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Paul and Silas Escape from Jail (Acts 16:16-34)
Date: May, 2024
Early Childhood Essential: God is with his people.
Memory Verse: “Go and make disciples of all nations” –Matthew 28:19
Bible Story Focus: Paul and Silas Escape from Jail (Acts 16:16-34)
Lesson Overview:

In this lesson, children will hear the remarkable story of Paul and Silas sentenced to a beating and jail after spreading God’s word. They will learn that God was with them and hear of God’s miraculous way of freeing them. This story helps us see just how important it is for us to share the good news with everyone. 


Date: May 12, 2024
Early Childhood Essential: God is with his people.
Memory Verse: “Go and make disciples of all nations.” -Matthew 28:19
Bible Story Focus: Paul and Silas Escape From Jail (Acts 16:16-34)
Lesson Overview:

In this lesson, children will learn about when Paul and Silas were thrown into jail for teaching others about our forever king Jesus. They will learn that God was with them while they were in the prison and about the miraculous way he set them free. They will also learn how Paul and Silas were able to still share the good news with others, even in jail.

Circle Time Questions: (Preschool Purple Only)
  • When was a time that you were scared? What happened?
Activities:
  • Mother’s Day Flower Craft

Date: May 12, 2024
Early Childhood Essential: God is with his people.
Memory Verse: “Go and make disciples of all nations” –Matthew 28:19
Bible Story Focus: Paul in Athens (Acts 17:16-34)
Lesson Overview:

In this lesson, children will hear of Paul’s travels to Athens, a city that worshipped statues and made Paul very sad. Children will hear of Paul’s courage to stand up in front of a large counsel of people and tell them about the forever king, Jesus. Children will be reminded that God wants us to share about Jesus too...which might sound like a big job but it’s not one we have to do alone. God is with his people. 

Circle Time Questions:
  • Have you ever seen a big statue? What was it of?
I Wonder Questions (Snack Time Discussion):
  • Why was Paul sad when he got to the city of Athens?
    • Because he saw that the people there were worshipping statues.
  • Who did Paul say they should worship instead?
    • Paul told them they should worship the forever king, Jesus.
  • Who is someone you could tell about the forever king, Jesus?
    • (Answers will vary)
Activities:
  • 8:30am/11:00am: Where in the World is Paul Activity
  • 9:45am: Paul in Athens

Worship
Date: May 12, 2024
Unit: Worship
Elementary Essential: God is glorious: He is worthy of all of our worship and praise.
Memory Verse: "Praise the Lord for the glory that belongs to him. Worship the Lord because of his beauty and holiness." -Psalm 29:2
Unit Overview:

One way we might define worship is that it means to love something enough to build our lives around it. It’s what we treasure the most. Every human being in the entire world worships something or someone. That’s because we were created to worship! The problem comes when we love and worship things, people, or ourselves instead of the One True God. The Bible says we are created to worship the one True God—to bring him glory—in everything we do in life. That means we not only worship God at church, but we can worship him through the art we create, through music and dance, during sports and games, when we eat and drink, and when we serve others. We are happiest and most satisfied when our worship is centered on him. Kids will learn the Worship Equation: True Worship = Recognizing God + Right Heart Response. In this unit, children will read five Bible stories that showcase different ways people worship. They’ll identify what the people involved knew about God and how their hearts responded rightly in a variety of ways that we can worship God through as well (song, giving, welcoming others, serving, and obeying).


Lesson Title: Worship Review Week
Lesson Overview:

In this lesson, kids will review the question, “What is worship?” They’ll watch a video to help them remember that worship is telling God the most important thing, and that we can worship in different ways. Singing, giving, and dancing are all examples of worship. Kids will decorate their own paper guitar to remind them that one way we can worship God is through music.

Lesson Objective: Kids will identify what worship is and how we can worship.
Lesson Application: I can worship God in many ways!

The Church: Believing the Gospel, Sharing its Message
Date: May 12, 2024
Unit: The Church: Believing the Gospel, Sharing its Message
Elementary Essential: God is Glorious: He is worthy of all praise.
Memory Verse: “Let us not give up meeting together. Some are in the habit of doing this. Instead, let us cheer each other up with words of hope. Let us do it all the more as you see the day coming when Christ will return.” -Hebrews 10:25
Unit Overview:

In this unit, students will learn that the Church is the community of all true believers for all time. Students will study the spiritual transformation that took place in the early church (Acts 2) and learn what it looked like then, and how it can look now. Each week, we’ll take a closer look what the Bible teaches about the Church and the implications it has on the Church today. Throughout the unit, students will learn about Pentecost, how God’s church is for all people, how God furthers his church, and how they can be part of God’s church.


Lesson Title: The Early Church Begins
Lesson Overview:

In this lesson, kids learn more about the early Church. They’ll learn about how it started, and the church is more than a building. The Church is people following Jesus in community with one another.

Lesson Objective: Kids will learn about the early Church.
Lesson Application: I can be part of the church!


Judges
Date: May 12, 2024
Unit: Judges
Elementary Essential: God is our rescuer: He graciously rescues us from our sin and the destruction it causes.
Memory Verse: “The Lord is tender and kind. He is gracious. He is slow to get angry. He is full of love. He won’t keep bringing charges against us. He won’t stay angry with us forever. He doesn’t punish us for our sins as much as we should be punished. He doesn’t pay us back in keeping with the evil things we’ve done.” -Psalm 103:8-10
Unit Overview:

Judges is a book about a gracious God delivering an unworthy people from the mess they create over and over again. In this unit, kids will hear how once the Israelites settled in the Promised Land of Canaan, they turned away from loving and obeying God and instead “did what was right in their own eyes.” Again and again, the Israelites fall into a cycle where the people rebel, God disciplines them, the people repent and cry out to God, God sends a judge to liberate the people from their oppressors, the people live in peace, and then once again forget God and go their own way. Though the book appears to contain one dismal story after another, it contains the Gospel as a long-suffering God of mercy continually working to rescue his undeserving people. It points us to Jesus—the ultimate Judge and rescuer we need.


Lesson Title: Judges Review Pt. 2
Lesson Overview:

In this lesson, kids will review the book of Judges by watching a What’s in the Bible video. They’ll celebrate the end of the school year with a special snack.

Lesson Scripture: Judges 1-16 (Review)
Activity: Today kids will celebrate the end of the school year with a special snack.