JESUS HEALS THE SERVANT’S EAR

COPYRIGHT HARVEST BIBLE CHAPEL 2016 SUPERNATURAL / WEEK 5

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JESUS HEALS THE SERVANT’S EAR


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MINISTRY EXPERIENCE TOOL

SUPERNATURAL

WEEK 5: JESUS HEALS THE SERVANT’S EAR

OVERVIEW Memory Verse: 1 John 1:8-9 (ESV) “If we say we have no sin we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.” Nail: He can do anything … even help me to be sorry and forgive my sin. Week 1: Jesus Turns Water to Wine Scripture Story: John 2:1-11 Week 2: Jesus Calms the Storm Scripture Story: Luke 8:22-25, Mark 4:35-41 Week 3: Jesus Heals the Invalid at the Pool Scripture Story: John 5:1-9 Week 4: Jesus Feeds the 5000 Scripture Story: Matthew 14:13-21 Week 5: Jesus Heals the Servant’s Ear Scripture Story: Luke 22:47-51 Week 6: Jesus Appears to the Disciples Scripture Story: Luke 24:36-43 Week 7: Jesus on the Shore Scripture Story: John 21:1-8 Week 8: Jesus Ascends to Heaven Scripture Story: Acts 1:3-11 Week 9: Final Review

HOW THIS CHANGES ME: The hope we have in being sorry. In this series, we will hear about eight miracles that Jesus performed in the New Testament. As amazing as these stories are, the greatest miracle is the hope we have in forgiveness when we are sorry for what we have done. There are two parts of being sorry: vertical and horizontal. To be sorry vertically is between me and God. To be sorry horizontally is between me and another person. In this series you will learn to not just say you are sorry, but to be sorry in your heart first. HOW TO BE SORRY BEFORE GOD When you sin, something inside of you should feel badly. It’s like a heavy weight is inside of your heart or stomach. This is the Holy Spirit helping you to see you have done something wrong. God wants us to be sorry inside before we do anything else. When you are ready, talk to God: 1. Confess: Say, “Heavenly Father, I was wrong when I ….” 2. Mourn: Say, “Heavenly Father, I hurt inside because I made this choice.” 3. Repent: “Heavenly Father, I am sorry. Please forgive me.” HOW TO BE SORRY BEFORE OTHERS When you hurt another person, something inside of you should feel badly. Sometimes, we hurt a person and we don’t know it. We should still be sorry. There is a difference between BEING sorry and SAYING “I’m sorry.” God wants us to BE sorry first, and then say “I’m sorry.” 1. Say: “I was wrong when I …” 2. Say: “I am sorry.” 3. Ask: “How can I make this right?” 4. Make choices that will help you make a better decision the next time.


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TABLE OF CONTENTS

WHO NEEDS TO KNOW?

Staff Classroom Volunteer Story Teller or Upfront Person

Preschool Supply List 4

Grade School Supply List 5

How to Preschool 6

Story Room Directives 7

How to Grade School 9

Show Directives 11

2-2 ½ year old Application Station 12

2 ½ -3 year old Application Station 14

3 year old Application Station 16

4 year old Application Station 18

Pre-kindergarten Application Station 20

Kindergarten Application Station 22

First Grade Application Station 24

Second Grade Application Station 26

Third Grade Application Station 28

Fourth/Fifth Grade Application Station 30

TOOL COLOR CODES

When you see GREEN, it’s time to move to the next thing. When you see GOLD, slow down! Take your time. Make sure the kids get this. When you see PURPLE, something is changing. Make sure you are in the right place. When you see RED, please stop. You must do this instruction, no matter what.


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PRESCHOOL Weekly Supply List STORY ROOM Memory Verse Activity: Motions found in preschool devo take-home Upfront Game: Music playing device with upbeat music APPLICATION STATION (Include a Bible for each station) 2-2 ½ year olds

● Purposeful play bins ● 8.5x11 colored paper, “Hear and Obey” picture strips, crayons, water color supplies or

markers, glue sticks, yarn, scissors, hole punch ● Preschool devo take-home with memory verse motions ● Flannel graph for Luke 22:47-51 (ESV) ● Snack, water, napkins and cups ● Cross, mini-bottle or a small picture of a water bottle (representing water), cotton ball, fabric

squares, small fish (can be Swedish fish or gummy fish), something to represent an ear (plastic model or a picture) and a sensory bin

● Pictures representing four motions of being sorry ● Purposeful play bins ● Coloring pages pertaining to today’s story, crayons ● Preschool devo take-homes

2 ½ & 3 year olds ● Purposeful play bins ● Comfort sign with matching lanyards ● Snack, water, napkins and cups ● Preschool devo take-home with memory verse motions ● Flannel graph for Luke 22:47-51 (ESV) ● 8.5x11 colored paper, “Hear and Obey” picture strips, crayons, water color supplies or

markers, glue sticks, yarn, scissors, hole punch ● Pictures representing four motions of being sorry ● Cross, mini-bottle or a small picture of a water bottle (representing water), cotton ball, fabric


● Purposeful play bins ● Coloring pages pertaining to today’s story, crayons ● Preschool devo take-homes

3 year olds ● Purposeful play bins ● Comfort sign with matching lanyards ● Snack, water, napkins and cups ● Preschool devo take-home with memory verse motions ● Flannel graph for Luke 22:47-51 (ESV) ● 8.5x11 colored paper, “Hear and Obey” picture strips, crayons, water color supplies or

markers, glue sticks, yarn, scissors, hole punch ● Pictures representing four motions of being sorry ● Cross, mini-bottle or a small picture of a water bottle (representing water), cotton ball, fabric


● Coloring pages pertaining to today’s story, crayons ● Preschool devo take-homes

4 year olds ● Purposeful play bins ● Snack, water, napkins and cups ● Pictures representing four motions of being sorry ● 8.5x11 colored paper, “Hear and Obey” picture strips, crayons, water color supplies or

markers, glue sticks, yarn, scissors, hole punch ● Cross, mini-bottle or a small picture of a water bottle (representing water), cotton ball, fabric


● Preschool devo take-home with memory verse motions for teaching ● Comfort sign with matching lanyards ● Flannel graph for Luke 22:47-51 (ESV) ● Coloring pages pertaining to today’s story, crayons ● Preschool devo take-homes

Pre-Kindergarten

● Purposeful play bins ● Snack, water, napkins and cups ● Pictures representing four motions of being sorry ● 8.5x11 colored paper, “Hear and Obey” picture strips, crayons, water color supplies or

markers, glue sticks, yarn, scissors, hole punch ● Cross, mini-bottle or a small picture of a water bottle (representing water), cotton ball, fabric


● Preschool devo take-home with memory verse motions ● Comfort sign with matching lanyards ● Flannel graph for Luke 22:47-51 (ESV) ● Coloring pages pertaining to today’s story, crayons ● Preschool devo take-homes


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GRADE SCHOOL Supply List for Week LARGE GROUP Memory Verse Activity: Box or bag with slips of paper indicating different ways to say the verse Upfront Game: See pages 11 and 12 APPLICATION STATION Kindergarten

Pictures representing four motions of being sorry K/1 devo take-home Snack, water, napkins and cups Extra binders for the new children 8.5x11 colored paper, “Hear and Obey” picture strips, crayons, water color supplies or markers,

glue sticks, yarn, scissors, hole punch Flannel graph for Luke 22:47-51 (ESV) Coloring pages pertaining to today’s story, crayons or markers OPTIONAL: Cross, mini-bottle or a small picture of a water bottle (representing water), cotton

ball, fabric squares, small fish (can be Swedish fish or gummy fish), something to represent an ear (plastic model or a picture) and a sensory bin

First Grade Pictures representing four motions of being sorry K/1 devo take-home Snack, water, napkins and cups Extra binders for the new children 8.5x11 colored paper, “Hear and Obey” picture strips, crayons, water color supplies or markers,

glue sticks, yarn, scissors, hole punch Flannel graph for Luke 22:47-51 (ESV) Coloring pages pertaining to today’s story, crayons or markers OPTIONAL: Cross, mini-bottle or a small picture of a water bottle (representing water), cotton

ball, fabric squares, small fish (can be Swedish fish or gummy fish), something to represent an ear (plastic model or a picture) and a sensory bin

Second Grade

Dry erase markers, whiteboard or window, eraser Pictures representing four motions of being sorry Snack, water, napkins and cups Extra binders for the new children Grade school devo take-homes Still Thinking/Ready to Share cards Poster board or a special place marked in your classroom, small HOPE cards, pencils Copy of Isaiah 59:1-2, colored pencils (orange, green, and yellow) Week 5 word puzzles, crayons, markers, or paint supplies

Third Grade Dry erase markers, whiteboard or window, eraser Pictures representing four motions of being sorry Snack, water, napkins and cups Extra binders for the new children Grade school devo take-homes Still Thinking/Ready to Share cards Poster board or a special place marked in your classroom, small HOPE cards, pencils Copy of Isaiah 59:1-2, colored pencils (orange, green, and yellow) Week 5 word puzzles, crayons, markers, or paint supplies

Fourth and Fifth Grade

Copy of Isaiah 59:1-2, colored pencils (orange, green, and yellow) Snack, water, napkins and cups Extra binders for the new children Grade school devo take-homes Still Thinking/Ready to Share cards Poster board or a special place marked in your classroom, small HOPE cards, pencils Week 5 word puzzles, crayons, markers, or paint supplies


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HOW TO PRESCHOOL

Comfort Sign and Classroom Lanyards Comfort Sign One comfort sign will be in each classroom and will be used by the classroom volunteers. The comfort sign picture will be the same as the children’s lanyard. This is what you will use to help the children identify their group in the Story Room for large group time. Do not use picture as anything more than group identification. Do not ask children to walk like a fire truck. (Use the “Transition Activity to Story Room” ideas below.) Lanyards There will be a set of color coded lanyards with a picture insert in each classroom (example: orange lanyard/ fire truck). There will be a series of different pictures in rotation for your classroom each month. Prior to transition to Story Room, each child will be handed a lanyard with that classroom’s comfort sign picture of the week.

1. When the children line up to begin transition to Story Room, ask the child to put on their lanyard. 2. Children should keep their lanyards on throughout Story Room and remove them as they re-enter class after

Story Room. 3. “Today’s Schedule”, listed at the beginning of each age group, communicates when children begin their transition

to Story Room. Transition Activity to STORY ROOM When beginning the final action/activity, tell the children they will be going to the Story Room in one/two minutes. If there is a child who has difficulty transitioning, give this child a private three minutes as well as a one/two minute warning. When final activity is complete:

● Tell all the children to stand up. ● Grab your comfort sign. (You will use this to lead children to Story Room.) ● Ask children to demonstrate the transition activity listed under their age group in the Application Stations. ● Walk the children in a line to the entry. Transitional activity is found in each age appropriate Application Station.

Pick up the comfort sign and begin to move quietly to the Story Room. Nothing is loud. Everything is quiet. Once you teach children to behave this way they will catch on quickly. Look back and encourage children along by asking them to bring their “transition activity” to the Story Room to show our friends.

High Impact STORY ROOM Values

1. Repetition 2. One upfront person (Story Teller) 3. Quiet voice 4. Story Room rugs 5. Screen cues programming elements (Screen at front and screen at back wall for volunteers)

Entry Experience

1. Children are handed their Story Room rugs outside of the Story Room. 2. Volunteer walks to the front of the Story Room holding up their comfort sign. Have the children sit in their group.

Fill the Story Room in first from “house left” (if facing the flat screens) then to “house right”. 3. Volunteer Script: “Welcome to the Story Room! Please take your Story Room rugs and find a quiet place to sit.”

(Story Teller and most volunteers always face the entry.) 4. Children always sit with backs to the entry.

Story Hits / Story Sequencing When it is time for the Story Hits portion of the experience, you will retell the story using a flannel graph tool. Story sequencing should be used to retell the story. Place the first flannel on the board and begin the story. Then ask: “What happens next?” and place another piece of flannel on the board to prompt the correct response. Continue sequencing through the end of the story.


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PRESCHOOL: STORY ROOM DIRECTIVES

Entry Experience 1. Children are handed their Story Room rugs outside of the Story Room. 2. Volunteer Script: “Welcome to the Story Room! Please take your Story Room rugs and find a quiet place to sit.” 3. Children always sit with backs to the entry. Greeting (Quiet, engaging voice) Once the children are seated, the following will be repeated every week. Story Teller says: “Welcome to the Story Room. I am the Story Teller and this is a special place.” “This is a special place because this is where we hear true stories from the Word of God (hold up your Bible). I want you to know who God is. The true story you will hear today will tell you and me about who God is and about the special plan God has to save us.” “We want to keep this place special so we have some special rules. Rules help us to have fun and keep things the way they should be.

1. The first special rule is that we always sit on our Story Room rugs and hold on. (Show children how to do that.) We keep everything that belongs to us … our hands, our arms, our legs and feet close on the Story Room rugs.

2. The second special rule is that when I’m talking, you are listening. When you are listening you aren’t talking and your eyes are looking at my eyes.

3. The third special rule is to participate. When we do something in this room, we all do it together. Let’s review the three special rules for our special Story Room.”

“Now we are going to have some fun hearing about how God is supernatural. First, we will stretch and then play a game.” Stretch Time Help children quietly release some energy and relax with some warm up stretches. Upfront Game Freeze Dance Supplies: Music playing device with upbeat music Instructions: Children should stay on their story rug. When the music plays they should do their craziest, most fun dance until the music stops. When it stops they should freeze in the exact position they were in when the music stopped. Start music again and continue play.

STORY ROOM Song Let’s sing our Story Room Song together: “We are all in the Story Room, the Story Room, the Story Room. We are all in the Story Room, me and NAME. (Look for the child so they can say ‘I’m here!’ The last time all children say their name at once.)” – Sung to “Here we go round the mulberry bush”. Memory Verse 1 John 1:9 (ESV) “If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins.” Memory verse motions can be found in the preschool devo take-home.


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PRESCHOOL: STORY ROOM DIRECTIVES (2)

Transition to Animation “Now children, we are going to watch a video that tells us today’s story with pictures.” ****Animation 2- 2 ½ minute art-based video that enriches the Supernatural series and weekly story. Story Hits Scripture: Luke 22:47-51 (ESV)

Even though Jesus was doing amazing, supernatural things, some people did not like Jesus and plotted to have him arrested. Judas, one of the 12 disciples, agreed to betray Jesus for money.

One day, Jesus went to the Garden of Gethsemane to pray with some of his disciples. A large crowd of men led by Judas came to Jesus. Judas identified who Jesus was by giving him a kiss. The disciples realized that Jesus was going to be arrested and one took out his sword and struck the servant of

the high priest and cut off his ear. Jesus said, “No more of this!” He touched the man’s ear and healed him. Jesus is supernatural and He can do anything!

Closing Application Last week we heard a story about Jesus doing the supernatural … Jesus provided food for more than 5000 people from just five loaves and two fish. Today, we heard about Jesus doing another supernatural thing: Jesus healed the ear of a man who was one of the 600 soldiers that came to arrest Him in the garden. We don’t spend a lot of time during Easter on this part of the story, but it is amazing. The disciple Peter was with Jesus when the soldiers came. He was so upset and thought he needed to help Jesus save Himself. But he didn’t. Jesus is supernatural and can do anything. In this series, we will hear about eight miracles that Jesus performed in the New Testament. As amazing as these stories are, the greater miracle is the hope we have in forgiveness when we are sorry for what we have done. Bigger than turning water into wine. Bigger than calming a storm. Bigger than healing a man who couldn’t walk. Bigger than feeding 5000 people. Bigger than healing an ear that had been cut. When God forgives your sin, that is the greatest miracle ever. God is a good father who knows that it is important to be sorry for our sin. Part of being sorry is telling Him you are sorry. Actually, I feel sorry right now for something I did so I’m going to ask God to forgive me. Can we bow our heads and fold our hands as I talk to my Heavenly Father? (Confess a specific sin (age appropriate please) and model the following three steps. Do not make up something but be authentic in your modeling.) Let’s talk about how to be sorry before God. When you sin, something inside of you should feel badly. It’s like a heavy weight is inside of your heart or stomach. This is the Holy Spirit helping you to see you have done something wrong. God wants us to be sorry inside before we do anything else. When you are ready, talk to God: 1. Confess: Say, “Heavenly Father, I was wrong when I ….” 2. Mourn: Say, “Heavenly Father, I hurt inside because I made this choice.” 3. Repent: “Heavenly Father, I am sorry. Please forgive me.” After the Closing Element, Story Teller transitions to intro Loud and Clear: “Okay! Now, let’s all stand up.” (This can be a cue for Loud and Clear to start heading to the front of the room). “Be sure to stay on your Story Room rugs! Let’s get ready to worship with Loud and Clear!” Worship Loud and Clear team enters as reference is read on final screen. After last song, Loud and Clear team asks children to show them one hand, place that hand above their eyes and ‘search’ for the Story Teller! Do the best you can to communicate the instructions and calm down children after worship. Dismissal (Story Teller will pause and look around and say in a very quiet voice) “Thank you for being with me today in the Story Room. This is a special place indeed! Now I want you to all stand up, grab your Story Room rug; look downward at your picture and turn around to find the volunteer with the sign that looks the same as your picture! When you find your sign, line up behind your volunteer in a straight line. Then, you are going to leave your Story Room rugs in the bin outside of the Story Room and see if you can find your classrooms.” (Use the searching hand-to-forehead motion and tip-toe to encourage a quiet trip back to class.) “Thank you for being such good listeners today. Now let’s see if we can find our way back to class AND remember YOU ARE LOVED!”


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HOW TO GRADE SCHOOL

Snack Idea Pretzels Volunteer Huddle The purpose of the huddle is to offer encouragement, vision, and training for the service and ministry and to give the opportunity for you to interact with your volunteers and volunteers with staff.

1. Open in prayer. 2. Thank volunteers for their sacrifice and commitment. 3. Encourage them by reminding them of the impact they have on children. 4. Review a few policies and safety tips. 5. Interact with a few volunteers to build relationship. 6. Review details of activities and movement of stations. 7. Review specifics that are needed by your ministry (count of children, volunteer assignments). 8. Close in prayer.

Tips for Intentional Small Group A kindergarten/first grade child with some training is able to participate in a small group by responding with tools.

1. Asking a question and waiting for a specific answer creates a culture of disengagement. 2. Asking a question and waiting for an individual response using a tool creates a healthy culture of children

interacting in their spirit – which is the place that matters most to God. 3. Volunteer should come with a personal story prepared. 4. Explain and use the response tools every chance you get. 5. “I don’t know” is a correct answer.

Tips for Authentic Prayer Time Effectively praying with children models a natural conversation with a loving father.

1. If you have a real relationship with God through Jesus Christ, you will be successful. 2. We do not use a formula for praying. We want it to be a natural conversation. 3. We suggest some phrases that can be used to teach respect for each other when talking to God the Father.

Tips for Productive Story Hits This is the fifth time the children will hear the story.

1. Ask children to retell the story to you using flannel graph. 2. An effective form of teaching is story sequencing where children tell the story back to you. You should use

prompts as reminders. 3. We believe that the time tested methods of flannel graphs are the most effective and efficient way to tell a story to

children. Children today still love placing the felt pieces on the board and telling each piece of the story. A visiting guest can participate by placing the felt piece while a different child explains that part of the story.

4. We don’t claim to exhaust a passage of Scripture when we teach it. As much as we love God’s Word and all of it cover to cover, no child (or adult) could manage the total comprehension of that amount of teaching. There may be several truths about God’s character in a passage. We prayerfully, and sometimes painfully, just choose one.

Extra Elements Bible Mechanics, Word Enrichment, Truth Tips, Tool Tips, Project of the month … When a story gives itself to a teaching moment outside of our regular rotation, we add an “extra” into that month’s Application Stations.

1. Look at all the “extras” that month. 2. Think through the intentionally of each idea. 3. Communicate it well in your volunteer huddle.


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GRADE SCHOOL: SHOW DIRECTIVES

What to Do in the Queue Welcome / Check children’s binders and mark points / Help kindergarteners and first graders bookmark their Bibles / Ask if they have been to church before / Call them by name / Ask about their family / Ask about their school and teacher / Ask about pets / Ask about previous week Welcome and Announcements Welcome children to the service. Review specific things you want kids to remember including expectations. What’s Happening? Happy Birthday Song (generic) Happy Birthday to you. Happy Birthday to you. Happy Birthday, God bless you. Happy Birthday to you. Good Things Good Things is a great time for children to express something good that happened in the past week. Prayerfully, this is a time of celebration for you and the kids. The range of good things swings from, “I just got back from vacation!” to “I scored my first soccer goal yesterday!” to “My parents didn’t fight this week!” and even sometimes “My mom started coming to church with us!” All are good and allows you to get to know the children God has entrusted to you and allows the children to feel they are part of something special. Memory Verse Activity Say It With Me 1 John 1:8-9 (ESV) “If we say we have no sin we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.” Supplies: Box or bag with slips of paper indicating different ways to say the verse (listed below) Instructions: 1. Say: “We are going to compete to see who can say our memory verse the loudest.” 2. Do not call children to the front. 3. The leader calls out each group and has them compete.

Prefers to stay up late vs. wake up early Likes to read vs. likes to play sports Prefers jeans vs. prefers sweats Prefers red vs. prefers blue High voices vs. low voices Likes dogs vs. likes cats Spring/summer birthdays vs. fall/winter ones Prefers pizza vs. prefers ice cream

Upfront Game (You choose) When Animals Fly Supplies: Hula hoops, (one per team) inflatable animals and balls (5-10 per team depending on attendance) 1. Distribute one hula hoop per team. 2. Choose a person to be the thrower. (It’s more fun when you rotate throwers every minute.) 3. On your mark, thrower begins under handed toss of animals into the hula hoop. Volunteers keep count. 4. Team with most points wins. Beach Balls and Hula Hoops Supplies: Beach balls, hula hoops (1 per team) Instructions: 1. Give the beach balls to the crowd. 2. Split the crowd into 2-4 teams. 3. Have volunteers on stage with hula hoops. 4. Teams shoot beach balls into their designated hula hoop. 5. Team that makes the most hoops wins.

Toss It Out! Supplies: Hula hoops, (1 per team) toilet paper rolls (5-10 per team depending on attendance) 1. Distribute one hula hoop per team. 2. Choose a person to be the thrower. (It’s more fun when you rotate throwers every minute.) 3. On your mark, thrower begins under handed toss of toilet paper into the hula hoop. Volunteers keep count. 4. Team with the most points wins.


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GRADE SCHOOL: SHOW DIRECTIVES (2)

Ping Pong Toss Participants: 4-6 players (one per grade) Supplies: 10-20 ping pong balls per team, bucket to hold ping pong balls, larger bucket to catch balls Instructions: 1. Participants begin on stage. 2. One bucket for each team is placed in the crowd. 3. The point is for the participants to take their time and throw slowly so the ping pong ball lands in their bucket. Every

throw must be under hand. Even though the clock is ticking, the crowd is going wild and it’s loud, the player must concentrate, be patient and throw slowly making every throw count.

4. After the first throw, the bucket is passed to the next person. 5. You must work as a team - the person on stage throwing carefully and slowly, and the person in the audience trying to

catch it and then passing the bucket. 6. The team with the most amount of catches wins.

Who Is Wearing It? Supplies: None Instructions: Ask children to stand up if they are wearing something you describe. If your shirt has red in it If your shoes are sparkly If you are wearing something in your hair If you have white socks on your feet If you are wearing nail polish If you have the name of a sports team on your t-shirt If you have an animal on your shirt or pants If you have belt loops Bring It Up Supplies: None (participants provide) Instructions: Divide your group into 6-8 teams. The game leader will be up front. The up front person will yell out a demand for a somewhat uncommon item that people might have on them. Have each team elect ONE runner to run the item to the person in the front. The first team to “bring up” the item wins that round. (Be sure to involve volunteers for uncommon items.) Examples: FIRST TEAM TO BRING UP (You can change the number of items based on attendance.) 12 shoes tied together 6 boys wearing boots 3 belts hooked together 3 hair brushes $1.00 in quarters Chewed gum 5 girls with pony tails 4 girls carrying 1 girl 4 socks with a hole 8 wrist watches Driver's license 10 boys in glasses Large Group Charades Supplies: Large pictures or items that can be held up behind contestants. (Find random objects that remind children of activities that are relevant to this season of the year.) Instructions: 1. Choose a child to represent each team. Each child representative comes to the front and is the contestant. 2. A volunteer stands behind the contestants and holds up an object. 3. On your mark, the large group starts calling clues to their contestant and the contestant tries to guess the correct

answer. 4. You can repeat with the same children or switch. Bookmark The two bookmark Scriptures will appear on the slide. As you are guiding children to open their Bibles, affirm the Bible is all true and the greatest book ever written! Add your own positive, true and enthusiastic remarks about God’s Word. What does this mean to me? Last week we heard a story about Jesus doing the supernatural … Jesus provided food for more than 5000 people from just five loaves and two fish. Today, we heard about Jesus doing another supernatural thing: Jesus healed the ear of a man who was one of the 600 soldiers that came to arrest Him in the garden. We don’t spend a lot of time during Easter on this part of the story, but it is amazing. The disciple Peter was with Jesus when the soldiers came. He was so upset and thought he needed to help Jesus save Himself. But he didn’t. Jesus is supernatural and can do anything. In this series, we will hear about eight miracles that Jesus performed in the New Testament. As amazing as these stories are, the greater miracle is the hope we have in forgiveness when we are sorry for what we have done. Bigger than turning water into wine. Bigger than calming a storm. Bigger than healing a man who couldn’t walk. Bigger than feeding 5000 people. Bigger than healing an ear that had been cut. When God forgives your sin, that is the greatest miracle ever. Let’s talk about how to be sorry before God. When you sin, something inside of you should feel badly. It’s like a heavy weight is inside of your heart or stomach. This is the Holy Spirit helping you to see you have done something wrong. God wants us to be sorry inside before we do anything else. When you are ready, talk to God: 1. Confess: Say, “Heavenly Father, I was wrong when I ….” 2. Mourn: Say, “Heavenly Father, I hurt inside because I made this choice.” 3. Repent: “Heavenly Father, I am sorry. Please forgive me.”


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2- 2 ½ Year Olds Application Station Today’s Schedule Purposeful Play (15 minutes pre service/15 minutes during service) Activity (10 minutes) Memory Verse Review (1 minute) Story Hits and Closing Application (5 minutes) Small Group (3 minutes) Special Prayer Time (1 minute) Snack, Prayer (15 minutes) Activity (5 minutes) Activity (5 minutes) Enrichment (10 minutes) Listening Time (10 minutes) Purposeful Play (10 minutes) Checkout Purposeful Play Allow children to play within themed bins. Children may choose different bins but themed items must stay with original bin. Affirm children of biblical virtues like patience, believing the best, sharing and waiting their turn, and good stewardship. Activity Hear and Obey Craft Banner Supplies: 8.5x11 colored paper, “Hear and Obey” picture strips, crayons, water color supplies or markers, glue sticks, yarn, scissors, hole punch

1. Give each child one set of pre-cut items. 2. Instruct the children to decorate their picture strip. 3. Help children to glue the picture strip to the colored paper. 4. Hole punch the banner and tie yarn to make a handle.

Wrap Up: As you help the children with their crafts, remind them that Jesus did supernatural miracles but the greatest miracle is the hope we have in the forgiveness of our sin. Memory Verse Review Supplies: Preschool devo take-home 1 John 1:9 (ESV) “If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins.” Instructions:

1. Read the Bible verse and demonstrate motions. 2. Ask, “Do you know this verse is found in the Bible?” It is found in the book of First John. Can you say First John?

Allow children the opportunity to try. That is fun to say, isn’t it? Let’s try it again, “First John”. Thumbs up if that is fun to say. Let me tell you where the Bible verse is found again, “First John 1:9”.

3. Now we will practice our memory verse with motions. Story Hits Supplies: Flannel graph Scripture: Luke 22:47-51 (ESV)




Closing Application Let’s talk about how to be sorry before God. When you sin, something inside of you should feel badly. It’s like a heavy weight is inside of your heart or stomach. This is the Holy Spirit helping you to see you have done something wrong. God wants us to be sorry inside before we do anything else. When you are ready, talk to God: 1. Confess: Say, “Heavenly Father, I was wrong when I ….” 2. Mourn: Say, “Heavenly Father, I hurt inside because I made this choice.” 3. Repent: “Heavenly Father, I am sorry. Please forgive me.” God tells us in His Word: “If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins.” This is the great hope we find Jesus’ greatest miracle – the forgiveness of our sin.


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2- 2 ½ Year Olds Application Station (2)

Small Group Supplies: None 100% RESPONSE TOOL: Today’s 100% Response Tool is called “Jumping!” If you agree with me, then let’s jump.

1. 100% RESPONSE TOOL: Today’s true story is found in the Bible. (Jump) 2. 100% RESPONSE TOOL: Jesus was praying in the Garden of Gethsemane with some of his disciples. (Jump) 3. 100% RESPONSE TOOL: A large crowd, led by Judas, came up to Jesus. (Jump) 4. 100% RESPONSE TOOL: Judas betrayed Jesus with a kiss. (Jump) 5. 100% RESPONSE TOOL: One of the disciples took out his sword and cut off the ear of the servant of the high

priest who had come to arrest Jesus. (Jump) 6. 100% RESPONSE TOOL: Jesus healed the ear of the man. (Jump) 7. Volunteer: Share your favorite part of this story. 8. Ask children if they can think of something Jesus can do that they can’t.

Special Prayer Time (Pause after each phrase in the prayer.) “Let’s spend time talking to God about being sorry. Can you think of something you did wrong today or yesterday? Say these words after I say them so we can practice telling God we are sorry: ‘Heavenly Father, I was wrong when I did this thing that was sinful. I hurt inside because I made this choice. I am sorry. Please forgive me. In the name of Jesus, our only Savior, amen.’ ”

Snack, Prayer Ask the Lord to bless the snack and pray for the worship service.

Activity Hear the Message Supplies: None Instructions:

1. Sit in a circle and whisper something to the friend next to you. (Examples: “I am sorry.” “I was wrong.” “Please forgive me.”

2. Have them whisper it to the person next to them. 3. When it gets to the last person have the whole group say it together.

Wrap up: Tell children God wants us to hear His truth and to obey it. Being sorry is God’s truth. He wants us to hear it and then He wants us to be sorry. When we feel sorry inside, we should tell the person we hurt that we are sorry. Then we should tell God we are sorry for hurting someone. Activity Sensory Bin Supplies: Cross, mini-bottle or a small picture of a water bottle (representing water), cotton ball (representing rain clouds), fabric squares (representing the man’s mat), small fish (can be Swedish fish or gummy fish), something that represents an ear (a plastic model or a picture) and a sensory bin (You will need several of each item, all pre-hidden in the sensory bin.) Introduction: Today we learned that Jesus did something supernatural. Jesus healed a servant’s ear. But we also learned that the greatest miracle Jesus does is to forgive our sin. Instructions: Find a picture of an ear to remind you of today’s story. Find two fish that reminds you of the story found in Matthew 14. Find a cotton ball representing a rain cloud reminding us of the supernatural miracle found in Luke 8. Find a water bottle to remind us of the supernatural miracle found in John 2 and a cross to remind us that Jesus forgives our sin when we tell Him we are sorry. Enrichment How to Be Sorry With Others Supplies: Pictures representing the four motions of being sorry Instructions: When you hurt another person, something inside of you should feel badly. Sometimes, we hurt a person and we didn’t mean to. We should still be sorry. There is a difference between BEING sorry and SAYING “I’m sorry.” God wants us to BE sorry first, then say, “I’m sorry.”

1. Say: “I was wrong when I …” (Cover your heart with your hands representing a hurting heart.) 2. Say: “I am sorry.” (Press your finger tips against your mouth and then move your fingers away like blowing a kiss.) 3. Ask: “How can I make this right?” (Open your hands as if you are presenting a gift.) 4. Make choices that will help you make a better decision the next time. (Slowly turn from left to right.)

Wrap Up: God cares about our hearts and wants us to be sorry in our heart first. Then He wants for us to say we are sorry to the person that we hurt – even if we didn’t mean to hurt them.

Listening Time Sit with children and invite them to share with you about their week. Ask each child a question.

Purposeful Play Allow children to play within themed bins.

Checkout Supplies: Coloring pages pertaining to today’s story, crayons, preschool devo take-homes

SMALL GROUPS You are blessed to be the first to introduce young children to small groups. Although small groups are designed for accountability and not for debate and discussion of biblical content, young children are not quite ready for this level of accountability. This is the training ground. As you instruct the children in the craft, ask them simple questions about the lesson. “Have you ever done that?” “How do you think that makes God feel when you do that?” Asking simple and sometimes leading questions is an important part of training children to be comfortable with discussing their relationship with the Lord in a group of people.

CRAFT Please put child's name on their paper.

WINDCATCHER 1. 1. Give each child one paper wind catcher and some streamers.

2. 2. Instruct the children to color the paper with crayons.

3. 3. After coloring, tape the windsock sides together for the children.

4. 4. Help the children use glue sticks or tape to attach the streamers to the bottom of the windsock and to tie a piece of yarn to the top for hanging.


























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2 ½- Three Year Olds Application Station Today’s Schedule Purposeful Play (15 minutes pre service/10 minutes during service) Story Room (20 minutes) Snack, Prayer (8 minutes) Memory Verse Review (1 minute) Story Hits and Closing Application (3 minutes) Small Group (3 minutes) Special Prayer Time (1 minute) Activity (8 minutes) Enrichment (8 minutes) Activity (8 minutes) Listening Time (10 minutes) Purposeful Play (10 minutes) Checkout Purposeful Play Allow children to play within themed bins. Children may choose different bins but themed items must stay with original bin. Affirm children of biblical virtues like patience, believing the best, sharing and waiting their turn, and good stewardship. Story Room Supplies: Comfort sign with matching lanyards Instructions: Using the transitional activity, move children to the Story Room using the comfort sign with assigned picture. To remind us that Jesus is supernatural and that His greatest miracle is the hope we have in His forgiveness, let’s make a fist and make a circle on our chest with our fist. (This is ASL for “sorry.”) Use the same transition to return to classroom. Snack, Prayer Ask the Lord to bless the snack and pray for the worship service. Memory Verse Review Supplies: Preschool devo take-home 1 John 1:9 (ESV) “If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins.” Instructions:

1. Read the Bible verse and demonstrate motions. 2. Ask, “Do you know this verse is found in the Bible?” It is found in the book of First John. Can you say “First

John”? Allow children the opportunity to try. That is fun to say, isn’t it? Let’s try it again, “First John”. Thumbs up if that is fun to say. Let me tell you where the Bible verse is found again, “First John 1:9”.

3. Now we will practice our memory verse with motions.

Story Hits Supplies: Flannel graph Scripture: Luke 22:47-51 (ESV)




Closing Application Let’s talk about how to be sorry before God. When you sin, something inside of you should feel badly. It’s like a heavy weight is inside of your heart or stomach. This is the Holy Spirit helping you to see you have done something wrong. God wants us to be sorry inside before we do anything else. When you are ready, talk to God: 1. Confess: Say, “Heavenly Father, I was wrong when I ….” 2. Mourn: Say, “Heavenly Father, I hurt inside because I made this choice.” 3. Repent: “Heavenly Father, I am sorry. Please forgive me.” God tells us in His Word: “If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins.” This is the great hope we find in Jesus’ greatest miracle – the forgiveness of our sin.


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2 ½ - Three Year Olds Application Station (2) Small Group Supplies: None

100% RESPONSE TOOL: Today’s 100% Response Tool is called “Jumping!” If you agree with me, then let’s jump.

1. 100% RESPONSE TOOL: Today’s true story is found in the Bible. (Jump)

2. 100% RESPONSE TOOL: Jesus was praying in the Garden of Gethsemane with some of his disciples. (Jump)

3. 100% RESPONSE TOOL: A large crowd, led by Judas, came up to Jesus. (Jump)

4. 100% RESPONSE TOOL: Judas betrayed Jesus with a kiss. (Jump)

5. 100% RESPONSE TOOL: One of the disciples took out his sword and cut off the ear of the servant of the high priest who had come to arrest Jesus. (Jump)

6. 100% RESPONSE TOOL: Jesus healed the ear of the man. (Jump) 7. Volunteer: Share your favorite part of this story. 8. Ask children if they can think of something Jesus can do that they can’t.

Special Prayer Time (Pause after each phrase in the prayer.) “Let’s spend time talking to God about being sorry. Can you think of something you did wrong today or yesterday? Say these words after I say them so we can practice telling God we are sorry: ‘Heavenly Father, I was wrong when I did this thing that was sinful. I hurt inside because I made this choice. I am sorry. Please forgive me. In the name of Jesus, our only Savior, amen.’ ” Activity Hear and Obey Craft Banner Supplies: 8.5x11 colored paper, “Hear and Obey” picture strips, crayons, water color supplies or markers, glue sticks, yarn, scissors, hole punch


Wrap Up: As you help the children with their crafts, remind them that Jesus did supernatural miracles but the greatest miracle is the hope we have in the forgiveness of our sin. Enrichment How to Be Sorry With Others Supplies: Pictures representing the four motions of being sorry Instructions: When you hurt another person, something inside of you should feel badly. Sometimes, we hurt a person and we didn’t mean to. We should still be sorry. There is a difference between BEING sorry and SAYING “I’m sorry.” God wants us to BE sorry first, then say, “I’m sorry.”


Wrap Up: God cares about our hearts and wants us to be sorry in our heart first. Then He wants for us to say we are sorry to the person that we hurt – even if we didn’t mean to hurt them. Activity Sensory Bin Supplies: Cross, mini-bottle or a small picture of a water bottle (representing water), cotton ball (representing rain clouds), fabric squares (representing the man’s mat), small fish (can be Swedish fish or gummy fish), something that represents an ear (a plastic model or a picture) and a sensory bin (You will need several of each item, all pre-hidden in the sensory bin.) Introduction: Today we learned that Jesus did something supernatural. Jesus healed a servant’s ear. But we also learned that the greatest miracle Jesus does is to forgive our sin. Instructions: Find a picture of an ear to remind you of today’s story. Find two fish that reminds you of the story found in Matthew 14. Find a cotton ball representing a rain cloud reminding us of the supernatural miracle found in Luke 8. Find a water bottle to remind us of the supernatural miracle found in John 2 and a cross to remind us that Jesus forgives our sin when we tell Him we are sorry. Listening Time Sit with children and invite them to share with you about their week. Ask each child a question. Purposeful Play Allow children to play within themed bins. Checkout Supplies: Coloring pages pertaining to today’s story, crayons, preschool devo take-homes


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Three Year Olds Application Station Today’s Schedule Purposeful Play (15 minutes pre service/10 minutes during service) Story Room (20 minutes) Snack, Prayer (10 minutes) Memory Verse Review (2 minutes) Story Hits (5 minutes) Small Group (5 minutes) Special Prayer Time (1 minute) Activity (10 minutes) Enrichment (7 minutes) Activity (5 minutes) Activity (5 minutes) Listening Time (10 minutes) Checkout Purposeful Play Allow children to play within themed bins. Children may choose different bins but themed items must stay with original bin. Affirm children of biblical virtues like patience, believing the best, sharing and waiting their turn, and good stewardship. Story Room Supplies: Comfort sign with matching lanyards Instructions: Using the transitional activity, move children to the Story Room using the comfort sign with assigned picture. To remind us that Jesus is supernatural and that His greatest miracle is the hope we have in His forgiveness, let’s make a fist and make a circle on our chest with our fist. (This is ASL for “sorry.”) Use the same transition to return to classroom. Snack, Prayer Ask the Lord to bless the snack and pray for the worship service. Memory Verse Review Supplies: Preschool devo take-home 1 John 1:9 (ESV) “If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins.” Instructions:



3. Now we will practice our memory verse with motions. Story Hits Supplies: Flannel graph Scripture: Luke 22:47-51 (ESV)





1. 100% RESPONSE TOOL: Today’s true story is found in the Bible. (Jump)





6. 100% RESPONSE TOOL: Jesus healed the ear of the man. (Jump) 7. Volunteer: Share your favorite part of this story. 8. Ask children if they can think of something Jesus can do that they can’t.


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Three Year Olds Application Station (2) Special Prayer Time (Pause after each phrase in the prayer.) “Let’s spend time talking to God about being sorry. Can you think of something you did wrong today or yesterday? Say these words after I say them so we can practice telling God we are sorry: ‘Heavenly Father, I was wrong when I did this thing that was sinful. I hurt inside because I made this choice. I am sorry. Please forgive me. In the name of Jesus, our only Savior, amen.’ ” Activity Hear and Obey Craft Banner Supplies: 8.5x11 colored paper, “Hear and Obey” picture strips, crayons, water color supplies or markers, glue sticks, yarn, scissors, hole punch


Wrap Up: As you help the children with their crafts, remind them that Jesus did supernatural miracles but the greatest miracle is the hope we have in the forgiveness of our sin.

Enrichment How to Be Sorry With Others Supplies: Pictures representing the four motions of being sorry Instructions: When you hurt another person, something inside of you should feel badly. Sometimes, we hurt a person and we didn’t mean to. We should still be sorry. There is a difference between BEING sorry and SAYING “I’m sorry.” God wants us to BE sorry first, then say, “I’m sorry.”



Activity Hear the Message Supplies: None Instructions:



Wrap up: Tell children God wants us to hear His truth and to obey it. Being sorry is God’s truth. He wants us to hear it and then He wants us to be sorry. When we feel sorry inside, we should tell the person we hurt that we are sorry. Then we should tell God we are sorry for hurting someone.

Activity Sensory Bin Supplies: Cross, mini-bottle or a small picture of a water bottle (representing water), cotton ball (representing rain clouds), fabric squares (representing the man’s mat), small fish (can be Swedish fish or gummy fish), something that represents an ear (a plastic model or a picture) and a sensory bin (You will need several of each item, all pre-hidden in the sensory bin.) Introduction: Today we learned that Jesus did something supernatural. Jesus healed a servant’s ear. But we also learned that the greatest miracle Jesus does is to forgive our sin. Instructions: Find a picture of an ear to remind you of today’s story. Find two fish that reminds you of the story found in Matthew 14. Find a cotton ball representing a rain cloud reminding us of the supernatural miracle found in Luke 8. Find a water bottle to remind us of the supernatural miracle found in John 2 and a cross to remind us that Jesus forgives our sin when we tell Him we are sorry.

Listening Time Sit with children and invite them to share with you about their week. Ask each child a question. Checkout Supplies: Coloring pages pertaining to today’s story, crayons, preschool devo take-homes


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Four Year Olds Application Station Today’s Schedule Purposeful Play (15 minutes pre service/5 minutes during service)) Snack, Prayer (7 minutes) Enrichment (9 minutes) Activity (9 minutes) Activity (9 minutes) Memory Verse Review (1 minute) Story Room (25 minutes) Story Hits (7 minutes) Small Group (10 minutes) Special Prayer Time (1 minute) Activity (7 minutes) Checkout Purposeful Play Allow children to play within themed bins. Children may choose different bins but themed items must stay with original bin. Affirm children of biblical virtues like patience, believing the best, sharing and waiting their turn, and good stewardship. Snack, Prayer Ask the Lord to bless the snack and pray for the worship service. Enrichment How to Be Sorry With Others Supplies: Pictures representing the four motions of being sorry Instructions: When you hurt another person, something inside of you should feel badly. Sometimes, we hurt a person and we didn’t mean to. We should still be sorry. There is a difference between BEING sorry and SAYING “I’m sorry.” God wants us to BE sorry first, then say, “I’m sorry.”


Wrap Up: God cares about our hearts and wants us to be sorry in our heart first. Then He wants for us to say we are sorry to the person that we hurt – even if we didn’t mean to hurt them. Activity Hear and Obey Craft Banner Supplies: 8.5x11 colored paper, “Hear and Obey” picture strips, crayons, water color supplies or markers, glue sticks, yarn, scissors, hole punch


Wrap Up: As you help the children with their crafts, remind them that Jesus did supernatural miracles but the greatest miracle is the hope we have in the forgiveness of our sin. Activity Sensory Bin Supplies: Cross, mini-bottle or a small picture of a water bottle (representing water), cotton ball (representing rain clouds), fabric squares (representing the man’s mat), small fish (can be Swedish fish or gummy fish), something that represents an ear (a plastic model or a picture) and a sensory bin (You will need several of each item, all pre-hidden in the sensory bin.) Introduction: Today we learned that Jesus did something supernatural. Jesus healed a servant’s ear. But we also learned that the greatest miracle Jesus does is to forgive our sin. Instructions: Find a picture of an ear to remind you of today’s story. Find two fish that reminds you of the story found in Matthew 14. Find a cotton ball representing a rain cloud reminding us of the supernatural miracle found in Luke 8. Find a water bottle to remind us of the supernatural miracle found in John 2 and a cross to remind us that Jesus forgives our sin when we tell Him we are sorry. Memory Verse Review Supplies: Preschool devo take-home 1 John 1:9 (ESV) “If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins.” Instructions:





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Four Year Olds Application Station (2) Story Room Supplies: Comfort sign with matching lanyards Instructions: Using the transitional activity, move children to the Story Room using the comfort sign with assigned picture. To remind us that Jesus is supernatural and that His greatest miracle is the hope we have in His forgiveness, let’s make a fist and make a circle on our chest with our fist. (This is ASL for “sorry.”) Use the same transition to return to classroom. Story Hits Supplies: Flannel graph Scripture: Luke 22:47-51 (ESV)





1. 100% RESPONSE TOOL: Today’s true story is found in the Bible, in the New Testament. (Jump)





6. 100% RESPONSE TOOL: Jesus healed the ear of the man. (Jump) 7. What is a bigger miracle than Jesus healing the man’s ear? (Jesus forgiving our sin.) 8. Volunteer: “Our memory verse says if we confess our sin, tell God we are sorry, He will forgive us. This week I

had to tell God I was sorry for …” 9. Ask children what they need to tell God they are sorry for.

Special Prayer Time (Pause after each phrase in the prayer.) “Let’s spend time talking to God about being sorry. Can you think of something you did wrong today or yesterday? Say these words after I say them so we can practice telling God we are sorry: ‘Heavenly Father, I was wrong when I did this thing that was sinful. I hurt inside because I made this choice. I am sorry. Please forgive me. In the name of Jesus, our only Savior, amen.’ ” Activity Hear the Message Supplies: None Instructions:



Wrap up: Tell children God wants us to hear His truth and to obey it. Being sorry is God’s truth. He wants us to hear it and then He wants us to be sorry. When we feel sorry inside, we should tell the person we hurt that we are sorry. Then we should tell God we are sorry for hurting someone. Checkout Supplies: Coloring pages pertaining to today’s story, crayons, preschool devo take-homes


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Pre-kindergarten Application Station Today’s Schedule Purposeful Play (15 minutes pre service/15 minutes during service) Snack, Prayer (5 minutes) Enrichment (8 minutes) Activity (8 minutes) Activity (8 minutes) Memory Verse Review (1 minute) Story Room (25 minutes) Story Hits (10 minutes) Small Group (9 minutes) Special Prayer Time (1 minute) Checkout Purposeful Play Allow children to play within themed bins. Children may choose different bins but themed items must stay with original bin. Affirm children of biblical virtues like patience, believing the best, sharing and waiting their turn, and good stewardship. Snack, Prayer Ask the Lord to bless the snack and pray for the worship service. Enrichment How to Be Sorry With Others Supplies: Pictures representing the four motions of being sorry Instructions: When you hurt another person, something inside of you should feel badly. Sometimes, we hurt a person and we didn’t mean to. We should still be sorry. There is a difference between BEING sorry and SAYING “I’m sorry.” God wants us to BE sorry first, then say, “I’m sorry.”


Wrap Up: God cares about our hearts and wants us to be sorry in our heart first. Then He wants for us to say we are sorry to the person that we hurt – even if we didn’t mean to hurt them. Activity Hear and Obey Craft Banner Supplies: 8.5x11 colored paper, “Hear and Obey” picture strips, crayons, water color supplies or markers, glue sticks, yarn, scissors, hole punch


Wrap Up: As you help the children with their crafts, remind them that Jesus did supernatural miracles but the greatest miracle is the hope we have in the forgiveness of our sin. Activity Sensory Bin Supplies: Cross, mini-bottle or a small picture of a water bottle (representing water), cotton ball (representing rain clouds), fabric squares (representing the man’s mat), small fish (can be Swedish fish or gummy fish), something that represents an ear (a plastic model or a picture) and a sensory bin (You will need several of each item, all pre-hidden in the sensory bin.) Introduction: Today we learned that Jesus did something supernatural. Jesus healed a servant’s ear. But we also learned that the greatest miracle Jesus does is to forgive our sin. Instructions: Find a picture of an ear to remind you of today’s story. Find two fish that reminds you of the story found in Matthew 14. Find a cotton ball representing a rain cloud reminding us of the supernatural miracle found in Luke 8. Find a water bottle to remind us of the supernatural miracle found in John 2 and a cross to remind us that Jesus forgives our sin when we tell Him we are sorry. Memory Verse Review Supplies: Preschool devo take-home 1 John 1:9 (ESV) “If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins.” Instructions:





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Pre-kindergarten Application Station (2) Story Room Supplies: Comfort sign with matching lanyards Instructions: Using the transitional activity, move children to the Story Room using the comfort sign with assigned picture. To remind us that Jesus is supernatural and that His greatest miracle is the hope we have in His forgiveness, let’s make a fist and make a circle on our chest with our fist. (This is ASL for “sorry.”) Use the same transition to return to classroom. Story Hits Supplies: Flannel graph Scripture: Luke 22:47-51 (ESV)












Special Prayer Time (Pause after each phrase in the prayer.) “Let’s spend time talking to God about being sorry. Can you think of something you did wrong today or yesterday? Say these words after I say them so we can practice telling God we are sorry: ‘Heavenly Father, I was wrong when I did this thing that was sinful. I hurt inside because I made this choice. I am sorry. Please forgive me. In the name of Jesus, our only Savior, amen.’ ”

Checkout Supplies: Coloring pages pertaining to today’s story, crayons, preschool devo take-homes Optional Activity Hurt, Hurt, Healed (A variation of Duck, Duck, Goose) Supplies: None Instructions: Place children in a circle. Choose one child to start. Instead of saying “Duck, Duck, Goose”, tell them to say “Hurt, Hurt, Healed.” Play the game for your allotted time then wrap up. Wrap Up: When we sin, does it hurt us? When we are hurt, what do we need? (We need to be healed.) Being sorry for our sin helps us say we are sorry. Being sorry and then telling God we are sorry heals our hurt.


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Kindergarten Application Station Today’s Schedule Enrichment (5 minutes) Memory Verse Review (2 minutes) Snack, Prayer and Binder (7 minutes) Activity (10 minutes) Small Group (6 minutes) Special Prayer Time (2 minutes) Story Hits (8 minutes) Checkout Enrichment How to Be Sorry With Others Supplies: Pictures representing the four motions of being sorry Instructions: When you hurt another person, something inside of you should feel badly. Sometimes, we hurt a person and we didn’t mean to. We should still be sorry. There is a difference between BEING sorry and SAYING “I’m sorry.” God wants us to BE sorry first, then say, “I’m sorry.”


Wrap Up: God cares about our hearts and wants us to be sorry in our heart first. Then He wants for us to say we are sorry to the person that we hurt – even if we didn’t mean to hurt them. Memory Verse Review Supplies: K/1 devo take-home 1 John 1:8-9 (ESV) “If we say we have no sin we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.” Instructions: Practice verse using the motions found in the take-home devo. Snack, Prayer and Binder Ask the Lord to bless the snack and pray for the worship service. Binder Instructions:

1. Give children a few minutes to say their memory verse to you. Mark their binders. 2. Make sure they have this quarter’s rewards card. Write their name at the top of the rewards card, not on the

binder. Add this week’s devo. 3. Explain to children how to use their binders. Encourage them to bring their Bibles to church every weekend.

Activity Hear and Obey Craft Banner Supplies: 8.5x11 colored paper, “Hear and Obey” picture strips, crayons, water color supplies or markers, glue sticks, yarn, scissors, hole punch




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Kindergarten Application Station (2) Small Group Supplies: None 100% RESPONSE TOOL: Today’s 100% Response Tool is called “Jumping!” If you agree with me, then let’s jump.








Special Prayer Time (Pause after each phrase in the prayer.) “Let’s spend time talking to God about being sorry. Can you think of something you did wrong today or yesterday? Say these words after I say them so we can practice telling God we are sorry: ‘Heavenly Father, I was wrong when I did this thing that was sinful. I hurt inside because I made this choice. I am sorry. Please forgive me. In the name of Jesus, our only Savior, amen.’ ” Story Hits Supplies: Flannel graph Scripture: Luke 22:47-51 (ESV)




Checkout Supplies: Coloring pages pertaining to today’s story, crayons or markers Optional Activity Sensory Bin Supplies: Cross, mini-bottle or a small picture of a water bottle (representing water), cotton ball (representing rain clouds), fabric squares (representing the man’s mat), small fish (can be Swedish fish or gummy fish), something that represents an ear (a plastic model or a picture) and a sensory bin (You will need several of each item, all pre-hidden in the sensory bin.) Introduction: Today we learned that Jesus did something supernatural. Jesus healed a servant’s ear. But we also learned that the greatest miracle Jesus does is to forgive our sin. Instructions: Find a picture of an ear to remind you of today’s story. Find two fish that reminds you of the story found in Matthew 14. Find a cotton ball representing a rain cloud reminding us of the supernatural miracle found in Luke 8. Find a water bottle to remind us of the supernatural miracle found in John 2 and a cross to remind us that Jesus forgives our sin when we tell Him we are sorry. Activity Hurt, Hurt, Healed (A variation of Duck, Duck, Goose) Supplies: None Instructions: Place children in a circle. Choose one child to start. Instead of saying “Duck, Duck, Goose”, tell them to say “Hurt, Hurt, Healed.” Play the game for your allotted time then wrap up. Wrap Up: When we sin, does it hurt us? When we are hurt, what do we need? (We need to be healed.) Being sorry for our sin helps us say we are sorry. Being sorry and then telling God we are sorry heals our hurt.


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First Grade Application Station Today’s Schedule Enrichment (5 minutes) Memory Verse Review (2 minutes) Snack, Prayer and Binder (7 minutes) Activity (10 minutes) Small Group (6 minutes) Special Prayer Time (2 minutes) Story Hits (8 minutes) Checkout Enrichment How to Be Sorry With Others Supplies: Pictures representing the four motions of being sorry Instructions: When you hurt another person, something inside of you should feel badly. Sometimes, we hurt a person and we didn’t mean to. We should still be sorry. There is a difference between BEING sorry and SAYING “I’m sorry.” God wants us to BE sorry first, then say, “I’m sorry.”


Wrap Up: God cares about our hearts and wants us to be sorry in our heart first. Then He wants for us to say we are sorry to the person that we hurt – even if we didn’t mean to hurt them. Memory Verse Review Supplies: K/1 devo take-home 1 John 1:8-9 (ESV) “If we say we have no sin we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.” Instructions: Practice verse using the motions found in the take-home devo. Snack, Prayer and Binder Ask the Lord to bless the snack and pray for the worship service. Binder Instructions:


binder. Add this week’s devo. 3. Explain to children how to use their binders. Encourage them to bring their Bibles to church every weekend.

Activity Hear and Obey Craft Banner Supplies: 8.5x11 colored paper, “Hear and Obey” picture strips, crayons, water color supplies or markers, glue sticks, yarn, scissors, hole punch




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First Grade Application Station (2) Small Group Supplies: None 100% RESPONSE TOOL: Today’s 100% Response Tool is called “Jumping!” If you agree with me, then let’s jump.








Special Prayer Time (Pause after each phrase in the prayer.) “Let’s spend time talking to God about being sorry. Can you think of something you did wrong today or yesterday? Say these words after I say them so we can practice telling God we are sorry: ‘Heavenly Father, I was wrong when I did this thing that was sinful. I hurt inside because I made this choice. I am sorry. Please forgive me. In the name of Jesus, our only Savior, amen.’ ” Story Hits Supplies: Flannel graph Scripture: Luke 22:47-51 (ESV)




Checkout Supplies: Coloring pages pertaining to today’s story, crayons or markers Optional Activity Sensory Bin Supplies: Cross, mini-bottle or a small picture of a water bottle (representing water), cotton ball (representing rain clouds), fabric squares (representing the man’s mat), small fish (can be Swedish fish or gummy fish), something that represents an ear (a plastic model or a picture) and a sensory bin (You will need several of each item, all pre-hidden in the sensory bin.) Introduction: Today we learned that Jesus did something supernatural. Jesus healed a servant’s ear. But we also learned that the greatest miracle Jesus does is to forgive our sin. Instructions: Find a picture of an ear to remind you of today’s story. Find two fish that reminds you of the story found in Matthew 14. Find a cotton ball representing a rain cloud reminding us of the supernatural miracle found in Luke 8. Find a water bottle to remind us of the supernatural miracle found in John 2 and a cross to remind us that Jesus forgives our sin when we tell Him we are sorry. Activity Hurt, Hurt, Healed (A variation of Duck, Duck, Goose) Supplies: None Instructions: Place children in a circle. Choose one child to start. Instead of saying “Duck, Duck, Goose”, tell them to say “Hurt, Hurt, Healed.” Play the game for your allotted time then wrap up. Wrap Up: When we sin, does it hurt us? When we are hurt, what do we need? (We need to be healed.) Being sorry for our sin helps us say we are sorry. Being sorry and then telling God we are sorry heals our hurt.


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Second Grade Application Station Today’s Schedule Memory Verse Review (1 minute) Enrichment (10 minutes) Snack, Prayer and Binder (6 minutes) Small Group (7 minutes) Special Prayer Time (1 minute) Activity (8 minutes) Activity (7 minutes) Checkout Memory Verse Review Mini Stand Up and Say It Supplies: Dry erase markers, whiteboard or window, eraser 1 John 1:8-9 (ESV) “If we say we have no sin we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.” Instructions: Write the verse on a whiteboard or window. Practice the verse by table or small group. When the volunteer points to a table, everyone at the table should stand up and say the next part of the verse. Try it once slowly. Repeat several times, each time saying it faster. Enrichment How to Be Sorry With Others Supplies: Pictures representing the four motions of being sorry Instructions: When you hurt another person, something inside of you should feel badly. Sometimes, we hurt a person and we didn’t mean to. We should still be sorry. There is a difference between BEING sorry and SAYING “I’m sorry.” God wants us to BE sorry first, then say, “I’m sorry.”



Snack, Prayer and Binder

Ask the Lord to bless the snack and pray for the worship service. Binder Instructions:


binder. Add this week’s devo. 3. Allow children to catch up on their rewards card. Mark if they brought their binder. If you need to burn a few

minutes, do one day of this week’s devos in class. 4. Explain to children how to use their binders. Encourage them to bring their Bibles to church every weekend.

Small Group Supplies: Still Thinking/Ready to Share cards 100% RESPONSE TOOL: Today’s 100% Response Tool is called “Still Thinking/Ready to Share.” Keep the “Still Thinking” side face up until you are “Ready to Share.”

1. 100% RESPONSE TOOL: Where is today’s story found? (Today’s true story is found in the Bible, in the New Testament, in Luke.)

2. 100% RESPONSE TOOL: Where was Jesus praying in this story? (Jesus was praying in the Garden of Gethsemane with some of his disciples.)

3. 100% RESPONSE TOOL: Who came into the garden? (A large crowd, 600 soldiers, led by Judas, came up to Jesus in the garden.)

4. 100% RESPONSE TOOL: It was dark and the high priest wanted to make sure the right man was arrested. What was their secret signal? (Judas betrayed Jesus with a kiss on the cheek.)

5. 100% RESPONSE TOOL: What did Peter do to try to stop the high priest? (Peter took out his sword and cut off the ear of the servant of the high priest who had come to arrest Jesus.)

6. 100% RESPONSE TOOL: What did Jesus do when Peter did this? (Jesus healed the man’s ear.) 7. What is a bigger miracle than Jesus healing the man’s ear? (Jesus forgiving our sin.) 8. Volunteer: “Our memory verse says if we confess our sin, tell God we are sorry, He will forgive us. This week I



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Second Grade Application Station (2) Special Prayer Time (Pause after each phrase in the prayer.) “Let’s spend time talking to God about being sorry. Can you think of something you did wrong today or yesterday? Say these words after I say them so we can practice telling God we are sorry: ‘Heavenly Father, I was wrong when I did this thing that was sinful. I hurt inside because I made this choice. I am sorry. Please forgive me. In the name of Jesus, our only Savior, amen.’ ” Activity Hope for Everyone Prayer Banner Supplies: Poster board or a special place marked in your classroom, small HOPE cards, pencils Instructions: God’s very best supernatural miracle is that He forgives our sin when we tell Him we are sorry. We are going to pray every week for someone who needs the hope that you have found through today’s message. Think of someone you know that lives around our church- maybe someone who lives in your neighborhood, goes to your school or plays on your baseball team. Write their first name on the card and then let’s attach it to our HOPE banner. (When everyone is done, pray for these people by name.) Activity What Does Sin Do? Supplies: Copy of Isaiah 59:1-2, colored pencils (orange, green and yellow)

1. Ask children to turn to Isaiah 59:1-2. If children can read well enough, ask them to read the passage out loud. When they are done, you read the entire passage one last time.

2. Underline in orange what these verses tell us sin does. Underline in green what these verses tell us about how sin does not change God. Highlight in yellow what God does because of our sin.

3. Make a list to explain what separation from God looks likes. (Sin only produces a bad result. Sin never produces something good. Sin stops your spiritual growth. Sin destroys everything it touches. Sin leads to more sin. Sin creates wounds that create scars on your heart. Sin makes you lonely. Sin makes your body feel badly. Sin never is a win.)

4. Write 1 John 1:8-9 in the margin next to these verses. Wrap up: Being sorry and then telling God you are sorry heals the hurt from the sinful choices you have made. When something heals, it produces a scar that shows everyone where there once was a hurt. That is like sin. God heals us when we are sorry but sometimes there is a scar that reminds us of our sinful choice – that helps us to remember to never do that again.

Checkout Supplies: Week 5 word puzzle, crayons, markers, or paint supplies


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Third Grade Application Station Today’s Schedule Memory Verse Review (1 minute) Enrichment (10 minutes) Snack, Prayer and Binder (3 minutes) Small Group (7 minutes) Special Prayer Time (1 minute) Activity (10 minutes) Activity (8 minutes) Checkout Memory Verse Review Mini Stand Up and Say It Supplies: Dry erase markers, whiteboard or window, eraser 1 John 1:8-9 (ESV) “If we say we have no sin we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.” Instructions: Write the verse on a whiteboard or window. Practice the verse by table or small group. When the volunteer points to a table, everyone at the table should stand up and say the next part of the verse. Try it once slowly. Repeat several times, each time saying it faster. Enrichment How to Be Sorry With Others Supplies: Pictures representing the four motions of being sorry Instructions: When you hurt another person, something inside of you should feel badly. Sometimes, we hurt a person and we didn’t mean to. We should still be sorry. There is a difference between BEING sorry and SAYING “I’m sorry.” God wants us to BE sorry first, then say, “I’m sorry.”



Snack, Prayer and Binder

Ask the Lord to bless the snack and pray for the worship service. Binder Instructions:













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Third Grade Application Station (2) Special Prayer Time (Pause after each phrase in the prayer.) “Let’s spend time talking to God about being sorry. Can you think of something you did wrong today or yesterday? Say these words after I say them so we can practice telling God we are sorry: ‘Heavenly Father, I was wrong when I did this thing that was sinful. I hurt inside because I made this choice. I am sorry. Please forgive me. In the name of Jesus, our only Savior, amen.’ ” Activity Hope for Everyone Prayer Banner Supplies: Poster board or a special place marked in your classroom, small HOPE cards, pencils Instructions: God’s very best supernatural miracle is that He forgives our sin when we tell Him we are sorry. We are going to pray every week for someone who needs the hope that you have found through today’s message. Think of someone you know that lives around our church- maybe someone who lives in your neighborhood, goes to your school or plays on your baseball team. Write their first name on the card and then let’s attach it to our HOPE banner. (When everyone is done, pray for these people by name.) Activity What Does Sin Do? Supplies: Copy of Isaiah 59:1-2, colored pencils (orange, green and yellow)





Checkout Supplies: Week 5 word puzzle, crayons, markers, or paint supplies


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Fourth/Fifth Grade Application Station Today’s Schedule Activity (12 minutes) Snack, Prayer and Binder (7 minutes) Small Group (10 minutes) Special Prayer Time (1 minute) Activity (10 minutes) Checkout Activity What Does Sin Do? Supplies: Copy of Isaiah 59:1-2, colored pencils (orange, green and yellow)





Snack, Prayer and Binder Ask the Lord to bless the snack and pray for the worship service. Binder Instructions:













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Fourth/Fifth Grade Application Station (2)

Special Prayer Time (Pause after each phrase in the prayer.) “Let’s spend time talking to God about being sorry. Can you think of something you did wrong today or yesterday? Say these words after I say them so we can practice telling God we are sorry: ‘Heavenly Father, I was wrong when I did this thing that was sinful. I hurt inside because I made this choice. I am sorry. Please forgive me. In the name of Jesus, our only Savior, amen.’ ” Activity Hope for Everyone Prayer Banner Supplies: Poster board or a special place marked in your classroom, small HOPE cards, pencils Instructions: God’s very best supernatural miracle is that He forgives our sin when we tell Him we are sorry. We are going to pray every week for someone who needs the hope that you have found through today’s message. Think of someone you know that lives around our church- maybe someone who lives in your neighborhood, goes to your school or plays on your baseball team. Write their first name on the card and then let’s attach it to our HOPE banner. (When everyone is done, pray for these people by name.) Checkout Supplies: Week 5 word puzzle, crayons, markers, or paint supplies

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