252 Basics
February 2014 {Theme: Now I See It}
Showing posts with label virtue. Show all posts
Showing posts with label virtue. Show all posts
Wednesday, January 29, 2014
Friday, December 27, 2013
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
Monday, September 26, 2011
{Elementary} Imagine That! (Video)
In this preview, Reggie Joiner (curriculum writer/director) explains how CREATIVITY is a reflection of God’s character working in us to change the world around us. He then explores how the 252
Monday, August 22, 2011
{Elementary} September- Grow Up!
Attention! Small Group Leader Fall Kickoff
Sunday, August 28th @ 9:15am
DURING THE SERVICE
Knowledge
Have you ever noticed that when you ask a kid a question in church, their default answer, if they don’t really know the answer, will be “God?” Or coming in a close second—hand frantically waving in the air—“Jesus!”
And really, most questions can be answered in some way with God or Jesus. That’s because God is the ultimate source of knowledge—and that’s the characteristic of God we’re learning about this month as we kick off a new school year. It’s in the story of God that we find the character of God, so we’re headed to the Gospel of Luke to learn from His Son, Jesus, as He grew up.
Did you know that the Bible only gives us one story and one comment on the life of Jesus from the time He was a preteen until He’s a thirty-something starting His ministry? It’s our memory verse for the month (Luke 2:52) and it tells us that Jesus spent time studying God’s Word, and that He grew in His relationship with God, in His ability to make wise choices and in His ability to love others.
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
Monday, January 31, 2011
{Elementary} February: Kindness
Hi Elementary Grade Volunteers,
Go Kinda Crazy
Come February, we're going to be talking about kindness in 252 Basics.
Now, I don't know what comes to mind when you think of kindness. If you grew up with rough and tumble siblings, you may have come to the conclusion that nice guys finish last. If you work in a cutthroat environment, you know it doesn't pay to be seen as Mr. or Ms. Milk Toast. If your children watched Barney (of purple dinosaur fame), you may have the desire to pull your hair out if you hear that song one more time. You know which one.
Rest assured, we will not be going there! Kindness is not insipid, limp wristed, or ineffectual. It takes (and makes) some real muscle to be kind. It often requires an iron will. It may insist that we roll up our sleeves and get our hands dirty. It even necessitates, on occasion, radical action.
Jesus was kind, of course. But He definitely wasn't namby-pamby. The Jesus who took those little kids in His arms and blessed them was the same one who ran off the moneychangers and called out the Pharisees--not the actions of a weak person, which unfortunately is often how kindness is perceived.
We need to paint a truer picture of kindness for our kids, one that sets the bar higher than merely responding to someone else in kind. One that kindles consideration of others, that stirs up empathy for their needs, that ignites a generous rather than a fighting spirit when they do us wrong. In short, one that looks more like Jesus.
So we'll be exploring what Jesus did and said about kindness, which is showing others they are valuable by how you treat them:
Challenge kids, and maybe even other leaders on your team, to go kinda crazy and surprise those around them with kindness.
Go Kinda Crazy
Come February, we're going to be talking about kindness in 252 Basics.
Now, I don't know what comes to mind when you think of kindness. If you grew up with rough and tumble siblings, you may have come to the conclusion that nice guys finish last. If you work in a cutthroat environment, you know it doesn't pay to be seen as Mr. or Ms. Milk Toast. If your children watched Barney (of purple dinosaur fame), you may have the desire to pull your hair out if you hear that song one more time. You know which one.
Rest assured, we will not be going there! Kindness is not insipid, limp wristed, or ineffectual. It takes (and makes) some real muscle to be kind. It often requires an iron will. It may insist that we roll up our sleeves and get our hands dirty. It even necessitates, on occasion, radical action.
Jesus was kind, of course. But He definitely wasn't namby-pamby. The Jesus who took those little kids in His arms and blessed them was the same one who ran off the moneychangers and called out the Pharisees--not the actions of a weak person, which unfortunately is often how kindness is perceived.
We need to paint a truer picture of kindness for our kids, one that sets the bar higher than merely responding to someone else in kind. One that kindles consideration of others, that stirs up empathy for their needs, that ignites a generous rather than a fighting spirit when they do us wrong. In short, one that looks more like Jesus.
So we'll be exploring what Jesus did and said about kindness, which is showing others they are valuable by how you treat them:
Do to others what you want them to do to you. The gold standard of kindness, from Luke 6.
Treat others the way Jesus would treat them. Jesus gave others (including kids!) His time and attention, from Mark 10.
Treat others as if they belong to God. When you do, it's as if you're treating Jesus that way, from Matthew 25.
Do for your enemies what they wouldn't do for you. Give them another chance, from Acts 9.
Challenge kids, and maybe even other leaders on your team, to go kinda crazy and surprise those around them with kindness.
By Melanie Williams. © 2010 The reThink Group * www.rethinkgroup.org * All rights reserved. Used by permission
Here's a video summarizing what our kids will be learning this month, February, at New Life Kids:
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