TABERNACLE #5 – “The Most Holy Place” (The Visualized Bible, Volume 10 – Exodus Part 5) WEEK OF: MAIN TRUTH: God wants you to talk to Him regularly. TO DO AS THE CHILDREN ARRIVE: 1. Greet the children; make them feel welcome. 2. Take the attendance. 3. Listen to previous week’s memory verse. 4. Have children put money in missions bank. PRE-SESSION ACTIVITY: 1. OLDER CHILD: “The Day of Atonement” 2. YOUNGER CHILD: Tabernacle Activity Sheet #5 SONG: (2 minutes) PRAYER: (4 minutes) 1. Prayer song: _______________________ 2. Ask the children to share any “Thank You Prayers” or “Please Prayers” they have. 3. Lead the class in “Thank You” and “Please” prayers. MEMORY VERSE: (7 minutes) Hebrews 9:24 – “For Christ is not entered into the holy places made with hands . . . but into Heaven . . . to appear in the presence of God for us.” (The underlined portion of the verse indicates what the younger children should memorize. See “Involvement Helps for Younger Children” for helps in teaching the verse to the younger children.) “Simon Says” – After you have read this verse from the Bible, explained what it means, and repeated it at least two times, you may begin this drill. You, being “Simon,” give directions such as, “Simon says put your hands on your hips.” Children follow by repeating verse while doing the action. They follow directions preceded only by, “Simon says . . .”, but they still repeat the verse regardless of doing a special motion. HYMN FOR TABERNACLE: (2 minutes) BIBLE LESSON: (20 minutes) TABERNACLE #5 – “The Most Holy Place” (See “Involvement Helps for Younger Children” for ways to involve the children in the Bible lesson.) COUNSEL TIME: (If you have a helper, hostess, or Teacher Junior Grade, let them do the review time while you counsel those who responded to the invitation. Otherwise, at the end of club, be sure to remind the children who responded to the invitation to stay after club for a few minutes.) E.O.T.O.: (2 minutes) Share with the children how to use the E.O.T.O., “Tabernacle Hymn” miniature. Encourage them to sing it to others so that they may also learn about the Tabernacle.
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TABERNACLE #5 – “The Most Holy Place”(The Visualized Bible, Volume 10 – Exodus Part 5)
WEEK OF:
MAIN TRUTH: God wants you to talk to Him regularly.
TO DO AS THE CHILDREN ARRIVE:1. Greet the children; make them feel welcome.2. Take the attendance.3. Listen to previous week’s memory verse.4. Have children put money in missions bank.
PRE-SESSION ACTIVITY:1. OLDER CHILD: “The Day of Atonement”2. YOUNGER CHILD: Tabernacle Activity Sheet #5
SONG: (2 minutes)
PRAYER: (4 minutes)1. Prayer song: _______________________2. Ask the children to share any “Thank You Prayers” or “Please Prayers” they have. 3. Lead the class in “Thank You” and “Please” prayers.
MEMORY VERSE: (7 minutes)Hebrews 9:24 – “For Christ is not entered into the holy places made with hands . . . but into Heaven. . . to appear in the presence of God for us.”(The underlined portion of the verse indicates what the younger children should memorize. See“Involvement Helps for Younger Children” for helps in teaching the verse to the younger children.)
“Simon Says” – After you have read this verse from the Bible, explained what it means, and repeated it atleast two times, you may begin this drill. You, being “Simon,” give directions such as, “Simon says put yourhands on your hips.” Children follow by repeating verse while doing the action. They follow directionspreceded only by, “Simon says . . .”, but they still repeat the verse regardless of doing a special motion.
HYMN FOR TABERNACLE: (2 minutes)
BIBLE LESSON: (20 minutes)TABERNACLE #5 – “The Most Holy Place”(See “Involvement Helps for Younger Children” for ways to involve the children in the Bible lesson.)
COUNSEL TIME:(If you have a helper, hostess, or Teacher Junior Grade, let them do the review time while you counsel thosewho responded to the invitation. Otherwise, at the end of club, be sure to remind the children who respondedto the invitation to stay after club for a few minutes.)
E.O.T.O.: (2 minutes)Share with the children how to use the E.O.T.O., “Tabernacle Hymn” miniature. Encourage them to singit to others so that they may also learn about the Tabernacle.
QUIET TIME NOTEBOOK: (1 minute)Briefly highlight what was learned from last week’s Quiet Time. Ask the children to do one per day beforethe next club. Remind them that they must show you their Q.T. Notebook next week.
MISSIONARY TIME: (16 minutes)1. Sing chorus while child comes to look in the “Go and Tell” Box.2. Share missionary information for Week #19 using the “Go and Tell” Box. (See attached page.)3. Pray for the missionary.4. Show goal chart and mention the amount given so far.5. Missions song: 6. Story: Secret in the Woods. Teach the portion of the story listed under Week #9.
REVIEW ACTIVITY: (6 minutes)
Use the activity below or the Bible Learning Game in the “Involvement Helps for Younger Children.”
“Tabernacle Concentration” – Same as last week.
Review questions for TABERNACLE #5:
1. What provides light in the Holy of Holies? (There is no lamp, candle, or window. The light is fromGod Himself. It is a sign that God is there.)
2. What is the bottom part of the furniture in the Holy of Holies called? (The ark of the covenant.) 3. What is the top part of the furniture in the Holy of Holies called? (The mercy seat.) 4. What special thing is on the mercy seat? (Two solid gold cherubim face each other.) 5. Why is the mercy seat so special? (It is the place where the glory of God rests.) 6. What is found inside the ark of the covenant? (Tablets of stone bearing the Ten Commandments, a
pot of gold containing manna, and Aaron’s rod that budded.) 7. What does the high priest do on the Day of Atonement for his sins and for the sins of his
household? (Kills a bull, catches the blood, goes into the Holy of Holies, and sprinkles blood on theMercy Seat and on the ground.)
8. How many times is the blood of the animal sprinkled on the mercy seat and on the ground? (Onceon the mercy seat and seven times on the ground.)
9. How does the blood sprinkled on the mercy seat and on the ground remind us of Jesus? (Onereminds us that Jesus died one time; seven reminds us that He took care of sin perfectly and completely.)
10. What does the high priest do for forgiveness of the sin of all the other people? (He kills a goat,catches the blood, enters the Holy of Holies, and sprinkles blood on the mercy seat and on the ground.)
11. When the high priest returns from the Holy of Holies the second time, what does He do? (Placeshis hands on a live goat, confesses the sins of the people, and sends the goat away into the wilderness.)
12. Explain why we don’t need a high priest to offer a yearly sacrifice for us? (Jesus, our High Priest,died in our place. He presented His own precious blood to God in Heaven for the forgiveness of oursins.)
*COUNSEL TIME: (*Only if you did not counsel with the children earlier.)
SEND HOME WITH THE CHILDREN: 1. Pre-session papers for younger and older children 2. Memory verse token/Take Time to Review 3. E.O.T.O.: “Tabernacle Hymn” miniature 4. Quiet Time
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Hebrews 9:24 – “For Christ is not entered into the holy places made with hands . . . but into Heaven. . . to appear in the presence of God for us.”(The underlined portion of the verse indicates what the younger children should memorize.)
T USE the visual and let the children read the verse withyou.
T READ the verse from your Bible while holding thevisual so the children can follow along.
T DO MOTIONS together with the children while youEXPLAIN the verse as follows:
Hebrews 9:24(Hold hands as an open Bible.)
“For Christ is not entered into the holyplaces made with hands . . .”
(Touch the tip of the middle finger of your dominant hand into the center ofthe palm of your non-dominant hand.Then touch the tip of the middle fingerof your non-dominant hand into thepalm of your dominant hand. Shakehead “no.” Put hands in front of youand wiggle fingers.)
“but into Heaven . . .”(Raise arms, palms facing upward.)
“to appear in the presence of God forus.”
(Point up, then to yourself.)
Hebrews 9:24(Hold hands as an open Bible.)
– This is the address (where the verse is located inthe Bible). This verse is found in the book ofHebrews, chapter 9, verse 24.
– We’ve been learning about the Tabernacle. Weknow this is where the priest went to talk to Godfor the people.
– When Jesus rose from the dead, He went to anotherholy place that wasn’t made by the hands of menlike the Tabernacle was.
– The Tabernacle was a figure, or a picture, of theplace He was going. Where did He go?
– He went to Heaven. Why?
– Jesus went to Heaven where He talks to God forus. We don’t have to go to a priest when we wantto talk to God anymore. We can just pray and talkto Jesus, and He will talk to God for us.
– The book of Hebrews, chapter 9, verse 24.
T DRILL the verse with the activity listed on the Tabernacle #5 Agenda.
T TEST the children for their understanding of the verse.
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INVOLVEMENT HELPS FOR YOUNGER CHILDRENby Linda D. Ruth and Ralph Bechtel
THE TABERNACLE #5 – “The Most Holy Place”
MEMORY VERSE: Shortened verseHebrews 9:24 – “For Christ is . . . entered . . . into Heaven . . . in the presence of God for us.”
Hebrews 9:24 – Hold hands as an open Bible.“For Christ is . . .” – Touch the tip of the middle finger of your dominant hand into
the center of the palm of your non-dominant hand. Then touchthe tip of the middle finger of your non-dominant hand into thepalm of your dominant hand.
“entered . . . into Heaven . . .” – Raise arms, palms facing upward.“in the presence of God for us.” – Point up, then to yourself.Hebrews 9:24 – Hold hands as an open Bible.
BIBLE LESSON HELPS:Main Truth – Each time Main Thrust is repeated, have children do the following motions. On
“God,” point to Heaven. On “you,” point to self. On “talk,” hands as folded asin prayer. On “regularly,” point to fingers one at a time.
Illustration 10 – Repeat together God’s words to Moses, “I shall meet with you from above themercy seat.”
Illustration 11 – Place Ten Commandments into the ark of the covenant, then the pot of manna,and then Aaron’s rod.
Illustration 12 – Dip fingers into basin and sprinkle blood once on the mercy seat. Sprinkle theearth seven times.
– Again, dip fingers into basin and sprinkle blood once on the mercy seat. Sprinklethe earth seven times.
Illustration 13 – Say together, “Jesus (point upward) died (make cross with pointer fingers) once(put up one finger) for sin (fist hitting open hand).”
– Ask, “What do you think the people might have done to show how they felt whentheir sins were covered and forgotten?” Do possibilities together. Bow head andfold hands in prayer. Smile. Clap. Put arms into air and turn around once. Callout, “Thank God!”
– Hold hands in front of you, make fists, move hands to sides as if tearing a pieceof cloth.
– Again, say together, “Jesus (point upward) died (make cross with pointer fingers)once (put up one finger) for sin (fist hitting open hand).”
BIBLE LEARNING GAME: “Talk to Him”Have children walk around in a circle, clapping and singing (to the tune of “Farmer in the Dell”):
“God wants you to talk to Him, Wants you to talk to Him. Oh, God loves you, and that’s why He Wants you to talk to Him.”
After the song, choose a child to name something he could talk to God about. That child now sitsin center. All walk, clap, and sing again. Child in circle chooses another to name something to talkto God about. Both sit in center. Continue as time allows or until everyone is inside circle.
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GO AND TELL BOX Week #19 – How Can We Help the Luttmanns?
(Suggested item to put in the “Go and Tell” Box – picture of sneaker.)
What do you think this sneaker has to do with going and telling?(Let the children share their ideas.)
Listen as we talk about what you and I can do to help ourmissionaries.
HOW CAN WE HELP THE LUTTMANS? (Show their picture and HOW wordstrip.)
PRAY – (Use PRAY wordstrip.) Do you continue to use your VIP Prayer Wheel/PrayerBookmark to pray for the Luttmans (show one)? This week, you can use one of your QuietTimes to pray for Mr. Tom and his family.
GIVE – (Use GIVE wordstrip.) God tells us to give joyfully and generously. Maybe youhave money you received as an allowance or that you have saved or received as a gift thatyou can share with our missionaries. Perhaps you do not have any money at all. Maybe youcould do some chores to earn some to give to our missionaries. Would you be willing to givepart of what you have or earn to help to our missionaries?
WRITE – (Use WRITE wordstrip.) Missionaries like to receive letters. You can write thema letter and tell them about yourself. You can ask questions about them and what they do.Will you write them? Perhaps you could send them an e-mail. (See general informationsheet on Missionaries we Support.)
GO – (Use GO wordstrip.) This sneaker has a heart symbol on the side. That reminds methat God wants you and me to have a heart that cares about others who need to know aboutJesus. Will you tell a playmate or someone else about the Lord Jesus? If someday God wereto ask you to go to a faraway place to serve Him, would you be willing to go? If so, will youtell Him that today? (Give time for silent prayer before praying for the requests.)
LET’S PRAY FOR OUR MISSIONARIES.
THANK God for His Son, Jesus, who died on the cross to give us forgiveness of sin. ThankHim for Mr. Tom’s willingness to GO tell others.
PRAY and ask God to help our missionary, Mr. Tom, share with children about God’s love and ask Him also to help you be a missionary by telling a friend about Jesus.
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