Parent Connection: 3rd Grade

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Parent Connection: 3rd Grade Weeks Week 1

Bible Story Jesus: Show You Know The God Man

Week 2

Jesus: Show You Know The Lamb of God

Week 3

Big Gift Salvation Message

Week 4

Mission Unstoppable The Disciples

Week 5

Mission Unstoppable Matthew

Week 6

Mission Unstoppable Peter Walks on Water

Week 7

Mission Unstoppable The Unforgiving Servant

Bottom Line Jesus is God and man and I trust and worship Him

Make It Connect, God’s Story Faith Skill/Memory Verse “I and the Father are one.” John 10:30

Spiritual Essentials Trust I trust and worship Jesus

Winter

@ Your Home Bed Time: Read John Chapter 1 and talk about how Jesus is God and man; God became a man.

“The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, ‘Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world.” John 1:29

Trust I trust and worship Jesus

Bed Time: Talk about what John 1:29 means with your child

“For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him will not perish but have eternal life.” John 3:16

Trust I trust Jesus as my Forever Friend.

Bed Time: Ask your child to share this week’s Sunday school lesson. Ask God to show whether your child is ready to make a spiritual decision. If your child is ready, sign up for an upcoming FIRST STEP class.

Jesus, the Son of God, chooses ordinary people to follow Him.

“Follow Me,” Jesus said to him, and Levi got up, left everything and followed Him.” Luke 5:27-28

Wisdom I need to make wise choices by following God’s way

Jesus is loving and He wants us to love everyone

“My command is this; Love each other as I have loved you,” John 15;12

Jesus is all powerful and I can trust Him

“Great is our Lord and mighty is power.” Psalm 147:5a

Jesus forgives all our sins, and I should forgive others.

“If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins.” 1 John 1:9a

Jesus is the Lamb of God, the sacrifice for me who takes away the sin of the world. God loves me and I can choose Him to be my Forever Friend.

Meal Time: Talk about how ordinary the 12 disciples were, and how they did extraordinary things as they followed Jesus, the Son of God. Talk about the ways your child can follow God.

Friendship I should treat others the way I want to be treated

Drive Time: Talk about how following Jesus means loving others unconditionally.

Trust I trust and worship Jesus

Bed Time: Read Matthew 14:22-32 together. Ask your child how knowing Jesus is all powerful helps him/her trust Jesus every day.

Friendship I should treat others the way I want to be treated

Meal Time: Talk about how unforgiving spirits can be harmful, but forgiving others who hurt them is hard. Lead your child to rely on Jesus by asking Him.

Carmel is committed to making disciples of those Nearest, our Neighbors and the Nations

Parent Connection: 3rd Grade Week 8

Teach Us How To Pray: The Lord’s Prayer (Talking to God)

Jesus wants me to pray privately, honestly and sincerely.

Week 9

Teach Us How to Pray: The Lord’s Prayer: Listening to God Matthew 6:5-15

God has the best plan for my life and He wants me to learn to trust and understand His plan as we pray to Him

Make It Connect, God’s Story

“Call to Me and I will answer you.” Jeremiah 33:3a

Serve I can serve others by giving

“Call to Me and I will answer you.” Jeremiah 33:3

Trust I trust Jesus no matter what

Winter

Family Project: The Lord’s Prayer is an example of how to pray to Him. Following the Lord’s prayer, have family prayer time. Prayer requires “listening and talking” honestly and sincerely. Family Project: Memorize the Lord’s Prayer. Using the pattern of the Lord’s Prayer, pray together: adoration, petition, confession and praise.

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Carmel is committed to making disciples of those Nearest, our Neighbors and the Nations