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March 2019
13980 Schavey Road
DeWitt MI 48820
(517) 669-3430
Visit us at:
www.myredeemer.church
Sue Campbell
Dir. of Children’s Ministry
sue@dewittredeemer.org
ext. 306
Jesus Always Forgives and Forgets
During the season of Lent, which the Lenten season), Jesus paid the
begins on Ash Wednesday (March price for our sins. The Bible says God
6 this year), the traditional focus is casts our sins “into the deepest part of
POWERSOURCE on our sinfulness and our need for a the sea” (Micah 7:19) and remembers
Savior. Lent isn’t a time to wallow in them “no more” (Hebrews 8:12).
ASK JESUS:
guilt but to humbly reflect, repent,
1. To forgive your sins: the wrongs and turn to Jesus, who always Family life offers many opportunities to
you’ve committed and the forgives us. learn about and practice forgiveness.
Parents have the privilege of showing
“rights” you’ve omitted.
People of all ages often have a kids what it looks like to lovingly ask for
2. To make forgiveness a key tough time forgiving others—or and grant forgiveness.
component of your family’s life. asking for forgiveness. Letting go of
our hurt and anger when we’ve This helps children understand the
3. To help you model repentance been wronged can be challenging. importance of Jesus’ gift of complete
and forgiveness for your kids. And admitting when we’ve messed forgiveness—and his command to
up is rough on the ego. forgive others, even our enemies.
Thankfully, Jesus provides us with Read on for ways to explore the topics
complete forgiveness and also of sin and forgiveness with your family.
shows us how to live as forgiven
and forgiving people. Through his
death on the cross (another focus of
Forgiveness Is Divine
Because forgiveness is an abstract concept and only God can forgive
perfectly, children’s thoughts about forgiveness gradually mature over time.
Ages 3 to 5: Concrete thinkers process life in literal terms. Ask questions
to help make connections. Give hugs and say, “I love you. I forgive you.”
Ages 6 to 8: Children this age connect new ideas to old information. Help
them make associations by modeling kindness in relationships.
TEACHABLE Ages 9 to 12: Older kids begin to think abstractly but still rely on familiar
MOMENTS experiences. Let kids ask questions, and value their thoughts.
All Clear! Forgiveness Brings Healing Ask forgiveness.” Read aloud
family members to consider times Philippians 3:13-14. Have people
they’ve been hurt by someone’s cross the room again, this time
Hand out calculators or use the
actions and been unable to forgive. facing forward. Say: “Let’s live for
calculator on your phones. Say: Let’s
Have them draw a symbol of each Jesus, with our eyes on him.”
do some addition. Add 3 + 3 + 4 + 4 +
5 + 6 + 7. What did you get? 32! Me hurt on a bandage and place
too. Here’s another one: Add 2 + 3 + bandages on their exposed skin. Don’t Hide Sin! Wrap masking
4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 8? What did you get Ask: “What makes it tough to tape around a rock and write “sin”
this time? 35! Me too. One more: forgive? How did it feel to be on it. Have family members close
Add 7 + 9 + 4 + 6. What did you get? forgiven?” Read aloud Matthew their eyes while one person hides
(Family members will say “26.”) Oh my, 6:14. Say: “Jesus forgives all our the rock. Then have everyone else
I must have added wrong. I got 25. sins and tells us to forgive people search for it. Repeat several times.
Here, I’ll just push the “clear” button who sin against us.” Remove the Then ask: “What was it like to hide
and try again. Yep, it’s 26! bandages and pray together for the rock? To search for it?” Read
hearts that forgive and heal. aloud Numbers 32:23. Ask: “Have
you ever had a sin discovered
Say: The “clear” button is one of the
Spell It Out Down the left side of a even though you tried to hide it?
best things about calculators. If you
chalkboard or piece of paper, write What happened? What does God
make a mistake, it just wipes the
the word FORGIVE. Talk about want us to do when we’ve
screen clean and you can start over.
what it feels like to be forgiven, and sinned?” Use a marker to blot out
write one of those feelings by each the word “sin” on the rock. Close
Read Isaiah 43:25. Say: When God by reading aloud 1 John 1:9.
forgives our sins, He doesn’t even letter; for example, Free, Open,
remember them. It’s like God has a Relieved, Grateful, and so on.
Good Riddance With highlighters,
clear button, wiping out those sins take turns writing down sins on a
forever. Jesus paid the price for our Press on With Forgiveness On
coffee filter. (Assist younger kids.)
sins by dying on the cross. But one wall, tape a sign that says
Say: “The Bible says when we
because he rose again, God wiped “Past” and on the other a sign that
confess—or admit—our sins, God
away all our sins, like with this says “Future.” Ask family members
always forgives us.” Put a few
“clear” button. We can start over and to think about good things from the
drops of lemon juice on the writing
don’t have to worry about past sins. past as well as things they regret.
and watch as the “sins” disappear.
Say: “Try to cross the room walking
Read aloud Acts 3:19. Say: “The
backward, keeping your eyes on
juice made the words disappear,
the past. If you bump into anyone,
just as God makes all our sins
fall, or look back, you have to sit
disappear when we say we’re
down where you are.” Afterward,
sorry. We may still have to deal
say: “It’s good to learn from the
with the consequences, or results,
past, but we shouldn’t get stuck
of our sins, but when God forgives
there and forget about God’s
sins, they’re totally gone. Hooray!”
“Partnering with parents to connect But if we confess our sins to Him, He is faithful
children with the love and life of Jesus
Christ so they can become lifelong
and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us
disciples for Him” from all wickedness. 1 John 1:9
MEDIA MADNESS
CULTURE
MOVIE BOOK & TRENDS
Title: Dumbo Title: My Heart Stop Yelling! In what’s being called
Genre: Family, Fantasy Author: Corinna Luyken a nightmare for parents, a new toy
Rating: PG (for peril/action, thematic Synopsis: With vivid phrasing and flying off shelves is called Yellies:
elements, and brief mild language) tender drawings, this picture book The louder you yell at them, the
Cast: Eva Green, Colin Farrell, Danny encourages young readers (ages 4 to faster they go! Sales of the Hasbro
DeVito, Michael Keaton, Alan Arkin 8) to take special care of their heart— creatures tripled over the holidays,
Synopsis: Director Tim Burton brings and to listen to its messages and and new versions will be released
this 1941 Disney classic back to the needs: “My heart is a window. My heart throughout 2019—despite an outcry
screen with a lavish live-action version. is a slide. My heart can be closed…or from parent bloggers.
As a family’s circus faces financial ruin, opened up wide.” Luyken also wrote (businessinsider.com)
characters learn about love, loss, and and illustrated The Book of Mistakes,
the pros and cons of standing out. about the creative process. K-Pop Won’t Stop South Korean
Our Take: Farrell says the beloved tale Our Take: Because this book conveys bands such as BTS (all male) and
of a big-eared flying elephant tackles the value of empathy as well as self- BlackPink (all female) have become
the timely topic of social bullying and care, it will spark important discussions so popular that they’re collaborating
reveals the importance of “inclusion, about emotions and interactions. with American companies. Mattel’s
acceptance, kindness, and support.” Parents can talk with children about a stock went up 9% when it announced
After watching the movie together, range of feelings and how to deal with a BTS toy line, and Puma is making
discuss how Jesus wants us to treat them constructively. Though the book BTS sneakers. K-Pop products are
others, including people who are isn’t faith-based, parents can readily tie also popular at preteen-favorite
different from us. in such concepts as the Golden Rule. stores such as Hot Topic.
(nbcnews.com)
Games, Podcasts & Apps
Storm Boy The Past & the Froggipedia
In this short video Curious Apple named this the top
game, based on a 1964
children’s book, a boy
A museum educator and iPad app for 2018. With QUICK STATS
his guests tell interesting 3D AR (augmented
runs along beaches to unsung stories from reality), users discover
rescue orphaned history in this podcast. frog anatomy with no Health Concerns An estimated 18%
pelican chicks. Text Topics are family friendly, dissection necessary, of U.S. children live with a chronic
from the story appears, ranging from trains and earning kudos from health condition, and that number
plus mini-games to spies to cartooning and animal rights groups. has been on the rise. The most
play. Despite childlike ballooning. Listeners can Older children interested common chronic conditions are
imagery and ease of record their own 30- in science and nature obesity, asthma, and ADHD. (aap.org)
play, the game is rated second segments for will enjoy learning about
E10+ for mild violence possible use on a future everything from life
(a bird gets shot). episode. cycles to organ systems.
This page is designed to help educate parents and isn’t meant
to endorse any movie, music, or product. Our prayer is that
you’ll make informed decisions about what your children
watch, read, listen to, and play.
What is Lent?
The season of Lent is the 40 days beginning with Ash
Wednesday and ending on the Saturday before Easter (not
including Sundays. The word ‘Lent’ comes from the Anglo Saxon
word lencten, which means "spring." The 40 days represent the
time Jesus spent in the wilderness, enduring the temptation of
Satan and preparing to begin his ministry.
Lent is a time of repentance, fasting and preparation for the
coming of Easter. It is a time of self-examination and reflection.
In the early church, Lent was a time to prepare new converts for
baptism. Today, Christians focus on their relationship with God,
often choosing to give up something or to volunteer and give of
themselves for others.
Sundays in Lent are not counted in the forty days because each
Sunday represents a "mini-Easter" and the reverent spirit of
Lent is tempered with joyful anticipation of Jesus’ resurrection.
Our focus in Kingdom Quest during March and April will be on the events of Holy
Week leading up to the celebration of Easter. A highlight is to share in the
customs and traditions of a Jewish Passover meal on Sunday, March 17th, and
we’d like you to participate with us!
Our Passover Meal takes the place of our regular Kingdom Quest activities that
morning. You may come to either of the 2 hours: 9:30 or 11:00 am.
Please note that while this is called a ‘meal,’ we’ll be eating only small portions of
food (cheese, crackers, & grapes) so you’ll want to have breakfast beforehand.
Upcoming Dates
March 17 – during 9:30 & 11:00 hours
in Kingdom Quest
Passover Meal – families are welcome
to attend with their KQ kids
March 24 & 31 – DeWitt Schools’
Spring break - No KKids/KQuest
April 21 – Easter
No Kingdom Kids/KQuest
May 19
Last day - KKids & KQuest
June 24-27 9:00-11:30am
Vacation Bible School
July 21-27
Wesley Woods Elementary Camp
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