Hello RF Friends,
On Sunday in RF, we finished the month by looking at Matthew 22:34-40.  With the greatest commandment, Jesus clarified what it meant to follow God.  Jesus said we are to love God and love others as we love ourselves.  When we put this into practice, it helps us prioritize love in all of our relationships. 

Bottom Line:  God made me to love others.  We're not meant to do life on our own.  God made us for relationships.  But for those relationships to thrive, we need to put love as the goal.  We hope that kids start to understand how they can love the people God has put into their lives. 

Bible verse:  Dear friends, let us continue to love one another, for love comes from God.  Anyone who loves is a child of God and knows God (1 John 4:7).

​Blessings on your week! 
~ The RF Team

For week four, we headed to 1 Samuel 16 and discovered more about the time when God used Samuel to anoint David as the next king of Israel. As the youngest of Jesse’s sons, David was the least likely to be crowned king. Yet God helped Samuel discover that the true worth is not what we see on the outside but who we are on the inside.

Bottom Line: God wants me to see what really matters.
As we learn more about how God sees us, it teaches us how to see ourselves, and it can change the way we see others. We pray that kids start to understand that God wants us to see others how He sees them and treat everyone like they matter.

Memory Verse: Thank you for making me so wonderfully complex! Your workmanship is marvelous—how well I know it (Psalm 139:14, NLT).

​Blessings,
The Reign Forest Team

Last Sunday, we looked at some of what Paul wrote to Timothy in 1 Timothy 4:12. Although Timothy was a gifted leader, he was young. Paul reminds Timothy that he should stay faithful to the task God gave him. Even in his youth, Timothy was able to lead the church and point people to Jesus.

Bottom Line: God made me to make a difference. As we discover more about our individuality, we can begin to realize that God created us for a purpose. God can use our strengths to help others and show them what it means to follow Jesus. Through Timothy’s story, we hope that kids start to understand the purpose God has for them.
Memory Verse: For God is working in you, giving you the desire and the power to do what pleases him. Philippians 2:13 (NLT) ​
 
Blessings,
The Reign Forest Team

​Hi Reign Forest Friends!
 
BIBLE STORY: Between You and Me The Lost Sheep Luke 15:1-7
BOTTOM LINE: God wants to have a relationship with me.
MEMORY VERSE: God decided in advance to adopt us into his own family by bringing us to himself through Jesus Christ. This is what he wanted to do, and it gave him great pleasure. (Eph 1:5, NLT)  
 
He will always look for us, and He will ALWAYS find us because He loves us and wants us to be with Him. God wants to have a relationship with me and with you. He wants to talk to us through His Word, the Bible, and He wants us to talk to Him by praying. He wants us to know Him better than anyone else! And He wants us to worship Him through things like singing, giving to others, and doing our best. Those are all great ways to grow in our relationship with God!
 
Blessings,
The Reign Forest Team

Hi Reign Forest Friends!
Hope you had a great week! Below is a recap of what we learned about last Sunday in Reign Forest.
 
We looked closely at Genesis 1: 26-28. When God created people, He did something special. He created then in His image and gave them the job of taking care of creation.
 
Bottom Line: God made me in His image. We hope to help kids understand that being made in the image of God means we can love, show kindness, be creative, solve problems, and care for others all because we reflect and respond to God’s character.
 
Memory Verse: So God created human beings in his own image. In the image of God he created them; male and female he created them. Genesis 1:27 NLT
 
Blessings,
The Reign Forest Team