Grades 1-3
Introductory Activity – Whisper
Materials: None
Line the kids in single file line. Whisper “Christians can tell others about Jesus.” to the child in the back of the line. Explain the he should whisper it to the next child and so on until the message gets to the child in the front of the line. As the first child begins make some noise or play loud music in the background. Explain that they will hear about when Paul had a difficult time telling about Jesus
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Game – Roll a Question
Materials: numbered cube, list of review questions (numbered)
Invite kids to sit in a circle. They can toss a numbered cube back and forth or pass the cube around the circle. Randomly call stop. Tell the child to roll the numbered cube. Ask the question that is rolled. Talk about the message that Paul spoke to the people and the people’s reaction. Say the Weekly Verse, Romans 8:28, with the kids.
Craft – Emoji Bookmark
Materials: yellow construction paper, scissors, clear tape, permanent markers, rulers, pencils
Invite kids to make corner bookmarks. They can measure along a paper side about two inches and then down about two inches to make an L shape. Connect the two ends of the L with a diagonal line to make a triangle. Lead kids to cut out their triangles, trace them on paper, and cut out a second matching triangle. Tell kids to stack their two triangles on top of one another. Then they can tape along the two sides, leaving the diagonal open. Invite kids to use the markers to draw emoji faces on their triangles. Show kids how to slide the open side of the bookmark over a page corner of a book or Bible to mark the page. As kids work, talk about the Bible story. Say the Life Point. Tell kids that God’s messages are the right things, even if people did not want to hear them. Say the Weekly Verse together.
Grades 4-6
Introductory Activity – Back to Back
Materials: none
Tell kids to find partners and stand back to back. (If you have an odd number of kids, ask an adult to play, too.) Ask kids to tell their partners something that makes them angry. Call: “Switch!” Kids should move to stand back to back with a different partner. They can tell their new partners what makes them angry (the same thing or something different). Repeat for several rounds. Tell kids that in today’s Bible story people became angry at the message they heard.
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Game – Write the Answer
Materials: paper, pencils
Group kids into three groups. Give a paper and pencil to each group. Ask a review question. Lead each group to write down its answer to the question. Teams should stand when they have finished their answers. Call on a group to give its answer. Tell kids to sit and ask another review question. Say the Weekly Verse, Romans 8:28, together. Tell kids that bad things can happen, but Christians can tell about, Jesus even in difficult situations.
Craft – Half and Half Art
Materials: file folders (one per kid), markers, gel pens, colored pencils, other appropriate art materialsLead kids to create folder books. Open the folder. Fold the left edge of the folder to the middle; repeat with the right edge. Now you have a book that opens in the middle. When open, four sections are indicated by the folds. Guide kids to use the materials to create books about Jesus. They can draw pictures or write information about Jesus in the four sections. They can fold the front closed and create a cover for their books. Talk about the Bible story and the Life Point.
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