Roots Announcements
- Annual Business Meeting on September 27 during 2nd Hour
- Roots Kindergarten - 5th grade will join their families in the Annual Business Meeting
- Nursery and Sprouts will continue in class as normal
Roots Lessons & Discussion Questions
Sept 13 — God Creates Adam and Eve
God created Adam and Eve in His image and gave them the ability to know, love, and obey Him. God placed them in the Garden of Eden and gave them everything they needed, including instructions meant for their good and protection.
At Home Discussion Questions:
At Home Discussion Questions:
- How are people different from the rest of God’s creation?
- Why did God create Eve?
- Why did God tell Adam not to eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil?
Sept 20 — Lucifer Becomes Satan
Lucifer was a beautiful angel created by God, but he became proud and wanted to be God. His sin made him God’s enemy, Satan. Other angels followed Satan in his rebellion, and Satan now works against God and what God loves.
At Home Discussion Questions:
At Home Discussion Questions:
- What sin did Lucifer commit against God?
- What does the name Satan mean?
- Who does Satan try to trick into not trusting God?
Sept 27 — Adam and Eve Sin
Satan came to Adam and Eve and caused them to doubt what God had said. Adam and Eve chose to disobey God and ate from the tree God had forbidden. God had warned them that sin would bring death, and God always keeps His Word.
At Home Discussion Questions:
At Home Discussion Questions:
- Who was telling the truth, God or Satan?
- What happened because Adam and Eve disobeyed God?
Oct 4 — Cain and Abel
Adam and Eve’s sin brought death, pain, and separation from God into the world. Their sons, Cain and Abel, were also born sinners and needed a way to come to God. Abel trusted God and brought the sacrifice God accepted, while Cain tried to come to God his own way.
But God promised a Savior, Jesus, who would provide the way for people to come back to God.
At Home Discussion Questions:
But God promised a Savior, Jesus, who would provide the way for people to come back to God.
At Home Discussion Questions:
- What changed in the world after Adam and Eve sinned?
- What were the names of Adam and Eve’s two sons?
- Why did God accept Abel’s sacrifice but not Cain’s?
- Who is the Savior God promised to send?
Oct 11 — Noah, the Flood & the Tower of Babel
As sin spread, the people on earth turned away from God, but Noah believed and trusted Him. God told Noah to build an ark to save his family from the coming flood, and Noah obeyed. Later, Noah’s descendants disobeyed God’s command to spread across the earth, so God gave them different languages and scattered them.
At Home Discussion Questions:
At Home Discussion Questions:
- How did Noah show that he believed God?
- How many doors were there to enter the ark and be safe?
- What did God do when the people refused to spread across the earth?
Oct 18 — Abram and God's Promises
God called Abram to leave his home and go to Canaan. Abram believed and trusted God, and God counted him as righteous. God gave Abram promises, including that he would have a great family and that all people would one day be blessed through him. This promise pointed ahead to Jesus, who would come through Abram’s family.
At Home Discussion Questions:
At Home Discussion Questions:
- What are some of the promises God gave Abram?
- How would God bless all people through Abram’s family?
- What does Righteousness mean?
Oct 25 — Abraham, Isaac & the Substitute
God kept His promise and gave Abraham and Sarah a son named Isaac. Later, God asked Abraham to offer Isaac, but God provided a ram as a substitute to take Isaac’s place. This points us to Jesus, who God sent to be our substitute and take the punishment for our sin so that we can be part of God’s family and have eternal life.
At Home Discussion Questions:
At Home Discussion Questions:
- What did God provide as a substitute for Isaac?
- What does the word substitute mean?
- Who did God send to be our substitute and take the punishment for our sin?
Monthly MEmory Verse
Colossians 1:16 NIV
For in him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things have been created through him and for him.
For in him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things have been created through him and for him.
Mission Moment
DID YOU KNOW… Each week during Roots, K–5th grade kids have the opportunity to give an offering that goes towards our monthly missionary.
I-TEC
I-TEC is a Christian ministry located right here in Montoursville, Pennsylvania!
They help missionaries around the world by using practical skills like electrical work, construction, solar power, and technology.
Their volunteers help provide reliable electricity to places like mission hospitals, Bible schools, camps, and other ministries so they can continue sharing the Gospel and serving others.
I-TEC is a Christian ministry located right here in Montoursville, Pennsylvania!
They help missionaries around the world by using practical skills like electrical work, construction, solar power, and technology.
Their volunteers help provide reliable electricity to places like mission hospitals, Bible schools, camps, and other ministries so they can continue sharing the Gospel and serving others.
Roots Serving Opportunities
Want to volunteer in Roots? Here are our current serving needs:
- 2nd Sunday of the month (Red Team) - Nursery 2nd hour Helper
- 3rd Sunday of the moth (Green Team) - 3rd-5th Grade Helper
- 4th Sunday of the moth (Yellow Team) -Snack