Mission Xpedition

noreply@blogger.com (deadandrisen) — Wed, 22 Jul 2020 13:45:00 +0000

ALL UPDATES HAVE BEEN MOVED TO...

https://www.ccsrq.cc/childrens-ministry

Please follow that site instead. Thank you!

Still closed...but open!

noreply@blogger.com (deadandrisen) — Tue, 24 Mar 2020 14:33:00 +0000

Although the building access to the church is closed, if you need encouragement, a word from God, a long-distance air hug, etc., please call and we'll walk through this time together. Pastor Cameron, (941) 526-6199.

As of today (3/24/2020), Calvary Chapel Sarasota will remain closed through 3/29/2020. After that...? We'll see how our government is proceeding first. Pastor Carl and the Elders will pray and make a decision soon.

A super fun app for your phone or tablet for your kids is one called: "Valued by God". It is a free app with worship and some short object lessons.

March 18 UPDATE

noreply@blogger.com (deadandrisen) — Tue, 17 Mar 2020 17:21:00 +0000

We will not be meeting for the next two weeks (3/18 & 3/25). Please watch a brief two minute message from Pastor Carl...

https://www.ccsrq.cc/covid-19

March 18, 2020

noreply@blogger.com (deadandrisen) — Thu, 12 Mar 2020 13:37:00 +0000

Coming Wednesday (3/18/2020)...

Location: "Capernaum"

Jesus drives out an impure spirit

Bible: Luke 4:31-37

Kindergarten-1st Grade:
- Memory verse:

Hebrews 4:12, “For the word of God is alive and active...it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart.”

2nd-5th Grade:
- Memory verses:

Luke 4:32, “They were amazed at his teaching, because his words had authority.”
Luke 4:36, “All the people were amazed and said to each other, 'What words these are! With authority and power he gives orders to impure spirits and they come out!'”
Hebrews 4:12, “For the word of God is alive and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart.”

THEME NIGHTS FOR THIS YEAR (click on the picture to make bigger):

March 11, 2020

noreply@blogger.com (deadandrisen) — Thu, 05 Mar 2020 14:43:00 +0000

Coming Wednesday (3/11/2020)...
*** BRING A DRINK NIGHT! (juice box, soda, etc.) ***

Location: "Cana"

Water turned into wine!

Bible: John 2:1-11

Kindergarten-1st Grade:
- Memory verse:

John 7:38, “Whoever believes in me...rivers of living water will flow from within them.”

2nd-5th Grade:
- Memory verses:

John 4:14, “But whoever drinks the water I give them will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give them will become in them a spring of water welling up to eternal life.”
John 7:38, “Whoever believes in me, as Scripture has said, rivers of living water will flow from within them.”
Revelation 21:6, “He said to me: It is done. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. To the thirsty I will give water without cost from the spring of the water of life.”

THEME NIGHTS FOR THIS YEAR (click on the picture to make bigger):

March 4, 2020

noreply@blogger.com (deadandrisen) — Thu, 27 Feb 2020 14:19:00 +0000

Drive-in Movie Night!

This is a once per year fun night to just enjoy a movie all together and eat some popcorn and other treats. Either build a cardboard car or bring a lawn chair or a blanket...whatever is comfortable to just kick back and have a fun evening.

This year we will be INSIDE in Room A2 (The "Icebox")

What are we watching?

If you'd like to bring a treat to share with the rest of the class, please feel free to do so!!!

February 26, 2020

noreply@blogger.com (deadandrisen) — Fri, 21 Feb 2020 15:43:00 +0000

Coming Wednesday (2/26/2020)...
*** BE A FISHERMAN NIGHT! ***

Location: "Sea of Galilee"

A place where Jesus taught many parables

Bible: Mark 4:1-41

Kindergarten-1st Grade:
- Memory verse:

Mark 4:9, "Then Jesus said, 'Whoever has ears to hear, let them hear.'”

2nd-5th Grade:
- Memory verses:

Mark 4:9, “Then Jesus said, 'Whoever has ears to hear, let them hear.'”
Mark 4:24, “'Consider carefully what you hear,' he continued. 'With the measure you use, it will be measured to you—and even more.'”
Mark 4:40, “He said to his disciples, 'Why are you so afraid? Do you still have no faith?'”

THEME NIGHTS FOR THIS YEAR (click on the picture to make bigger):

February 19, 2020

noreply@blogger.com (deadandrisen) — Thu, 13 Feb 2020 15:37:00 +0000

Coming Wednesday (2/19/2020)...

Location: "Jerusalem"

Place of Pentecost (Acts 2)
Peter teaching a multitude (Acts 2)
The temple cleansing (Matthew 21:12-17)
Place of Jesus' trial (Mark 14:53-65)

Bible: Acts 2; Matthew 21:12-17; Mark 14:53-65

Kindergarten-1st Grade:
- Memory verse:

Acts 2:38, "...Repent and be baptized...in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins...”

2nd-5th Grade:
- Memory verses:

Mark 14:62, “'I am,' said Jesus. 'And you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of the Mighty One and coming on the clouds of heaven.'”
Acts 2:38, “Peter replied, Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins. And you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.”
Matthew 21:13, “'It is written,' he said to them, ‘My house will be called a house of prayer, but you are making it a den of robbers.’”

THEME NIGHTS FOR THIS YEAR (click on the picture to make bigger):

February 12, 2020

noreply@blogger.com (deadandrisen) — Fri, 07 Feb 2020 16:08:00 +0000

Coming Wednesday (2/12/2020)...

Location: "Gethsemane"

At the base of the Mount of Olives
Jesus' place of prayer before He went to the cross

Bible: Matthew 26:36-46

Kindergarten-1st Grade:
- Memory verse:

Matthew 26:41, “Watch and pray so that you will not fall into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.'”

2nd-5th Grade:
- Memory verses:

Matthew 26:39, “Going a little farther, he fell with his face to the ground and prayed, 'My Father, if it is possible, may this cup be taken from me. Yet not as I will, but as you will.'”
1 Peter 5:8, “Be alert and of sober mind. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour.”
Matthew 26:41, “Watch and pray so that you will not fall into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.'”

THEME NIGHTS FOR THIS YEAR (click on the picture to make bigger):

February 5, 2020

noreply@blogger.com (deadandrisen) — Fri, 31 Jan 2020 14:35:00 +0000

Coming Wednesday (2/5/2020)...

Location: "Bethany"

Hometown of Mary & Martha
Place where Jesus was anointed for His burial
Cursing of the fig tree

Bible: John 11, Matthew 26:6-13, Mark 11:11-14 & 11:20-24

Kindergarten-1st Grade:
- Memory verse:

Mark 11:22, “'Have faith in God,' Jesus answered.”

2nd-5th Grade:
- Memory verses:

John 11:37, “But some of them said, 'Could not he who opened the eyes of the blind man have kept this man from dying?'”
Matthew 26:13, “Truly I tell you, wherever this gospel is preached throughout the world, what she has done will also be told, in memory of her.”
Mark 11:22, “'Have faith in God,' Jesus answered.”

THEME NIGHTS FOR THIS YEAR (click on the picture to make bigger):

January 8, 2020

noreply@blogger.com (deadandrisen) — Tue, 07 Jan 2020 16:24:00 +0000

Coming Wednesday (1/8/2020)...

Location: "GATH"

Bible: 1 Samuel 17

Kindergarten-1st Grade:
- Memory verse:

1 Samuel 17:47, "All those gathered here will know that...the battle is the Lord’s...”

2nd-5th Grade:
- Memory verses:

1 Samuel 17:26, “David asked the men standing near him, ‘What will be done for the man who kills this Philistine and removes this disgrace from Israel? Who is this uncircumcised Philistine that he should defy the armies of the living God?’”
Luke 10:19, “I have given you authority to trample on snakes and scorpions and to overcome all the power of the enemy; nothing will harm you.”
1 Samuel 17:47, “All those gathered here will know that it is not by sword or spear that the Lord saves; for the battle is the Lord’s, and he will give all of you into our hands.”

THEME NIGHTS FOR THIS YEAR (click on the picture to make bigger):

Christmas Break!

noreply@blogger.com (deadandrisen) — Thu, 19 Dec 2019 14:39:00 +0000

2019 closes out with Christmas day on a Wednesday while the New Year begins on a Wednesday. Therefore, 12/25/2019 and 1/1/2020 we will not be meeting for Mission Xpedition. We'll pick back up on 1/8/2020.

Have a very

Merry Christmas

and a

Happy

(and safe)

New Year!!!

December 18, 2019

noreply@blogger.com (deadandrisen) — Tue, 17 Dec 2019 13:47:00 +0000

1-WEEK AWAY FROM CHRISTMAS!

What's happening this week?
Just a fun night to celebrate Christmas 2019.

Store Night
Food! (bring a dessert or something yummy to share!)
Crafts (making something...for someone else, maybe?)

John 10:10b, "I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full."

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

December 11, 2019

noreply@blogger.com (deadandrisen) — Fri, 06 Dec 2019 14:52:00 +0000

Coming Wednesday (12/11/2019)...

Christmas, part 2 ("He arrived!")

Bible: Variety of Scriptures

Kindergarten-1st Grade:
- Memory verse:

Luke 2:12, "This will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger."

2nd-5th Grade:
- Memory verses:

Matthew 1:21, "She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins."
Luke 1:32, "He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne of his father David."
Luke 2:12, "This will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger."

THEME NIGHTS FOR THIS YEAR (click on the picture to make bigger):

December 4, 2019

noreply@blogger.com (deadandrisen) — Wed, 04 Dec 2019 13:41:00 +0000

Coming Wednesday (12/4/2019)...

Christmas, part 1 ("He's coming!")

Bible: Multiple Scriptures

Kindergarten-1st Grade:
- Memory verse:

Isaiah 9:6, "For to us a child is born...And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace."

2nd-5th Grade:
- Memory verses:

Isaiah 7:14, "Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign: The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel."
Isaiah 9:6, "For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace."
Isaiah 61:1, "The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord is on me, because the Lord has anointed me to proclaim good news..."

THEME NIGHTS FOR THIS YEAR (click on the picture to make bigger):

November 20, 2019

noreply@blogger.com (deadandrisen) — Tue, 19 Nov 2019 16:10:00 +0000

Coming Wednesday (11/20/2019)...

Location: "Zorah & Timnah"

BIBLE: Judges 13-16

Kindergarten-1st Grade:
- Memory verse:

Psalm 119:9, "How can a young person stay on the path...? By living according to your word."

2nd-5th Grade:
- Memory verses:

Judges 13:24, "The woman gave birth to a boy and named him Samson. He grew and the Lord blessed him."
Judges 14:1, "Samson went down to Timnah and saw there a young Philistine woman."
Psalm 119:9, "How can a young person stay on the path of purity? By living according to your word."

THEME NIGHTS FOR THIS YEAR (click on the picture to make bigger):

November 13, 2019

noreply@blogger.com (deadandrisen) — Fri, 08 Nov 2019 18:33:00 +0000

Coming Wednesday (11/13/2019)...

Location: "Ai"

BIBLE: Joshua 7-8

Kindergarten-1st Grade:
- Memory verse:

1 John 2:15, "...If anyone loves the world, love for the Father is not in them.'"

2nd-5th Grade:
- Memory verses:

Joshua 7:20, "Achan replied, “It is true! I have sinned against the Lord, the God of Israel..."
1 John 2:15, "Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, love for the Father is not in them."
1 John 2:16, "For everything in the world—the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life—comes not from the Father but from the world. "

THEME NIGHTS FOR THIS YEAR (click on the picture to make bigger):

November 6, 2019

noreply@blogger.com (deadandrisen) — Fri, 01 Nov 2019 16:31:00 +0000

Coming Wednesday (11/6/2019)...
Wear RED (the scarlet cord, Joshua 2:17)

Location: "Jericho"

BIBLE: Joshua 5:13 - 6:27

Kindergarten-1st Grade:
- Memory verse:

Joshua 6:16, "The seventh time around..., Joshua commanded the army, 'Shout! For the Lord has given you the city!'"

2nd-5th Grade:
- Memory verses:

Joshua 5:14, "...Joshua fell face down to the ground in reverence, and asked him, 'What message does my Lord have for his servant?'"
Joshua 5:15, "The commander of the Lord’s army replied, 'Take off your sandals, for the place where you are standing is holy.' And Joshua did so."
Joshua 6:16, "The seventh time around, when the priests sounded the trumpet blast, Joshua commanded the army, 'Shout! For the Lord has given you the city!'"

THEME NIGHTS FOR THIS YEAR (click on the picture to make bigger):

October 30, 2019

noreply@blogger.com (deadandrisen) — Tue, 29 Oct 2019 15:04:00 +0000

Coming Wednesday (10/30/2019)...

Location: "Kadesh-Barnea"

BIBLE: Numbers 20:1-13; 27:12-23

Kindergarten-1st Grade:
- Memory verse:

2 Corinthians 5:20, "We are therefore Christ’s ambassadors..."

2nd-5th Grade:
- Memory verses:

Numbers 20:9, "So Moses took the staff from the Lord’s presence, just as he commanded him."
Numbers 20:12, "But the Lord said to Moses and Aaron, “Because you did not trust in me...you will not bring this community into the land I give them."
2 Corinthians 5:20, "We are therefore Christ’s ambassadors...We implore you on Christ’s behalf: Be reconciled to God."

THEME NIGHTS FOR THIS YEAR (click on the picture to make bigger):

October 23, 2019

noreply@blogger.com (deadandrisen) — Fri, 18 Oct 2019 14:26:00 +0000

Coming Wednesday (10/23/2019)...
*** MX STORE NIGHT ***

Location: "Mount Sinai"

BIBLE: Exodus 31:18 - 32:35

Kindergarten-1st Grade:
- Memory verse:

Exodus 31:18, "...the Lord...gave him the two tablets of the...law...inscribed by the finger of God."

2nd-5th Grade:
- Memory verses:

Exodus 31:18, "When the Lord finished speaking to Moses on Mount Sinai, He gave him the two tablets of the covenant law...inscribed by the finger of God."
Exodus 32:14, "Then the Lord relented and did not bring on His people the disaster He had threatened."
Exodus 32:32, "But now, please forgive their sin—but if not, then blot me out of the book You have written."

THEME NIGHTS FOR THIS YEAR (click on the picture to make bigger):

October 16, 2019

noreply@blogger.com (deadandrisen) — Thu, 10 Oct 2019 20:58:00 +0000

Coming Wednesday (10/16/2019)...

Location: "HELL"

BIBLE: various passages

Kindergarten-1st Grade:
- Memory verse:

Revelation 20:15, "Anyone whose name was not found written in the book of life was thrown into the lake of fire."

2nd-5th Grade:
- Memory verses:

Matthew 10:28, "Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Rather, be afraid of the One who can destroy both soul and body in hell."
Revelation 20:10, "And the devil, who deceived them, was thrown into the lake of burning sulfur, where the beast and the false prophet had been thrown. They will be tormented day and night for ever and ever."
Revelation 20:15, "Anyone whose name was not found written in the book of life was thrown into the lake of fire."

THEME NIGHTS FOR THIS YEAR (click on the picture to make bigger):

October 9, 2019

noreply@blogger.com (deadandrisen) — Fri, 04 Oct 2019 13:53:00 +0000

Coming Wednesday (10/9/2019)...
POPCORN NIGHT (with SALT...ask your kids WHY the salt?)

Location: "Sodom & Gomorrah"

BIBLE: GENESIS 18:16 - 19:29

Kindergarten-1st Grade:
- Memory verse:

Galatians 6:7, "Do not be deceived; God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows."

2nd-5th Grade:
- Memory verses:

Genesis 18:20, "Then the Lord said, 'The outcry against Sodom and Gomorrah is so great and their sin so grievous..."
Genesis 18:23, "Then Abraham approached him and said: 'Will you sweep away the righteous with the wicked?"
Galatians 6:7, "Do not be deceived; God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows."

THEME NIGHTS FOR THIS YEAR (click on the picture to make bigger):

10/2/2019 - Hebron

noreply@blogger.com (deadandrisen) — Thu, 26 Sep 2019 21:50:00 +0000

Coming Wednesday (10/2/2019)...

It's "CAMO NIGHT!" (wear camouflage)

Location: "Hebron"

Kindergarten-1st Grade:
- Bible lesson: Genesis 13:18 - 14:16
- Memory verse:

Genesis 13:18, "So Abram went to live...at Hebron.... There he built an altar to the Lord."

2nd-5th Grade:
- Bible lesson:  Genesis 13:18 - 14:16
- Memory verse:

Genesis 13:18, "So Abram went to live near the great trees of Mamre at Hebron, where he pitched his tents. There he built an altar to the Lord."
Ezekiel 34:12b, "...I will look after my sheep. I will rescue them from all the places where they were scattered..."
Psalm 55:18, "He rescues me unharmed from the battle waged against me, even though many oppose me."

THEME NIGHTS FOR THIS YEAR (click on the picture to make bigger):

9/25/2019 - Haran & Ur

noreply@blogger.com (deadandrisen) — Fri, 20 Sep 2019 14:44:00 +0000

Coming Wednesday (9/25/2019)...

Location: "Haran & Ur"

Kindergarten-1st Grade:
- Bible lesson: Genesis 11:27 - 12:9
- Memory verse:

Genesis 12:1-3, "The Lord had said to Abram, Go...to the land I will show you...and all peoples on earth will be blessed through you."

2nd-5th Grade:
- Bible lesson:  Various passages
- Memory verse:

Genesis 12:1, "The Lord had said to Abram, Go from your country, your people and your father’s household to the land I will show you."
Genesis 12:2, "I will make you into a great nation, and I will bless you; I will make your name great, and you will be a blessing."
Genesis 12:3, "I will bless those who bless you, and whoever curses you I will curse; and all peoples on earth will be blessed through you."

THEME NIGHTS FOR THIS YEAR (click on the picture to make bigger):

9/18/2019 - Heaven

noreply@blogger.com (deadandrisen) — Tue, 17 Sep 2019 12:35:00 +0000

Coming Wednesday (9/18/2019)...

Location: "Heaven"

Kindergarten-1st Grade:
- Bible lesson: Various passages
- Memory verse:

John 14:2, "My Father’s house has many rooms...I am going there to prepare a place for you..."

2nd-5th Grade:
- Bible lesson:  Various passages
- Memory verse:

Psalm 19:1, "The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands."
Revelation 4:8, "Each of the four living creatures had six wings and was covered with eyes all around, even under its wings. Day and night they never stop saying: ‘Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God Almighty,’ who was, and is, and is to come."
John 14:2, "My Father’s house has many rooms; if that were not so, would I have told you that I am going there to prepare a place for you?"

THEME NIGHTS FOR THIS YEAR (click on the picture to make bigger):