Memory Verses - End of the Year

Memory Verses

               End of the year: 2013-2014

These verses will only receive Commitment Coins (not Verse Master credit).  Verse Masters have already been calculated for the year.

June 1

“Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground.” ~ Ephesians 6:13

June 8

“Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place” ~ Ephesians 6:14

June 15 **Verse Master Announcements Today!**

“with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace. In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one.” ~ Ephesians 6:15-16

Verse to be recited on first day of Summer Trek:

June 29: “Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.” ~ Ephesians 6:17

This verse will be included on our Summer Quarter list

This Week's Memory Verse Activity

“Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you.”

~ Matthew 28:19, 20a

 

Memorize this verse for next week to receive TWO Commitment Coins to buy something from our prize locker!
 

Activity: Write this week’s verse on index cards and hide them around the house this week.  When you see one, read it out loud and then hide it somewhere else for someone else to find!

Take a picture of the craziest place someone hid a card and post it to our Northgate Kids Facebook Page!

This Week's Memory Verse

“Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.”

~ John 20:29b

 

Say the Bible verse as a chant. Make a motion to go with the words: blessed, not seen, and believed. Go through the verse several times.

 

Draw a Picture

Have your kids draw a picture of Jesus after He rose from the dead, and bring it in to Bible Trek on Sunday!

 

 

“So the women hurried away from the tomb, afraid yet filled with joy, and ran to tell his disciples” ~ Matthew 28:8

Memory Verses Quarter 4

Memory Verses

Quarter 4: 2013-2014

 The verses are recited on the week of the date listed.

(i.e. 1 Corinthians 12:5 will be recited to coaches on

                               March 23)

After May 25 verses on this list may not be recited for Verse Master credit.

March 23

“There are different kinds of service, but the same Lord.” ~ I Corinthians 12:5

March 30

“Blessed is the coming kingdom of our father David!” ~ Mark 11:10

April 6

“This is my body given for you; do this in remembrance of me.” ~ Luke 22: 19

April 13

“But this has all taken place that the writings of the prophets might be fulfilled.” ~ Matthew 26:56

April 27

“God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.” ~Romans 5:8

May 4

“So the women hurried away from the tomb, afraid yet filled with joy, and ran to tell his disciples” ~ Matthew 28:8

May 11

“Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.” ~ John 20:29b

May 18

“One who has unreliable friends soon comes to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.” ~ Proverbs 18:24

May 25 (Worth 2 Coins)

“Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you.” ~ Matthew 28:19, 20a

Welcome to the Stage, Ms. Cate!

Ms. Cate is teaching her very first Bible Trek lesson this week!  You're not going to want to miss it - - we will be talking about Mary Magdalene, who was the very first person to see Jesus after he rose from the grave.

This Week's Verse

This week our verse is quite long.  Your kids might be a bit overwhelmed by the length, but let them know that if they memorize the verse in its entirety, they will receive 2 commitment coins.  If they don't want to memorize the whole thing, they can just memorize the first half for one coin.  Either way they memorize it will count toward their standing in Verse Masters.

Choice #1: Worth 1 coin and a star in the book for Verse Masters
“See what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God!” ~ I John 3:1a
Choice #2: Worth 2 coins and a star in the book for Verse Masters
“See what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know him.” ~ I John 3:1

Verse Masters

We have calculated who is a verse master so far!  Ask your child to check the chalkboard this week to see if his/her name is up there!

If it is, this is not a guarantee... Verse Masters have memorized 75% or more of our verses, so they will have to continue to memorize throughout the rest of the year... we're only half-way through!

If it's not, there is still time!!  Memorize the verses in Quarters 3 and 4!!

This Week's Field Guide

Hi, everyone!

So sorry that we forgot to print the Weekly Reflections for those of you who came to first service this week!  Some of you were accidentally given the weekly reflections for last week.  Here it this week's, as promised:

View here on Google Docs, or see below for the text version.
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B-29-nP-938eR3FzOFZwekNiS0E/edit

Weekly Reflections

Today’s Lesson: When we are tempted, we are like Jesus. (Matthew 4:1-11)
Memory Verse: “Submit yourselves, then to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.” ~ James 4:7

Memorize this verse for next week to receive a Commitment Coin to buy something from our prize locker!

Reflection 1: On the drive home... talk about what would happen if you did not submit to the traffic laws? how is that a reminder about why we should submit to God?

Reflection 2: With your family...read together Matthew 4: 12-25. What happened in Jesus’ life right after he resisted temptations? Talk about how this might look in your lives.
Reflection 3: In your quiet time... make a list of your greatest temptations this week. How can you submit to God, and resist the devil in each of them?

3 Commitment Coins!!

This week we gave out TWO memory verses for your kids to work on!  If they have BOTH memorized by next Sunday they will get 3 commitment coins!!  Here are the verses, in case you lost your Weekly Reflections.

“For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders”
~ Isaiah 9: 6

 

“Wait for the Lord; be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord.”
~ Psalm 27: 14

Reflection 1: On the drive home... Parents, ask your kids what their toys have to do with this week’s lesson.
Reflection 2: With your family... Talk about how waiting to open our presents for Christmas can remind us to wait for God to work in our lives. Is that hard or easy? What can be fun about it?
Reflection 3: In your quiet time... Read the parts of Luke 1 that we skipped over today (Luke 1:26-56). This is what our lesson will be about next week!

This week's announcements

Our new memory verse quarter begins this week!  We are in quarter two.  To learn more about our memory verse quarters, click here.

We will have no Bible Trek next Sunday, November 25.  Have a happy Thanksgiving!!  We'll see you in December!

So Far...

So far we have 31 kids who are headed toward being Verse Masters!!  Their names were on our chalkboard last Sunday, so have them tell you if they saw their name!

 

There is still lots of time, though, to become a Verse Master (or to fall behind and not become a Verse Master).  Verse Masters have learned 75% of our Memory Verses.  They come regularly to Bible Trek to recite their verses and receive their new verses.

 

We have started a new quarter, so refer to the link above (Memory Verses) to see what verses we are currently working on.

 

At the end of the year, our Verse Masters get a trophy.  Those who memorize 50-74% of our verses for the year receive a medallion.  This year we might even have t-shirts for our Verse Masters!!

 

Good luck, and happy memorizing!

Memory Verses Quarter 2

Your kids have to opportunity to memorize verses over the course of each Bible Trek year. When they memorize a verse they will receive a coin to spend at the prize locker! At the end of the year we tally up all the memory verses your child has memorized and the kids who have memorized 75% of our verses become "Verse Masters" and receive a trophy. We strongly encourage you to work with your kids on memorizing their verses throughout the year.

We will split the year into four quarters. During each quarter, your child has the opportunity to memorize any and all verses from that quarter of the year. Please don't get ahead of our lessons. Once a quarter is finished, your child will not have to opportunity to memorize those verses for credit again.

Here is our second quarter's worth of verses: (Date listed is the date we give out the verse, so they recite it a week later)
11/11/12 - Romans 12:9
11/18/12 - Matthew 5:44
11/25/12 - (No Bible Trek - Thanksgiving)
12/2/12 - Isaiah 9:6 AND Psalm 27:14
12/9/12 - Proverbs 3:5-6
12/16/12 - Luke 1:68
12/23/12 - (No Bible Trek - Christmas)
12/30/12 - (No Bible Trek - New Year's)
1/6/13 - Mark 16:16
1/13/13 - James 4:7
1/20/13 - Matthew 4:19
1/27/13 - Psalm 46:1

 

Memory Verses for Quarter 2 will close after service on February 3, 2013.

All of our verses are taken from the New International Version (NIV) of the Bible. This is so that when your kids are older if they want to get involved in Bible Quizzing they will already have a lot of verses memorized! The best way to help your kids keep God's Word in their heads and hearts is to practice with them throughout the week before each verse is due.

Lynn Northup is our leader in charge of Memory Verses this year. If you have any questions or comments, feel free to leave them here or ask either Lynn or Elizabeth!

*New* Memory Verse Station!

We have a brand new station set up in our Bible Trek room!!

Starting this Sunday, your kids will be able to visit our Memory Verse Station to gain some extra help in memorizing their verses.

 

 

There will be someone in the center during centers time (15 minutes before and after services) to help your kids finish memorizing their verse for the week.

 

We have lots of activities for your kids to choose from, including crossword puzzles, word searches, decoding worksheets, songs, chants, and much more!

 



 

All of the verses for the quarter are posted so that if your child gets behind in his/her verses, they are accessible.  There are nine verses in this new quarter, which begins this Sunday (the 18th).

 

 

Each time your child memorizes and recited one of our verses to a coach, they will receive a commitment coin.  These commitment coins can be used to buy prizes from our prize locker.

 

If you would like to donate prizes to our prize locker, please speak with Elizabeth.  We can especially use small prizes (to be sold for one coin each), as these coins seem to "burn holes" in the kids' pockets. ;)

 

Can't wait to see you in Bible Trek on Sunday!

Memory Verses Quarter 1

The first quarter of memory verses is almost done!  When the quarter is over, your kids will no longer be able to memorize these verses for credit, so help your kids catch up while they still can.

Your kids have to opportunity to memorize verses over the course of each Bible Trek year. When they memorize a verse they will receive a coin to spend at the prize locker! At the end of the year we tally up all the memory verses your child has memorized and the kids who have memorized 75% of our verses become "Verse Masters" and receive a trophy. We strongly encourage you to work with your kids on memorizing their verses throughout the year.

We will split the year into four quarters. During each quarter, your child has the opportunity to memorize any and all verses from that quarter of the year. Please don't get ahead of our lessons. Once a quarter is finished, your child will not have to opportunity to memorize those verses for credit again.

Here is our first quarter's worth of verses:
Verses are next to the week that corresponds with the day they were sent home.  So 2 Corinthians 5:17 was handed out on September 9 and due on September 16.
9/9/12 - 2 Corinthians 5:17
9/16/12 - Genesis 1:27
9/22/12 - Genesis 4:7
9/30/12 - Exodus 15:1a
10/7/12 - Psalm 119:2
10/14/12 - Proverbs 16:32
10/21/12 - 1 Samuel 16:7b
10/28/12 - Psalm 28:7a
11/4/12 - Proverbs 13:20

All of our verses are taken from the New International Version (NIV) of the Bible. This is so that when your kids are older if they want to get involved in Bible Quizzing they will already have a lot of verses memorized! The best way to help your kids keep God's Word in their heads and hearts is to practice with them throughout the week before each verse is due.

Lynn Northup is our leader in charge of Memory Verses this year. If you have any questions or comments, feel free to leave them here or ask either Lynn or Elizabeth!