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Grow and Go - Water Series Session #12

This week’s destination: JESUS IS IN HEAVEN... offering us the FREE gift of eternal life

MATERIALS: Print Bible Verse Visual Aid. Crayons. Jesus outfit, (white and blue wraps) Print visual aids, Nutshell slips cut up into strips, Peanuts (ensure there is no allergies) Rubber bands. Small gifts for the children. A decorated box.

AS KIDS ARRIVE PRIOR TO THE LESSON:

Welcome, as the children arrive get them to colour the colouring pages and visual aids that will be used during the session.

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DOWNLOAD Shona 'Gospel in a Nutshell' Visual aids

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1. WELCOME GAME: (10 minutes)

Wrap a rubber band around each peanut and hide the peanuts for the Gospel in a Nutshell all around the room and get the children to find them, carefully crack open the nut shell, they can eat the peanuts and keep the shells with the rubber bands around them to be used later in the lesson.

2. TEAM GAMES: (10 minutes)

The children will be in teams and will play a racing relay to see how quickly each team can run their gift to the box on the other side of the room. The first team to run all their gifts first is the winner. The teacher can have many gifts of all sizes to hand out to the children for the relay - one gift for each child.

3. ACTIVE PRAISE CHORUS:

4. INTIMATE WORSHIP: (5 minutes)

5. TEACHING:



 
 

a. Review:

Last session we learnt that Jesus ascending into Heaven and the wonderful promise of the Holy Spirit that is ours from God. Now many of you have given your life to Jesus?

Optional: DOWNLOAD 'Bible for Children' English Review track

b. Shona Sword Play
Ready…Swords up…Vaefeso 2:8 … CHARGE

Split the children into four groups and have them shout their lines, then whisper the lines, stand up and say them, sit down etc etc

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First group "Nokuti makaponeswa nenyasha,"

Second group "kubudikidza nokutenda,"

Third group "uye izvi hazvibvi kwamuri,"

Fourth group "chipo chaMwari,"

Everyone shouts "VAEFESO 2:8"

b. English Sword Play
Ready…Swords up…Ephesians 2:8 … CHARGE

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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"

c. Teach the Lesson

We will now teach you how you can share your faith with friends, this is the final session for 'Grow and Go', you have Grown now this will help you Go!

 

1•  Heaven is a free gift.

(Use First finger colouring visual aid)

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When you start to share about your 'New Life in Jesus' you need to start by talking about Heaven

1•  Heaven is a free gift.

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DRAMA: A free gift

First boy . I have a gift I want to give to you, but you have to work for it, first you must hop on one foot. now the other foot. great you have worked for your gift. (Open the box and give him a small gift )

Second girl. I have a gift I want to give to you because you look so nice, your hear is beautiful, your dress is lovely, you deserve this gift. (Open the box and give her a small gift )

Third child. I have a gift I want to give to you, you don't have to work for it and there is nothing you can do to deserve it, I just want to give you this gift because I love you with the love of the Lord.

(Open the box and give her a small gift and the banner rolled up in the box that says 'HEAVEN')

DOWNLOAD Shona HEAVEN banner (Get the children to colour this prior to the class, stick it together, roll it up and put it in the 'gift box')

DOWNLOAD English HEAVEN banner

Heaven is a free gift .

•  Was the first gift a free gift? NO he had to work for it.

•  Was the second gift a free gift? NO she had to deserve it.

•  Was the third gift a free gift? YES she did nothing to earn it or deserve it that is how it is with the gift of eternal life in Heaven it is not something you work for or deserve.

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

 

ENGLISH SALVATION VIDEOS:

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CRAFT TIME: Print the Shona 'Bridge Track' Visual Aid to show the children how to do the craft

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Print the small children's 'Bridge Track' Give each child a small Bridge Track and a small Cross. Filling in the Romans 6:23 Bible verse.

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Print the small crosses, cut them out and get the children to stick them as a bridge to connect Man and GOD.

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ENGLISH CRAFT TIME:

DOWNLOAD Bridge Track Visual Aid

DOWNLOAD Blank Visual Aid

DOWNLOAD Bridge Track Crosses.

Recite the MEMORY BIBLE VERSE: Ephesians 2:8 (Use the Visual Aid to assist the teaching)

SO WHAT STOPS US FROM GETTING THIS GIFT?

2•  SIN

We all sin and we cannot save ourselves.

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2•  SIN

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

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Remember the Long Jump to Jesus game?

"Nokuti vose vakatadza uye vakasasvika pakubwinya kwaMwari"

VAROMA 3 :28

'All have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God' Romans 3:23

We all sin, and we cannot save ourselves.

There must be a different way -

3•  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.

( Use Third finger visual aid)

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3•  GOD'S WAY

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God is love 1 John 4:8b

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

DO YOU SEE THE PROBLEM?

4•  God solved this problem by sending His son JESUS

(Use Fourth finger visual aid)

DOWNLOAD Shona JESU Visual Aid

 

DOWNLOAD English JESUS Visual Aid

GOSPEL IN A NUTSHELL DRAMA: (Use Visual Aids)

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

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(Jesus dressed in His gold cloth, with blue and white wrap, wearing a crown holding a sign that says 'GOD')

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He came from Heaven to earth. (Jesus steps down from the chair, removes His crown and has a sign that says 'MAN')

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He came from Heaven to earth. (Jesus steps down from the chair, removes His crown and has a sign that says 'MAN')

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He lived a perfect, POWERFUL 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 that he holds out)

16 Nokuti Mwari akada nyika nokudaro, kuti akapa Mwanakomana wake mumwe oga, kuti ani naani anotenda kwaari arege kufa asi ave noupenyu husingaperi. Johani 3:16.

DOWNLOAD Johani 3:16 Visual Aid.

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.

DOWNLOAD John 3:16 Visual Aid.

HOW DO WE GET THIS GIFT?

5•  BY FAITH!

(Use Fifth finger visual aid)

DOWNLOAD Shona KUTENDA Visual Aid.

5•  BY FAITH!

DOWNLOAD English FAITH Visual Aid.

“Tenda kuna She Jesu ugoponeswa" Acts 16:31a

(Print the Salvation Gift Box and get the children to practice)

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"The gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord" Romans 6: 23

DOWNLOAD How to use the English Gospel Presentation Gift Box

DOWNLOAD English Gospel Presentation Gift Box Visual Aid.

DISCUSSION:

•  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)

•  Who will come up and show us their 'Bridge Track' can you demonstrate how you can use this to share your faith?

DOWNLOAD Shona Take Home Bridge Track

DOWNLOAD English Take Home Bridge Track

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

•  Give out the small 'Gospel in a Nutshell' slips with Peanuts (Ensure there is no allergies) Show the children how to use this great little tool that will help them share the Gospel with their friends. " Do you want to see what I have inside my peanut? Look Jesus is God,

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DOWNLOAD Gospel in a Nutshell slips

He came from Heaven to earth, He lived a perfect life . etc etc."

•  Who can recite John 3:16?
(Optional: Hand clapping demo or ball tossing game)

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

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

•  Print the 'Knock Knock Track' for them to take home, encourage them to use this to invite their friends to receive Jesus as their best friend.

DOWNLOAD 'Knock Knock' Shona Track

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PRAYER: Heavenly Father we thank you for these wonderful children that have opened their hearts and their minds and given their life to Jesus. Thank you that you will fill them with the Holy Spirit to help them share their faith with their friends. Give them courage to be bold in sharing their faith. Keep them safe in this world until they receive their free gift of eternal life. Help them to quickly turn from anything that displeases you. Cover them in the blood of Jesus. Amen

TAKE HOME BIBLE VERSES:

Print the Take Home Bible Verse one for each child. Make sure the children store them safely in the folder.

This being the last session give a small prize to the child that has saved all their Take Home tracks and Activities.

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DOWNLOAD Take Home Bible Verses

DOWNLOAD Shona Take Home Bible Verses

DOWNLOAD Take Home Bible Verses

NEXT SESSION: This is the end of this twelve part series I hope you have enjoyed these sessions. We will be starting a brand new Series next session, bring a friend.

BioSand Teaching:

SHONA REVIEW:

Optional: Download 'Protect your community ' Shona poster to assist with review discussion

ENGLISH REVIEW:

Optional: Download 'Protect your community ' English poster to assist with review discussion

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Follow up with the user - Is your BioSand Filter working well?

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Optional: Download English BioSand Filter PowerPoint - ' Follow up Is your BioSand Filter working well?'

HANDOUT:

Download Handout - Follow-Up Is your BioSand Filter working well? English Educational Handout

Visit English Drop of Hope website - 'Follow Up Is your BioSand Filter working well?'

Follow-Up with the User - When to do visits (suggested):

•  1 week after installation

•  1 month after installation

•  3 to 6 months after installation

•  1 year after installation

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Optional: Download English BioSand Filter PowerPoint - ' Follow up'

Visit English Drop of Hope website - 'Follow Up'

HANDOUT:

Download Handout #16 - Follow-Up with the User English Educational Handout

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