, discuss the following together:

• How do you think Noah felt whenGod chose him to build the ark?

• Why did God send a rainbow?

• What can we be reminded ofwhen we see a rainbow?

BLESSING

For more information about blessing your child see the Blessing section in
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A blessing to pray over your child:

(Child’s name),may you trust that God will always keep His promises to you. May you know that He will always take care of you and will never, ever leave you.