Lesson:
SCRIPTURE: MATTHEW 11, 14; MARK 6; LUKE 3, 7
STORY POINT: John was reminded that Jesus is the Messiah.
CHRIST CONNECTION: John learned that Jesus really is the Savior. We can tell others about Jesus too. Some people may not want to listen, but we keep sharing because Jesus is worth it.
KEY PASSAGE: You will call to me and pray, and I will listen to you. - Jeremiah 29:12
BIG PICTURE QUESTION: What is prayer? Prayer is talking with 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: John was reminded that Jesus is the Messiah.
CHRIST CONNECTION: John learned that Jesus really is the Savior. We can tell others about Jesus too. Some people may not want to listen, but we keep sharing because Jesus is worth it.
KEY PASSAGE: You will call to me and pray, and I will listen to you. - Jeremiah 29:12
BIG PICTURE QUESTION: What is prayer? Prayer is talking with 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.
EARLY CHILDHOOD VERSE
Directions:
1st - Invite a child to open your Bible to the verse. Read the verse aloud.
2nd – Bring out the folded prayer hands and have a child open them and then reread the verse.
Say:
God promises to listen to our prayers. When we pray, we can thank God for sending Jesus, the Messiah. We can thank God for rescuing us from sin. We can also ask God for help when things are hard or when we have questions. God wants us to come to Him, and He promises to hear our prayers.
1st - Invite a child to open your Bible to the verse. Read the verse aloud.
2nd – Bring out the folded prayer hands and have a child open them and then reread the verse.
Say:
God promises to listen to our prayers. When we pray, we can thank God for sending Jesus, the Messiah. We can thank God for rescuing us from sin. We can also ask God for help when things are hard or when we have questions. God wants us to come to Him, and He promises to hear our prayers.
BIG PICTURE QUESTION
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!)
MIRACLES OF JESUS CRAFT
Directions:
Pass out the miracles of Jesus squares and have the kids color them, then pass out the glue sticks and green paper and have the kids glue the miracle squares onto the paper being careful to not cover the writing on the green page.
Say:
Jesus did many miracles that showed that He is Messiah! Let’s review some of the ones we talked about in our story today. (Read the miracles on the squares.)
Pass out the miracles of Jesus squares and have the kids color them, then pass out the glue sticks and green paper and have the kids glue the miracle squares onto the paper being careful to not cover the writing on the green page.
Say:
Jesus did many miracles that showed that He is Messiah! Let’s review some of the ones we talked about in our story today. (Read the miracles on the squares.)
STOP AND GO
Directions:
This is basically Red Light/Green Light. Lead preschoolers to form a line on one side of the room. When you hold up the GO Sign, instruct kids to begin moving to the other side of the room like a car might do at a green light. Guide them to stop moving when you hold up the STOP Sign. Switch signs often, encouraging kids to go and stop as directed. When everyone reaches the opposite side of the room, choose a child to become the leader to hold up the signs.
Say:
In this game, we had to stop moving each time the leader held up the stop sign. In today’s Bible story, we learned that many people did not believe the truth about John or Jesus. They did not believe that Jesus is the Messiah. These people wanted to stop Jesus. King Herod even put John in prison because he did not like John’s message. Even though people tried, no one can stop God. His kingdom will last forever.
This is basically Red Light/Green Light. Lead preschoolers to form a line on one side of the room. When you hold up the GO Sign, instruct kids to begin moving to the other side of the room like a car might do at a green light. Guide them to stop moving when you hold up the STOP Sign. Switch signs often, encouraging kids to go and stop as directed. When everyone reaches the opposite side of the room, choose a child to become the leader to hold up the signs.
Say:
In this game, we had to stop moving each time the leader held up the stop sign. In today’s Bible story, we learned that many people did not believe the truth about John or Jesus. They did not believe that Jesus is the Messiah. These people wanted to stop Jesus. King Herod even put John in prison because he did not like John’s message. Even though people tried, no one can stop God. His kingdom will last forever.
STORY QUIZ TOSS
Directions:
Lay out the papers on the ground and then call up one child at a time to toss their 4 beanbags onto whichever sign(s) they can hit.
Say:
John the Baptist wondered if Jesus really was the Messiah. Jesus told John’s messengers to tell him what they had seen and heard—the amazing miracles Jesus did because He is God’s Son. John was reminded that Jesus is the Messiah. Which miracles Jesus did you land on? Let’s look! (then read the papers the beanbags landed on)
Lay out the papers on the ground and then call up one child at a time to toss their 4 beanbags onto whichever sign(s) they can hit.
Say:
John the Baptist wondered if Jesus really was the Messiah. Jesus told John’s messengers to tell him what they had seen and heard—the amazing miracles Jesus did because He is God’s Son. John was reminded that Jesus is the Messiah. Which miracles Jesus did you land on? Let’s look! (then read the papers the beanbags landed on)