Welcome to Children's Church! 

 

LEFC's Children's Church class curriculum for 2s - 5th grade is detailed below. Children's Church is held during the 11:00 (second) service.   If you have any questions, please contact Kristin Swanson at (847) 362-8155, ext. 17 or Irene Kalantzis, ext. 13 (2s-4s).





2s:   God Loves Me


This curriculum is filled with simple, age-appropriate activities and songs to help children understand and enjoy the goodness of God.



3s:   Hands-On Bible

 

This curriculum uses hands-on gizmos to present and teach Biblical truths and show how to apply them. Each class uses interactive tools that help children learn through all their senses. It allows children to meet and interact with God who made the world they are so interested in exploring.

    
4s:   Hands-On Bible

 

Each lesson is based on an important Bible story. Each lesson point distills the Bible story into a simple memorable Bible truth that four year olds can understand and experience.

  
Kindergarten:   Jesus, What a Savior!   
A Study for Children on Redemption

We were created to enjoy the glory of God. But as sinners we fail to treasure Him as we should. Our hearts are full of sin and we stand in need of a Savior. This chronological study on redemption explores the incomparable greatness and worth of God, the desperate condition of helpless sinners, and the all-sufficient work of Jesus Christ to redeem sinful people.

    
1st Grade:  The ABCs of God
A Study for Children on the Greatness and Worth of God

Right thinking about God is essential for the life of faith. Using the alphabet as a framework for teaching the attributes of God, this study explores the delight that God has in Himself as the source, means, and purpose of all things. Each lesson asks and answers three key questions, "Who is God?" "What is He like?" and "How should I act toward Him?" as it presents a theology of God for children.

   

 

2nd Graders will be doing 20 lessons in each of the following curriculums:


2nd Grade:  Faithful to All His Promises  
A Study for Children on the Promises of God

God's promises are gifts to the believer. The challenge of the Christian life is not to simply know the promises of God, but to place unshakable confidence in them. This study teaches children that God's character is trustworthy; therefore, His promises are true and reliable.


2nd Grade: How Majestic Is Your Name  
A Study for Children on the Names and Character of God

The names of God are wonderful revelations of His majestic character. This study represents the Hebrew names of God in the Old Testament and the names of Christ and the Holy Spirit in the New Testament. Each lesson encourages children to see and rejoice in the goodness and greatness of God as they explore the meaning of His glorious names.

   
3rd Grade:  In the Beginning...Jesus
A Chronological Study for Children of Redemptive History

The Bible is one complete true story that progressively reveals God's redemptive plan, which comes to complete fulfillment in the Person and work of Jesus Christ. In the Beginning...Jesus begins with a historical mystery—Jesus' death on the cross—and asks the questions: "What really happened here?" "Why did Jesus die?" and "Who did it?" To find the answers to these questions, the study goes to the beginning of the Bible narrative in Genesis and then moves chronologically through the Old Testament text as students search for clues that foreshadow the coming of Jesus and His redemptive work on the cross. Special emphasis is given to showing that the Bible is God's story from beginning to end and that Jesus is the key to understanding the story.

   
4th Grade:  To Be Like Jesus
A Study for Children on Following Jesus

What is salvation? How does someone become a Christian? What does it mean to become like Jesus? This curriculum helps answer these important questions by explaining elements of the Gospel message, its purpose, and promise. A major portion of this study focuses on the doctrine of sanctification - the process by which a Christian becomes more and more conformed to the likeness of Jesus.


5th Grade:  My Purpose Will Stand
A Study for Children on the Providence of God

God is not an idle God. He is continually involved with all created things, directing them to accomplish His eternal purposes. This study teaches children to recognize God's providence in their lives and to joyfully trust His good purposes for them. Each lesson reveals that God is the sovereign ruler of the universe whose eye is watching over all things, and whose hand is working in all things.