CHILDREN S CHURCH AUGUST 2018 LESSON PLAN 1. I Am Rubber Band Shoot The children will have 30 seconds to shoot rubber bands at cut up pieces of sponges with sin, sickness, broken-hearted, unforgiveness, and poverty written on them to knock them down. The number they knock down is the number of I Ams they will say. Rubber bands can be like the enemy and bind things up, but the anointing destroys the yoke. Ms. Angela 2. Have a child pray. 3. Announcements and visitors a. Introduce any visitors. b. Birthdays 4. Rules 5. Review of Last Week s Lesson Ms. Christina 6. Offering Ms. Belinda a. Exodus 35:5 b. Object Lesson i. Encourage the children to put words with their offering don t just drop it in the bucket. ii. Have the ushers hold the buckets at the front of the class. iii. Once the offering is collected, have the ushers take it to the table. c. Remind the children: i. Begin filling out the offering envelope as soon as they get it. ii. Put your first and last name on the envelope. iii. Lick it and seal it completely so that none of your offering falls out. 7. Praise and Worship Brother Misael a. One Praise b. One Worship 8. Communion Brother Misael 9. The Anointing Breaks the Yoke Ms. Christina a. Isaiah 10:27 b. Is this verse talking about the yoke of an egg? No. c. The verse is using the illustration of a yoke for oxen. d. The yoke represents things that hold us in bondage like: i. Sin. ii. Sickness. iii. Broken-heartedness. iv. Unforgiveness. v. Poverty. e. The anointing (power of God) destroys the yokes of the enemy. f. Jesus said that the Spirit of the Lord was upon Him to: i. Preach to the poor. ii. Heal the broken-hearted. iii. Deliver the captives. iv. Heal the blind. v. Set at liberty those who are bruised. vi. Preach.
10. Power Verse a. Isaiah 10:27, And the yoke shall be destroyed because of the anointing. b. Read it. c. Repeat it with jingle. d. We are in revival and we are redeemed. The yoke is destroyed because of the anointing. The power of God is present to reach the lost, so we must press into God, no matter the cost. (Ms. Christina) e. We will separate the children into three or four teams. The children will draw a task to do out of the bag (tie a bow, write a sentence, make something with playdough, etc.) and have to do it with their hands tied together to get their power verse word. Once all of the children have gone or all of the words are received, the children will work together to put the power verse in order. The enemy seeks to keep us bound so that we cannot fulfill the plan of God, but the anointing destroys the yoke and frees us. Ms. Belinda 11. Restroom Break 12. The Anointing Breaks the Yoke Object Lesson Brother Misael a. We Need a Changed Heart from the curriculum. 13. Review Lesson 14. Altar Call Salvation/Healing/Declaration 15. Have a child pray to dismiss the class.
August 12, 2018 1. I am Fruit Transfer We will split the children into two groups. We will have different types of fruit that the children will move from one side of the room to another using a spatula. The first team to get all of the fruit to the other side of the room wins and must say one I am. There are multiple fruits that come from revival. Brother Terrick 2. Have a child pray. 3. Announcements and Visitors a. Introduce any visitors. b. Birthdays 4. Rules 5. Review of Last Week s Lesson Ms. Christina 6. Offering Brother José a. Exodus 35:5 b. Object Lesson i. Encourage the children to put words with their offering don t just drop it in the bucket. ii. Have the ushers hold the buckets at the front of the class. iii. Once the offering is collected, have the ushers take it to the table. c. Remind the children: i. Begin filling out the offering envelope as soon as they get it. ii. Put your first and last name on the envelope. iii. Lick it and seal it completely so that none of your offering falls out. 7. Praise and Worship Ms. Fay a. One Praise b. One Worship 8. What Is the Fruit of This Revival? Ms. Christina a. James 5:7 b. Revival always comes in two stages. i. Renewing the church (fallow ground). ii. Bringing in the harvest. c. The Bible talks about the early rain and the latter rain (Hosea 6:1-3; Joel 2:23-24; James 5:7). i. The former rain is for soil preparation. ii. The latter rain is for the harvest. d. Right now we are in the early rain. Our hearts are changing and being prepared. e. The main fruit of the early rain is of the heart. i. People love Jesus more than ever. ii. Our relationship with God is strengthened. iii. Our relationship with others is strengthened: A. Friendships are restored. B. Denominational barriers come down. C. We have more mercy for others. D. Our relationship with the lost is changed. We view the lost as the Father sees them as lost, not as sinners. E. Marriages are restored. F. He turns the hearts of the fathers to their children (Malachi 4:6).
9. Power Verse a. Isaiah 10:27, And the yoke shall be destroyed because of the anointing. b. Read it. c. Repeat it with jingle. d. We are in revival and we are redeemed. The yoke is destroyed because of the anointing. The power of God is present to reach the lost, so we must press into God, no matter the cost. (Ms. Christina) e. We will separate the children into three teams. We will have a big bowl of jello with the power verse words in it. Each child will be blindfolded and have to search through the jello with their hands until they find a word. Once all of the children have gone or all of the words are received, the children will work together to put the power verse in order. The fruits of revival will be revealed when we dive deeper and continue in the flow. Remember to bring table cloths to put under the bowls, and wipes if you would like. Ms. Fay 10. Restroom Break 11. What Is the Fruit of This Revival? Object Lesson Brother Terrick a. Preparing the Soil from the curriculum. 12. Altar Call Salvation/Healing/Declaration 13. Have a child pray to dismiss the class.
August 19, 2018 1. I am Coin Toss We will have buckets or boxes with fresh oil written on them. The children will have 20 seconds to toss as many coins in as they can. The number of coins they make in is the number of I ams they will say with three being the maximum. We must be willing to spend time with God to get the fresh oil that is available to us for this revival. Ms. Belinda 2. Have a child pray. 3. Announcements and Visitors a. Introduce any visitors. b. Birthdays 4. Rules 5. Review of Last Week s Lesson Ms. Christina 6. Offering Brother Misael a. Exodus 35:5 b. Object Lesson i. Encourage the children to put words with their offering don t just drop it in the bucket. ii. Have the ushers set the buckets on the trunk and stand on either side. iii. Once the offering is collected, have the ushers take it to the table. c. Remind the children: i. Begin filling out the offering envelope as soon as they get it. ii. Put your first and last name on the envelope. iii. Lick it and seal it completely so that none of your offering falls out. 7. Praise and Worship Ms. Angela a. One Praise b. One Worship 8. Now Is the Time to Buy Oil Ms. Christina a. Matthew 25:1-13 b. In the parable of the 10 virgins, half of the virgins didn t get an extra supply of oil. c. They took what they had and they thought their supply was enough. d. Oil is a type of the Holy Spirit. It represents the power of God. e. Oil was the power source for lamps in Bible times. Today we use electricity or batteries. f. Don t rely on past oil get fresh oil lots of oil. 9. Power Verse a. Isaiah 10:27, And the yoke shall be destroyed because of the anointing. b. Read it. c. Repeat it with jingle. d. We are in revival and we are redeemed. The yoke is destroyed because of the anointing. The power of God is present to reach the lost, so we must press into God, no matter the cost. (Ms. Christina) e. We will separate the children into three. We will have start and finish lines using blue painters tape in the classroom. The children will have to spin a coin from one line to the other to receive their power verse word. Once all of the children have gone or all of the words are received, the children will work together to put the power verse in order. The greatest investment of our time is spending it with God to prepare for this revival. Brother Misael
10. Restroom Break 11. Now Is the Time to Buy Oil Object Lesson Ms. Belinda a. The Ten Virgins from curriculum. 12. Review Lesson 13. Altar Call Salvation/Healing/Declaration 14. Have a child pray to dismiss the class.
August 26, 2018 1. I am Balloon Toss We will two to three children try to keep four balloons in the air until one person lets a balloon fall to the ground. That child will say an I am and then another group of three children will try. We need God s help because we can t bring the harvest in on our own. Ms. Fay 2. Have a child pray. 3. Announcements and Visitors a. Introduce any visitors. b. Birthdays 4. Rules 5. Review of Last Week s Lesson Ms. Christina 6. Offering Ms. Nohemi a. Exodus 35:5 b. Object Lesson i. Encourage the children to put words with their offering don t just drop it in the bucket. ii. Have the ushers set the buckets on the trunk and stand on either side. iii. Once the offering is collected, have the ushers take it to the table. c. Remind the children: i. Begin filling out the offering envelope as soon as they get it. ii. Put your first and last name on the envelope. iii. Lick it and seal it completely so that none of your offering falls out. 7. Praise and Worship Brother Terrick a. One Praise b. One Worship 8. We Need the Power of God to Bring in the Final Harvest Ms. Christina a. Luke 4:18-19 b. We can t do it by ourselves. i. We need finances. ii. We need laborers. iii. We need organization. iv. We need the power of God. c. We are kidding ourselves if we think we can do it without the power of God. 9. Power Verse a. Isaiah 10:27, And the yoke shall be destroyed because of the anointing. b. Read it. c. Repeat it with jingle. d. We are in revival and we are redeemed. The yoke is destroyed because of the anointing. The power of God is present to reach the lost, so we must press into God, no matter the cost. (Ms. Christina) e. We will separate the children into three teams. We will have a three-legged race. Each child will go twice (1 st and 2 nd, 2 nd and 3 rd, 3 rd and 4 th, etc.) taking one lap around four cones to receive their power verse words. Once all of the children have gone twice, the children will work together to put the power verse in order. We need God s help to bring in the final harvest. Ms. Nohemi 10. Restroom Break
11. We Need the Power of God to Bring in the Final Harvest Object Lesson Ms. Fay a. Testimony Time skit from the curriculum. 12. Review Lesson 13. Altar Call Salvation/Healing/Declaration 14. Have a child pray to dismiss the class.