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Heal a Hurting Heart - Child Soldiers Lesson #8

By the end of this lesson the child should be able to:

• Understand that Joseph had to rely on God for direction.
Genesis 41:1-16
• Know Jesus died for them
• Have an opportunity to ask Jesus to be their friend and forgive their sins
• Have opportunity to ask Jesus to heal their pain

DOWNLOAD Lesson #8

AS KIDS ARRIVE PRIOR TO THE LESSON (10 minutes) ACTIVITY

Get children to colour the Bible Verse Visual Aids

(Hand sanitization for each child, please ensure masks are worn)


CROSS ART: Give children supplies to trace and cut out a large cross to decorate with glitter and stickers, markers, etc and write JESUS PAID THE PRICE FOR MY SINS, etc.

Children can hang the crosses around the room. It can be placed at front so at the end during the Encountering God session they have a cross to come to and lay their pain. These crossed can be made out of twigs or wood as well as the decorative paper once already mentioned in the Cross Art.

Supplies needed:

• Paper, scissors, glue, glitter, markers.
• Print out musical lyrics. .
• Print Nuer 'Bible Verse Visual Aid' for the children of South Sudan and get a child to colour it prior to the class.
• Gift box.
• Jesus outfit (white wrap and blue sash) crown and gold cloth.
• MAN and GOD sign.
• Cross.
• Print 'Gospel in a Nutshell' visual aid.
• Peanuts. (Ensure no allergic to peanuts)
• Print Nuer ‘Bridge Track’ one for each child.
• Print ‘Jesus stills the stormy sea’ Colouring pages
• Print ‘Noah and the Great Flood' Colouring pages
• Print the English 'Activity Book'
• Print the Nuer 'Take Home Bible Memory Verse' for the children of South Sudan
• Print Chapter #5 'And Puppy' for the Story Teller, adapted for the children of South Sudan (if they speak English)
• Print ‘Jesus stills the stormy sea’ English Take Home track
• Print ‘Noah and the Great Flood' English Take Home track

DOWNLOAD Lesson #8 English Visual Aids

DOWNLOAD Lesson #8 Nuer Visual Aids for the children of South Sudan

 

 
 

1. GAMES: (10 minutes)
I went to the Market: Give each child 5 beans and then start asking questions, if they say Yes or No they give you one of their beans. Start with fun questions but this game can continue into more therapeutic questions.

2. TEAM GAMES: (10 minutes)


'Jesus says' similar to 'Simon says'

One player takes the role of "Jesus" and issues instructions usually physical actions such as "Jesus says ... place your hands on your head "

"Jesus says ... hold hands "



"Raise your hands in the air"

Because you did not say Jesus says... then any child that does this action is out of the game.

 

3. ENGLISH ACTIVE PRAISE CHORUS: (10 minutes)

Optional: Download 'Every Move I Make' video
( Download lyrics )

Optional: Download 'I am Special' video
( Download lyrics )

4. ENGLISH INTIMATE WORSHIP: (5 minutes)

Optional: Download 10,000 reasons video
(Download lyrics)

5. TEACHING:
a. Review last week's Bible Verse: (5 minutes)

But while Joseph was there in the prison, the  Lord  was with him; he showed him kindness and granted him favor in the eyes of the prison warden.

Genesis 39: 20b-21

 

 

TUK 39: 20b-21

DOWNLOAD Nuer Bible Verse Visual Aid for the children of South Sudan

b. Learn the Bible Verses (5minutes)

#1. Genesis 41:16
“I cannot do it,” Joseph replied to Pharaoh, “but God will give Pharaoh the answer he desires.”

DOWNLOAD Bible Verse Visual Aid

b. Learn the Nuer Bible Verses (5minutes)

#1. Tuk 41:16

DOWNLOAD Nuer Bible Verse Visual Aid for the children of South Sudan

WE CAN DO NOTHING IN OUR OWN STRENGTH

#2. Ephesians 2:8
Split the children into four groups. (Use visual aid)

First group: “For it is by grace you have been saved”
Second group: “through faith—and this not from yourselves,”
Third group: “it is the gift of God— not by works”
Fourth group: “so that no one can boast.”
Everyone shouts “Ephesians 2:8”

DOWNLOAD Bible Verse Visual Aid

“Ephesians 2:8”

DOWNLOAD Nuer Bible Verse Visual Aid for the children of South Sudan

c. Teach the Lesson (15 minutes)
Introduction:

Optional: Download 'ABC’s of Salvation' English video

Teaching:
Look at this beautifully wrapped gift. Do any of you like to receive gifts? Of course you do! If I were to give this package to you and ask you to give me five dollars, would it be a gift? No. When someone gives you a gift, it doesn't cost you anything. It doesn't come with any conditions. All you have to do is accept it. That's what makes it a gift.
What was the best gift you have ever received?
(Allow the children to answer)

I want to tell you about a gift that is, without question, the greatest gift ever given.

What is that gift? It is the gift of eternal life. It is the gift of God and it was given to anyone who wants to receive it. The Bible says, "For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life." Whoever -- that's you and me. The greatest gift of all is for you and me.

When someone gives you a gift, it is never polite to ask, "How much did it cost?" But in this case, the Bible tells us how much God's gift cost -- and the cost was great. It cost God his only Son. Can you imagine how much God loved us to send his one and only Son to earth to die on a cross so that we could have eternal life? Eternal life -- what a gift! And all we have to do to receive it is believe and accept Jesus as our Saviour.

www.sermons4kids.com/greatest_gift_of_all.htm

WHAT STOPS US FROM GETTING THIS GIFT?

Sin – What is sin? Sin is anything we think, say, do or don’t do that displeases God.

(Optional Long Jump to Jesus game see 'Child Evangelism' webpage)

Romans 3:23

DOWNLOAD English Bible Verse Visual Aid

Rom 3:23

DOWNLOAD Nuer Bible Verse Visual Aid for the children of South Sudan

The Bible says “For the wages of sin is death; but the GIFT of God is eternal life, through Jesus Christ our Lord Romans 6:23

Download English Bridge Track to teach Bible Verse

Download Blank Bridge Track craft

Download Blank Bridge Track crosses

Download Nuer Bridge Track to teach Bible Verse for the children of South Sudan

Download Blank Bridge Track craft

Download Blank Bridge Track crosses


ENGLISH SALVATION VIDEOS:

Download True Consequences video

Download Salvation Story video

We all sin, and we cannot save ourselves.

There must be a different way – God’s way

On one hand, God loves us and doesn’t not want to punish us; but on the other hand, God is just and must punish sin. God is love 1 John 4:8b

He will by no means clear the guilty Exodus 34:7b

DO YOU SEE THE PROBLEM?
God solved this problem by sending His son Jesus

THE GOSPEL IN A NUTSHELL:

DOWNLOAD Children's Nutshell evangelism tool

Cut them into strips and roll them up and place them in an empty nutshell.

(Ensure that there is no nut allergy)

 

THE GOSPEL IN A NUTSHELL:

DOWNLOAD Adult Nutshell visual aids

(Get the children to colour these visual aids prior to the lesson)

Jesus is God!

Jesus outfit blue wrap arcoss His shoulder and white wrap around His waist wearing a Jesus crown

DOWNLOAD JESUS crown

 

DOWNLOAD Nuer Crown South Sudan actor playing JESUS

 

(Jesus is standing on a chair that is covered with a gold cloth, dressed in His blue and white wrap, wearing a crown)

(Holding a sign that says ‘GOD’)

DOWNLOAD Nuer KUOTH sign for the South Sudan actor playing JESUS

He came from Heaven to earth.

(Jesus steps down from the chair, removes His crown and has a sign that says ‘MAN’)

DOWNLOAD Nuer WUT sign for the South Sudan actor playing JESUS


He lived a perfect life (Double thumbs up!)

He died on the cross …(Jesus holds both hands out and head sagging like He is on a cross)

And rose from the dead, (Jesus lifts His hands up and steps forward from the grave victoriously)

To pay the penalty for our sins and to purchase a place in Heaven for us. (Jesus lifts His hands up to Heaven praying)


Jesus is in Heaven now offering us the FREE GIFT of eternal us life.(Jesus reaches under the golden chair and pulls out a gift, He steps up on the chair and holds the gift out)

The Bible says: “For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him will not perish, but have everlasting life” John 3:16.

Optional: Ball game (Through ball from one child to the other and each child resites ONE word of John 3:16 before tosses the ball)

HOW DO WE GET THIS GIFT? BY FAITH!

A Salvation Colouring track has been created using the Kids EE Gospel Presentation to assist the children to share thier faith.

Optional: Download English 'Salvation track'

Sharing your faith using the Salvation Flower:


Start with

"HEAVEN is a free gift It is not something you work for or deserve"

 

Download The Salvation Flower

The Bible says

"For the wages of sin is death; but the GIFT of God is eternal life, through Jesus Christ our Lord"

( Romans 6:23 KJV )

"What stops us from getting this gift? "

SIN

We all sin, and we cannot save ourselves. What is SIN? Sin is anything we think, say, do or do not do that displeases God.

Read: Romans 3:23

THERE MUST BE A DIFFERENT WAY - GOD'S WAY!

God is LOVING

But God is also JUST (fair)

On one hand, God loves us and doesn't not want to punish us; but on the other hand, God is just and must punish sin.

Do you see the problem?

God solved this problem by sending His son Jesus.

Read: John 3:16

STORY TIME:

The Story Teller reads "And Puppy' Chapter 8 Giving my life to Jesus

Download Chapter 8 of ‘And Puppy

Optional: Download All English 'And Puppy' Bible Verses

Optional:Download 'And Puppy' Bible Verse Lesson #8

Optional:Download 'And Puppy' Nuer Bible Verse Lesson #8 for the children of South Sudan

Jesus stills the stormy sea:
(To compliment Chapter #8)

Download 'Jesus stills the stormy sea' English PowerPoint page 1-7

Compliments of Bible for Children

Download Nuer 'Jesus stills the stormy sea' Bible Verses for the children of South Sudan

Adapted from Bible for Children

Download 'Jesus stills the stormy sea' English Colouring pages

Compliments of Bible for Children

Download 'Jesus stills the stormy sea' Bible Verses Colouring pages for the children of South Sudan

Adapted from Bible for Children

Noah and the Great Flood
(To compliment Chapter #8)

Download 'Noah and the Great Flood' PDF PowerPoint

Compliments of Bible for Children

Download 'Noah and the Great Flood' Bible Verses for the children of South Sudan

Adapted from Bible for Children

Download 'Noah and the Great Flood' Colouring Pages

Compliments of Bible for Children

Download 'Noah and the Great Flood' Bible Verses Colouring pages for the children of South Sudan

Adapted from Bible for Children

6. APPLICATION / ENCOUNTERING GOD:
If you are a Christian this is just a reminder you can say this prayer again. But if you have never given your life to Christ Jesus then this is your chance. Tell Him " Heavenly Father, thank you for sending your Son Jesus, to show us the way and to die for our sins. I am sorry for the wrongs I have done, I am turning away from them and receiving your gift by faith. Today I thank you for forgiving me, I trust you to take care of me and help me have the power not to hate and not to fear. In Jesus Name Amen"

ENGLISH TAKE HOME PAGE:

DownloadTake Home Memory Verse

DownloadTake Home Memory Verse

Download ‘Gospel in a Nutshell'

DownloadBridge Track'

NUER TAKE HOME PAGE:

Download NuerTake Home Memory Versefor the children of South Sudan

Download NuerTake Home Memory Versefor the children of South Sudan

Download ‘Gospel in a Nutshell'

Download Nuer‘Bridge Track' for the children of South Sudan

ENGLISH TAKE HOME ACTIVITY:

Optional: DownloadThe Greatest gift Activity Book'

Optional: DownloadPeace be still Activity Book'

Download 'Jesus stills the stormy sea' English Take Home Track

Compliments of Bible for Children

Download 'Noah and the Great Flood' English Take Home Track

Compliments of Bible for Children

NEXT WEEK: Learn about the new life in Christ

 

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