St Bart’s Kids Sunday Worship SUNDAY July 12, 2020 • WEEK 3

Bible Focus Philippians 4:4-9

Theme Focus A Life of Thanksgiving

All-in Teaching Questions to ponder:

Do I give thanks to God in ALL situations? Even the tough ones? How can I rejoice in the Lord more this week?

Songs 1. God is Here (Worship for Everyone) https://

www.youtube.com/watch?v=5-LlMEVA6VA 2. Trust in the Lord (KWSCM) https://

www.youtube.com/watch?v=ecUaEAOwiCE 3. Thankful (Lifetree Kids) https://

www.youtube.com/watch?v=U_ewLEvA8_o

Multimedia Don’t Worry (Saddleback Kids) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PG1LjFO99dA

Additional Resources Winter Warmer Recipes

Here is a fun way to be reminded of God’s generosity and how he provides - this time through yummy, comfort, winter breakfast food! Each week, download our special edition recipe and cook up a storm for breakfast one morning that week. There will be a new recipe to collect each week.

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Final Commands

Always be joyful!Don’t worry about

anything.

Always pray and give thanks to God.

God will give you peace.

You belong to God’s Family.

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EARLY CHILDHOOD

Follow Jesus’ example.

Think like Jesus.

Act like Jesus did.

Then your heart will be full of God’s peace.

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Final Commands Always be joyful

because you belong to the Lord.

I will say it again. Be joyful! 6 Don’t worry about anything. No matter what happens, tell

God about everything.

Ask and pray,

and give thanks to him.

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LOWER PRIMARY

7 Then God’s peace will watch over your hearts

and your minds.

He will do this because you

belong to Christ Jesus.

8 Always think about

what is true, right, pure, lovely

& worthy of respect.

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If anything is excellent or worthy of praise,

think about those kinds of things.

9 Do what you have learned or received or heard from me.

Follow my example.

The God who gives

peace will be with

you.

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Final Commands

Always be joyful because you

belong to the Lord. I will say it again. Be joyful! 5 Let

everyone know how gentle you are. The Lord is coming soon.

6 Don’t worry about anything. No matter

what happens, tell God about everything. Ask

and pray, and give thanks to him.

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MIDDLE PRIMARY

7 Then God’s peace will watch over your hearts and your minds. He will

do this because you belong to Christ

Jesus. God’s peace is bigger than what we can understand.

8 Finally, my brothers and sisters, always think about what is true. Think about

what is noble, right and pure. Think about what is

lovely and worthy of respect.

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If anything is excellent or worthy of praise,

think about those kinds of things.

9 Do what you have learned or received or

heard from me. Follow my example. The God who gives

peace will be with you. Philippians 4:4-9

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St Bart’s Kids Small Group Session Outline

Main Point: We can always be thankful, because we belong to God, we can tell God everything, and he gives us peace.

Discussion Questions Read Philippians 4:4-7 from the Bible Story (page 1)

1. What does Paul remind the people who lived in Philippians? [Hint: he even says it twice!]. (That they should be joyful!)

2. When should we be joyful? Only when things are easy? (No - Paul wants us to be joyful always. This is not only when things are fun and easy, but always. We can do this because God doesn’t change.)

3. Why should we be joyful? (Because we belong to God. God has given us the most amazing gift in Jesus. The best gift in the universe! So we should be full of joy to God.)

4. Who does Paul encourage us to talk to when we are worried? (God! We can bring everything to God by praying to him. He is there ready to hear us anywhere, at any time. God is more powerful than anything we can be worried about. A helpful hint: if you are in a fix, remember Philippians 4:6!)

5. What happens when we pray and give thanks to God? (God’s peace will watch over your hearts and minds. God doesn’t leave us alone, but is with us and protects us.)

Read Philippians 4:8-9 from the Bible Story (page 2)

6. What type of things do you think God likes us to think about? Would he approve of any of these listed below?:

1. Things God has made?

2. Gossip?

3. Kind actions?

4. Mean thoughts?

Date & Week July 12, 2020 (Wk 3)

Bible Focus Philippians 4:4-9

Theme Focus Life of Thanksgiving

Explanation of The Gratitude Series During our Winter Warmers we will be exploring how Christian gratitude is how we show how

thankful we are for God’s generosity towards us, how gratitude shows us what God’s Kingdom is like, and gives us a glimpse of God’s kindness. This series will help us understand what the bible says about being thankful, and how we can do this everyday, as we all grow as disciples more like Jesus.

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5. Something someone has created?

7. After praising God, bringing everything to him, why should we try to think of pure and good thoughts? (As followers of Jesus, we want to grow more like Jesus. When we think about good things, we are more likely to spot them, and be able to thank God for them.)

Prayer Take a few minutes to think of anything you want to pray to God about. Remember, God is always there and ready to listen.

Dear Heavenly Father, we thank you that you never ever change. That your love is deeper and wider than we can ever imagine. We bring to you everything that is on our minds. Thank you that you are always near, and always ready to hear our prayers. Please help us to think about good, lovely, perfect, and excellent things, that in every way we would become more like Jesus. In Jesus’ name we pray, Amen.

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