Kid's Church January - April, 2012
OPERATION: Enduring Courage
January 8, 2012: "What's Your Name?"
Main Focus: Sin is dangerous, and we must be aware of its plan for us!
Power verse: "And the Lord will give you a new name." Isaiah 62:2
Big Idea: God's gonna give me a brand new name!
Questions:
- What was Silly Willy's friend's name? Jeremiah
- What did Jeremiah want Silly Willy to do? watch a bad movie
- What was the name of the country where Daniel and his friends were taken? Babylon
- What was the name of the Kind in today's story? Nebuchadnezzar
- What was the name of the girl on the video? Michelle
- The King tried to change Daniel's blank? Name
- What did Daniel's new name mean? Satan is my protector
- Should we give in to sin? NO!
- What was the name of the man who taught the Power Verse today? The Verse Inspector
- What was today's Big Idea? God's gonna give me a brand new name!
JANUARY 15 IS FAMILY SUNDAY. ALL ELEMENTARY KIDS STAY IN THE SANCTUARY WITH THEIR PARENTS. NO KIDS CHURCH TODAY FOR ELEMENTARY.
January 22, 2012: "The Apprentice: Babylon Edition"
Main Focus: We must make the right choices no matter the circumstances!
Power verse: " ... be holy in all you do." 1 Peter 1:15
Big Idea: Even if I'm all alone in the fight, I'm gonna choose to do what's right!
Questions:
- Mr. Crabbe was upset with who? his neighbor, Mr. Callaway
- What did Mr. Callaway do on purpose? he lost the golf game on purpose
- Does it ever "pay" to compromise and make the wrong choice? nope
- What game show did we say that Daniel and his friends were "soft of" on? The Apprentice: Babylon Edition.
- When it sedems like "everybody's doing wrong," I must choose to blank. do what's right
- What kind of attitude should I keep? keep the right attitude
- How many days did Daniel say to test them in the "food challenge?" 10 days
- Who were stronger and healthier? Daniel and his friends or the others? Daniels and his friends
- What was today's Power Verse? "...be holy in all you do." 1 Peter 1:15
- What was today's Big Idea? Even if I'm all alone in the fight, I'm gonna choose to do what's right.
January 29, 2012: Proud Cow Disease
Main Focus: We must work hard to destroy pride and stay humble.
Power verse: "Pride goes before destruction, and haughtiness before a fall." Proverbs 16:18
Big Idea: I gotta humble myself before the Lord.
Questions:
- What was Silly Willy trying to do tricks on to impress his friends? a skateboard
- How did Silly Willy hurt his head? he fell out of a tree
- How many stitches did Silly Willy have to get? 14 (fourteen!)
- Who interpreted the dream for King Nebuchadnezzar? Daniel
- What did God do to King Nebuchadnezzar to punish him? turned him a cow
- How long was King Nebuchadnezzar a cow? 7 (seven) years
- To keep pride from taking control, you should "remember you can't do anything without blank." God
- When pride rules your life, "you lose the very thing you were blank about." prideful
- To destroy pride we should "look to blank and give Him the glory." God
- what was today's Big Idea? I gotta humble myself before the Lord!
Main Focus: We need to keep godly friends around us all the time.
Power Verse: "The righteous should choose his friends carefully, for the way of the wicked leads them astray." Proverbs 12:26
Questions:
- What did Mr. Callaway try to get Mr. Crabbe to do? drink a beer
- What kind of friends should we keep around us? godly friends
- What was the King's name in today's Bible story? Belshazzar
- What did the big hand do at Belshazzar's drunken party? wrote a message on the wall
- Was Daniel close by to interpret the writing? no, the Kind didn't even know who he was
- What's the first thing we learned we should do to our godly friends? listen to them
- The next that we should do to our our godly friends? honor them
- The third thing we should do with our godly friends? keep them close to us
- Where was today's Power Verse found? Proverbs 12:26
- What was today's Big Idea? Godly friends will be there 'till the end!
February 12, 2012: How to Survive a Night with the Lions
Main Focus: To endure the trials of tomorrow, we must build godly character today!
Power verse: "But I will call on God and the Lord will rescue me." Psalm 55:16
Big Idea: "Building good character makes me strong!"
Questions:
- Silly Willy was packing his suitcase for what kind of trip? camping
- What did he "forget" to pack? his Bible.
- Who didn't like Daniel and made a plan to get him arrested? the King's officials
- What was the law the King passed? No one could pray to anyone but him
- What did Daniel do when he heard the law had been passed? he went home and prayed to God
- To build godly character, the first thing we must do is blank? PRAY
- To build godly character, the second thing we must do is blank? OBEY
- The third thing we must do to build godly character is blank? DEPEND
- Once we have won the victory, we must stay blank. Humble
- What was today's Big Idea? Building good character makes me strong!
FEBRUARY 19 IS FAMILY SUNDAY. ALL ELEMENTARY KIDS STAY IN THE SANCTUARY WITH THEIR PARENTS. NO KIDS CHURCH TODAY FOR ELEMENTARY.
Main Focus: God will be with us when we go through tough times in life.
Power Verse: "I will not be afraid, for you are close beside me." Psalm 23:4
Big Idea: "Even in the fire, I'm not alone"
Questions:
- What was the name of the guy from Sweden? Gunter
- Why didn't Gunter want to come out? he was afraid
- What were the names of Daniel's three friends? Shadrack, Meshach, and Abednego
- What did King Nebuchadnezzar build? a statue
- How tall was the statue? 90 feet tall (ninety)
- When we go through the fire, we must remember "God is in blank" control
- We must also remember "God is blank than the fire." bigger
- Remember also that "God has a blank." plan
- And that "I'm not blank in the fire." alone
- What was today's Big Idea? Even in the fire, I'm not alone!
Main Focus: Salvation is the first step in building a ROCK SOLID foundation.
Power Verse: "Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved." Romans 10:13
Big Idea: If you wanna go to heaven, you gotta be born again!
Questions:
- What was today's Big Idea? If you wanna go to heaven, you gotta be born again!
- What's the name of the brick layer in the video? MANNY
- What did Silly Willy steal from his Aunt? HER DENTURES
- What is the name of the Pharisee who came to Jesus at night? NICODEMUS
- Do we have to become babies again in order to be "born again?" NO
- True or False: Going to church makes you a Christian. FALSE
- What do you have to do in order to become a Christian? ACCEPT JESUS' FORGIVENESS
- What is the rock star's name that teaches our Power Verse? WIGGY POP
- Our Power Verse said, "Blank who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved." EVERYONE
- Where was our Power Verse found? Romans 10:13
March 11, 2012: "More than a Song" Worship
Main Focus: Worship is more than just singing a song, it's giving love to God.
Power Verse: "Worship the Lord your God and serve Him only." Luke 4:8
Big Idea: Make a joyful noise and worship the Lord!
Questions:
- What was today's Big Idea? MAKE A JOYFUL NOISE UNTO THE LORD!
- What song did Mr. Crabbe say he didn't like? THROW UP SONG
- Is worship all about singing songs only? NO
- What King danced before God and lost his robe? KING DAVID
- To God, it's not important HOW we worship, it's blank we worship. THAT
- True or False: God prefers to listen to slow worship music only. FALSE
- Today we learned that worship is not about ME, it's about blank. HIM (God)
- Worship is not about style it's about blank. LOVE
- Our Power Verse said, "Worship the Lord your God and blank blank blank." SERVE HIM ONLY.
- Where was our Power Verse found? LUKE 4:8
MARCH 18 IS FAMILY SUNDAY. ALL ELEMENTARY KIDS STAY IN THE SANCTUARY WITH THEIR PARENTS. NO KIDS CHURCH TODAY FOR ELEMENTARY.
March 25, 2012: Anybody out there? Prayer
Main Focus: Prayer is a good way for us to talk to God and let Him talk to us!
Power Verse: "Keep on praying." 1 Thessalonians 5:17
Big Idea: Every day, when I pray, I know God hears what I say!
Questions:
- What was today's Big Idea? Every day when I pray I know God hears what I say!
- What kind of toy did Silly Willy ask questions to? A "MAGIC 8 BALL"
- What color snow did the fortune cookie tell Silly Willy to stay away from? YELLOW
- Do you have to use fancy words in order to pray? NO
- When we pray, does God always hear us? YES
- Did God accept the Pharisee's prayer? NO, BECAUSE IT WASN'T FROM THE HEART
- We know that God hears us, but we also know that if He hears us, He will blank us. ANSWER
- What is the rock star's name that teaches our Power Verse? WIGGY POP
- God always answers our prayers. Sometimes He says, "Yes", sometimes "No", and other times "blank". WAIT
- Where was our Power Verse found? I THESSALONIANS 5:17
Main Focus: We must share what God has done in our lives with everyone!
Power Verse: "Go into all the world and preach the good news..." Mark 16:15
Big Idea: I gotta tell the world about Jesus!
Questions:
- What was today's Big Idea? I gotta tell the world about Jesus!
- What did Mr. Crabbe say he didn't want to share with his neighbor? HIS TUBE OF POLY GRIP.
- True or False: Sharing our faith is the pastor's job. FALSE, IT IS MY JOB
- Who did we talk about in the Bible who used to kill Christians? SAUL
- What did Saul change his name to? PAUL
- Who prepares people's hears before we share our faith? GOD
- If we are going to share our faith, we have to put blank first. OTHERS
- Can God reach even the worst sinner we know? YES
- Our Power Verse says, "Go into all the world and preach the blank blank." GOOD NEWS
- Where was our Power Verse found? MARK 10:15
April 15, 2012: The special gift (The Holy Spirit)
Main Focus: The Holy Spirit is an amazing gift that God has given us!
Power Verse: "And you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you..." Acts 1:8
Big Idea: God made a promise and He wants you to hear it. He'll give you the Holy Spirit!
Questions:
- What was today's Big Idea? God made a promise and He wants you to hear it, He'll give you the Holy Spirit!
- Silly Willy thought we brought him a gift even though it wasn't his blank. BIRTHDAY
- True or False: Only special kinds of Christians can receive the Holy Spirit.FALSE; EVERYONE WHO ASKS, RECEIVES
- What disciple was afraid to tell others about Jesus before He received the Power of the Holy Spirit? PETER
- We learned that the Holy Spirit gives us Comfort and blank. PEACE
- The second thing we learned was that the Holy Spirit gives us blank. GUIDANCE
- The third thing we learned was that the Holy Spirit gives us blank. POWER
- What will the Holy Spirit's power help us do? STAND UP FOR GOD (TELL OTHERS ABOUT JESUS)
- Our Power Verse says, "And you will receive blank when the Holy Spirit comes upon you." POWER
- Where was our Power Verse found? ACTS 1:8
April 22, 2012: The B-I-B-L-E (God's Word)
Main Focus: God's word should be an important part of our daily lives!
Power Verse: "All Scripture is inspired by God and is useful to teach us what is true..." 2 Timothy 3:16
Big Idea: The B-I-B-L-E, yes that's the book for me!
Questions:
- According to our lesson, the Bible is our blank, blank, and 100% blank. ROAD MAP, BLUEPRINT & 100% TRUE.
- What was Mr. Crabbe's favorite book? MOTHER GOOSE NURSERY RHYMES
- Can the Bible be trusted? YES
- What was today's Big Idea? The B-I-B-L-E, YES THAT'S THE BOOK FOR ME!
- How long will God's word last? FOREVER
- How many of god's promises has He broken? NONE
- What was this week's Power Verse? "ALL SCRIPTURE IS INSPIRED BY GOD AND IS USEFUL TO TEACH US WHAT IS TRUE..." 2 Timothy 3:16
- How many of God's promises has he HAD to make? NONE, HE CHOSE TO MAKE THEM
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