This week the children at Emmaus will be learning about how God wants us to be kind.  The kids will be hearing the story of the Good Samaritan (Luke 10: 25-37). They will be discussing the verse: “Love your neighbor as yourself” Luke 10: 27.  And they will be exploring the idea of “Neighbor.” Who is their neighbor? Who does God want them to be kind to?    Please help your child throughout the week to try to remember to be kind to family members and friends and even people who they don’t know. Encourage your child to pray f...

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This week in Emmaus Kids, we will be focusing on the story of Saul’s conversion. We will be discussing how God transformed Saul on his way to Damascus. Saul’s conversion will help us discuss how God transforms us and makes us a new creation. The key verse comes from 2 Corinthians 5:17: “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come.” During the Bonus Round, the Emmaus Kids will hear the story of Punchinello, a character created by Max Lucado. The story is a metaphor for our need to be connect...

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This week in Emmaus Kids the children will be hearing the Emmaus Road story, focusing in on the two disciples on their way to Emmaus. In Chapel we will be reenacting the story and then tracing our feet and gluing these footprints to a large poster with all the other kids’ feet. We will focus on the idea that we are on a journey and Jesus is with us. We will also introduce the idea of needing to recognize Jesus and invite him to “stay for dinner.” During the Bonus Round, the kids’ teacher will tell about his/her journey. And then the kids...

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This week in Emmaus Kids the children will be hearing the story of Adam and Eve. Although the Common Table series is focused on Luke 24, the children will hear that story next week. Instead, this week, they will be focusing in on the same themes of brokenness and forgiveness through the story of Adam and Eve. Some main points: They will discuss how God created the world good and then it was broken because of sin. They will discuss different ways we sin. They will discuss how we are separated from God and Jesus fixes that separ...

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