KIDS of INTEGRITY
Integrity comes from the latin word “integer” which means to be “whole” or “complete”. Thus, a person with integrity has a character that is “whole” and is true to God, oneself and others. To be Kids of Integrity is basically, living a life above reproach and being blameless before God and people. Kids of Integrity do the right thing regardless of whether he/she gains anything by it or if anyone is watching. Kids of Integrity chooses to live in righteousness and respect for God!
To learn to be Kids of Integrity, we look into some of the Bible’s Heroes of Integrity!
Week 3: Be Honest in my Actions and Words
The Big Point: Be Honest in my Actions and Words!
God’s Word: Ananias and Sapphira (Acts 5: 1- 11)
Memory Verse: Anyone who lives without blame walks safely. But anyone who takes a crooked path will get caught. Proverbs 10:9 (NIRV)
Application: I will be honest in how I act and what I say.
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Series Aim: To understand that integrity is to be true to God, to oneself and to others.
Family Conversation
You can choose to have this conversation anytime after the session on Sunday itself, or another day in the week after the session of HopeKids Online!
Integrity comes from the latin word “integer” which means to be “whole” or “complete”. Thus, a person with integrity has a character that is “whole” and is true to God, oneself and others. To be Kids of Integrity is basically, living a life above reproach and being blameless before God and people. Kids of Integrity do the right thing regardless of whether he/she gains anything by it or if anyone is watching. Kids of Integrity chooses to live in righteousness and respect for God!
To learn to be Kids of Integrity, we look into some of the Bible’s Heroes of Integrity!
Talk to your child about what they just learnt by asking them these questions:
- Today is the last week of the IN-TE-GRI-TY series. What do you remember about it?
What is Integrity about? (Being truthful & doing right) - Whose story did you learn from today?
> Prompt: Is it about 2 people who were not honest/truthful? - What did the 2 people do? Who did they lie to?
- Did they have integrity? (Ans:No)
- What can you learn from the story today?
Is it important to Be honest in actions and words?
- What are new things you learnt today about Integrity?
- What happened in the story you learnt from today?
- Did today’s Bible characters have integrity?
(Ans: No) - What did they do?
- When they chose to lie about the amount earned, who were they really lying to?
(Ans: God.)
The following are extra questions to explore with your kids! 🙂 Ask them to bring out their Reflection Sheet!
- Was Ananias and Sapphira’s sin the act of keeping money from what they earned? What was their sin? (Ans: in lying about the amount earned to God and the church to look more generous than they are.)
- Have you ever told a lie to make yourself look better than you are? Was that being honest in words and actions or truthful to God?
- What is one thing you can learn today from today’s story to be a kid of integrity?
Family Time & Kid’s Challenge
The activities below are simple ones for you to have some fun bonding as a family whilst helping your child recap what they have learnt on Sunday! Try to space them out over the weekdays. Have fun!
Optional: Post a picture/video of what you did on social media and tag @hopekids.sg on instagram or @hopekidssg on facebook with the hashtag #HopeKidsChallenge or share with your LG through your LG chatgroup!
Seeds of Honesty
A seed is important as it lays the foundation of a plant. In this week’s family time, let’s learn how to grow a plant, starting with the seeds. In the process, parents may talk to your kids about sowing seeds of honesty and how small lie (even white lies) may cause hurt/harm (cf to the plants where weeds (small as they be) will harm the growth of plants).
You may register with NEA to get free seed packets. The webpage also teaches you how to grow a plant.
https://www.nparks.gov.sg/gardening/gardening-with-edibles/seed-packets
Have fun growing (plants) together as a family!:)
AIM IT
Write each word of the memory verse on A4 pieces of paper. Place them randomly on the floor. Using a bean bag/rubber band/plastic bottle cap, aim it at the correct words in sequence of the memory verse. Record the amount of time taken to get the whole memory verse completed. Challenge each other in the family and see who does it the fastest!
HONEST POSTER
Come up with your very own “HONESTY” poster using each alphabet of the word to tell people what honesty is about!(See picture example). You may decorate or colour your poster! Be creative!
HOPEKIDS On-Demand Activity Pack
For you and your kids to have the best Church Online experience on Sunday, ensure to print the needed materials (if any) and prepare the following basic materials to be on standby for your child:
- White Paper or Drawing Block
- Pencil
- Eraser and sharpener
- Colouring materials (E.g. colour pencils, crayons…)
Imagine if Ananias and Sapphira tried to escape getting caught by Peter. Help Peter to find Ananias and Sapphira!
Simply print by accessing the file here: Ananias and Sapphira Maze
This file is only used for HopeKids Online Activity Pack purposes and not for distribution.
Here is a Word Search on the various words that came up through today’s Bible Story! Can you find all of the different words stated below?
Simply print by accessing the file here: Ananias and Sapphira Word Search
This file is only used for HopeKids Online Activity Pack purposes and not for distribution.
Here are two pictures of Ananias and Sapphira. However, there are some differences in the two pictures. Let your kids spot the differences!
Simply print by accessing the file here: Ananias and Sapphira Spot the Difference
This file is only used for HopeKids Online Activity Pack purposes and not for distribution.
Test your kids’ memory of the story today! See if the kids are able to remember the sequence of which Jesus was tempted in today’s Bible story from Acts 5:1-11!
Simply print by accessing the file here: Ananias and Sapphira Sequencing Activity
- Print pages 1-8.
- Cut out the icons from pages 1 – 3.
- Allow kids to paste their sequence on pages 4 – 6
- Go through the story with kids when you have time and check against the answers (pages 7 – 9).
[This step is heavily recommended for Jr. (4-6 y.o.) kids!]
Credits to ShareFaith kids for illustrations
Now it’s a great time to let your kids read the Bible for themselves and then test themselves by completing the crossword puzzle! Or they could also dive right into the crossword puzzle if they would like a challenge!
- Take your Bible (preferably NRIV)!
- Read Acts 5:1-11 (NRIV)
- Complete the crossword puzzle!
- Go through the answers later!
Simply print by accessing the file here: Ananias and Sapphira Crossword Puzzle
This file is only used for HopeKids Online Activity Pack purposes and it’s not for distribution.
PRINT: Kids of Integrity Jr. Writing Practice #3
Practice is one way of helping your child improve, both in writing and in remembering God’s Word! Let your Junior kids have some practice in writing by writing out the memory verse! Let them use markers or crayons to write out easily and beautifully!
Be sure to go through the Memory Verse with them again! 🙂
Simply print this Kids of Integrity Reflection #3 out or write out for your child to answer on a piece of paper or exercise book/journal. 🙂
- Was Ananias and Sapphira’s sin the act of keeping money from what they earned? What was their sin?
- Have you ever told a lie to make yourself look better than you are? Was that being honest in words and actions or truthful to God?
- What is one thing you can learn today from today’s story to be a kid of integrity?
If your child is in possession of their HopeKids Journal, they are free to use that as well! 🙂
Week 2: Do Right No Matter What Happens
The Big Point: Do Right No Matter What Happens!
God’s Word: The Story of Job
Memory Verse: Anyone who lives without blame walks safely. But anyone who takes a crooked path will get caught. Proverbs 10:9 (NIRV)
Application: I will do right no matter what happens.
Series Aim: To understand that integrity is to be true to God, to oneself and to others.
Family Conversation
You can choose to have this conversation anytime after the session on Sunday itself, or another day in the week after the session of HopeKids Online!
Integrity comes from the latin word “integer” which means to be “whole” or “complete”. Thus, a person with integrity has a character that is “whole” and is true to God, oneself and others. To be Kids of Integrity is basically, living a life above reproach and being blameless before God and people. Kids of Integrity do the right thing regardless of whether he/she gains anything by it or if anyone is watching. Kids of Integrity chooses to live in righteousness and respect for God!
To learn to be Kids of Integrity, we look into some of the Bible’s Heroes of Integrity!
Talk to your child about what they just learnt by asking them these questions:
- Today you continued to learn about, IN-TE-GRI-TY. What do you remember about it?
- Whose story did you learn from today?
- Can you share with me what happened to Job?
- Even though bad things happened to Job, did he still believe in God and do what was right?
- In the end, what happened to Job?
- What are new things you learnt today about Integrity?
- Who is the Bible Hero of Integrity you learnt from today?
- What happened to Job?
- Despite all that happened to Job, did he stop believing in God?
The following are extra questions to explore with your kids! 🙂 Ask them to bring out their Reflection Sheet!
5. What was it about Job that made him a Hero of Integrity?
→ Answer and explore further with your kids: Job was truthful to God and himself, even in his pain/anger which he admitted to God. Yet, he never once stopped believing in God and never gave up doing right before God!)
6. What is one thing you can learn from the way Job responded to what happened?
7. The next time something you don’t like happens to you, how do you think you can respond in a way that is still right before God?
Family Time & Kid’s Challenge
The activities below are simple ones for you to have some fun bonding as a family whilst helping your child recap what they have learnt on Sunday! Try to space them out over the weekdays. Have fun!
Optional: Post a picture/video of what you did on social media and tag @hopekids.sg on instagram or @hopekidssg on facebook with the hashtag #HopeKidsChallenge or share with your LG through your LG chatgroup!
- In your family, choose someone to be “Do Right” (preferably your child)
- Have “Do Right” step outside the room.
- After “Do Right” has left the room, decide on an action that is the right action you want “Do Right” to do—for e.g. jumping jacks. One person will be doing the right action while the rest will try to distract with different actions.
- Call “Do Right” back into the room.
- Say: We want you to do the right thing. One person in the room is doing the right thing, but we can’t tell you who that person is. You have to look for the right action. We’ll tell you when you do the right thing.
- Give “Do Right” a few minutes to determine whose action to copy.
Ask (Debrief):
- When you were “Do Right”, why was it hard to do the right thing? (I didn’t know who to follow; everyone was doing something different.) • What makes it hard to know the right thing in real life? (Different people tell you different things; I don’t know who to ask; I forgot to pray.)
- What are some wrong things people do? (Lie; do dangerous things even when parents tell you not to; fighting with siblings)
• Say: Sometimes it’s hard to know the right thing to do because so many people do the wrong thing. But we can ask God to show us the right thing to do (through prayer, the Bible, Godly counsel like parents/teachers). God will always help us, and God’s ways are always right. So let’s try to do the right thing no matter what happens!
Cut out letters of the alphabet from magazines or newspapers and to form a collage of the memory verse. The kids can do it individually or as a project with the family.
Ask someone in your family to film you writing out the Big Point “I will do right no matter what happens” while you are blindfolded. Show your writing to the camera once you have finished. To make it more challenging, you may try writing the Big Point using different colours.
HOPEKIDS On-Demand Activity Pack
For you and your kids to have the best Church Online experience on Sunday, ensure to print the needed materials (if any) and prepare the following basic materials to be on standby for your child:
- White Paper or Drawing Block
- Pencil
- Eraser and sharpener
- Colouring materials (E.g. colour pencils, crayons…)
Test your kids’ memory of the story today by getting them to place the pictures in sequence and colour! 🙂
Simply print by accessing the file here: Job Sequencing & Colouring Activity
- Cut into half (individual icons) after printing!
- Give each child 2 pieces of A4 coloured paper
- Allow kids to paste their sequence
- Colour!
- Go through the story with kids when you have time!
[This step is heavily recommended for Jr. (4-6 y.o.) kids!]
- You can also punch holes and bind together with ribbon or twine to create a mini booklet!
Complete this Word Search on the various words that appear in the story of Job! The Word bank is there to help you!
Simply print by accessing the file here: The Story of Job Word Search
P.S. You can just print the first page and refer to the digital copy for answers!
JUNIOR:
- Print the following activity sheet: Emotions Activity!
- We all have good and bad days, and it’s important to understand how we feel. Look at the pictures and draw out how you think they feel!
- Write or draw what makes you happy and what makes you sad!
Credits to truewaykids.com
PRIMARY:
- Have a piece of A4 Paper/Drawing Block and fold into half, or simply print the following: Drawing Activity!
- On one half of the paper, think of one thing that makes you upset and draw out how you usually react when something bad happens.
- Write 1-2 sentences about how you usually react, as according to the question
- Recall the story of Job.
- On the other half of the paper, draw out what you think you can learn from Job and how you can react with a better attitude when bad things happen to you!
- Write 1-2 sentences as prompted by the question.
Job had many animals before bad things happened to him and his family due to Satan. Spot the differences between the animals and find two which are similar!
Simply print by accessing the file here: Find Two Similar Animals!
P.S. You can just print the first page and refer to the digital copy for answers!
Credits to truewaykids.com
PRINT: Jr. Numbers and Math Practice!
Take a break from tracing memory verses and practice writing numbers and subtraction today! Go through how many sons, daughters and animals did Job have!
Be sure to go through with your Jr. children again! 🙂
Scripture reference: Job 1:2-3
Credits to truewaykids.com
Simply print this Kids of Integrity Reflection #2 out or write out for your child to answer on a piece of paper or exercise book/journal. 🙂
- What was it about Job that made him a Hero of Integrity?
- What is one thing you can learn from the way Job responded to what happened?
- The next time something you don’t like happens to you, how do you think you can respond in a way that is still right before God?
If your child is in possession of their HopeKids Journal, they are free to use that as well! 🙂
Week 1: Live Right Before God and People
The Big Point: Live Right Before God and People!
God’s Word: Jesus is Tempted in the Desert (Matthew 4:1-11)
Memory Verse: Anyone who lives without blame walks safely. But anyone who takes a crooked path will get caught. Proverbs 10:9 (NIRV)
Application: I will live right before God and people!
Series Aim: To understand that integrity is to be true to God, to oneself and to others.
Family Conversation
You can choose to have this conversation anytime after the session on Sunday itself, or another day in the week after the session of HopeKids Online!
Integrity comes from the latin word “integer” which means to be “whole” or “complete”. Thus, a person with integrity has a character that is “whole” and is true to God, oneself and others. To be Kids of Integrity is basically, living a life above reproach and being blameless before God and people. Kids of Integrity do the right thing regardless of whether he/she gains anything by it or if anyone is watching. Kids of Integrity chooses to live in righteousness and respect for God!
To learn to be Kids of Integrity, we look into some of the Bible’s Heroes of Integrity!
Talk to your child about what they just learnt by asking them these questions:
- Today you learnt a big word, IN-TE-GRI-TY. What do you remember about it?
- Whose story did you learn from today?
- Jesus was led to the desert to be tempted by the devil. What is to be “tempted”? (To feel like doing the wrong thing.)
- In all the times Jesus was tempted, did Jesus use his power for himself?
- What can you learn from Jesus’ story today?
- What are new things you learnt today about Integrity?
- What happened in the story you learnt from today?
- What is temptation? (Ans: To feel like doing the wrong thing or not do the right thing.)
- In all the times Jesus was tempted, what did Jesus do? Did he sin? What did He use to overcome the temptations? (Ans: God’s Word)
The following are extra questions to explore with your kids! 🙂 Ask them to bring out their Reflection Sheet!
- Why do you think how Jesus responded in the wilderness is important for us to note?
- Do you think you are truthful to God, yourself and others at all times? What are some moments when you find it hard to be truthful?
- What is one way you can learn from Jesus today to be a kid of integrity?
Family Time & Kid’s Challenge
The activities below are simple ones for you to have some fun bonding as a family whilst helping your child recap what they have learnt on Sunday! Try to space them out over the weekdays. We have also added a NEW Memory Verse Challenge for you to try as a family! Have fun!
Optional: Post a picture/video of what you did on social media and tag @hopekids.sg on instagram or @hopekidssg on facebook with the hashtag #HopeKidsChallenge or share with your LG through your LG chatgroup!
Ingredients:
- 2 cups sugar
- ½ cup margarine or butter, cubed
- ½ cup milk
- ½ cup creamy peanut butter
- 3 tablespoons baking soda
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3 cups old fashioned oats
- Dash of salt
Instructions:
- Before you start work with the kids, tell them that they are not allowed to eat the treats until they are completely ready (after refrigeration)
- In a large saucepan, combine the first 5 ingredients. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Cook and stir 3 minutes.
- Remove from heat; stir in peanut butter and vanilla until blended. Stir in oats. Drop mixture by tablespoonfuls onto waxed paper-lined baking paper. Refrigerate until set. Store in airtight containers.
- As you and your child work, talk about how delicious the treats smell and how wonderful they’ll taste. Tell your child that it’s not time to eat the biscuits, but they sure are tempting!
- Talk about how Jesus was tempted but he decided to live right before God and resisted the temptations.
- Debrief while everyone tucks in to the treats after a few hours of refrigeration: that in life we may be faced with temptations (c.f. The nice smelling delicious treats in front of them) but we need to have integrity and not take short cuts to satisfy ourselves (c.f. Pinching some crumbs off the treats to taste while making the treats)
Do this as a family. Come up with actions for the memory verse together. Throughout the week, randomly test each other by asking them to recite the memory verse with the actions.
Get creative! Film yourself doing a short re-telling of the story about the temptation of Jesus in Matthew 4:1-11. You may come up with your own props and costumes to make the story more alive. You can even use finger puppets or live drama acting! If you have siblings in HopeKids, you can do it together with them!
HOPEKIDS On-Demand Activity Pack
For you and your kids to have the best Church Online experience on Sunday, ensure to print the needed materials (if any) and prepare the following basic materials to be on standby for your child:
- White Paper or Drawing Block
- Pencil
- Eraser and sharpener
- Colouring materials (E.g. colour pencils, crayons…)
Test your kids’ memory of the story today! See if the kids are able to remember the sequence of which Jesus was tempted in today’s Bible story from Matthew 4:1-11!
Simply print by accessing the file here: Jesus in the Wilderness Sequencing Activity
- Cut into icons after printing!
- Give each child a piece of A4 coloured paper
- Allow kids to paste their sequence
- Go through the story with kids when you have time! 🙂
[This step is heavily recommended for Jr. (4-6 y.o.) kids!]
Now that your kids are clear of the sequence of the story, get them to match the corresponding God’ Word which Jesus used to fight the Devil’s temptations!
Simply print by accessing the file here: Jesus in the Wilderness Match the Word
Here is a Word Search on the various words that came up through today’s Bible Story! Can you find all of the different words stated below?
Simply print by accessing the file here: Jesus in the Wilderness Word Search
If you would like more words you can use the following: Jesus in the Wilderness Word Search Ver. 2
Jesus is the Bible’s best Hero of integrity. He was able to remain sinless because he was truthful to God and himself! He did not use his power for himself and trusted God for strength. In the end, angels came to tend to Jesus, giving him what he needed after he had passed all the tests! Colour this beautiful picture!
Simply print by accessing the file here: Jesus Cared by Angels Colouring Sheet
Here are two pictures of Jesus in the Wilderness to be tempted by the devil! However, there are some differences in the two pictures. Let your kids spot the differences!
Simply print by accessing the file here: Jesus was Tempted in the Wilderness Spot the Difference
Note: This activity needs to be printed in Colour!
PRINT: Kids of Integrity Jr. Writing Practice #3
Practice is one way of helping your child improve, both in writing and in remembering God’s Word! Let your Junior kids have some practice in writing by writing out the memory verse! Let them use markers or crayons to write out easily and beautifully!
Be sure to go through the Memory Verse with them again! 🙂
Simply print this Kids of Integrity Reflection #3 out or write out for your child to answer on a piece of paper or exercise book/journal. 🙂
- Why do you think how Jesus responded in the wilderness is important for us to note?
- Do you think you are truthful to God, yourself and others at all times? What are some moments when you find it hard to be truthful?
- What is one way you can learn from Jesus today to be a kid of integrity?
If your child is in possession of their HopeKids Journal, they are free to use that as well! 🙂
Hey Parents! Read here first!
Through this period of uncertainty, we are praying for you and your family, and we are here to support you in leading your child to learn more about God and cultivate godly character! Each week, you can access the HopeKids Online experience which includes a fun and interactive video, printable colouring and activity pages and a conversation guide to help the children process what they are learning.
Here’s how a Stay Home Sunday could look like:
Look through the HopeKids Service Experience!
Prepare and print out the Kids Activities in the pack.
Prepare writing materials such as pencils, pens and colour pencils.
Invite your child to join in the time of praise and worship together!
After the time of worship, your child can start on the kids activities as you listen to the sermon.
HopeKids Online Service will be streamed on Church Online after the adult service ends.
After service, ask your child what he / she has learnt about God today or even share what you have personally learnt. Take some time to pray together.
We really want to encourage families to leverage this time to be together and focus on things of eternal significance. Daddy and Mummy are the best role models! When kids see how you seek, worship and learn about God on a daily basis, it inspires them to want to believe in God and do their best for God too!
We look forward to hearing stories of this precious time and memories made together with God and each other as the whole family draws closer to God together.
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HopeKids Team
Simple guide on family devotion:
1) Keep it simple and short (especially for those with young children)
2) Start with Praise/worship (use children P&W songs)
3) Read and share a passage from the Bible (can follow Hopekids passage)
4) Pray together
Keep it flexible, be prepared to change schedule due to unforeseen circumstances; it may look different for different families
Resources that parents can use:
Our own Hopekids Resource
The Treasure Box
Family.org
Biblical Parenting
Marriage Resource for Married Couples
Gospel Project
Discipleland
Superbook
About Us
HopeKids is the kids church of Hope Singapore. We are passionate about seeing every child touched by God’s amazing love and leading them to impact others with the same love. We consider it our honour to partner with parents to foster good biblical values and develop each child’s character!
Each weekend, your child will have an awesome time of sing-and-dance-along, drama, crafts and learning from the Bible. This season we have a weekly video, coupled with family conversation starters and stay home activities for your child!