Game • 5 minutes Have fun with your small group Small Talk • 5-10 minutes Review • Talk • Pray You’ll Need Per Group Mirror Mirror activity supplement To Do Say: You get to be my mirrors. You will reflect everything I do—that means you’ll copy me so you look just like me! 1. Do an action listed on the activity supplement. 2. Repeat the action until your kids copy you. 3. Repeat steps one and two for each action on the activity supplement. 4. If time allows, choose a kid to be the leader and kids copy them. Whisper actions from the activity supplement to the kid leader so they know what to do. Review the Bible verse and talk about it. Learn motions: www.leaders.life.church/crosstown 1. Show the verse on the back of this guide to your group and say it together with motions. 2. What’s your favorite word in this Bible verse? Answers will vary. 3. Who should we show love to? Each other Review the point and talk about it. Say: The point today is: Every day, I reflect Jesus to others. Let’s say it and talk about it! 1. Recite the point together. 2. Reflect means you’re copying Jesus’ example. What are some things you can do to copy Jesus? Answers will vary. Ask open questions and let kids talk. 1. Jesus washed His disciples’ feet to show love to them—but there are other ways to show Jesus’ love. How can you show love to others? Answers will vary. 2. Mud made the disciples’ feet icky and sticky. What things make our hearts icky and sticky? Sin, wrong choices, mean or rude actions, etc. 3. How can you clean the sin and wrong choices out of your heart? You can’t! You’ve got to ask Jesus’ forgiveness and choose to follow Jesus as your leader and number-one friend. 4. What is a sin or wrong choice you need Jesus to wash from your heart? Answers will vary Pray together. Say: Praying is talking with God. What would you like to talk with God about? 1. Listen to what kids say and pray together. 2. Not sure what to pray? Pray this: God, please help us be helpers like Jesus and love each other. In Jesus’ name, amen. 3. If time allows, follow up on old prayer requests. Small Group Leader Guide Who Jesus Is • Week 1 • Jesus Washes Feet Play • 15 minutes Greet parents & kids • Play with kids Clean Up Transition • 30 seconds Focus kids on emcee leading transition Clean Up • 2 minutes Tidy the room • Form your small group Movie & Music Transition • 30 seconds Focus kids on emcee leading transition Welcome Transition • 30 seconds Focus kids on emcee leading transition Movie & Music • 20-25 minutes Focus kids on video • Lead Bible break in small group Welcome • 3 minutes Help kids in your small group feel seen and heard 1. For worship, stand your small group up. Model and encourage participation. Songs Jesus What a Friend Who You Are 2. Seat your small group when worship is over. 3. Choose questions to talk about with your small group during the 3-minute Bible break: • What’s one thing you remember from the Bible story? Answers will vary. • What was wrong with the disciples’ feet? They were icky, sticky, dirty, muddy, etc. • What did Jesus do to help? Washed their feet • How did the disciples feel inside when Jesus washed their feet? Answers will vary. 4. Chant, “Play it again!” with emcee. 5. Watch the rest of the video together. 1. Introduce yourself. 2. Welcome kids by name. 3. Ask kids what happened during their week and let them share their answers. 4. Ask about prayer requests and events kids told you about before. 5. Talk about the welcome questions: • Would you rather have stinky feet all the time or have someone tickle your toes all the time? • What happens if you wear sandals in the mud? Every Day Song Transition • 30 seconds Focus kids on emcee leading transition Focus of the week: Every day, I reflect Jesus to others. Check Out • Runs until kids leave Every Day Song • 3 minutes Dance • Sing • Encourage kids to do the same thing Bible Verse Transition • 30 seconds Focus kids on emcee leading transition 1. Stay in small groups until kids are checked out. 2. Play the game again. 3. Compliment kids when they leave and tell them you’re looking forward to seeing them next week. Game Transition • 30 Seconds Focus kids on emcee leading transition Bible Verse • 90 seconds Help small group do verse and motions with emcee
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Game • 5 minutes Have fun with your small group
Small Talk • 5-10 minutes Review • Talk • Pray
You’ll Need
Per Group Mirror Mirror activity supplement
To Do Say: You get to be my mirrors. You will reflect everything I do—that means you’ll copy me so you look just like me! 1. Do an action listed on the activity supplement. 2. Repeat the action until your kids copy you. 3. Repeat steps one and two for each action on the
activity supplement. 4. If time allows, choose a kid to be the leader and
kids copy them. Whisper actions from the activity supplement to the kid leader so they know what to do.
Review the Bible verse and talk about it.
Learn motions: www.leaders.life.church/crosstown 1. Show the verse on the back of this guide to
your group and say it together with motions. 2. What’s your favorite word in this Bible verse?
Answers will vary. 3. Who should we show love to? Each other
Review the point and talk about it. Say: The point today is: Every day, I reflect Jesus to others. Let’s say it and talk about it! 1. Recite the point together. 2. Reflect means you’re copying Jesus’ example.
What are some things you can do to copy Jesus? Answers will vary.
Ask open questions and let kids talk. 1. Jesus washed His disciples’ feet to show love
to them—but there are other ways to show Jesus’ love. How can you show love to others? Answers will vary.
2. Mud made the disciples’ feet icky and sticky. What things make our hearts icky and sticky? Sin, wrong choices, mean or rude actions, etc.
3. How can you clean the sin and wrong choices out of your heart? You can’t! You’ve got to ask Jesus’ forgiveness and choose to follow Jesus as your leader and number-one friend.
4. What is a sin or wrong choice you need Jesus to wash from your heart? Answers will vary
Pray together. Say: Praying is talking with God. What would you like to talk with God about? 1. Listen to what kids say and pray together. 2. Not sure what to pray? Pray this: God, please
help us be helpers like Jesus and love each other. In Jesus’ name, amen.
3. If time allows, follow up on old prayer requests.
Small Group Leader Guide Who Jesus Is • Week 1 • Jesus Washes Feet
Play • 15 minutes Greet parents & kids • Play with kids
Clean Up Transition • 30 seconds Focus kids on emcee leading transition
Clean Up • 2 minutes Tidy the room • Form your small group
Movie & Music Transition • 30 seconds Focus kids on emcee leading transition
Welcome Transition • 30 seconds Focus kids on emcee leading transition
Movie & Music • 20-25 minutes Focus kids on video • Lead Bible break in small group
Welcome • 3 minutes Help kids in your small group feel seen and heard
1. For worship, stand your small group up. Model and encourage participation.
Songs Jesus What a Friend Who You Are
2. Seat your small group when worship is over. 3. Choose questions to talk about with your small
group during the 3-minute Bible break: • What’s one thing you remember from the
Bible story? Answers will vary. • What was wrong with the disciples’ feet? They
were icky, sticky, dirty, muddy, etc. • What did Jesus do to help? Washed their feet • How did the disciples feel inside when Jesus
washed their feet? Answers will vary. 4. Chant, “Play it again!” with emcee. 5. Watch the rest of the video together.
1. Introduce yourself. 2. Welcome kids by name. 3. Ask kids what happened during their week and let
them share their answers. 4. Ask about prayer requests and events kids told
you about before. 5. Talk about the welcome questions:
• Would you rather have stinky feet all the time or have someone tickle your toes all the time?
• What happens if you wear sandals in the mud?
Every Day Song Transition • 30 seconds Focus kids on emcee leading transition
Focus of the week: Every day, I reflect Jesus to others.
Check Out • Runs until kids leave
Every Day Song • 3 minutes Dance • Sing • Encourage kids to do the same thing
Bible Verse Transition • 30 seconds Focus kids on emcee leading transition
1. Stay in small groups until kids are checked out. 2. Play the game again. 3. Compliment kids when they leave and tell them
you’re looking forward to seeing them next week.
Game Transition • 30 Seconds Focus kids on emcee leading transition
Bible Verse • 90 seconds Help small group do verse and motions with emcee
John
13:34 NLT... Just as I
each other.
have lovedyou,
you shouldlove
Game • 5 minutes Have fun with your small group
Small Talk • 5-10 minutes Review • Talk • Pray
You’ll Need
Per Group King Says activity supplement
To Do Say: I’ll be a king, and you can be my followers! If I say King Says before I tell you to do something, do it! If I don’t say King Says, freeze! 1. Give commands off the activity supplement. Only
say King Says before some of them. • Kids do commands preceded by King Says. • Kids freeze for commands not preceded by King
Says. 2. If kids do an action or freeze at the wrong time,
kindly say, “Aha! I gotcha!” and keep playing. 3. As time allows, repeat steps 1-2. Kids can be the
king if they’d like.
Review the Bible verse and talk about it.
Learn motions: www.leaders.life.church/crosstown 1. Show the verse on the back of this guide to
your group and say it together with motions. 2. The Bible verse says Jesus is “Teacher.” What
do you think we can learn from Him? 3. What do you think the word “Lord” means?
Ideas: A super king, in charge of everything, the boss, etc.
Review the point and talk about it. Say: The point today is: Every day, I can trust Jesus. Let’s say it and talk about it! 1. Recite the point together. 2. What do you think it means to trust Jesus?
Answers will vary. Ask open questions and let kids talk.
1. What can we do to learn from Jesus? Ideas: read the Bible and talk about our questions with trusted adults who love Jesus, learn at church, pray, learn music about Him, etc.
2. What can we do to show Jesus is our Lord and King? Ideas: love others, worship Him, thank Him for how wonderful He is, make choices that honor Him, pray, take care of what He gives us, etc.
3. Jesus is a good, good King. What do you think Jesus does that is good? Ideas: He loves us, helps us love others, wants the best for us, died and came back to life to forgive us, etc.
Pray together. Say: Praying is talking with God. What would you like to talk with God about? 1. Listen to what kids say and pray together. 2. Not sure what to pray? Pray this: God, please
help us trust Jesus to be our Lord and King. In Jesus’ name, amen.
3. If time allows, follow up on old prayer requests.
Small Group Leader Guide Who Jesus Is • Week 2 • Jesus Rides a Donkey
Play • 15 minutes Greet parents & kids • Play with kids
Clean Up Transition • 30 seconds Focus kids on emcee leading transition
Clean Up • 2 minutes Tidy the room • Form your small group
Movie & Music Transition • 30 seconds Focus kids on emcee leading transition
Welcome Transition • 30 seconds Focus kids on emcee leading transition
Movie & Music • 20-25 minutes Focus kids on video • Lead Bible break in small group
Welcome • 3 minutes Help kids in your small group feel seen and heard
1. For worship, stand your small group up. Model and encourage participation.
Songs Jesus What a Friend That’s Why
2. Seat your small group when worship is over. 3. Choose questions to talk about with your small
group during the 3-minute Bible break: • Which part of the Bible story do you want to
talk about? Answers will vary. • What did Jesus ride on? A donkey • What did the people do when Jesus rode into
town on a donkey? Worshiped Him, ran to see Him, put coats and branches on the road for Him, praised God, etc.
4. Chant, “Play it again!” with emcee. 5. Watch the rest of the video together.
1. Introduce yourself. 2. Welcome kids by name. 3. Ask kids what happened during their week and let
them share their answers. 4. Ask about prayer requests and events kids told
you about before. 5. Talk about the welcome questions:
• What’s the best thing about being a king or queen?
• What would you do if you were a king or queen?
Every Day Song Transition • 30 seconds Focus kids on emcee leading transition
Focus of the week: Every day, I can trust Jesus.
Check Out • Runs until kids leave
Every Day Song • 3 minutes Dance • Sing • Encourage kids to do the same thing
Bible Verse Transition • 30 seconds Focus kids on emcee leading transition
1. Stay in small groups until kids are checked out. 2. Play the game again. 3. Compliment kids when they leave and tell them
you’re looking forward to seeing them next week.
Game Transition • 30 Seconds Focus kids on emcee leading transition
Bible Verse • 90 seconds Help small group do verse and motions with emcee
Game • 5 minutes Have fun with your small group
Small Talk • 5-10 minutes Review • Talk • Pray
You’ll Need
Per Group What’s That Sound? activity supplement
To Do Say: I’m gonna make a sound, and you get to guess what it is. Put on your listening ears right … NOW! 1. Make a sound listed on the activity supplement. 2. Kids guess the sound. Kids don’t have to take
turns—they can say guesses as they think of them. 3. When kids guess correctly, make a different sound
from the activity supplement. If kids have trouble guessing the right answer, use the tips on the activity supplement.
4. Repeat steps 1-3 for as many sounds as possible. 5. If time allows, kids make sounds for you to guess.
Review the Bible verse and talk about it.
Learn motions: www.leaders.life.church/crosstown 1. Show the verse on the back of this guide to
your group and say it together with motions. 2. Who is in God’s family? The Church, people who
follow Jesus 3. How big do you think God’s family is? Answers
will vary Review the point and talk about it.
Say: The point today is: Every day, I am who Jesus says I am. Let’s say it and talk about it! 1. Recite the point together. 2. Jesus says you’re in a special family when you
choose to follow Him! Whose family is it? God’s Ask open questions and let kids talk.
1. When we eat bread and drink juice for communion, who are we remembering? Jesus
2. What did Jesus do that is important to remember? Ideas: Jesus died for us, He’s alive again, He loves us, He makes us friends with God, Jesus makes us part of God’s family, etc.
3. If you ate the bread and drank the juice for communion, what would you think about? Answers will vary.
4. What do you think kids need to know about communion? Answers will vary.
Pray together. Say: Praying is talking with God. What would you like to talk with God about? 1. Listen to what kids say and pray together. 2. Not sure what to pray? Pray this: God, Thank
You for giving us a special way to remember what Jesus did for us. In Jesus’ name, amen.
3. If time allows, follow up on old prayer requests.
Small Group Leader Guide Who Jesus Is • Week 3 • The Last Supper
Play • 15 minutes Greet parents & kids • Play with kids
Clean Up Transition • 30 seconds Focus kids on emcee leading transition
Clean Up • 2 minutes Tidy the room • Form your small group
Movie & Music Transition • 30 seconds Focus kids on emcee leading transition
Welcome Transition • 30 seconds Focus kids on emcee leading transition
Movie & Music • 20-25 minutes Focus kids on video • Lead Bible break in small group
Welcome • 3 minutes Help kids in your small group feel seen and heard
1. For worship, stand your small group up. Model and encourage participation.
Songs Jesus What a Friend My Life His Story
2. Seat your small group when worship is over. 3. Choose questions to talk about with your small
group during the 3-minute Bible break: • What do you think was the best part of the
Bible story? Answers will vary. • What did Jesus pass around the table to share
with everyone? Bread and a cup to drink from • What was special about “the last supper”? It
was the last meal Jesus ate with His disciples before He died on the cross and rose again.
4. Chant, “Play it again!” with emcee. 5. Watch the rest of the video together.
1. Introduce yourself. 2. Welcome kids by name. 3. Ask kids what happened during their week and let
them share their answers. 4. Ask about prayer requests and events kids told
you about before. 5. Talk about the welcome questions:
• What are some snacks you’d like to share with a friend?
• Which juice is the best juice of all time?
Every Day Song Transition • 30 seconds Focus kids on emcee leading transition
Focus of the week: Every day, I am who Jesus says I am.
Check Out • Runs until kids leave
Every Day Song • 3 minutes Dance • Sing • Encourage kids to do the same thing
Bible Verse Transition • 30 seconds Focus kids on emcee leading transition
1. Stay in small groups until kids are checked out. 2. Play the game again. 3. Compliment kids when they leave and tell them
you’re looking forward to seeing them next week.
Game Transition • 30 Seconds Focus kids on emcee leading transition
Bible Verse • 90 seconds Help small group do verse and motions with emcee
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1 Timothy
3:15 NIRV
MIRROR MIRROR ACTIVITY SUPPLEMENT WEEK 1 • JESUS WASHES FEET
Pick an action or sound from the list below. Repeat it long enough for the kids in your group to copy you like a mirror. Game adaptations if a kid in your group has a disability:
• Only choose movements or sounds the child with a disability is capable of copying.
