Save us, we pray, O LORD! O LORD, we pray, give us success!

ADULT CHALLENGE PALM SUNDAY Unit 7, Lessn 2 Objective Aim: The peple praised Jesus when He rde int Jerusalem n a clt. Subjective Aim: Jesus, please give me the desire t praise Yu. Scripture: Matthew 21:1-11; Luke 19:28-40; Mark 11: 1-10; Zechariah 9:9 Memry Verse: Yet t his sn I will give ne tribe, that David my servant may always have a lamp befre me in Jerusalem, the city where I have chsen t put my name. (1 Kings 11:36 ESV) Rejice greatly, O daughter f Zin! Shut alud, O daughter f Jerusalem! Behld, yur king is cming t yu; righteus and having salvatin is he, humble and munted n a dnkey, n a clt, the fal f a dnkey. (Zechariah 9:9 ESV) Jesus rde int Jerusalem n a clt t the shuts f Hsanna, Hsanna. Hsanna cmes frm a Hebrew wrd and literally means, Save us, we pray. It is taken frm Psalm 118:25. Bth the wrds and the actins f the peple hnr the One cming int the city. It is quite prbable that many f the peple were nt aware f the significance f this day; they were merely caught up in the excitement and celebratin f the event. At the annual Passver celebratin, the peple chanted Psalm 118: 25-26. Thus as Jesus entered the city sme ran ahead f Him and sme behind Him, chanting: Save us, we pray, O LORD! O LORD, we pray, give us success! Blessed is he wh cmes in the name f the LORD! We bless yu frm the huse f the LORD. (Psalm 118:25-26 ESV) Jesus.. fill Yur Servant s heart full t verflwing in praise f Yu. May this be a time f remembrance f all Yu have dne in his/her life. In Jesus name, Amen. KidTrek Sunday Plus Unit 7, Lessn 2 Palm Sunday 35 Adult Challenge

KIDS BIBLE FOCUS PALM SUNDAY Unit 7 Lessn 2 Objective Aim: The peple praised Jesus when He rde int Jerusalem n a clt. Subjective Aim: Jesus, please give me the desire t praise Yu. Scripture: Matthew 21:1-11; Luke 19:28-40; Mark 11: 1-10; Zechariah 9:9 Memry Verse: Yet t his sn I will give ne tribe, that David my servant may always have a lamp befre me in Jerusalem, the city where I have chsen t put my name. (1 Kings 11:36 ESV) Suggestins: Rent a dnkey/clt Find smene t play the part f Jesus he will nt interact with the kids. Order Palm strips, frnds If yu are unable t find them lcally here are a cuple links: http://www.churchsupplywarehuse.cm/catalg_categryit em.asp_q_categryid_e_72_a_subcategryid_e_358_a_pal m_ash_e_palm_ash http://www.merhaut.cm/palm.asp?gclid=cicuk52g7aycfrh Cgwdm0dKHw Plan t d the same presentatin f Jesus entry fr all services. Plan t take the kids utside fr this presentatin weather permitting. The kids will then return t their disciplers, just as a nrmal Sunday. KidTrek Sunday Plus Hliday Unit 7, Lessn 2 Palm Sunday 36 Kids Bible Fcus

NOOK (Begin as sn as first kid enters, 15 MT) GATHERING As the kids enter have them sit with yu n the flr in a circle. Opening questins: D yu like when smene tells yu smething they like abut yu? Hw des it make yu feel? Hw des it feel when smene says smething bad abut yu? What d yu like t d when yu have time ff frm schl? Musical Spns MATERIALS : plastic spns Kids sit in a circle. Using a permanent marker place a spt n ne f the spns where it is nt readily nticeable. One less spn than players are placed in the center f the circle. Make sure the spn with the dt is in the pile frm the first rund. All players are given 3 Bucks. Music is played r leader claps. When the sund stps everyne tries t get a spn. The player t nt get a spn must give the leader a Buck. Every fifth rund the persn wh gets the spn with the black dt gets all the Bucks the leader is hlding. KidTrek Palm Sunday 37 Sunday Plus Hliday Unit 7, Lessn 2 Kids Bible Fcus

REALITY CHECK and HEARING THE WORD (30 MT, all Trek Teams tgether, led by Stry Specialist.) MATERIALS : dnkey/clt, palm frnds/branches, Clthes t lay ut in frnt f Jesus, diagram f the Passver Dr The Stry Specialist will lead this Reality Check/Hearing the Wrd Time. The children will make a Crss ut f their Palm Frnd fr craft. They can d this in their Trek Teams n the flr. A Craft Specialist leads them thrugh the creatin steps. PREP Rent a dnkey/clt they usually aren t difficult t find. Knw size f man the animal can hld Recruit a Jesus. Order palm frnd/branches (see links fr rdering n page 36) Gather clthes that the kids can lay ut in frnt f where Jesus will g. DISCUSSION Explain t the kids that tday is a day f celebratin. Yu will take them thrugh sme questins referring back t the lessn Pharah s Purpse T Shw Gd s Pwer, Unit 4. Lessn 3 This is t assist them in cnnecting The Passver t Palm Sunday and then Easter. Tday is the day that we remember when Jesus rde a dnkey int Jerusalem. Fr the peple wh lived in Jesus day it was the celebratin f Passver. Remember the stry f Gd using Mses t free the Israelites frm being slaves in Egypt? This is what led t the first Passver, help me remember what happened. Can yu remember what Gd did t cnvince Pharah t let the Israelites g? He sent plagues t shw Pharah that He, Gd, was all pwerful. In ther wrds Pharah culd nt keep the Israelites in Egypt. What were the Plagues? If pssible find visualss f the plagues that yu culd put n PwerPint r just have pictures t shw the kids. Nile River int bld. Frgs everywheree Dust f earth became gnats Swarms f flies Hrses, dnkeys, camels, sheep all that belnged t Egypt died Bils brke ut n all Egyptians Heavy hail fell. Lcusts cvered the land Egypt was cvereded in darkness they culdn t see anything fr three days An angel f death was sent t kill the firstbrn child f each Egyptian family What did Gd d t Pharah s heart after each f the first nine plagues? Gd hardened Pharah s heart s he wuld say n t the Israelitess leaving. This KidTrek Palm Sunday 38 Sunday Plus Hliday Unit 7, Lessn 2 Kids Bible Fcus

gave Gd the pprtunity t nce again shw all the wrld that He is pwerful. (Exdus 9: 15-17) What did the Israelites have t d fr the 10 th plague s that their ldest child wuld nt be killed? (Have the dr diagram where all the kids can see it) They had t put bld n the dr pst. The angel f death passed ver every hme that had bld n the dr pst. Anyne remember why this is imprtant and hw it cnnects t Jesus? The way the bld was placed n the dr it represented a crss. The Friday after this Sunday (Palm Sunday), Jesus wuld die n the crss. Why did Jesus die n the crss? Because we are sinners, we break Gd s laws. Gd is hly He cannt interact with thse wh break His laws. Gd is just punishment had t be paid fr ur sin. Jesus tk ur punishment. Jesus died n the crss and experienced ttal separatin frm Gd s we wuldn t have t. Gd is separated frm every human except thse wh are a member f His family. Hw d we becme a member f Gd s family? See if the kids can answer this. Yu fill in r crrect. If needed, reference Rmans 10:9-10. We begin with knwing that Jesus is Gd. We knw that He tk the punishment fr ur sins by dying n the crss. We admit we are sinners. We repent f ur sin (feel s bad fr hurting Jesus with ur sin we never want t d it again). We tell Jesus we want t surrender t Him, we want t be wned by Him, we want t bey Him. S nw imagine that yu are an Israelite living when Jesus lived. Yu have grwn up being tld ver and ver that the Messiah is ging t cme t save all the Israelites. Think f everything yu ve learned this year abut the Israelites. Anyne want t share anything? (Begin nw t get the kids excited) Give them the pprtunity t share but dn t press them. If they dn t remember anything then yu share a cuple e.g.gd called Abraham t leave everything he knew and g t a new land; Giden hid in the wine press because he was s fearful f the Israelites enemies; Jseph sld int slavery by his brthers but was then able t save them during a famine. Every year the Israelites celebrated Passver when the angel f death passed ver the hmes f their ancestrs in Egypt. They celebrated and thanked Gd fr saving the Israelite children. Every year they prayed fr the Messiah t cme. They thught the Messiah wuld cme and make them great they thught He wuld take away the suffering they were ging thrugh. They thught he wuld be a king KidTrek Sunday Plus Hliday Unit 7, Lessn 2 Palm Sunday 39 Kids Bible Fcus

wh wuld rule everyne. Each year when they celebrated Passver they did s with great expectatin. Read Mark 11: 1-10 Cme, let s g experience Jesus arrival in Jerusalem. Have disciplers prepared t lead the kids in what they are t d. Hand ut Palm frnds. THE ACTIVITY (Stry Specialist leads, all Trek Teams tgether) Hand ut Palm Frnds t all f the kids. Get them excited abut Jesus cming. In an excited tne paint a picture f the peple and their excitement in the day they celebrated Jesus entering Jerusalem. Be very animated s as the kids g utside they are excited and have anticipatin als. Give them sme instructin f what yu want them t d. Shut Halleluiah and Hsanna. Thrw clthes dwn in frnt f Jesus n the dnkey. Or yu may just have a few adults d that. After they are finished they return fr Chat n Chew. KidTrek Sunday Plus Hliday Unit 7, Lessn 2 Palm Sunday 40 Kids Bible Fcus

CHAT N CHEW DISCUSSION (In Trek Teams discuss the scripture, 10 MT) MATERIALS: Objective Aim: Subjective Aim: KidTrek Palm Sunday Gum, Kids gather their Bibles and g int Trek Teams. The peple praised Jesus when He rde int Jerusalem n a clt. Jesus, please give me the desire t praise Yu. I am ging t give each f yu a piece f gum. Yur participatin in ur discussin will determine what yu d with the gum at the end f Chat n Chew. If yu participate in ur discussin then yur gum will g n this chart (at the end). When the chart is full the grup will get t chse any dessert they wish. 1. What d yu think that wuld have felt like if yu lived 2,000 years ag and experienced that fr real? N right r wrng this is t help them calm dwn frm the excitement and t get their brains at a place t cncentrate. 2. Let s lk at Zechariah 9:9 Read it with the kids. This was written hundreds f years befre Jesus was even brn. Remind them f the prphecies they learned f at Christmas. This is ne f thse prphecies. 3. If yu heard that a king was ging t cme what wuld yu think that meant? The Israelites thught it meant that He wuld take ver and rule. It wuld mean they wuld n lnger be under the terrible, painful rule f thers. 4. Palm Sunday is a time f celebratin, a time t d as the Israelites did and praise Jesus. We knw wh Jesus really is He is Gd. What are sme ther things we knw abut Jesus? Yu can share smething in a sentence r just a wrd. 41 Creatr All Knwing, All Pwerful, All Lving Hly, Just, A Jealus Gd Deliverer, Frgiving, Cmfrter Teacher, Encurager, Cunselr Our nly HOPE Eternal Have the kids thank the Lrd thanksgiving is when we are grateful fr smething He has dne fr us. Praise the Lrd praise is when we acknwledge the greatness f wh Gd is and what His attributes (qualities) are. Help the kids t get int the wnder f wh Jesus is. T understand that He didn t have t die n the crss, He culd have left us t take ur wn punishment. Hwever He lved us s much that He died fr us He tk ur punishment. He prvided us a way t be united with Gd. Have a NOOK type game ready fr just yur Trek Team if yu have time left. Sunday Plus Hliday Unit 7, Lessn 2 Kids Bible Fcus

CRAFTS (Led by Craft Specialist 15MT) Crsses frm Palm Frnds MATERIALS: a blade frm a palm frnd per kid, CRAFTS PREP Practice this several times s yu knw hw yu will walk the kids thrugh step by step. Make sme extra nes in case Yunger Kids are nt able t finish theirs. Yu might als cpy the directins t give t kids s they can finish at hme. Yu can practice using strips f paper. Plan t take the kids thrugh this a step at a time. D nt mve n until everyne has finished a step. Disciplers shuld be wrking with children, nt making ne themselves. If yu can put the steps n a PwerPint that might be helpful. KidTrek Palm Sunday 42 Sunday Plus Hliday Unit 7, Lessn 2 Kids Bible Fcus

THE ACTIVITY 1. Hld the frnd hrizntally 2. Bend the right end straight up frm the centre t frm a right angle. Have them bend end t end t get the center. Shw them the slant at the fld. 3. Fld this same tp strip, frm the centre, back away frm themselves and dwn, up twards themselves and ver again, t frm a square at the back. It will still be a right angle at this pint. KidTrek Sunday Plus Hliday Unit 7, Lessn 2 Palm Sunday 43 Kids Bible Fcus

4. a) Bring the left strip frward and fld ver the centre twards the right. b) Fld away frm yu and pull thrugh the square at back, all the way. (If the frnd is wider at ne end than the ther it will need t be cut t g thrugh the back square.) 5. Bend the tp strip frward and put the end thrugh the centre square t make a shaft f desired length. 6. Fld left hand strip backwards and put thrugh the back square. This makes the left crssbar and shuld be in prprtin t the shaft. 7. Fld the right strip back, put thrugh the back square and fasten. KidTrek Sunday Plus Hliday Unit 7, Lessn 2 Palm Sunday 44 Kids Bible Fcus

KIDS CORPORATE WORSHIP PALM SUNDAY Unit 7, Lessn 2 Objective Aim: Subjective Aim: Scripture: Memry Verse: The peple praised Jesus when He rde int Jerusalem n a clt. Jesus, please give me the desire t praise Yu. Matthew 21:1-11; Luke 19:28-40; Mark 11: 1-10; Zechariah 9:9 Yet t his sn I will give ne tribe, that David my servant may always have a lamp befre me in Jerusalem, the city where I have chsen t put my name. (1 Kings 11:36 ESV) NOOK (Begin as sn as first kid enters, 15 MT) GATHERING As the kids enter have them sit n the flr with yu. Opening questins: What d yu feel like when smene makes fun f yu? What d yu feel like when yu give a cmpliment t smene? What d yu feel like when yu make fun f smene r yu say smething bad abut them? FIND THE VERSE MATERIALS: Object: cpy f the verse per kid T have fun and memrize this mnth s new verse Have them sit with yu n the flr in a circle. One player is chsen t be IT IT leaves the rm. Anther player is chsen t hide the verse. IT returns t the rm. All the players read the verse ver and ver while IT tries t find the hidden verse. This week is a new verse s this is t help them memrize it. Players read luder the clser IT gets t the verse, sfter the farther away IT gets. When IT finds the versee the individual wh hid the verse becmes IT. KidTrek Palm Sunday 45 Sunday Plus Unit 7, Lessn 2 Kids Crprate Wrship

WORSHIP THROUGH MUSIC (10 MT, Led by Wrship Team Specialists) Kids sit with their Disciplers Suggestin is that everyne sits n the flr t make the theater-in-the-rund easier t perfrm. Be sure t have an adult at the dr t greet kids wh are late and get them cnnected t a Discipler/Trek Team. Be sure t have a variety f sngs. It is imprtant t expse the kids t all types f Wrship Music. Sme Suggestins Gd s Kids Wrship http://www.gdskidswrship.cm/p-64-gds-kids-wrship-classic-range-cd.aspx All Hail King Jesus What A Mighty Gd We Serve H w Majestic Is Yur Name Center fr Church Music WORSHIP THROUGH LITURGY (10 minutes FST Led by Wrship Specialists) Wh will lead the varius elements f the liturgy? Scripture Matthew 21: 1-11 Creeds/Lrd s Prayer Use Pwer Pints Tithing/Offering Always pray ver the tithes/fferings and ffer them up t the Lrd as an act f wrship. Because there are differing views n the thelgy f tithes and fferings n suggestns are given here fr teaching n this tpic. Learn frm yur pastrs what yur church teaching is. Teach yur church s psitin t the children ver and ver during the Liturgy time. Children learn thrugh repetitin and yu will als have new children attending. It is highly suggested that a cllectin be taken during the service. Children learn by ding; it is gd fr them t experience giving in the midst f the Wrship service s they cnnect the cncept f giving t Wrship. KidTrek Sunday Plus Unit 7, Lessn 2 Palm Sunday 46 Kids Crprate Wrship

WORSHIP THROUGH THE WORD (10 MT, led by Wrship Team) The Regular Characters Each week there will be the same characters. Jacb Jhnsn(10) and Olivia Jhnsn(7) are brther and sister. They live in a middle class family; their parents are Christians and prvide a slid hme. Mr. Jhnsn wns his wn car repair shp and Mrs. Jhnsn is a teacher s aide at the schl. Grace Lim (7) is a friend f Olivia s. She lives with her mther, Miriam Lim, brther Daniel (8), and sister Luann (11). Grace s dad was killed in an autmbile accident a year ag. The Jhnsns and Lims attend the same church. Pabl Garcia (10) is a friend f Jacb s. His family is immigrants. His parents allw him t attend activities at church with Jacb because they appreciate the family values f the Jhnsns; Mr. Garcia is a cmputer prgrammer; Mrs. Garcia is a stay at hme mm and speaks very little English. Pabl has tw sisters wh are in their twenties, Alicia and Rse. Mst skits will nly have the fur blded characters. Hwever, ccasinally the skit will call fr added characters. THIS WEEK S CHARACTERS: Jacb, Pabl, Olivia, Grace Remember, always put the script int the idims used in yur neighbrhd. KidTrek Sunday Plus Unit 7, Lessn 2 Palm Sunday 47 Kids Crprate Wrship

Jacb runs int the rm really excited and ut f breath Jacb: Pabl Jacb: Pabl: Jacb: Olivia: Pabl: Grace: Jacb: Grace: Speaking t the audience.) Ww, I can t believe it! Yu wn t believe wh is cming? Yu guys are ging t be s excited! (Begins calling utside the rm) Jacb! Jacb! Where are yu? I m in here. I ve been lking all ver fr yu. Pabl, wait! Yu wn t believe it! Yu just wn t believe wh is cming. (Cmes running in) Hey, I finally fund yu guys! Have yu heard? What is ging n? What is happening? (Turns t audience) D yu guys knw what s happening? (Has been sitting ut in the audience) Cme n! Tell us what is happening. We all want t knw. Well, d yu knw what day tday is? I dn t (T the kid she is sitting next t) D yu knw what day tday is? If a kid says Palm Sunday skip Pabl. Pabl: Jacb: Pabl: I knw! Palm Sunday That s right! And what happened n Palm Sunday? I m nt sure (t audience) any f yu guys help me ut? If smene in audience answers skip Olivia r imprvise t include everything. Olivia: Palm Sunday is the day that Jesus rde int Jerusalem n a dnkey. Everyne thught that Jesus was cming as a king. They thught He was ging t set them free frm the cruel Rmans. Grace: Jacb: That s right, but that s nt what happened. Well, just think if we were in Jerusalem n the very first Palm Sunday and smebdy came t tell us that Jesus was cming. What wuld yu d? KidTrek Sunday Plus Unit 7, Lessn 2 Palm Sunday 48 Kids Crprate Wrship

Pabl: Grace: Jacb: I d run right where He was. Man, I wuldn t want t miss ut n seeing Jesus. (Standing up) Ww just imagine! What wuld it have been like? Wait, listen d yu hear that? What is it? Frm utside there are sunds f peple shuting Hsanna and Halleluiah Pabl: Jacb: Let s g see what is happening. (T kids in audience) Yu guys want t g with us? Disciplers shuld be prepared t direct kids. Kids frm first hur will knw what t d and will mdel fr the ther kids. THE ACTIVITY (Wrship Specialist leads, all Trek Teams tgether) Hand ut Palm Frnds t all f the kids. Get them excited abut Jesus cming. In an excited tne paint a picture f the peple and their excitement in the day they celebrated Jesus entering Jerusalem. Get the kids wh were at Kids Bible Fcus t share what is happening. Be very animated s as the kids g utside they are excited and have anticipatin als. Give them sme instructin f what yu want them t d. Shut Halleluiah and Hsanna Thrw clthes dwn in frnt f Jesus n the dnkey/clt Or yu may just have a few adults d that. After they are finished they return t create their Palm Frnd Crss. KidTrek Palm Sunday 49 Sunday Plus Unit 7, Lessn 2 Kids Crprate Wrship

CRAFTS (Led by Craft Specialist r Wrship Specialist 10MT) Crsses frm Palm Frnds MATERIALS: a blade frm a palm frnd per kid, CRAFTS PREP Practice this several times s yu knw hw yu will walk the kids thrugh step by step. Make sme extra nes in case Yunger Kids are nt able t finish theirs. Yu might als cpy the directins t give t kids s they can finish at hme. Yu can practice using strips f paper. Plan t take the kids thrugh this a step at a time. D nt mve n until everyne has finished a step. Disciplers shuld be wrking with children, nt making ne themselves. If yu can put the steps n a PwerPint that might be helpful. KidTrek Palm Sunday 50 Sunday Plus Unit 7, Lessn 2 Kids Crprate Wrship

THE ACTIVITY 1. Hld the frnd hrizntally 2. Bend the right end straight up frm the centre t frm a right angle. Have them bend end t end t get the center. Shw them the slant at the fld. 3. Fld this same tp strip, frm the centre, back away frm themselves and dwn, up twards themselves and ver again, t frm a square at the back. It will still be a right angle at this pint. KidTrek Sunday Plus Unit 7, Lessn 2 Palm Sunday 51 Kids Crprate Wrship

4. a) Bring the left strip frward and fld ver the centre twards the right. b) Fld away frm yu and pull thrugh the square at back, all the way. (If the frnd is wider at ne end than the ther it will need t be cut t g thrugh the back square.) 5. Bend the tp strip frward and put the end thrugh the centre square t make a shaft f desired length. 6. Fld left hand strip backwards and put thrugh the back square. This makes the left crssbar and shuld be in prprtin t the shaft. 7. Fld the right strip back, put thrugh the back square and fasten. KidTrek Sunday Plus Unit 7, Lessn 2 Palm Sunday 52 Kids Crprate Wrship

DISCIPLESHIP TIME (15MT, In Trek Teams) Objective Aim: The peple praised Jesus when He rde int Jerusalem n a clt. Subjective Aim: Jesus, please give me the desire t praise Yu. MATERIALS: Bibles, Each Discipler sits n the flr with his/her Trek Team. 1. I want yu t take a mment and just imagine yu are living with yur family in Jerusalem n that day when Jesus entered Jerusalem riding n the dnkey. Clse yur eyes and create a mvie in yur mind f what happened in yur family. Have all yur family members in the mvie. What are the smells, the sunds, what d yu hear? Are peple happy, sad, excited, frightened, awe struck, curius. Des anyne believe? Des anyne dubt? I am ging t give yu a few minutes t create the mvie in yur mind. 2. Wuld anyne like t describe the mvie yu created? N right r wrng here it is what they saw within. Hwever, it will give yu an idea f where they are cming frm, what d they believe? 3. Let s pen ur Bibles t Zechariah 9:9. Read it with the kids. If yu were in Kids Bible Fcus can yu tell us what is special abut this verse? This was written hundreds f years befre Jesus was even brn. Remind them f the prphecies they learned f at Christmas. This is ne f thse prphesies. 4. Let the crss yu made this mrning be a reminder thrughut the year t praise Jesus. Praise means yu tell Him hw great He is. Have a time f prayer with the kids. Encurage each kid t pray but dn t push them. Have a Nk game ready in case yu have mre time. Play until kids are picked up KidTrek Sunday Plus Unit 7, Lessn 2 Palm Sunday 53 Kids Crprate Wrship

KIDS WEEKDAY CELEBRATION PALM SUNDAY Unit 7, Lessn 2 Objective Aim: The peple praised Jesus when He rde int Jerusalem n a clt. Subjective Aim: Jesus, please give me the desire t praise Yu. Scripture: Matthew 21:1-11; Luke 19:28-40; Mark 11: 1-10; Zechariah 9:9 Memry Verse: Yet t his sn I will give ne tribe, that David my servant may always have a lamp befre me in Jerusalem, the city where I have chsen t put my name. (1 Kings 11:36 ESV) Suggestins fr Hly Week If the parents aren t nrmally with the children at Week Day Celebratin invite them fr this time f remembering Christ s jurney t the crss. This will be a smber evening as yu experience the washing f feet and cmmunin. Everything will be dne in family grupings. Have ptins fr single parents t chse frm. Tw families f single parents can be in ne gruping. A single mm may want t be part f a family headed by a dad. Elders may head up a grup f tw r three families f singles. Single family may want t be its wn grup. If there is a single parent yu knw has a decent relatinship with his/her spuse and that individual is a believer suggest that the spuse be invited t jin the family fr this evening. This wuld be a great time t invite Senir Citizens whse children and grandchildren dn t attend yur church t cme and head up a family gruping. Plan fr nn-church kids t sit with their discipler s family. Plan t have childcare fr children birth thrugh 3. Make the evening fit yur church s teaching, thelgy. KidTrek Sunday Plus Unit 7, Lessn 2 Palm Sunday 54 Kids Weekday Celebratin

Prep MATERIALS: instructins fr head f family, a cuple f twels per family, bwl with water per family, plate with matz crackers, small cups, small bttles with juice per family, Bibles, red yarn Place chairs in small circles. Yu have a fairly gd idea f the number f individuals in a family in yur church arrange the chairs t match the families f yur church. It will be impssible t get it exactly crrect s have extra chairs leaning against a wall. Plan t have smene at the dr t explain t the Head f Family what he/she is t d. If yur church des nt believe a wman shuld give cmmunin then yu will need t make sure there is a cmfrtable way fr single mms t have a man in her family grup. This culd be dne by having senir citizens withut immediate family in the church jin with a single mm and her family. Be creative then in having the mm bless each f her children. Lay instructins n a chair, fr the Head f Family, in each circle. Place twels, bwl f water, matz crackers, small cups and small bttles f grape juice, and pieces f red yarn in the center f each circle f chairs. If yu need t purchase bttles fr the grape juice this is a link t inexpensive bttles/jars http://www.cntainerandpackaging.cm/subtype.asp?itemtype=glass_cntainers Be sure disciplers are expecting kids withut family present t be a part f their family fr this evening. If smene enters withut a Bible give them a Bible. The Order f Wrship Sheet n p. 58 has lines n which yu write the names f thse participating. IDEAL: Peple register fr the evening s yu can email Head f Family the instructins ahead f time. GATHERING As families enter tell the Head f Family that there is a sheet f instructins n a chair in their circle. Head f Family may be a father, grandfather r single-mm. Tell them t sit in a circle f chairs that has the clsest number f chairs t their family members. KidTrek Palm Sunday 55 Sunday Plus Unit 7, Lessn 2 Kids Weekday Celebratin

HEAD OF FAMILY INSTRUCTIONS MATERIALS: Bible fr each kid, Beginning Discussin Engage yur family in the fllwing discussin. 1. What is yur very first memry? There is n right r wrng answer here. If yu have never shared this with yur kids they will enjy hearing yurs. This is just a fun questin. 2. What is the first ty yu remember having? What did yu like abut this ty? 3. Invite the kids t ask Mm and Dad abut a childhd memry they have. Let each kid have the pprtunity t ask a questin. 4. What is yur first memry f knwing abut Gd? 5. If yu are a member f Gd s family when d yu remember that happening? Explanatin f Cmmunin (Explain cmmunin t yur children if this is their first intrductin t it) Tnight we are ging t remember that Jesus died n the crss s that we can be with Gd frever. Everyne wh is a member f Gd s family will be invited t eat a cracker as a remembrance f Jesus bdy; then we will drink sme grape juice t remember that Jesus bled as he died n the crss. If yu are nt a member f Gd s family then yu will listen but yu wn t take the cracker and juice. The Bible tells us that nly Gd s family shuld take cmmunin. A Game (I Spy) If yu finish the discussin and the explanatin f cmmunin befre thers d, here is a simple game t play. Have a child lk arund the rm and chse smething, she desn t telll anyne what it is. She says, I Spy smething red In this rm. The family then tries t guess what the red bject in the rm is she has spied by asking yes and n questins. Whever guesses crrectly is the new spy, wh will find smething else fr the grup t guess; the clue is always what clr the bject is. KidTrek Palm Sunday 56 Sunday Plus Unit 7, Lessn 2 Kids Weekday Celebratin

Ft Washing Yu will wash the feet f yur family members. Gently rub the ft in the water and as yu d s give the individual a blessing. E.g. I bless yu name f child. I bless yu in the name f Jesus, prclaiming the blessings f Gd, my Redeemer, upn yu. May He give yu wisdm, a reverential fear f Gd, and a heart f lve.i pray that yu will grw up t be a man f Gd. Yu are a gift frm Gd t ur family. Put the abve int yur wn wrds, fitting it accrding t the specific child yu are praying fr. If yu are able t d s make it slightly unique fr each child. Dry the ft and mve t the next ne. Have a special wrd fr the adults t. Cmmunin Yu will pass ut the bread and pur the grape juice int the cups. Explain t yur children that the bread and grape juice are reminders f what Jesus did fr us. The bread and juice are nt really Jesus bdy and bld. KidTrek Sunday Plus Unit 7, Lessn 2 Palm Sunday 57 Kids Weekday Celebratin

WELCOME SINGING INTERGENERATIONAL COMMUNION AND FOOT WASHING ORDER OF SERVICE (fill in times belw) Beautiful Savir When I Survey The Wndrus Crss Jesus Paid It All http://www.gdskidswrship.cm/p-313-a-big-basket-f-easter-sngs-videdvd-plus-data.aspx Has a DVD vide with children singing REJOICING IN GOD S WORD Ask fr vlunteer children t qute memry verses they have learned this year. OR give a reference and have everyne in the rm wh has memrized it qute it in unisn. Share BRIEFLY hw each f these verses pint t what yu celebrated n Palm Sunday, are celebrating thrughut Hly Week and will celebrate n Easter. Pint ut hw the peple welcming Jesus t Jerusalem n Palm Sunday needed t heed this mnth s memry verse (1 Kings 18:21) fr by the end f the week they had limped t a different pinin and were shuting fr Jesus crucifixin. FOOT WASHING Jhn 13: 1-20: Smene reads the scripture dramatically s yu keep the attentin f the kids. Direct everyne t take ff ne she and sck. Head f Family will wash the feet f the ther members f the family. Tell Head f Family t read instructins and prceed. KidTrek Sunday Plus Unit 7, Lessn 2 Palm Sunday 58 Kids Weekday Celebratin

DO THIS IN REMEMBRANCE OF ME Have everyne pen their Bibles t Luke 22:19-20 Read passage. Remembering special times in ur lives helps us as we cntinue t grw in ur walk with Jesus. Just as yu had a time f remembering in yur families at the beginning f the service. Sme memries are happy and we get excited, ther memries are sad and difficult t remember but they are still imprtant. Sme peple will tie a string arund their fingers t remember smething imprtant. Tnight we are ging t tie a red piece f yarn arund ur fingers as a reminder that Jesus shed His bld because He lves us s much. The yarn is in the center f yur family circles. (As they are putting n their strings) Jesus lves us s much that He wants us t be with Him frever. The prblem is that because we sin, we break Gd s laws, we are separated frm Him. THAT is why Jesus came t earth. Gd is Hly, He cannt be in the presence f sin. Fr us t be united with Gd smene had t take the punishment fr the sin. BUT wh culd d that? (Be prepared fr kids t yell ut Jesus) It had t be smene wh had never sinned Himself. Jesus had never sinned s He came t take the punishment fr ur sins. When we have a great regret fr ur sins and we dn t want t sin anymre, we tell this t Jesus. We tell Him that we want t d what He wants us t d. We tell Him we want t fllw Him frever. When we have dne thse things we becme a member f Gd s family. Let s pen ur Bibles t 1 Crinthians 11: 27-29. (Read it) If yu are nt a member f Gd s family yu shuldn t take cmmunin KidTrek Sunday Plus Unit 7, Lessn 2 Palm Sunday 59 Kids Weekday Celebratin

COMMUNION Bread Explain t Head f Families t take the plate f Matz crackers and give a piece t each member f the family. Then wait. The crackers(matz), are unleavened. This means it has n yeast in it. This represents that Jesus was withut sin. Hebrews 4:15 Stripes = Isaiah 53 By His stripes we were healed. Hles = Zechariah 12 They shall lk upn Him whm they have pierced. Invite the peple t partake f the bread while saying, D This In Remembrance f Jesus. Cup Explain t families t take the cups frm the center f the circle and pur the juice int them. The juice is a reminder f Jesus bld that is why it is dark red. We are nw ging t partake f the cup. I will say smething and yu respnd with, His bld was pured ut fr me. Invite the peple t partake, This cup is the new cvenant in my bld, which is pured ut fr yu. Peple respnd Drink the cup. CONCLUSION Encurage everyne t wear their red strings f remembrance until Easter Sunday. They culd be great discussin peners as they are ut and abut. Remind the children that the bread and the juice are a reminder f what Jesus did fr us. Sing a sng r tw Prayer KidTrek Sunday Plus Unit 7, Lessn 2 Palm Sunday 60 Kids Weekday Celebratin

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THE SHEMA FOCUS PALM SUNDAY Unit 7, Lessn 2 Objective Aim: Subjective Aim: Scripture: Memry Verse: NOTE: Kids Weekday Challenge includes the parents this week. The peple praised Jesus when He rde int Jerusalem n a clt. Jesus, please give me the desire t praise Yu. Matthew 21:1-11; Luke 19:28-40; Mark 11: 1-10; Zechariah 9:9 Yet t his sn I will give ne tribe, that David my servant may always have a lamp befre me in Jerusalem, the city where I have chsen t put my name. (1 Kings 11:36 ESV) CONNECTING (Be prepared t engage the first persn t enter, 20MT) MATERIALS: paper and pens Remember! Have everything set up Hand ut paper and pens fr prayer lists Remind peple f prayer lists. Discussin starters belw If smene has smething s/he is eager t share r questins s/he wants t ask allw him/her t g first. This is meant t be a time fr the parents t cver issues with which they are dealing. 1 What did yu think f the Pwer Pint n Can The Bible Be Trusted? 2 What did yur kids think f it? 3 What are sme ideas yu came up with with yur children f hw yu can use this infrmatin? i Has anyne been able t use it already? 4 Have yu thught f ways t keep these facts befre yur kids? If s what have yu thught f? i Spend sme time brainstrming ways t cntinually bring up these facts s the kids wn t frget them. KidTrek Palm Sunday 62 Sunday Plus Unit 7, Lessn 2 The Shema Fcus

DIGGING INTO THE WORD (25 MT) MATERIALS: Bibles, Remember! Thughts are given t stimulate yu as yu prepare t lead the parents. Each week yu are given the cncepts with which the children are grappling that week. The aim is fr children and parents t cver the same Biblical cncepts. CONCEPTS WITH WHICH KIDS ARE GRAPPLING THIS WEEK This is a week f remembering. Jesus triumphal entry int Jerusalem. Mark 11:1-10 Gd vs. Pharah Let My Peple G! BIBLE FOCUS Reality Check and Hearing The Wrd Kids experienced Jesus entering the church grunds and shuting Hsanna t Him. Gd hardened Pharah s heart s he wuld keep refusing t let the Israelites g. Thrugh the plagues that Gd then sent Gd shwed His pwer. The final plague, the killing f the ldest sn in every Egyptian hme, brings us t the celebratin f the Passver, which is when Palm Sunday tk place. Nte that the bld which was placed n the dr f the hmes f Israelites represents a crss. Chat N Chew They imagined what it wuld have felt like if they had lived during the time when Jesus entered Jerusalem. They talked abut Palm Sunday being a day f celebratin. They had a time f praise using wrds cnnected t wh Gd is. Craft Kids made crsses frm Palm frnds. CORPORATE WORSHIP Skit: The skit was a set up t take the kids utside t see Jesus enter Jerusalem. Discipleship Time The kids were encuraged t use their imaginatins t create a mvie in their minds as if they were in Jerusalem when Jesus came. They then shared with each ther. They lked up Zechariah 9:9 in which Jesus triumphal entry t Jerusalem is fretld. FURTHER DISCUSSION/STUDY FOR PARENTS Have a discussin n the secular vs. spiritual celebratin f Easter. Hw shuld this be handled? KidTrek Sunday Plus Unit 7, Lessn 2 Palm Sunday 63 The Shema Fcus

Des getting invlved with the Bunny Rabbit keep ur children frm cncentrating n the true meaning f Easter? Hw can the secular trappings be used t teach ur children further abut Jesus? 1 Jhn 4: 1-9: Hw d we test the spirits in regard t hliday celebratins that get blended with the secular wrld? Jhn 17 (particularly vs. 14-15): Nt f the wrld but in the wrld; prtectin frm the evil ne. PRAYER (15 MT) Have everyne get int grups f three fr prayer, men with men and wmen with wmen. Use ntes frm Cnnecting. Pray fr wisdm nw and in the future in regard t secular vs. spiritual celebratin f Easter and Christmas. COMMITMENT (15 MT) MATERIALS: paper and pens, Family Discipleship pages, Memry Verse pages Hand ut Family Discipleship pages s they can use facilitatr me as a guide in their planning. and the wife Encurage them t pray befre they begin, asking the mther. the Lrd fr wisdm and directin in their planning. What have yu dne in the past in regard t secular vs. spiritual celebratin f Easter and Christmas? Think thrugh hw t seek Gd s guidance fr yur family. Remind them t wrk at hme with their kids n 1 Kings 18:21 Remind them t wrk at hme with their kids n Truth r Desire. Remember! Husbands and wives meet alne. Single parents Pair tw single mms tgether and tw single dads tgether. If there is ne single father and ne single mther the husband eets with the father facilitatr meets with KidTrek Palm Sunday 64 Sunday Plus Unit 7, Lessn 2 The Shema Fcus

FAMILY DISCIPLESHIPP PALM SUNDAY Unit 7, Lessn 1 Objective Aim: The peple praised Jesus when He rde int Jerusalem n a clt. Subjective Aim: Jesus, pleasee give me the desire t praise Yu. Scripture: Matthew 21: 1:1-11; Luke 19:28-40; Mark 11: 1-10; Zechariah 9:9 Memry Verse: Yet t his sn I will give ne tribe, that David my servant may always have a lamp befre me in Jerusalem, the city where I have chsen t put my name. (1 Kings 11:36 ESV) FAMILY TIME An Evening f Praise and Celebratn MATERIALS: list f names f Jesuss PREP Recruit a neighbr t cme t yur hme and hide the names f Jesus. This culd be an awesme testimny a family playing tgether, a family celebrating Jesus. Cut apart the names f Jesus and place in an envelpe. Have the names f Jesus hidden Let the persn hiding the slips knw yur parameters. THE ACTIVITY Make this a time f great celebratin. A time f praise f Jesus. Shw the kids a sample f what they will be lking fr. They are small, whichh will add t the difficulty. Give them the parameters f where t lk. Set the length f time everyne has t hunt If a neighbr hid them everyne can be in the game. Yu decide if there will be a reward mre than the satisfactin f having fund the mst. It desn t matter if they are all fund. It might be fun t be finding them fr weeks r mnths later. When the timer ges ff everyne gathers back tgether and cunts hw many each has fund. Take sme deep breaths and have everyne relax frm the fun and excitement. KidTrek Palm Sunday 65 Sunday Plus Unit 7, Lessn 2 Family Discipleship

DISCUSSION Have each persn take turns reading thrugh their strips. I praise yu Jesus because yu are. (The Name f Jesus) Yu decide hw many, if any f the scriptures yu want t lk up. Befre beginning challenge the kids t speak the names f Jesus as a prayer. Imagine that Jesus is sitting with yur family and yu are speaking t Him. SPIRIT MOMENTS As the Hly Spirit gives yu pprtunity t lift up the Triune Gd s attributes be sure t d s in frnt f yur kids. Encurage them t d s als. PARENTING TIPS 1 Praise vs. Thanksgiving Help yur children t understand the difference between Praise and Thanksgiving. Praise is lifting up Gd. It is fcusing n wh He is and His attributes. The fcus is ff f ME and n Gd. Thanksgiving is being grateful fr what Gd has dne fr ME. The fcus is n bth Gd and ME. We tend t d a great mre thanking than praising. At dinner take a mment each evening t have each persn thank Jesus fr smething frm that day and praise Him fr wh He is. Keep the list f Jesus names where it is handy fr the family t lk at s the same name r attribute isn t said ver and ver. 1 Parenting Tips are written by Wanda Parker, Funder/Directr f KidTrek, frm her experience as a Children s/family Pastr, but mre imprtantly frm raising three children wh tday have their wn families all f whm walk with the Lrd. KidTrek Sunday Plus Unit 7, Lessn 2 Palm Sunday 66 Family Discipleship

Jesus Is Lrd! Blessed Be The Names Of The Lrd! A Adam the Secnd 1 Cr. 15:45-47 Advcate 1 Jhn 2:1 Almighty Rev. 1:8 Alpha & Omega Rev. 21:6 Amen Rev. 3:14 Ancient f Days Dan. 7:9 Angel f His Presence Is. 63:9 Angel, Mine Exd. 23:20-23 Aninted Abve His Fellws Psa.45:7 Aninted, His Psa. 2:2 Apstle f ur Prfessin Heb.3:1 Arm f the Lrd Isa. 51 :9-10 Authr & Finisher f ur Faith Heb. 5:9 B Begtten f Gd I Jhn 5:18 Belved Eph. 1:6 Bishp f Suls I Pet. 2:25 Blessed & Only Ptentate I Tim.6:15 Branch, The Zech.3:8 Branch, A Righteus Jer.23:5 Branch f Righteusness Jer.33:15 Branch f the Rt f Jesse Isa.11 :1 Bread f Life Jhn 6:35 Bright & Mrning Star Rev. 22:16 C Captain f the Lrd's Hst Jsh.5:15 Carpenter's Sn Matt. 13:55 Chief Crnerstne I Pet.2:6 Chief est Amng Ten Thusand Sng f Sl. 5:10 Christ, The Jhn 1:41 Christ, the Lrd Luke 2:11 Christ Jesus ur Lrd Rm. 8:39 Christ the Pwer f Gd ICr. 1:24 Cunselr Isa. 9:6 Cvenant f the Peple Isa. 42:6 D Dayspring Luke 1 :78 Daystar 2 Pet. 1: 19 Deliverer Rm. 11 :26 Dr, The Jhn 10:9 E Elect Isa.42:1 Emmanuel Matt. 1 :23 (RSV) Eternal Life I Jhn 5:20 Everlasting Father Isa.9:6 F Faithful & True Rev. 19:11 Faithful Witness Rev. 1:5 First Begtten Heb. 1:6 First Brn Psa. 89:27 First Brn Amng Many Brethren Rm. 8:29 First Fruits I Cr.15:23 First & Last Rev.22: 13 Fundatin Laid in Zin Isa.28:16 G Glrius Lrd Isa.33:21 Gd f Israel Isa. 45: 15 Gd With Us Matt. 1 :23 Great Gd Titus 2:13 Great High Priest Heb. 4:14 H Head f the Bdy Cl. 1: 18 Head ver all Things Eph.l:22 Headstne f the Cmer Psa.118:22 Heir f all Things Heb. 1:2 Hly One f Israel Isa. 41:14 Hpe f Glry Cl. 1 :27 I I Am Jhn 8:58 Image f the Invisible Gd Cl. 1:15 Immanuel Isa. 7: 14 KidTrek Sunday Plus Unit 7, Lessn 2 Palm Sunday 67 Family Discipleship

Jesus Is Lrd! Blessed Be The Names Of The Lrd! J Jesus Christ ur Lrd Rm. 1:3 Judge f Israel Mic. 5: 1 K King f Glry Psa.24:7 King Zech.9:9 King ver all the Earth Zech.14:9 L Lamb f Gd Jhn 1 :29 Light f the Wrld Jhn 8:12 Lily f the Valley Sng f S1.2:1 Living Bread Jhn 6:51 Lrd Gd Almighty Rev.4:8 Lrd & Savir Jesus Christ 2 Pet.2:20 Lrd f All Acts 10:36 Lrd Our Righteusness Jer.23:6 Lrd, Yur Redeemer Isa. 43:14 Lve I Jhn 4:8 M Man f Srrws Isa.53:3 Master Matt.23: 10 Messiah Dan. 9:25 Mighty Gd Isa.9:6 Mighty One f Jacb Isa.60:16 Mst Hly Dan.9:24 Mst Mighty Psa.45:3 N Nazarene Matt.2:23 O Only Wise Gd I Tim. 1: 17 Our Passver I Cr.5:7 P Physician Luke 4:23 Prince f Peace Isa.9:6 Prince f the Kings Rev.l:5 Prphet Deut.18: 15-18 Prpitiatin Rm.3 :25 R Rabbi Jhn 1 :49 Redeemer Isa.59:20 Resurrectin Jhn ll:25 Righteus Isa.53:11 Rck I Cr. 10:4 Rt f Jesse Isa.ll: 1 0 Rse f Sharn Sng f Sl. 2: 1 S Savir f the Wrld 1 Jhn.4:14 Seed f David Jhn 7:45 Seed f the Wman Gen.3:15 Shepherd, Gd Jhn 10:11 Sn f Man Acts 7:56 Sn f Mary Mark 6:3 Sn f the Highest Luke1:32 Star ut f Jacb Num.24:17 Stne Matt.21:42 Sun f Righteusness Ma1.4:2 Sure Fundatin Isa.28:16 T Teacher Jhn 3:2 Truth Jhn 14:6 U Unspeakable Gift 2 Cr. 9:15 V Vine Jhn 15:1 W Way Jhn 14:6 Wnderful Isa. 9:6 Wrd Jhn 1:14 Wrd f Gd Rev. 19:13 KidTrek Sunday Plus Unit 7, Lessn 2 Palm Sunday 68 Family Discipleship