Welcome to the Watermark Plano Kids Kit Preschool edition! Our heart is to share God’s truth with you and your kids in a simple and engaging format. We miss seeing each of our sweet preschoolers each Sunday, but hopefully our Plano version will bring some familiar faces to you in your home. Find a time this week that works for your family to WATCH, READ, DISCUSS and DO together!
Our goal for preschool curriculum is to build a foundation of biblical knowledge so preschoolers will know the major stories of the Bible and how they fit together into God’s big story. We teach the major stories of the Bible in mostly chronological order, and each week there is a Teaching Truth we want kids to hear and learn about God and His Story.
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This Week's Story: The Lost Sheep
This Week's Teaching Truth:
1. Jesus came to seek and save the lost.
Current Unit: Parables
Current Memory Verse: "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one can come to the Father except through me." John 14:6
WATCH This:
READ This:
You can read to your children the NLT passage below or from The Beginner’s Bible, “The Lost Sheep” (p. 391-396).
Luke 15:3-7 NLT
3 So Jesus told them this story: 4 “If a man has a hundred sheep and one of them gets lost, what will he do? Won’t he leave the ninety-nine others in the wilderness and go to search for the one that is lost until he finds it? 5 And when he has found it, he will joyfully carry it home on his shoulders. 6 When he arrives, he will call together his friends and neighbors, saying, ‘Rejoice with me because I have found my lost sheep.’ 7 In the same way, there is more joy in heaven over one lost sinner who repents and returns to God than over ninety-nine others who are righteous and haven’t strayed away!
DISCUSS This:
- The man in Jesus’ story was a shepherd with many sheep. What do you think the main job of a shepherd is? (His job is to take care of and protect the sheep.)
- How did the shepherd feel when he found the lost sheep? (He felt excited and happy.)
- Who is Jesus comparing the lost sheep to? (Lost sheep are like people who are lost in their sin.)
- What do you think God wants us to learn from this story? (He wants us to know that Jesus came to seek and save the lost.)
DO This:
Hide and Seek the Sheep: One family member will be the shepherd and the other members will be the sheep. Give the “sheep” a moment to hide around the house or in the yard. The “shepherd” searches for the “sheep”. Once a “sheep” is found, the “shepherd” gives them a big hug and says, “I’m so glad I found you!” The found “sheep” stay close to the “shepherd” as they continue to look for the rest of the “sheep” in the family. Once everyone has been found, remind the children that Jesus came to seek and save the lost.
NARNIA Study Guide
The Knights of Narnia are challenging families this summer to read through the Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe. Click here to download the Narnia Study Guide. This PDF will walk you through which chapters to read each week and then give you questions to answer as a family.