September 3, 2023

WRK 4th-5th Grade

New City Catechism Q&A 4

Question 4: How and why did God create us? God created us male and female in his own image to glorify him.

This lesson aims to ground children in the knowledge that they were created by a loving God in order to rule over his creation and to show his likeness to the world, while glorifying him with their lives. (Genesis 1:27)

WRK Kinder-3rd Grade

Gospel Project

Scripture Memory

“For Godly grief produces a repentance that leads to salvation without regret, but worldly grief produces death.”

2 Corinthians 7:10

Click here for some motions to help with memorization. Click here to print off the verse.

Esther Saved Her People (Esther)

Bible Story Summary: The king of Persia chose Esther, a Jew, to be his queen. Esther’s cousin Mordecai heard of an evil plan to destroy God’s people. God used Esther to save His people.

Big Picture Q&A: How should we feel when we sin? When we sin, we should feel sorry that we have disobeyed God and want to turn from our sin because we love Him.

Christ Connection: God was in control over Haman’s evil plan to destroy the Jews. Like Haman, Satan wants to ruin God’s plan and destroy believers. Satan thought he had won when Jesus died on the cross, but God raised Jesus from the dead and defeated Satan once and for all. All who believe in Jesus are rescued from sin and death.

Family Discussion Starters:

• What was Haman’s evil plan?

• What did Esther ask Mordecai and the Jews to do before she approached the king?

Family Activity: Take turns playing with a remote control car or helicopter. Set up an obstacle course for each family member to guide the car through. Afterward, talk about how the remote gave control to whoever was holding it. While we aren’t perfect with that power, God is always perfect and will work out His good plans, no matter what!

WRL 3-5 Year Olds

The Warrior Leader

Pg. 108-115 | Joshua 3 & 6 | Video

Introduction: Obeying God can be hard, and at times He may ask you to do things that don’t make sense. However, God uses these things to build our trust in Him and show what He is the one that is responsible for success. God uses our trust to do greater things than we can do on our own.

Big Truth: God loves His Children

All that God does and all that God commands for His children stems from His love. No matter what happens in this life, we can trust that God is perfectly loving towards His children.

Activity: Sing “Joshua Fought the Battle of Jericho” and remind your child that God was the one responsible for the defeat of the city.

WRL 2 Year Olds

David & the Very Big Giant

This is a true story from the Bible about how God’s used David, a young boy, to defeat an enemy of Israel. While the rest of Israel was afraid, David had faith that God would help him defeat Goliath the Philistine.

Play: Play Tower Tumble. Build a tower out of Legos or blocks with the kids and let them knock it over. Do this multiple times if you’d like. Tell the kids that God loves them and will protect them. He can knock down towers, defeat giants who defy him, and protect the kids’ hearts from evil.