LESSON 5 Love Is Kind SUPER CHURCH 2.0 MEMORY VERSE: Ephesians 4:32, “…Be Kind to One Another....” (NKJV)

AGAPE LESSON 5 Love Is Kind SUPER CHURCH 2.0 MEMORY VERSE: Ephesians 4:32, “…be kind to one another....” (NKJV)

TAKE HOME POINT: Be kind to others.

➤ TO THE TEACHER: God gives us lots of opportunities to show kindness. Let’s look at some of the opportunities: There are three things to know • The new kid. Have you ever been the new kid at school or about kindness: church? What does that feel like? Many times the new kid is ignored at school and even at church. New kids should not 1. God gives have to fight their way into our cliques. us lots of • The unpopular kid. Every school has one of these kids. He opportunities or she is the kid that everybody picks on. Kids can be pretty to show mean sometimes. Especially when it becomes fun to pick on kindness. the unpopular kid. God wants us to be kind to everybody.

2. How we show • The bully. This is the kid that is always angry. He takes out kindness. his anger on the other kids. Do we have to be kind to the bully? Absolutely! Jesus died for everybody, even for bullies. 3. What do you How do we show kindness? There are different ways that we do if you are can show kindness to others. the kid that doesn’t have • We can show kindness with our words. You can go up to the any friends? new kid and start talking to him or her. Ask them questions. Say kind things about them (their hair looks nice, they have a cool backpack.)

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SUPER CHURCH 2.0 • We show kindness with our actions. Spend some time playing catch with the unpopular kid. Invite them over for ice cream.

• We show kindness by giving. You can share your candy bar with the kid that everyone else is being mean to.

• We show kindness with our thoughts. Do you think kind thoughts about other people? Ask yourself why does the bully act so mean? It is possible he is being picked on by somebody else. Ask God to show you how to show kindness to the bully.

What do you do if you are the kid that doesn’t have any friends? What if you are the new kid?

• The Bible says if a man wants friends to show himself friendly. In order to get friends you have to be a friend.

• Show kindness to other people and people will be kind back to you.

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WHO LESSON OUTLINE WHAT

�� 1. Participation Awards

�� 2. Praise & Worship

�� 3. Announcements

�� 4. Offering

�� 5. Motion Comic: Adventures of the Masked Hero #5

�� 6. Bottom Line: Be Kind To Others

�� 7. Memory Verse: Ephesians 4:32, “…be kind to one another....”

�� 8. Drama: Not Too Bright: “Horrible Birthday”

�� 9. Object Lesson: Chocolate Kindness

�� 10. Short Film: The Doorbell

�� 11. Inter-Active Lesson: The Fruit of Kindness

�� 12. Altar Call

�� 13. Digital Review Questions

�� 14. Small Groups

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SUPER CHURCH 2.0 Motion Comic The Adventures of the Masked Hero Panel 1 Agape: Episode #5

➤ TO THE TEACHER: Goal: get the kids to laugh and introduce the lesson. Panel 2 • At the conclusion of the Digital Comic Book, Johnny asks the question “What is the Bottom Line?” Words pop up one at a time. Encourage your kids to guess the Bottom Line as the words pop up. Panel 3 • Next Commissioner Thornton asks the question “What is the Memory Verse?” Again words pop up one at a time.

• It is motivating to reward the first child to guess the Bottom Panel 4 Line and Memory Verse.

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SUPER CHURCH 2.0 Drama Not Too Bright: “Horrible Birthday”

Take Home Point: God’s Love is in us.

Characters: Not Too Bright

props: Not Too Bright Costume Cell Phone Water Bottle Birthday Card

Drama Skit:

(Not Too Bright enters the classroom from the back of the room. He is talking loudly on a cell phone.)

NTB: (On the phone) No, you can’t give him rotten cheese for his birthday this year. That’s what I gave him last year, you dummy! (Pause) No you are the dummy! (Pause) Well, if I am a dummy, then you are a fish face dummy, and you scream like a girl! (Pause) Hello? (Pause) (To the class) He hung up on me. (Chuckles) It must be because I said that he screams like a girl! That was a good insult, if you ask me!

Teacher: (Taps NTB on the shoulder from behind)

NTB: (Screams like a girl) What? Oh, it’s you. I didn’t see you behind me. (Rudely) So, what do you want?

Teacher: Who was that on the phone? And why were you being so mean?

NTB: That was just my cousin Jeffrey. He was calling to see what I was going to get my brother for his birthday.

Teacher: But why were you being so mean?

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SUPER CHURCH 2.0 Not Too Bright: “Horrible Birthday” Drama Script — Continued

NTB: ‘Cuz he is a dummy! (Chuckles) He thought I was going to get my brother rotten cheese, and that’s OBVIOUSLY what I got him last year. This year, I am going to give him something extra special. Do you want to know what it is?

Teacher: Not really. It’s probably something really gross.

NTB: You are a good guesser! It is gross! See! (Holds up a bottle of water)

Teacher: That’s just a normal bottle of water. What’s gross about that?

NTB: It looks like a normal bottle of water, but when he drinks it, he is going to be surprised to find out that the water came from a toilet. (Giggles)

Teacher: That’s horrible!

NTB: (Proudly) I know. I wrote him a card too. Here. (Pulls a crumpled card out of his pocket and hands it to Teacher) Read it. It’s a work of literary genius.

Teacher: (Reading) Dear little brother, you smell like a pig. You look like one too. I hope you have a horrible birthday. Love, Not Too Bright.

NTB: Isn’t that wonderful?

Teacher: No. It’s terrible! That’s not love at all. That is just mean!

NTB: Of course it is. (Puts a hand to his heart and speaks compassionately) I am mean BECAUSE I love him.

Teacher: Love is not mean.

NTB: Yes it is.

Teacher: No! The Bible says that love is kind. Continued on next page

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SUPER CHURCH 2.0 Not Too Bright: “Horrible Birthday” Drama Script — Continued

NTB: Love is what kind?

Teacher: What kind of what?

NTB: You said that love is kind, so what kind is it?

Teacher: No! Love is not any kind of anything. It is just kind.

NTB: Well, why didn’t you just say so?

Teacher: I did.

NTB: Oh, well, if love is kind, then I am doing really good. Because I am KIND of mean to my brother.

Teacher: Not Too Bright, listen. Love is kind. Kind means caring, nice, gentle, and compassionate.

NTB: I’m giving him a gift and that is nice.

Teacher: You are giving him a bottle of toilet water. That’s just nasty.

NTB: So, if I love my brother, I shouldn’t give him a bottle of toilet water?

Teacher: No. And you shouldn’t tell him that he smells like a pig in his card either. You should find a nice gift and say something thoughtful. It would be kind and let him know you love him.

NTB: Well, I’ve got some work to do (Pulls out his cell phone. He dials and begins talking as he exits out the back of the room) Hey, Jeffrey. I told you the toilet water was a bad idea you dummy! (Pause) No you are the dummy. (Pause) Well, you are a double dummy… (Exits)

The End

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SUPER CHURCH 2.0 object lesson Chocolate Kindness

Scripture Reference: Ephesians 4:32

Take Home Point: Spread the kindness inside of you around to others.

What You Need: 1 large Hershey chocolate bar Box of Graham Crackers Bag of marshmallows Long stick or skewer

➤ Preparation: Object Lesson Application:

• Place the Graham How many of you have had Smores before? One of my Crackers and favorite parts of kids camp is making smores at the campfire. marshmallows on (Pick up a marshmallow and put it on the stick or skewer.) a table in front of

the class. First you roast the marshmallow over the campfire. Some people like to burn their marshmallow. I don’t like it that way. • Hide the Hershey I want my marshmallow to be a toasty brown (not burnt) so I chocolate bar out need to keep it over the fire, but away from the flames. of sight. After roasting one marshmallow, I take it off the stick and put it on a Graham Cracker. It is kind of like a little sandwich. And ➤SPECIAL NOTES: then I eat it.

• Buy enough fun- (Take a bite of it.) Wait a minute! You know what? Something sized Hershey is missing. It just doesn’t taste right. chocolate bars (Allow children to respond.) Oh! I forgot the Hershey’s to give to each chocolate bar. child in class.

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SUPER CHURCH 2.0 Chocolate Kindness Object Lesson — Continued (Ask a volunteer, in front of the class, to run to the store and get you some chocolate. The volunteer leaves and comes back five seconds later with a chocolate bar. Set this up ahead of time.)

Smores are just not the same without the chocolate. This chocolate bar reminds me of our scripture today. “Be kind one to another.” We have God’s love in our heart, but we are missing something if we are not kind to people. Just like my Smore was missing something without the chocolate.

Every day we should look for opportunities to show kindness to people. There are lots of opportunities.

The new kid. Have you ever been the new kid at school or church? What does that feel like? What are you looking for? If you see a new kid at church, walk up to him and say, “Hi.” Don’t just sit next to the people you already know. Get to know some new people by showing kindness. (Walk up to a kid and give them a piece of chocolate.)

The unpopular kid. Have you ever had a kid in your class that everybody picks on. This is a great opportunity to go against the flow and show kindness to the kid who is always getting picked on. Play a game with him or her during recess or share your dessert with them at lunch. (Hand out another piece of chocolate.)

The bully. Do you have a bully at your school? Did you ever ask yourself why is the bully so mean? Maybe the bully has an older brother who picks on him. Try being nice to the bully and show him kindness by sharing your chocolate bar. (Hand out another piece of chocolate.)

You are a kind person. You have lots of kindness to share because you have God’s love in your heart. Don’t keep it all to yourself. Spread it around.

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SUPER CHURCH 2.0 Inter-active OBJECT lesson The Fruit of Kindness ➤ WHAT YOU’LL LEARN: When we are kind we bear good fruit.

➤ WHAT YOU NEED: 2 oranges 2 lemons 2 bowls Masking tape Four contestants

➤ INSTRUCTIONS: • Cut the oranges and lemons into fours. • Put two lemon and two orange pieces in each bowl. • Mark off a relay race area either in front of the class or to the side.

➤ RULES OF THE GAME: • Two teams with two contestants for each team. • Each contestant is to squeeze the juice from a lemon piece, with their teeth, into their mouth and then run the designated course. • When they finish the course they squeeze the juice of the orange in the same manner. • When the last drop of juice from the orange is swallowed, then the second person from the team can start with a lemon. • You can have more contestants, but you will need the appropriate number of lemon and orange slices.

SPIRITUAL APPLICATION:

That was a silly way to run a relay race. When you eat a lemon it is quite sour and bitter - unless you add sugar for lemonade. But when you eat the orange it is good and yummy. So you could say the orange is good fruit and the lemon is bitter fruit. This reminds me of something important to Jesus. He wants us to bear good fruit in all that we do. One way that we can bear good fruit is when we are kind to others. Every day, in our Christian walk, we can choose to be kind or rude, to say nice things or to tease someone, to lend a helping hand or ignore someone’s needs. In other words, you can be kind like an orange or unkind and bitter like a lemon.

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TO THE TEACHER: 1. Ephesians 4:32 says, “Be ___ to one another.” ➤ a. smelly The Digital Review b. mean c. kind Questions are a part d. smart of “The Masked Hero” download. 2. Who should we be kind to? a. The new kid b. The unpopular kid Once you get to the c. The bully Memory Verse, then d. All of the above PAUSE the video. 3. How do we show kindness? a. With our words After you have done b. With our actions c. With our thoughts your teaching then d. All of the above PLAY the Digital Review Questions. 4. What kind of fruit does God want us to have? a. Watermelon b. Good fruit You can turn this into c. Tomatoes a Review Game by d. Bad fruit rewarding kids for 5. All Christians have lots of kindness in them. correct answers. a. True b. False c. Maybe D. When they are at church

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______Participation Awards (Large candy bars or prizes) How many needed? ______Review Prizes (penny candy)

Not Too Bright: “Horrible Birthday” — Pages 5-7 Characters ______Not Too Bright Props ______Not Too Bright Costume ______Cell Phone ______Water Bottle ______Birthday Card

Object Lesson: Chocolate Kindness — Pages 8-9 ______1 large Hershey chocolate bar ______Box of Graham Crackers ______Bag of marshmellows ______Long stick or skewer

Inter-Active Lesson: The Fruit of Kindness — Page 10 ______2 oranges ______2 lemons ______2 bowls ______Masking tape

Small Group Club: A Friend Indeed _____Buzz Lightyear toy ______A Woody toy _____DVDs of Toy Story, Toy Story 2, and Toy Story 3 ______Toy Story fruit snacks or suckers How many needed

Special Edition: Pastoring Your Kids ______How many copies needed

FEATURED CANDY THIS WEEK: • Fun-sized Hershey Bars (if you have the resources, purchase enough for every child).

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Pastoring Your Kids WEEK 5 AGAPE LOVE IS KIND

Planning Memory Verse: Your Week: Ephesians 4:32, “…be kind to one another....” (NKJV) 1 Sunday BOTTOM LINE Church Time Be kind to others.

2 Monday or Tuesday Bible Time 3 Thursday or Friday family Time

SC 2.0 Pastoring Your Kids • © 2010 Mark Harper Ministries • All rights reserved • www.superchurch.com SC 2.0 ™ and the SC 2.0 logo are trademarks of Mark Harper Ministries Special Edition: Special Edition: Pastoring Your Kids Pastoring Your Kids Week 5: Love Is Kind Week 5: Love Is Kind 2. bible Time 3. family Time

Read: discuss: you’ve got a the movie every time you see an friend in me example of kindness. • Ephesians 4:32 • Each of us have opportunities every • I Corinthians 13:4-8 day to be “kind to our family and • While the movie is paused discuss MAIN POINT: the act of kindness you are watching. friends. You can be friendly by • Ask these questions: are they MAIN POINT: • Have everyone make a list of people being kind. showing kindness by preferring to be kind to this week and how others, are they showing kindness by The Word instructs us they will be kind. WHAT YOU NEED: how they are talking to each other, to be kind to others. Toy Story, Toy Story 2, or Toy or are they showing kindness by • This is allowing everyone to make Story 3 DVD, popcorn or giving to each other? Being kind is a way we a conscience effort this week on treats, and remote control. show others God’s love. kindness. take it a step further: We can prefer others • Write down how many examples of WHAT YOU DO: kindness you can find in each movie. (put others first, share, • It’s family movie night! questions to ask: etc...), we can speak Get out your Toy • Which Toy Story movie has the Story movies (you can most examples of kindness? kind words to others, 1. What does “being kind” mean to watch 1 or watch all 3 and we can give to oth- you? by having a Toy Story Put it to use: marathon) and some ers. Even though it can 2. When do you think it’s the hardest • When you are done watching popcorn or treats. movie(s) talk about one of the sometimes seem hard to be kind? • Sit down as a family popular songs from the movie, to be kind, we need to 3. When it’s hard to be kind, how do to watch the movie(s). “You’ve got a Friend in Me”. remember that God’s you do it? The catch is this: you • Are you being a good friend when love has already been have to have the you are being kind? 4. When do you think it’s the easiest to remote control in • What makes a good friend? put on the inside of us; be kind? hand! which means we can • What are 3 things you could do for 5. Who gives you the ability to be kind • As you are watching a friend that show kindness or God’s do it! to others? the movie(s) “pause” love? Love Is Kind AGAPE SMALL GROUP LESSON 5 LESSON 3. small group Lesson 5 A Friend Indeed PROPS NEEDED: Buzz Lightyear toy, a Woody toy and DVDs of Toy Story, Toy Story 2, and Toy Story 3 (if available pass out Toy Story fruit snacks or suckers)

LESSON: Put Into Practice: Super Church 2.0 Small Group Notes • How many of you have seen Toy Story, There are 3 Toy Story movies and 3 Toy Story 2, or Toy Story 3? ways to be kind! • Even though Buzz and Woody are totally different, there are a few things that are • Act kind to your friends by SMALL AGAPE the same about them. prefering them and sharing. • Talk nice to your friends by GROUP LOVE IS KIND • How are they the same? (Allow time to encouraging them and never respond) being mean. SCHEDULE • One thing is that they were both Andy’s • Give to your friends when they and they didn’t like each other at first, need something. Memory Verse: but then they became best friends. • You can be just as kind as Buzz 1. Pre-Service Activity Ephesians 4:32, “…be kind to and Woody! one another....” (NKJV) 2. Bible Time Point To Make: Questions to ask: • We can learn about kindness by looking 1. What are some examples of kind at Buzz and Woody. things Buzz did in the Toy Story 3. Small Group Lesson BOTTOM LINE movies? • They became good friends by learning Be kind to others. to be kind to each other. 2. What are some examples of kind 4. Activity Page things Woody did in the Toy Story • There are 3 main ways to show kindness movies? (just like there are 3 Toy Story movies). 5. Dismiss 3. What are 3 ways you can show • We show kindness by how we treat kindness to others? others or how we act, what we say to others, and by giving to others. 4. How do you feel when someone is kind to you? • Buzz and Woody encouraged each other by telling each other how im- 5. How does it make you feel when portant they were to Andy and they you are kind to others? showed kindness to each other by saving each other. SC 2.0 Small Group Notes • © 2010 Mark Harper Ministries • All rights reserved • www.superchurch.com SC 2.0 ™ and the SC 2.0 logo are trademarks of Mark Harper Ministries Love Is Kind Love Is Kind AGAPE SMALL GROUP LESSON 5 AGAPE SMALL GROUP LESSON 5

1. Pre-Service Activity 2. BIBLE Time • During the Pre-Service Activity, group leaders will direct conversation and games to help kids make friends at church. Read The Bible: 1st-2nd Grade - Day by Day Bible: The Neighbor (pages 307-308) • As a group leader you have the choice of Ice Breaker Questions or 3rd Grade and up - NIV Bible: Luke 10:25-37 Game to use as the children arrive. • Have each child read one verse out loud. • Go around the room. • This works best if everyone uses the same, easy-to-read translation of the Bible. ICE BREAKER ICE BREAKER Questions: Game: Bible story: Bible Questions: The Neighbor 1. What is the name of Question #763: “I Spy” the story Jesus told the Bible Connection: Pharisees? (The Good • Who is your best • Play a game of “I Spy” with the Samaritan) friend? group. One day Jesus was talking to the Pharisees about loving your neighbor. 2. How many people walked • Starting by having one of them by the man who was • How long have you In the story a man was attacked by known them? find something in the room to beaten up? (3) spy; have him/her say “I spy some- robbers, beaten, and left to die. A priest, thing (describe the color)”. 3. How many people helped a preacher, and a Samaritan walked by the man? Who was he? (1 Question #92: • The child sitting next to them has him; the only one that helped the man – the Samaritan) to try to guess what it is. If they was the Samaritan. He picked him up, • What is your favorite guess wrong, the next person 4. Who does Jesus say is our thing to do with your guesses. put him on his donkey, took him to an neighbor? (everyone) best friend? • As soon as someone gets the inn to be taken care of and even paid right answer it’s their turn to be the bill. the one that gets to spy. Point to Make: The Pharisees did not want to walk in love so they tried • Play until everyone gets a turn to to trick Jesus by saying they didn’t know who their neighbors were. Jesus told them spy. the Samaritan was the good neighbor, because he was kind to the man even though he didn’t know him. NAME

Activity Page . AGAPE . 05 . Love Is Kind crossword puzzle Solve this crossword puzzle and help Cape Girl solve the mystery of God’s love.

Across 2. Another way to show kindness is how we ___ about someone.

4. God gives us many opportunities to show ___.

6. By our ____ we can also show kindness.

Down 1. The Bible tells us that to have ___ we must be a friend.

3. When we show kindness to others they will be ___ back to us.

5. When we ___ to others we are being kind. NAME