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[/expand]Winter 2024–25
PreK-Kindergarten Praise God in heaven, and on earth let there be peace. God will bless you hungry people. Elementary Then they will beat their swords into iron plows and their spears into Jesus said to his disciples: I tell you not to worry about your life! Junior Youth Then they will beat their swords into iron plows and their spears into Then Jesus said to his disciples, “Therefore, I say to you, don’t worry PreK-Kindergarten Love is patient; love is kind. Love never ends. Dear friends, since God loved us this much, we must love each other. Elementary Then he took a loaf of bread, and when he had given thanks he broke it and Always be humble and gentle. Patiently put up with each other and love each Junior Youth Then he took a loaf of bread, and when he had given thanks he broke it and Therefore, as a prisoner for the Lord, I encourage you to live as people Sessions 1–5
—Luke 2:14a (ERV)Sessions 6–13
You will have plenty to eat!
God will bless you people who are now crying.
You will laugh!
—Luke 6:21 (CEV)Sessions 1–5
pruning tools. Nation will not take up sword against nation; they will
no longer learn how to make war. Come, house of Jacob, let’s walk by
the Lord’s light.
—Isaiah 2:4b-5 (CEB)Sessions 6–13
Don’t worry about having something to eat or wear. Life is more than
food or clothing. Look at the crows! They don’t plant or harvest, and
they don’t have storehouses or barns. But God takes care of them. You
are much more important than any birds.
—Luke 12:22-24 (CEV)Sessions 1–5
pruning tools. Nation will not take up sword against nation; they will
no longer learn how to make war. Come, house of Jacob, let’s walk by the
Lord’s light.
—Isaiah 2:4b-5 (CEB)Sessions 6–13
about your life, what you will eat, or about your body, what you will
wear. There is more to life than food and more to the body than clothing.
Consider the ravens: they neither plant nor harvest, they have no silo
or barn, yet God feeds them. You are worth so much more than birds! Who
among you by worrying can add a single moment to your life? If you can’t
do such a small thing, why worry about the rest?
—Luke 12:22–26 (CEB)Spring 2025
Sessions 1–5
—1 Corinthians 13:4a, 8a (NRSVue)Sessions 6–13
—1 John 4:11 (CEV)Sessions 1–8
gave it to them, saying, “This is my body, which is given for you. Do this
in remembrance of me.” And he did the same with the cup after supper, saying,
“This cup that is poured out for you is the new covenant in my blood.”
—Luke 22:19-20 (NRSVue)Sessions 9–13
other. Try your best to let God’s Spirit keep your hearts united. Do this
by living at peace.
—Ephesians 4:2-3 (CEV)Sessions 1–8
gave it to them, saying, “This is my body, which is given for you. Do this
in remembrance of me.” And he did the same with the cup after supper, saying,
“This cup that is poured out for you is the new covenant in my blood.”
—Luke 22:19-20 (NRSVue)Sessions 9–13
worthy of the call you received from God. Conduct yourselves with all
humility, gentleness, and patience. Accept each other with love, and make
an effort to preserve the unity of the Spirit with the peace that ties
you together. You are one body and one spirit, just as God also called you
in one hope. There is one Lord, one faith, one baptism, and one God and
Father of all, who is over all, through all, and in all.
—Ephesians 4:1-6 (CEB)