GOOD NEWS CLUB AGENDA LIFE OF PAUL #4 God Gives Saul a Friend WEEK OF: MAIN THRUST: It is God the Holy Spirit who will help you be a friend to others. TO DO AS THE CHILDREN ARRIVE: 1. Greet the children; make them feel w elcome. 2. Take attendance. 3. Listen to previous w eek s memory verse. 4. Have children put money in missions bank. PRE-SESSION ACTIVITY: 1. OLDER CHILD: What Should You Do? 2. YOUNGER CHILD: Barnabas in Antioch SONG: (2 minutes) PRAYER: (4 minutes) 1. Prayer song: 2. Ask the children to share any Thank You Prayers or Please Prayers they have. 3. Lead the class in Thank You Prayers and Please Prayers. MEMORY VERSE: (7 minutes) Proverbs 18:24 A m an who hath friends m ust show him self friendly; and there is a Friend who sticketh closer than a brother. (The underlin ed p o r tion of the verse indicates w hat the younger children should memorize. See Involvement Helps for Younger Children for helps in teaching the verse to the younger children.) Think and Blink After reading this verse from the Bible, explaining what it means, and repeating it at least two times, you may begin this drill. This drill carries the idea of doing two things at the same time. As you say the Bible verse: smile, blink your eyes, point toward Heaven, snap your fingers, stand up, etc. You may combine any two directions. HYMN FOR LIFE OF PAUL: (2 minutes) BIBLE LESSON: (20 minutes) LIFE OF PAUL #4 God Gives Saul a Friend (See Involvement Helps for Younger Children for w ays to involve the children in the Bible lesson.) COUNSEL TIME: (If you have a helper, hostess, or Teacher Junior Grade, let them do the review time while you counsel those who responded to the invitation. Otherwise, at the end of club, be sure to remind the children who responded to the invitation to stay after club for a few minutes.) QUIET TIME NOTEBOOK/TAKE TIME TO REVIEW: (1 minute) Highlight what was learned from last week s Quiet Time/TT Review. Ask the children to do one per day before the next club. Remind them to show you their QT Notebook next week.
LEARNING ABOUT THE BIBLE & THE OLD TESTAMENT BOOKS: (5 minutes) Teach information for Week #20. MISSIONARY TIME: (13 minutes) 1. Sing God s Way while child comes to look in the Go and Tell Box. 2. Share missionary information for Week #21 using the Go and Tell Box. (See attached page.) 3. Pray for missionaries. (See attached page.) 4. Show goal chart and mention the amount given so far. 5. Missions song: 6. Story: Until the Letter Cam e. Teach the part of the story for Week #11. REVIEW ACTIVITY: (6 minutes) Use the activity below or the Bible Learning Game from Involvement Helps for Younger Children. Be a Friend (You will need a bowl of real jelly beans.) Color the 12 jelly beans on the attached pattern sheet. Back them for the flannelboard. On the back, number the beans from 1 to 12. Place the jelly beans on the flannelboard. When a child correctly answers a review question, he chooses a jelly bean. The number on the back indicates which of the following instructions to follow to be a friend to someone in the class. - Linda Ruth and Janice Sands, Give and Take, October 1996. 1. Each boy may choose a jelly bean. Choose one for yourself. 2. Each girl may choose a jelly bean. Choose one for yourself. 3. Each person who has a birthday this month may choose a jelly bean. Choose one for yourself. 4. Any person you pick may choose a jelly bean. Choose one for yourself. 5. Find one person who is your age. He may choose a jelly bean. So may you. 6. Find one person who is in your grade in school. He may choose a jelly bean. So may you. 7. Find one person who has the same color hair as you. He may choose a jelly bean. So may you. 8. Find one person who is wearing the same color shoes as you. He may choose a jelly bean. So may you. 9. Find one person who is wearing the same color shirt as you. He may choose a jelly bean. So may you. 10. Find one person who is wearing the same color pants as you. He may choose a jelly bean. So may you. 11. Find a person who has only one brother. He may choose a jelly bean. So may you. 12. Find a person who has only one sister. He may choose a jelly bean. So may you. Review questions for LIFE OF PAUL #4: 1. Who became a special friend for Saul and caused the apostles to believe Saul? (Barnabas.) 2. What did Saul do when he was with Peter? (He went to the synagogue and taught about Jesus.) 3. How did the Jewish leaders respond to Saul? (They hated him because he was a follow er of Jesus.) 4. What did God say to Saul as he prayed in the Temple? ( Hurry and get out of Jerusalem. ) 5. Where did Saul go? (Believers took him to Caesarea and put him on a ship to Tarsus.) 6. Who went to the city of Antioch to encourage the believers there? (Barnabas.) 7. Who joined Barnabas in Antioch and work ed there a year with him? (Saul.) 8. What were the people in Antioch called who believed in Jesus. (Christians.) 9. What does Christian mean? ( Miniature or a little Christ those who are like Christ. ) 10. What did the people in Antioch do for the believers in Jerusalem? (Sent an offering.) 11. Who joined Saul and Barnabas in Jerusalem to travel with them? (John Mark.) 12. What special thing did God want Barnabas and Saul to do? (The work He called them to do.) *COUNSEL TIME: (*Only if you did not counsel with the children earlier.) SEND HOME WITH THE CHILDREN: 1. Pre-session papers for older and younger child 2. Memory verse token 3. Quite Time Notebook 4. Take Time to Review CHILD EVANGELISM FELLOWSHIP OF EASTERN PA, INC. P.O. BOX 4375 HARRISBURG, PA 17111-0375
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PRE-SESSION, Younger Child LIFE OF PAUL #4 Barnabas in Antioch A man who hath friends must show himself friendly.... Proverbs 18:24 Copyright 1996 Communication Resources, Inc.
MEMORY VERSE HELPS MEMORY VERSE: Proverbs 18:24 LIFE OF PAUL #4 God Gives Saul a Friend A man who hath friends must show himself friendly; and there is a Friend who sticketh closer than a brother. (The underlined portion of the verse indicates what the younger children should memorize. See Involvement Helps for Younger Children for helps in teaching the verse to the younger children.) INTRODUCE THE VERSE: Everyone wants to have friends. Everyone needs to have friends. It is important to have others you can share with. And it is wonderful to know that there is Someone who wants to be your very best Friend. Let s learn today s Bible verse that tells us how to get friends and about one special Friend. READ THE VERSE: Read the verse from the Bible or have an older child read it; then have all the children read with you from the verse visual. EXPLAIN THE VERSE: Proverbs 18:24 This is where this verse is found in the Bible. We call it the address. It is found in the book of Proverbs, chapter 18, verse 24. A man who hath friends The word man means any person man, woman, or child. A friend is someone we really enjoy being with. We share with that person the things that make us happy and the things that make us sad. Sometimes we even share our secrets. must show himself friendly; If we want to have friends, we must be a friend to others. We must do for them what we would want them to do for us. Be sure to encourage them and spend time with them. and there is a Friend This is speaking of the Lord Jesus. who sticketh closer than a brother. Jesus is always with us. He always understands our problems. He is there when our friends and family forget us. Jesus is the best Friend anyone could ever have. REPEAT THE VERSE: Think and Blink After reading this verse from the Bible, explaining what it means, and repeating it at least two times, you may begin this drill. This drill carries the idea of doing two things at the same time. As you say the Bible verse: smile, blink your eyes, point toward Heaven, snap your fingers, stand up, etc. You may combine any two directions. CHILD EVANGELISM FELLOWSHIP OF EASTERN PA, INC. P.O. BOX 4375 HARRISBURG, PA 17111-0375
INVOLVEMENT HELPS FOR YOUNGER CHILDREN by Linda D. Ruth MEMORY VERSE: Shortened verse LIFE OF PAUL #4 God Gives Saul a Friend Proverbs 18:24 A man who hath friends must show himself friendly.... Clap slowly and evenly. Clap on the underlined words of each line below. Words that come on the clap are accented. A man who hath friends must show him-self friend-ly (clap).... BIBLE LESSON HELPS: Throughout Card 3-6 Card 4-2 Card 4-3 Card 4-4 Card 4-5 The Main Thrust statement is It is God the Holy Spirit who will help you be a friend to others. Each time you use this, at be a friend, children extend hand as if ready to shake hands. At word others, children point to a number of people. Review last week s memory verse (2 Corinthians 5:17) with motions. Have children kneel as if in prayer at Temple, listening. Give this message phrase by phrase to children, who will whisper each sentence after you. Quick, Saul! Leave Jerusalem immediately. They will not believe your testimony about Me. Move hand in beckoning motion. Everyone, as Barnabas, says, I need you. God needs you. Come and help. On fingers, enumerate together the teachers and prophets. Have children repeat each one after you: Barnabas, Simeon, Lucius, Manaen, Saul. Everyone step in place to make sound of a big crowd going to docks. Hug three children goodbye as if they were Saul, Barnabas, and John Mark. They get on ship as others wave and call, We will pray for you. BIBLE LEARNING GAME: Be a Friend Form a circle with the children. Choose two children to stand in center. Everyone claps and sings to Mulberry Bush tune: God will help you be a friend, Be a friend, be a friend. God will help you be a friend, Be a friend to others. While one child from center shakes hands and makes a comment of friendly greeting to a child next to you, the other child from center does the same with child on other side of you. Children from center continue around circle, shaking hands, moving away from you. The last two on the circle to have their hands shaken become the next ones inside the circle. The children from inside circle now take a place on either side of you. CHILD EVANGELISM FELLOWSHIP OF EASTERN PA, INC. P.O. BOX 4375 HARRISBURG, PA 17111-0375
LEARNING ABOUT THE BIBLE & THE OLD TESTAMENT BOOKS WEEK #20 (Place figure #1.) So far we have learned about ten of the Minor Prophets. Let s see if you can recall all ten: Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Jonah, Micah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Haggai. (Place figures #39 and #40.) Today, we are going to learn about the last two Minor Prophets which are also the last two books of the Old Testament. They are Zechariah and Malachi. (Place Zechariah wordstrip.) Zechariah wrote about the coming Messiah. The prophecies about Jesus in this book are among the greatest of the Minor Prophets. He wrote about events that would be fulfilled when Jesus came to earth the first time and about other events that have yet to be fulfilled when He comes the second time. (Place Malachi wordstrip.) The last Minor Prophet, as well as the last book of the Old Testament, is Malachi. The Jews had forgotten about the judgment their nation had received from God a little over 100 years before, so God used Malachi to warn the people and remind them that His judgment is loving and has purpose. Let s say the books of Zechariah and Malachi together. We have now learned the 12 books of the Minor Prophets. Let s say them all again: Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Jonah, Micah, Nahum. Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Haggai, Zechariah, Malachi. CHILD EVANGELISM FELLOWSHIP OF EASTERN PA, INC. P.O. BOX 4375 HARRISBURG, PA 17111-0375
GO AND TELL BOX Week #21 Great Commission #3 INFORMATION (Suggested item to put in the Go and Tell Box Atheist and Muslim figures.) Let s review what we learned about these c hildren last week. (Place figure and wordstrips from previous week on flannelboard.) 1. Christian They are the true believers in Jesus. 2. Nominal They only say they are Christians. 3. Unbe lie ve r They have some knowledge of the Gospel but have not believed in a nd received Jesus as their personal Saviour. Let s look in our Go and Tell Box. (Pull out each figure and wordstrip as you talk about them.) It has been said that America is the melting pot of the world. This means that many people come here from other countries and bring their religious beliefs with them. Therefore, some of the different religious groups we will talk about live right here in America. There are different religious groups who do not believe in the God of the Bible. They may have heard of the true and living God, but their beliefs do not include the true God. 1. Atheist There are 37 million people in America who claim to be atheists. (Place figure and wordstrip on the flannelboard.) They believe there is no God, and they do not accept the Bible as God s Word. You may know someone who claims to be a n atheist. Atheists are usually adults, but sometimes a child says he is one just because someone else says so. 2. Muslim There are about six and a half million people in America who claim to be Muslims. (Place figure and wordstrip on the flannelboard.) To a Muslim, their god is far away, and people cannot know him in a personal way. To them, forgiveness is primarily achieved by practicing the five pillars of Islam. a. Recitals of the creed, There is no god but Allah and Mohammed is his Prophet. b. Daily prayer - five times a day at a set time. c. Fasting (not eating) during the month of Ramadan. d. Almsgiving (giving money) to the poor. e. Pilgrimage (making a trip) to Mecca required, if financially possible. It is important that we tell these people about Jesus. Remember that the Great Commission says we are to Go... to every creature. (person) They are lost in sin until they believe in the true God and His Son, Jesus. Adapted from: THE GREAT COMMISSION MISSIONS (Original content from William Carey Library) PRAYER THANK God for Good News Club (Released Time Class) where you learn the Truth about God. ASK God to help you to be bold in sharing the Lord Jesus with others who do not know Him. CHILD EVANGELISM FELLOWSHIP OF EASTERN PA, INC. P.O. BOX 4375 HARRISBURG, PA 17111-0375
It is God the Holy Spirit who will help you be a friend to others. LIFE OF PAUL #4
- They would tell many others about Jesus O Overview PAS examples LIFE OF PAUL #4 Acts 9:26-30; 11:22-30; 12:24-25; 13:1-3; Gal. 1:13-20 - Barnabas told what happened on road to Damascus FLASHCARD PA4-5 - A big crowd gathered at Seleucia to see them off - Most didn t know this first of long line of missionaries to spread Gospel through world 1. 2. 3. W Will you do it? - What will you be when you grow up? - Doctor / lawyer / policeman; it s fun to think about it! - Doing God s will today helps you prepare for future - After hearing this, apostles accepted Saul; welcomed him FLASHCARD PA3-6 (Use again) - For 15 days, Saul stayed with Peter; met with believers - God called these three friends as missionaries because they obeyed Him - Perhaps someday God will ask you to travel to another country to be a missionary CHALLENGE - If Jesus is your Saviour G Go over MT IT IS GOD THE HOLY SPIRIT WHO WILL HELP YOU BE A FRIEND TO OTHERS R Review PAS verse Proverbs 18:24 A man who hath friends must show himself friendly; and there is a Friend who sticketh closer than a brother. (M.V.) INVITATION Romans 6:23... The gift (God offers it to you, but you must take it) of God is eternal life (life to live in Heaven) through Jesus Christ, our Lord (by believing in, putting your trust in Jesus as the only One who can save you from your sin). S P, E L BOW HEADS RESPONSE - One thing God surely wants is for us to be friend to others - Listen carefully, see what you can learn from Bible - Saul really needed a friend FLASHCARD PA4-1 - Saul disappointed; believers wouldn t accept/believe him - Then kindhearted Barnabas took Saul to other apostles - I m convinced Saul is not enemy; he is a true believer! MT IT IS GOD THE HOLY SPIRIT WHO WILL HELP YOU BE A FRIEND TO OTHERS - Saul went into synagogues; taught boldly that Jesus was the promised Messiah O - Then, Saul proved who Jesus was using Scripture! - Those who heard Saul preach were amazed - Once he tried to destroy Gospel; now spreading it! - Saul discovered Jewish leaders now hated him - Saul had deserted them to follow Jesus; now his life was in danger because of that - They decided to murder him
S, PAU 1 John 5:17 All unrighteousness is sin.... 1. 2. 3 FLASHCARD PA4-2 - One day, Saul praying in Temple when Lord spoke - Hurry, Saul, get out of Jerusalem; Jews will not believe your testimony of Me - Saul, Lord, they know I used to beat and jail believers - Lord, You must leave. I am sending you to witness to Gentiles (non-jews) - There was much persecution - It was so dangerous that many fled Jerusalem to other cities - Some believers went to important city of Antioch - Lord blessed their witness, and many turned to Jesus in Antioch - Jerusalem church sent Barnabas - Barnabas was strong man of faith, filled with Holy Spirit - The church grew so fast that Barnabas needed more help - Barnabas went to Tarsus, looked for and found Saul friendly; and there is a Friend who sticketh closer than a brother. (M.V.) 1. 2. 3. FLASHCARD PA4-4 - For a year, Saul and Barnabas taught God s Word - Townspeople noticed such a difference; started calling believers Christians - Christians = little Christs - Word reached Antioch that believers in Jeru. needed help - Saul and Barnabas took offering to Jerusalem - Invited John Mark to come back with them to serve God FLASHCARD PA4-4 (Use again) - Church grew so big it took a number of teachers to lead - Names: Barnabas, Simeon, Lucius, Manean, Saul - Then, Holy Spirit said, Separate Me Barnabas and Saul for the work P, E Romans 5:8 But God com m endeth His love toward us in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. - Saul told believers in Jerusalem what God had said to him FLASHCARD PA4-3 (Map) - Saul, I need you, and God needs you to help in Antioch - Saul agreed, so began a great partnership; blessing to many - A great famine had caused much suffering - Out of love, Christians wanted to help their brothers - All knew that meant Saul and Barnabas would have to leave Antioch - Church excited for them; they helped make great plans - Believers put Saul on a ship bound for Tarsus, his home - He stayed there eight or nine years, teaching the Gospel MT, PAS IT IS GOD THE HOLY SPIRIT WHO WILL HELP YOU BE A FRIEND TO OTHERS Proverbs 18:24 A m an who hath friends m ust show himself G - The church chose Saul and Barnabas to carry offering FLASHCARD PA4-3 (Map) - Probably took up offering, fasted, and prayed for them - Young John Mark decided to go too; this was start of first missionary journey!