MONTHLY OVERVIEW - Reconnect: Build A Bridge
THE CONNECTION BETWEEN PATIENCE AND GOD'S CHARACTER, AS SHOWN THROUGH GOD'S BIG STORY
When Adam and Eve decided that their way was better than God’s way and broke God’s rule, they changed the relationship between God and His creation. When once everything and everyone could be in the presence of God, now we were at odds with God. God could have done anything He wanted, including wiping us out and starting over. But instead, God decided to make peace with us. Ultimately God did this through His Son, Jesus.
When Jesus rose from the dead, He paid the price for everything that was wrong and unfair in this world. Because of Jesus, we can have peace. We don’t have to get even. Instead, we can reflect the character of Christ by caring for others and making peace.
ELEMENTARY
APRIL 2021
WEEK ONE
BIBLE STORY
Easter/God’s Big Story: Colossians 1:20 & John 20:1-18
BOTTOM LINE
God made peace with us.
WEEK TWO
BIBLE STORY
Live in Peace with Others: Colossians 3:15
BOTTOM LINE
We can make peace with others
WEEK THREE
BIBLE STORY
Isaac’s Well: Genesis 26:1-6, 12-22 & 26-31
BOTTOM LINE
You can show you care about others by walking away from a fight
WEEK FOUR
BIBLE STORY
Abigail Intervenes: 1 Samuel 25:1-35
BOTTOM LINE
You can show you care about others by being part of the solution
MONTHLY MEMORY VERSE
“SO, LET US DO ALL WE CAN TO LIVE IN PEACE. AND LET US WORK HARD TO BUILD UP ONE ANOTHER.”
ROMANS 14:19, NIRV
THEME: PEACE
PROVING YOU CARE MORE ABOUT EACH OTHER THAN WINNING AN ARGUMENT