What Your Kids Learned This Weekend

Birth - Kindergarten

Basic Truth: God loves me.
Bottom Line: God wants me to do the right thing.
Scripture: Daniel 1:1-16.
Daniel and his 3 friends obey God and eat what He tells them to eat rather than eating the king’s food. God blesses them with strength and good health.

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Grades 1 - 6

Our Bible story is the Parable of the Good Samaritan (Luke 10:30-37). In this powerful narrative, we see how the people we most expect to be responsible aren’t responsible at all.
Our Bottom Line is: I can be trusted when I choose to help others in need.

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What Your Kids Learned This Weekend

Birth - Kindergarten

Basic Truth: God loves me.
Bottom Line: God wants me to do the right thing.
Scripture: Daniel 1:1-16.
Daniel and his 3 friends obey God and eat what He tells them to eat rather than eating the king’s food. God blesses them with strength and good health.

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Grades 1 - 6

In our Bible story we learned our words matter (Ephesians 4:29). What are you doing to encourage others with your words? We can become trusted people in the way that we talk to people in addition to using the stuff God gives us to be responsible. Our Bottom Line is: I can be trusted when I choose the right words.

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What Your Kids Learned This Weekend

Birth - Kindergarten

Basic Truth: Jesus wants to be my friend forever.
Bottom Line: Jesus is my good friend.
Scripture: John 14:1-4.
Jesus has gone to prepare a place for us so we can be with Him forever in Heaven. Everyone is invited. All we need to do is follow Him every day.

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Grades 1 - 6

Peter and John were performing miracles and they got in trouble by people who were jealous and felt threatened. Things were changing and they didn’t like it. Some of the more powerful leaders of the day really wanted to stop them (Acts 4:1-21, 1 Peter 3:15). Bottom Line: whatever happens, we should tell others what God has done.

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What Your Kids Learned This Weekend

Birth - Kindergarten

Basic Truth: Jesus wants to be my friend forever.
Bottom Line: Jesus is my good friend.
Scripture: Luke 7:36-50.
A woman expresses her love for God by washing Jesus’ feet with perfume. While others reject her gift of love, Jesus praises her for it.

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Grades 1 - 6

There was more to what Jesus said to His loyal disciples right before He returned to his Father, God in heaven (Matthew 28:16-20, Acts 1:3, 8-11). It’s easy to imagine that the disciples felt a little desperate, hanging on every word, wondering what might happen to them after Jesus leaves. Bottom Line: Whatever happens, remember Jesus is always with you.

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What Your Kids Learned This Weekend

Birth - Kindergarten

Basic Truth: Jesus wants to be my friend forever.
Bottom Line: Jesus is my good friend.
Scripture: Luke 10:38-42.
Jesus visits His two good friends Mary and Martha. Martha learns that the most important thing is to spend time with Jesus.

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Grades 1 - 6

The disciples were still confused by all that had happened—by the way things had turned out. In our story today, Jesus joins two guys walking on the Road to Emmaus. Later at dinner as Jesus breaks bread, they realize who He is and what’s really happening (Luke 24:13-35, Romans 15:4). Bottom Line: Whatever happens, remember God has a bigger story.

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Meet Our New Elementary Director Marcos Clark!

1.) What do you do in HDC Kids? I am the Victorville Campus Elementary Large Group Director, my job is to create teams and environments in Beach House that motivate kids to worship God and help teachers teach for life change.

2.) Who is your favorite President? John Adams.

3.) Who is your favorite band? Coldplay.

4.) What is your favorite dinosaur? A dead dinosaur!

5.) If you were a cookie, what flavor cookie would you be? The kind of cookie that no one wants to eat, that way I can make fun of all the cookies that do get eaten.... okay Oatmeal Raisin.

6.) If given the choice, what superpower would you choose and why? The power to freeze time around me, so that I could spend more time with my family.

7.) What is your favorite outdoor activity? Indoor hide and seek.

8.) What is your biggest pet peeve? Answering questions that go on a blog....j/k Excuses and low expectations.

9.) Who is someone in your life that you look up to and why? My dad, because he is the hardest working man I know!

10.) If you could travel anywhere in the world, where would you go? Rome.

11.) When you were a kid, what was your favorite TV show? The Smurfs.

What We Learned This Weekend

Birth - Kindergarten

Basic Truth: Jesus wants to be my friend forever.

Bottom Line: Jesus is my good friend.

Scripture: Matthew 26:20-30; 28:1-7.

Jesus has a special meal with his close friends before He died on the cross. He returned to His friends 3 days later, just as He said He would.

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Grades 1 - 6

Even when things seem at their darkest, hope believes that something good can come out of something bad. The best story in all of history to show this truth is Easter—when our Savior returns. Jesus surprises everyone and comes back to life after dying on the cross and being buried in the tomb—three days later (John 20:1-18).

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What Your Kids Learned This Weekend

Birth - Kindergarten

Basic Truth: Jesus wants to be my friend forever.
Bottom Line: Jesus is my good friend.
Scripture: Matthew 21:1-16.
The people celebrate Jesus as He enters Jerusalem riding a donkey. They praise Him shouting, “Hosanna to the Son of David!” as they wave tree branches.

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Grades 1 - 6

In our Bible story today (John 14) we’ll listen as Jesus talks to His closest friends for years. They were probably confused and listening very closely to some of the last words they’d hear Him say, especially about heaven and being together again someday. Bottom Line: Whatever happens, remember what Jesus promised.

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What Your Kids Learned This Weekend

Birth - Kindergarten

Basic Truth: Jesus wants to be my friend forever.

Bottom Line: Jesus loves everyone.
Scripture: Matthew 4:18-22, 28:16-20; John 1:35-45.
Jesus picked some special friends to help Him spread the good news that He loves everyone. It’s our job to share this good news to everyone in our oikos.

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Grades 1 - 6

What does it take to be able to make wise choices and treat others the way we want to be treated, over and over, through the years? We need a deep relationship with God so He’s constantly fueling us and encouraging us to become more and more like Him (Daniel 6). That’s what helps us (Bottom Line) get in the habit of standing for what’s right.

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What Your Kids Learned This Weekend

Birth - Kindergarten

Basic Truth: Jesus wants to be my friend forever.
Bottom Line: Jesus loves everyone.
Scripture: Luke 10:25-37.
Jesus shares the story of the Good Samaritan to teach is that we should help others and show love to everyone in our oikos.

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Grades 1 - 6

Imagine being called in suddenly and asked to translate what you quickly realize is not good news to someone who’s not a friend, but a king who could destroy you and is offering you rewards. Daniel tells the truth even though it won’t be popular and says he doesn’t want “stuff” in return. Bottom Line: You can stand for what’s right, even when it’s not popular.

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