"Slap that verse in their minds and hearts!"

Our Last club was fun and plenty eventful! We started off with a balloon relay with Daniel trivia asked intermittently to whoever held the balloon. The Red Cardinals triumphed again being our overall winners! All the teams were acknowledged for the following- Yellow Jackets- Best Listeners and quickest to obey! Navy Seals- Best spirit and enthusiasm- some cheerleaders sure to come from this group! Best Cooperation between younger and older kids went to Green Dragons! The slap bracelets were handed out as a prize for their great team efforts! The verse on the bracelet was Philippians 3:14 "I can do everything through Christ who gives me strength." We had lots of playing with the bracelets during our club but hopefully, it will slap that verse in their mind!

The kids did a super job singing and we got some fun video of them. We love how they have some great Bible truths and groovy moves from the worship songs we sang this semester.

Jenny Bindra created a fun skit with the help of Carrie, Catherine, and Julie telling us about including new kids and not leaving them out on "pigtail Tuesdays". Then, our guest men- Blair, Kyle, and David acted about not going against our parents' rules and heading to the high water creek. Jenny pulled lessons together from our Bible story in Daniel 6 about King Darius and how he was tricked by some officials to get his people to pray to him for 30 days. The officials caught Daniel praying to God and sadly King Darius had to put Daniel in the lion's den. But, God was faithful and protected Daniel for his obedience to pray only to God. The whole point is we must be steadfast and faithful to God and what we know to be right, unswerving by our peers' influence.

We had only a few minutes in small group to focus on how prayer is one of the main ways to talk to God and know what He wants us to do. Your kids should have brought home a bookmark that teaches an acronym for PRAY. P=Praise and Thanks to God, R= Repent, ask forgiveness for things that don’t please God, A= Ask for others with their needs, Y= Yourself- Ask for help for yourself to do the right thing and for comfort and Strength and wisdom

We want them to know how to stand firm for what God wants. Our devotional book we sent home is all about this theme and carries the kids through 2 months. We would love for you to do it as a family or encourage your kids to do it on their own.

We will start back to club on January 12th on Tuesdays for another 6 weeks! Your permission slip is good for the whole school year. Please do let us know if your children will not be returning so we know if there is space for other kids.

Our verse for today was, “Finally, be strong in the Lord and in His mighty power.” Ephesians 6:10- We definitely had to be strong as we got this group shot. The one that came out best was the crazy shot. We guess that reflects that we had alot of fun this semester as we talked about knowing God and growing in His truths!



Happy Thanksgiving Good News Club Families!

"Did Mrs. Silva Hit Mrs. Davenport's Car?"

Thank you for letting us have your kids to teach! They have been so fun and really every week things go smoother. We will have to video next week with our music because they have the moves and words down!

We started club with snacks and memory verse review. Your kids should really go home knowing the three verses of our focus- Philippians 4:13, salm 56:3, and Ephesians 6:10. Ephesians says, "Finally, be strong in the Lord and in His mighty power." We hope our older kids will stick Deuteronomy 31:6 too.

Game time brought us back to Farkle with Daniel, Lion, and King. Fun to see kids jump when the music stops and make a lion pose, praying hands, or royal king. The Navy Seals had the most remaining kids standing. Great Job! But, I think Yellow Jackets had best listening and quick to obey!

Third grade boys lead us well in music with "Waves of Mercy", "Romans 16:19", and "Do Everything in Love". Thanks Mrs. Keaton for choreographing with them! They even won outside small group priviledge!

The Daniel 5 lesson presented by Jenny Bindra, made the group wonder if Mrs. Silva had hit Mrs. Davenport's car on the way into school. (Not True, but it held their attention.) Mrs. Silva was trying to get away with not being caught, but Mr. Silva captured the accident on his handy dandy i-phone. This carried over to God catching King Belshazaar being caught by the handwriting on the wall when he mockingly used God's sacred cups for a party and worshipped idols. Daniel explained with God's help that the king would die soon for his sins as he did the next morning. The whole point is we cannot hide from our sin because God sees and we will always have consequences. Mrs. Silva had to recognize her sin and go confess to Mrs. Davenport.






The Small groups explained how we too must acknowledge we are all sinners and we need Jesus as our Savior to receive forgiveness and eternal life with God. God is faithful to forgive us when we confess our sins and He wants us to choose to live with His strength and wisdom to make right choices.










The kids were given scenarios to test how they would handle the sticky situation of being tempted to sin and not being caught by others. We talked about how the Bible will guide us to do the right thing, just like a level for building will help things stay straight. We gave them levels to play with so they could try and be straight and calm like a sturdy building done with the right tools.








Lastly, many of your kids came home with devotionals to use and stay at home. Please encourage them to read these each day. This will start such a sweet habit of daily wanting to pray and read God's word. Some groups did not get to this and will hand them next week.

We hope we get to see all of your kids next week for our last club this fall!
In Christ, Good News Club Team!

Nebo’s Prideful Fall

Club started with Lily Jenkins and Lauren Moran telling us how they told someone this week why Christains are like pumpkins. Challenge from last week. Thanks for stepping out! (I know Jessica Batson also told her family too!)

Jesus chant, hug game.- The kids chant "Jesus Loves Me" and then get in groups of what ever number is called out. They have to listen, work together fast, count, and freeze. Amazingly, we had a three way tie with the Yellow Jackets, Navy Seals, and Red Cardinals! Great team work!

















Music was hosted by our fabulous 3rd and 4th grade girls as we sang "Romans 16:19 Says", "Mercy is Falling", and " Do Everything in Love". We also had a guest lead vocal with Mrs. Bindra.

Good participation and self control was awarded to a number of kids! Thanks for your eagerness to obey and contribute!

Our Lesson took us back to Daniel 4 where King Nebo finally gets that God is in control and he must obey God! Daniel, with God's spirit, interprets a dream that predicts Nebo's mental illness for 7 years. Nebo had a pride issue that had to be taken care of by God. Carrie Patterson directed Scott (King Nebo), and Emily Day and Holden Tucker (prop people) as she guided us through the story.

Memory verse is “When I am afraid, I will trust in You.” Psalm 56:3- The kids learned motions to this so ask if they can remember it. Audrey Stone and Grayson Dalton stood up in front and said Philippians 4:13 by themselves!
The older groups have a challenge of Deuteronomy 31:6 “Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the Lord your God goes with you, He will never leave you nor forsake you.”

Small Group brought the focus of how we can deal with pride=thinking you are better than other people and not giving God the thanks He deserves for the way He made you (ie. Fast runner, good musician, good dancer, etc.) in a healthy way that points us toward humility=Putting other people before yourself is a humble person and not thinking you are better than someone else.

We all played with sports balls as we talked to remind us that sports is an area we need to acknowledge our strengths and skills area from God. The kids talked about different scenarios as either boastful or humble.

God says you are to be “clothed with humility”. When you give God the credit for all He does in your life, He is honored. Then as a result, He promises to honor and bless you (Proverbs 29:23). The next time proud thoughts come into your mind, be strong in the Lord. Refuse those thoughts and think about God’s greatness and His goodness to you. The worst kind of pride is when we think we can take care of our own sin problem and make right with God on our own.

Shaqattack, Hackeysack, and Tobedhegoes

Happy Halloween! Why are Christians like pumpkins? See if your child can tell you about how Jesus picks us , cleans us from the inside out, cleaning out all the gunk and sin in our lives, carves a happy face that can allow the candle light to shine through as we look different with Jesus in our hearts.

The kids started off with the Red Cardinals taking the lead with our ballon relay, Green Dragons Close behind. The Yellow Jackets squeaked past the Navy Seals for third.

Next we headed to worship as the 4th grade boys led us in our moves and singing. Great Job! They showed us how to fall down as "Mercy is falling down".













Today we had a great day talking about King Nebuchanezzar, lovingly called "King Nebo", and three faithful men of God, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego in our club. King Nebo told about "what happened yesterday" with
Shaqattack, Hackeysack, and Tobedhegoes in his kingdom...
Steve Faris discussed what it looked like for these three men to stand for God by defying the king and not worshipping his idol. They were willing to be put into the fiery furnace than bow before the idol. God protected them in a big way, and the king said for everyone to add their God to the list and don't speak bad against Him. The phrase from today was "It's hard, but good's a comin', and it's comin' thru me, when I stand for God!"

Our verse today was “When I am afraid, I will trust in You.” Psalm 56:3. Please practice this with your kids.




In small group time, we continued with how God can give you courage to stand for Him, no matter what. You may face persecution, but God will be with you to help you stand. When you are afraid to stand for God, remember His promise to you in Deuteronomy 31:6,“Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the Lord your God goes with you, He will never leave you nor forsake you.” He will also protect us in times of trouble just like He did the 3 boys.

Psalm 46:1 “ God is our place of safety. He gives us strength. He is always there to help us in times of trouble.

Asking for Wisdom - ASK

The kids did super this week! We love to see them listening, having fun, and participating as we focus on what God wants for their lives. In general, the kids were great coming in and knowing how we do backpacks and small groups. Things went smoothly.

Dismissal was difficult this week, so we will go back to coming out the front door each time at 4:00PM! Thanks for your patience as we figure out what works best for the kids and volunteers. Please wait outside and check in with your child's small group leader so we know who is picking up. We want to keep your kids safe.

Ask you kids if they can clap, snap, or stomp out our memory verse. We are repeating the one from last week. This is a great truth to carry through life! “I can do everything through Christ, who gives me strength.” Philippians 4:13

Our game today was a farkle game with Daniel, Lion, and King. The kids from each team showed great participation and sportsmanship!

The kids love the interactive music with motions. They will definitely go home knowing Romans 16:19. We chose that as we focus this semester on making right/wise choices that please God.


The story was from Daniel 2 as King Nebuchadnezzar tries to have his dreams interpreted. Our crazy story teller, Carrie Patterson, came out in her robe and curlers to ask about what her dream meant. In the Bible, Daniel asks God for wisdom on what the dream meant for the king. We want our kids to seek God for wisdom with decisions.

ASK was our acronym.
Ask God
Seek answers in the Bible and from His people
Keep believing God will answer

Our small group time continued this discussion. We gave them scenarios to think about which were wise or unwise choices. Some groups got to the exercise practicing pulling someone down from a standing position is easy like unwise choices are often easier to make than the right ones. The kids had a harder time lefting the kids up to a standing position which was symbolic of right choices.


Older groups had the kids Read Proverbs 9:10 “The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom.” Wisdom is not about knowledge. It is a Biblical term for living each day the right way. It means making the right choices in life. These right choices are based on the truth found in the Bible. True wisdom is living your life based on making the choices Jesus would make, which starts with having a relationship with Jesus and choose to live your life under His Lordship.

A Huge Thanks for letting us serve your kids- from your Good News Club Team!

Fall 2009 Club Starts!

Welcome Back!
Welcome back to a great fall kick-off to Good News Club at WRE! We are thankful to have your kids join us as we study Daniel from the Bible. ”I can do everything through Christ, who gives me strength.” Philippians 4:13. Our Memory Verse- Ask your kids if they can clap chant it for you.

Snap Shot of Club Today:
1.Snacks with small group and get to know you game with toilet paper. Ask your kids to play with you. Your kids will be in the same group with their age and sex friends the whole 6 weeks with the same leaders.
2.Music – David Silva and Lynn Davenport lead us with fun worship songs that the kids sang and dance with motions.
3.Games- All grades split to make 4 teams that will be together thru the fall. We played a great Jesus loves you chant and “hug game”.-Red Cardinals won!
4.Bible Lesson with Steve Faris on Daniel 1. See the note beside.
5. Bible Verse with Kristen Moran & Kathryn Keaton. Our goal is for the kids to memorize their verse. We’d love your help on this.
6. Video from pics of your kids from last year! They look great!
7. Dismiss outside like walkers or from front door if raining.


Story:“It's Hard, but Good's a Comin', and It's Comin'THRU ME!".
The "hard" of life Daniel had as a very young boy reflects our hard times. What do we do when things are hard & don’t make sense? Have faith and trust the Good King that’s over all things -God Himself! The good of God will then come thru us.


Fall Good News Club:
*Today we had 125 kids!!Great!
*We start the regular club on October 13th and meet weekly thru November 17th on Tuesdays 3-4pm.
Our dismissal will be on the field by grades or the porch if raining.
*We should have the t-shirts for kids in this next week or so.


Contact us about any questions or concerns or if you are just looking for a church to connect with.Our leadership team is made of up of families from several area churches.
*Suzanne & David Silva-214-349-4688 -Watermark Community Church
*Julie & Scott Peek 214-343-2262 -Park Cities Baptist Church
*Kristen & Matt Moran 214-221-1432 -New Saint Peter’s Presbyterian