NPM BLOG is here to share announcements, share what our little ones are learning, and share the Gospel each week. We get to connect with our NPM Team, NPM Families, and our little ones through our NPM Facebook Group & our NPM Instagram (new this 2023 - 2024 year!) Join us - Connect with us! COMING UP IN SEPTEMBER 2023 Our GHC Nursery & Preschool Ministry will be starting a NEW Curriculum on Sundays - Starting on September 3, 2023! Hyfi engages little ones with a fun high-energy experience created just for them! Trustworthy Bible teaching is wrapped in fun monthly themes. We know that fun and games always serve a deeper purpose—to connect our little ones to Jesus. When little ones learn to cheer for a team, work together playing a game, or learn alongside their friends, they begin to experience a sense of belonging, which opens their ears and hearts to listen to spiritual truths. Dear families,
Imagine this for a moment: It’s late Saturday night, and you’ve been out of the house all day. You’ve gone from place to place with more to do than seemed possible when you looked at all of it on the calendar. You’ve just returned home and sat down for dinner. Suddenly you remember that tomorrow is Sunday. You quickly recall that you are scheduled to serve with preschoolers tomorrow morning, your small group is having lunch together after church, and you are yet to plan out this upcoming week—which is just as packed as your weekend has been. The thought crosses your mind, What if I just sat this one out tomorrow? Does this scenario hit close to home? In Ezra 3, as the work had begun to rebuild the temple, there was an eager desire among God’s people, leading them to anticipate what that place would afford them upon its completion. As the people worked and waited, even in the midst of their exhaustion, they made time to worship. Read Ezra 3:6. Not only was the temple incomplete, but the first stage of the build was not yet done. Still, the laborers did not forget or fail to keep the purpose in front. The goal was not the temple; it was the Lord. We often find ourselves in scenarios like the one above, ready to make excuses to not do the things that matter most because we’ve misplaced our priorities—or at least lost sight of them in the whirlwind of life. Our decisions reflect what has the seat of greatest importance in our lives. Hebrews 10:24-25 says, “And let us consider one another in order to provoke love and good works, not neglecting to gather together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging each other, and all the more as you see the day approaching.” Understanding Christ to be our greatest purpose and prize ought to direct our paths toward prioritizing our lives around Christ and His church. Not only will this be good for us, but it will be good for the rest of God’s children as well. When we are eager to be with the Lord and His people, not only will we be productive, but we will be truly satisfied. Check out The Gospel Project At Home for resources designed to help you lead a family worship experience as well as suggestions for morning and evening prayer times and family activities. FAMILY TALKING POINTS CHRIST CONNECTION This is the big idea of how this week’s Bible story points to Jesus.
BIG PICTURE QUESTION & ANSWER This is an important biblical truth that your child will encounter each week of this unit.
KEY PASSAGE This is a Bible verse that relates to what your child will encounter each week of this unit.
** Next week: God Can Always Be Trusted (Jeremiah 31)
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