Lessons for the Leader

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1 Week of June 26, 2011 Lessons for the Leader We can read God's rules in the Bible. God wants us to love Him and follow His rules. One of those rules is to worship God and only God. Help preschoolers begin to worship God. Read Exodus 19:1-8. Notice the "destination" where God was leading the Israelites. God was not simply bringing them to Mount Sinai; He was bringing them to Himself. God was leading the people to have a right relationship with Him as Lord of their lives. Reread verses 5-6. The word if indicates that God did not plan to force the covenant on the people; the Israelites were free to accept or reject the conditions He offered. Read Exodus 19:9-25. Note the careful instructions God gave to help the Israelites focus their minds on Him. God did not want the people to approach an encounter with Him unprepared or to take the experience lightly and miss its significance. What are you doing to focus your mind on God as you prepare to worship Him and lead worship at church? Read Exodus 20:1-20. Before God gave the Ten Commandments, He identified who He was and what He had done. The first four commands relate to loving God, and the remaining six relate to loving others. The message is clear. The first step is to love God and live in a right relationship with Him; loving others naturally follows. Realize that obedience to God comes from hearts that love Him. To hear what God says is never enough; He requires obedience. As you lead in worship, emphasize that obeying God's rules is important because it shows that we love God. Seek to lay a solid foundation for boys and girls to worship God alone. 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. 1 Large Group Only Format: Follow all the numbers for a 45- to 60-minute large group only format. God Gave Rules to Moses Bible Passage: Exodus 19:1 20:20 Key Bible Verse Do not worship anyone or anything but God. Exodus 20:3 Life Application I can begin to understand that God wants us to worship Him only. Level of Biblical Learning (God) God is special. No one is like Him. Session at a Glance Introduction to Worship (6 to 8 minutes) Greet Children Play Commandments Concentration Worship (30 minutes/45 minutes) Welcome Children Sing "No, No, No, Never" Sing "How Great Thou Art" Present Offering and Pray Sing "I Worship You" Find It! Tell the Bible Story Review the Bible Story Use Worship Guides Make Application Pray Learn the Bible Verse Transition Application Activities (20 minutes) Wrap-Up (10 minutes) OK to copy.

2 Introduction to Worship 1aGreet Children Pull It Together Offering container Show preschoolers where to put their offerings. 2aPlay Commandments Concentration Pull It Together Scissors Print and cut apart "Ten Commandments" (CD). Place the cards facedown on the floor or on a table. Kids will match Commandments to pictures. Teacher Tip Print multiple copies and set up several game areas. Invite each child to turn over two cards. If the numbers on the cards match, she may pick them up and place them in her lap. If they do not match, she should turn them back over. Read aloud the Commandments. Remark: "God gave Moses 10 rules to give to the people. We played a matching game and learned a little about these rules. We should do our best to live by these rules." Worship 3aWelcome Children (2 minutes) Ask: "Let's name some rules we have at church (be kind to others, obey our teachers, walk and not run, keep hands to ourselves, etc.). We have rules everywhere we go: at school, at church, and even at home. Today we will talk about special rules God wants us to follow." 4 Sing "No, No, No, Never" (DVD, 2 minutes) 5aSing "How Great Thou Art" (DVD, 2 minutes) 6aPresent Offering and Pray (2 minutes) 7aSing "I Will Worship You" (DVD, 2 minutes) 8 Find It! (3 minutes) Pull It Together Print Exodus from "Bible Books" (CD). Display and read aloud title. Say: "The Book of Exodus is the second book of the Bible. Is it in the Old or New Testament? (Old) It is the next book after Genesis. Let's open our Bibles to the Book of Exodus." Encourage adults to help the children. Lead preschoolers to turn to chapter 19. Remark: "Our Bible story begins in chapter 19." 9aTell the Bible Story (7 minutes) Pull It Together Scissors, paper, markers Print and cut apart "Ten Rules" (CD). Distribute the rules to adult helpers to display during the story. Print the numbers 1 10 on individual papers. Lay the numbers in random order on the floor. Teacher Tips Make multiples of each number, 1 10, to ensure there is a number for every 2 4 children. Invite children to pray as they return to the number 1 at the end of the story. Thank God that He gave us special rules to obey. Confess that He is the one true God. Call attention to the numbers. Instruct: "The numbers on the floor will help us remember our Bible story today. Listen carefully to the story. When you hear a rule number, find that number on the floor and stand near it until the next number is called." Open your Bible and tell the story. God Gave Rules to Moses Based on Exodus 19:1 20:20 God chose a man named Moses to lead the Israelites out of Egypt. God showed Moses where to go and what to do. God led Moses and the people to a camp at the bottom of a mountain. Moses left the people and went up the mountain to talk to God. God said, "Moses, remind the people how I helped them leave Egypt. I kept them safe as they traveled to this mountain. Tell them to listen to Me and do what I tell them to do. I am coming in a cloud to speak to everyone. Tell them to get ready to wash all of their clothes and to set up boundaries (lines not to cross) around the mountain. Tell the people to look for a thick cloud and to listen for the sound of a trumpet." God Gave Rules to Moses

3 Moses went down the mountain and told the people what God said. They replied, "We will do what God told us to do." Moses returned to the mountain to talk to God again. God wanted the people to know what they should do and how they should obey Him. God told Moses and the people to obey these 10 special rules. Say: "When you hear the number of each rule, find that number. Stand very still by that number until you hear the next rule number called." [Direct leaders to display the rules on their papers when the numbers are called.] 1. Do not worship anyone but God. God is the only God. 2. Do not worship anything you have made. Do not make anything more important than God. 3. Always say God's name in a respectful way. 4. Work on six days. On the seventh day, rest and worship God. 5. Honor and respect your mother and father. 6. Do not kill anyone. 7. Husbands and wives should keep their wedding promises. 8. Do not take something that belongs to someone else. 9. Do not tell lies about other people. Always tell the truth. 10. Do not wish for things that belong to other people. State: "God gave these rules to all people. The rules are called Commandments, because they are rules that everyone should live by. Our Bible verse comes from rule one, 'Do not worship anyone or anything but God.' Exodus 20:3." 10aReview the Bible Story (4 minutes) Pull It Together Sticky notes Print "Teaching Picture 4 Rules to Moses" (CD). Cover the teaching picture with sticky notes. Invite a preschooler to remove one sticky note from the picture as he tells one fact from the story or says one of the Ten Commandments. Continue until full picture is showing. Say: "God gave Moses and the Israelites the Ten Commandments. God wanted Moses and the Israelites to worship only Him. God wants us to worship only Him." 11aUse Worship Guides (7 minutes) Pull It Together Worship Guides, pencils Distribute materials. Teach children the sign language. Talk through each item on the Worship Guides. 12 Make Application (5 minutes) Ten Commandments Song (Sing to the tune "Mary Had a Little Lamb") Ten Commandments God gave us God gave us, God gave us Ten Commandments God gave us To learn and to follow Ten Commandments teach us how Teach us how, teach us how Ten Commandments teach us how To live and to obey Worship God is the main rule The main rule, the main rule Worship God is the main rule Let's worship God only Say: "God gave us the Ten Commandments to help us know how to live and obey. It is important for us to learn and follow the Commandments. Let's sing a song about the Commandments." Teach children the song. 13aPray (3 minutes) Invite a couple of children to pray. Pray, asking God to help us worship only Him. 14 Learn the Bible Verse (6 minutes) Pull It Together Print "Exodus 20:3" (CD) Display and read aloud the verse. Lead children to say the verse with you. Challenge the children to sing the verse. Exodus 20:3 Song (Sing to the tune "Mary Had a Little Lamb") Do not worship anyone, anyone, anyone Do not worship anyone Or anything but God 15aGo to Application Activities or Wrap-Up Week of June 26, 2011

4 Wrap-Up (Large Group Only Format) 16 Sing "Whoa!" (DVD, 2 minutes) 17 Review (4 minutes) Remark: "God wants us to worship Him only. He does not want us to worship anyone or anything but Him." Guide boys and girls to stand up. Call on certain groups of children to sit down (all children wearing a certain color, with certain color eyes or hair, etc.). Call on one of the standing children to name one of the Commandments or tell a story fact. Instruct everyone to stand again and call another group to sit. Continue as time permits. Say: "God wants us to worship Him only." 18 Play Hopscotch (4 minutes) Pull It Together Masking tape, beanbag, scissors, "Ten Rules" from step 9 Prepare a hopscotch pattern on the floor using masking tape. Tape 1 rule into each hopscotch square. Instruct: "We'll take turns tossing a beanbag onto the hopscotch grid. Each tosser will then hop to that square. I'll read the rule that is in that square and then the tosser will continue to hop off the grid. The next person will play." Encourage each child to toss and hop. 19 Dismiss Children to Parents Wrap-Up (Application Activities Format) 16aSing "Whoa!" (DVD, 2 minutes) 17aHighlight Application Activities (2 minutes) Call on several children to tell what they did in their Application Activities. ddarts and Crafts Make Commandment Books dddramatic Play Make Puzzles About Worship ddgames Play Review Games ddexploration and Discovery Discover Whom to Worship Apply: "Our activities helped us understand God wants people to worship Him only." 18aPlay Hopscotch (6 minutes) Pull It Together Masking tape, beanbag, scissors, "Ten Rules" from step 9 Prepare a hopscotch pattern on the floor using masking tape. Tape 1 rule into each hopscotch square. Instruct: "We'll take turns tossing a beanbag onto the hopscotch grid. Each tosser will then hop to that square. I'll read the rule that is in that square and then the tosser will continue to hop off the grid. The next person will play. Encourage each child to toss and hop. Invite a child to tell something about the Bible story before she tosses the beanbag. Review the story as the children play. Conclude: "God wants us to worship Him only." 19aDismiss Children to Parents Ask Yourself As a result of this session, H what did the children hear? N what will the children know? D what will the children do? Tell Us What You Think! Give us your feedback on the Worship KidStyle resources. Visit * Giant Game Floor Mat ( ) may be ordered through LifeWay Christian Resources Customer Service Center at or online at Week of June 26, 2011 Worship KidStyle Preschool Edition Leader Guide 2011 LifeWay Christian Resources of the Southern Baptist Convention.

5 Application Activities Select from the following choices. Each choice is designed for 20 minutes of small group time. Pull It Together Heavyweight paper, children's scissors, hole punches, yarn, markers, embellishments Print "Ten Rules" (CD). Copy 1 per child. Cut front and back covers (1 set per child) from heavyweight paper to the size of small squares of "Ten Rules." Punch holes in the covers. Cut yarn into pieces to tie books together. Teacher Tip Staple sides of books instead of punching holes and using yarn. Worship Through Arts and Crafts Make Commandment Books State: "We can understand God wants us to worship Him only. 'Do not worship anyone or anything but God.' Exodus 20:3. God gave the Israelites 10 rules or Commandments to follow. We can follow those same Commandments today. Let's make commandment books to help us remember all 10. Decorate your covers first." Distribute covers, embellishments, and markers, noting to children the correct sides to decorate [line up the punched holes]. Give each child a copy of "Ten Rules" and tell children to cut rules apart. Help kids stack the Commandments in the correct order and punch holes. Assist children with threading yarn through the punched holes and tying. Lead children to clean the area. Instruct: "Let's look at our books together. Everyone open to the first page. We'll read our books together." Encourage children to follow along in their books as you read aloud the Commandments. Conclude: "God gave the Israelites rules to follow. These rules are called the Ten Commandments. We can and should follow these Commandments today. We can remember God wants people to worship Him only." Pray. Pull It Together Children's scissors, markers, heavyweight paper, ziplock bags Print "Blank Puzzle" (CD) onto heavyweight paper. Print 1 or more per child. Print and cut apart "Ten Commandments" (CD). Lay the "Ten Commandments" down the center of the table or display on wall. Worship Through Dramatic Play Make Puzzles about Worship Distribute the blank puzzles. State: "We can understand God wants us to worship Him only. 'Do not worship anyone or anything but God.' Exodus 20:3. God gave the Israelites 10 rules or Commandments to follow. We can follow those same Commandments today. We'll make puzzles to help us remember to worship only God. We can draw ways we worship God such as coming to church, singing, praying, obeying our parents, giving money to church, and being kind to people. Or, we can choose to draw pictures of the Ten Commandments. Here are pictures of the Ten Commandments [point]." Assist children with deciding what to draw on their puzzles. Suggest children draw more than one puzzle. Help children cut apart their puzzles. Distribute ziplock bags and tell kids to put their puzzles pieces in their bags. Invite children to ask friends to put together their puzzles. Lead children to clean the area. Conclude: "God gave the Israelites rules to follow. These rules are called the Ten Commandments. We can and should follow these Commandments today. We can remember God wants people to worship Him only." Pray. Week of June 26, 2011

6 Pull It Together Giant Game Floor Mat*, scissors, tape Print "Review Game GGFM," "Cube," and "Ten Commandments" (CD). Place "Review Game GGFM" pages in pockets in correct order. Starting pages: Row 1: page 1 Row 2: page 5 Row 3: page 11 Row 4: page 16 Cut apart "Ten Commandments" and place behind the papers in the pockets. Cut out and assemble the cube. Place mat on the floor. Teacher Tip Use a beanbag in place of the cube. Pull It Together Index cards, markers, container, paper Print items children and people tend to covet or worship (toys, candy, cars, movies, dolls, money, jobs, cars, houses, etc.) on separate cards. Print God on several cards. Put all cards in the container. Worship Through Games Play Review Games Direct children to sit around the mat. Invite three children at a time to come stand beside the start space and play the game. Instruct: "We'll take turns rolling the cube and moving that many spaces on the mat. You will answer a question or do the action on the space on which you land." Direct the other children to help kids count, move, and answer questions. Continue until all children play. State: "We can understand God wants us to worship Him only. 'Do not worship anyone or anything but God.' Exodus 20:3. God gave the Israelites 10 rules or Commandments to follow. We can follow those same Commandments today. Let's play again, but this time you will look for Commandments behind the papers in the pockets." Play a second time, directing each child to look for a Commandment behind the paper in the pocket on which he lands. Read aloud the Commandments. Play again, inviting children to find the matching Commandment pieces. Conclude: "God gave the Israelites rules to follow. These rules are called the Ten Commandments. We can and should follow these Commandments today. We can remember God wants people to worship Him only." Pray. Worship Through Exploration and Discovery Discover Whom to Worship Say: "God gave the Israelites rules to follow. These rules are called the Ten Commandments. We can and should follow these Commandments today. The first Commandment tells us to worship only God. Do you think we worship other things?" Encourage responses. It is OK if children do not know what to say. Remark: "Worship means 'to thank, praise, love, and obey God.' Sometimes people worship their stuff. This means the people spend too much time playing with or caring for their stuff. The people might even not come to church or worship God because they spend so much time with their stuff. Let's discover some things that people worship." Invite children to pull cards from the container. Read aloud each card as it is pulled. Say after each card with the word God is pulled: "Worship God only." Comment: "'Do not worship anyone or anything but God.' Exodus 20:3. God told the Israelites to worship only Him. Sometimes we think about other things too much. We might not want to come to church if we can't bring our favorite toys. We come to church to worship. We can play with those toys when we get home from church. Let's draw pictures of ways to worship God." Distribute paper and invite children to draw. Conclude: "Let's remember to worship only God." Pray. Worship KidStyle Preschool Edition Leader Guide 2011 LifeWay Christian Resources of the Southern Baptist Convention. OK to copy.

7 Leaving of the Israelites from Egypt Second book in the Bible Worship KidStyle Preschool Edition Worship Guide 2011 LifeWay Christian Resources of the Southern Baptist Convention. Printed in USA. OK to copy. God Gave Rules to Moses Exodus 19:1 20:20 Week of June 26, 2011 Name means "drawn out of water" Was taken from a basket in the water by Pharaoh's daughter Became leader of the Israelites Ten Commandments 1. Do not worship anyone but God. God is the only God. 2. Do not worship anything you have made. Do not make anything more important than God. 3. Always say God's name in a respectful way. 4. Work on six days. On the seventh day, rest and worship God. 5. Honor and respect your mother and father. 6. Do not kill anyone. 7. Husbands and wives should keep their wedding promises. 8. Do not take something that belongs to someone else. 9. Do not tell lies about other people. Always tell the truth. 10. Do not wish for things that belong to other people. Sign Language Connect the dots to outline the word. Read the definitions for the word. Do not worship anyone or anything but God. Exodus 20:3

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9 Corbert Gauthier God Gave Rules to Moses 2008 LifeWay Christian Resources of the Southern Baptist Convention. Printed in the USA. Exodus 19:1 20:20

10 Blank Puzzle (June 26) 2011 LifeWay Christian Resources of the Southern Baptist Convention. Printed in USA. OK to copy.

11 Do not worship anyone or anything but God. Exodus 20:3 Exodus 20:3 (June 26) 2011 LifeWay Christian Resources of the Southern Baptist Convention. Printed in USA. OK to copy.

12 1 Do not worship anyone but God. God is the only God. 2 Do not worship anything you have made. Do not make anything more important than God. 3 Always say God's name in a respectful way. 4 Work on six days. On the seventh day, rest and worship God. Ten Commandments (June 26) LifeWay Christian Resources of the Southern Baptist Convention. Printed in USA. OK to copy.

13 5 Honor and respect your mother and father. 6 Do not kill anyone. 7 Husbands and wives should keep their wedding promises. 8 Do not take something that belongs to someone else. Ten Commandments (June 26) LifeWay Christian Resources of the Southern Baptist Convention. Printed in USA. OK to copy.

14 9 Do not tell lies about other people. Always tell the truth. 10 Do not wish for things that belong to other people. 1 2 Ten Commandments (June 26) LifeWay Christian Resources of the Southern Baptist Convention. Printed in USA. OK to copy.

15 God loves you Ten Commandments (June 26) LifeWay Christian Resources of the Southern Baptist Convention. Printed in USA. OK to copy.

16 7 8 Thank God for what you have Ten Commandments (June 26) LifeWay Christian Resources of the Southern Baptist Convention. Printed in USA. OK to copy.

17 1 Do not worship anyone but God. God is the only God. 3 Always say God's name in a respectful way. 5 Honor and respect your mother and father. 2 Do not worship anything you have made. Do not make anything more important than God. 4 Work on six days. On the seventh day, rest and worship God. 6 Do not kill anyone. 7 Husbands and wives should keep their wedding promises. 8 Do not take something that belongs to someone else. 9 Do not tell lies about other people. Always tell the truth. 10 Do not wish for things that belong to other people. Ten Rules (June 26) 2011 LifeWay Christian Resources of the Southern Baptist Convention. Printed in USA. OK to copy.

18 Cut along the dotted lines. 2. Fold on the solid lines. 3. Fill with scrap paper. 4. Tape closed Cube (June 12) 2011 LifeWay Christian Resources of the Southern Baptist Convention. Printed in USA. OK to copy.

19 START Review Game GGFM 1

20 What happened in today's Bible story? Review Game GGFM 2

21 Shake hands with a friend. Review Game GGFM 3

22 Name a book in the Bible. Review Game GGFM 4

23 Say today's Bible verse. Review Game GGFM 5

24 Who were the people in today's Bible story? Review Game GGFM 6

25 Stand on one foot and count to 10. Review Game GGFM 7

26 What happened first in today's Bibble story? Review Game GGFM 8

27 Fly an airplane without going anywhere. Review Game GGFM 9

28 Tell something about God. Review Game GGFM 10

29 Link elbows with a friend and turn around. Review Game GGFM 11

30 Name a woman in the Bible. Review Game GGFM 12

31 Tell something about Jesus. Review Game GGFM 13

32 How did the story end? Review Game GGFM 14

33 Name a man in the Bible. Review Game GGFM 15

34 FINISH Review Game GGFM 16

35 What did you learn today? Review Game GGFM 17

36 Flap your arms 5 times. Review Game GGFM 18

37 Name a child in the Bible. Review Game GGFM 19

38 Hug a friend. Review Game GGFM 20

39 Exodus Bible Books