Lessons for the Leader. A Miracle of Food

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1 Week of February 10, 2013 Lessons for the Leader Have you ever been to a dinner party where there was not enough food for everyone? How did you feel? How do you think the host felt? Read John 6:1-3. What attracted the people to Jesus? What attracted you to Him? In what ways has He met your needs? What needs did the people following Jesus want Him to meet? Read verses 4-7. How would you have responded to Jesus' question? How do you think Jesus responded to Philip's response? How do you think Philip felt watching the events unfold? Read verses 8-9. How do you think Andrew located the child? Place yourself in the boy's position. How would you feel watching Jesus use your lunch to feed everyone? In what ways has God used something of yours to bless other people? Read verses Imagine the faces of the disciples and others as Jesus began distributing the bread and fish. Notice, Jesus not only had enough food, He had leftovers. In what ways has God blessed you with so much you knew there were "leftovers"? Why did Jesus instruct the disciples to gather the leftovers? What does the existence of leftovers tell you about Jesus' power? Reflect on your needs. In what ways has Jesus not only met your needs, but exceeded what you needed? What did you do with the "leftovers"? Think about the children in your ministry. What needs do the children have? How can you teach the children to trust God to meet their needs? What do these symbols mean? 1a Application Activities Format: Follow the numbers with arrows for a 30-minute, large group plus 20-minute Application Activities format. A Miracle of Food Focus Passage: John 6:1-13 Key Bible Verse: Philippians 4:19 Life Application I can trust God to provide for my needs. Session at a Glance Introduction to Worship (6 to 8 minutes) Welcome the Children Play "Guess the Food" Worship (30 minutes/45 minutes) Pray Sing "Say, Say" Sing "Lord, I Need You" Introduce Life Application Show "What Would You Do?" Video #2 Introduce the Bible Story Tell the Bible Story Review the Bible Story Use Worship Guides Learn the Key Bible Verse Play "ABC of Needs" Sing "Jesus, Light of the World"/Receive Offering/Pray Make Life Application/Pray Application Activities (20 minutes) Wrap-Up (10 minutes) 1 Follow all the numbers for a 45- to 60-minute large group only format. OK to copy. Page 1 of 21

2 Introduction to Worship 1aWelcome the Children 2aPlay "Guess the Food" Scissors, gift bag Print and cut apart "Foods" (CD). Place in the bag. Explain: "One person at a time will select a card. Without stating the name of the food, she will use one-word descriptions until someone guesses the foods." Select a child to begin. Continue as time allows. Say: "God gives us many kinds of food to eat." Worship 3a Pray (1 minute) Thank God for the opportunity to worship Him. 4aSing "Say, Say" (DVD, 3 minutes) 5 Sing "Lord, I Need You" (DVD, 3 minutes) 6aIntroduce Life Application (5 minutes) Worship Guides Distribute Worship Guides. Say: "We can trust God to provide for our needs. However, some things we think we need are really wants." Select a volunteer to read aloud the life application statement on the Worship Guide. Ask: "Does this statement tell us God will provide everything we want?" Continue: "Let's learn how we can trust God to meet our needs." 7aShow "What Would You Do?" Video #2 (DVD, 7 minutes) Show the video. Pause as directed and talk about the situations. 8aIntroduce the Bible Story (4 minutes) 5 pieces of pita bread, 2 pieces of broiled fish, plate Prepare and post an allergy chart listing foods. Place the bread and fish on the plate. Say: "Imagine 5,000 extra men, not counting the women and children, come to worship at our church. Also imagine the people are hungry when they arrive. What would our church do?" Display the bread and fish. Ask: "Would this food feed all of the people?" Say: "Over 5,000 people came to hear Jesus teach. Let's see what Jesus did with this amount of food." 9aTell the Bible Story (4 minutes) 10 cans of food, tape, scissors Print "Labels" (CD). Cut apart. Attach to food cans. Teacher Tips Group children into 10 groups (1 per can). Give groups more than 1 can if you have a smaller group of children. Say: "Last week we learned Jesus was able to perform miracles because He is God's Son. Does anyone remember what a miracle is?" Select a volunteer to respond. Say: "A miracle is 'an unusual event that only God can cause to happen.' Let's learn about another miracle Jesus performed." Distribute cans of food. Say: "Part of the Bible story is printed on each label. Listen to the Bible story to discover in what order the events on the cans take place." Open your Bible to John 6. Tell the Bible story in your own words. A Miracle of Food Based on John 6:1-13 (Can 1) Jesus crossed the Sea of Galilee. A huge crowd followed Him because they saw how He had healed people. (Can 2) Jesus went up on a mountainside and sat down with His disciples. (Can 3) Jesus saw the people coming toward Him. He asked Philip, "Where can we buy food to feed these people?" Jesus knew what He was going to do, but He wanted to test Philip. (Can 4) Philip said, "Two hundred denarii (more than a half a year's pay) would not buy enough bread to feed all of these people just a little." A Miracle of Food Page 2 of 21

3 (Can 5) Andrew, another disciple, said, "Here is a boy with his lunch. He has five loaves of barley bread and two fish. That is not enough food to feed all of these people." (Can 6) Jesus told the disciples to have the people sit down. The people obeyed. About 5,000 men were in the crowd (not counting the women and children). (Can 7) Jesus took the bread, thanked God, and served it to the people. Then Jesus did the same thing with the fish. The people ate as much as they wanted. (Can 8) After the people finished eating, Jesus told His disciples to collect the leftovers. The disciples collected 12 baskets full of bread. (Can 9) The people were amazed at the miracle. They said, "This Man really is the Prophet sent to save the world." (Can 10) Jesus knew the people were about to force Him to become their king, so He left the people and went to a mountain by Himself. 10a Review the Bible Story (5 minutes) Food cans from step 9 Print "Food Miracle" Teaching Picture (CD). Invite two children to read aloud their labels and place the cans in the correct order. Direct other children to read aloud additional labels and place in order. Call attention to the teaching picture. Ask: "What can we learn from this story?" Say: "We can learn Jesus was able to perform miracles because He is God's Son. We can trust God to provide for our needs." 11aUse Worship Guides (4 minutes) Pencils Distribute pencils. Complete "Needs or Wants?" Say: "Needs are things we must have to live. Wants are things we would like to have, but we can live without." 12aLearn the Key Bible Verse (6 minutes) Marker, tape Print "Needs" (CD). Copy 1 card for every 2 words of Philippians 4:19. Write 1-2 words of Philippians 4:19 on each card (including the reference). Tape around the room. Say: "Many times we think food is our major need, but God knows we need more than food. Around the room are several other items we need to survive. Bring the items to me." Assist as needed. Say: "Open your Bible to Philippians 4:19." Select a volunteer to read aloud the verse. Continue: "Let's arrange these pictures in order of our need." Arrange the items in order of need. Rearrange items to put the verse in order. Guide the children to read the verse as a group. Apply the verse to the children's lives. 13 Play "ABC of Needs" (6 minutes) Magnetic alphabet letters, gift bag Place the letters in the bag. Say: "I'll select someone to pick a letter from the bag. If you can think of a food that begins with the letter, stand up. Let's see how many different foods we can name that begin with the letter. If someone says the food you are thinking of, sit down." Select a child to pick a letter. Allow the children to name different foods that begin with the letter. Continue with other needs as time permits. 14a Sing "Jesus, Light of the World" (DVD, 3 minutes)/receive Offering/Pray 15aMake Life Application/Pray (5 minutes) Guide the children to complete "God Provides Our Favorites" on the Worship Guides. Continue: "Each of us like different foods. God gives a variety of foods for us to enjoy. We can count on God to provide the things we need." Guide the children to read aloud "God Provides What I Need" as a prayer. 16aTransition to Application Activities or Wrap-Up Week of February 10, 2013 Page 3 of 21

4 Wrap-Up (Large Group Only Format) 17 Play "Find the Food" (6 minutes) Giant Game Floor Mat*, 20 sheets of construction paper, scissors Print "Questions" (CD). Insert construction paper into each mat pocket. Print "Find the Food" (CD). Cut apart and place behind the construction paper. Display the mat. Form four groups. Say: "Let's review what we learned today. I'll ask your group a question. If you answer correctly, you may remove a construction paper sheet from the mat. Inside some of the pockets are 'You Found the Food' cards. The object of the game is to locate as many of the cards as possible." Select a team to begin. Read aloud a question and allow the team to select a pocket. Continue as time permits. Congratulate the children on their efforts. 18 Sing "Say, Say" (DVD, 3 minutes) 19 Dismiss the Children to Their Parents Sing the kids' favorite worship songs as parents arrive. dsay, d Say dglory d dcome, d Christians, Join to Sing dsing, d Sing, Sing dmake d Glorious His Praise dlord, d I Need You dlive d Like Christmas djesus, d Light of the World dwhoa! d Wrap-Up (Application Activities Format) 17aShare Application Activities (3 minutes) Invite the children to share what they learned in their Application Activities. darts d and Crafts Lunch Boxes ddramatic d Play Serving at a Restaurant dgames What d Food Am I? dexploration d and Discovery Lunch Around the World 18aPlay "ABC of Needs" (4 minutes) Magnetic alphabet letters, gift bag Place the letters in the bag. Say: "I'll select someone to pick a letter from the bag. If you can think of a food that begins with the letter, stand up. Let's see how many different foods we can name that begin with the letter. If someone says the food you are thinking of, sit down." Select a child to pick a letter. Allow the children to name different foods that begin with the letter. Continue as time permits. 19aSing "Say, Say" (DVD, 3 minutes) 20aDismiss the Children to Their Parents Sing the kids' favorite worship songs as parents arrive. dsay, d Say dglory d dcome, d Christians, Join to Sing dsing, d Sing, Sing dmake d Glorious His Praise dlord, d I Need You dlive d Like Christmas djesus, d Light of the World dwhoa! d *Giant Game Floor Mat ( ) may be ordered through LifeWay Christian Resources Customer Service Center at or online at Week of February 10, 2013 Worship KidStyle Children's Edition Leader Guide 2012 LifeWay Christian Resources of the Southern Baptist Convention. Page 4 of 21

5 Application Activities Select from the following choices. Each choice is designed for 20 minutes of small group time. 12-by-18-inch craft foam sheets (1 per child), scissors, lacing cord, permanent markers, ruler, hole punch, foam letters and shapes, Velcro strips Print "Lunch Box" (CD). Teacher Tip Precut the foam. Scissors, 2 plastic plates Print 2 sets of "Foods" (CD). Cut apart. Make a starting line. Place plates at the end of the playing area. Teacher Tips Provide notepads for the children to write down the orders. Make the orders more complicated for older children. Worship Through Arts and Crafts Lunch Boxes Ask: "What do you like to eat for lunch? What would you do if one of your friends forgot his lunch? Would you share yours with him? Would you be willing to share your lunch if everyone in your school was hungry and all you had was your lunch? Does feeding that many people seem impossible?" Say: "Nothing is impossible with God. Jesus took one little boy's lunch and fed over 5,000 people." Review the Bible story. Say: "Let's make craft foam lunch boxes to remind us of the Bible story." Follow directions on "Lunch Box" to assemble and decorate the boxes. Talk about needs children and their families face. Ask: "Do you trust God to provide for your needs? Does He give you everything you want? Does He provide the things you need?" Discuss the differences between wants and needs. Say: "Carry your lunch box to school this week. Remember the miracles Jesus performed and thank Him for meeting your needs." Pray, thanking God for meeting people's needs. Worship Through Dramatic Play Serving at a Restaurant Ask: "What do you like to eat for lunch? What would you do if one of your friends forgot his lunch? Would you share yours with him? Would you be willing to share your lunch if everyone in your school was hungry and all you had was your lunch? Does feeding that many people seem impossible?" Say: "Nothing is impossible with God. Jesus took one little boy's lunch and fed over 5,000 people." Review the Bible story. Say: "Most restaurants have waiters or waitresses who bring us our food. Let's see how well you would work as a waiter or waitress." Form two teams. Display "Foods" cards faceup on the table. Say: "Your team members will pretend to be waiters and waitresses. I will tell you an item I would like to order. The first person on your team will run to your team's cards, locate the correct item, place it on a plate, and return it to me. When you place the plate in front of me, say, 'Your order is served.' The first team to serve me the correct item earns a point." Assign each team a set of cards. Call out various items, varying from one to three items at a time. Ask: "Was it easy to be a waiter or waitress? Why?" Say: "Waiters and waitresses work to meet the needs of people. Jesus met the needs of people by feeding them with the little boy's lunch. We can trust God to meet our needs." Pray, thanking God for meeting the needs of people. Week of February 10, 2013 Page 5 of 21

6 Scissors, masking tape, can of food Print and cut apart "Foods" (CD). Tape a small line on 1 side of the room. Tape a longer line on the opposite side of the room. Place the can of food between tape lines. Teacher Tip Guide the children to use caution while playing. Worship Through Games What Food Am I? Say: "Let's play 'What Food Am I?' One person will pick a card and describe the food named on it. When you think you know what the person is describing, shout, 'Order Please.' I will invite you to name the food. If you are correct, I will shout, 'Order Up!' You and the person describing the food will race to the can of food. The first person to the can will return to the group. The other person will describe the next food." Select a child to stand on the small line, pick a card, and describe the food. Guide the remaining children to stand on the long line. Play as time permits. Ask: "What do you like to eat for lunch? What would you do if one of your friends forgot his lunch? Would you share yours with him? Would you be willing to share your lunch if everyone in your school was hungry and all you had was your lunch? Does feeding that many people seem impossible?" Say: "Nothing is impossible with God. Jesus took one little boy's lunch and fed over 5,000 people." Review the Bible story. Talk about needs children and their families face. Ask: "Do you trust God to provide for your needs? Does He give you everything you want? Does He provide the things you need?" Pray, thanking God for meeting people's needs. Variety of ethnic foods, napkins, plates, water, cups, scissors, table Print and cut apart "Food Facts" (CD). Prepare and post an allergy chart listing all food items. Teacher Tips Invite people from different ethnic groups in your church to prepare the foods. Check the ethnic food section of your grocery store for foods. Worship Through Exploration and Discovery Lunch Around the World Ask: "What do you like to eat for lunch? What would you do if one of your friends forgot his lunch? Would you share yours with him? Would you be willing to share your lunch if everyone in your school was hungry and all you had was your lunch? Does feeding that many people seem impossible?" Say: "Nothing is impossible with God. Jesus took one little boy's lunch and fed over 5,000 people. How do you think the little boy felt as Jesus used his lunch to feed the people?" Review the Bible story. Say: "Let's explore some foods from around the world." Place the ethnic foods on the table. Invite the children to sample the foods. Ask: "Which foods do you like? Which ones do you not like? Why do you not like these foods?" Distribute "Food Facts." Invite the children to read aloud and talk about the information. Say: "God gives us many different types of foods. Some of these we may like, others we may not. We can trust God to provide for our needs. Talk about needs children and their families face. Ask: "Do you trust God to provide for your needs? Does He give you everything you want? Does He provide the things you need?" Pray, thanking God for meeting people's needs. Worship KidStyle Children's Edition Leader Guide 2012 LifeWay Christian Resources of the Southern Baptist Convention. OK to copy. Page 6 of 21

7 Corbert Gauthier A Miracle of Food 2004 LifeWay Christian Resources of the Southern Baptist Convention. Printed in the USA. John 6:1-13 Page 7 of 21

8 Chocolate Chip Cookies Carrots Potato Chips Lettuce Celery Cheese Apples Turkey Grapes Water Oranges Strawberries Apple Juice Milk Hot Dogs Trail Mix Foods (February 10) Page 8 of 21

9 French Fries Peanut Butter Pizza Eggs Spaghetti Fish Green Beans Yogurt Chicken Strips Rice Macaroni and Cheese Ice Cream Soup Grape Jelly Tacos Broccoli Foods (February 10) Page 9 of 21

10 God Provides Jesus crossed the Sea of Galilee. A huge crowd followed Him because they saw how He had healed people. God Provides Jesus went up on a mountainside and sat down with His disciples. Labels (February 10) Page 10 of 21

11 God Provides Jesus saw the people coming toward Him. He asked Philip, "Where can we buy food to feed these people?" Jesus knew what He was going to do, but He wanted to test Philip. God Provides Philip said, "Two hundred denarii (more than a half a year's pay) would not buy enough bread to feed all of these people just a little." Labels (February 10) Page 11 of 21

12 God Provides Andrew, another disciple, said, "There is a boy here with his lunch. He has five loaves of barley bread and two fish. That is not enough food to feed all of these people." God Provides Jesus told the disciples to have the people sit down. The people obeyed. About 5,000 men were in the crowd (not counting the women and children). Labels (February 10) Page 12 of 21

13 God Provides Jesus took the bread, thanked God for it, and served it to the people. Then Jesus did the same thing with the fish. The people ate as much as they wanted. God Provides After the people finished eating, Jesus told His disciples to collect the leftovers. The disciples collected 12 baskets full of bread. Labels (February 10) Page 13 of 21

14 God Provides The people were amazed at the miracle. They said, "This Man really is the Prophet sent to save the world." God Provides Jesus knew the people were about to force Him to become their king, so He left the people and went to a mountain by Himself. Labels (February 10) Page 14 of 21

15 Sun Rain Air House or Apartment building Needs (February 10) Page 15 of 21

16 People Plants (flowers) Radishes Oranges Needs (February 10) Page 16 of 21

17 1. For what can we trust God to provide? (our needs) 2. What is a miracle? (an unusual event that only God can cause to happen) 3. Why were so many people following Jesus? (they had seen how He healed people) 4. Where did Jesus and the disciples go? (up on a mountainside) 5. What did Jesus ask Philip? ("Where can we buy food to feed these people?") 6. How many days' worth of pay did Philip say it would take to buy food? (more than a half a year's pay) 7. Which disciple located the boy with the lunch? (Andrew) 8. What did the boy have for lunch? (two fish and five barley loaves of bread) 9. How many men came to see Jesus? (5,000) 10. What did Jesus do with the bread and fish? (gave thanks to God, broke it, and gave it to the people) 11. True or False: The people did not have enough to eat. 12. How many baskets of bread were leftover? (12) 13. What did the people say about Jesus? ("He really is the Prophet sent to save the world.") 14. Why did Jesus withdraw from the people? (He knew they were about to force Him to become their king.) 15. Name a need we can trust God to provide. (Answers will vary.) 16. Why is it important to trust God to provide for our needs? (Answers will vary.) 17. Why was Jesus able to perform miracles? (because He is God's Son) 18. The story of Jesus feeding 5,000 men is found in the Book of John. Locate John 6 in your Bible. 19. Locate and read aloud Philippians 4:19 from your Bible. 20. Name a time God has not provided for your needs. (There is no time.) Questions (February 10) Page 17 of 21

18 You Found the Food You Found the Food You Found the Food You Found the Food Find the Food (February 10) Page 18 of 21

19 You Found the Food You Found the Food You Found the Food You Found the Food Find the Food (February 10) Page 19 of 21

20 Lunch Box 1. Cut the craft foam into 1 8-by-18-inch rectangle and 2 4-by-4-inch squares. Cut 2 24-inch lengths of cording. 2. Punch holes around three edges of the 4-by-4 inch squares, approximately ½ inch apart. 3. Place both squares (side without holes lining up on the 8-inch side) at one of the 8 inch sides. 4. Mark and punch holes on outer 18-inch sides only. 5. Repeat on opposite side. 6. Secure cording at one end. Lace the pieces together. Do not pull the cording too tight (craft foam will tear). Do not cut cording. 7. Repeat on the opposite side. 8. Fold and repeat steps 4-6 for the remaining sides. 9. Secure ends. Trim excess cording. 10. Crease bottom edges. 11. Fold and crease top edges over the box. 12. Attach Velcro strips. 13. Decorate the box. Option: Have excess cording? Punch holes in the top of the lunch box and make a handle. Lunch Box (February 10) Page 20 of 21

21 Since the beginning of animal crackers, 37 different animals have been included. The current animals include: tiger, cougar, camel, rhinoceros, kangaroo, hippopotamus, bison, lion, hyena, zebra, elephant, sheep, bear, gorilla, monkey, polar bear, seal, and giraffe. In Japan, the average person eats 347 eggs a year. The first soup was made of hippopotamus. Early archeological evidence says the soup dates back to 6,000 BC. The popsicle was invented by an 11-year-old who kept it a secret for 18 years. Ketchup is found in 97% of the kitchens in the United States. Ketchup was invented in Indonesian and Asian cultures. Henry J. Heinz began making ketchup in The first lollipop was most likely created by cave people over thousands of years ago. The cave people stuck sticks into beehives to collect all of the honey. In the 1600s, the English boiled sugar to make candy treats. They put sticks in them to make them easier to eat. The term lollipop means "tongue slap" because the word lolly in Northern England means "tongue." The Belgian people claim they invented french fries in the late 1700s. The people usually ate small fried fish, but when the river froze they could not catch fish, so they sliced potatoes and fried them. At first the potatoes were cut into fish shapes. Some people believe that macaroni-shaped pasta began in China and was taken to Italy by Marco Polo. By the 1700s macaroni and cheese was popular throughout Europe and in American colonies. World War II helped make macaroni and cheese more popular because not many people had meat, and milk was in short supply. Macaroni and cheese was also easy to cook. Ceviche is raw fish soaked overnight in citrus juice. Ceviche is eaten in coastal towns in Mexico. Grasshoppers are fried in oil and eaten in Africa and Asia. Many people believe grasshoppers are good for you. Food Facts (February 10) Page 21 of 21

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