NEW GPS INFORMATION:

GPS After reviewing a survey taken by our KiDSCOR families, we

have revised our GPS to better meet the spiritual and family
goals that were expressed by many of you. We hope this re-
Grow vised GPS becomes a tool that you can use to help your child
grow in their faith, get in the habit of regular scripture reading

Pray and develop an amazing spiritual foundation! For this first

week, we wanted to point out some of what you can expect in
our new GPS!
K—2nd Study After this week, you child will come home with a “half page”
grade sheet that gives them the story for next week, a question that
they can use to share what they learned and a fun fact or activ-
January 10, 2010 ity that goes along with the lesson. And, of course, we will
have the memory verse they are currently learning in each GPS.
Stump A Grown Up! What amazing thing did Moses do with God’s help that
Our survey indicated that our KiDSCOR families have a strong
saved his people?
desire for their children to grow spiritually and develop a rela-
tionship with Christ. In addition, there was an expressed
interest in ways for parents to facilitate that spiritual forma-
tion in the home. But we know, schedules are packed
and there are a lot of demands on everyone’s time so
we have streamlined the GPS to accommodate
Memory

your needs.
Be strong and courageous; for
Verse:

the Lord your God is with you Stump A Grown Up—The kids will be given a question (and
wherever you may go. answer) that they can ask an adult about something they
learned that week. The answer to the question will be on the
KiDSCOR blog in case they forget. This question will not be
Joshua 1:9 from the preview story on the back but rather
PARENT SPOT! from the lesson they learned that day.
Yes! I’m proud to initial that my child has
worked on their GPS!
There is also a tiny little spot for a
parent’s initial that their child has
done the GPS reading.
 IN GOD’S WORD: 1 Samuel 17
King Saul’s army was in trouble. Their enemies, the Philistines, MORE GPS INFO:
were camped on a hill across the valley. The two armies were getting
ready for war.
Each week our older kids are given a series of scripture
One morning, a huge man came out of the Philistine camp. His
name was Goliath. He was nine feet tall. He wore a helmet and a coat of verses to read from the Bible they were given by the
armor made of heavy bronze. He carried a sword, a spear and a dagger. church as 3rd Graders.
Goliath stood and shouted to Kin Saul’s men: “Choose your best
solider to come out and fight me. If he wins, our people will be your For our kids who have not yet received their Bible, we
slaves. But if I win, your people will be our slaves.” No one in Saul’s will be putting the entire text into the GPS for you in or-
army wanted to fight the giant that day.
So Goliath came back the next day and the day after that. Day der to have a consistent version of the story. The story
after day, Saul’s men ran away. will typically come from the Read and Learn Bible that
At this time, David was tending sheep for his father, Jesse. Three our kids use in Sunday School. This Bible is available for
of David’s brothers were in Saul’s army. Jesse asked David to take some purchase at The Well bookstore if you would like one for
bread to them. While David was at the camp, the giant Goliath came for- your family. From time to time, we may also include the
ward.
“Choose someone to fight me!” Goliath called out again. Again,
actual scripture as well.
the soldiers of King Saul ran from him.
David said to Saul, “We can’t let this Philistine make cowards of us. This story will be a preview of what they will learn the
I will go and fight him.” following week. When you read the story, this will be
“But you are only a boy,” King Saul said. “How can you fight such your child’s introduction to the lesson so they can build
a giant?”
on that knowledge the next week in Sunday school.
David answered, “I have fought lions and bears when they came
to take my sheep. The Lord saved me from the claws of the lions and
bears, and He will keep me safe from the hands of this Philistine.” In addition, we do encourage you to pull out your favor-
“All right, go ahead,” said Saul. “I hope the Lord will help you.” ite Bible and read the scripture to your child each week.
Saul dressed David in his own helmet and coat of armor. David While the kids love to hear the children’s version, hear-
could hardly move because he was not used to them. He took them off. ing the actual scripture will begin to prepare them for
Then David picked up five stones from the stream and put them in
his shepherd’s bag with his sling. With his walking stick in his hand, he
the reading they will come in 3rd grade.
stood in front of Goliath.
The giant jeered at David. “Do you think I’m a dog that you come
after me with a stick?” he said. “You come at me with a sword, a spear
We are very excited about the new format! Give it a
and a dagger,” David said. “But I’ve come out to fight you in the lame of try– remember it takes 30 days to develop a great new
the Lord All-Powerful.” habit and this is one will have eternal impact!
David reached into his bag and took out his sling and a stone. He
took aim and shot the stone at Goliath. The stone sank into Goliath’s fore-
head , and he fell facedown on the ground, dead.
When the Philistine army saw that their hero was dead, they
turned and ran. David had saved the Israelites with a sling and a stone.