Welcome to this month’s Special Needs Ministry Online Experience! Check out all the resources you’ll need to have a great KidCity experience right where you are! The teaching video, conversation guides, worship songs, and activities for the week are all right here.
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For parents
How to Use This Page:
- Watch the Online Experience video with your child.
- Use the Discussion Guide immediately following the video to unpack the lesson with your kiddos!
- Use the Devotional pages to generate more activities and discussion
Online Experience Video
- Online Experience Video for you and your student to watch together
- Discussion Questions for you & your student
- Pre-Teen Guide for your student to go a little deeper on his/her own
- Salvation Conversation Guide for one of the most important conversations you’ll ever have
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Got a question? E-mail us at [email protected]
Online Experience Video
Access this week’s video – CLICK HERE*
*The new video for the upcoming week will be loaded by Wednesday of each week.
For parents
Special Needs Ministry Modified Elementary Curriculum:
DISCUSSION
Monthly Virtue: Patience—Waiting until later for what you want now
Memory Verse: Wait for the Lord. Be strong and don’t lose hope. Wait for the Lord. Psalm 27:14 (NIrV)
Week 1: April 7
Bible Story: The Waiting (A Patience Proverb) • Proverbs 14:29
Key Question: When is it hard to have patience?
Basic Truth: I am loved by God no matter what so I can trust God to guide me.
Ask:
- In what ways was Jesus an example of patience?
- Why is it harder to be patient with certain people than with others?
- If you know that someone is difficult for you to be around without losing your patience, what can you do to prepare yourself ahead of time so you don’t react by saying or doing something you know you shouldn’t?
Week 2: April 14
Bible Story: Can’t Hardly Wait (Esau’s Impatience) • Genesis 25:24-34
Key Question: What could you miss out on by not waiting?
Basic Truth: I am loved by God no matter what so I can trust God to guide me.
Ask:
- What could you miss out on by not waiting?
- What is the hardest thing to have to wait for?
- What could happen if you rush through a decision you’re facing this week?
Week 3: April 20
Bible Story: I Keep Forgettin’ (Golden Calf) • Exodus 32:1-35
Key Question: What can you think about when it’s hard to wait?
Basic Truth: I am loved by God no matter what so I can trust God to guide me.
Ask:
- What are a few things about God that you can think about when it’s hard to wait?
- Who in your life is good at waiting? How can you learn from that person whom God has put into your life?
Week 4: April 28
Bible Story: I’m With You (Simeon Waits for the Messiah) • Luke 2:25-35
Key Question: What good can come from waiting?
Basic Truth: I am loved by God no matter what so I can trust God to guide me.
Ask:
- Have you ever waited alone for something? How did that feel?
- What are you waiting for right now?
- How do you know that [Bottom Line] God is with you while you wait?
For kids
Sermon Notes discussion guide (for students who watch the adult service, too!)
