Has your elementary-age child been asking about what it means to have a relationship with Jesus? Or maybe your child has already made Jesus his/her best friend and is ready to take the next step of baptism. If so, please consider attending a JumpStart session. JumpStart is a 30 minute session for 1st-4th graders and their parent to hear the simple message of God’s love and forgiveness. At NewSpring, we believe that parents are the primary spiritual leaders for their children so we offer JumpStart as a tool to help you with that role. Upcoming JumpStart dates are Friday, February 24 and Friday, March 2 at 7 p.m. in 252 Theater.

If your child has shown interest in participating in KidzWorld Watermark on March 9th, JumpStart will be the place where your child can make sure he/she understands the concepts of salvation and baptism. He/she will be able to meet with one of our KidzWorld team members to get questions answered. We will even have our video team ready so your child can do a Watermark video testimony right after the JumpStart session.

You can register for JumpStart here. You can find out more about KidzWorld Watermark and register here.

Your 2nd-4th graders can have an awesome time at KidzWorld Camp this summer. Get more information and sign up on-line at newspring.org/kidzworldcamp.

Online registration opens Friday, February 10.

Last weekend in KidzWorld we began learning the new Big Idea of Self-Control: choosing to do what you should do not what you want to do. In small groups, the kids made “Game On, Game Off” wristbands. They will wear their wristbands throughout the month of January and whenever they are showing self-control, the band will be on the “Game On” side. If they start to have a problem keeping their self-control, they should turn the band to the “Game Off” side as a reminder that they need to ask God to help them regain their self-control in the situation they are facing. Since our theme gaming, complete with Mario, we are focusing on a different button of the game controller each week. This past weekend we learned that God can give you the POWER to control yourself. Don’t miss next weekend when we talk about the PAUSE button and how it can help us have self-control. If you missed last weekend, don’t panic! We will be handing out wristbands to anyone who needs one next weekend.