MARCH 2025
COOPERATION: WORKING TOGETHER TO DO MORE THAN YOU CAN DO ALONE.
Cooperation isn’t always something that may happen naturally, but it is something that is near and dear to God’s heart. Since the beginning of creation we see how God created us to be in community with one another. Cooperation is a spiritual concept that originates with God, and throughout the Bible, we see how God brought people together to accomplish God’s plan for the world. When we work together, we reflect Jesus to others, and our love for one another can point people to Him as we explore what God wants us to do together.
THIS MONTH
COOPERATION - Working together to do more than you can do alone.
Memory Verse - “Two people are better than one. They can help each other in everything they do.” Ecclesiastes 4:9, NIrV
3/2 - Jesus wants us to work together. (Jesus and His Followers - Luke 5:1-11, 27-32; 6:12-16; 8:1-3)
3/9 - Work together to help someone succeed. (Joshua Wins the Battle Over the Amalekites - Exodus 17:8-13)
3/16 - Work together to solve problems. (Nehemiah Rebuilds the Walls - Nehemiah 1-4; 6:15)
3/23 - Work together to help someone. (Four Friends Work Together - Luke 5:17-26)
3/30 - Work together to point people to Jesus. (One Body, Many Parts - 1 Corinthians 12:12-27)
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.
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.