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Children’s Ministry Lesson - 2-year olds through PreK/5s For April 25 & 26, 2020

Bible Story Focus: Jesus wants me to tell others He is alive.

Great Commission • Matthew 28:19-20 Memory Verse: “I am alive for ever and ever!” Revelation 1:18, NIV Key Question: Who is alive? Bottom Line: Jesus is alive. Basic Truth: Jesus wants to be my friend forever.

This week we learn that Jesus wants us to

tell everyone He is alive and we can follow Him!

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Great Commission • Matthew 28:19-20 Memory Verse: “I am alive for ever and ever!” Revelation 1:18, NIV Key Question: Who is alive? Bottom Line: Jesus is alive. Basic Truth: Jesus wants to be my friend forever. DISCUSSION QUESTIONS (for after the video):

Jesus told his friends - the disciples - to meet him somewhere. Where did He want them to meet Him? The mountain Jesus had a very important job for his disciples. What job did Jesus tell his disciples to do? Tell everyone that Jesus is alive and we can follow him. Jesus is ALIVE and wants to be our friend FOREVER! Who is alive? Jesus is alive! Who can you tell that Jesus is alive? Our memory verse reminds us that we can follow Jesus. Let’s practice it together with hand motions: “I am alive (point both hands up) for ever and ever!” (Twirl around.) Revelation 1:18. (Open hands like a book.)



Great Commission • Matthew 28:19-20 Memory Verse: “I am alive for ever and ever!” Revelation 1:18, NIV Key Question: Who is alive? Bottom Line: Jesus is alive. Basic Truth: Jesus wants to be my friend forever. PLACE MAT:

This printable placemat is designed to sit on the table all month long. The placemat includes this month’s bottom line as well as questions to ask each week and hand motions to the Bible verse. April: https://thnkor.ng/2UOXMWQ

Use washable crayons or markers to draw your favorite part of this week’s Bible Story:

WEEK 1:People celebrated Jesus

by waving palm branches in the air and spreading their coats

on the road.MATTHEW 21:1-11, 15-16

Why do we celebrate Jesus? (He is special.) What did the people wave? (Palm branches.)

WEEK 2:Angry men hurt Jesus so bad that He died, but Jesus came

back, just like He said He would.MATTHEW 26:20-50; 27:1-2; 28:1-7

Who went away and came back? (Jesus.) What was rolled in front of the tomb?

(A stone.)

WEEK 3:Jesus made breakfast on the beach for the disciples after

He came back.JOHN 21:1-14

Who made breakfast for his friends on the beach?

(Jesus.) What did they have for breakfast? (Fish.)

WEEK 4:Jesus tells His disciples to

go and tell everyone, everywhere that He is alive.

MATTHEW 28:19-20Who wants me to tell others about him?

(Jesus.) Name three places you can talk about Jesus.

Who can you tell about Jesus?

Who wants to be your friend forever?

Who is alive?

Theme: Bloom

Basic Truth: Jesus wants to be my friend forever.

Bottom Line: Jesus is alive.

Memory Verse: “I am alive

(Point both hands up.)

for ever and ever!” (Twirl around.)

Revelation 1:18(Open hands like a book.)



Great Commission • Matthew 28:19-20 Memory Verse: “I am alive for ever and ever!” Revelation 1:18, NIV Key Question: Who is alive? Bottom Line: Jesus is alive. Basic Truth: Jesus wants to be my friend forever. CRAFT:

HE WENT AWAY Jesus went away and came back. Who is alive? Jesus is alive! What You Need: • Jesus coloring figure (“He Went Away” page) • “He Came Back” verse • Small envelope • Crayons • Glue

What You Do: Have your child color Jesus and an envelope. With glue have them put the verse on the outside of the envelope. Make sure you don’t cover up the opening for the envelope. Tuck Jesus inside the envelope and count to three. “One…. Two…. Three!!! Jesus came back just like He said he would!!” Alternative Craft Ideas: • Fold a piece of paper in half, decorate and tuck Jesus inside. • Use an opaque cup, decorate, and tuck Jesus inside.



Great Commission • Matthew 28:19-20 Memory Verse: “I am alive for ever and ever!” Revelation 1:18, NIV Key Question: Who is alive? Bottom Line: Jesus is alive. Basic Truth: Jesus wants to be my friend forever. ACTIVITY: SHOUT Jesus gave His friends a very important job - to tell everyone that He is alive. Who is alive? Jesus is alive! What You Need: • Horn print out • Crayons • Scissors • Tape

What You Do: Have your child color the Horn print out paper. Help them cut out the shape along the solid outside line. Fold along the dotted line and tape the opposite side over to make a cone shape. It’s okay if the lines do not match up. Have your child go OUTSIDE and sound the horn to tell everyone that Jesus is alive!



Great Commission • Matthew 28:19-20 Memory Verse: “I am alive for ever and ever!” Revelation 1:18, NIV Key Question: Who is alive? Bottom Line: Jesus is alive. Basic Truth: Jesus wants to be my friend forever. ACTIVITY EVERYWHERE Our Bible story tells us that we should tell everyone that Jesus is alive. We can tell EVERYONE that Jesus is alive! Who is alive? Jesus is alive What You Need: • Inflatable globe beach ball or Wall Map or Google Earth • Craft stick or fun pointer What You Do: Ask a child to point with the finger pointer to any colored area on the globe. Identify the country the child points to and talk about how you would tell people about Jesus. Pick a few more countries as time/attention allows.



Great Commission • Matthew 28:19-20 Memory Verse: “I am alive for ever and ever!” Revelation 1:18, NIV Key Question: Who is alive? Bottom Line: Jesus is alive. Basic Truth: Jesus wants to be my friend forever. ACTIVITY BLOOM We grow like flowers when we learn about Jesus! We heard about the important job Jesus wants us to do. What was it? Tell everyone that Jesus is alive. What you need: A clear space on the floor What you do: Spread out in an open area of your home or outside. Encourage your child to grow like flowers as you say this poem: “I start off really small. I’m a tiny little seed. (Crouch down really small.) My leaves start to open when I get the love I need. (Rise up a little and start to spread your arms.) Sun and rain help me bloom and grow. (Stand up tall and stretch arms out wide.) Jesus loves me, this I know.”



Great Commission • Matthew 28:19-20 Memory Verse: “I am alive for ever and ever!” Revelation 1:18, NIV Key Question: Who is alive? Bottom Line: Jesus is alive. Basic Truth: Jesus wants to be my friend forever. ACTIVITY WHERE WILL IT LAND? Where can we go to talk about Jesus? Everywhere! What you need: • Empty toilet paper tube - cut in half lengthwise and taped • “Places to Go” activity sheets • Scissors • Tape • Crayons • Toy Cars (or any small toys that can slide/roll) What you do: Gather with your child in an open area and have them color all the different places you go. Place them all in a line on the floor. Cut a toilet paper tube lengthwise and use tape to create a longer slide. Place a toy car or small toy at the top of the slide and allow it to slide down and land on one of the images. “This is a great place to go and talk about Jesus.”



Great Commission • Matthew 28:19-20 Memory Verse: “I am alive for ever and ever!” Revelation 1:18, NIV Key Question: Who is alive? Bottom Line: Jesus is alive. Basic Truth: Jesus wants to be my friend forever. ACTIVITY TALKING PUPPETS Who is alive? Jesus is alive What you Need: • Brown paper bag • Crayons • Face stickers, google eyes, stickers, etc. • Yarn • Fabric pieces • Scissors What you do: Give your child a paper lunch bag (with the bottom flap on top) and help them create a face on the upper part. You can use your imagination to create the face with two eyes and a mouth. Next, allow them the creative space to create an outfit for their puppet. They can use crayons, bits of cloth, paper, etc. to make their puppet their own. Add some hair to your puppet. Place your hand inside the puppet and using your fingers you can make the “head” move up and down to talk about Jesus. Alternative Craft Ideas: • Instead of a paper lunch bag you can use a craft stick and color a face on it and

create an outfit. • Draw a person on a piece of paper and create a face and outfit on them.

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