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Series at a Glance for Kid-O-Deo About this Series: Hear ye! Hear ye! The King is looking for brave kids to undertake a perilous quest. It won t be easy, but God, the King, will give you everything you need to charge fearlessly into this adventure. Come and train for God s great quest: living for him! Memory Verse: Ephesians 6:10-11 Finally, let the Lord make you strong. Depend on His mighty power. Put on all of God s armor. Weekly Overview: Lesson: Topic: Big Idea: Lesson 1: April 7/8 Lesson 2: April 14/15 Lesson 3: April 21/22 Lesson 4: April 28/29 : Lesson 6: May 12/13 The Belt of Truth Deborah: Judges 4 The Armor of Godliness Daniel: Daniel 6 Good News Shoes Philip: Acts 8:4-8, 26-40 The Shield of Faith Gideon: Judges 7 The Helmet of Salvation Esther and Mordecai: Esther 4-8 The Sword of God s Word Paul: Acts 17:16-34 I can believe what God says is true. I can choose what God says is right. I can share God s good news. I can always trust God. I can follow God. I can learn more about God. 2
Series at a Glance for Kid-O-Deo (continued) Lesson 1: The Belt of Truth Deborah, a prophetess and leader of God s people, got a message from God, saying that Israel s army would win a big battle. When Deborah told the leader of the army, he wasn t so sure. He said that he wouldn t go to fight unless Deborah came to the dangerous battlefield along with him. Deborah knew that what God said was true, and she was willing to risk everything to prove it. As King s kids, we can trust that what God says is true just as much as Deborah did! Lesson 2: The Armor of Godliness People were setting traps for Daniel. They watched him day after day, trying to catch him doing something wrong. Daniel s armor protected him, but not the metal kind of armor. Daniel had armor that only God can give! When we choose to do what is right, God can protect us from sinful choices, just like he did for Daniel. Lesson 3: Good News Shoes How fast can you run? In this week s story, Philip does a lot of running. He runs from town to town, and even through the desert to tell everyone the best news ever: Jesus is alive! We can share the same news that Philip did, because Jesus is still alive today. Lesson 4: The Shield of Faith God asked Gideon to do something that didn t make much sense. He told Gideon to defeat a huge army using only torches and trumpets. Gideon didn t have armor or weapons, but he had something way better, the armor of God! Gideon s story shows us how powerful the shield of faith can be when we choose to trust in God. : The Helmet of Salvation Esther had a chance to save all of God s people, but she also might have lost everything. The king of Babylon had decided to get rid of God s people, and no one argued with the king, but Esther, the queen, had to try to convince him to change his mind. Through her story, we can see that when we follow God, his plans are always for the best. Lesson 6: The Sword of God s Word When Paul arrived in a city called Athens, there weren t many people that believed in God. In fact, the people there worshipped idols, or fake gods. Paul didn t fight or threaten them, though. Instead, he used a much more powerful weapon, God s Word! Paul taught the Athenian people about the true God, and his son, Jesus. When we learn more about God every day, we can tell others about him, like Paul did! 3
Lesson Outline for Kid-O-Deo : The Helmet of Salvation Lesson Segment Total Running Time Kid-O Playtime Transition Time Kid-O-Deo Theme Song Video (3:00) 0:00-15:00 Welcome (2:00) Value (:30) Worship Song: Shout (3:00) Bible Adventure (5:00) Memory Verse (3:00) Worship Song: Go (3:00) Application (5:30) Big Idea Video (2:00) Kid-O-Whampus (2:00) Prayer (2:00) Transition Time (2:00) 15:00-45:00 Group Time (15:00) 45:00-60:00 Video Cue Slide Cue Audio Cue Tech Notes 4
Opening Song 3:00 (Roll when directed) Kid-O-Deo Theme Song Video (Auto advance) Kid-O-Deo Slide Welcome 2:00 Hello Kid-Os! Welcome to Kid-O-Deo! I m super excited to be here with all of you! My name is. If this is your first time in Kid-O-Deo, we are extra happy that you are here with us! Today we will sing about God, hear a Bible story, and get to go Kid-O-Whampus together! Before we get started, let s practice saying the three rules we have here in Kid-O-Deo! Rule #1: When I m talking, you are listening! Everyone put on your listening ears, and on the count of three, let s practice listening! Rule #2: Keep your hands and feet to yourself! Do a little clap and place your hands in your lap! Rule #3: Stay in your spot! Let s take our special glue sticks and put some glue on our spot to help us stay in the right place! Nice job! Kid-Os, those rules are very important because they help us remember to listen and be respectful to others, so that we can all learn a lot and have fun! Value :30 Kid-Os, today is a big day. We re going to learn a lot! Did you know that you can love Jesus because he loves you? It s true! Can you repeat that after me? I can, I CAN, love Jesus, LOVE JESUS, because he loves me, BECAUSE HE LOVES ME. 5
Worship 3:00 Awesome! Kid-Os, I hope you choose to learn about God every day. God is so good, and I hope everyone learns about him! Did you know that we can tell others about Jesus? Let s sing a song about that now. Song 1: Shout (Auto advance) Series Title Slide: Bible Adventure 4:00 Singing with you is so much fun! Kid-Os, listen closely for a moment. Royal Trumpet SFX Kid-Os, that is our Royal Trumpet! Every time you hear that sound, it means we re moving on to a new part of our lesson. Now that we ve heard the first trumpet blast, let s get started with our Bible Adventure! Bible Adventure Jingle Going on a Bible Adventure is awesome, but something is missing. What do we really, really need for a Bible Adventure? A BIBLE! Do This: Show kids the Bible. Right! We need a Bible for our Bible Adventure! Kid-Os, I have an important question for you. Are the stories in the Bible real or pretend? REAL! Yes! What we read about in the Bible really, truly happened. Do This: Get the Bible storybook out and sit down in the chair. This story I m going to tell you comes from the Bible, but we use this storybook because the pictures help us imagine what it might have looked like back when the 6
Bible was written. The pictures you see in here are the same as the ones on the screen. Let s get started! Do This: Have kids help you turn the pages on the screen with an exaggerated arm wave. Picture 1: Esther and Mordecai A long time ago, there was a young queen named Esther. She loved God and was Jewish, which means she was one of his very special people. One day, Esther s cousin Mordecai (Mor-dec-eye) learned of a terrible law the king had made. The law said that all the Jewish people were no longer allowed in the kingdom; they had to go. Picture 2: Esther and the king Mordecai was very sad and told his cousin Esther that she had to do something! Esther told her cousin to tell all the Jewish people to pray. Then, even though she was nervous, Esther went to the king. Nobody was supposed to talk to the king unless he called for them, and Esther could have gotten into big trouble for doing this. Picture 3: King, Esther, Haman at dinner But the king didn t get mad at her; he was happy with Esther and decided to listen to what she had to say. Esther invited the king and his helper Haman (Hay-man) to three big dinners! At the third dinner, Esther told the king that Haman had tricked him into making the bad law. When the king learned that he had been tricked, he was very upset. Picture 4: Esther and honored, robed Mordecai, happy king He changed the law and the Jewish people were saved! The king honored Esther s cousin Mordecai and punished the man who tricked him. Esther and Mordecai were so happy! Esther had saved her people. 7
Series Title Slide: Whew! That was an exciting story. Esther loved and followed God, and saved her people! Great listening, Kid-Os! We re done with our Bible Adventure, so let s see what s next. Royal Trumpet SFX Kid-Os, this trumpet blast means it s time for our Memory Verse! Memory Verse 3:00 Memory Verse Jingle (Auto advance Memory Verse) Ephesians 6:10-11 Finally, let the Lord make you strong. Depend on His mighty power. Put on all of God s armor. Here in Kid-O-Deo, we practice a Bible memory verse because knowing words that are in the Bible helps us learn things about God! Kid-Os, let s all stand up on our feet and practice our Memory Verse together! Do This: Practice the verse with the Kid-Os 2-3 times. Great job practicing your Memory Verse, Kid-Os! Our verse tells us to put on all of God s armor. We ll learn about a piece of God s armor soon! Worship 3:00 But first, stay standing! Singing is a way for us to show Jesus we love him, and right now we re going to sing a song about telling others about Jesus! Song 2: Go (Auto advance) Series Title Slide: 8
Application 6:30 That was fun! Please sit down. Kid-Os, our Bible memory verse says that we should put on all of God s armor. Armor is something people can use to protect themselves from harm. Armor can be things like a shield or a helmet. Image: pile of armor But we are not really talking about putting on a real helmet or holding up a big shield in front of us. God s armor is different than other armor, because we can t see or feel most of it. God s armor is actually the tools that God has given us to help us make wise choices and live the best way. Series Title Slide: So far, the pieces of God s armor we have talked about are the Belt of Truth, the Armor of Godliness, the Good News Shoes, and the Shield of Faith. Today, I want to talk about the Helmet of Salvation. Kid-Os, I love hats. When you wear a hat, it can change the way you look, the way you feel, and even the way you act! There are so many different kinds of hats we could put on our heads! Do This: Put on the different hats as you talk. Talk about what each of them might be for. The Helmet of Salvation isn t really something we can see and touch, and really put on our heads though. The Helmet of Salvation is what we have when we choose to make Jesus our leader and Savior. Just like Esther saved her people, Jesus has saved all of us. Let s talk about that for a minute, Kid-Os. You might wonder what I mean when I say that Jesus saved us. Why would we need to be saved? What do we need to be saved from? And who is Jesus anyway? 9
Image: kids fighting (from Jesus and Me) Look at the Kid-Os in this picture. They re fighting! Kid-Os, fighting is an example of something called sin. Sin is all the bad things we do that hurt ourselves or other people. Sin is when we do things that God says we shouldn t do. Other examples of sin would be when we say mean things to other people, when we take something that doesn t belong to us, or when we don t tell the truth to our grown-ups. These things are not good, but Kid-Os, everybody in the whole world sins. When we sin, we deserve a punishment or consequence. Raise your hand if you know what a consequence is. When you do something wrong, your parents might give you a consequence. The punishment for sin, though, is a lot worse than a timeout or losing a privilege. When we do things that God says we shouldn t do, it keeps us away from him. We can t be close to God when we do wrong things, because God is perfect and never sins. Being away from God is the punishment for sin. Image: Jesus (From Jesus and Me) God wants to be close to us though, because he loves us so much! So, He made a plan. God sent his son Jesus to this earth to be with us. Jesus was very special. He is the only person to never, ever sin! Jesus was kind to everyone, even people that nobody liked. Jesus also did amazing things like healing people who were sick and walking on water! While he was here, Jesus had all the power of God, his Father. Image: Jesus on cross (From Jesus and Me) Because Jesus loves us so much, he decided to take the punishment for all of the things we do wrong. Jesus let some people put Him up high on a cross. They hurt him and left him there to die. When Jesus died on the cross, he took the punishment for our sins so that we don t have to be punished. This was all part of God s plan. It might make you feel really sad that Jesus died, but guess what, Kid-Os? Image: empty tomb (From Jesus and Me) 10
Three days later, Jesus friends went to the tomb where he had been buried. When they got there, an angel told them that Jesus wasn t there. His body was gone! Jesus had come back to life! Jesus is so powerful that he beat death! For 40 days after he came back to life, Jesus was here on earth, teaching and loving people, eating meals, and hanging out with his friends. Then, He went back up to Heaven, where He lives today. We can all choose to follow Jesus. If you want to ask Jesus to be your leader and Savior, talk to your grown-up or one of the grown-ups here today! Remember, Kid- Os, the Helmet of Salvation is what we have when we have asked Jesus to be our leader and Savior. When we put on the Helmet of Salvation, we are able to follow God and be close to Jesus forever! Royal Trumpet SFX Big Idea 2:00 Big Idea Jingle The Royal Trumpet brought us to our Big Idea! Our Big Idea helps us remember and think more about what we have been learning today. To help us learn it, our friend Ranger Ron is going to come onto our screens! Let s all wave hello to Ranger Ron! Know This: The Big Idea is, I can follow God. Big Idea Video (Auto advance) Series Title Slide: Thank you, Ranger Ron! Kid-Os, like Ranger Ron reminded us, each one of us can follow God! Royal Trumpet SFX 11
Stay standing! It s time to go Kid-O-Whampus! Kid-O-Whampus 2:00 Kid-O-Whampus: Wiggle It Auto advance Let s Pray Prayer 2:00 That was so much fun! You can all sit down. Now it s time to talk to God. Do you know what we call it when we talk to God? PRAYER. That s right, we call talking to God praying. God is the best friend we could ever have, and he loves it when we talk to him. God will always listen when you pray, because he created you and he loves you. You can pray anytime and anywhere, but here in Kid-O-Deo we fold our hands in our laps and close our eyes, to help us only think about the words we are saying to God. If you want, you can repeat the words of this prayer after me. Dear God, we love you. Thank you for loving us. Thank you for giving us the Helmet of Salvation! Help us to trust you every day. Amen. Kid-O-Deo Slide It s been awesome spending time with you, Kid-Os. Now it s time for you to go back to your classrooms where you will get into groups with your leader and other Kid- Os, have a snack, and do a fun activity. See you later! 12