CATCH Challenge Episode 4. LEARN IT Sometimes when things get tough we give up easily and stop trying.

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1 CATCH Challenge Episode 4 LEARN IT Sometimes when things get tough we give up easily and stop trying. Read: 2 Corinthians 11:24-27 We must always remember God is with us in good times and tough times. LINK IT If we rely on our own strength we may get discouraged and give up. If we rely on God's strength in us we will be able to "press on" and keep going. LIVE IT Think of an area of your life where you are having a difficult time: Family Friends School Sports Other Your mission: Write out the verse Philippians 4:13 on a 3x5 card and put it somewhere you will see it everyday. Pray everyday that God will give you strength when times get tough. COMPASS POINT "God is buff when things get tough!" MEMORY MAX I can do everything through Him who strengthens me Philippians 4:13 (NIV)

2 week 4 week 4 week 4 What does a challenging time look like? RECALL a challenging time you struggled through. Share your story with your group. ASK: Have any of you ever gone through a challenging time? What does a challenging time look like? RECALL a challenging time you struggled through. Share your story with your group. ASK: Have any of you ever gone through a challenging time? What does a challenging time look like? RECALL a challenging time you struggled through. Share your story with your group. ASK: Have any of you ever gone through a challenging time? How can we respond to challenging times? Paul said he discovered the secret of being content in all circumstances. Read Philippians 4:12, 13 as a group and see if you can discover the secret of being content in challenging times. ASK: What can distract us from trusting God when difficult circumstances enter our life? REVIEW this week s Compass Point. God is buff, when things are tough. How can we respond to challenging times? Paul said he discovered the secret of being content in all circumstances. Read Philippians 4:12, 13 as a group and see if you can discover the secret of being content in challenging times. ASK: What can distract us from trusting God when difficult circumstances enter our life? REVIEW this week s Compass Point. God is buff, when things are tough. How can we respond to challenging times? Paul said he discovered the secret of being content in all circumstances. Read Philippians 4:12, 13 as a group and see if you can discover the secret of being content in challenging times. ASK: What can distract us from trusting God when difficult circumstances enter our life? REVIEW this week s Compass Point. God is buff, when things are tough. How can I trust God in challenging times? Have a few of the kids in your group share some of the challenges they face in their life. As a group, spend some time praying for the challenges that were shared. REVIEW this week s Memory Max (with the hand motions) I can do everything through Him who strengthens me. Philippians 4:13 PRAYER: God thank you for living in me. I pray that your strength would flow through me. Help me to live life like Jesus would everyday. Help me to keep going, even when times get tough, in Jesus name, AMEN. How can I trust God in challenging times? Have a few of the kids in your group share some of the challenges they face in their life. As a group, spend some time praying for the challenges that were shared. REVIEW this week s Memory Max (with the hand motions) I can do everything through Him who strengthens me. Philippians 4:13 PRAYER: God thank you for living in me. I pray that your strength would flow through me. Help me to live life like Jesus would everyday. Help me to keep going, even when times get tough, in Jesus name, AMEN. How can I trust God in challenging times? Have a few of the kids in your group share some of the challenges they face in their life. As a group, spend some time praying for the challenges that were shared. REVIEW this week s Memory Max (with the hand motions) I can do everything through Him who strengthens me. Philippians 4:13 PRAYER: God thank you for living in me. I pray that your strength would flow through me. Help me to live life like Jesus would everyday. Help me to keep going, even when times get tough, in Jesus name, AMEN.

3 CATCH Lesson #4 Challenge The purpose of this lesson plan is to: Create a fun and interactive learning experience Provide teaching options in addition to the Leader Q Card Creatively revisit the Bible story featured in the teaching video Give kids an opportunity to further explore the application point PROGRAM Activity Length of Segment Running Time Q Card: Discussion 15 minutes Start-15 minutes Picture: Bible Story 5 minutes minutes Play: Learning Activity 10 minutes minutes Plan: Group Commitment 5 minutes minutes Pray: Prayer Cards 5 minutes minutes PREP You will need: 1 set of Power Source challenge game cards for each large or small group (end of lesson plan) 1 sheet of paper and a pencil for each team Game prizes (optional) Prayer Cards (1 per kid, on CD ROM) MAP Books (1 per kid, on CD ROM) Props for the Bible Story (optional) PICTURE (The Bible Story) In this portion of your class time you have the opportunity to retell the Bible story presented earlier in the teaching video. The object is to paint a picture that kids will understand and remember. When telling the story, remember you are painting a picture for your viewers. Have fun and explore your creativity. Here are some ideas to make your storytelling more memorable: Use Props: A rock, plastic baseball bat, small toy boat Invite a different kid to act out each trial Paul endured

4 Paul s Challenges (2 Corinthians 11:24-31) Five different times the Jews gave me thirty-nine lashes. Three times I was beaten with rods. Once I was stoned. Three times I was shipwrecked. Once I spent a whole night and a day adrift at sea. I have traveled many weary miles. I have faced danger from flooded rivers and from robbers. I have faced danger from my own people, the Jews, as well as from the Gentiles. I have faced danger in the cities, in the deserts, and on the stormy seas. And I have faced danger from men who claim to be Christians, but they are not. I have lived with weariness and pain and sleepless nights. Often I have been hungry and thirsty and have gone without food. Often I have shivered with cold, without enough clothing to keep me warm. Then, besides all this, I have the daily burden of how the churches are getting along. Who is weak without my feeling that weakness? Who is led astray, and I do not burn with anger? If I must boast, I would rather boast about the things that show how weak I am. God, the Father of our Lord Jesus, who is to be praised forever, knows I tell the truth. PLAY (Learning Activity) In this portion of your class time you will lead your class in a fun and exciting activity that will help your kids apply the Bible lesson to their everyday lives. Power Source Challenge HOW TO START: Divide the kids into 4 teams. For older kids, give 1 sheet of paper and a pencil to each team. Layout or hang up the 6 power source picture cards (optional for younger kids). Older kids choose one person on each team to write. Younger kids will give team answers verbally. HOW TO PLAY: Read question #1 to all the teams (see questions below) The teams will then choose one of the power source pictures as an answer to write down. Continue asking questions. At the end of each round there is an All Teams Challenge. Only 1 player from each team will compete in the All Teams Challenge (see below). The team that wins the All Teams Challenge earns 3 bonus points. Repeat all steps for the remaining rounds. At the end of the game teams receive 1 point for each correct answer and add up their total scores. 2

5 PLAY OPTIONS: Use the power source cards for the younger kids only and let the older kids think of the power source answers on their own. Hand out prizes QUESTIONS/CHALLENGES: Round #1: You want to make s mores when you are camping. What power source do you need? (Fire) Your little brother has been bothering you all day and you are having a hard time being kind to him. What power source do you need? (Jesus) You are trying to fly a kite, but it will not lift off the ground. What power source do you need? (Wind) All Teams Challenge: 1 player from each team competes in the challenge Say GO First person to spin around in a circle 10 times wins the challenge Round #2: Your mom asks you if you cleaned your room and you know you didn t. You want to lie so she will leave you alone. What power source do you need to do the right thing? (Jesus) You need to ride in your mom s car, and she says the tank is on empty. What power source do you need? (Gas) You are playing a soccer game and your body is getting really hot and tired. What fuel sources do you need? (Water) All Teams Challenge: 1 player from each team competes in the challenge Say GO First person to do 20 jumping jacks wins the challenge Round #3 You have been trying to grow a plant. You keep it in your garage. You give it water everyday, but it s not growing. What power source do you think you need? (Sun) You are riding a surfboard but you are not going anywhere. What power source do you need? (Water/Wave) There is someone you know at school that you do not like. You know God wants you to show love to him/her, but you just don t want to. What power source do you need? (Jesus) All Teams Challenge: 1 player from each team competes in the challenge Say GO First person to Hop on 1 leg 20 times wins the challenge 3

6 PLAN (Group commitment) In this portion of your class time you have the opportunity to lead your group to make a commitment. You may select any ONE of the options provided or your group may create its own. Encourage the kids to write their commitments on their Prayer Cards so you can be praying for them during the week. Commitment Options: Pray and ask Jesus to help you when you do not feel like being kind Ask another person to pray for you and a challenge you have in your life Ask an adult about a time when he/she needed Jesus to give him/her strength PRAYER In this portion of your class time, have your kids fill out the Prayer Card. Take the cards home and pray for your kids throughout the week. End your time together by praying for your group commitment. Hand out prayer cards Ask Kids to fill in their commitments in the space provided Ask kids to fill in their prayer requests in the space provided Collect cards so you can take them home and pray for your kids Close in prayer Thank you God for always listening when we ask you for help. We have so many challenges in our lives everyday, and we need your help to make it through. Please give us the strength to live how you want us to live. Help us to trust you everyday no matter what we are going through. And help us to do the things we committed to do this week. We know that we can do everything you want us to do through your strength. In Jesus name, Amen Remember to Hand out the MAP Books Encourage kids to complete at home with an adult and bring back next week! 4

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8 Family Circle one area of your life where you are having a difficult time: Sports Friends? School In a sentence, describe what you are struggling with? If we rely on our own strength we may get discouraged and give up. If we rely on God s strength in us we will be able to press on and keep going. I can do everything through Him who strengthens me Philippians 4:13 MAX MEMORIZED THIS VERSE. Now it s your turn! Check the box to the right when you finish. Write this week s Memory Max on a 3x5 card and put it somewhere you will see it everyday. 4 episode Prayer God, thank you for living in me. I pray that your strength would flow through me. Help me to live like Jesus would everyday. Help me to keep going, even when times get tough. In Jesus name, AMEN. Ever feel like you re This swimming upsteam? lesson offers new fins! 2003 KIDMO, LLC Murfreesboro Road, Suite # , Franklin, TN All rights reserved. Unauthorized duplication is a violation of applicable laws.

9 Everyone goes through challenging times. Remember our friend Paul? He had some really bad days, but he seemed to pull through okay. I think Paul knew the secret of getting through tough times. Let, s take a look at how he did it. When things get tough it is easy to forget God is with us. When we only think about our problems what are our spiritual eyeballs looking at? (Draw a line from the eyes to one of the two answers). Read: 2 Corinthians 11:24-31 When we remember God is with us, what are our spiritual eyeballs looking at? List three things that happened to Paul that you would consider difficult: episode 4 Getting through challenging times means we don t give up when things get tough. How do you respond when faced with a difficult challenge? Color in the arrow on the Challenge Meter that best describes how you respond. I GIVE UP? We must always remember God is with us in good times and tough times. Record your fastest time. Read: Philippians 4:12, 13 What do you think helped Paul be content even when things were tough? God is buff, when things are tough! : Repeat 5 times really fast and time yourself Can you beat Johnny s time of 7 seconds? keep going!

10 Family Circle one area of your life where you are having a difficult time: Sports Friends? School In a sentence, describe what you are struggling with? If we rely on our own strength we may get discouraged and give up. If we rely on God s strength in us we will be able to press on and keep going. I can do everything through Him who strengthens me Philippians 4:13 MAX MEMORIZED THIS VERSE. Now it s your turn! Check the box to the right when you finish. Write this week s Memory Max on a 3x5 card and put it somewhere you will see it everyday. 4 episode Pray this everyday! God, thank you for living in me. I pray that your strength would flow through me. Help me to live like Jesus would everyday. Help me to keep going, even when times get tough. In Jesus name, AMEN. Ever feel This like you re swimming upsteam? lesson offers new fins! 2003 KIDMO, LLC Murfreesboro Road, Suite # , Franklin, TN All rights reserved. Unauthorized duplication is a violation of applicable laws.

11 Everyone goes through challenging times. Remember our friend Paul? He had some really bad days, but he seemed to pull through okay. I think Paul knew the secret of getting through tough times. Let, s take a look at how he did it. When things get tough, it is easy to forget God is with us. When we only think about our problems, what are our spiritual eyeballs looking at? (Draw a line from the eyes to one of the two answers). Read: 2 Corinthians 11:24-31 When we remember God is with us, what are our spiritual eyeballs looking at? 1 List three things that happened to Paul that you would consider difficult: 3 2 Getting through challenging times means we don t give up when things get tough. How do you respond when faced with a difficult challenge? Color in the arrow on the Challenge Meter that best describes how you respond.? I GIVE UP We must always remember God is with us in good times and tough times. Read: Philippians 4:12, 13 What do you think helped Paul be content even when things were tough? God is buff, when things are tough! : Repeat 5 times really fast and time yourself episode 4 Record your fastest time. Can you beat Johnny s Time of 7 seconds? keep going!

12 Family Friends Circle one area of your life where you are having a difficult time: Sports School? Share with a leader or parent what you are struggling with. If we rely on our own strength we may get discouraged and give up. If we rely on God s strength in us we will be able to press on and keep going. I can do everything through Him who strengthens me. Philippians 4:13 MAX MEMORIZED THIS VERSE. Write this week s Memory Max on a 3x5 card and put it somewhere you will see it everyday. 4 episode Pray this everyday! God, thank you for living in me. I pray that your strength would flow through me. Help me to live like Jesus would everyday. Help me to keep going, even when times get tough. In Jesus name, AMEN. Ever feel like you re This swimming upstream? lesson offers new fins! 2003 KIDMO, LLC Murfreesboro Road, Suite # , Franklin, TN All rights reserved. Unauthorized duplication is a violation of applicable laws.

13 PARENT S PART Do the MAP Book with your child. When things get tough it is easy to forget God is with us. Everyone goes through challenging times. Remember our friend Paul? He had some really bad days, but he seemed to pull through okay. I think Paul knew the secret of getting through tough times. Let, s take a look at how he did it. When we only think about our problems what are our spiritual eyeballs looking at? (Draw a line from the eyes to one of the two answers). Have someone read 2 Corinthians 11:24-28 to you. When we remember God is with us, what are our spiritual eyeballs looking at? Name 3 things that happened to Paul that you would consider difficult. We must always remember God is with us in good times and tough times. Have someone read Philippians 4:12, 13 to you. What do you think helped Paul be content... Getting through challenging times means we don t give up when things get tough. How do you respond when faced with a difficult challenge? I GIVE UP God is buff, when things are tough! jr. episode 4 Color in the arrow on the Challenge Meter that best describes how you respond. : Repeat 5 times really fast and time yourself Record your fastest time. Can you beat Johnny s time of 7 seconds? keep going!

14 Family Circle one area of your life where you are having a difficult time: Sports Friends? School Share with a leader or parent what you are struggling with. If we rely on our own strength we may get discouraged and give up. If we rely on God s strength in us we will be able to press on and keep going. I can do everything through Him who strengthens me. Philippians 4:13 MAX MEMORIZED THIS VERSE. Write this week s Memory Max on a 3x5 card and put it somewhere you will see it everyday. 4 episode Pray this everyday! God, thank you for living in me. I pray that your strength would flow through me. Help me to live like Jesus would everyday. Help me to keep going, even when times get tough. In Jesus name, AMEN. Ever feel This like you re swimming upstream? lesson offers new fins! 2003 KIDMO, LLC Murfreesboro Road, Suite # , Franklin, TN All rights reserved. Unauthorized duplication is a violation of applicable laws.

15 PARENT S PART Do the M A P Book with your child. Everyone goes through challenging times. Remember our friend Paul? He had some really bad days, but he seemed to pull through okay. I think Paul knew the secret of getting through tough times. Let, s take a look at how he did it. When things get tough it is easy to forget God is with us. When we only think about our problems what are our spiritual eyeballs looking at? (Draw a line from the eyes to one of the two answers). Have someone read 2 Corinthians 11:24-28 to you. When we remember God is with us, what are our spiritual eyeballs looking at? Name 3 things that happened to Paul that you would consider difficult. We must always remember God is with us in good times and tough times. Have someone read Philippians 4:12, 13 to you. What do you think helped Paul be content... Getting through challenging times means we don t give up when things get tough. How do you respond when faced with a difficult challenge?? I GIVE UP God is buff, when things are tough! jr. episode 4 Color in the arrow on the Challenge Meter that best describes how you respond. : Repeat 5 times really fast and time yourself Record your fastest time. Can you beat Johnny s Time of 7 seconds? keep going!