what we are Reading: Matthew 21-25; Mark 11; Luke 19; John 12
Unit Description: As the final days of Jesus’ earthly ministry drew near and His rejection was at hand, He continued to warn all who would listen to turn from sin and trust in Him. Failing to believe in Jesus and to love God and live accordingly has consequences.
Big Picture Question: How is Jesus the perfect Prophet? Jesus perfectly reveals God the Father and ful!lls what the prophets spoke.
Memory Verse | Deuteronomy 18:15
Unit Overview
Week 1 | April 28th | Matthew 21; Mark 11; Luke 19; John 12
Story Point: People welcomed Jesus as King.
Christ Connection: Jesus is the Messiah spoken about by the prophet Zechariah: “Look, your King is coming to you; He is righteous and victorious, humble and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey” (Zechariah 9:9). One day, Jesus will return to earth on a white horse as King over everything.
Week 2 | may 12th | Matthew 22
Story Point: Leaders wanted to trick Jesus.
Christ Connection: When the religious leaders questioned Jesus, He answered with wisdom and power. Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God. He is the Word of God, who came to show us exactly what God is like.
Week 3 | may 19th | matthew 23
Story Point: Jesus warned about not loving.
Christ Connection: Jesus said that the greatest commandments are to love God and love others. (Matt. 22:37-39) The religious leaders loved themselves most of all. When we trust in Jesus, He makes us right with God and changes our hearts so we can love and obey Him.
Week 4 | may 26th | matthew 25
Story Point: Jesus warned about not acting.
Christ Connection: Every believer, as a servant of Christ, has the task of serving God with his or her life. We eagerly wait for the day we can share in the joy of our Master. Heaven is the joy of knowing, worshiping, and enjoying Jesus forever.
Week 5 | june 2nd | deuteronomy 18
Story Point: Jesus is our perfect prophet.
Christ Connection: Jesus is the perfect and final Prophet God promised to send. Jesus is the Word who became a man. He came into the world not only to tell people God’s message but to bring people to God through His death and resurrection.
Curriculum
The Gospel Project for Kids is a Christ-centered curriculum that we use to teach chronologically through the entire Bible in three years, showing how Christ is the central figure of God’s word and plan. This curriculum is large group and small group based, and each child has the opportunity to journal what God is teaching them.
All age groups, from pre-kindergarten through 5th grade, will learn the same story each week, but it is tailored to each grade level’s learning ability. As the children move up a grade, they will continue on the same chronological plan they started. We also resource parents with tools in order to help them engage their children about the weekly lesson.
About Summit Kids
As children respond to the relationship God has called them into, we desire to help them develop that relationship and learn to:
passionately pursue God
live connected for others
discover their Spirit-giftedness
steward their lives
share their grace stories
Our hope and expectation is that if you consider Summit your church and have children involved in Summit Kids, you will commit to serve in the ministry. Summit Kids continues to grow each and every week, and we would love nothing more than to see parents pour into a ministry that pours into their children every weekend. Non-parents are welcome to serve as well.
At Summit, our mission is that every man, woman, and child in the Upstate of South Carolina have the repeated opportunity to see and hear the Gospel of Jesus Christ, and in Summit Kids we take that last part – the child – very seriously.
Every Sunday in Summit Kids, through our qualified volunteers and first-rate curriculum, we strive to provide a safe environment where children, birth-5th grade, can experience the love of God and begin a relationship with Him.
Contact Us
If you would like more information about Summit Kids, our classes and curriculum, or how you can get involved, please contact your Summit Kids campus director.
Cherrydale: Jennifer Wheeler / Jamie Estepp
Easley: Heather Huff / Ashley Crippin
Simpsonville: Emily Forrest / Trista Carlton
Spartanburg: Rikki Wernquist