MAY 2025
INITIATIVE: SEEING WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE AND DOING IT.
Getting started can sometimes seem like the hardest part of meeting a need. But it actually starts before then. First we have to see the needs around us. Initiative isn’t just some practical principle; it’s really a spiritual principle that starts with God. God took initiative on our behalf by seeing that our relationship was broken and needed to be fixed. So God sent Jesus to make it right. And because we are made in God’s image, we are wired to be able to take initiative and get things done too.
THIS MONTH
INITIATIVE - Seeing what needs to be done and doing it.
Memory Verse - “None of you should look out just for your own good. Each of you should also look out for the good of others.” Philippians 2:4, NIRV
5/4 - God took care of our greatest need. (God So Loved the World - John 3:16-17)
5/11 - Look for ways to help the people you love. (Miriam Takes Initiative - Exodus 2:1-10)
5/18 - Look for ways to use what you’ve been given. (Parable of the Talents - Matthew 25:14-30)
5/25 - Look for ways to tell others about Jesus. (John’s Disciples Follow Jesus - John 1:35-45)
SUNDAY NIGHTS
Our goal is for every elementary-aged kid to be a part of a 2:52 Group and connected to an adult small group leader that is helping them discover who God is and understand how His virtues apply to their life. During the school year on Sunday evenings from 6-7pm for all elementary, it's a great and fun time for kids to connect and build relationships with each other, focus on memorizing scripture, pray together, and take the Bible lesson they learned in the morning to a deeper level.
SUNDAY NIGHTS WILL RESUME AUGUST 17 2025
GOD TIMES
These are excellent resources to help your children have some time with God each week and begin forming the habit of regular Bible study. There are four different devotions on each GodTime sheet. Each devotion is designed to be done on a different day. At 2:52 Groups on Sunday nights, we do the first God Time with your child, leaving them just 3 more to do during the week.
Each day’s devotion includes:
1. a verse(s) to read
2. a devotion paragraph that teaches something about God and an explanation of today’s verse(s)
3. an activity that makes real-life application of the day’s devotion
4. a suggested prayer.
K-3rd GRADERS
Even though kids in early elementary (Kindergarten through 3rd grade) are beginning to read things on their own, most are not mature enough to have a God time by themselves. We encourage you to do this with your children.
4th-5th GRADERS
Encourage kids to choose four different days during the week to do these devotions. Most 4th and 5th graders are capable of having a “quiet time” on their own, once they’ve been taught how to do it, but they still need an adult to prompt them and/or follow up on it.
GOD TIMES for each week can be picked up in the KidsWorld hallway.