Fifth Grade

Our vision is to see those that feel disconnected from God and the church find hope, healing, and wholeness in Jesus Christ

Email: lwilliamson@prov.church
Website: https://prov.church/ministries/kids/
Location: 2293 S. Rutland Road, Mt. Juliet, TN
Phone: 615.773.7862
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ProvKIDS/

8 For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Live as children of light. Ephesians 5:8

The Bible is full of scriptures about light and darkness. This month, we will continue to look at being the best version of ourselves through the character trait of honesty, even if being honest means we might get into trouble. Growing up, as a fifth grader, this became one of the hardest struggles for me personally. But choosing the path of dishonesty, I broke a lot of relationships and trust, hurting those I loved the most. The Bible tells us that if we choose to lie, cheat, or steal we walk away from the light and the truth (Psalm 43:3) by walking in the darkness. But are little lies ok? And what does God think about lying?

In the story of Zaccheaus, he was known throughout the community to be a liar and a cheat. A scoundral! But Jesus called to Zaccheus. He did not point out all of the bad things Zacchaeus was doing, but wanted to be around him and invited himself to his home for dinner. Jesus, the Light of this world, brought his light into the home of Zaccheus to shine on Zaccheaus's heart. This is the good news of the gospel. Even when we stray away from the best version of ourselves by being dishonest, Jesus calls to us and asks to be a part of God's story.

On Sundays our Fifth grade students will continue to worship in the Worship Center then gather in the student room to serve throughout ProvKIDS.

This month, we will be adding a new type of service in by looking at storytelling in the preschool classrooms and being story assistants to bring the bible story to life in the lower grade school classrooms. We will continue to have our other serving opportunities (ProvKIDS communion, welcoming new children, prayer requests) on a weekly basis as noted below along with a follow up gathering time before the conclusion of service.

Lying doesn't taste good as you will find out in this ice cream and salt experiment. Sometimes we make bad choices, like salt on ice cream (yuck)! How about trying to cover up a bad choice of lying, like putting chocolate syrup over the salt you sprinkled on the ice cream. And sometimes time moves on but the lie still sits . . like salt in a bottom of a bowl you are trying to use for ice cream. Try this Family lesson to help illustrate how a lie doesn’t cover up the truth but Jesus came to wash away all our sins.

What you’ll need:

• Vanilla Ice cCream
• Chocolate Syrup
• Salt
• 3 Bowls
• a big bowl of water

click here for the experiment: https://overthebigmoon.com/an-object-lesson-for-kids-on-honesty/

Use these to connect what you or your other children are learning with your fifth grader.

• Younger Siblings: This month, younger siblings are focusing on being brave and courageous, which is what our 5th graders focused on in September. Connect the two together by having your older sibling help find other stories in the bible that demonstrate courage and read those stories together.
• Older Siblings or Yourself: Through the month of October, our sermon series on: Jesus changed my life. Open the conversation up with your preteen about how making the choice to let Jesus in your heart has changed your life. Ask what it would mean to them if they allowed Jesus to change their life. What would be the benefits of that choice? How might that choice change their life?

Talk with your children about a time when you had trouble being honest and the consequences that followed. Invite your preteen to be a part of the conversation and ask questions or share any similar experiences. Talk with your child about the following:

• Can you think of an example of how the world seems to make it easy to tell lies?
• Is it ever ok to lie? If the answer is yes, how do you know when it is ok or not?
• What do you think Jesus meant when he said that “if you are faithful in little things, you will be faithful in large ones” (Luke 16:10)?

Take time together to pray for for honesty to be a part of your family's life, even if it means they might get into trouble. Take turns in prayer one praying for the other.

ProvKIDS will be open for infants through three year olds during this special worship event. We are looking forward to our older ProvKIDS students being a part of this service.

Speaking of honesty, sometimes we can hear things from others that contradict what God thinks of us. The voice of truth is God's words as to who He says we are. Use the song above as a reminder that the more we walk in the path of God's light by being honest, the more we will be able to hear the voice of Truth that comes from God.

ProvKIDS sponsors two children, John and Rebecca through Grace and Glory's child sponsorship program. Each week we encourage the kids to bring in 25 cents of money they have earned to help provide education, hot meals, and love to our two sponsored children.