Lesson:
SCRIPTURE: MARK 1, LUKE 4-5
STORY POINT: Jesus showed His care for people.
CHRIST CONNECTION: Jesus showed His care for people by healing the man with the skin disease. Jesus shows His care for us by offering forgiveness for sin if we repent and believe in Him.
KEY PASSAGE: How great are His signs, how mighty His wonders! His kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and His dominion endures from generation to generation. - Daniel 4:3
BIG PICTURE QUESTION: Why did Jesus perform miracles? Jesus performed miracles to show He is the Son of God.
TEACHING STYLE: Play, community building, interactive learning through Bible story telling, activities and song, help build a safe and fun environment for our Early Childhood kids to learn about God's love and His Word. Active learning connects individual stories to the broader "Big Picture" of God's redemptive story. As our littles have gotten older, the stories become longer, their interaction with the Gospel goes deeper, questions are asked and answered, vocabulary grows and Gospel seeds continue to be sown in their hearts.
STORY POINT: Jesus showed His care for people.
CHRIST CONNECTION: Jesus showed His care for people by healing the man with the skin disease. Jesus shows His care for us by offering forgiveness for sin if we repent and believe in Him.
KEY PASSAGE: How great are His signs, how mighty His wonders! His kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and His dominion endures from generation to generation. - Daniel 4:3
BIG PICTURE QUESTION: Why did Jesus perform miracles? Jesus performed miracles to show He is the Son of God.
TEACHING STYLE: Play, community building, interactive learning through Bible story telling, activities and song, help build a safe and fun environment for our Early Childhood kids to learn about God's love and His Word. Active learning connects individual stories to the broader "Big Picture" of God's redemptive story. As our littles have gotten older, the stories become longer, their interaction with the Gospel goes deeper, questions are asked and answered, vocabulary grows and Gospel seeds continue to be sown in their hearts.
NEW! - EARLY CHILDHOOD VERSE - NEW!
Directions:
Each week we are going to repeat the verse of the week. The verses remain the same for 4/5 weeks. It is really important that when it is your turn to serve, you do this activity. Through consistent repetition this is one part of how we are helping to hide God’s Word in the hearts and minds of our littles.
Invite a child to open your Bible to the key passage. Read the key passage aloud and lead children to say the key passage with you. Invite the kids to repeat the key passage after you, phrase by phrase. First, say the passage in a normal voice. Then, say the passage in a whisper. Finally, say the passage loudly!
Say:
We have been learning about different people Jesus healed and that God sent Jesus to bring the good news of God’s love for us. JESUS SHOWED HIS CARE FOR PEOPLE. We can show that we care for people, too. We can tell them about Jesus, and we can pray for them.
Each week we are going to repeat the verse of the week. The verses remain the same for 4/5 weeks. It is really important that when it is your turn to serve, you do this activity. Through consistent repetition this is one part of how we are helping to hide God’s Word in the hearts and minds of our littles.
Invite a child to open your Bible to the key passage. Read the key passage aloud and lead children to say the key passage with you. Invite the kids to repeat the key passage after you, phrase by phrase. First, say the passage in a normal voice. Then, say the passage in a whisper. Finally, say the passage loudly!
Say:
We have been learning about different people Jesus healed and that God sent Jesus to bring the good news of God’s love for us. JESUS SHOWED HIS CARE FOR PEOPLE. We can show that we care for people, too. We can tell them about Jesus, and we can pray for them.
NEW! - BIG PICTURE QUESTION - NEW!
Directions:
Each week we are going to repeat the Big Picture Question and Answer. The questions remain the same for 4/5 weeks. It is really important that when it is your turn to serve, you do this activity. Through consistent repetition this is one part of how we are helping our littles learn more about God, Jesus and the Bible!
Read the Big Picture Cards just like you would the Bible Story Cards (make it sound really exciting!)
Each week we are going to repeat the Big Picture Question and Answer. The questions remain the same for 4/5 weeks. It is really important that when it is your turn to serve, you do this activity. Through consistent repetition this is one part of how we are helping our littles learn more about God, Jesus and the Bible!
Read the Big Picture Cards just like you would the Bible Story Cards (make it sound really exciting!)
BE MADE CLEAN!
Directions:
Pass out one laminated face, one dry erase marker and one cloth to wipe with to each child. Say the “say” below and demonstrate how to make dots and then wipe them off.
Say:
Jesus showed His care for people by healing the man with the skin disease called leprosy. Jesus shows His care for us by offering forgiveness for sin if we repent and believe in Him. We are going to play a game where we show what the man looked like with leprosy, and then what he looked like after Jesus healed him!
Pass out one laminated face, one dry erase marker and one cloth to wipe with to each child. Say the “say” below and demonstrate how to make dots and then wipe them off.
Say:
Jesus showed His care for people by healing the man with the skin disease called leprosy. Jesus shows His care for us by offering forgiveness for sin if we repent and believe in Him. We are going to play a game where we show what the man looked like with leprosy, and then what he looked like after Jesus healed him!
PUZZLE CRAFT
Directions:
Pass out the 4 pieces of each puzzle, along with a glue stick and colored paper. Have the kids glue their puzzles onto the colored paper. Then have them color the puzzles.
Say:
Jesus showed His care for people by healing the man with the skin disease. Jesus shows His care for us by offering forgiveness for sin if we repent and believe in Him.
Pass out the 4 pieces of each puzzle, along with a glue stick and colored paper. Have the kids glue their puzzles onto the colored paper. Then have them color the puzzles.
Say:
Jesus showed His care for people by healing the man with the skin disease. Jesus shows His care for us by offering forgiveness for sin if we repent and believe in Him.
QUIZ GAME
Directions:
Play the quiz game with the kids, giving each child at least one turn. Continue to play as the kids have interest.
Say:
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Play the quiz game with the kids, giving each child at least one turn. Continue to play as the kids have interest.
Say:
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I SPY
Directions:
Lay out the I Spy poster, go over the 4 different parts of the story to search for. Jesus, the man with leprosy on his knees asking Jesus to heal him, the man with leprosy standing and the man healed. Have the kids take turns finding a match for each of the 4 different parts of the story. They will use a glass bead to cover what they find.
Say:
Jesus showed His care for people by healing the man with the skin disease. Jesus shows His care for us by offering forgiveness for sin if we repent and believe in Him.
Lay out the I Spy poster, go over the 4 different parts of the story to search for. Jesus, the man with leprosy on his knees asking Jesus to heal him, the man with leprosy standing and the man healed. Have the kids take turns finding a match for each of the 4 different parts of the story. They will use a glass bead to cover what they find.
Say:
Jesus showed His care for people by healing the man with the skin disease. Jesus shows His care for us by offering forgiveness for sin if we repent and believe in Him.