In this lesson, children will hear about Jesus feeding 5,000 people from just five loaves and two fish. Children will learn that Jesus could do this because he is God’s son, and God is in control. We can’t make something out of nothing, but God can! Jesus is miraculous!

• Have you ever had to share your snack? Tell me about it!

• Coloring Sheet with Fish Stamps (Purple)
• Theme Sensory Bin (Beans) (Green)

Children will hear the story of how Jesus fed 5,000 people from Matthew 14, Mark 6, and Luke 9. Jesus takes good care of us, and Jesus is miraculous. Only he can turn two pieces of fish and five loaves of bread into enough food for thousands of people. We could never do that. The Story Street friends are sharing a snack, but don’t have enough packages. They will have to share, but it reminds the leader of a miraculous story!

• What is your favorite snack to eat?

• What miracle did Jesus perform with bread and fish?
  • He took very little food and multiplied (or made more) of it until it fed thousands of people and there was even leftovers!
• How many loaves of bread and how many fish did Jesus start with?
  • Jesus started with five loaves of bread and two fish.
• How did Jesus show he loved all those people?
  • Jesus showed he loved them by making enough food so that they wouldn’t be hungry anymore.
• What did the disciples think when they started passing around the baskets?
  • They probably wondered what the people would say when the food ran out – or maybe how it was going to be enough. Maybe they were afraid the people would be angry with them when there was not enough food. Maybe they were amazed as the baskets kept having enough food for each group of people that ate out of them!

• 8:30am/11:00am: Sorting Fish
• 9:45am: Fish Toss

Kids will learn about five different responses to Jesus in the New Testament: Nicodemus, Peter, Judas, Mary (who anoints Jesus’s feet), and the Pharisees. Through examining these encounters, kids will see how our hearts can respond in different ways to the truth of the Gospel. Some people fall at Jesus’s feet in humility and love, while others proudly do not see their need of him. The best way to respond to Christ is in faith and humility out of a transformed heart given in worship. However, no one can fully respond this way because, despite our best efforts, we are all tainted with sin. Christ does not demand a perfect response, but rather asks that we put our faith in him. A right and biblical response to Christ is: “I do believe! Help me overcome my unbelief!” (Mark 9:24).

Kids will read/watch Mary’s story in the Jesus Storybook Bible to learn about Mary’s worship in response to Jesus’s love. They will make perfume stones to explore how Mary worshipped through anointing Jesus’s feet.

In this lesson, students will see how Jesus is a servant king as they read and discuss the story of Jesus washing his disciples’ feet the night before he died. They will be prompted to think about ways they can serve others at home, at school, and at church as a way of bringing about God’s kingdom here on earth as they create paper coupons for household chores they can use as reminders to serve others at home.