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Kukula ndi Kupita - Kukula Mwauzimu - Gawo #5

THE FIVE MEANS OF SPIRITUAL GROWTH – WITNESS

MATERIALS: Photocopy all Bible Verse Visual Aids for colouring. Sword Play Take Home Tracks. Print Bible for Children 'a man sent by God' colouring pages

AS KIDS ARRIVE PRIOR TO THE LESSON:

1. GAMES: (10 minutes)
EYEWITNESS SNACK: Have a variety snacks in a bag. Each child will reach in the bag and choose a snack and try and describe it telling everything they know about the snack that they picked. A witness, if he is giving evidence has to tell everything he knows in court. After the game have the children to tell something they know about JESUS and to share as many details about what they have "witnessed" about JESUS in their lives. (He loves us; He takes care of us; He heals us; He protects us, etc.)

2. TEAM GAMES: (10 minutes)
Divide the group into two teams, sit the groups in two circles (adults and children). Ask everyone to think of something that they like to do. Then pick someone to start by telling the group for example “I like to swim”. The person to their right will then tell the group what the first person liked and adding what they like to do, for example “Fred likes to swim, I like to walk". This continues right around the circle until the last person has to say what everyone likes to do. Other members of the group can prompt by miming the activity if anyone falls into difficulty. If the player gets it wrong they are out and move outside the circle.

3. ACTIVE PRAISE CHORUS:
(10 minutes)

4. INTIMATE WORSHIP: (5 minutes)

Prayer: Heavenly Father give us the power of the Holy Spirit so that we will be Your witnesses in Jerusalem, in our home territory, our school, our village and in all Judea, our region and Samaria, the places we don’t want to go, and to the ends of the earth for your glory. In Jesus name, Amen.

5. TEACHING:
a) Review

Remember last week we learnt fellowship with God and with one another really are just the two Great Commandments, to love God with all your heart and to love your neighbor as yourself.

b. Sword Play
Ready…Swords up… MACHITIDWE A ATUMWI 1:8 … CHARGE

c) Teaching the Lesson - Five Means to Spiritual Growth: - Witnessing: (Telling Others about Jesus)

Long before the birth of Jesus, God spoke through the prophet Isaiah to tell how he would spread the news of the coming of the Messiah. This is what he said, "I will send my messenger to prepare the way. He will be a voice of one crying in the desert, 'Prepare the way for the coming of the Lord! Clear the road for him.'" Who was the messenger that God chose to bring this good news to his people?

He traveled around in the desert preaching that people should repent of their sins and turn to God. When they confessed their sins, he baptized them in the Jordan river.

Optional: Download Bible for Children 'a man sent by God' Chichewa Bible Verse colouring pages Adapted from Bible for Children.

John the Baptist was very popular and had a great following, but he always told the people about Jesus. "Someone is coming soon who is greater than I am," he said. "He is so much greater that I am not even worthy to stoop down and untie the straps on his sandals." Yes, John was faithful in bringing the news to the people.

One day John the Baptist saw Jesus coming toward him. He said to the people with him,

When the people heard John's eye-witness report, it helped them to understand and believe that Jesus was truly the Son of God.

Most people come to know about Jesus because someone else tells them about him. Perhaps it is their parents, a Sunday School teacher, a pastor, or a good friend. They give an eyewitness account how Jesus came into their heart and changed their life.

What would you say about what Jesus means to you? Perhaps you would say, "Since Jesus came into my heart, sadness has turned to joy; doubt has turned to faith; worry has turned to trust; fear has turned to confidence." Whatever Jesus has done for you, tell others so they can know him too.

Extracts from http://www.sermons4kids.com/eye_witness.htm

6. APPLICATION/ENCOUNTERING GOD:

REMEMBER: The final session of the Grow and Go Water Series we taught you how to share your faith.

M'phunziroli aphunzira masewero, masewera ndi masewero onse omwe akufunika kuti ana azitha kulalikira m'madera mwawo.

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DISCUSSION/REVIEW:

•  Who can demonstrate the five finger Gospel Presentation ( Use Visual aids as a reminder )

•  Remember the three gift skit? Why was the third gift a free gift? ( The child did nothing to earn it or deserve it that is how it is with the free gift of eternal life)

Nthawi yogwirira ntchito: Sindikizani 'Mlatho‘. Patsani mwana aliyense mlatho wa mlatho yaying'ono ndi ‘Mtanda wochepa.’ Kudzaza ndime ya m'Baibulo ya Aroma 6:23 ndikulumikiza mtanda kuti ulalikire kusiyana pakati pa munthu ndi Mulungu. DAWUNILODI: 'Mlatho‘

•  Who will come up and show us their 'Bridge Track' can you demonstrate how you can use this to share your faith? DAWUNILODI: Tengani Kunyumba 'Dutsani Mulatho'

•  Did any of you manage to Long Jump to Jesus? NO Why? 'All have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God'

•  Perekani timapepala tating'ono ta 'Uthenga Wabwino Mwachidule' ndi mtedza wouma (Onetsetsani kuti palibe ziwengo ku mtedza) Onetsani ana momwe angagwiritsire ntchito chida chaching'ono ichi chomwe chingawathandize kugawana Uthenga Wabwino ndi anzawo. “Kodi mukufuna kuwona zomwe ndiri nazo mkati mwa chiponde changa?" DAWUNILODI: 'Uthenga Mwachidule'

•  Who can recite John 3:16?

•  How do we get this gift? ( By faith )

•  Can anyone show us how to use the Salvation Gift Box?

“Khulupirira Ambuye Yesu ndipo udzapulumuka” Machitidwe a Atumwi 16 :31a (Sindikizani Bokosi la Mphatso la Chipulumutso ndi kuphunzitsa ana kuti azichita) DAWUNILODI: Chipulumutso Bokosi Lothandizira.

•  Print off the Visual Aids encourage them to use them to invite their friends to receive Jesus as their best friend.

CLOSING PRAYER: Lord God you sent your Son Jesus who called us to be witnesses. Help us not to be afraid to testify. We know you want us to tell others what You has done for to change our lives. Help us to share how you, Jesus are God, you lived a perfect life, to be an example to us, then you died and was raised from the dead so that we could have eternal life, we receive this gift by Faith in you. Give us strength and courage to boldly testify in your name. Amen

TAKE HOME BIBLE VERSE:

Print the Take Home Bible Verse one for each child. DOWNLOAD Take Home Bible Verse Visual Aid

NEXT WEEK: We start a brand new Chichewa series come back and learn all about the 'Miracle Tree' and how to Sow Seeds of Success.

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