| ACTIVITIES |
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Breath of Life |
An activity to demonstrate the depth of desire that we should have for God. |
Approx. 7 minutes
Grades 1-6 |
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For God's Glory |
This Bible research activity shows us how we can give glory to God by putting Jesus first in our life. |
Approx. 20 minutes
Grades 2-6 |
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Finish the Story |
Children will discover how God became flesh in the person of Jesus
Christ, so He could show us the way to salvation. |
Approx. 15 minutes
Grades 3-6 |
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Fishers of Men
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Coloring page when Jesus called Peter and his brother Andrew saying,
"I will make you fishers of men."
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Approx. 10 minutes
Grades 1-4 |
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Follow
Jesus |
At home, school, or church, we must remember to follow
Jesus. |
Approx. 20 minutes
Grades 2-6 |
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Following On
Faith
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A Bible research activity to learn how we can faithfully follow
God even through difficult or uncertain times. |
Approx. 20 minutes
Grades 2-6 |
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Imagine How Humble |
Children learn about humility by imagining Jesus doing something
very special. |
Approx. 10 minutes
Grades 1-6 |
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Jesus and Me
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How does life today compare to when Jesus was born? An activity
to help kids relate to Jesus. |
Approx. 12 minutes
Grades 2-5 |
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What My Father Does |
Jesus only did what he saw His Father doing. We should only do what
Jesus would do. John 5:19 |
Approx. 10 minutes
Grades 1-6 |
| BULLETIN BOARDS |
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Basketful of Joy |
God has many basketfuls of joy for all who follow His
Son Jesus Christ. |
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Fall
for Jesus |
Kids fall for many things. Why not fall for Jesus? Follow and grow in the knowledge of Him. All participate in making this bulletin board resemble a real tree ready for leaves to fall for Jesus. |
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Fishers of Men
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This display will remind the kids that as disciples
of Jesus, they are called to reach out in the community and invite
others to church. (Mark 1:17) |
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Follow Jesus
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This display will remind the kids that they can follow
Jesus and obey Him wherever they are, at home, in school, at church
and even while playing. |
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Follow the Son |
The light is always with us when we follow the Son of God. Use this bulletin board to display key Bible verses about following Jesus. |
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Growing For Jesus
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Children grow fast, and they need to grow in the knowledge
of the Lord. Kids will participate in making this bulletin board
look like a real tree. |
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I Wanna Be Just Like Jesus |
A reminder that to be just like Jesus, one must be humble,
loving, depend on God
and be a living sacrifice. |
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Our Good Shepherd
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A pleasant and colorful reminder that the Lord is my
shepherd, and I shall not be in want. (Psalm 23:1) |
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Narrow is the Road to Life |
A colorful scene showing the difference between the
broad road to destruction and the narrow road leading to life as described
by Jesus in Matthew 7: 14 |
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Pear Up With Jesus
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As luscious pears depend on God to grow, this bulletin
board will show how we can have a very fruitful life when we pair
up with Jesus. |
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Rise and Live for Jesus |
We live in a world filled with many weeds, but we are children of God. Therefore, let us rise high and live for Jesus. |
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Showers of Blessings
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Living for Jesus means we will have a life full of blessings.
These blessing will help us grow, and be happy, like flowers during
a spring rain. |
| CRAFTS |
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Fun Foam Fish |
A brightly colored, magnetic Christian Fish symbol to remind you
of Jesus. |
Approx. 20 minutes
Grades 1-5 |
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Shepherd's Staff |
Children are reminded how Jesus is the Good Shepherd by creating
a shepherd's staff. |
Approx. 20 minutes
Grades 1-6 |
| GAMES |
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Fill the Jars |
A fast paced game that introduces children to the first miracle performed by Jesus. |
Approx. 10 minutes
Grades 1-6 |
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Miracles of Jesus |
Children make a mad dash to match miracles with Bible verses. |
Approx. 10 minutes
Grades 2-5 |
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Path to Knowing Jesus
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A fun game to play while learning more about our relationship with
Jesus.
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Approx. 20 minutes
Grades 2-5 |
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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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The Narrow Road |
According to Jesus there is a narrow road that leads to life, but
only few enter through its gate. |
Approx. 15 minutes
Grades 3-6 |
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Turning to God
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The world may be full of distractions, but when we turn to God, He
will help us along the way.
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Approx. 10 minutes
Grades 1-5 |
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Walk of Obedience |
Children race to solve puzzles, answer questions, and obey the rules. |
Approx. 15 minutes
Grades 2-5 |
| LESSONS |
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Called to Follow
Jesus
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Lesson 1 from the Twelve Apostles Series about being called to follow
Jesus.
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1 week
Grades 2-5 |
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I Wanna Be Just Like
Jesus |
Lesson series on being like Jesus, covering being humble, depending
on God, being loving, and a living sacrifice. |
4 weeks
Grades 2-6 |
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Jesus Feeds Five
Thousand |
Children learn that we need to be careful not to waste the blessings the Lord provides . |
1 week
Grades 1-6 |
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Josuha |
Lesson series on the life of Joshua. |
3 weeks
Grades 1-6 |
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Raising of Lazarus |
Through this lesson children will be introduced to the concepts of
resurrection and eternal life. |
1 week
Grades 2-6 |
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Seeing the Light |
In this lesson the children will learn that like Saul on the road
to Damascus, we must acknowledge Jesus as our Lord wherever we are,
and follow Him wherever He leads us. |
1 week
Grades 1-6 |
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The Great Catch |
Through this lesson children learn that we can accomplish so much
more in life when we include God in everything we do. |
1 week
Grades 1-6 |
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The Pearl of Great Value
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Lesson on the Parable of the Pearl of Great Value about giving up
everything to live our lives for the Lord. |
1 week
Grades 1-6 |
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The Wise and Foolish Builder
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Children learn that when we read God's word and do what it says, our lives will have a strong foundation.
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1 week
Grades 1-6 |
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Water into Wine |
In this lesson, children learn that the Lord cares about all of our needs, however seemingly insignificant, when He turns the ordinary into the exceptional for His glory. |
1 week
Grades 1-6 |
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We Can Know
Jesus
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Lesson 2 from the "Discovering Jesus" series about really knowing
Jesus. |
1 week
Grades 2-6 |
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We Can Live
for Jesus
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Lesson 4 from the "Discovering Jesus" series on John 1: 1-12 about
Jesus is the vine and we are the branches.
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1 week
Grades 2-6 |
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We Can Obey
Jesus
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Lesson 3 from the "Discovering Jesus" series on obeying Jesus.
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1 week
Grades 2-6 |
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Who is Jesus? |
Lesson 2 from the "Three Persons of God" series. |
1 week
Grades 1-6 |
| OBJECT TALKS |
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Cactus Needles |
A cactus has needles to protect the water within, but when we drink
of the living water, we have God's protection. |
Approx. 8 minutes
Grades 2-6 |
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Impossible Reach |
We build many things to help us reach difficult places. However, we can only reach Heaven through the love and forgiveness of Jesus. |
Approx. 8 minutes
Grades 2-6 |
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Jesus Is Here
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We must always live our lives remembering that Jesus is right here
with us, knowing everything we say and do.
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Approx. 10 minutes
Grades 1-5 |
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More Than a Gift |
God gave us His only Son as a special gift. What do we do with this gift is important. |
Approx. 7 minutes
Grades 2-6 |
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One Way or Many?
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God tells us there is only one way to get to Heaven.
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Approx. 5 minutes
Grades 1-6 |
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Plugged In
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A simple Object Talk to show that unless we are plugged in or connected
to Jesus, we can do nothing.
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Approx. 10 minutes
Grades 2-5 |
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Why Struggle? |
Without Jesus, even some of the simplest things in life become quite
difficult. |
Approx. 10 minutes
Grades 2-6 |
| PUZZLES |
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He Has Risen |
Children search for key words from the story about Mary and the other women bringing spices to Jesus' tomb to anoint His body, but finding the tomb empty. (Matthew 28:1-8) |
Approx 10 minutes
Grades 2-6 |
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First Miraculous Sign |
Jesus comes to the rescue and performs His first miracle. Kids unscramble key words from John 2:1-11. |
Approx. 7 minutes
Grades 2-6 |
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Jesus Depended on God |
Jesus depended on God, and He asks us to depend on Him and His power
as a branch depends on the vine. John 15: 4,5 |
Approx. 10 minutes
Grades 2-6 |
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The Power of Prayer |
Children decode the verse to find out what happens when they pray. Psalm 17:6 |
Approx. 10 minutes
Grades 2-6 |
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The Twelve Apostles
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Find out why the Apostles followed Jesus by completing this Word
Winder puzzle to find a hidden message. |
Approx. 10 minutes
Grades 2-6 |
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What Can You See? |
Find out if the kids can see the name of Jesus, and a picture of
Him when they close their eyes with these optical puzzles. Also a
great object lesson to introduce prayer and quiet time. |
Approx. 5 minutes
Grades 1-6 |
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What We are Called to Be |
Children find out what they can become according to Romans 12:1 when they have Godly attitudes. |
Approx. 10 minutes
Grades 2-6 |
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Who is Jesus?
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Many names are given to Jesus. Find some of them hidden in this
word search.
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Approx. 10 minutes
Grades 2-6 |
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Who Watches Over Us? |
Children decode the verse to find out who watches over us. |
Approx. 10 minutes
Grades 2-6 |
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Whom Shall We Follow? |
Kids decode the words to find out whom we should be following. Psalm 25:5 |
Approx. 10 minutes
Grades 2-6 |
| SKITS/STORIES |
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Depend on God |
Part 2: A brilliant young student has a hard time being humble and
must turn to God for help. (Skit for three) |
Approx. 12 minutes
Grades 2-6 |
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Humble Like Jesus |
Part 1: A brilliant young student learns that we all need to be
humble, just like Jesus. (Skit for four) |
Approx. 15 minutes
Grades 2-6 |
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Joy of Sacrifice |
Part 4: Sofia discovers the joy of serving food to others, after
some confusion about who will enjoy the meal.(Skit for three) |
Approx. 10 minutes
Grades 2-6 |
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Loving Like Jesus |
Part 3: A brilliant young student gets out her apology, and also
learns a valuable lesson about love. (Skit for two) |
Approx. 10 minutes
Grades 2-6 |
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Those Silly Birds
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The Son of God came to earth as a man to show us the way to heaven.
(Story)
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Approx. 15 minutes
Grades 2-6 |
| SONGS |
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Blinding Light |
A song about Saul going to Damascus and how his life changed after
seeing the blinding light of Christ. |
Approx. 10 minutes
Grades 1-6 |
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Early Sunday Morning
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Song sung to the tune of "Ten Little Indian Boys" |
Approx. 5 minute
Grades 1-4 |
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Putting Jesus First |
A song about putting Jesus first in thoughts, words, and actions.
(Sung to the tune “Are you sleeping?”) |
Approx. 8 minutes
Grades 1-5 |
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Straight Down From Heaven My God Came |
A song about God's perfect gift of salvation for all mankind.
Can be sung to the tune “Up On The
Housetop" |
Approx. 5 minutes
Grades 2-6 |
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