TFT: King of All Things
May 17, 2026
Family Bible Week 2026: Coming Up Soon!
Family Bible week is fast approaching! We’ll kickoff the week together on June 14th during church with a kickoff picnic after and gather Monday through Thursday at 6:15 for Bible teaching, singing, fun and fellowship. We’ll be shining a light on who Jesus really is at our Illumination Station! Mark your calendars now to join us, and spread the word to invite your friends, too!
Junior Youth Group
We have exciting news for kids who will be in grades 4-6 next year! We’re upgrading Snack and Yack into a brand new ministry: Junior Youth Group! We’re excited to bring students a full evening meeting, not just a few minutes after church, where they can learn, grow, foster friendships, and take new steps in their faith. Beginning May 31st, the Snack and Yack ministry will cease as we prepare to launch our Junior Youth Group in the fall, led by Curtis Quick and Marilynn Kristofits! We encourage you to get your students excited for this brand new ministry. More details are still to come!
Child Protection Policy Parent Meetings
Are you a parent of an LEFC child? On June 1st, we will be rolling out our new Child Protection Policy. This policy brings with it some new changes to our children’s programs that you need to be aware of. We have scheduled meetings to introduce you to the new policy and the changes that it will bring. We will share important information with you and answer any questions you may have so that you feel informed and equipped. Our last parent meeting will be May 31st after church. Parents, if you have not yet attended a meeting to receive information pertaining to changes you can expect in June, we strongly encourage you to stay after church on the 31st. If you are unable to attend these dates, please speak with Jordyn Skacel.
Helping Your Kids Move Beyond Bible Stories
Tiny Theologians recently published a blog post about building Biblical literacy in your kids. They write, “Most Christian parents want their children to know the Bible. We read storybook Bibles before bed, play Scripture songs in the car, memorize verses together, and faithfully bring our children to church each week. These things matter deeply. Children should grow up hearing the stories of Scripture often. But there is an important difference between knowing Bible stories and developing biblical literacy.”
In this blog post, they detail the importance of your children understanding the big story of scripture, connecting these stories and characters together to get the big picture of God’s redemptive plan. While learning stories is important and necessary to our understanding, without connecting them to the larger story kids can sometimes merely come away with isolated moral lessons. We encourage you to take just a few minutes to check it out and consider how you might further nurture your child’s Biblical understanding.
This Week’s Challenge: Summer Routines
As summer approaches and our kids are preparing for summer break, now is the time to consider how you might structure your summer routines and schedule to prioritize spiritual growth. Have you attempted to limit your Sunday morning commitments so you can be at church as much as possible? Have you thought about how you might fill your child’s day now that they will be home all summer?
This week’s challenge is to consider how you might implement helpful, healthy spiritual habits this summer. Look at your calendar and consider if you’re filling up too many Sundays with activities, leaving little time to prioritize being at church. Consider adding Bible reading or Biblical activities into your day, like these ABC Cards from Tiny Theologians. Or, consider implementing a dedicated prayer time into your day where you can focus your mind on Christ with your child.
Whatever you choose is right for your family, don’t let this summer slip by and wind up being spiritually drained by fall.
“Jesus’ Ministry Continues” Kids Bible Class Devotional
You have free access to a family devotional based on the curriculum our kids are studying each week in KBC! It’s called “The Gospel Project at Home.” Today’s Bible Study is “Jesus and Nicodemus” (Volume 7: Unit 21: Session 3), and the devotional can be found at this link.
Visit the Family Ministries page on our website for information about how to access The Gospel Project at Home for the first time.
And for Dessert…
Our recommendation for family discipleship this week is a heartfelt prayer about God’s kingship expressed in a lovely board-book for the toddler in your home.
Authors Shay and Catherine Gregorie (parents of 9 children!) and illustrator Breezy Brookshire have collaborated to create a beautiful board-book for parents to read to their children called The King of All Things.
It’s a poetic prayer. The first page begins, “Father in heaven, you’re the King of All Things–Creation springs from the songs you sing!” and then each subsequent page declares another thing He is Lord over. “You’re the King of…”
It focuses on nature. Each turn of the page celebrates a different biome of creation over which our Lord is King.
It’s very simple yet profound. Careful. Your little one might ask to read it every single night. (That would not be a bad thing.)
The King of All Things is available for checkout from the LEFC Library.
We hope your family eats it right up!
Jordyn Skacel, Director of Family Ministry
Matt Mitchell, Pastor