Q4 Week 6

Bible Point: God helps us be brave. 

Key Verse: ​​“But the Counselor, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have said to you” (John 14:26). 

Big Picture: Children will learn to ask God to help them be brave this week.

Bible Story:

This week’s Bible passage (Acts 4:5-14) tells us that  God helps us be brave. Peter had just healed a  man who was unable to walk. Leaders such as the  priests, Sadducees, rulers, and elders were “greatly  disturbed” by this healing. Peter and John were  thrown into jail. But neither threats nor jail could  stop Peter from speaking the name of Jesus. He  bravely shouted the truth to the world: Salvation  is found in no one else but through Jesus. The  courage of these brave believers had the lasting  impact of turning the world upside down. 

Play and Pray:

It takes courage for a child to do something as  small as trying a new activity or tasting a new  food. Take your child to a restaurant you’ve never  gone to before, and encourage your child to order  something he or she has never eaten. Say that God  helps us be brave when we try new things. Your  child will learn to depend on God for courage in  simple tasks and overwhelming prospects too. 

ASK 

• How much courage did it take to taste this food? 

• What else can God give you the courage to do?

Faithful Flavors 

Make a snack that shakes and rattles, similar to  the one your child might have created in class. In  a plastic or metal covered container, have your  child scoop cups full of Frosted Mini-Wheats, M&M  candies, raisins, pretzels, and dried fruit. Cover the  container, and shake it while telling each other your  fears. Stop shaking, and then enjoy the treat while  you tell each other how God helps us be brave. 

ASK 

• What frightens you? 

• How does God help us be brave? 

Ready, Set, Grow! 

This week, your child learned that God helps  us be brave. Your child committed to one of  the following Daily Challenges to ask God to  help him or her be brave this week. Help your  child weave faith into life this week and follow  through on the challenge! 

• TELL each person in your family one thing you’re afraid of, and then tell them that God helps us be brave. 

• DRAW a picture of something that makes you afraid, and then ask God to help you be brave. 

• BE brave and tell a friend about Jesus. With God’s help, you can do anything!