GOOD NEWS CLUB AGENDA. MOSES #9 God s Presence With Moses

GOOD NEWS CLUB AGENDA MOSES #9 God s Presence With Moses WEEK OF: MAIN THRUST: God wants you to hate sin. TO DO AS THE CHILDREN ARRIVE: 1. Greet the children; make them feel welcome. 2. Take attendance. 3. Listen to previous week s memory verse. 4. Have children put money in missions bank. 5. Listen to the children say the Ten Commandments and sign the Honor Roll. PRE-SESSION ACTIVITY: 1. OLDER CHILD: Something s Different 2. YOUNGER CHILD: MOSES #9 Activity Sheet SONG: (1 minute) 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 and Please Prayers. MEMORY VERSE: (7 minutes) Psalm 97:10 Ye who love the LORD, hate evil.... (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.) Add-A-Word After you have read this verse from the Bible, explained what it means, and repeated it at least two times, you may begin this drill. Divide the group in half. One group begins by saying the first word of the verse. The other group repeats what the first group said, then adds the next word of the verse. The groups continue to repeat what was said and then adding the next word, alternating back and forth until the entire verse with reference is repeated. HYMN FOR MOSES #7-#12: (2 minutes) BIBLE LESSON: (20 minutes) MOSES #9 God S Presence with Moses (See Involvement Helps for Younger Children for ways 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.) QUIET TIME NOTEBOOK: (1 minute) Briefly highlight what was learned from last week s Quiet Time. Ask the children to do one per day before the next club. They must show you their Q.T. Notebook next week to earn points for the contest.

SPECIAL: TEN COMMANDMENTS Review: (3 minutes) Recognize those who have learned the Ten Commandments. Have them stand and announce that they are now on the Ten Commandments Honor Roll. Review the Ten Commandments. Using the visuals from MOSES #8, read each commandment, but stop from time to time and allow the children to give the next word. After each commandment, have the children say that commandment with you. MISSIONARY TIME: (16 minutes) 1. Sing God s Way while child comes to look in the Go and Tell Box. 2. Share missionary information for Week #14 using the Go and Tell Box. (See attached page.) 3. Pray for the missionary. 4. Show goal chart and mention the amount given so far. 2. Missions song: 3. Story: Secret in the Woods. Teach the portion of the story listed under Week #4. REVIEW ACTIVITY: (6 minutes) Use the activity below or the Bible Learning Game from the Involvement Helps for Younger Children. Snowflake Surprise Decorate a deep box with colorful gift wrap. Make twenty or more snowflakes in two different colors of construction paper. (See attached pattern) Laminate if desired. Assign each color a different point value (perhaps 100 and 200 points). Divide the children into two teams. Alternating between the teams, ask questions pertaining to the lesson. When a question is answered correctly, the child takes one snowflake from the box without looking. His team then receives the appropriate number of points. You may choose to let the children hold the snowflakes until the game is over. Tally all points at the end of the questions and award the winning team a treat. - Gayle Stahlman, Child Evangelism Outreach Inc. Used by permission. Review questions for MOSES #9: 1. Who went with Moses up the mountain? (Joshua.) 2. How many days and nights did Moses stay on the mountain with God? (Forty.) 3. God told Moses how to build a special tent called the Tabernacle, and wrote down the Laws He had given him. What did He write His laws on? (Two stone tablets.) 4. What did the Israelites ask Aaron to do while Moses was gone? (They asked him to make them a god.) 5. The Israelites had promised to obey God, but they were already ready to break His first commandment. What was His first commandment? ( You shall have no other God s before Me. ) 6. What did Aaron tell the people to do? (Take off their gold earrings and give them to him.) 7. What did Aaron do with the gold that the people brought to him? (He melted the gold and made it into a golden calf.) 8. What were the people doing when Moses came down from the mountain? (Dancing around the golden calf.) 9. What happened to the tablets of stone? (Moses threw them, and they broke on the rocks.) 10. What did Moses do with the golden calf? (He melted it in the fire, ground the gold into a fine powder, threw the powder into the water, and made the people drink it.) *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. Quiet Time CHILD EVANGELISM FELLOWSHIP OF EASTERN PA, INC. P.O. BOX 4375 HARRISBURG, PA 17111-0375

MEMORY VERSE HELPS MOSES LESSON #9 God s Presence With Moses Psalm 97:10 Ye who love the LORD, hate evil.... (The underlined portion of the verse indicates what the younger children should memorize.) USE the visual and let the children read the verse with you. READ the verse from your Bible while holding the visual so the children can follow along. DO MOTIONS together with the children while you EXPLAIN the verse as follows: Psalm 97:10 (Hands as an open Bible.) Ye who love the LORD, (Cross arms in front of you and give yourself a hug. Point up toward Heaven.) hate evil.... (Move both hands away from body to side as if pushing something away.) Psalm 97:10 (Hands as an open Bible.) This is the address (where the verse is located in the Bible). The book of Psalm, chapter 97, verse 10. Ye means you. This verse is talking to you. A lot of us say that we love God, but if you really love God, there s something you should do. Evil means sin, anything that we think, say, or do that does not please God. If you really love God, you shouldn t want to sin. Sin does not make God happy, and when you love someone, you want to make them happy. Instead of sinning, you should want to do what s right and obey God because you love Him and want to make Him happy. The book of Psalm, chapter 97, verse 10. DRILL the verse with the activity listed on the Moses #9 Agenda. TEST the children for their understanding of the verse. If you love the Lord, what should you do? What is one example of how you can do this? CHILD EVANGELISM FELLOWSHIP OF EASTERN PA, INC. P.O. BOX 4375 HARRISBURG, PA 17111-0375

INVOLVEMENT HELPS FOR YOUNGER CHILDREN by Linda D. Ruth and Ralph Bechtel MOSES #9 God s Presence with Moses MEMORY VERSE: Entire verse Psalm 97:10 Ye who love the LORD, hate evil.... Psalm 97:10 Ye who love the Lord, hate evil.... Psalm 97:10 Hold hands as an open Bible. Point at someone. Cross arms in front and give yourself a hug. Point up to Heaven. Move both hands away from body to side as if pushing something away. Hold hands as an open Bible. BIBLE LESSON HELPS: Scene 1 Scene 2 Scene 3 Scene 4 Scene 5 Scene 6 Hold up two fingers as Moses and Joshua. Slowly raise arm as they climb the mountain. Halfway up, change to one finger. Count to 40 by 5's, each time putting up five fingers. Pretend to be writing out Ten Commandments with your finger. Ask, What do you think Aaron did? Allow children to voice their guesses. Put hand to ear. Listen and pretend to hear shouting going on below. Pretend to throw down tablets of stone. Children make a crashing sound. Together, throw golden calf into the fire. Say, If you think Aaron was not telling the truth, stand up. Count to 40 by 5's again, each time putting up five fingers. BIBLE LESSON GAME: No Way! Have children march around in a circle, singing and clapping to tune Farmer in the Dell : God wants me to hate sin. God wants me to hate sin. My God wants me to hate sin. God wants me to hate sin. Have everyone faces center. Ask, What is something a child might do that would be sin? Allow a child to answer. Then ask, Would (whatever was named) be right? Everyone says together, No way! No way! I don t want to sin, while they shake their heads no and hold forearms crossed in an X. Say, If Jesus is in your heart, He can help you to hate sin. Play again as time allows. CHILD EVANGELISM FELLOWSHIP OF EASTERN PA, INC. P.O. BOX 4375 HARRISBURG, PA 17111-0375

GO AND TELL BOX Week #14 What Do the Saüls Do? (Suggested item to put in the Go and Tell Box a picture of a Haitian child.) What do you think this picture of a child has to do with going and telling? (Let the children share their ideas.) It makes me think of the precious children in the country of Haiti who need to hear about the Lord Jesus. WHAT DO THE SAÜLS DO? (Use WHAT wordstrip.) TEACH CHILDREN Pastor Lucien and Mrs. Maude have always been very active in the evangelism (telling others how they can have their sins forgiven and receive Jesus as their Saviour.) of children (Use TEACH CHILDREN wordstrip). When Pastor Lucien started his ministry, he began teaching a Sunday School for boys and girls, since adults were not interested in hearing the Bible. Later, he started a Christian school. Over the years, there have been thousands of children who have gone through their school, which takes them up through the seventh grade. Pastor Lucien s goal is to evangelize millions of Haitian children who do not know about the Lord Jesus. Many are lead astray by witchcraft and the voodoo religion. The children must be reached at an early age before they get tricked into believing these evil practices. TRAIN TEACHERS Pastor Lucien and Mrs. Maude spend much of their time training Christian teachers in how to explain to children that they can receive Jesus as their Saviour. (Use TRAIN TEACHERS wordstrip.) Each year during the month of August, classes are taught in the SALEM Bible Institute for pastors and evangelists (people who travel to different villages to tell children the good news of Jesus). As a result, many children are now being taught Bible lessons like you hear in Good News Club/Released Time Class. PREPARE VISUALS (Use PREPARE VISUALS wordstrip.) Because Haiti is such a poor country, the teachers have very little money with which to make visuals to teach the children. Mrs. Maude helps the teachers make some of their visuals, but most of the teachers have only what Pastor Lucien is able to give to them. As you look at the beautiful songs and flannelgraph/flashcard pictures we use in Good News Club/Released Time Class, we need to thank God for them and be reminded that the Haitian teachers do not have many colorful visuals. LET S PRAY FOR OUR MISSIONARIES: THANK God for the many pastors and evangelists who have been taught how to reach children with the message of the Good News. PRAY for Pastor Lucien that he will be able to train more teachers in how to teach the children who are influenced by false teaching. ASK God to help the children understand the Gospel message. CHILD EVANGELISM FELLOWSHIP OF EASTERN PA, INC. P.O. BOX 4375 HARRISBURG, PA, INC. 17111-0375

Snowflake Surprise Review Activity

God wants you MOSES #9 to hate sin.

- He told God he was willing to take the people s punishment on himself; but he couldn t - No sinful person can pay for another person s sin; only one who never sinned could O, P, E Romans 5:8... God commendeth (showed) His love toward us in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. - Jesus is the only One who could pay for sins of others; Moses could not - God did not leave them, but did send sickness because of the calf they had made INVITATION John 17:3 And this is life eternal, that they might know Thee, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom Thou hast sent. S P, E L BOW HEADS RESPONSE CHALLENGE If Jesus is your Saviour G Go over MT MT GOD WANTS YOU TO HATE SIN MOSES #9 Ex. 24:12-18; 31:18; 32; 34 - Can you think of a time when your mom/grandma/teacher told you what a rule was - and right after they told you, you broke it on purpose? - Something just like that happens in our lesson today SCENE 9-1 (Place figs. ML2, ML3, ML6, ML19) - Moses was going back up to Mt. Sinai - God had already given him 10 Commandments; now called Moses back up mt. - Was making a way to be with His people; He loved them G - God loved the Israelites too, so gave Moses instructions - God made two tablets from flat stones and wrote on both sides of them the 10 laws - The laws were written on the stones with the finger of God SCENE 9-2 (Remove figs. ML6, ML19; add fig. ML20) - But while Moses was talking to God, the people were getting tired of waiting - A little while later, God told Moses to make new tablets and bring them to the mt. - God wrote the Ten Commandments on them again - God was pleased that Moses obeyed Him R Review PAS verse Psalm 97:10 Ye who love the LORD, hate evil.... O Overview PAS examples 1. 2. 3. - His helper, Joshua, went with him; stopped part way; Moses went on alone (Move Moses further up mt.; cover with cloud) - Was with God 40 days and 40 nights; did not eat or drink - They went to Aaron and said, Make us a god... -... We don t know what s happened to this man, Moses - They were ready to break God s first commandment, already - How sad that the people chose to disobey Him W Will you do it? - God gave Moses instructions on how to build a tent called the Tabernacle - He had said, I am the Lord your God; you shall have no other gods before Me - If you want to obey God, you must receive Jesus as your Saviour from sin - God Himself would come there and live with His people - Surely Aaron would say No! But he said, Give your golden earrings to me

- Aaron melted the gold and used tool to shape it into calf - The people were excited; This is our god, who brought us out of the land of Egypt! - They were doing exactly what God had told them not to do S, PAU 1 Kings 8:46... There is no man that sinneth not.... 1. 2. 3. - Aaron and Israelites were sinning against God with this golden calf SCENE 9-3 (Replace fig. ML20 with ML21; add figs. ML22, ML23) - Aaron knew this was wrong; maybe he thought they could worship the calf and God - So he said they would have a feast to the Lord the next day - People got up early and had a party with eating, drinking, and dancing - They bowed down and prayed to the golden calf - Up on the mt., God said to Moses, Get down there... -... Your people have quickly turned away from what I said and are worshiping a golden calf... -... Now let Me alone so I can destroy all of them in My anger... -... I will make your family into a new nation of people instead - The Bible says God is angry at sin; in fact, God hates sin MT GOD WANTS YOU TO HATE SIN - God hates sin, and He said He would kill the Israelites - But Moses begged God not to, Lord, these are Your people who You brought out of Egypt... -... Turn from Your fierce anger and remember Your promise to bring them to a good land - So God listened to Moses and decided not to kill the people (Add ML25, ML26, separate from other figs.) - Moses went down the mt., carrying tablets of stone; met Joshua - When they reached the camp, saw the calf and the people dancing and worshiping it SCENE 9-4 (Replace fig. ML25 with ML1 and ML27; move them closer) - Moses was filled with anger; threw down the stone tablets; they broke into pieces - Moses melted the calf and then crushed it into powder - Threw the powder into water and made the people drink it! SCENE 9-5 (Remove figs. ML22, ML23; replace ML21 with ML20 and ML1 with ML28) - Moses to Aaron, What did the people say to convince you to bring this sin on them? - Aaron, They told me to do it; I threw the gold into the fire and out came a golden calf! - Next, Moses spoke to the people, Who is on the Lord s side? Come stand by me - Some of the Israelites came, but some stood still, refusing to worship the true God - Moses to those near him, God says you must kill all those who will not worship Him - That is what they did; about 3,000 men died that day - God hated what they had done; God always hates sin MT, PAS GOD WANTS YOU TO HATE SIN Psalm 97:10 Ye who love the LORD, hate evil.... 1. 2. 3. - And God hated what the Israelites had done SCENE 9-6 (Remove all figs; add fig. ML6 underneath cloud overlay) - Next day, Moses went up the mt. once again to talk to God

- No sinful person can pay for another person s sin; only one who has never sinned could O, P, E Romans 5:8... God commendeth (showed) His love toward us in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. - Jesus is the only One who could pay for sins of others; Moses could not - God did not abandon His people, but He did send sickness because of the calf they had made - A little while later, God told Moses to make new tablets and bring them to the mt. - God wrote the Ten Commandments on them again - God was pleased that Moses obeyed Him - How sad that the people chose to disobey Him - If you want to obey God, you must receive Jesus as your Saviour from Sin INVITATION John 17:3 And this is life eternal, that they might know Thee, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom Thou hast sent. S P, E L BOW HEADS RESPONSE CHALLENGE If Jesus is your Saviour G Go over MT MT GOD WANTS YOU TO HATE SIN R Review PAS verse Psalm 97:10 Ye who love the LORD, hate evil.... O Overview PAS examples 1. 2. 3. W W ill you do it? MOSES #9 Ex. 24:12-18; 31:18; 32; 34 - Can you think of a time when your mom/grandma/teacher told you what a rule was - and right after they told you the rule, you broke it? - On purpose, you did the exact thing they just said not to do - Something just like that happens in our Bible lesson FLASHCARD 2-1 - Moses was going back up Mt. Sinai - God had already given him the 10 Commandments; now called Moses back up - His helper, Joshua, went with him; stopped part way, and Moses went on alone - W as with God 40 days and 40 nights; did not eat or drink - God gave Moses instructions on how to build a tent called the Tabernacle - God would come there and live among His people - God was making way to be with people; He loved them G - And God loved Israelites, so gave Moses instructions - God also made two tablets of flat stone and wrote on both sides of them the 10 laws - The laws were written on the stones with the finger of God FLASHCARD 2-2 - But while Moses was talking to God, the people were getting tired of waiting - They went to Aaron and said, Make us a god... -... W e don t know what s happened to Moses - They were already ready to break God s first commandment to them - He had said, I am the Lord your God; you shall have no other gods before Me

- Surely Aaron would say No! But he said, Give your golden earrings to me - Aaron melted the gold and used a special tool to shape it into a calf - The people were excited - This is our god, who brought us out of the land of Egypt! - They were doing exactly what God had told them not to do S, PAU 1 Kings 8:46... There is no man that sinneth not.... - People got up early and had a party with eating, drinking, and dancing - The people bowed down and prayed to the golden calf - Up on the mt., God knew what the people were doing - God commanded Moses, Get down there... -... People have turned quickly away from what I said and are worshiping golden calf... -... Now let Me alone so I can destroy them in My anger... - So God listened to Moses, and decided not to kill them - Moses went down mt., carrying tablets; met Joshua - W hen they reached the camp, Moses saw the calf and the people dancing and worshiping it FLASHCARD 2-4 - Moses was filled with anger; he threw down the stone tablets; they broke in pieces - Moses melted the calf and crushed it into powder - Some of the Israelites came; some stood still, refusing to worship the true God - Moses to those near him, God says you must kill those who refuse to worship Him - That is what they did - About 3,000 men died - God hated what they had done; God always hates sin MT, PAS GOD WANTS YOU TO HATE SIN Psalm 97:10 Ye who love the LORD, hate evil.... 1. 2. 3. -... I will make your family into new nation of people instead - The Bible says God is angry at sin; in fact, God hates sin - Threw powder into water and made all the people drink it! FLASHCARD 2-5 1. 2. 3. - Aaron and Israelites were sinning against God with this golden calf FLASHCARD 2-3 - Aaron knew this was wrong; maybe he thought they could worship the calf and God - So he said they would have a feast to the Lord the next day MT GOD WANTS YOU TO HATE SIN - God hates sin; He said He would kill the Israelites - Moses begged God not to, Lord, these are Your people who You brought out of Egypt -... Turn from fierce anger, remember Your promise to bring them to a good land - Moses to Aaron, W hat did people say to convince you to bring this sin on them? - Aaron, They told me to do it; I threw the gold into the fire and out came a golden calf! - Next, Moses spoke to the people, W ho is on the Lord s side? Come stand by me - And God hated what the Israelites had done FLASHCARD 2-6 - Next day, Moses went up the mt. once again to talk to God - He told God that He was willing to take the people s punishment on himself, but this could never happen