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EXTRA! Ideas for Adults – Simplicity – Session 4
Date: September 22, 2019 Godly Contentment The Point: Godliness with contentment is great gain. Get Into the Study Use the following story as you introduce the session. Some people find contentment and security in collecting things. Others find contentment in organizing and decluttering. Marie Kondo has made tidying fashionable. Her book, The Life-Changing Magic of […]
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Date: September 15, 2019 The Key to Contentment The Point: True contentment comes through Christ alone. Get Into the Study Share the following as an optional introduction to the session. Indianapolis Colts quarterback Andrew Luck shocked fans when he announced his retirement on August 24th. Only 29 years old, many thought Luck had at least […]
Read MoreGrades 1–6: The Extraordinary Word of God — Session 4: Prophets Told About Jesus (November 24)
Grades 1–3 Introductory Activity—Draw and Guess Materials: dry erase board, markers, and eraser; timer (optional) Ask the kids to tell you the best gifts they have ever received. Tell kids they can guess what gift is being drawn. Choose a volunteer to draw. Whisper a gift to the child. (Ideas: bike, football, doll, shirt, book, […]
Read MoreGrades 1–6: The Extraordinary Word of God — Session 3: Daniel Interpreted the King’s Dreams (November 17)
Grades 1–3 Introductory Activity—Find That Verse Materials: Bibles, paper, marker Print Bible references on paper, one reference per page. Choose verse familiar to your kids, Bible verses from past Sunday School sessions, or verses that tell people to do something. Possible references: Jeremiah 33:3; Ezekiel 37:27; John 3:16; John 13:34; Galatians 5:13; Ephesians 4:32; James […]
Read MoreGrades 1–6: The Extraordinary Word of God — Session 2: Ezekiel Offered Hope (November 10)
Grades 1–3 Introductory Activity—Shuffleboard Materials: poster board, markers, coin Draw 12 circles on the poster board, different sizes and random locations. Print a letter in the center of each circle: A, D, E, H, I, J, M, N, O, Z. Place the coin on the board. Lead kids to take turns using a fingertip to […]
Read MoreGrades 1–6: The Extraordinary Word of God — Session 1: God Told Jeremiah What to Write (November 3)
Grades 1–3 Introductory Activity—Bounce and Spell Materials: plastic cups, unsharpened pencils, permanent markers, stopwatch (or other timer) Print the letters of BIBLE on plastic cups, one letter per cup. Make at least two sets. On a table, set up the 5 cups to spell the word; create space between each cup. Lay several pencils on […]
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