QUEST: Clubhouse Service for December 6
BABY QUEST: December Lessons
Baby QUEST is Reston Bible Church’s ministry to the youngest members of our Body.
Each month, we will feature a guide for your family to use with children ages 0-2. The guide includes follow up activities, a craft or sensory activity, recommended reading, a song, and other tips that are uniquely tailored to the development of infants and toddlers.
The guide follows the themes we are teaching in our nursery classes, giving you an opportunity to connect and reinforce the ideas taught at home. Because children this age need repetition, each activity can be done multiple times throughout the month to continue to press it upon your child’s memory as they grow!
This month, we’re focusing on the Christmas Story. As you celebrate the birth of Jesus, you can use many of your regular traditions to point to Christ, even for the youngest members of your family.
Big Idea:
Jesus Came to Be With Us
Scripture Focus:
Luke 2
Family Quest: Extreme Makeover, Spiritual Edition – Mind, Lesson 2
LESSON 2: TEACH THE CHILDREN WELL
When we think of Daniel we think bravery, good looks, government leader, survivor of the lion’s den, prisoner of war, advisor to kings, child… What? Where did child come in? Let’s think about it for a moment.
We know from Scripture that Daniel was a youth, probably about 14 years old (think 8th grader), when he was taken from his home in Israel and into captivity in Babylon. Upon his arrival he was offered the best food and wine in the palace, but thought of a plan to keep himself kosher. Already as a young teenager Daniel was knowledgeable about his God and his faith. I’m fairly sure that the King of Babylon didn’t have any Hebrew schools at the palace.
Download Mind, Lesson 2QUEST: Preschool Lesson for December 6
This week is Leader’s Choice during QUEST classes, so enjoy the bonus preschool video above! When we have Leader’s Choice Weeks during QUEST, leaders are able to tailor what their class talks about and does that day based on what the class needs or is interested in. Because of the flexibility and varied lessons/activities done, we do not have the typical take home materials those weeks.
This week’s reading from the Jesus Storybook Bible:
God to the Rescue! p. 84
This week’s Big Idea:
God is our rescuer!
This week’s Key Verse:
Exodus 6:7
Preparing for Sunday | December 6
We are excited to be gathering in person this Sunday! You can use the button below to register, or to find out more about the precautions we have put in place. If you are unable to join us in person, we encourage you to worship with us via our live stream.
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SONGS WE’LL BE SINGING TOGETHER
O Holy Night | [listen + lyrics]
Placide Cappeau, Adolphe Adam
Luke 2:9-11
All Creatures of Our God and King | [listen]
Francis of Assisi
Psalm 69:34
Holy, Holy, Holy | [listen]
Reginald Heber, John B. Dykes
Isaiah 6:3
Joyful, Joyful We Adore Thee | [listen]
Henry van Dyke
Psalm 100:1-2
SERMON TEXT
1 Corinthians 9
Celebrating Generosity: Guilford Family Partnerships
QUEST: Clubhouse Service for November 29
QUEST: Preschool Lesson for November 29
This week is Leader’s Choice during QUEST classes, so enjoy the bonus preschool video above! When we have Leader’s Choice Weeks during QUEST, leaders are able to tailor what their class talks about and does that day based on what the class needs or is interested in. Because of the flexibility and varied lessons/activities done, we do not have the typical take home materials those weeks.
If you are worshipping from home and miss our weekly resources during Leader’s Choice, we’d encourage you to celebrate Family Choice Week in your home by finding out what is interesting to your child or find a topic that your family could explore together.
Some ideas:
- Have your child pick their favorite Bible story and ask them to tell you the story in their own words and teach YOU about it
- Review some of the previous handouts or videos and talk about the Big Ideas/Key Verses
- Listen to a new worship song together and ask your child to help create hand motions for it!
- Have a time of family worship: read from the Bible, a Bible storybook, sing, and have family prayer time
- Complete a Family QUEST Challenge
- Do a Family Prayer Walk
- Download some lessons or coloring sheets from our Leader’s Folder
- Start your own family prayer cards. See Mr. Tony talk to QUEST leaders about how he uses prayer cards; you can use them the same way in your family!
The Blessing DMV
The Lord bless you, and keep you; The Lord cause His face to shine on you, And be gracious to you; The Lord lift up His face to you, And give you peace. Numbers 6:24-26
Unity. It seems so out of reach these days. As we the Church continue to navigate these difficult days and push through the process of making challenging decisions in the wake of fear and division running rampant in our society, it’s easy to lose sight of our identity. It’s easy to gloss over the divine blessing that has been bestowed upon us, the Body of Christ, and the charge that we have been given to bless others out of the abundance of favor and good will that has been granted to us as the children of God, even in the hard times.
We must hold fast to the bonds that tie us together as children of the one true God. We must turn our eyes upon Jesus. We must earnestly abide in Christ. We must seek and find our rest in the midst of chaos in the hands of God who holds it all in his perfect will and sovereignty. From there, God will fill us up and send us out to impact the people around us with the love and light of Jesus. May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit (Romans 15:13).
Recently, several members of the RBC worship team had the opportunity to participate in a project called “The Blessing DMV,” a collaboration of many churches throughout the DC area coming together as the Body of Christ to pray for God’s peace, unity, blessing and favor over the Church and upon our city. As we sing The Blessing as a church family this weekend, it is our desire that we as the Body of Christ might sincerely appreciate both the gravity and the joy encompassed in these lyrics, pulled straight from scripture…and embrace the unity that they convey. We are ONE BODY. We are ONE CHURCH. We are a city on a hill: a light for all to see and know us by our love for one another and for others.
On COVID Precautions, Church Division & Romans 14
As for the one who is weak in faith, welcome him, but not to quarrel over opinions. Romans 14:1
All of us are the weaker or stronger brother in different areas. Let’s not be dogmatic where there is no dog, but pursue unity as a fruit of corporate humility.