River City Church
Elementary Kids

Our Elementary serves children in grades 2nd through 5th. This room meets the second Sunday of every month. The kids will start in the service and will be dismissed during the greeting time. This is a time used for learning the foundations of our faith and a detailed overview of the Bible.

CATECHISM CHALLENGE

Our objective is to help kids memorize and recite the core doctrines of the faith. The kids will each get their own New City Catechism and will work on memorizing the different goals. They will then recite them to Michelle Petke at church as they learn them. If they complete the goal by the date listed, they will be invited to a small celebration on that date.

*The supporting scripture is included for reference and further discussion but does not need to be memorized.*

GOAL 1: Questions 1-5

  • Question #1: What is our only hope in life and death?

    • Answer: That we are not our own but belong to God.

    • Supporting Scripture: Romans 14:7-8

  • Question #2: Who is God?

    • Answer: God is the creator of everyone and everything.

    • Supporting Scripture: Psalm 86:8-10, 15

  • Question #3: How many persons are there in God?

    • Answer: There are three persons in one God: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.

    • Supporting Scripture: 2 Corinthians 13:14

  • Question #4: How and why did God create us?

    • Answer: God created us male and female in his own image to glorify him.

    • Supporting Scripture: Genesis 1:27

  • Question #5: What else did God create?

    • Answer: God created all things, and all his creation was very good.

    • Supporting Scripture: Genesis 1:31

GOAL 2: Questions 6, 7, 13, 16, 19 & 20

  • Question #6: How can we glorify God?

    • Answer: By loving him and by obeying His commands and law.

    • Supporting Scripture: Deuteronomy 11:1

  • Question #7: What does the law of God require?

    • Answer: That we love God with all our heart, soul, mind and strength; and love our neighbor as ourselves.

    • Supporting Scripture: Matthew 22:37-40

  • Question #13: Can anyone keep the law of God perfectly?

    • Answer: Since the fall, no human has been able to keep the law of God perfectly.

    • Supporting Scripture: Romans 3:10-12

  • Question #16: What is sin?

    • Answer: Sin is rejecting or ignoring God in the world he created, not being or doing what he requires in his law.

    • Supporting Scripture: 1 John 3:4

  • Question #19: Is there any way to escape punishment and be brought back into God’s favor?

    • Answer: Yes, God reconciles us to himself by a Redeemer.

    • Supporting Scripture: Isaiah 53:10-11

  • Question #20: Who is the Redeemer?

    • Answer: The only Redeemer is the Lord Jesus Christ.

    • Supporting Scripture: 1 Timothy 2:5