WELCOME TO A SURE FOUNDATION SURE FOUNDATION. A Philosophy for Nursery Ministry

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1 WELCOME TO SURE FOUNDTION SURE FOUNDTION Philosophy for Nursery Ministry

2 INTRODUCTION TO SURE FOUNDTION Welcome to Sure Foundation: Philosophy and Curriculum for Ministry to Infants and Toddlers. The best foundation we can lay for these little children is the sure foundation of Jesus Christ. Everything else will crumble. The nursery ministry is just the beginning of leading a child to Jesus. Much of the work is hidden, and the fruits of this ministry may take years to see, but God is faithful. In constructing a building, the labor of digging holes and pouring footings may look unimportant to the untrained eye, but without a sure foundation, the building will not stand the test of time and the stress of adverse conditions. So it is in the life of a child. The foundation of prayer, blessing, a godly atmosphere, and simple biblical truths may look unimportant to the untrained eye and may even be forgotten when the child matures, but a sure foundation can be the means of salvation for a child. Isaiah 28:16 speaks of only one sure foundation for these little ones. So this is what the Sovereign LORD says: See, I lay a stone in Zion, a tested stone, a precious cornerstone for a sure foundation; the one who trusts will never be dismayed. May God help you in the ministry of spreading the fragrance of the knowledge of Jesus so that the next generation...should set their hope in God Psalm 78:6-7 BOUT THE CURRICULUM Sure Foundation is divided into four stages. The Fragrance of the Knowledge of Christ establishes the philosophy of ministering in infant nurseries and creates an environment centered on prayer for each ba. Young toddlers, months, are

3 taught four repeating Bible stories along with truth statements about God s character in The Wonders He Has Done. The Older Toddler Volume 1 Teacher s Guide, His Praiseworthy Deeds, reviews the four stories already learned and teaches 24- to 36-month-old toddlers nine new stories. For toddlers 36 months and up who have not graduated to a preschool class, the Older Toddler Volume 2 Teacher s Guide, Set Their Hope in God, introduces 16 new Bible stories. Both young and older toddlers are taught memory verses. SU R E FO UN DTION THE THE FR GR NCE OF T KNOW LEDGE OF CHRIS y Ministr y Philosophy for Nurser SUR E FOUNDTION THE WONDERS HE HS DONE Philosophy and Curriculum for Young Toddler Ministry O L D E R T O D D L E R, VO L T E C H E R S G U I D E OLDER TODDLER, VOL T E C H E R S G U I D E INFNT IDE T E C H E R S G U YOU NG TO D D LER T E C H E R S G U I D E RESOURCES FOR THE CLSSROOM SU R E SUR E FO UN DTIO N FOU NDTION HIS PR ISEWORTHY DEEDS Philosophy and Curriculum for Older Toddler Ministry, Volume SET THEIR HOPE IN GOD Philosophy and Curriculum for Older Toddler Ministry, Volume Teacher s Guides The Teacher s Guides include the philosophy of ministry to infants and toddlers, instructions on how to use the curriculum, prayer guides, memory verses, lessons, coloring pages, and parent pages. Lessons feature a Bible story, review questions, songs, prayer prompts, and activities (Older Toddler Volume 2 only). Order one Teacher s Guide for each regular teacher or caregiver. Curriculum Resources The Curriculum Resources (DVD or electronic download) include a selection of PDF, image, and video files for you to print or display. Resources include coloring and Growing in Faith Together: Parent and Child Resource pages, curriculum logos, the nursery training video, resource packet, story pictures, truth statement posters, and more. Included in the Coordinator s Kit. Order one kit for each church.

4 Sure Foundation 2017 Next Generation Resources, Illustrations Children Desiring Inc. God Generation Resources, Inc. Sure Foundation 2017 Next Lesson 4: God lways Wins! Sure Foundation 2017 Next Generation Resources, Inc. Lesson 10: Jesus Is the Boss 10C: Scared Disciples 4D: Israelites Leave Lesson 11: Jesus Loves Me 11D: Jesus with Children Story Pictures Each set of story pictures includes three to five full-color illustrations for each lesson. vailable for Young Toddler, Older Toddler Volume 1, and Older Toddler Volume 2 lessons. Order one set of Story Pictures for each classroom. Resource Packet The Resource Packet includes 17 prayer signs and 28 prayer cards to be used caregivers in all 1 nurseries and classrooms to pray...you shall love over infants and toddlers. It also your neighbor as yourself... has signs for all 28 memory verses, LEVITICUS 19:18b along with coordinating memory verse cards and magnets to be used with the toddler lessons. Order one Resource Packet for each church or classroom. My son, keep your father s commandment, and forsake not your mother s teaching. 21 Bind them on your heart always; tie them around your neck. 22 When you walk, they will lead you; when you lie down, they will watch over you; and when you awake, they will talk with you. 23 For the commandment is a lamp and the teaching a light, and the reproofs of discipline are the way of life, PROVERBS 6:20-23 Sure Foundation 2 PRYER TOPIC PRYER TOPIC Pray that they will hate sin and love godliness. O God, you are my God; earnes tly I seek you; my soul thirsts for you; my flesh faints for you, as in a dry and weary land where there is no water. 2So I have looked upon you in the sanctuary, beholding your power and glory. 3Because your steadfast love is better than life, my lips will praise you. 4So I will bless you as long as I live; in your name I will lift up my hands. PSLM 63:1-4 Sure Foundation Memory Verse Sign: Volume 2 Sure Foundation Pray that the children will trust Christ as Savior at a young age and treasure their inheritance as children of God, that they will not accept Satan s design against them but walk in the light as heirs of the kingdom. Sure Foundation 2017 Next Generation Resources, Inc. Generation Resources, Inc. Sure Foundation 2017 Next My son, be attentive to my words; incline your ear to my sayings. 21 Let them not escape from your sight; keep them within your heart. For they are life to those who find them, and healing to all their flesh. 23 Keep your heart with all vigilance, for from it flow the springs of life. 24 Put away from you crooked speech, and put devious talk far from you. 25 Let your eyes look directly forward, and your gaze be straight before you. 26 Ponder the path of your feet; then all your ways will be sure. 27 Do not swerve to the right or to the left; turn your foot away from evil. PROVERBS 4: Sure Foundation Prayer Cards Prayer Cards 9-12 Lesson 11: Leviticus 19:18b Sure Foundation 2017 Next Generation Resources, Illustrations Children Desiring Inc. God Prayer Sign Psalm 63:1-4 Truth Statement Posters The 12 posters each feature a simple Bible truth to be emphasized during lessons and reinforced caregivers as they casually interact with the children. Order one set of Truth Statement Posters for each classroom. Generation Resources Inc., Illustrations Sure Foundation 2017 Next Sure Foundation 2017 Next Generation Resources Inc., Illustrations Children Desiring God Sure Foundation 2017 Next Generation Resources Inc., Illustrations

5 We will not hide them from their children, but tell to the coming generation the glorious deeds of the Lord, and his might, and the wonders that he has done. 5 He established a testimony in Jacob and appointed a law in Israel, which he commanded our fathers to teach to their children, 6 that the next generation might know them, the children yet unborn, and arise and tell them to their children, 7 so that they should set their hope in God and not forget the works of God, but keep his commandments; 8 and We will not hide them from their children, but tell to the coming generation the glorious deeds of the Lord, and his might, and the wonders that he has done. 5 He established a testimony in Jacob and appointed a law in Israel, which he commanded our fathers to teach to their children, 6 that the next generation might know them, the children yet unborn, and arise and tell them to their children, 7 so that they should set their hope in God and not forget the works of God, but keep his commandments; 8 and RESOURCES FOR PRENTS Father s Guide to Blessing His Children Pronouncing a daily blessing upon your children is a powerful way to plead for God s grace upon them and to give them a vision for what we hope they will become. long with casting a vision, this booklet includes 24 blessings to pray over your children. Mothers: Disciplers of the Next Generations Mothering is a great work a God-given opportunity to influence the next generations to put their trust in God. This booklet will challenge you to look on your mothering with a biblical perspective, to seize the opportunities God gives you each day to encourage faith in your children, and to rely Father s Guide to Blessing His Children By David Michael Mothers: Disciplers of the Next Generations on Him as your Sin-bearer and Enabler to do the great work He has called you to do. Praying for the Next Generation What kind of legacy do you want to leave for your children? Through your faithful prayers, you can leave a spiritual inheritance. This booklet will equip you with a method for using Scripture to pray for your children, grandchildren, or the children in your church. Praying for the Next Generation By Foundation Verses The fight of faith begins at a young age. Foundation Verses are 76 strategically chosen Bible verses for children 2-5 ESV years old with picture prompts to help non-readers remember the passage. The vision of this set is to lay a firm foundation of basic biblical truth that will pave the way for faith response, and to establish the habit of hiding God s Word in the heart. Foundation Verses are available in a printed Verse Pack and on the Fighter Verses pp.

6 exists to spread a passion for the supremacy of God in all things so that the next generation may know and cherish Jesus Christ as the only One who saves and satisfies the desires of the heart. We equip churches and parents to help the next generation set their hope in God producing curriculum for Sunday School, Midweek Bible, Intergenerational, Youth, and Backyard Bible Club settings; parenting booklets; the Fighter Verses Bible memory program; and free, online training resources for churches and parents. childrendesiringgod.org info@childrendesiringgod.org SFFLIER