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Work w ith yo ur little o ne ( s ) to m e m o ri z e Ps al m 1 0 8 : 4 t h i s m o n t h . E n c o u r a g e
W e ca n m ea sur e h e ig h t . F in d a n e mp t y w a ll w he r e you ha v e s pa ce to j ump. Jump a s hi g h a s you ca n w it h y o u r a r m r e a chi ng a g a i ns t the w a l l . W i th the he l p of your g ua r di a n, ma r k t h e s p o t w h e r e y o ur fi ng e r ti p r e a che d the hi g he s t. H o w h ig h d id y o u ju mp?
t hem t o begin r eco gnizi ng ho w b i g o ur w o rl d i s and h o w f a r G o d ’ s l o v e r e a c h e s .
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As y ou witness these m o m e nts thro ug ho ut thi s m o n t h , b e s u r e t o a c k n o w l e d g e
W e ca n m ea sur e d e p t h .
t hem with praise and r e as s uranc e . R e m e m b e r, m o d e l i n g a s e r v i c e -c e n t e r e d h eart will be a per fect e xam p l e f o r yo ur l i ttl e o ne ( s ) t o f o l l o w i n J e su s foo tsteps.
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F in d a n e mp t y s p o t i n the r oom, a nd l e t’ s s e e how fa r you ca n j ump. Ma r k y o u r s t a r t in g p o in t a nd j ump for w a r d! Us e your me a s ur i ng ta pe to s e e how f a r y o u ju mp e d .
R ea d al o u d:
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G od ’ s lov e is bigger, de e p e r and w i d e r than w e c o u l d e v e r m e a s u r e . I’ m t a l k i n g eve n bigger tha n a mountai n, d e e p e r than the o c e a n , a n d w i d e r t h a n t h e wh ole sk y! Wh at is the biggest thi ng that yo u c an thi nk o f ? ...G o d ’ s l o v e i s e v e n b i g g e r ! H OW CO ULD WE MEAS U R E G O D ’ S LO V E ?
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Ou r m e m o r y v e r s e this mont h t ells us t ha t G od’s love rea ches higher t ha n t he s k i e s ! Do you think we could mea sure God’s love with a mea suring t a pe? No way!
W it h a gl o be ? T h e Bi b l e t e l l s u s i n J ohn 3:16, “ For G od so loved t he WO R LD, t ha t he ga ve His o n e a n d o n l y S o n t ha t whoever believes in him sha ll not perish but ha ve et erna l l i f e . ” W e c a n m e a s u re dist a nce f rom one pla ce t o a not her wit h coordina t es on
W it h a cu p?
o u r g l o b e . T h e w o r l d is a pret t y big pla ce! I n your t own, t here a re lot s of kids
Wh at is yo ur fav o rite yum m y tre at to b ak e ? A Ki d s N i g h t In f a v o r i t e i s c o o k i e s !
t h a t g o t o y o u r s c h ool or church. J ust ima gine how ma ny kids t here a re in t owns
T o m ake co o kies delici o us , w e have to us e a m e as u r i n g c u p t o m a k e s u r e w e
l i k e y o u r s a l l o v e r t h e world. G od’s love rea ches a ll t he wa y a round t he globe.
u se t h e r ight amo unt o f f l o ur and s ugar. W e us e a m e a s u r i n g s p o o n t o m e a s u r e
S o c a n w e m e a s u r e G od’s love wit h our globe? E phesia ns 3:19 t ells us t ha t
som e ingredients, to o .
G o d ’ s l o v e i s e v e n bigger t ha n we ca n mea sure wit h a globe, bigger t ha n we ca n
Do you think we co uld us e a m e as uri ng c up o r a m ea s u r i n g s p o o n t o m e a s u r e
u n d e r s t a n d ! E v e r y time you look a t your globe, you ca n be reminded t ha t G od’s
G od ’ s lov e? The Bible t e l l s us that “o ur c up o ve rf l o ws ” w i t h G o d ’ s l o v e
l o v e f o r y o u a n d f o r a ll of t he children of t he world is E VE N B I G G E R t ha n you
(Psalm 2 3 :5 ) S o I guess w e c an’t m e as ure Go d ’s l o ve t h a t w a y !
can measure.
ng ta pe ? W it h a M ea su ri
S i n g a l o n g w i t h t h i s fun song, “ He’s G ot T he Whole World I n His Ha nds,” by v i s i t i n g n ig h t in b o x es .com/mus i c f or our Fa mily-Fun-Fa it h Music Pla ylist .
Wh at t y pes o f things d o w e m e as ure w i th a tap e m e a s u r e ? C a n y o u n a m e a f e w ? T h ere ar e lo ts o f things !
A ct iv it y:
Ho w t all ar e you?
Ho w bi g ar ound is your gl obe? _ _ _ _ _ _ i n
” Yo ur lo ve
E v e n t h o u g h G o d ’ s love is bigger t ha n we ca n mea sure, He knows your na me a n d l o v e s t o l i s t e n to you when you pra y. Let ’s hold ha nds a nd bow our hea ds together and pray.
We c an mea sur e l e ngth .
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pp s a l m 10 8 : 4
is so g r e a t th a t it is h ig h er th a n th e s kies . Yo ur tr uth r ea ch es to th e clo ud s . ”
LLe e t ’t’s s gr a b o u r t ape measu r e n o w an d see what typ es of things we can meas ure.
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L e t ’ s s a y o u r m e m ory verse t oget her one more t ime.
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D ea r Go d , Your lo ve is g reater than any thing w e can measu re. Help us to re m e m be r that Yo u r lo v e reaches all the w ay aro u nd the w o rld, to k ids just l ik e m e acro ss the g lo b e. T hank Yo u fo r lo v ing u s. Help u s to l ove on e a n other.
Amen.