Lesson:
SCRIPTURE: JOHN 9
STORY POINT: Jesus healed a blind man.
CHRIST CONNECTION: Jesus healed the man who was blind. This healing points to a deeper gift: Jesus helps us see and know God. When we trust Jesus, He forgives our sin and opens our hearts to follow Him.
KEY PASSAGE: For our sake He made Him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in Him we might become the righteousness of God.
-2 Corinthians 5:21
BIG PICTURE QUESTION: What is justification? Justification is when God says that our sins are forgiven.
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 healed a blind man.
CHRIST CONNECTION: Jesus healed the man who was blind. This healing points to a deeper gift: Jesus helps us see and know God. When we trust Jesus, He forgives our sin and opens our hearts to follow Him.
KEY PASSAGE: For our sake He made Him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in Him we might become the righteousness of God.
-2 Corinthians 5:21
BIG PICTURE QUESTION: What is justification? Justification is when God says that our sins are forgiven.
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. (2 Cor 5:21)
2nd – Bring out the verse cards and have the kids unfold them and then read the verse again out loud.
Say:
God sent His Son, Jesus, to earth. Jesus lived a perfect life, never doing anything wrong. Even though Jesus never sinned, He took the punishment for our sins when He died on the cross. Because Jesus died and rose again, we can be forgiven and live with God forever
1st - Invite a child to open your Bible to the verse. Read the verse aloud. (2 Cor 5:21)
2nd – Bring out the verse cards and have the kids unfold them and then read the verse again out loud.
Say:
God sent His Son, Jesus, to earth. Jesus lived a perfect life, never doing anything wrong. Even though Jesus never sinned, He took the punishment for our sins when He died on the cross. Because Jesus died and rose again, we can be forgiven and live with God forever
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!)
I SPY - REVIEW
Directions:
Have the kids take turns finding the pictures and placing a bingo chip over the picture they find. You can select one color for each picture to make it a bit more challenging.
Say:
Use the pictures to remind the kids of different parts of our story.
Have the kids take turns finding the pictures and placing a bingo chip over the picture they find. You can select one color for each picture to make it a bit more challenging.
Say:
Use the pictures to remind the kids of different parts of our story.
WASH THE MUD AWAY - DRY ERASE
Directions:
Unfortunately, there are not enough markers for everyone to have their own sheets. But you can do this either in 3 groups or with just 1 sheet allowing the kids to take turns. Last time we had this activity, the kids wanted to keep playing with it during the end of service play time, which was great.
Color over the eyes with brown markers, talking about how Jesus made the mud and put it on the man’s eyes. Then give a very light spray (1 pump) spray of the cleaner and talk about how Jesus told the man to go and wash his eyes, allow the kids to then “wash away” the mud by wiping the page clean. You can color the eyes or have the kids do it.
Say:
Jesus and His friends saw a man who had never been able to see. The friends asked, ‘Why is he blind?’ Jesus said, ‘He was born blind so people can see God’s power.’ Jesus made some mud and put it on the man’s eyes. Jesus told him to go wash in the pool. When the man came back, he could see. Jesus healed the blind man.
Unfortunately, there are not enough markers for everyone to have their own sheets. But you can do this either in 3 groups or with just 1 sheet allowing the kids to take turns. Last time we had this activity, the kids wanted to keep playing with it during the end of service play time, which was great.
Color over the eyes with brown markers, talking about how Jesus made the mud and put it on the man’s eyes. Then give a very light spray (1 pump) spray of the cleaner and talk about how Jesus told the man to go and wash his eyes, allow the kids to then “wash away” the mud by wiping the page clean. You can color the eyes or have the kids do it.
Say:
Jesus and His friends saw a man who had never been able to see. The friends asked, ‘Why is he blind?’ Jesus said, ‘He was born blind so people can see God’s power.’ Jesus made some mud and put it on the man’s eyes. Jesus told him to go wash in the pool. When the man came back, he could see. Jesus healed the blind man.
CRAFT
Directions:
Pass out the face printout, one #1 and one #2 hands, and the “mud”. Have the kids color the pieces (there are extra brown crayons for the mud). Then give them glue sticks to glue have the kids glue the mud onto the hands. Finally, have the kids glue the arms onto the BACK of the picture (see example for where to glue them).
Say:
Jesus and His friends saw a man who had never been able to see. The friends asked, ‘Why is he blind?’ Jesus said, ‘He was born blind so people can see God’s power.’ Jesus made some mud and put it on the man’s eyes. Jesus told him to go wash in the pool. When the man came back, he could see. Jesus healed the blind man.
Pass out the face printout, one #1 and one #2 hands, and the “mud”. Have the kids color the pieces (there are extra brown crayons for the mud). Then give them glue sticks to glue have the kids glue the mud onto the hands. Finally, have the kids glue the arms onto the BACK of the picture (see example for where to glue them).
Say:
Jesus and His friends saw a man who had never been able to see. The friends asked, ‘Why is he blind?’ Jesus said, ‘He was born blind so people can see God’s power.’ Jesus made some mud and put it on the man’s eyes. Jesus told him to go wash in the pool. When the man came back, he could see. Jesus healed the blind man.
WHAT CAN YOU SEE
Directions:
Invite kids to join you in playing a guessing game. Describe something you can see in the classroom. Include the item’s color, shape, and any other distinguishing features you can see. Start the game by saying, “I see” and then give the clues. Examples can include “I see something blue that has four legs, and you can sit on it.” (chair) or “I see something that has words written in it that tell us how much God loves us.” (Bible) Encourage children to take turns describing things in the classroom for their friends.
Say:
You did a great job guessing the items in our classroom. I described what they looked like, and you used your eyes to see them. Jesus and His friends saw a man who had never been able to see. The friends asked, ‘Why is he blind?’ Jesus said, ‘He was born blind so people can see God’s power.’ Jesus made some mud and put it on the man’s eyes. Jesus told him to go wash in the pool. When the man came back, he could see. Jesus healed the blind man.
Invite kids to join you in playing a guessing game. Describe something you can see in the classroom. Include the item’s color, shape, and any other distinguishing features you can see. Start the game by saying, “I see” and then give the clues. Examples can include “I see something blue that has four legs, and you can sit on it.” (chair) or “I see something that has words written in it that tell us how much God loves us.” (Bible) Encourage children to take turns describing things in the classroom for their friends.
Say:
You did a great job guessing the items in our classroom. I described what they looked like, and you used your eyes to see them. Jesus and His friends saw a man who had never been able to see. The friends asked, ‘Why is he blind?’ Jesus said, ‘He was born blind so people can see God’s power.’ Jesus made some mud and put it on the man’s eyes. Jesus told him to go wash in the pool. When the man came back, he could see. Jesus healed the blind man.
FLANNEL BOARD MATCH
Directions:
After using the flannel board to tell the story lay the story cards out in front of you to retell the story, having the kids come up one at a time to take a picture card off the board and match it to the story card on the rug. (NOTE the picture above is a different story)
Say:
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After using the flannel board to tell the story lay the story cards out in front of you to retell the story, having the kids come up one at a time to take a picture card off the board and match it to the story card on the rug. (NOTE the picture above is a different story)
Say:
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