| ACTIVITIES |
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Build a Church
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As offerings are brought to class, kids earn pieces of a puzzle
that when completed will be a church building. |
Arrival Activity
Grades 1-5 |
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Serve
God With Your Whole Body
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A coloring page to show how you can use different parts
of your body to serve God. |
Approx. 15 minutes
Grades 1-6 |
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Special Gifts
Tour
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A guided tour to find Spiritual Gifts being used to build up the
Body of Christ, the Church.
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Approx. 20 minutes
Grades 1-6 |
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When We Give
Together |
What may be impossible for one person to do, is possible when
believers give together. This activity shows the importance of teamwork. |
Approx. 8 minutes
Grades 2-6 |
| BULLETIN BOARDS |
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Different People |
God made many different people, but He loves them all.
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The Church is Our Home |
Children of God will live forever, our real home is
with Jesus Christ. |
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Work of His Hands
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As Jeremiah discovered while observing the potter as
he made clay vessels, God makes us different, but each for a useful
purpose. |
| CRAFTS |
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| GAMES |
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Stay Connected
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A game of cooperation to show how staying connected to Jesus, and
each other, can be a lot of fun.
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Approx. 15 minutes
Grades 1-6 |
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What's My Talent? |
Like the old "What's my line" game, children will guess
the talent or spiritual gift of a special guest. |
Approx. 15 minutes
Grades 2-6 |
| LESSONS |
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Don't Waste Your
Talent
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Lesson 4 from the "Living a Fruitful Life" Series about
using Spiritual Gifts to build up the Body of Christ. |
1 week
Grades 2-5 |
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Gifts From Above
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Lesson 2 from the "Used by God" Series about using Spiritual
Gifts to help serve in God's Kingdom.
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1 week
Grades 1-6 |
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The Body of Christ
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Lesson 3 from the "Used by God" Series, about working
in unity for the common good of the church. |
1 week
Grades 2-6 |
| OBJECT TALKS |
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Ask a Friend
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See how fast a Sunday school class can grow when the Word of God
is shared with a friend. |
Approx. 10 minutes
Grades 1-6 |
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Many Parts One Body
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In order for something to operate correctly, all parts perform important functions. Every Christian is important too, because they are all part of one body: the Church.
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Approx. 6 minutes
Grades 1-5
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Picture Perfect
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How can you be a good example of a child of God unless people can
clearly see Jesus living in you?
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Approx. 5 minutes
Grades 1-6 |
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Strength of Many |
The Body of Christ is stronger and more effective when everyone
pitches in. |
Approx. 5 minutes
Grades 1-6 |
| PUZZLES |
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Gifts From Above
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Spiritual Gifts used to build up the Body of Christ from Romans
12: 4-8 and 1 Corinthians 12: 8-10 can be found in this Word Search.
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Approx. 15 minutes
Grades 2-6 |
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No Gift is Too Small |
Even as children, we can give to the church in many meaningful ways. |
Approx. 15 minutes
Grades 2-6 |
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Tangram Verse Puzzle
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"I am the vine, you are the branches. If a man remains in me
and I in him, he will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing".
John 15:5 is written on a Tangram, an ancient baffling puzzle kids
will have fun solving. |
Approx. 10 minutes
Grades 2-6 |
| SKITS/STORIES |
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The Christmas Gift |
Sometimes the best Christmas gift is receiving the Gift of Jesus (Skit
for five) |
Approx. 15 minutes
Grades 3-6 |
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Why Go? |
Why should we go to Sunday school? A skit about discipleship. (Skit
for four) |
Approx. 7 minutes
Grades 1-5 |
| SONGS |
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Little-Bitty Church
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A song about a little church doing big things for God.
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Approx. 5 minutes
Grades 1-4 |
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