Tell Your Children Stories about God from the Bible

Your child’s greatest need is to love God. This is the starting point for joy in every child. In fact, this is the starting point for joy in every human. We were all created to love God and we are all happiest when we are fulfilling this purpose. Parents, if you want to raise happy kids, your highest priority should be to inspire your children to love God. And no tool inspires love for God better than the Bible.

It comes as no surprise, then, that God’s most frequent command to parents is that they tell their children stories about God from the Bible.* God’s plan is for children to hear about how great he is and fall in love with him. God is convinced that children are more likely to love him if they get to know him.

This is why we have created our own Bethel Kids Church Curriculum, which begins on Sunday, September 9th. This curriculum teaches through the basic story of the Bible in two years. Attached to this newsletter is an overview of this curriculum. You’ll also get this newsletter each month so you know the Bible Passage, Memory Verse, and Big Idea for each upcoming lesson. And finally, your child will be given a Take-Home sheet each Sunday with this information on it.

If you aren’t telling your child stories from the Bible, or you aren’t teaching your child the basics of the Christian faith, this curriculum is perfect for you. Use the two-year plan we’ve put together to tell your child the most important stories and lessons from the Bible. Sit down with your child and read the Bible Passage together each week. Talk to your child about the Bible Passage throughout the week. Post your child’s Take-Home Sheets in your home and reward him or her for memorizing the Memory Verse each week.

God’s greatest desire for parents is that they tell their children stories about him from the Bible. As a church, let’s commit ourselves to doing this with excellence. As parents, commit yourselves to tell your children stories about God from the Bible.

“We will tell the next generation the praiseworthy deeds of the Lord... so the next generation... would put their trust in God.” -Psalm 78:4-7

By God’s Grace,

Pastor Stephen

*See Exodus 10:2; Exodus 12:26-27; Exodus 13:8; Exodus 13:14; Deuteronomy 4:9; Deuteronomy 6:7; Deuteronomy 6:20-21; Deuteronomy 11:19; Joshua 4:6-7; Joshua 4:21-22.