Pivot 2021: God’s Promises
With the changing world, we will never know what will happen in the future. And yet one thing we know, God is a promise giver, and also a promise keeper. In this series, we look into the promises God gave us in the Bible, and learn how God will always keep them yesterday, today, tomorrow and forevermore. We can trust in the promises of God written in the Bible despite the changing world.
Series Aim:
Even through the uncertainties of our changing world, we can trust in God’s unchanging promises.
Week 2 (24th Jan 2021):
The Big Point: God Promises to Forgive all who are Sorry
God’s Word: The Story of Saul (Acts 9:1-19)
Memory Verse: Our hope is certain. It is something for the soul to hold on to. It is strong and secure. Hebrews 6:19a (NIRV)
Application: I will be quick to realise and be sorry for my wrongs.
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Series Aim: Even through the uncertainties of our changing world, we can trust in God’s unchanging promises.
Creative Video: The Story of Saul
Note: The classification of the word (verb/noun) is for us adults to better understand them, but it is not necessary to share with kids that it is a verb/noun, unless it helps the kids understand better. 🙂
Pivot (noun): an unchanging point to hold on to even as we change direction
→ In this case, God and His unchanging promises is our Pivot.
Covenant (noun): A covenant is a special promise and agreement between two living beings to a way of living. If anyone breaks the promise by not doing what they agree to do, there might be bad results to that.
Persecute: To hurt and harm and cause difficulty, sometimes even leading to death
Repent: To return, turn back and change his/her ways Minister: To help, take care of, to attend to the needs of
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!
Talk to your child about what they just learnt by asking them these questions
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:
In the story of Saul, Jesus called out to Saul from heaven, helping him to realise that Jesus was real. God forgave Saul and even gave him a new way of life: believing in Jesus and following Him!
Simply print by accessing the file here: The Story of Saul Maze Activity
This file is only used for HopeKids Online Activity Pack purposes and not for distribution.
Here are two pictures of the time when Paul was still catching and punishing Christians. However, there are some differences in the two pictures. Be sure to spot the differences!
Simply print by accessing the file here: The Story of Saul Spot the Difference
This file is only used for HopeKids Online Activity Pack purposes and not for distribution.
Can you find the words we heard in today’s story about Saul’s life transformation after he got to know Jesus?
Simply print by accessing the files here: The Story of Saul Word Search
This file is only used for HopeKids Online Activity Pack purposes and not for distribution.
Kid’s Independent Activity:
Create a beautiful picture from these colouring sheets! 🙂 One is a picture of Paul, reflecting and praying, learning of how sorry he is. The other is a picture of Paul being blinded by the light from heaven when he was travelling!
Simply print by accessing the file here: The Story of Saul Colouring Pages
This file is only used for HopeKids Online Activity Pack purposes and not for distribution.
Family Activity:
Scan the QR code using your phone and do the family devotion reading and discussion together 🙂
Kid’s Independent Activity:
Simply print by accessing the file here: The Story of Saul Writing Practice
Family Activity:
This file is only used for HopeKids Online Activity Pack purposes and it’s not for distribution.
Take out your Bible to read or dive right into the crossword puzzle to test what you learnt from the story this week!
Simply print by accessing the file here: The Story of Saul Crossword Puzzle
This file is only used for HopeKids Online Activity Pack purposes and it’s not for distribution.
The Big Point: God is a Promise Keeper
God’s Word: Noah and the Flood (Genesis 6 to 9: 1-17)
Memory Verse: Our hope is certain. It is something for the soul to hold on to. It is strong and secure. Hebrews 6:19a (NIRV)
Application: I will trust in God my Promise Keeper.
Series Aim: Even through the uncertainties of our changing world, we can trust in God’s unchanging promises.
Creative Video: Noah’s Ark
Kidspot Guide for Adults LifeGroup is Here!
To use our activities as part of your Adult LG’s Kidspot session for kids, refer to our Kidspot Guide:
17th Jan 2021: God’s Promises Part #1 Kidspot Guide
Note: The classification of the word (verb/noun) is for us adults to better understand them, but it is not necessary to share with kids that it is a verb/noun, unless it helps the kids understand better. 🙂
Pivot (noun): an unchanging point to hold on to even as we change direction
→ In this case, God and His unchanging promises is our Pivot.
Covenant (noun): A covenant is a special promise and agreement between two living beings to a way of living. If anyone breaks the promise by not doing /what they agree to do, there might be bad results to that.
Note: The classification of the word (verb/noun) is for us adults to better understand them, but it is not necessary to share with kids that it is a verb/noun, unless it helps the kids understand better. 🙂
Pivot (noun): an unchanging point to hold on to even as we change direction
→ In this case, God and His unchanging promises is our Pivot.
Covenant (noun): A covenant is a special promise and agreement between two living beings to a way of living. If anyone breaks the promise by not doing /what they agree to do, there might be bad results to that.
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!
Pivot 2021: God’s Promises
With the changing world, we will never know what will happen in the future. And yet one thing we know, God is a promise giver, and also a promise keeper. In this series, we look into the promises God gave us in the Bible, and learn how God will always keep them yesterday, today, tomorrow and forevermore. We can trust in the promises of God written in the Bible despite the changing world.
Series Aim: Even through the uncertainties of our changing world, we can trust in God’s unchanging promises.
Talk to your child about what they just learnt by asking them these questions
You may want to discuss the reflection questions that were given to the primary kids. [Activity 5] Hear from the kids what they find difficult to understand. This can be a great opportunity to grow in understanding God along with your kids, as well as sharpening their growing knowledge of God!
→ Noah was able to obey God no matter what because He was already following God. He has a close and strong friendship with God.
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:
In the story of Noah and the Ark, God called Noah to build an ark which kept Noah, his whole family and many animals safe. God was the one who kept the Ark safe and guided it to safety!
Simply print by accessing the file here: Noah’s and the Ark Maze Activity
This file is only used for HopeKids Online Activity Pack purposes and not for distribution.
Kid’s Independent Activity:
Create a beautiful picture from these colouring sheets! 🙂 One is a picture of Noah with the animals and the other is a picture of Noah making a sacrifice to the Lord as a worship to Him.
Simply print by accessing the file here: Noah and the Ark Colouring Pages
This file is only used for HopeKids Online Activity Pack purposes and not for distribution.
Family Activity:
Scan the QR code using your phone and do the family devotion reading and discussion together 🙂
Here are two pictures of the different animals entering into Noah’s ark. However, there are some differences in the two pictures. Be sure to spot the differences!
Simply print by accessing the file here: Noah and the Ark Spot the Difference
This file is only used for HopeKids Online Activity Pack purposes and not for distribution.
Can you find the words we heard in today’s story of Jesus’ death on the cross and coming back to life?
Simply print by accessing the files here: Noah and the Ark Word Search
This file is only used for HopeKids Online Activity Pack purposes and not for distribution.
Kid’s Independent Activity:
Simply print by accessing the file here: Noah and the Ark Writing Practice
Family Activity:
This file is only used for HopeKids Online Activity Pack purposes and it’s not for distribution.
Take out your Bible to read or dive right into the crossword puzzle to test what you learnt from the story this week!
Simply print by accessing the file here: Noah’s Ark Crossword Puzzle
This file is only used for HopeKids Online Activity Pack purposes and it’s not for distribution.
Test your understanding and reflect through your learnings with the following Reflection Worksheet.
Simply print by accessing the file heres:
This file is only used for HopeKids Online Activity Pack purposes and it’s not for distribution.
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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
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
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!