The Parent Weekly for August 30th, Remember and Celebrate: God Made Me, Loves Me, and Is with Me

Just for Parents

God has given parents the privilege of being the primary spiritual nurturers of their children’s faith.

The Parent Weekly is designed to reinforce that truth by allowing your family to have time in God’s Word before your child attends church each week. It will provide you with ways to introduce The Big God Story and have age-appropriate conversations with your little one as you prepare her for what she will be experiencing in church for the next few weeks.

Research has shown that children between the ages of two and four learn best through repetition. Because of this, TruBlessings will spend two weeks on the same part of The Big God Story and the Big Idea.

Each week you will receive a new Blessing. A blessing is a prayer of commission, a portion of Scripture, or words of encouragement and guidance. While giving the blessing, you may desire to lay hands on your child as you speak the Scripture or pray a prayer over him.

Hamilton the Hedgehog will play a role in your child’s experience in church each week—be sure to ask about him. He loves to Dig into God’s Word. The passage of Scripture provided will assist you as you reinforce the Big Idea. Did You Know? has fun facts about this part of The Big God Story for you to share with your child. And Connect as a Family is simply a conversation starter to assist you as you spiritually parent.

What we’re learning this week

Big Idea: Remember and Celebrate: God Made Me, Loves 
Me, and Is with Me

Where we’re headed next time

Big Idea: God Made Our World

Genesis 1v1—2v3. In six days, God created our world. Everything from the heavens and earth to the animals and people who inhabit it—the Lord created them all. On the seventh day He rested. God has entrusted His creation to our care.

Dig into God’s Word

Read Genesis 1v26–31. After reading, remind
your child that God created the world and everything in it.

Connect as a Family

It may seem that your child wants to touch, smell, or taste everything he comes in contact with. Sensory experiences help him learn about the world around him and remind him that God created the world and everything in it.

• Who made our world?

• God did!

Blessing

Blessings are often used in the Bible. A blessing can be a prayer of commission, a portion of Scripture, or words to encourage and guide.

Open a Bible and read Psalm 19v1:“The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands.”