1 July 29, 2018 Bible Focus: The Bible tells me Jesus wants to be my friend forever. God Loved Us So Much He Gave Us Jesus John 3:16 Memory Verse: I have hidden your word in my heart. Psalm 119:11, NIV Key Question: What is with you wherever you go? Bottom Line: God s Word is with me wherever I go. Basic Truth: God made me. God loves me. Jesus wants to be my friend forever. Here s what you ll be teaching in 3s 5s this week. Social (9:00, 10:15, 11:30) 9:00 & 11:30 Finding Jesus 10:15 Symbol Match Bible (9:10, 10:25, 11:40) All Service Times Bible History Presentation in the Sandbox Journaling (9:30, 10:45, 12:00) All Service Times Small Group Time Prayer Groups (9:45, 11:00, 12:15) 9:00 & 11:30 Picture Toss 10:15 Heart Treasures All Service Times Dismiss Parent CUE
2 July 29, 2018 Bible Focus: The Bible tells me Jesus wants to be my friend forever. God Loved Us So Much He Gave Us Jesus John 3:16 Memory Verse: I have hidden your word in my heart. Psalm 119:11, NIV Key Question: What is with you wherever you go? Bottom Line: God s Word is with me wherever I go. Basic Truth: God made me. God loves me. Jesus wants to be my friend forever. Social (Introductory Activities, 10 minutes) Let one teacher lead activities in different areas of the room while another teacher greets parents and kids at the door. 9:00 & 11:30 Finding Jesus What You Need: People Activity Page, shredded paper, and a large plastic bin What You Do: Before the Activity: Place shredded paper in the large bin and hide the People cutouts in the shredded paper. During the Activity: Explain that there are several pictures of different people hidden in the bin. But the person we re really looking for is Jesus! Encourage the children to sift through the bin to find all the people until they find Jesus. What You Say: Before the Activity: I ve hidden some people pictures inside this bin. (Point.) But there is one SUPER special person I want you to find. Inside this bin is a picture with Jesus on it. Can you search to find Him? After the Activity: Great job, friends! You found the Jesus picture. In our Bible Truth today, we re going to learn all about how Jesus wants to be our friend forever. Let s go! Transition: Move to Worship and Bible by calling out the first half of our Basic Truths for the children to finish. Leader: God made... Children:... me. Leader: God loves... Children:... me. Leader: Jesus wants to be... Children:... my friend forever.
3 10:15 Symbol Match What You Need: Symbols Activity Pages (18 different cards) What You Do: During the Activity: Place the cards in the middle of the activity area face down in random order. Have one child go first and ask them to turn two cards face up. If they match, recap the Bible Truth that it matches, then set the match aside. For week five of this month, introduce the upcoming Bible Truth. If the cards do not match, simply turn the cards face down and allow another child to have a turn. Be sure each child has a turn to play the game. What You Say: Before the Activity: There are cards (point) that each have a match. Let s work together and match them. During the Activity: Let s start matching. (Choose a child to go first.) Please turn over two cards and see if they are a match. (Play game and use the blurbs below to recap each icon when a match is made.) Recap for each symbol: Bible: This picture reminds us of our first Bible Truth for this summer. It told us God gave us the Bible to show us the way to go. The Bible tells us what to do and where to go. Heart: Awesome! This picture reminds me of the Bible Truth that told us God wants us to love and help each other. Praying Hands: Way to go! This picture reminds me of the Bible Truth that told us we can talk to God ANYTIME we want to. Smiley Face: Fantastic! This picture reminds me of the Bible Truth that told us God wants us to share our stuff. Whether we have a little or a lot, we can always share. Sharing makes us happy. Globe: YAY! This picture is about the Bible Truth that told us God s Word is with us wherever we go. God s Word is always with us! Handprint: Wonderful! This picture reminds me of the Bible Truth that told us God made each one of us. We are all WONDERFULLY made. Clock: Wahoo! This picture is about the Bible Truth that told us God loves us ALL the time no matter what. People: You got it! This picture is about the Bible Truth about God putting people together to make a church and help each other. We can all be a part of God s family! Jesus: This picture is about the Bible Truth that we are going to hear about today. I cannot wait to hear a TRUTH from the Bible. After the Activity: That was so much fun! We have heard a lot of great Bible stories this summer. I am so excited for you to hear today s Bible Truth about how much God loves us.
4 Transition: Move to Bible time by chanting this month s Bottom Line, God is with me wherever I go! as you walk to the Large Group area. Bible (Large Group, 20 minutes) After children have participated in Social, gather them for a large group time that includes interactive worship, introductory sketch and Bible Truth. Place your We are in The Sandbox sign on the door as you leave. Travel to the Sandbox.
5 July 29, 2018 Bible Focus: The Bible tells me Jesus wants to be my friend forever. God Loved Us So Much He Gave Us Jesus John 3:16 Memory Verse: I have hidden your word in my heart. Psalm 119:11, NIV Key Question: What is with you wherever you go? Bottom Line: God s Word is with me wherever I go. Basic Truth: God made me. God loves me. Jesus wants to be my friend forever. Journaling (Small Groups, 15 minutes) Journaling is designed to help preschoolers understand how the Bottom Line applies to them. They ll discuss real-life experiences and share prayer requests. Give each child a cup of Chex cereal to snack on while you take them through the following exercise. What you Need: Paperclip Memory Verse Card in your Bible at Psalm 119:11. Journal and a fun-shaped pen. Reward stamps. Jesus Symbol Sticker SMALL GROUP LEADER (SGL): It s Small Group time with our friends! Follow me, friends! (Lead the children to your Small Group spot.) Here we are, friends! Let s sit down and talk about today s Bible Truth. One, two, three, sit down with me! (Open the Bible and hold it for the children to see.) Our Bible Truth today was about the best friend we will ever have. Do you remember His name? (Pause.) Jesus! Yes! Jesus wants to be your friend forever. Who wants to be your friend forever? [Basic Truth] Jesus wants to be my friend forever. God loves us so much, He gave us Jesus to be our friend forever. When we remember that, God s Word is with us wherever we go. What is with you wherever you go? CHILDREN and SGL: [Bottom Line] God s Word is with me wherever I go. SGL: You got it! Now, we ve been saying a Bible verse over and over so we can hide it in our heart. We will say it one more time together and then anyone who wants to try and say it can have a turn. I brought my stickers/hand stamp, so let s get started! (Turn the pages of your Bible to the Memory Verse Card.)
6 Let s stand up and say the verse together with the motions one time. Just say what I say and do what I do. CHILDREN and SGL: I have hidden (thumbs to chest) your word (both hands point up) in my heart (cover heart with hands), Psalm 119:11. (Hold out hands like a book.) SGL: Awesome! (Give each child a high five.) Now let s sit down and take turns saying it. Who wants to go first? (Give each child the opportunity to say the verse on his/her own. Have your stickers/hand stamp ready to give when they say it.) Wow! I am so super proud of you! Way to go! Now let s get ready for our prayer and journal time. (Hold journal, fun-shaped pen, and Jesus Symbol Sticker. ) Today we are adding this very, VERY special sticker to our prayer journal. (Hold up Jesus Symbol Stocker. ) This is a picture of Jesus. Jesus is special because Jesus is God s Son. God sent Jesus to be our friend forever. (Place the sticker in the journal.) Jesus loves everyone. He wants every person in the world to be His friend forever. Who wants to be your friend forever? CHILDREN and SGL: [Basic Truth] Jesus wants to be my friend forever. SGL: Yes! Let s make a list of people we can tell about our good friend Jesus so He can be their friend forever, too. When I say your name, tell me one person you can tell about our good friend Jesus. We can use the list when we pray. (Write each child s name and what they say beside their name. Remember to print the words they say so the children can recognize their names and the letters.) Let s pray for the people on our list and that we will tell them that Jesus wants to be their friend forever. Would anyone like to pray before I pray? (Give each child who wants to pray the opportunity to do so.)
7 Prayer SGL: Dear God, thank You for loving us so much that You gave us Jesus to be our friend forever. Thank You that Jesus made a way for us to be with You forever. I pray that (name each child) will follow Jesus one day. Please help us tell (read the list the children made) that Jesus wants to be their friend forever, too. We love You, God! In Jesus name, amen.
8 July 29, 2018 Bible Focus: The Bible tells me Jesus wants to be my friend forever. God Loved Us So Much He Gave Us Jesus John 3:16 Memory Verse: I have hidden your word in my heart. Psalm 119:11, NIV Key Question: What is with you wherever you go? Bottom Line: God s Word is with me wherever I go. Basic Truth: God made me. God loves me. Jesus wants to be my friend forever. Groups (Application Activities, 15 minutes) These activities are designed to help preschoolers understand and remember today s Bible Truth and Bottom Line. 9:00 & 11:30 Picture Toss What You Need: Toss Paper plates (9 total) and a beanbag What You Do: Before the Activity: Place the plates in a horizontal line in the activity area. During the Activity: Give a child a beanbag and ask him/her to toss the beanbag and try to land it on a plate. When a beanbag lands on or very near a plate, recap the Bible Truth the symbol represents. Then pick up that plate and set aside. Continue the activity with the remaining seven plates. What You Say: Before the Activity: Let s play a super fun game! During the Activity: Each plate has a picture on it. (Point.) Each picture is from one of our stories that we have talked about. Toss the beanbag onto a plate, and we can talk about the Bible Truth that the picture goes with. (Have a child toss the beanbag.) Awesome! Let s look at the picture on the plate that you hit and see which Truth it goes with. (Use the key below to recap the Bible Truth to match the symbol that is on the plate.) Bible: Bible Truth that told us God gave us the Bible to show us the way to go. Heart: Bible Truth that told us God wants us to love and help each other. Praying Hands: Bible Truth that told us we can talk to God ANYTIME we want to. Smiley Face: Bible Truth that told us God wants us to share our stuff. Whether we have a little or a lot, we can always share. Globe: Bible Truth that told us God s Word is with us wherever we go. God s Word is always with us. Handprint: Bible Truth that told us God made each one of us. We are all WONDERFULLY made! Clock: Bible Truth that told us God loves us ALL the time no matter what.
9 People: Bible Truth about God putting people together to make a church and help each other. We can all be a part of God s family. Jesus: Bible Truth that told us God loved us so much He gave us Jesus. Jesus wants to be our friend FOREVER! After the Activity: Great job! You are awesome at tossing the beanbag! We have learned so much from the Bible the past two months. I m so glad that God s Word is with us wherever we go. What is with you wherever you go? [Bottom Line] God s Word is with me wherever I go! 10:15 Heart Treasures What You Need: Verses and Parent Note for Box Activity Pages; craft boxes (1 per child); a variety of decorative stickers for boys and girls (glitter, jewel, cars, trucks, sports, etc.); and markers What You Do: During the Activity: Give each child a box to decorate with the supplies you provide. Talk through the verse with the children as they decorate their boxes. When the children are finished decorating their boxes, give them one copy of each verse to fold and put inside their box. You may have to assist with the folding. What You Say: Before the Activity: We ve been talking a lot about God s Word being with us wherever we go. What is with you wherever you go? [Bottom Line] God s Word is with me wherever I go. Yes, [Bottom Line] God s Word is with me wherever I go. (Hold up Verses. ) This sheet has Bible verses on it. Every time you learn a Bible verse, you take it with you wherever you go! (Hold up a box.) Today we re going to decorate special boxes to put some Bible verses in so we can practice them at home. That way we can take even more of God s Word with us wherever we go! During the Activity: I have lots of cool things you can use to decorate your boxes. I have markers, glitter pens, and stickers. While you decorate your boxes, I ll get some Bible verses ready for you to put in them. After the Activity: Your boxes look amazing! And they are full of special Bible verses. Every night, when you go to bed, you and your parent can take out a verse and read it together. The more you read them, the better you ll know them, and then you can take God s Word with you wherever you go. What is with you wherever you go? [Bottom Line] God s Word is with me wherever I go. That s right, friends! All Service Times Get Ready to Dismiss