March 30-31, 2019K-2nd

NEED TO KNOW

● Today’s lesson is all about temptation, and how Jesus helps us fight against it with God’s truth. Here’s a super easy definition for temptation: it’s when we think about making a wrong choice, or maybe we want to make a wrong choice, even though we know it’s not right.

GAME TIME | 10 Minutes

● Set up obstacle courses to illustrate how wrong choices can be easy, and right choices can be hard.

COOL DOWN | 10 Minutes

● Transition and cool down from game time by discussing why temptation is hard, how we can fight it, and have some fun being “tempted” by real marshmallows!

LARGE GROUP | 15 Minutes

● Respond to today’s big idea through worship and prayer.● Practice this month’s memory verse: Mark 10:27 Jesus looked at them and said, “With

people this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.”

SMALL GROUP | 15+ Minutes

● Personally connect with kids and apply the story to their lives by FINALLY letting them eat their long awaited marshmallows, and creating a craft to help illustrate how Jesus helps us fight temptation with truth.

LARGE GROUP | 15 Minutes

● Introduce today’s big idea, Jesus helps us fight temptation, through the story of Jesus’ temptation in the desert.

● Scripture: Matthew 4:1-11

● Say: Today we’re talking about temptation. That’s when we think about making a wrong choice, or maybe we want to make a wrong choice, even though we know it’s not right.

● Say: Let’s play a game to help us understand! If you think these scenarios are an example of temptation, do this sign language motion for “temptation” (show kids how to hold up one arm and tap it a few times with your other finger; see image to the left):

○ Your mom baked cookies, but told you to wait until after dinner to eat them. Would that be tempting to do?

○ A kid falls down, and your friends laugh at him. You want to laugh at him too. Would that be tempting to do?

○ Your little brother steals your toy, and you want to steal something of his now! Would that be tempting to do?

● Say: We ALL face temptation, and think about making a wrong choice. Luckily, we don’t have to face temptation alone! Here’s our big idea:

● (Click to show slide) Jesus helps us fight temptation.● Say: Let’s watch a video to see some kids who are struggling with some

really hard temptation. As you watch, think about something in your life you REALLY want to do…even though you know it might be a wrong choice.

● Video: Marshmallow Test● Ask: Did you see how badly those kids wanted the marshmallows? They

were tempted to eat the one marshmallow in front of them!

LARGE GROUP

NEED TO KNOW

Big Idea: Jesus helps us fight temptation.

Time: 15 minutes

Supplies: None

EXPECTATIONS

Say: Welcome to Kids’ Club, we’re so glad to have you here! We want this to be a safe and fun place for you. To do that, let’s all commit to doing a few things:

● Show respect to each other● Listen when someone else is speaking● Have fun!

THE BIG IDEA | 5 Minutes

JESUS FIGHTS TEMPTATION | 10 min Minutes

LARGE GROUP

GAME TIME

COOL DOWN

LARGE GROUP

SMALL GROUP

Jesus helps us fight temptation.

● Say: Jesus knows exactly what we go through we face temptation! He was 100% God, but also 100% human, which means he went through human things. He ate food, and slept in a bed, and hung out with friends….and he faced temptation.

● Say: One day, Jesus went into the wilderness, so he could spend some time alone with God. While he was out there, Satan tried to tempt him into making some wrong choices. Let’s check out what happened in this video.

● Video: Jesus is Tempted ● Say: So did Jesus ever give into temptation, and make a wrong a choice like

Satan wanted? (Let kids respond.) No! Everything Satan said to Jesus was a lie, but Jesus defeated those lies by telling Satan true things from God! Now let’s start game time to learn more about how Jesus helps us fight temptation!

“Temptation” motion:

● Start the 10-Minute Countdown Timer● Keep kids in one large group.

LARGE GROUP

NEED TO KNOW

Time: 10 minutes

Video: 10-Minute Countdown Timer

SUPPLIES

● Several chairs and tables

PREPARE

PULL UP! | 10 Minutes

LARGE GROUP

GAME TIME

COOL DOWN

LARGE GROUP

SMALL GROUP

● Set up two simple obstacle courses:○ One course is very short, straight forward, and has no real obstacles in it. This can just be

several chairs lined up with a space to walk between them. ○ The other course is longer, winding, and has obstacles to get over. This can be a simple

route around the room that under the tables, over chairs, up on the stage, etc. It should be harder to do!

■ It can be hard to set up a “real” obstacle course, so this doesn’t have to be too involved. Just decide on a route you want kids to take around the room, and make sure there are some obstacles in the way.

● Give kids these instructions: ○ Show kids where the obstacle courses are, and demonstrate the “routes” to go through.○ Line kids up at the beginning of the obstacle courses. When it’s your turn to go, a

volunteer leader will tell you to take the short one or the long one (the volunteer should keep kids going through the course fairly quickly, one after the other).

○ Once all the kids have gone, add a challenge: whenever it’s a kids turn, you have to give them a simple instruction to do as they go through the obstacle course (they can hop, skip, scoot, or crawl, etc.)

Say: Sometimes we’re tempted to make wrong choices which can be MUCH easier. But instead, we should try to make the right choice, which can be harder!

● Start the 10-Minute Countdown Timer● Split into small groups.

LARGE GROUP

NEED TO KNOW

Time: 10 minutes

Video: 10-Minute Countdown Timer

SUPPLIES

● 2 marshmallows per kid

PREPARE

DISCUSS AND PLAY | 10 Minutes

LARGE GROUP

GAME TIME

LARGE GROUP

SMALL GROUP

● Discuss: ○ What was different about the two obstacle courses?○ Is it easier or harder to give into temptation and make a wrong choice? (That’s kind of like

the short, easy course.)○ Is it easier or harder to defeat temptation, and make the right choice? (That’s kind of like

the longer, harder course.)● Show kids a bag of marshmallows, and tell them that we’re going to do an experiment like in

the video! They can have one marshmallow now...OR, they can wait until the end of the hour, and have TWO marshmallows then! Let kids choose what they want to do, and ask:

○ What makes it hard to face temptation?○ What did Jesus do when faced with the choice to make a wrong choice? ○ How does Jesus help US fight and overcome temptation?

● Review the big idea as a group: Jesus helps us fight temptation! (Have kids say it aloud several times, or have them say it different funny voices.)

COOL DOWN

● Play the 10-Second Countdown Timer to help redirect kids attention.● (Click to show slide) Let’s all say our big idea together! (Repeat with kids a

few times.) Jesus helps us fight temptation.● Ask: Remember: every time Satan tried to tempt Jesus to make a wrong

choice, Jesus told him true words from the Bible! He used God’s truth to fight and defeat temptation.

● Say: Think of one thing you are tempted to do. Don’t share it with anyone; just think of it in your head. Maybe you want to disobey your parents. Maybe you want to make fun of someone, or disobey a leader. Maybe you want to talk about someone behind their back. (Let kids have a few seconds of silence.)

● Say: No matter what you’re tempted to do, you can always use God’s truth to help you overcome it. Luckily, we have a whole Bible full of God’s truth that we can use to defeat Satan. Let’s look at a verse that’s full of God’s truth! (Lead kids in reading the following verse a few times.)

● Slide: Mark 10:27 Jesus looked at them and said, “With people this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.”

● Say: Remember, we can trust Jesus to help us fight temptation, because he’s actually been through it too! He knows what it’s like, so he knows how hard it is.

LARGE GROUP

NEED TO KNOW

Big Idea: Jesus helps us fight temptation.

Time: 15 minutes

Supplies: None

PRESENTER TIPS

● Energy, energy, energy! As the leader during Large Group, you should have the highest level of excitement and energy in the room. Your tone sets the tone for how much kids will engage. If you’re interested, they’re more likely to be interested too!

RESPONSE TIME | 5 Minutes

WORSHIP | 10 Minutes

LARGE GROUP GAME TIME

COOL DOWN

LARGE GROUP

SMALL GROUP

Mark 10:27 Jesus looked at them and said, “With people this is impossible, but with

God all things are possible.” 10:27

● Say: Let’s watch a video and listen to a song that’s all about how God’s love overcomes our temptation to be afraid and not trust God. You can sit and watch this video, or lay down, close your eyes and listen.

● Music Video: Love Beats Fear● Ask: Now let’s get and dance to this music video about how Jesus is always

right on time, whenever we need him!● Music Video: Dance Laugh Love● Pray: Ask for a volunteer to come up and pray for the group. Encourage them

to ask God to help us overcome temptation by remembering his truth.

Jesus helps us fight temptation.

● What does temptation mean? Do you ever get tempted to make wrong choices?● What three ways did Satan tempt Jesus in the wilderness? (Help kids review the following):

○ He tried to make Jesus eat food that he shouldn’t eat○ He tried to trick Jesus and make him test God, to see if God would save him○ He tried to get Jesus to worship him instead of God

● What temptation did you think of in Large Group? (Encourage kids to share, but if they don’t want to, that’s okay!)

● How does Jesus help us fight temptation? (Help kids answer: we can read God’s word, the Bible, spend time with Jesus and pray to him, worship him and ask him for help.)

LARGE GROUP

CONNECTION QUESTION

Go around the group and let every kid answer this question: What’s your favorite go-to snack?

SUPPLIES

● Marshmallow (from Cool Down Time, two marshmallows per kid if they have not eaten yet)

● Story template (1 per kid)● Verse sticker (3 per kid)● Markers (1 set per group)

KNOW IT | 5 minutes

DO IT | 10 Minutes

LARGE GROUP

GAME TIME

LARGE GROUP

● Eat! Remember in cool down time, when you had to decide if you were willing to wait for two marshmallows, instead of being tempted with one right then? Well it’s time for your patience to pay off! (Give each kid two marshmallows IF they waited)

● First, hand each kid a dotted line template/verse card and set out markers.○ Tell kids to think of the temptation they already came up with, or think of a new one. Write

or draw it in the blank space.● Next, turn over the card to show Mark 10:27.

○ This verse is God’s truth, and we can remember these words when face hard choices. Let kids stick it directly on top of their written temptation (or “smash” it on the temptation, to show how Jesus smashes temptations to bits when we trust him and God’s truth!)

○ Encourage kids to set this verse card somewhere they can see it all the time. It can help them remember what God’s truth is, in the midst of temptation.

COOL DOWN

SMALL GROUP

EXTRA TIME?

● Give kids a cryptogram sheet, a maze, or word-search activity sheets to work on until their parents pick them up.

How can we overcome temptation? / We’re eating marshmallows today! Please let a volunteer know if there are any allergies.

Kinder-2ndMarch 30-31, 2019

SMALL GROUPItem Usage Details Provided by

Coloring sheet - Jesus is tempted

Quantity determined by site.

8.5x11 paper, black & white, Page 8

site

Maze sheet - Jesus is tempted

Quantity determined by site.

8.5x11 paper, black & white, Page 9

site

Word search sheet - Jesus is tempted

Quantity determined by site.

8.5x11 paper, black & white, Page 10

site

Markers 1 set per group, reused site

Marshmallows n/a Same two referenced in Cool Down Time n/a

Dotted line template/verse card 1 per kid 8.5x11 paper, color, double sided, Page 11-12 site

LARGE GROUPItem Usage Details Provided by

Adventure Bible for Early Readers1 per large group,

reusedBiblesbytheCase.com site

GAME TIME | played in one large groupItem Usage Details Provided by

No supplies required

COOL DOWN TIME | played in small groupsItem Usage Details Provided by

Marshmallows 2 marshmallows per kid Large marshmallows, Dollar Tree KC National

Mark 10:27

Jesus looked at them and said, “With people this is impossible, but with God all things are

possible.”

Mark 10:27

Jesus looked at them and said, “With people this is impossible, but with God all things are

possible.”

Mark 10:27

Jesus looked at them and said, “With people this is impossible, but with God all things are

possible.”

Mark 10:27

Jesus looked at them and said, “With people this is impossible, but with God all things are

possible.”

1. KC Logo Slide: for when kids enter the room (All that You Need instrumental; mp3 only; can be downloaded on website)

2. Slide: Jesus helps us fight temptation (in large font so it covers 50% of the screen)3. Video: Marshmallow Test (0:04-3:17)4. Video: Jesus is Tempted 5. Video: 10-Minute Timer (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vn31KFenBIo) 6. Video: 10-Minute Timer (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vn31KFenBIo) 7. Video: 10 Second Countdown_0331198. Slide: Jesus helps us fight temptation (in large font so it covers 50% of the screen)9. Slide: Mark 10:27 Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but not

with God; all things are possible with God.10. Music Video: Love Beats Fear11. Music Video: Dance Laugh Love

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