| ACTIVITIES |
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Do
You Believe?
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This activity demonstrates children's ability to believe in things they have not seen, to show how they can believe in an unseen God. The first step towards salvation.
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Approx. 7 minutes
Grades 1-4 |
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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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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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Narrow Path |
Walking the narrow road may not be easy, but the reward is worth
it. It leads to eternal life with Jesus.
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Approx. 10 minutes
Grades 1-4 |
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Old Enough to Know |
Children use colors and words to demonstrate the awareness of sin within their lives. |
Approx. 12 minutes
Grades 3-6 |
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What Would I Do
to Go to Heaven? |
Children rank good deeds for getting to Heaven, only to learn that
Heaven is a gift, and cannot be earned. |
Approx. 12 minutes
Grades 4-6 |
| BULLETIN BOARDS |
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Heavenly Steps to
Salvation |
Take the children along a heavenly path to salvation,
by starting with hearing the Word of God and ending with living a
new life for Jesus. |
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Holy Trinity
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To show the three persons of God. God the Father, God
the Son and God the Holy Spirit. Perfect for lessons about the Holy
Trinity or Salvation. |
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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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Now Boarding |
Don't wait until it is too late! A bulletin board to help children understand the urgency of receiving God's gift of Salvation. |
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Salvation Railroad
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All aboard the Salvation Railroad! A quick reminder
of the different steps every child should understand before being
baptized. |
| CRAFTS |
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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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The Lord is My Rock |
A craft that reminds students that the Lord is our fortress, our deliverer,
our shield, and the strength of our salvation. |
Approx. 10 minutes
Grades 2-6 |
| GAMES |
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The Price is Right |
Children guess the price of several items and discover the real
price for Heaven. |
Approx. 15 minutes
Grades 4-6 |
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Quick Change Artist
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Jesus is our spiritual quick change artist.
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Approx. 15 minutes
Grades 1-5 |
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Want To Get Home
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A fun board game for two teams. Players help a small child left
behind at camp get home while discovering what it costs to get to
our heavenly home.
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Approx. 30 minutes
Grades 1-6 |
| LESSONS |
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Jesus Dies for Our Sins |
IIn 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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Salvation |
Five lesson series designed for children of an accountable age who
are inquiring about receiving Jesus into their heart, or beginning
to ask questions about being baptized. |
5 weeks or sessions
Grades 3-6 |
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The Lost Sheep
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Lesson on The Parable of the Lost Sheep, and how much God loves
us when we believe in Jesus and repent of our sins.
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1 week
Grades 1-6 |
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Walk the Narrow
Path
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Lesson 1 for the "Christian Living" series about staying
on the path of righteousness.
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1 week
Grades 1-6 |
| OBJECT TALKS |
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A Heart for Jesus |
The Holy Spirit can reach our heart no matter how much we may have
sinned. |
Approx. 10 minutes
Grades 3-6 |
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Can't Be Earned
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Salvation is a free gift and can’t be earned. No matter how
hard we try, our own efforts are useless.
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Approx. 5 minutes
Grades 3-6 |
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Crushed & Restored |
We needn't allow sin to crush us, a restored life awaits us in Christ
Jesus. |
Approx. 10 minutes
Grades 2-6 |
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Dirty Windows
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Just as it is difficult to see through a dirty window, we cannot
see God clearly through a life of sin.
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Approx. 12 minutes
Grades 1-5 |
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Don't Sin |
The burden of sin makes it hard to walk the narrow path. |
Approx. 10 minutes
Grades 1-6 |
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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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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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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 1-5 |
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Restored |
Jesus makes gems out of wrecks |
Approx. 15 minutes
Grades 1-6 |
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Serving God
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You are never too young or too old to serve God. This Object Talk
will show that serving is a privilege and the reward for all is everlasting
life in heaven.
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Approx. 10 minutes
Grades 3-6 |
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Shape of Sin |
An Object Talk to help children see how the only way to be purified
of sin is through Jesus. |
Approx. 10 minutes
Grades 2-6 |
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Sin Gets Heavy |
The weight of our own sin is hard for us to bear, but Jesus bore
the sins of the world. |
Approx. 10 minutes
Grades 3-6 |
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Sin is Gross! |
A bubble bath has no effect on sin, it's only Jesus that can make
you truly clean. |
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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What's In Your Heart? |
The love of Jesus can transform an ugly sinful heart into a sweet
caring heart. |
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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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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At the Carnival
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Follow the great adventure one family had at a not so ordinary carnival.
(Story)
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Approx. 15 minutes
Grades 3-6 |
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Eyesore
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What do you see when you look at others. The gift of eternal life
is for everyone. (Story)
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Approx. 5 minutes
Grades 2-6 |
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I Believe in Jesus
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Sharing your faith is not always easy, but remember, Jesus is always
there to help. (Skit for five)
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Approx. 15 minutes
Grades 2-6 |
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Rescued |
If we don't care about those who are lost, who will?
(Skit for three) |
Approx. 10 minutes
Grades 3-6 |
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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.
(Skit for seven)
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Approx. 15 minutes
Grades 2-6 |
| SONGS |
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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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