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All rights reserved. www.ThinkOrange.com WEEK THREE -5 JULY 2019 YEAR-OLDS SMALL GROUP PRELUDE SOCIAL WORSHIP STORY GROUPS HOME SOCIAL: Providing time for fun interaction BIBLE STORY 15 Offer one or more of these activities as preschoolers arrive. MIN Gentle Bubbles When Jesus is your friend, Gentle Sort He gives you the power to be Tea Party gentle. JESUS IS GENTLE WORSHIP: Inviting people to respond to God MARK 5:25-34 10 Ever and Ever MIN Power Up MEMORY VERSE STORY: Communicating God’s truth in engaging ways 10 Bible Story Жļļ Њ℅ſļ “I can do everything by the MIN Prayer “ļļ Њ℅ſļ 6 power of Christ.” uΡФļЎ℅ĨФỲфļ EŁE PHILIPPIANS 4:13, NIRV GROUPS: Creating a safe place to connect 25 Offer as many of these activities as your time, facilities, resources, and KEY QUESTION MIN leadership allow. Gentle and Harsh Who gives you the power to do Gentle Words everything? Careful Carrying Speak Gently “ФήЎы and Prayer BOTTOM LINE Jesus gives me the power to HOME: Prompting action beyond the experience do everything. Parent Cue ‡℅ΐļ oήΟļ >ήΕήЎỲΡſ ∆℅ſļ BASIC TRUTH Jesus wants to be my friend forever. ©2019 The ReThink Group. All rights reserved. www.ThinkOrange.com 2 WEEK THREE -5 JULY 2019 YEAR-OLDS SMALL GROUP PRELUDE SOCIAL WORSHIP STORY GROUPS HOME 15 MINUTES BIBLE STORY MOVE When Jesus is your friend, He gives you the power to be an activity that uses a preschooler’s natural desire to move gentle. to help them learn JESUS IS GENTLE MARK 5:25-34 1. GENTLE BUBBLES WHAT YOU NEED: Bubbles WHAT YOU DO: MEMORY VERSE DURING THE ACTIVITY: Gather the children in the activity area. Before you blow the bubbles, explain that the goal today is to gently catch a bubble instead “I can do everything by the of trying to pop a bubble. Blow the bubbles and encourage the children to try to power of Christ.” catch one before it pops. Repeat as time and interest allow. PHILIPPIANS 4:13, NIRV WHAT YOU SAY: BEFORE THE ACTIVITY: “When we play with bubbles, what do we usually try to do? (Pause.) Yes! We try to pop them. Today, I want you to try to catch a bubble. KEY QUESTION Let’s be very gentle and see how many bubbles you can catch before they pop.” Who gives you the power to do AFTER THE ACTIVITY: “You were so gentle, friends! Good job. In our Bible everything? story today, we’ll learn about how God wants us to be gentle in the way we treat others. I can’t wait.” TRANSITION: Move to Worship and Story by continuing to blow the bubbles as BOTTOM LINE children try to catch them. Jesus gives me the power to do everything. BASIC TRUTH Jesus wants to be my friend forever. ©2019 The ReThink Group. All rights reserved. www.ThinkOrange.com WEEK THREE 4-5 JULY 2019 YEAR-OLDS SMALL GROUP PRELUDE SOCIAL WORSHIP STORY GROUPS HOME 15 MINUTES BIBLE STORY PLAY When Jesus is your friend, He gives you the power to be an activity that encourages preschoolers to follow guidelines gentle. while having fun and learning new concepts JESUS IS GENTLE MARK 5:25-34 2. GENTLE SORT WHAT YOU NEED: Basket, cotton balls, feathers, felt pieces, a baby doll, a spoon, wooden blocks, plastic play food, plastic cups, and two hula-hoops MEMORY VERSE WHAT YOU DO: “I can do everything by the BEFORE THE ACTIVITY: Place the items in the basket and the two hoops near power of Christ.” it. PHILIPPIANS 4:13, NIRV DURING THE ACTIVITY: Invite the children to choose an item from the basket and decide if it is a gentle/soft thing or not gentle/hard. Sort all the items: gentle in one hoop and not gentle in the other. When they’re finished, return KEY QUESTION the items to the basket and do it again. Be sure each child has a turn to sort an item. Who gives you the power to do everything? WHAT YOU SAY: BEFORE THE ACTIVITY: “Look at all these fun things in the basket. Some of them are soft or gentle, and some of them are not. Let’s sort them into these to hoops. BOTTOM LINE DURING THE ACTIVITY: “Does this feel soft or gentle to you? Yes! Put it in Jesus gives me the power to this hoop. Okay, what about this one? Is it soft or gentle? No! That’s hard. Let’s do everything. put it in the other hoop.” (Continue with all items.) AFTER THE ACTIVITY: “You did a great job! Today we are going to hear a Bible story all about how gentle Jesus is.” BASIC TRUTH TRANSITION: Move to Worship and Story by encouraging the children to take Jesus wants to be gentle steps as you walk to the story area. my friend forever. ©2019 The ReThink Group. All rights reserved. www.ThinkOrange.com WEEK RUG THREE 3-5 JULY 2019 YEAR-OLDS LARGE GROUP PRELUDE SOCIAL WORSHIP STORY GROUPS HOME 10 MINUTES 10 MINUTES PRAYER LEADER: “Dear God, thank You for giving us Jesus to show us how to love others. Thank You that He is so kind and gentle. Thank You that when we follow Jesus, He gives us the power to be gentle with the words we say and the things we do. You’re the best, God, and we love You very much. In Jesus’ name, amen. ©2019 The ReThink Group. All rights reserved. www.ThinkOrange.com WEEK THREE -5 JULY 2019 YEAR-OLDS SMALL GROUP PRELUDE SOCIAL WORSHIP STORY GROUPS HOME 25 MINUTES HEAR MOVE FROM GOD MEMORY VERSE an activity that uses a preschooler’s natural desire to move REVIEW to help them learn BIBLE STORY 1. GENTLE AND HARSH When Jesus is your friend, WHAT YOU NEED: No supplies needed He gives you the power to be gentle. WHAT YOU DO: BEFORE THE ACTIVITY: Have the children stand in front of you. JESUS IS GENTLE MARK 5:25-34 DURING THE ACTIVITY: Invite the children to say the Memory Verse in a harsh voice. Then ask the children to say the Memory Verse in a gentle voice. Repeat several times. MEMORY VERSE WHAT YOU SAY: BEFORE THE ACTIVITY: “There is a difference between being HARSH and “I can do everything by the gentle.” power of Christ.” DURING THE ACTIVITY: “Let’s say our Memory Verse in a HARSH voice. PHILIPPIANS 4:13, NIRV You can shout or say it in a growly voice. (Say the verse.) Wow! That is super HARSH! Now let’s say our Memory Verse in a GENTLE voice. You can whisper or use a sweet voice. (Say the verse.) That was so sweet and gentle!” (Repeat KEY QUESTION several times.) Who gives you the power to do AFTER THE ACTIVITY: “Awesome! Jesus is gentle. Jesus can give us the everything? power to be gentle, too! Who gives you the power to do everything? Jesus gives me the power to do everything!” BOTTOM LINE Jesus gives me the power to do everything. BASIC TRUTH Jesus wants to be my friend forever. ©2019 The ReThink Group. All rights reserved. www.ThinkOrange.com WEEK THREE -5 JULY 2019 YEAR-OLDS SMALL GROUP PRELUDE SOCIAL WORSHIP STORY GROUPS HOME 25 MINUTES TALK CREATE ABOUT GOD BIBLE STORY an activity that allows preschoolers to review the Bible story, REVIEW bottom line, or memory verse by creating a craft to take home BIBLE STORY 2. GENTLE WORDS WHAT YOU NEED: “Gentle vs. Hurtful” Activity Page, white cardstock, When Jesus is your friend, sandpaper, cotton balls (one per child), and glue sticks He gives you the power to be gentle. WHAT YOU DO: BEFORE THE ACTIVITY: Copy the “Gentle vs. Hurtful” Activity Page onto JESUS IS GENTLE cardstock and cut in half (one half page per child). Cut the sandpaper into three- MARK 5:25-34 inch squares (one per child). Set the cut sandpaper, cotton balls, and glue sticks on the table.