SPLINK!

Baby Moses



Students began new lessons on the life of Moses and Israel’s deliverance from slavery.

Drag out the baby pictures and talk about each child’s birth. (A few questions to jog your memory: How did you feel when they were born? How fast did you drive getting to the hospital? What did the doctor or other people say? How long did you stay in the hospital? What did you do on the day you brought them home?)

The Pharaoh in Egypt tried to kill all the baby boys, but Moses’ mother put him in a waterproof basket and hid him, while Miriam, his sister watched close by. God cared for Moses and kept him alive, even allowing Moses’ mother to take care of him until he went to live in the palace with Pharaoh’s daughter.






Deuteronomy 7:9




Students started memorizing Deuteronomy 7:9. (Because we offer the Bible verse in several versions, ask your kids if their teachers sent home a copy of the verse; hopefully, it arrived at your house.)

Deuteronomy 7:9 has such great truths to memorize about God.

Read it aloud and ask:
What does this verse tell us about God? (He is faithful, He keeps His word, He shows mercy and kindness to those who love Him and keep His commandments)
What does it mean to be faithful? (To be devoted to, to be loyal, to be true to one’s word)

Write the words of the verse on a piece of construction paper and post it on the fridge. Divide the verse into phrases and assign each member of the family one phrase to say—one after the other—like dominoes. Say it several times until the verse is starting to sink in.

Say a prayer of thanks that God cares about every detail of our lives and faithfully watches over us, just as He did with baby Moses.





Away in a Manger


Items needed: crèche
Straw (can be bought at craft store or could even use yarn)

God lovingly cares for and provides for each of us. One of the ways He cares for and helps us is by giving us a family who does kind things to show they love us. Moses’ family lovingly cared for him and helped save his life.

In the three weeks prior to Christmas, think of ways each family member can care for and help one another. Set up the crèche, but leave baby Jesus out of the picture. Some families make a simple manger (out of construction paper or twigs) and in the weeks before Jesus’ coming, add straw to the manger every time a good deed is done.

Brainstorm ways you can show care and help one another: do a chore together, make someone’s bed, play a game, read a book to a younger sibling, let someone else pick the TV show, help pick up toys, clear the table, etc.

Read Matthew 25:34-40 where Jesus tells us that showing kindness to others is like showing kindness to Him.

Hopefully, by Christmas morning you will have a nice pile of straw and you can add baby Jesus to the crèche.