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Gifts of Love
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An activity about showing forgiveness to others, as a true act of
Godly love.
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Approx. 20 minutes
Grades 1-6 |
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My Prayer of Faith |
Children learn about the "Prayer of Faith," and then
develop their own prayer for the appropriate time. |
Approx. 15 minutes
Grades 4-6 |
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| CRAFTS |
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A Special Card from God |
Children will be curious about what the message might be if God
sent them a Valentine's card. |
Approx. 20 minutes
Grades 1-6 |
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Father, Forgive Them |
As Jesus hung on the cross, He asked his Father to forgive. An
excellent teaching craft. |
Approx. 20 minutes
Grades 1-5 |
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Seventy Times Seven |
How many times should I forgive? A delightful craft to show how
often we should forgive one another. |
Aprox. 18 minutes
Grades 1-5 |
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White as Snow |
A happy snowman to remind the kids their sins are like deep red
cloth, but they can be as white as snow" Isaiah 1:18 |
Aprox. 20 minutes
Grades 1-5 |
| GAMES |
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| LESSONS |
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God is Just |
Lesson 3 from "The Attributes of God" series about God's
just and merciful nature. |
1 week
Grades 2-6 |
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Jesus Dies for Our Sins |
In this Good Friday Easter lesson, children discover that Jesus loves us so much, He willingly died on the cross for the forgivness of our sins. |
1 week
Grades 1-6 |
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Joseph Forgives |
Through the story of Joseph, and how he forgave his brothers for the way they treated him when he was young, the children learn the power of forgiveness. |
1 week
Grades 1-6 |
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Love is Forgiving
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Lesson 3 from the "True Love" series about love being
forgiving.
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1 week
Grades 1-6 |
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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 Fall |
Lesson 3 from the "In the Beginning" Series about the
fall of Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden. |
1 week
Grades 2-4 |
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The
Unmerciful Servant
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Lesson on forgiveness from the Parable Jesus told about the Unmerciful
Servant in Matthew 18: 21-35.
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1 week
Grades 1-6 |
| OBJECT TALKS |
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Filthy Rags |
Can we, being like filthy rags, ever become completely clean? With Jesus we can! |
Approx. 8 minutes
Grades 1-6 |
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Forgive and Forget
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Forgiveness is sweeter than a dozen apples. |
Approx. 7 minutes
Grades 2-6 |
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Fully Cleansed
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It takes more than doing good things to be born again, it takes
the cleansing blood of Jesus.
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Approx. 5 minutes
Grades 1-6 |
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God's Forgiveness
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This Object Talk will help demonstrate the power of God's forgiveness
over our sins by melting it away.
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Approx. 5 minutes
Grades 2-5 |
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Held Tightly by Sin |
A sinner is trapped by his own evil acts. He is held tightly by the
ropes of his sins. |
Approx. 10 minutes
Grades 1-5 |
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New Life in Christ |
Baptism expresses the forgiveness of our sins and the freedom to
live a new life in Christ. |
Approx. 10 minutes
Grades 3-6 |
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Sin Spoils
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A little bit of mold can ruin a sandwich. Likewise, without Jesus,
even a little bit of sin can keep us out of heaven.
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Approx. 5 minutes
Grades 1-6 |
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Sins Revealed
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This Object Talk will help kids see that you cannot hide sin or
pretend something never happened, because every sin is revealed in
the end.
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Approx. 5 minutes
Grades 1-4 |
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Weeds |
Weeds in the lawn are like sins in our
lives, they're destructive. |
Approx. 10 minutes
Grades 1-6 |
| PUZZLES |
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All Sins Forgiven |
A puzzle of 1 Peter 3:18 reveals that Jesus died for our sins to bring us to God. |
Approx. 10 minutes
Grades 2-5 |
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Cross Puzzle |
"All we like sheep have gone astray": A
cross-shaped puzzle to help the kids memorize Isaiah 53:6 |
Approx. 10 minutes
Grades 2-6 |
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Forgive Others Maze |
Kids try to find which cartoon character leads to the topic of the day, which is to forgive others. |
Approx. 5 minutes
Grades 2-6 |
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Power of the Cross |
As Jesus died on the cross between two criminals, He asked His Father to do something very special for all of us. What He asked is found in Luke 23:24. |
Approx 8 minutes
Grades 2-6 |
| SKITS/STORIES |
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Blinded |
Kids act out the story of Saul meeting Jesus on the road to Damascus,
and learn that when God wants to get our attention He can use anything!
(Skit for five) |
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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Power of Forgiveness
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The story of Joseph and how he was able to forgive his brothers.
Forgiving others is what God wants us to do.
(Skit for one or two) |
Approx. 5 minutes
Grades 1-5 |
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The Monkey and the Lion
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A skit about forgiving the shortcomings of others to see their true
worth. (Skit for three)
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Approx. 15 minutes
Grades 2-6 |
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