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Hey Carpool Crew! A real friend is not about cool stuff or funny jokes. It is the one who helps you back up when you fall. Today we open Ecclesiastes 4:9-10 and learn to be that friend, the one who jogs over and says, I got you. About 5 minutes, made for the car.
Today's One Thing: A good friend helps you back up, and you can be that friend for someone.
Scripture: Ecclesiastes 4:9-10 (CSB)
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Hey Carpool Crew! There is almost always a kid standing on the edge, waiting for someone to wave them over. Today we learn to be that someone. We open Romans 15:7 and take it to the recess wall, where three words can change a kid's whole day. About 5 minutes, made for the car.
Today's One Thing: Welcome the kid on the edge the same way Jesus welcomed you.
Scripture: Romans 15:7 (CSB)
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Hey Carpool Crew! By Friday the whole school year can feel like one giant pile. Today we learn you only have to carry one day at a time. We open Matthew 6:34 and set the rest of the year down, leaving it with God. About 5 minutes, made for the car.
Today's One Thing: You do not have to carry the whole year today, just take the first day.
Scripture: Matthew 6:34 (CSB)
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Hey Carpool Crew! Some mornings you wake up already dreading the day. Today we learn that this day is not an accident. God made it on purpose, and there is good tucked inside it. We open Psalm 118:24 and go looking for it together. About 5 minutes, made for the car.
Today's One Thing: Today is a day God made on purpose, so you can walk in glad instead of dreading it.
Scripture: Psalm 118:24 (CSB)
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Hey Carpool Crew! A new school is full of faces that do not know you yet. Today we learn the best news for a day like that: God already knows your name. We open Isaiah 43:1, sit through roll call, and learn how to make another kid feel seen too. About 5 minutes, made for the car.
Today's One Thing: In a building full of strangers, God already knows your name and calls you His own.
Scripture: Isaiah 43:1 (CSB)
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Hey Carpool Crew! First-day nerves love to show up in your stomach. Today we learn that Jesus gives a peace the morning cannot take away. We open John 14:27 and turn it into one small move your kid can do in the car: hand on the chest, slow breath, six words. About 5 minutes, made for the car.
Today's One Thing: Jesus hands you a peace the first day cannot take away.
Scripture: John 14:27 (CSB)
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Hey Carpool Crew! First day of school, and that means first-day nerves. Today we learn that fear does not come from God. He already packed you with power, love, and a calm mind. We open 2 Timothy 1:7, stand at the scary classroom door, and take the brave first step together. About 5 minutes, made for the car.
Today's One Thing: God did not give you a scared heart. He gave you power, love, and a calm mind.
Scripture: 2 Timothy 1:7 (CSB)
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A new grade. A new teacher. A new everything. For a lot of kids, the last week of summer comes with a stomachache that isn't really a stomachache. It's nerves. In this back-to-school bonus episode of Carpooling with Jesus, Pastor Justin gives kids honest permission to feel nervous, then hands them a simple, repeatable way to deal with it.
 
Anchored in Philippians 4:6-7 and the story of Joshua (who got the most nerve-racking first day in the Bible when God handed him Moses's job), this episode walks kids through naming their worries, handing each one to God with thanks, and walking in to find one friendly face. The promise of the verse is the whole point: when you give God the worry, He guards you with a peace that doesn't even make sense.
 
Scripture: Philippians 4:6-7 (CSB) | Supporting: Joshua 1:9
 
PARENT ACTION STEP
 
The night before the first day (or the night before anything new), sit with your kid and do step two together: have them name each worry out loud, and pray over each one by name, adding a thank-you. You're not just calming them for one morning. You're teaching them the lifelong pattern: name it, hand it to God, walk in with His peace.
 
QUESTIONS TO ASK YOUR CHILD
 
1. What's one thing you're nervous about for this school year? Say it out loud.
2. What's one thing you're actually excited about?
3. Philippians 4:6-7 says to hand God your worries with a thank-you. Why do you think the thank-you part matters?
4. Joshua got a brand-new, scary job, and God told him, "I'm with you wherever you go." How does it help to know God is already in your new classroom?
5. What's the difference between being nervous and something actually being wrong?
6. Which step feels most doable: naming the worries, handing them to God, or finding one friendly face?
7. Who is someone else who might be nervous on the first day? What could you do to help them?
 
SIGNS TO WATCH FOR (PARENTS)
 
- Stomachaches, headaches, or trouble sleeping in the days before school with no medical cause.
- More clinginess, irritability, or meltdowns than usual as the start date gets close.
- Repeated what-if questions about the new teacher, class, or schedule.
- Avoiding talk about school altogether, or insisting they "don't care" about going back.
 
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Hey Carpool Crew,
 
Tomorrow's a big day. A brand-new year, a fresh start, and that excited-nervous swirl that comes the night before, with the backpack already packed by the door. Today on Carpooling with Jesus, Pastor Justin opens Deuteronomy 31:6, where God says be strong and courageous, because He goes with you and will not leave you. Notice why God says be brave. Not because the day will be easy, but because He's going ahead into every part of it. Your kid isn't walking into tomorrow alone, hoping it goes okay. God is already there.
 
This Friday episode hands kids three things to try this week: pray one honest sentence the night before and hand the worry to God, whisper a quick prayer before walking in to be brave, and ask the heart question, do I think I have to face tomorrow alone, or do I believe God's already there? About 5 minutes, kid-friendly, with a discussion question to land on together.
 
Today's One Thing: You can be brave on the first day because God goes ahead of you.
 
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Hey Carpool Crew! A new school year is almost here, and this August we're riding into it together. This quick trailer previews everything coming this month: daily back-to-school episodes on first-week nerves, finding your people at the lunch table, settling into the school rhythm, and who you are at school, plus our free Golden Rule bonus on August 1, Questions from the Backseat every Wednesday and Friday, a new What Should I Do If episode on standing up to a bully, and our brand-new Heroes of the Bible journey with Gideon starting August 24. New episodes every morning, about 5 minutes, made for the car.
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