4pm Sat: 3, 4, 5-yr/K Classroom Schedule God s Covenant with Abraham: Unit 2-1 MAIN POINT: God promised to bless Abraham! (This is what we want the kids to remember!) 3:45 4:00 Check-In / Playtime One teacher take control of sign-in: Greet the parent and child, introduce yourself. Place Check- In Sticker on Clipboard. If manually sign-in, for 3 & 4 yr olds only, give parent/child a wristband with # from clipboard. For 3-K, give them a name tag with their first name & #. One teacher lead orderly free play: Stations of blocks, puzzles, toys, etc. 4:00 4:20 Coloring / Snack / Activity <>COLORING SHEET: Abraham looking at the stars (Have the kids color the sheet and ask them questions about the sheet.) Say: Have you ever tried to count the stars in the sky? There are way too many to count! In our Bible story today, God told a man that he would have as many people in his family as there are stars in the sky. <>SNACK: Animal Crackers & Water Pray with the class before Snack. Encourage one of them to pray, or you can pray over them a simple prayer: Dear God, thank you for this day, that we get to be at Your church, and for this yummy snack. Please bless these precious children and help them to know you more. Amen. <>INTRO ACTIVITY: Red Light, Green Light What you need: None What you do: Have all the kids line up on one wall and you stand against the opposite wall. Tell them when you say green that they can start walking toward you but when you say red they have to stop. Keep alternating between colors until someone wins. Play again as time allows. For the older kids let the winner be the caller. Say: Good job listening and obeying! In our Bible story today, God told a man to leave his home and go to another land that God would show him. He listened and obeyed too. Let s find out who that man was. 4:20 4:50 Story / Craft <>STORY: God s Covenant with Abraham (Have the kids transition to the Jesus rug for story time acting like their favorite animal.) Quick Synopsis: Long ago, God made a very special promise with Abram. God showed Abram the sky. Count the stars, if you can. That is how big your family will be someday. God always says what is true. *Read pgs 56-58 in Jesus StoryBook Bible or Gen. 15:1-6 in Int l Children s Bible.* Say: God kept his promise. God promised to bless Abraham! (Have them repeat after you!) <>CRAFT: Star rope (Have the kids transition back to chairs at the tables acting like their favorite animal.) Items Needed: 3 stars, 12 of yarn, Crayons, & Tape. Have the children color and decorate the stars. Once they are done help them run the yarn through the stars and tape them in place. They could make this into a necklace or just hang it up at home. Say: God said Abraham would have as many family members as there were stars in the sky. God promised that all people would be blessed through Abraham s family. God sent Jesus to come to earth as part of Abraham s family. Jesus blesses all the people on earth because He saves those who trust in Him. Gospel Project: Unit 2-1 1-2/3-15
4pm Sat: 3, 4, 5-yr/K Classroom Schedule 4:50 5:10 Worship in preschool KIDS Live Room (Room #12) (Bring Clipboard to KidsLive to count heads & to check out kids if parents show up early.) (3-yr Old Rooms use the Ring Rope to help manage the kids on their way to Kids Live.) J Encourage orderly conduct, sitting in the chairs. J J Engage in the worship & lesson with the children. J J Encourage them to sit beside you, rather than in laps. J 5:10 5:20 Return to Class / Activity / Bible Verse / Review <>ACTIVITY: Promise Walk Items Needed: Nothing. Have the kids line up in two lines facing each other leaving room between them. Pick one and have them walk between the two lines one at a time doing the action you call out. Possible actions: take baby steps, take giant steps, jump, hop, or crawl. Have the kid go to the end of a line and choose another child. Keep going until all have had a chance. Say: God promised to bless Abraham. During the time Abraham lived, if people made a covenant, or promise, with each other, they would have a special ceremony. That was their way of saying they would keep their part of the promise. In today s Bible story, God passed through the animals as a torch and smoking pot. God was saying that keeping the covenant was His job, not Abraham s job. <>UNIT BIBLE VERSE: Romans 4:3 (Same Verse over the 3 week Unit) (Read aloud several times and then have them repeat small portions working up to the whole verse.) **Use Bible Verse Sheet as a visual aid.** Abraham believed God. Say: God promised to bless Abraham. Abraham believed God s promise. Even though Abraham was old and did not have any children, he trusted God. He believed God would do what He said He would do. God promised to bless Abraham! (Have them repeat after you) <>REVIEW: Q&A 1. Was there something special about Abraham that made God choose to bless him? (no) 2. What did God promise to give Abraham? (many descendants and land) 3. Did Abraham know how God would give him a big family? (no) 4. Whose job was it to keep the covenant or promise? (God, not Abraham) 5. What did God promise to do for Abraham? (Bless him & his family) Say: Does anyone remember our Main Point? God promised to bless Abraham! 5:20 Parent Arrival Gospel Project: Unit 2-1 1-2/3-15
Coloring Sheet MAIN POINT: GOD PROMISED TO BLESS ABRAHAM. 00508648_Fall15_Pre_ActivityPgs_CC.indd 14 God s Covenant with Abraham Genesis 12:1-3; 15:1-21; 17:1-9 14 3/17/15 6:30 PM
Take Home Sheet Count the Stars INSTRUCTIONS: Count the stars. How many big stars do you see? How many small stars do you see? DOWNLOAD THE TGP FAMILY APP KEY PASSAGE: Romans 4:3 BIG PICTURE QUESTION: What did God promise? God promised to bless His people. BIBLE STORY: GOD S COVENANT WITH ABRAHAM God made a covenant, or promise, with Abraham. Abraham was an old man with no children, but God said he would have a big family. God showed Abraham keeping the promise was His job, not Abraham s. FAMILY DISCUSSION STARTERS: Tell about a time someone made a promise to you or you made a promise to someone else. Was the promise kept? Do you think it was hard for Abraham to believe God would really give him a big family? Why? FAMILY ACTIVITY: Look at the sky on a clear night. Try to count the stars. Discuss how God always keeps His promises. Preschool Activity Pages Unit 2, Session 1 13
Take Home Sheet Godthe thecovenantcovenantgod Maker Maker Key Passage: Romans 4:3 Key Passage: Romans 4:3 Big Picture Question: What did God promise? Big Picture Question: What did God promise? God promised to bless His people. God promised to bless His people. Session 1: God s Covenant with Abraham Session 1: God s Covenant with Abraham Genesis 12:1-3; 15:1-21; 17:1-9 Genesis 12:1-3; 15:1-21; 17:1-9 God promised to bless Abraham. God promised to bless Abraham.. Session 2: God Tested Abraham Session 2: God Tested Abraham Genesis 22:1-19 Genesis 22:1-19 Abraham trusted God. Abraham trusted God. Session 3: The Promise Reaffirmed Session 3: The Promise Reaffirmed Genesis 25:19-26; 26:1-6; 28:10-22 Genesis 25:19-26; 26:1-6; 28:10-22 God reminded Abraham s family God reminded Abraham s family about His promises. about His promises. 2015 LifeWay OK to Copy Unit 2 Preschool Journal Page
Kid's Live The Gospel Project: Unit 2 Lesson 1 1-2/3-15 PreK MC Guide! Session Title: God s Covenant with Abraham Bible Passage: Genesis 12:1-3; 15:1-21; 17:1-9 Main Point: God Promised to Bless Abraham. Memory Verse: Romans 4:3, Abraham believed God. Lesson Synopsis: Read this for a frame of reference on what the lesson is about God is a covenant-making God. After the great flood, God made a covenant with Noah and his family and all the living creatures. God promised to never again flood the entire earth. He put a rainbow in the sky to confirm His covenant. (See Gen. 9:8-17.) God s covenant with Noah was unconditional; it did not depend on Noah in any way. Years passed, and Noah s family grew. His son Shem had a family. Shem s seventh-great grandson was named Abram. (See Gen. 11:10-26.) Abram traveled toward the land of Canaan with his wife, Sarai; his father, Terah; and his nephew, Lot. But they stopped in Haran and settled there. When Abram was 75 years old, God spoke to him. God called Abram to leave behind his family and his lands to go to a place God would show him. God made a covenant with Abram, promising to bless all the world through one of his descendants. (Gen 12:1-3) By faith, Abram obeyed. God s covenant with Abram was unconditional. In Abram s time, when a covenant was made between two people, the animals would be split and both parties would walk through them as to say, If I do not hold up my end of the covenant, may I be like these dead animals. (See Gen. 15.) This time, only the smoking fire pot and flaming torch passed through the animals, symbolizing that God alone would be responsible for upholding the covenant. When Abram was 99 years old, he was still childless. How would God keep His promise to make Abram s offspring as numerous as the stars if Abram didn t have any children? But God was serious about the covenant; He always keeps His promises. God even changed Abram s name to Abraham, which means Father of a Multitude. God promised to bless all the earth through Abraham. At just the right time, Jesus was born into Abraham s family. (Gal. 4:4-5) Jesus fulfilled God s promise to Abraham. (See Gal. 3:8.) Jesus came into the world to save sinners. Through Him, all the nations of the earth are blessed. Christ Connection: Every lesson connects to Jesus this is how God told Abraham to leave his home and go to another land. God promised to bless all the people in the world through Abraham. God sent Jesus from His home in heaven to come to earth as part of Abraham s family. Jesus blesses all the people on earth because He saves people from their sins. Worship: (_:50) Play Video Countdown (3min): (Show this as the kids are coming to Kids Live. You can stop early, if all arrived.) Play Worship Video Background (4pm, 6pm, or ): (This is to just get their attention) Have the kids all stand up and engage with them with motions during worship. Ask the teachers to help manage the kids but to stand to the outside walls so the kids can see. Pray a simple welcome prayer: Something like Let s Pray together first Dear God, thank You for these kids! Help us all to have fun worshipping You this morning! Amen. Play Song 1: Your choice Play Song 2: Your choice Play Song 3: U2_Video_My God is Real (2:46) Have the kids all sit down and tell them to stay in their seats. Lesson: (_:00)
Kid's Live Play Lesson Video Background (This is to just get their attention & a transition ) Introduction: Ask preschoolers if they know what a promise is. Share a time you made a promise or someone made a promise to you. In our Bible story, we will hear about a special promise God made to a man named Abram. This kind of promise is so important we have a big name for it: a covenant. Can you say covenant? Timeline View: Let s check out what we re going to be learning about today Show U2-L1_TimelinePic This is Abram! He will be known later as Abraham! Has anyone heard the song Father Abraham? That song is all about this man. What is he staring at? Yes, the Stars. God talked to Abraham about the stars and his family. Let s look now at our Main Point, this is what we want you to remember if you don t remember anything else. Main Point: God chose Abraham out of all the people in the world and made a covenant or promise with him. That leads me to today s Main Point. Show U2-L1_MainPoint The Main Point is God Promised to Bless Abraham. Everyone say that with me (Have them repeat it a couple times) Very interesting! Let s take a look at how God did that. As we watch the video make sure you look and see how God Promised to Bless Abraham. Bible Story: The Bible story today is about how God promised to bless Abraham. Watch this! Play U2-1_BibleStory Video (4:07) (See last page for the video verbatim.) Abraham was not the only person God blessed through His covenant with Abraham. God sent Jesus to come to earth as part of Abraham s family. Jesus blesses all the people on earth because He saves people from their sin. So what do you think God wants us to learn from this story? Show U2-1_MainPoint God Promised to Bless Abraham. (Have them repeat after you!) Review Questions: Now it s time to see what you remember from the Bible Story 1. Was there something special about Abraham that made God choose to bless him? (no) 2. What did God promise to give Abraham? (many descendants and land) 3. Did Abraham know how God would give him a big family? (no) 4. Whose job was it to keep the covenant or promise? (God, not Abraham) 5. What did God promise to do for Abraham? (Bless him & his family) Great job kids! Let s listen to our Memory Verse song now! Memory Verse: Show U2_Video_Abraham (2:05) What a great song! That song is going to help us learn our Memory Verse over this series! Our Memory Verse tells us that Abraham believed God. Even though Abraham was old & didn t have any children, he trusted God! Let s learn it together Show U2_Verse
Kid's Live Romans 4:3, Abraham believed God. (Have them repeat after you, piece by piece!) What is today s Main Point? God Promised to Bless Abraham. (Have them repeat after you!) Dismiss kids to class: (_:10) Play Dismiss Song Start with 3yr olds once they are out the door Send 4yr olds once they are out the door Send 5yr/K Video Verbatim: This is what is said in the Bible Story video, in case you can t view the video God s Covenant with Abraham Genesis 12:1-3; 15:1-21; 17:1-9 Abram and his wife Sarai lived long ago. They lived near their relatives and friends. One day, something very unusual happened to Abram. God spoke to him! God chose Abram out of all the people in the world and made a covenant a very special promise with him. God told Abram to move to a place he had never been. God said Abram would have many descendants. That meant Abram would have many children and grandchildren and great-grandchildren. So many people would be born into Abram s family that they would become a whole nation of people. They would have land to live on, and everyone would know who Abram was. Abram obeyed God. He did not know how God was going to give him a big family, but Abram trusted God to keep His promise. Another time, God spoke to Abram again. God promised to give Abram a great reward. Abram asked God, Who will get that reward when I die? I have no children. Whatever I have will belong to one of my servants. God took Abram outside. Look at the sky and count the stars, if you can, said God. That is how many descendants you will have someday. Abram was getting to be an old man! His wife was getting old too. How could she have a baby? But Abram believed it would happen because God said it would. God promised to give Abram the land, too. God made a special ceremony to show Abram that He would keep His covenant. First, God told Abram to bring some animals: a cow, a goat, a ram, a turtledove, and a pigeon. Abram followed God s instructions. When the sun had set and it was dark, a smoking fire pot and a flaming torch appeared and passed between the animals. God showed that keeping the covenant was His job, not Abram s job. When Abram was 99 years old, God talked to him again. I am changing your name to Abraham. You will be the father of many children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren, God said. They will become many nations, and some of them will be kings. I will give them the land where you are living, and I will be their God. My promises will last forever.