GOOD NEWS CLUB AGENDA WEEK OF: LIFE OF PAUL #5 Paul s First Missionary Journey MAIN THRUST: It is God the Holy Spirit who will help you serve God. 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: I Can Help Anyw here Anytime 2. YOUNGER CHILD: Paul and Barnabas in Perga and 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: (6 minutes) Colossians 3:23-24 And whatever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto m en,... for ye serve the Lord Christ. ( T h e 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.) Add a Word After reading this verse from the Bible, explaining what it m eans, and repeating it at least two times, you may begin this drill. Divide your class into two groups. Group A will say one word and Group B will repeat the same word, plus one more word. You continue going back and forth until the complete verse is said. HYMN FOR LIFE OF PAUL: (2 minutes) BIBLE LESSON: (20 minutes) LIFE OF PAUL #5 Paul s First Missionary Journey (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.) E.O.T.O.: (2 minutes) Jesus Loves Even Me Miniature Explain how to use the Each One Tell One (E.O.T.O.). Tell them they will receive one at the end of club today. Encourage them to share at the next club any opportunity they had to share the Jesus Loves Even Me Miniature with a friend or a fam ily m ember. Ask the Lord to use this E.O.T.O. for His glory.
QUIET TIME NOTEBOOK/TAKE TIME TO REVIEW: (1 minute) Highlight what was learned from last week s Quiet Time/TT Review. Ask the c hildren 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: (4 minutes) Teach information for Week #21. 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 #22 using the Go and Tell Box. (See attached page.) 3. Pray for the 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 #12. REVIEW ACTIVITY: (6 minutes) Use the activity below or the Bible Learning Game from Involvement Helps for Younger Children. Ways to Serve God To play this review game, make two copies of the attached pattern sheet. Color the hats, bac k for the flannelboard, and cover with clear contact paper. You will also need 16, 5-inch squares made from posterboard. Number the squares (1-16) on the front and back for the flannelboard. Hide the hats under the numbered squares and play Concentr ation. As each hat is uncovered, be sure to emphasize that this hat reminds us of one way a person can serve God. - Give and Take, October 1991. Review questions for LIFE OF PAUL #5: 1. What was the name of the island where they made their first stop. (Cyprus.) 2. Across the island in the city of Paphos, who sent for the missionaries? (The Roman Governor.) 3. Who told the Governor not to believe what the missionaries said? (Elymus, a magician.) 4. W hy did the magician say that? (If the Governor believed in Jesus, he wouldn t want a m agic ian around.) 5. W hat happened to the magician because he tried to turn the Governor against Go d? ( He w as blinded.) 6. When the magician was blinded, what did the Governor do? (Immediately, he believed in Jesus.) 7. What was Saul s name changed to and what does it mean? (Paul. It means little. ) 8. In Antioch, who asked them to come again next week and speak? (Gentiles non-jews.) 9. What kind of people did they find in Lystra? (Idol worshipers who had not heard about the true God.) 10. Why did the people think they were gods? (God used them to heal a lame man.) 11. What names did the people give to Paul and Barnabas? (Jupiter and Mercury.) 12. Our memory verse: And whatever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord... What does that mean? (To be diligence and do things cheerfully doing our best for God because we want to please Him.) *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. E.O.T.O.: Jesus Loves Even Me Miniature 4. Quite Time Notebook 5. 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 #5 Paul and Barnabas in Perga and Antioch Copyright 1996 Communication Resources, Inc. And whatever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men.... Colossians 3:23
MEMORY VERSE HELPS LIFE OF PAUL #5 Paul s First Missionary Journey MEMORY VERSE: Colossians 3:23-24 And whatever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men,... for ye serve the Lord Christ. (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: We should always do our best. When we don t do our best, it displeases the Lord. The Bible verse today tells us why it is important to do our very best in everything we do. 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: Colossians 3:23-24 This is where this verse is found in the Bible. We call it the address. It is found in the book of Colossians, chapter 3, verses 23 and 24. And whatever ye do, do it heartily, The things we do at school, at home, or in the neighborhood should be done with diligence and enthusiasm. Don t be lazy. We should cheerfully do our best for God and do it because we really want to please Him. as to the Lord, and not unto men, Don t do things just to please people. We should do them as if Jesus were standing right beside us.... for ye serve the Lord Christ. God is watching all the work we are doing for Him here on earth. He will reward what we do for Him. REPEAT THE VERSE: Add a Word After reading this verse from the Bible, explaining what it means, and repeating it at least two times, you may begin this drill. Divide your class into two groups. Group A will say one word and Group B will repeat the same word, plus one more word. You continue going back and forth until the complete verse is said. 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 #5 Paul s First Missionary Journey Colossians 3:23 And whatever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men.... Sing to the tune Pop Goes the Weasel. Stay on the following for two pitches: the third syllable of heartily and the words as and to and men. Use the following motions: heartily, Move hands to make a large heart shape. the Lord, Point to Heaven. not unto men.... Shake head from side to side. BIBLE LESSON HELPS: Card 5-1 Card 4-3 Card 3-6 Card 5-3 Card 5-5 As Elymas, stand up and shout together, Don t believe them! What they are saying is nonsense. Walk together around room as if going to synagogue. Greet friends. Enter quietly. Sit. Listen to Old Testament reading. Name several things Paul and Barnabas could have talked about. Such as: Do you think they talked about transformers? Do you think they talked about their favorite sports team? Do you think they talked about Elymas the magician? Do you think they talked about Sponge Bob? Each time, the children shake their heads and say, No. They told instead about the most important Person in their life. Use motions for Paul s message: God loved them. Put both hands over heart. Jesus died for them. Make cross with arms. He arose from the dead. Palms up, move hands upward. Jesus is God. Point to Heaven. You need to believe. Put both hands over heart. Have everyone stand and wave arms above head as shout excitedly, Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! The gods have come down to us in human bodies! Have two children pretend to drag Paul s body to other side of room. They look at it. Laugh. Each wipes his hands one over the other and announces, Well, we re done with Paul! BIBLE LEARNING GAME: To Serve God Form a circle with the children. Choose someone to stand in center. Children walk around the circle, singing to Here We Go Loop-de-Loo tune: I want to serve (2 notes) God. I want to serve (2 notes) God. I want to serve (2 notes) God because I belong (2 notes for -long ) to Him. Together, children around circle ask child in center, What can we do to serve God? Answer could be something like Carry these groceries into the house OR Invite a friend along to Good News Club OR Set the silverware on the table OR Make a card to tell your Grandma you love her And so on. Everyone does the named serving activity. One in center chooses person for next turn. Play again as long as time allows or until everyone has a turn. CHILD EVANGELISM FELLOWSHIP OF EASTERN PA, INC. P.O. BOX 4375 HARRISBURG, PA 17111-0375
LEARNING ABOUT THE BIBLE & THE OLD TESTAMENT BOOKS WEEK #21 (Place figure #1.) There are 12 Minor Prophets. (Place figures #39 and #40.) They are called Minor Prophets, not because they are less important than the Major Prophets, but because they are shorter in length. Their names are sort of unusual and perhaps more difficult to say, so today, we are going to spend some time just practicing the names of the 12 Minor Prophets. When we learned about the Minor Prophets, we only learned two a week. So let s review two at a time too. Maybe that will help us remember them more easily. The first two are Hosea and Joel. The next two are Amos and Obadiah. The next two are Jonah and Micah. The next two are Nahum and Habakkuk. The next two are Zephaniah and Haggai. The last two are Zechariah and Malachi. Now let s try one more time to say all 12 Minor Prophets together: Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Jonah, Micah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Haggai, Zechariah, Malachi. Next week, we are going to review all the books of the Old Testament. I hope you will practice saying them at home this week so that you will be able to do well when we start to review them. CHILD EVANGELISM FELLOWSHIP OF EASTERN PA, INC. P.O. BOX 4375 HARRISBURG, PA 17111-0375
GO AND TELL BOX Week #22 Great Commission #4 INFORMATION (Suggested item to put in the Go and Tell Box Hindu and Buddhist figures.) Remember that the Great Commission is to Go... preach the Gospel to every creature. God loves each person in the world, and He wants everyone to hear about His Son so that they can have the opportunity to receive Jesus as their Saviour. Last week, we learned about two groups: (Place figures and wordstrips from previous week on flannelboard.) 1. Atheist They believe there is no God. 2. Muslim They believe in a god who is far away and cannot be known personally. Now, let s learn about two more religious groups who do not know the truth about Jesus and what He did to provide forgiveness of sin. (Pull out each figure and wordstrip as you talk about them.) PRAYER 1. Hindu (Place figure and wordstrip on flannelboard.) There are about one and a half million people in America who are Hindus. Hindus worship literally thousands of gods and deities. The main teaching is reincarnation which means that after death a person comes back to live as a cat, butterfly, etc. This, they believe, is advancing into better levels of being. Reincarnation is not resurrection. 2. Buddhist There are over three million Buddhists in America. (Place figure and wordstrips on flannelboard.) They practice yoga and meditation to become one with the universe. They believe right living, right thinking, and self denial will enable their souls to reach nirvana, a godly state of release from pain, sorrow, and desire. Adapted from: THE GREAT COMMISSION MISSIONS (Original content from William Carey Library) THANK God for Good News Club (Released Time Class) where you can learn the Truth from God s Word. ASK God to help you to be bold in sharing the Lord Jesus with others who do not know about 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 serve God. LIFE OF PAUL #5
Col. 3:23-24 And whatever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto m en,... for ye serve the Lord Christ. (M.V.) 1. 2. 3. - After some time, they returned to Antioch; helping believers as they traveled - The whole church came together to hear what God used them to do - God used Paul and Barnabas to travel about 2,400 miles and tell many about Jesus - This was the end of the first missionary journey; many people were saved INVITATION John 3:16 For God so loved the world (that s you and me), that He gave His only begotten Son (Jesus), that whosoever believeth in Him (if you place your trust in Jesus as the only One who can forgive you of your sin) should not perish, but have everlasting life (you won t go to the place of punishment, but you w ill live forever in Heaven). S P, E L BOW HEADS RESPONSE CHALLENGE - Already received Jesus G Go over MT IT IS GOD THE HOLY SPIRIT WHO WILL HELP YOU SERVE GOD R Review PAS verse Col. 3:23-24 And whatever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto m en,.. for ye serve the Lord Christ. (M.V.) O Overview PAS examples 1. 2. 3. W Will you do it? LIFE OF PAUL #5 Acts 13:4-52; 14:1-28; 15:3-4 - Have you ever wondered what God could use you for? - Perhaps you are not as smart; maybe a little shy with people - I think Saul, Barnabas, John Mark must have felt the same way - Perhaps they asked, What could God use us to do? - Listen; see what happens - Saul, Barnabas, John Mark sailed on Mediterranean from town of Seleucia to Salamis - Then across the Island of Cyprus to town of Paphos - Ran into excitement there! FLASHCARD PA5-1 - The Roman Governor sent for Saul and Barnabas. He w as curious about their teachings - The Governor listened; Saul and Barnabas explained... -... the way of salvation - Then came interruption; Don t believe them! - It w as Elymas, local magician. He didn t want Governor to believe Saul - If the Governor believed, Elymas would lose his job! - Saul, filled with Holy Spirit, said, You son of the devil, you will be blind for a time - Mist / darkness covered Elymas, and he became blind! - When Governor saw this, he w as astonished; he believed in power of God and in Jesus O - Something happened to Saul too. From now on, he was called Paul = little - Next, took ship to Perga... John Mark left; homesick, maybe hardships too tough MT IT IS GOD THE HOLY SPIRIT WHO WILL HELP YOU SERVE GOD
- Paul w as disappointed, but later John Mark would come back; w rote Gospel of Mark - Paul, God said to preach to Jews first, but you refused to believe in Jesus - The Lord approved of Paul s preaching; gave him power to perform miracles - Crowd thought the gods had come to them in human form - Paul and Barnabas went on to Antioch (in Asia Minor) - Went to synagogue; people asked Paul to speak to them FLASHCARD PA3-6 (Use again) - Paul stood and spoke about the history of Israel s people - He proved Jesus had died on the cross and risen again - In Jesus there is forgiveness for your sins P, E Ephesians 1:7... We have redem ption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins.... - As Paul was leaving the synagogue, Gentiles asked Paul to speak to them too - Next week, almost whole tow n heard Paul preach - Jewish leaders saw crowds and were jealous; they felt message was only for Jews! - Gentiles were eager to hear; God said to Paul, take the light of salvation to the Gentiles - The city officials began to persecute the two of them - They ordered Paul and Barnabas to leave the city - They w eren t discouraged; joyful, filled with the Holy Spirit - They went on to Iconium; they preached with power to both the Jews and Gentiles FLASHCARD PA5-2 - Unbelieving Jew s continued to stir up trouble; told lies about the missionaries S, PAU Romans 6:23 For the wages of sin is death.... 1. 2. 3. - The people of Iconium were divided; some with Jews, some sided w ith missionaries - Soon, Jews plotted to get rid of Paul/Barnabas; planned to stone them to death - Paul and Barnabas found out about plot; fled to Lystra - At Lystra, they found idol worshipers who never heard about the one true God G - Paul and Barnabas stood in streets, preaching; they taught the people in Greek FLASHCARD PA5-3 - One day, Paul was preaching as a lame man sat listening - Paul noticed him; knew he now had faith in Jesus, so he said, Stand up on your feet - Man stood, all were amazed FLASHCARD PA5-4 - Excitement mounted and the people got ready to sacrifice to Paul and Barnabas as gods - Paul, NO, we are just men, like you! We came to tell you about the living God! - Then Jewish priests spread more lies; caused people to want to kill Paul / Barn. again FLASHCARD PA5-5 - They caught Paul, stoned him, dragged him out of city - When mob left, believers came; Paul arose slowly, went back into Lystra - Paul w as courageous, God-filled man - Next day, Paul moved on to Derbe and preached Gospel; many turned to Jesus MT, PAS IT IS GOD THE HOLY SPIRIT WHO WILL HELP YOU SERVE GOD
Colossians 3:23-24 And whatever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto m en,... for ye serve the Lord Christ. (M.V.) 1. 2. 3. - After some time, they returned to Antioch; helping believers as they traveled - The whole church came together to hear what God used them to do - God used Paul and Barnabas to travel about 2,400 miles and tell many about Jesus - This was the end of the first missionary journey; many people were saved INVITATION everlasting life (you won t go to the place of punishment, but you w ill live forever in Heaven). S P, E L BOW HEADS RESPONSE CHALLENGE - Already received Jesus G Go over MT IT IS GOD THE HOLY SPIRIT WHO WILL HELP YOU SERVE GOD R Review PAS verse Colossians 3:23-24 And whatever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto m en,... for ye serve the Lord Christ. (M.V.) LIFE OF PAUL, #5 Acts 13:4-52; 14:1-28; 15:3-4 - Have you ever wondered what God could use you for? - Perhaps you are not as smart; maybe a little shy with people - I think Saul, Barnabas, John Mark must have felt the same way - Perhaps they asked, What could God use us to do? - Listen; see what happens - Saul, Barnabas, John Mark sailed on Mediterranean from town of Seleucia to Salamis - Then across the Island of Cyprus to town of Paphos - Ran into excitement there! -... the way of salvation - Then came interruption; Don t believe them! - It w as Elymas, local magician. He didn t want Governor to believe Saul - If the Governor believed, Elymas would lose his job! - Saul, filled with Holy Spirit, said, You son of the devil, you will be blind for a time - Mist / darkness covered Elymas, and he became blind! - When Governor saw this, he w as astonished; he believed in power of God and in Jesus O - Something happened to Saul too. From now on, he was called Paul = little John 3:16 For God so loved the world (that s you and me), that He gave His only begotten Son (Jesus), that whosoever believeth in Him (if you place your trust in Jesus as the only One Who can forgive you of your sin) should not perish, but have O Overview PAS examples 1. 2. 3. W Will you do it? FLASHCARD PA5-1 - The Roman Governor sent for Saul and Barnabas. He w as curious about their teachings - The Governor listened; Saul and Barnabas explained... - Next, took ship to Perga... John Mark left; homesick, maybe hardships too tough MT IT IS GOD THE HOLY SPIRIT WHO WILL HELP YOU SERVE GOD
- Paul w as disappointed, but later John Mark would come back; w rote Gospel of Mark - Paul and Barnabas went on to Antioch (in Asia Minor) - Went to synagogue; people asked Paul to speak to them FLASHCARD PA3-6 (Use again) - Paul stood and spoke about the history of Israel s people - He proved Jesus had died on the cross and risen again - In Jesus there is forgiveness for your sins P, E Ephesians 1:7... We have redem ption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins.... - As Paul was leaving the synagogue, Gentiles asked Paul to speak to them too - Next week, almost whole tow n heard Paul preach - Jewish leaders saw crowds and were jealous; they felt message was only for Jews! - Paul, God said to preach to Jews first, but you refused to believe in Jesus - Gentiles were eager to hear; God said to Paul, take the light of salvation to the Gentiles - The city officials began to persecute the two of them - They ordered Paul and Barnabas to leave the city - They w eren t discouraged; joyful, filled with the Holy Spirit - They went on to Iconium; they preached with power to both the Jews and Gentiles FLASHCARD PA5-2 (or PA5-2a) - Unbelieving Jew s continued to stir up trouble; told lies about the missionaries S, PAU Romans 6:23 For the wages of sin is death.... 1. 2. 3. - The Lord approved of Paul s preaching; gave him power to perform miracles - The people of Iconium were divided; some with Jews, some sided w ith missionaries - Soon, Jews plotted to get rid of Paul/Barnabas; planned to stone them to death - Paul and Barnabas found out about plot; fled to Lystra - At Lystra, they found idol worshipers who never heard about the one true God G - Paul and Barnabas stood in streets, preaching; they taught the people in Greek FLASHCARD PA5-3 (or PA5-2) - One day, Paul was preaching as a lame man sat listening - Paul noticed him; knew he now had faith in Jesus, so he said, Stand up on your feet - Man stood, all were amazed - Crowd thought the gods had come to them in human form FLASHCARD PA5-4 (or PA5-3) - Excitement mounted and the people got ready to sacrifice to Paul and Barnabas as gods - Paul, NO, we are just men, like you! We came to tell you about the living God! - Then Jewish priests spread more lies; caused people to want to kill Paul / Barn. again FLASHCARD PA5-5 (or PA5-4) - They caught Paul, stoned him, dragged him out of city - When mob left, believers came; Paul arose slowly, went back into Lystra - Paul w as courageous, God-filled man. - Next day, Paul moved on to Derbe and preached Gospel; many turned to Jesus MT, PAS IT IS GOD THE HOLY SPIRIT WHO WILL HELP YOU SERVE GOD