Children’s Ministries
So the next Generation Might set their hope in God...
The children's ministry at Riverview seeks to guide children into deep truths about God, showing them the glory of his character and nature. We believe God is the main character of the Bible, and so we use the Bible to show children how all of life points to him. Additionally, a strong emphasis is placed on encouraging and equipping parents to use Sunday School and other church-related educational resources for at-home ministry to their children.
NURSERY IS AVAILABLE during Sunday School From BIRTH-23 MONTHs
Children’s Sunday School
(Meets September 1, 2024 to May 25, 2025)
He Established a testimony - AGES 2-3, 4-5, AND K
Though the Bible is more than a book of stories, the stories in the Bible teach important biblical truths about God, man, and salvation. But these stories must be intentionally taught in a manner that highlights the biblical themes and exalts God’s character. He Established a Testimony introduces young children to the greatness of God in the Old Testament. Children are acquainted with a big picture of God and presented with a foundation of Bible doctrine. Old Testament story references are arranged chronologically, and key themes, which build a foundation to know and love God, are emphasized repeatedly to reinforce the concepts with children and to show the amazing consistency of a God who never changes.
Jesus, What a Savior - GRADES 1-2
Our children (like us) are helpless sinners, deserving of God’s eternal wrath. Children need to hear this truth so that they, like us, can turn to the perfect and only remedy—the free gift of salvation through Jesus the Savior! This curriculum proclaims the centrality of the greatness and worth of God. This chronological study on redemption focuses on God’s revelation of His Son, Jesus, as the one and only hope for desperate sinners—the good news of the gospel!
In the Beginning…Jesus - GRADES 3-4
The Bible is one complete true story that progressively reveals God's redemptive plan, which comes to complete fulfillment in the Person and work of Jesus Christ. In the Beginning...Jesus begins with a historical mystery—Jesus' death on the cross—and asks the questions: "What really happened here?" "Why did Jesus die?" and "Who did it?".
To find the answers to these questions, the study goes to the beginning of the Bible narrative in Genesis and then moves chronologically through the Old Testament text as students search for clues that foreshadow the coming of Jesus and His redemptive work on the cross. Special emphasis is given to showing that the Bible is God's story from beginning to end and that Jesus is the key to understanding the story. Students will go through a chronological journey through the Bible, looking for key clues that point to Jesus and His death on the cross.
My Purpose Will stand - GRADES 5-8
God is present and active in the world, orchestrating all things to serve His eternal purposes. All His purposes are good and right, and are accomplished with perfection. As the Sovereign Creator of the world (and everything in it!) God has the right, power, wisdom, and righteousness to rule the universe.
The goal of My Purpose Will Stand is to so reveal God and His glorious work of providence that through the Holy Spirit’s work in the teaching of His Word, students would respond to God in faith as they look for God’s providence in all things—meditating on His works, seeing the big picture of God’s work in the world, and seeing the hand and heart of Jesus in all circumstances of their lives.
God is the Sovereign Ruler of the universe, continually at work in His world. My Purpose Will Stand is a Sunday School curriculum on the providence of God.
Wednesday Night Children’s Ministries
(mEETS September 18, 2024 to mAY 7, 2025)
Wednesday Nights
What is the Bible about? What is its message? Who wrote it? Who is the main character? The surrounding culture tells us that we are at the center of their world. The cultural mindset says, "My life is about me. I'm here to feel good; I need to be successful; I need to be working on overcoming my personal problems." This mindset places the person at the center, instead of Christ. Our goal is to grow into God-honoring, Christ-treasuring, redeemed people. All ages study the same passage of scripture each week but in different age groups. In addition to studying the Bible, kids work on memorizing scripture, sing songs together, and complete fun activities that point them to the truth of the Bible.
At Riverview, we strive to saturate people of all ages with the Bible and to engage its truth together. Family Nights are a great way to achieve both of these goals. The Gospel Project is a program that takes children chronologically through the Bible in four years, teaching theology in ways they can understand at their age level. The Gospel Project studies are unified. In other words, people of all ages study the same verses and passages from the Bible. This means that parents can easily track where and what their children are learning, making at-home discipleship even more accessible and possible for all families.
Bible Memory
At Riverview, we value Bible memory. We believe that the life of faith is a fight of faith and that believers must be equipped for this fight. This equipping can begin at early ages, which is why we encourage our children to memorize scripture. But adults need to know God's word too, because our fight is not against flesh and blood, but against spiritual principalities, so the word of God is our indispensable sword. Through memorizing and meditating on the word, this powerful sword can become a readily available weapon, providing us with ever-present counsel, encouragement, and protection.
Several years ago, our worship team wrote and recorded songs to accompany the memory verses for some of our children's Sunday School classes. Although these songs were written to help children learn the Bible, people of any age can benefit from singing God's word. The team recorded songs for 78 verses. Listen and download memory verse songs for free below.