Happy Mother’s Day and welcome to this week’s KidCity Online Experience!  Here you’ll find a special tribute to all our amazing moms and all the resources you’ll need to experience KidCity right where you are! Our weekend teaching video, conversation guides, worship songs, and activities for the week are all right here.

We’d also love to be friends with you on Facebook so we can stay “in it together.” Follow us at facebook.com/hopekidcity/ If you have a question about anything or just want to reach out directly, e-mail us at kidcity@gethope.net.

For parents

How to Use This Page:

  1. Watch the Online Experience video with your child.
  2. Use the Key Passage Motions and Discussion Guide immediately following the video to unpack the story while it’s fresh!
  3. Open the Full Parent Guide (also linked below) for more activity ideas & deeper discussion.
  4. You can find all of the activity pages you need right below the Full Parent Guide.
  5. Then, scroll down to view this weekend’s Worship Videos as many times as you like!

For kids – Online Experience Video

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For parents

KEY PASSAGE MOTIONS

This week, our large group host covered the first half of our new key passage. Say the key passage with your child using motions. Repeat several times and encourage children for trying. “For God (point up) so loved (cross arms over chest) the world that He gave (hold hands out in front) His one and only Son (hold up one finger), that whoever believes in Him (display arms outward) shall not perish (shake head) but have eternal life (clasp hands together).” John 3:16

REVIEW

Ask the following questions. Retell parts of the Bible story as needed.

How was Jesus’ teaching different from the other teacher’s teaching? (Jesus taught with power.)

What did Simon’s mother-in-law have? (a fever)

What did Jesus go away by Himself to do? (pray)

Who else came to Jesus to be healed? (a man with a skin disease)

SAY • Jesus cares about people. Jesus showed how much He cared by traveling all over, telling God’s Word, and healing people of their diseases. Jesus’ miracles were real (not magic) and helped people, showing that He is God’s Son. Jesus’ teaching and healing proved that He had all power in heaven and earth.

PRAY

Invite your child to share any prayer requests they have.

SAY • God, your Son, Jesus, is powerful. No one is stronger than Jesus! Jesus does for us what we cannot do for ourselves. Jesus gives us forgiveness for our sins and offers us life with You forever.

FULL PARENT GUIDE

Guía para Padres de Preescolares

For kids

Big Picture Card

4’s and 5’s Activity Pages

Weekend Worship