Looking ahead…Mark your calendars!
 
May 8: Baby Dedication
May 15: Family Picnic
June 5: Preteen Camp breakfast fundraiser
June 26-29: PowerPlus Preteen Camp @ Pineywoods
July 17-21: OCBC VBS
  
POWERPLUS PRETEEN CAMP @ PINEYWOODS
 
***$100 DEPOSIT DUE IN CHURCH OFFICE
​ BY MAY 1ST***
  
Session 1: June 26-29 (Sun-Wed)
Camp Cost: $215
Early Registration Cost: $200
$100 DEPOSIT DUE IN CHURCH OFFICE BY MAY 1ST
 
VBS July 17-21
Egypt: Joseph’s Journey from Prison to Palace
 VBS will be here before we know it, and it’s time to start praying and planning!
 Right now, I’m looking for family leaders (equivalent to last year’s tribe leaders) and people to man the workshops.
  
CHILDREN IN ACTION/MISSION FRIENDS
 Come join us Sundays @ 6pm! Children in Action is for children in 1st-5th grade.  Mission Friends is for children 3 years through Kindergarten.  Childcare will be provided for children 2 and under. 
 
This month in CiA/MF…
 In April, children will study the Parable of the Sower and learn to listen to God's Word. They will learn about missionaries Eric and Kristi Stanton and Kevin and Laura Baggett who serve, persevere, and share God's message in Argentina. Children will also participate in activities that teach them to tell Bible stories in unique ways.
Serving in: Argentina
Missionary: Eric and Kristi Stanton; Kevin and Laura Bagett
Biblical Focus: Parable of the Sower
Memory Verse: So Jesus said to the Jews who had believed him, “If you abide in my word, you are truly my disciples,  and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”
John 8:31-32 (ESV)
 
KIDS’ CHOIR
 
Kids’ Choir will sing during the morning service on May 15th.  No Kids’ Choir on May 18th.  End of year party on May 25th.
 
 Kid’s choir will be each Wednesday night during the 7pm service. We will be preparing to lead worship with our Hymn of the Month and a new praise song. Come join us!
 
April’s Hymn of the Month: His Name is Wonderful
 
SUNDAY SCHOOL
  Unit 9: God Judges His People
Unit Description:Because His people continually fell into a pattern of sin, God raised up judges to help refocus the people’s faith and trust in Him. God used the judges to help deliver His people from their enemies. While a judge was still alive, God saved the people from their enemies, but when the judge died, the nation would lapse back into sin and again need salvation through another judge.
Key Passage: Isaiah 33:22
Big Picture Question: Whom does God use in His plan? God uses people in His plan.
Bible Story: The First Judges
Bible Passage: Judges 3:7-31
Main Point: The Israelites forgot about the one true God.
 
This week we begin studying the Old Testament judges. After Joshua died, the people
were left without a leader and began to sin against God. God disciplined them and when
the people cried out for deliverance, God sent a leader called a judge to rescue them.
Later, when that judge died, the people sinned again and the pattern was repeated.
The judges saved the people from the consequences of their sin, but not the cause of it.
God’s plan was to one day send a true Deliverer—Jesus, His own Son—to be the King
of His people. Jesus saves people from sin forever. Help your kids see that all of the judges were imperfect humans and they could not rescue God’s people from the cause of their sin, just the consequences.
 
FAMILY STARTING POINTS
● Babies and Toddlers
○ God’s plan is perfect.
○ God’s people did not always obey Him.
○ God sent leaders called judges to help God’s people.
○ God sent Jesus to be our Judge.
● Preschool
○ Whom does God use in His plan? God uses people in His plan.
○ The Israelites forgot about the one true God.
● Kids
○ How does God accomplish His plan? God uses people for His glory and
our good.
○ God’s people turned from Him to worship idols.
 
UNIT KEY PASSAGE
● Isaiah 33:22
 
NEXT WEEK
● “Deborah and Barak” (Judges 4–5)
 
Check out the Gospel Project for Kids Family App or the Big PictureCards for Families
for more ways to interact with the Bible content each week.
 
In Christ,
Stephenie
 

Looking ahead…Mark your calendars!
 
May 8: Baby Dedication
May 15: Family Picnic
June 5: Preteen Camp breakfast fundraiser
June 26-29: PowerPlus Preteen Camp @ Pineywoods
July 17-21: OCBC VBS
  


​POWERPLUS PRETEEN CAMP @ PINEYWOODS
 
***$100 DEPOSIT DUE IN CHURCH OFFICE BY MAY 1ST***
  
Session 1: June 26-29 (Sun-Wed)
Camp Cost: $215
Early Registration Cost: $200
$100 DEPOSIT DUE IN CHURCH OFFICE BY MAY 1ST
 
VBS July 17-21
Egypt: Joseph’s Journey from Prison to Palace
  
VBS will be here before we know it, and it’s time to start praying and planning!
 Right now, I’m looking for family leaders (equivalent to last year’s tribe leaders) and people to man the workshops.
  
CHILDREN IN ACTION/MISSION FRIENDS
 
Come join us Sundays @ 6pm! Children in Action is for children in 1st-5th grade.  Mission Friends is for children 3 years through Kindergarten.  Childcare will be provided for children 2 and under. 
 
This month in CiA/MF…
 
In April, children will study the Parable of the Sower and learn to listen to God's Word. They will learn about missionaries Eric and Kristi Stanton and Kevin and Laura Baggett who serve, persevere, and share God's message in Argentina. Children will also participate in activities that teach them to tell Bible stories in unique ways.
  
Serving in: Argentina
Missionary: Eric and Kristi Stanton; Kevin and Laura Bagett
Biblical Focus: Parable of the Sower
Memory Verse: So Jesus said to the Jews who had believed him, “If you abide in my word, you are truly my disciples,  and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”
John 8:31-32 (ESV)
 
KIDS’ CHOIR
 
 Kid’s choir will be each Wednesday night during the 7pm service. We will be preparing to lead worship with our Hymn of the Month and a new praise song. Come join us!
 
April’s Hymn of the Month: His Name is Wonderful
 
SUNDAY SCHOOL
 
God the Savior
 
Unit Description: The Israelites wandered in the desert for 40 years before God brought them into the promised land. The Israelites needed to conquer the land, so God fought for His people. Joshua led the people and encouraged them to be faithful to the one true God.
Key Passage: Joshua 1:9
Big Picture Question: Whom can we trust? We can trust God.
 
Bible Story: Joshua’s Final Encouragement
Bible Passage: Joshua 23:1–24:28
Main Point: Joshua encouraged the people to worship God alone.
 
This week we listened in as Joshua shares his final words of encouragement to Israel.
Joshua is near the end of his life, and like Moses, he addresses the people to point them
to God. They had a choice to make: choose to follow God or choose to follow the false
gods. They couldn’t do both.
As Joshua prepared for his own death, he left a legacy of obedience to God. After Jesus’
death and resurrection, He appeared to the disciples and left them with a legacy: to
make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son
and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to obey everything Jesus commanded. (Matthew
28:1920)
Help your children see that they have the same choice to make today. They may not be
tempted to worship little statues, but they can worship plenty of other things besides
God.
 
FAMILY STARTING POINTS
● Babies and Toddlers
○ Joshua told the people to love God and obey Him.
○ The people promised to love and worship God.
○ We can trust God. God always keeps His promises.
○ God sent Jesus because He loves us.
● Preschool
○ Whom can we trust? We can trust God.
○ Joshua told the people to worship God.
● Kids
○ Whom can we trust? We can trust God to take care of us.
○ Joshua encouraged the people to worship God alone.
 
UNIT KEY PASSAGE
● Joshua 1:9
 
NEXT WEEK
● “The First Judges” (Judges 3:731)
Check out the Gospel Project for Kids Family App or the Big PictureCards for Families
for more ways to interact with the Bible content each week.
 
In Christ,
Stephenie
 

Looking ahead…Mark your calendars!
 
May 8: Baby Dedication
May 15: Family Picnic
June 5: Preteen Camp breakfast fundraiser
June 26-29: PowerPlus Preteen Camp @ Pineywoods
July 17-21: OCBC VBS
  
VBS July 17-21
Egypt: Joseph’s Journey from Prison to Palace

VBS will be here before we know it, and it’s time to start praying and planning!
 
Right now, I’m looking for family leaders (equivalent to last year’s tribe leaders) and people to man the workshops.
 
 
POWERPLUS PRETEEN CAMP @ PINEYWOODS
   
Session 1: June 26-29 (Sun-Wed)
Camp Cost: $215
Early Registration Cost: $200
$100 DEPOSIT DUE IN CHURCH OFFICE BY MAY 1ST
   
CHILDREN IN ACTION/MISSION FRIENDS
 
Come join us Sundays @ 6pm! Children in Action is for children in 1st-5th grade.  Mission Friends is for children 3 years through Kindergarten.  Childcare will be provided for children 2 and under. 
 
This month in CiA/MF…
 
In April, children will study the Parable of the Sower and learn to listen to God's Word. They will learn about missionaries Eric and Kristi Stanton and Kevin and Laura Baggett who serve, persevere, and share God's message in Argentina. Children will also participate in activities that teach them to tell Bible stories in unique ways.
 
 Serving in: Argentina
Missionary: Eric and Kristi Stanton; Kevin and Laura Bagett
Biblical Focus: Parable of the Sower
Memory Verse: So Jesus said to the Jews who had believed him, “If you abide in my word, you are truly my disciples,  and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”
John 8:31-32 (ESV)
 
KIDS’ CHOIR
 
 Kid’s choir will be each Wednesday night during the 7pm service. We will be preparing to lead worship with our Hymn of the Month and a new praise song. Come join us!
 
April’s Hymn of the Month: His Name is Wonderful
 
SUNDAY SCHOOL
 
God the Savior
 
Unit Description: The Israelites wandered in the desert for 40 years before God brought them into the promised land. The Israelites needed to conquer the land, so God fought for His people. Joshua led the people and encouraged them to be faithful to the one true God.
Key Passage: Joshua 1:9
Big Picture Question: Whom can we trust? We can trust God.
 
 Bible Story: Achan’s Sin and the Defeat of Ai
Bible Passage: Joshua 7–8
Main Point: God punished Achan for his sin. Then God fought for His people at Ai.
 
As we continue exploring the Old Testament this week, we will encounter Achan
disobeying God and taking something from Jericho after its defeat. Because of this,
when Israel attacked Ai next, they suffered defeat. God helped Joshua uncover Achan’s
sin, and God punished Achan for his sin.
The punishment for Achan’s sin was death. It seems harsh, but the Bible says that the
wages of sin is death. (Romans 6:23) Because we sin, we deserve to die too. Jesus
came to die in our place. When we confess our sins and trust in Jesus, we are forgiven
and saved from spiritual death.
Help your children see that God takes sin seriously, but He also offers forgiveness and
eternal life with God through the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ.
 
FAMILY STARTING POINTS
● Babies and Toddlers
○ We can trust God. God always does what is right.
○ Achan’s wrong choice made trouble for God’s people.
○ God loves people, even when they make wrong choices.
○ God sent Jesus because He loves us.
● Preschool
○ Whom can we trust? We can trust God.
○ God punished Achan for his sin.
● Kids
○ Whom can we trust? We can trust God to take care of us.
○ God punished Achan for his sin. Then God fought for His people at Ai.
UNIT KEY PASSAGE
● Joshua 1:9
 
NEXT WEEK
● “Joshua’s Final Encouragement” (Joshua 23:124:28)
 
Check out the Gospel Project for Kids Family App or the Big Picture Cards for Families
for more ways to interact with the Bible content each week.
 
In Christ,
Stephenie

Looking ahead…Mark your calendars!
 
April 12: VBS Team Leader Planning Meeting, 7pm (rescheduled)
May 8: Baby Dedication
May 15: Family Picnic
June 5: Preteen Camp Buffet Breakfast Fundraiser
June 26-29: PowerPlus Preteen Camp @ Pineywoods
July 17-21: OCBC VBS
  
VBS
Egypt: Joseph’s Journey from Prison to Palace
 VBS will be here before we know it, and it’s time to start praying and planning!
 Right now, I’m looking for family leaders (equivalent to last year’s tribe leaders) and people to man the workshops.
  
POWERPLUS PRETEEN CAMP @ PINEYWOODS
 Session 1: June 26-29 (Sun-Wed)
Camp Cost: $215
Early Registration Cost: $200
$100 DEPOSIT DUE IN CHURCH OFFICE BY MAY 1ST
  
CHILDREN IN ACTION/MISSION FRIENDS
 Come join us Sundays @ 6pm! Children in Action is for children in 1st-5th grade.  Mission Friends is for children 3 years through Kindergarten.  Childcare will be provided for children 2 and under. 
 
This month in CiA/MF…
In April, children will study the Parable of the Sower and learn to listen to God's Word. They will learn about missionaries Eric and Kristi Stanton and Kevin and Laura Baggett who serve, persevere, and share God's message in Argentina. Children will also participate in activities that teach them to tell Bible stories in unique ways.
 
Serving in: Argentina
Missionary: Eric and Kristi Stanton; Kevin and Laura Bagett
Biblical Focus: Parable of the Sower
Memory Verse: So Jesus said to the Jews who had believed him, “If you abide in my word, you are truly my disciples,  and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”
John 8:31-32 (ESV)
 
KIDS’ CHOIR
 Kid’s choir will be each Wednesday night during the 7pm service. We will be preparing to lead worship with our Hymn of the Month and a new praise song. Come join us!
 
April’s Hymn of the Month: His Name is Wonderful
 
SUNDAY SCHOOL
 God the Savior
 
Unit Description: The Israelites wandered in the desert for 40 years before God brought them into the promised land. The Israelites needed to conquer the land, so God fought for His people. Joshua led the people and encouraged them to be faithful to the one true God.
Key Passage: Joshua 1:9
Big Picture Question: Whom can we trust? We can trust God.
 
Bible Story: The Promised Land and Jericho
Bible Passage: Joshua 2–4; 6
Main Point: God led His people into the promised land.
 
Our journey through the Old Testament continues this week with Israel crossing the
Jordan River and entering into the promised land at last. Their first battle is against the
city of Jericho. God fought for His people and gave the city to them. It was clear from the
beginning that it was God’s power, not Israel’s strength, that would give them the land.
Just as the Lord defeated Jericho for the Israelites, Jesus defeats His enemies and leads
believers into the promised land of eternity.
Help your kids connect how God defeated Israel’s enemies with how Jesus defeated our
greatest enemy: sin.
  
FAMILY STARTING POINTS
● Babies and Toddlers
○ We can trust God.
○ Joshua led the people into the promised land.
○ Joshua trusted God to be with His people.
○ Later, God sent Jesus to be with His people.
● Preschool
○ Whom can we trust? We can trust God.
○ God led His people into the promised land.
● Kids
○ Whom can we trust? We can trust God to take care of us.
○ God fought for His people and led them into the promised land.
UNIT KEY PASSAGE
● Joshua 1:9
NEXT WEEK
● “Achan’s Sin and the Defeat of Ai” (Joshua 78)
Check out the Gospel Project for Kids Family App or the Big Picture Cards for Families
for more ways to interact with the Bible content each week.
 
In Christ,
Stephenie