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KIDS PREVIEW GUIDE

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KIDS PREVIEW GUIDE

DISCIPLE KIDS FROM THE GROUND UP.

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FROM THE EDITOR WILLIAM SUMMEY Start with the end in mind. It’s a phrase we often hear, but most of us feel too busy trying to juggle today’s tasks to even consider taking a step back, thinking about key goals, and developing a carefully thought-out ministry plan. When a kids minister mentions this situation to me, I always point them to Levels of Biblical Learning®. This guide (which forms the foundation of Bible Studies for Life: Kids) provides a step-by-step discipleship plan that helps you ensure your kids are developing spiritually at a pace that matches their physical development. This research-backed outline means you don’t have to build your ministry strategy from scratch. You’ll be assisted along the way with Levels of Biblical Learning. When it comes down to it, that’s the purpose of everyone on the Bible Studies for Life: Kids team. We’re here to simplify your job so you can invest your energies into loving the kids and parents in your ministry. You’re not in this alone. When you use Bible Studies for Life: Kids, we’ll be right beside you through every session with teaching helps, parent resources, social media prompts, and bonus activities. Discipleship doesn’t happen by accident, and it doesn’t fall on your shoulders alone. As you consider which curriculum to teach your kids each week, I hope you’ll find one that helps you teach the way your kids learn best. My prayer is that your Bible study content will make your job easier and your ministry more effective. I believe Bible Studies for Life: Kids could be the answer. As you look through this preview of Bible Studies for Life: Kids, consider the impact a step-by-step plan of discipleship will make on your preschoolers, kids, preteens, and kids with special needs. If you have any questions about using Bible Studies for Life: Kids to help your kids apply the Bible to their everyday lives, please reach out to me at william.summey@lifeway.com. As I said before, my team and I are here to help.

“WE’RE HERE TO SIMPLIFY YOUR JOB SO YOU CAN INVEST YOUR ENERGIES INTO LOVING THE KIDS AND PARENTS IN YOUR MINISTRY”

William Summey william.summey@lifeway.com

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THE BASICS OF BIBLE STUDIES FOR LIFE: KIDS CHOOSE BROADLY-GRADED OR CLOSELY-GRADED STUDY MATERIALS! • • • • • • • • • •

Babies 1s & 2s 3s–Pre-K Kindergarten Babies–5s (broadly-graded) 1st–2nd Grade 3rd–4th Grade Preteens 1st–6th Grade (broadly-graded) Special Buddies (adaptable to different ages)

BRAND-NEW FOR 2019–2022!

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• Each year is organized around the 10 concept areas of the Levels of Biblical Learning®. • The Levels of Biblical Learning are expanded through high school! • All foundational Bible stories for preschoolers and kids are covered across three years. • Never-before-seen leader resources bring the Levels of Biblical Learning to life for leaders. • Updated story lines and characters for the Life Action and Bible Story video series keep preschoolers and kids engaged in videos.

GIVE KIDS TRUTH YOU CAN TRUST.

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LEVELS OF BIBLICAL LEARNING® BUILD YOUR WISE DISCIPLESHIP PLAN.

As kids grow, their understanding of foundational truths grows with them. LifeWay’s Levels of Biblical Learning is a helpful guide that addresses ten spiritual concept areas. Each spiritual concept area is broken out into six separate stages of development to help leaders know they are teaching at appropriate comprehension levels.

Concept areas include: GOD JESUS

Levels

HOLY SPIRIT BIBLE

SALVATION

BIBL A L IC LE A R NIN G

CREATION CHURCH PEOPLE FAMILY COMMUNITY & WORLD

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HOW IT HELPS 1 LIFE POINT Jesus has power over sickness.

JESUS HEALED THE OFFICIAL’S SON

LEADER BIBLE STUDY LEVEL OF BIBLICAL LEARNING Jesus performed miracles through the power of God. SCRIPTURE REFERENCE John 4:46-54 SUGGESTED FOR THE WEEK OF September 1

UNIT VERSE Jesus of Nazareth was a man attested to you by God with miracles, wonders, and signs that God did among you through him. Acts 2:22 WEEKLY BIBLE VERSE Jesus of Nazareth was a man attested to you by God with miracles, wonders, and signs that God did among you through him. Acts 2:22

Jesus’ love for people and His powerful acts on their behalf mean He is much more than a superhero. It means He is the Son of God! Only with the power of His heavenly Father could He love so deeply and act with such authority. LIFEItPOINT does not get more super than that. The Bible calls His super powers miracles, Jesus can heal signs, wonders, mighty works, and powers. John calls the seven miracles people. he records about Jesus signs. John’s Gospel points to life-changing faith decisions. You will know a miracle (or sign) by an immediate and powerful action of God that reveals His character or purposes. An official traveled quite a distance to see Jesus. The man’s son was dying. He begged Jesus to come back with him and heal his son. Jesus was aware of the people around Him who were there to see another miracle. He addressed the crowd, acknowledging they did not believe; they just liked the show. Seeing the father’s belief, Jesus assured him that his son would live. The father did not seek a public spectacle but a private miracle. LEVEL OF BIBLICAL The man had faith that when he returned, his son would be healed. As he LEARNING traveled back and before he arrived home, his servants met him withJesus the healed sick people. news that his son’s fever had left him. Upon further revelation he discovered SCRIPTURE his son’s healing happened the very moment Jesus said his son would live. REFERENCE This was no coincidence; instead, it was a divine confirmation of God’s love John 4:46-54 and power. WEEKLY VERSE Jesus performs miracles today. When and where have you witnessed Jesus did things no one a miracle? How have you seen God’s action? What does it reveal about His else could do. character and purposes? Acts the 2:22 How can you help the kids in your group understand that Jesus has power to heal people, but not all people will be healed on earth?

UNIT VERSE Jesus did things no one else could do. Acts 2:22 SUGGESTED FOR THE WEEK OF September 1

UN I T 1, SESSION 1

JESUS HEALED THE OFFICIAL’S SON

LEADER BIBLE STUDY Jesus’ love for people and His powerful acts on their behalf mean He is much more than a superhero. It means He is the Son of God! Only with the power of His heavenly Father could He love so deeply and act with such authority. It does not get more super than that. The Bible calls His super powers miracles, signs, wonders, mighty works, and powers. John calls the seven miracles he records about Jesus signs. John’s Gospel points to life-changing faith decisions. You will know a miracle (or sign) by an immediate and powerful action of God that reveals His character or purposes. An o cial traveled quite a distance to see Jesus. The man’s son was dying. He begged Jesus to come back with him and heal his son. Jesus was aware of the people around Him who were there to see another miracle. He addressed the crowd, acknowledging they did not believe; they just liked the show. Seeing the father’s belief, Jesus assured him that his son would live. The father did not seek a public spectacle but a private miracle. The man had faith that when he returned, his son would be healed. As he traveled back and before he arrived home, his servants met him with the news that his son’s fever had left him. Upon further revelation he discovered his son’s healing happened the very moment Jesus said his son would live. This was no coincidence; instead, it was a divine confirmation of God’s love and power. Jesus performs miracles today. When and where have you witnessed a miracle? How have you seen God’s action? What does it reveal about His character and purposes?

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1. Life Application of Bible Truth

Focus on foundational Bible stories with a weekly Life Point that shows kids how to honor God in real-life situations.

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LIFE POINT Jesus has power over sickness.

JESUS HEALED THE OFFICIAL’S SON

2. Reach Biblical Milestones LEADER BIBLE STUDY

LEVEL OF BIBLICAL LEARNING Jesus performed miracles through the power of God. SCRIPTURE REFERENCE John 4:46-54 SUGGESTED FOR THE WEEK OF September 1

UN I T 1, SESSION 1

Jesus’ love for people and His powerful acts on their behalf mean He is much more than a superhero. It means He is the Son of God! Only with the power of His heavenly Father could He love so deeply and act with such authority. It does not get more super than that. The Bible calls His super powers miracles, signs, wonders, mighty works, and powers. John calls the seven miracles he records about Jesus signs. John’s Gospel points to life-changing faith decisions. You will know a miracle (or sign) by an immediate and powerful action of God that reveals His character or purposes. An official traveled quite a distance to see Jesus. The man’s son was dying. He begged Jesus to come back with him and heal his son. Jesus was aware of the people around Him who were there to see another miracle. He addressed the crowd, acknowledging they did not believe; they just liked the show. Seeing the father’s belief, Jesus assured him that his son would live. The father did not seek a public spectacle but a private miracle. The man had faith that when he returned, his son would be healed. As he traveled back and before he arrived home, his servants met him with the news that his son’s fever had left him. Upon further revelation he discovered his son’s healing happened the very moment Jesus said his son would live. This was no coincidence; instead, it was a divine confirmation of God’s love and power. Jesus performs miracles today. When and where have you witnessed a miracle? How have you seen God’s action? What does it reveal about His character and purposes? How can you help the kids in your group understand that Jesus has the power to heal people, but not all people will be healed on earth?

With the Levels of Biblical Learning® as a guide, help kids go deeper in their knowledge of spiritual concept areas and reach age-appropriate biblical milestones.

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3. Engage in Discipleship STUDY THE BIBLE 1. BIBLE STORY » Show the “Unit 1 Banner.” Explain that during this unit, kids will hear

about Jesus’ amazing power, shown through His many miracles.

» Explain that miracles are “real, unusual events that only God can cause to happen.” In Bible times miracles often were referred to as signs or wonders. Jesus performed miracles through the power of God to show people that He is God’s Son. » Open the Bible to John 4 and tell the Bible story.

Lead kids through a weekly practice of Bible study, Scripture memorization, and missional awareness—building a foundation of lifelong discipleship. UNIT 1. SESSION 1

BIBLE STORY: JESUS HEALED THE OFFICIAL’S SON

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Jesus traveled to Cana, the town where He had done His first miracle when He turned water into wine at a wedding. UNIT 11 Jesus Healed the Official’s Son A royal official heard that Jesus was in Cana. The official’s son was SESSION very sick, so he traveled several miles from Capernaum to Cana. The BY THE NUMBER S official pleaded with Jesus. “Come and heal my son! He is about to die!” Jesus said, “Unless you see signs and wonders, you will not believe JOHN 4:46-54 Start with the first and print those letters on the line. THE BIBLE MEETS LIFE He the town in Me.” Jesus traveled to Cana,Then writewhere the letters from the second and keep going. Parents, today your child He turned After you The official did not give up. “Sir, please come down before my boy had done His first miracle when write all the letters, draw lines between the learned that Jesus has power water into wine at a wedding. letters to discover the words of the message. dies!” over sickness. When an official heard that Jesus was official royal A and came court royalofficial in the “Go. Your son will live,” Jesus promised. The royal believed 14 son was very in Cana. The official’s 7 11 pleaded for his son’s life, Jesus and left. sick, so6he traveled several God miles10 cle Jesus responded by healing 9 hep from Capernaum ira to Cana. The official As the official traveled home, his servants afar. with great fromhim himmet ght rou Jesus. “Come and heal my with pleaded news—his son was alive! The official asked, “What time did he get 8 son! He is about to die!” 1 3 better?” see signs yousth Jesus said, 2 “Unless 5 Jes 13 erf “His fever broke yesterday at one in the afternoon,” they replied. you will not believe and wonders,usp edm rof The official remembered that was the exact moment when Jesus in Me.” IT OUT LIVE not give up. “Sir, please come down before my did official The had told him, “Your son will live!” The official put his trust in Jesus, dies!” with your child that and because of the official’s faith, everyoneShare in his household believed boy Your son will live,” Jesus promised. The royal official believed “Go. Jesus can heal people in Jesus, too. because He has power over Jesus and left.

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2. REVIEW » Show the Teaching Picture and invite kids to name the miracle Jesus performed. (He healed the official’s son.)

UNIT VERSE This Jesus of Nazareth was a man attested to you by God with miracles, wonders, and signs that God did among you through him. ACTS 2:22 CSB

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» Emphasize that Jesus wasn’t with the official’s son when he was healed. 2:22 Healing VERSE: Acts OF the son?” (Jesus WEEKLY BIBLE Words » Ask: “What evidence do we have that JesusLEVEL healed LEARNING BIBLICAL spoke the words at the exact moment that the son’s fever broke.) performed miracles

Jesus » Explain that the official had faith in Jesus’ power over sickness. through the power of God. » Lead the kids to stand in a circle. Play “Your Amazing Power, Jesus”

LIFE POINT: Jesus has power over sickness. Look up these verses to find what the Bible says about God’s power to heal.

and invite kids to toss a ball around the circle while the music plays. Periodically pause the music. Ask a Review Question to the child holding 1 Peter 2:24 ____________________ DAILY BIBLE READING _______________________________ the ball. Sunday: Acts 2:22 _______________________________ » Option: Show the “Notebook Bible Story” video. 10

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Monday: Philippians 4:19 Tuesday: Revelation 21:4 Wednesday: Psalm 30:2 Thursday: Isaiah 40:29 Friday: Matthew 10:1 Saturday: Psalm 147:3

Gospel Power Jesus has

over physical sickness, like today’s Bible story

shows, and Jesus has

over the spiritual sickness all

people have. That is sin. Just like Jesus physically healed the official’s son, Jesus can spiritually heal people from their sin.

Psalm 147:3 ____________________ Sin separates people from God and deserves God’s punishment ________________________ IT FURTHER: Check out the Jesus Healed TAKE_______ Studies of death. Bibletook of theJesus that punishment when He died on the cross. the Official's Son section ________________________ _______ for Life: Kids Family App. Psalm 103:2-3 ____________________ _______________________________ _______________________________

Jesus showed His over sin when He rose from the dead. By responding to Jesus in faith, God can forgive your sin and

give you new life in Jesus. B I B L E S T U DI E S F OR L I F E GR A DE S 3 –4

HOW IT WORKS

LIFE POINT Jesus has power over sickness.

JESUS HEALED THE OFFICIAL’S SON

1. Weekly Life Points LEADER BIBLE STUDY LEVEL OF BIBLICAL LEARNING Jesus performed miracles through the power of God. SCRIPTURE REFERENCE John 4:46-54 SUGGESTED FOR THE WEEK OF September 1

Jesus’ love for people and His powerful acts on their behalf mean He is much more than a superhero. It means He is the Son of God! Only with the power of His heavenly Father could He love so deeply and act with such authority. It does not get more super than that. The Bible calls His super powers miracles, signs, wonders, mighty works, and powers. John calls the seven miracles he records about Jesus signs. John’s Gospel points to life-changing faith decisions. You will know a miracle (or sign) by an immediate and powerful action of God that reveals His character or purposes. An official traveled quite a distance to see Jesus. The man’s son was dying. He begged Jesus to come back with him and heal his son. Jesus was aware of the people around Him who were there to see another miracle. He addressed the crowd, acknowledging they did not believe; they just liked the show. Seeing the father’s belief, Jesus assured him that his son would live. The father did not seek a public spectacle but a private miracle. The man had faith that when he returned, his son would be healed. As he traveled back and before he arrived home, his servants met him with the news that his son’s fever had left him. Upon further revelation he discovered his son’s healing happened the very moment Jesus said his son would live. This was no coincidence; instead, it was a divine confirmation of God’s love and power. Jesus performs miracles today. When and where have you witnessed a miracle? How have you seen God’s action? What does it reveal about His character and purposes? How can you help the kids in your group understand that Jesus has the power to heal people, but not all people will be healed on earth?

Each session reinforces Life Points that give kids a clear takeaway on how to apply the Bible to their day-to-day lives.

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This Jesus of Nazareth was a man attested to you by God with miracles, wonders, and signs that God did among you through him. ACTS 2:22 CSB

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Healing Words Look up these verses to find what the Bible says about God’s power to heal.

1 Peter 2:24 ____________________ _______________________________ _______________________________ Psalm 147:3 ____________________ _______________________________ _______________________________ Psalm 103:2-3 ____________________ _______________________________ _______________________________

Gospel Power Jesus has

over physical sickness, like today’s Bible story

shows, and Jesus has over the spiritual sickness all people have. That is sin. Just like Jesus physically healed the official’s son, Jesus can spiritually heal people from their sin.

Sin separates people from God and deserves God’s punishment of death. Jesus took that punishment when He died on the cross. Jesus showed His over sin when He rose from the dead. By responding to Jesus in faith, God can forgive your sin and give you new life in Jesus. B I B L E S T U DI E S F OR L I F E GR A DE S 3 –4

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3. Family Resources

Jesus Healed the Official’s Son THE BIBLE MEETS LIFE Parents, today your child learned that Jesus has power over sickness. When an official in the royal court came and pleaded for his son’s life, Jesus responded by healing him from afar.

Family resources like One Conversation™ and Take-Home Cards equip parents to lead family discipleship at home.

LIVE IT OUT Share with your child that Jesus can heal people because He has power over sickness. Help your child list people who are ill. Choose one or two to visit, send a card, or call.

LEVEL OF BIBLICAL LEARNING Jesus performed miracles through the power of God.

in Me.” down before my The official did not give up. “Sir, please come boy dies!” royal official believed “Go. Your son will live,” Jesus promised. The Jesus and left. him with great news— As the official traveled home, his servants met did he get better?” his son was alive! The official asked, “What time they replied. “His fever broke yesterday at one in the afternoon,” when Jesus The official remembered that was the exact moment put his trust in Jesus, and had told him, “Your son will live!” The official household believed in because of the official’s faith, everyone in his Jesus, too.

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WEEKLY BIBLE VERSE: Acts 2:22

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LIFE POINT: Jesus has power over sickness.

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DAILY BIBLE READING

Levels of Biblic al Learning. Each child learned at the level

Sunday: Acts 2:22 Monday: Philippians 4:19 Tuesday: Revelation 21:4 Wednesday: Psalm 30:2 Thursday: Isaiah 40:29 Friday: Matthew 10:1 Saturday: Psalm 147:3

TAKE IT FURTHER: Check out the Jesus Healed the Official's Son section of the Bible Studies for Life: Kids Family App.

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An additional hour of worship JESUS IS POWERFUL Worship Session 1: Jesus Healed the Official’s Son reinforces lessons from Session 2: Jesus Calmed a Storm Session 3: Jesus Healed a Man Born Blind Bible study and helps kids Session 4: Jesus Walked on Water THE AMAZING POWER OF JESUS Session 5: Breakfast with Jesus and preschoolers cultivate a the Official’s Son Session 1: Jesus Healed Session 2: Jesus Calmed a Storm GOD’S AWESOME PROMISES lifestyle of worship. Session 3: Jesus Healed a Man Born Blind Session 1: Noah

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Session 2: Abraham and Sarah Session 3: Moses and the Israelites Session 4: King David

THE EXTRAORDINARY WORD OF GOD Session 1: God Told Jeremiah What to Write Session 2: Ezekiel Offered Hope Session 3: Daniel Interpreted the King’s Dreams Session 4: Prophets Told About Jesus

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GOD’S AWESOME PROMISES Session 1: Noah Session 2: Abraham and Sarah Session 3: Moses and the Israelites Session 4: King David

THE INCREDIBLE WORD OF GOD Session 1: God Told Jeremiah What to Write Session 2: Ezekiel Offered Hope Session 3: Daniel Chose to Obey Session 4: Prophets Told About Jesus

Session 4: Jesus Walked on Water Session 5: Breakfast with Jesus

GOD TheCREATED Amazing Power THE WORLD of Jesus God’s Awesome Promises WORSHIP GOD AT CHURCH The Extraordin ary Word of God LOVING MY FAMILY

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FEATURES Life Point → The Life Point indicates the primary point you will connect to the lives of your kids each week. Level of Biblical Learning → Notice the icon and indication that this unit’s Level of Biblical Learning is Jesus. This statement also locates where we are on the Levels of Biblical Learning chart for this particular biblical concept. Scripture Reference → This passage indicates where the Bible story will come from each session. Weekly Verse → For those who want to go deeper, we provide memory verses for every week that go beyond the Unit Verse. Unit Verse → The Unit Verse is the primary verse your kids will memorize this month, and it will be reinforced every session.

LIFE POINT Jesus can heal people.

JESUS HEALED THE OFFICIAL’S SON

LEADER BIBLE STUDY LEVEL OF BIBLICAL LEARNING Jesus healed sick people. SCRIPTURE REFERENCE John 4:46-54 WEEKLY VERSE Jesus did things no one else could do. Acts 2:22 UNIT VERSE Jesus did things no one else could do. Acts 2:22 SUGGESTED FOR THE WEEK OF September 1

Suggested Use Date → We prepare the session for this date, but you can customize to fit your use plan.

Jesus’ love for people and His powerful acts on their behalf mean He is much more than a superhero. It means He is the Son of God! Only with the power of His heavenly Father could He love so deeply and act with such authority. It does not get more super than that. The Bible calls His super powers miracles, signs, wonders, mighty works, and powers. John calls the seven miracles he records about Jesus signs. John’s Gospel points to life-changing faith decisions. You will know a miracle (or sign) by an immediate and powerful action of God that reveals His character or purposes. An o cial traveled quite a distance to see Jesus. The man’s son was dying. He begged Jesus to come back with him and heal his son. Jesus was aware of the people around Him who were there to see another miracle. He addressed the crowd, acknowledging they did not believe; they just liked the show. Seeing the father’s belief, Jesus assured him that his son would live. The father did not seek a public spectacle but a private miracle. The man had faith that when he returned, his son would be healed. As he traveled back and before he arrived home, his servants met him with the news that his son’s fever had left him. Upon further revelation he discovered his son’s healing happened the very moment Jesus said his son would live. This was no coincidence; instead, it was a divine confirmation of God’s love and power. Jesus performs miracles today. When and where have you witnessed a miracle? How have you seen God’s action? What does it reveal about His character and purposes?

Leader Bible Study → Each week provides a Leader Bible Study to help leaders prepare through a study of the passage they will be teaching.

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FEATURES GROUP TIME Sing together. Play and sing “Mighty Is He.” Play a “Which One?” game. Attach the sticky notes to opposite walls in the classroom. Ask preschoolers if they have ever skinned their knees. Tell them they can move to the Yes note if they have and to the No if they have not. Ask if they have had other injuries or illnesses (headache, cold, splinter, stomachache). Talk about the Life Point. Look at the poster and tell children that Jesus is powerful because He is God’s Son. Show and read today’s Life Point strip. Choose a child to attach the strip to the poster. Tell the Bible story. Open your Bible to John 4. Mention that today’s Bible story is found in the Book of John. Say that someone in today’s Bible story needed help from Jesus. Tell the Bible story in your own words as you hold the open Bible.

Decide when to have group time; then select learning activities to use before and/or after group time.

Group Time → Each Group Time section features introductory activities, a Bible story, a review, activities connecting kids to the Life Point, and a time to practice the Unit Verse.

JESUS HEALED THE OFFICIAL’S SON

—Based on John : One day a man who worked for the king came to talk to Jesus. The man’s son was sick and about to die. The man asked Jesus to come and heal his son. “Come before he dies,” the man said. Jesus said, “Go home. Your son will live.” The man believed what Jesus said. He started to walk home. On the way home, he saw some of his workers. They told him that his boy was alive. The man asked when his son got be er. “He began to get be er yesterday,” the workers said. The man thought about the words Jesus said. The boy began to get be er at the same time Jesus spoke to him. The man knew that Jesus was God’s Son. Jesus spoke the words, and the boy was healed.

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Review the Bible story. Show the Teaching Picture and the word cards. Mention that the man’s son was sick but Jesus made him well. Explain that a miracle is something amazing that only God and Jesus can do. Tell children that Jesus had the power to perform miracles like healing people because He wanted people to know that He is God’s Son. Learn the Bible Verse. Open the Bible to the marker in Acts and read the verse. Pass the Acts 2:22 card around the group as you repeat the verse. When you say the reference, the child holding the card can hold it over her head. Pass the card and repeat the verse several times. Pray. Thank God for sending His Son, Jesus. Thank God that Jesus is powerful and can heal people. Wrap it up. Show the “Jesus Healed the O cial’s Son” video. Show the word miracle again. Encourage preschoolers to talk about what the word means. Say that healing someone is a miracle.

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› Print Yes on one sticky note and No on the other.

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BIBLE-LEARNING ACTIVITIES › Pack Items

, : “Weekly Verses,” “Unit Word Cards” (Jesus, healed)

› Kids Activity Page › Bible, snack-size

ziplock bags, adhesive bandages, co on swabs, individually packaged first aid wipes, markers

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› Music › Bible, tape, puzzles about Jesus

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: “Unit Word Cards” (sick)

› Blocks, toy cars and emergency vehicles

› Bible, stopwatch,

hourglass timers (nonbreakable), electronic device’s timer app, wristwatch, kitchen timer, colored pencils, paper

MAKE A FIRST AID KIT Place the verse marker in the Bible. Display cards and materials. Allow children to use the markers carefully to decorate a bag. Older preschoolers may try to copy the words. Talk about what each of the first aid supplies are used for. Gather a few, add them to the bag, and zip it closed. Suggest places a family might need to keep a first aid kit. Lead preschoolers to complete the Activity Page and mention that Jesus can heal people. Talk about how God helps us to feel better when we are sick or hurt. Open the Bible and read the verse. (Art)

PLAY A PUZZLE RELAY Place parallel tape lines on the floor about 15 feet apart. Separate the Unit 1 puzzle pieces and place, verse side up, along the far strip of tape. Play “There’s No One Else Like Him.” Gather children in a line behind the tape. Instruct a child to hurry to the puzzle pieces, select one, and return. Send the next child. When all the pieces have been gathered, work the puzzle. Read the verse and find it in the Bible. Remind children that Jesus can heal people. Continue playing, using other puzzles about Jesus. (Games)

DRIVE EMERGENCY VEHICLES Encourage children to create roads with blocks and drive vehicles. Point out vehicles that might be used to help people who are sick. Show the word card and talk about the Bible story. Remind boys and girls that Jesus healed the man’s son because He can heal people. Ask children to tell about someone they know who is sick. Voice a prayer asking Jesus to make people better. (Blocks)

EXPLORE TIME Demonstrate how to use the timekeeping devices. Set alarms and count along with the seconds. As preschoolers explore the devices, talk about the Bible story. Mention that the man learned that his son was well at the same time Jesus told him. Say that Jesus healed sick people. Open the Bible to the Bible story. Lead children to point to Jesus’ name. Say the verse with boys and girls. Turn to Acts 2:22 to find the verse. Set a timer. Challenge children to draw a picture until the timer sounds. (Nature)

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FEATURES LIFE POINT Jesus can heal people.

PLAY OUT A VISIT TO THE DOCTOR Print checklists and clip to boards. Set up chairs and arrange supplies to resemble a doctor’s o ce. Show a child how to use the checklist to indicate how he is feeling. Provide doctor supplies and allow children to play out a visit to the doctor. Say that doctors can help people when they feel sick or are hurt. Doctors can help them feel better, but they cannot heal people with their own power. Look at the Teaching Picture. Tell parts of the Bible story and remark that the man asked Jesus to heal his son; he went to see Jesus because he believed Jesus can heal people. Help a child find the Bible story in a Bible. Point to Jesus’ name. (Dramatic Play)

› Teaching Picture › Printables: “Checkup

→ Each Bible Learning Activities section provides 6–7 activities that can be set up in stations around the room. Pick as few or as many as you need.

Checklist”

› Bible, toy doctor kits,

clipboards, pencils, bandage wrap, baby dolls

› Pack Item

PLAY A MATCHING GAME Separate the cards and place facedown on the floor or a table. Choose a few cards. Lead children to arrange them by matching the pictures (end to end). Continue taking turns selecting cards and adding them to the line. Talk about the di erent types of transportation shown. Say that missionaries are people who travel to di erent places to tell about Jesus. Look at the Missions pictures and talk about the people shown. Say that people all over the world need to learn that Jesus is God’s Son. Pray and ask God to help missionaries tell people about Jesus. (Puzzles)

: “Transportation Domino Tiles”

› Printables: “Unit Missions”

› Printables: “Jesus Healed

PLAY WITH PEOPLE FIGURES As children color the page, talk about the Bible story. Remind them that Jesus can heal people. Play out today’s Bible story. Select figures to be Jesus, the man, the worker, and the son. Look at the coloring page to help guide play. Find the verse in the Bible and point to it. Ask children to repeat the verse a few times.

CLEAN UP Play “We Can Work” as the children begin to clean up. O er choices about what items will be cleaned up first. Continue until the work is done. Thank boys and girls for helping.

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SNACK Include the children in the distribution of the snack. Ask for one or more volunteers to pray. Lead preschoolers to clean up after the snack. Thank them for their help.

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MOVE TO GROUP TIME Welcome preschoolers to group time and ask a volunteer to tell about a time when she has been sick. Comment that when we are sick, we might visit the doctor or take medicine that helps us feel better.

TALK ABOUT THE BIBLE STORY INTRODUCE THE BIBLE STORY: BASED ON JOHN :

DATE OF USE

Comment that in today’s Bible story, a man’s son was sick. Ask boys and girls to listen to hear what the man did to help his son. Open your Bible to John 4 and tell the story. LEVEL OF BIBLICAL LEARNING Jesus healed sick people.

SUMMARIZE THE BIBLE STORY A man asked Jesus to come heal his son who was sick. Jesus told the man to go home because his son would be healed. The man believed and traveled toward his home. On the way, his workers met him and told him that his son was feeling better. The workers told the man what time it was when the man’s son began to feel better; it was the same time Jesus spoke to him. The man knew Jesus was God’s Son and that Jesus can heal people.

LIFE POINT Jesus can heal people. UNIT VERSE Jesus did things no one else could do. Acts 2:22 WEEKLY VERSE Jesus did things no one else could do. Acts 2:22

REVIEW THE BIBLE STORY What was wrong with the man’s son? What did the man ask Jesus to do? How did Jesus answer him? Who has the power to heal people?

EMPHASIZE THE LIFE POINT Remind children that Jesus can heal people.

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FEATURES SING TOGETHER Sing to the tune of “The Wheels on the Bus”: Jesus did things no one else could do, No one else, no one else; Jesus did things no one else could do. Acts two twenty-two.

SAY THE BIBLE VERSE Find the Weekly Verse in the Bible. Say it, and ask volunteers to repeat it after you. Clap as you sing the song again to recall the verse.

PRAY Ask for prayer requests. Pray that Jesus will help sick people to feel better. Thank God that Jesus healed the boy in today’s Bible story. Thank God for still healing people today.

BIBLE LEARNING ACTIVITIES Emphasize during the activities: Jesus can heal people. 1. Build a hospital. Show pictures of hospitals on a smartphone or tablet. Invite a child to stack blocks to construct a hospital. Talk about why people go to the hospital. Encourage preschoolers to talk about their experiences, if any, in visiting people at the hospital. Say that doctors know what to do to help people feel better. Say that Jesus can heal people—make them well with only His words or His touch. Pray if a child knows of anyone who is sick and ask Jesus to make people better. 2. Paint with cotton swabs. Squirt washable paint into disposable bowls. Show a child how to dip a cotton swab into the paint and swipe the swab onto construction paper to create designs. Keep wet wipes nearby for easy cleanup. Mention that people sometimes use cotton swabs to clean skin when it is hurt. Talk about the Bible story. Recall the way Jesus spoke the words and the man’s son was healed. Say the Bible Verse with boys and girls: “Jesus did things no one else could do.”

3. Mark a Bible. Cut several strips of wide ribbon. Allow preschoolers to decorate the ribbon with markers. Help a child open a Bible to Acts and find the page where the verse can be found. Point to the verse and say it. Mark the Bible with the ribbon. Invite a friend to open the Bible to the marked page at Acts 2:22 and repeat the verse. Talk about the amazing thing that Jesus did. If a child brought his own Bible to church, help him mark the verse in it with a ribbon. 4. Play with a medical kit. Provide a toy medical kit and other medical supplies. Show how to wrap a leg or sling an arm. Encourage children to pretend to be doctors, nurses, parents, or patients. Recall the way the boy was made well by the words Jesus spoke. Remind children that Jesus can heal people. Help a child turn the pages in a Bible to John 4 and find the Bible story. Point to Jesus’ name.

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CLEAN UP Invite children to clean up their activities. Give each child a specific task to do. Thank children for their work.

PLAY “IT HURTS HERE!” Gather children and talk about di erent parts of the body where someone could be sick or hurt. Call out ailments (sore throat, stubbed toe, headache, stu y nose, skinned knee, tummy ache). Encourage boys and girls to touch the body part as you mention it. Increase your speed as children play. Mention that Jesus loved the man and healed the man’s son. Say that Jesus healed sick people. Call out another body part. Lead preschoolers to touch that part and say the Bible Verse.

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JESUS HEALED THE OFFICIAL’S SON John 4:46-54

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Younger Preschool: Jesus helped people because He loved them. Middle Preschool: Jesus healed sick people. Older Preschool: Jesus performed miracles.

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GOD CREATED THE WORLD Jesus Is Powerful God’s Awesome WORSHIP GOD AT Promises CHURCH The Incredible Word of God LOVING MY FAMILY

PRESCHOOL WORSHIP HOUR → Features worship songs with motions. → Preschoolers will be introduced to a new Bible story video called “Bible Story Time with Miss Lindy.” The same loving librarian from their preschool Bible study will visit again during worship to tell this week’s Bible story in an exciting, new way.

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FEATURES Life Point → The Life Point indicates the primary point you will connect to the lives of your kids each week.

LIFE POINT Jesus has power over sickness.

Level of Biblical Learning → Notice the icon and indication that this unit’s Level of Biblical Learning is Jesus. This statement also locates where we are on the Levels of Biblical Learning chart for this particular biblical concept. Scripture Reference → This passage indicates where the Bible story will come from each session. Suggested Use Date → We prepare the session for this date, but you can customize to fit your use plan. Unit Verse → The Unit Verse is the primary verse your kids will memorize this month, and it will be reinforced every session. Weekly Verse → For those who want to go deeper, we provide memory verses for every week that go beyond the Unit Verse. Leader Bible Study → Each week provides a Leader Bible Study to help leaders prepare through a study of the passage they will be teaching.

LEADER BIBLE STUDY LEVEL OF BIBLICAL LEARNING Jesus performed miracles through the power of God. SCRIPTURE REFERENCE John 4:46-54 SUGGESTED FOR THE WEEK OF September 1

JESUS HEALED THE OFFICIAL’S SON

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Jesus’ love for people and His powerful acts on their behalf mean He is much more than a superhero. It means He is the Son of God! Only with the power of His heavenly Father could He love so deeply and act with such authority. It does not get more super than that. The Bible calls His super powers miracles, signs, wonders, mighty works, and powers. John calls the seven miracles he records about Jesus signs. John’s Gospel points to life-changing faith decisions. You will know a miracle (or sign) by an immediate and powerful action of God that reveals His character or purposes. An official traveled quite a distance to see Jesus. The man’s son was dying. He begged Jesus to come back with him and heal his son. Jesus was aware of the people around Him who were there to see another miracle. He addressed the crowd, acknowledging they did not believe; they just liked the show. Seeing the father’s belief, Jesus assured him that his son would live. The father did not seek a public spectacle but a private miracle. The man had faith that when he returned, his son would be healed. As he traveled back and before he arrived home, his servants met him with the news that his son’s fever had left him. Upon further revelation he discovered his son’s healing happened the very moment Jesus said his son would live. This was no coincidence; instead, it was a divine confirmation of God’s love and power. Jesus performs miracles today. When and where have you witnessed a miracle? How have you seen God’s action? What does it reveal about His character and purposes? How can you help the kids in your group understand that Jesus has the power to heal people, but not all people will be healed on earth?

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FEATURES Practice Bible Skills → Practice Bible Skills provides a way for kids who arrive early to go deeper in using the Bible.

PRACTICE BIBLE SKILLS » Scramble the “New Testament Book Cards” and place them facedown in a stack. » Give each player a pencil and paper for scorekeeping. » Lead each player to choose a card, find the book in the Bible, and record a point value on his paper. Before each round, explain how kids will earn points. • Round 1: book number (John equals 4 points; Revelation equals 27 points) • Round 2: number of chapters in the book • Round 3: page number where the book begins • Round 4: page number where the book ends • Round 5: number of letters in the book name » After each round, direct kids to return their cards to the stack. Scramble the cards before playing again. » Guide kids to add up their points and declare a winner.

› Pack Item 3:“New

Testament Book Cards”

› pencils › paper (1 sheet per person)

Introductory Activity → Get kids started with Introductory Activities that connect with the Life Point of the day’s Bible passage. Missions Emphasis → Use the weekly Missions Emphasis to teach kids about a specific missionary who shares the gospel on the mission field.

INTRODUCTORY ACTIVITY » Form pairs of kids. Guide each pair to choose an imaginary superpower,

› Option: “Jesus

Healed the Official’s Son” coloring page (Printables)

but not to tell anyone what power they chose. » Invite pairs to pantomime their superpowers for the other kids to guess. » Briefly discuss which imaginary superpowers kids chose and why. » If no one mentions it, suggest what it might be like to have the power to heal others or themselves. Talk about why a healing superpower could be helpful or dangerous. » Explain that while superpowers are imaginary, the power to do miracles comes only from God. In this unit kids will hear about the amazing power of Jesus. Today kids will learn that Jesus has power over sickness.

MISSIONS EMPHASIS » Explain that billions of people today do not know that God loves them.

› Videos

God calls us to help others understand Him.

» Encourage kids to watch the “God’s Heart” missions video to learn ways that they can have a part in sharing the gospel with everyone, everywhere. » Show the “God’s Heart” missions video.

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STUDY THE BIBLE 1. BIBLE STORY » Show the “Unit 1 Banner.” Explain that during this unit, kids will hear about Jesus’ amazing power, shown through His many miracles.

BIBLE STORY: JESUS HEALED THE OFFICIAL’S SON

› Pack Items 1, 2: “Unit 1

Banner,” “Unit 1 Verse”

› Teaching Picture 1 › Music › Videos › soft ball

Jesus traveled to Cana, the town where He had done His first miracle when He turned water into wine at a wedding. A royal official heard that Jesus was in Cana. The official’s son was very sick, so he traveled several miles from Capernaum to Cana. The official pleaded with Jesus. “Come and heal my son! He is about to die!” Jesus said, “Unless you see signs and wonders, you will not believe in Me.” The official did not give up. “Sir, please come down before my boy dies!” “Go. Your son will live,” Jesus promised. The royal official believed Jesus and left. As the official traveled home, his servants met him with great news—his son was alive! The official asked, “What time did he get better?” “His fever broke yesterday at one in the afternoon,” they replied. The official remembered that was the exact moment when Jesus had told him, “Your son will live!” The official put his trust in Jesus, and because of the official’s faith, everyone in his household believed in Jesus, too. —BA SED ON JOHN 4:46-54

2. REVIEW » Show the Teaching Picture and invite kids to name the miracle Jesus performed. (He healed the official’s son.)

» Emphasize that Jesus wasn’t with the official’s son when he was healed. » Ask: “What evidence do we have that Jesus healed the son?” (Jesus spoke the words at the exact moment that the son’s fever broke.)

» Explain that the official had faith in Jesus’ power over sickness. » Lead the kids to stand in a circle. Play “Your Amazing Power, Jesus” and invite kids to toss a ball around the circle while the music plays. Periodically pause the music. Ask a Review Question to the child holding the ball. » Option: Show the “Notebook Bible Story” video. 10

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FEATURES → Each Study the Bible section features the Bible story, a review, an activity connecting kids to the Life Point, and a time to practice the Unit Verse.

LIFE POINT Jesus has power over sickness.

3. LIFE ACTION » Lead the kids to sing “Your Amazing Power, Jesus.” » Explain that while Jesus has the power to heal all people, not all people

REVIEW QUESTIONS

› What was the first

miracle that Jesus did at Cana? (He turned water into wine.)

are healed physically on earth.

» Emphasize that it is impossible for people to understand why Jesus heals some people physically and does not heal others. » Communicate the importance of having faith in Jesus’ ability to heal people and trusting Jesus even when we don’t understand why some people are not healed physically on earth. Sometimes God waits to provide full healing until a believer is with Him in heaven. » Be sensitive to kids who may have lost a parent or loved one to illness. Help kids understand that no matter the outcome of an illness, they can trust Jesus. » Offer kids an opportunity to share about people they know who are sick and in need of physical healing. » Lead kids to pray for the people mentioned. Praise God for Jesus’ amazing power over sickness. » Option: Show the “Mooseberry Life Application” video.

4. UNIT VERSE » Read the “Unit 1 Verse” together. » Draw attention to the first phrase. Emphasize that Jesus was fully man, yet fully God. Jesus had amazing power to perform miracles, including healing. » Invite a volunteer to choose a key word from the verse. Then lead kids to create a hand motion to go with that word. Motions do not have to relate to the word, but kids need to use the same motion. » Direct the kids to repeat the verse, inserting their hand motion. » Guide kids to add motions to additional words and repeat.

› Why did a royal official

search for Jesus in Cana? (to ask Jesus to heal his son)

→ New, easy-to-read design! → Icons provide a visual for an easier way to recognize different sections of the teaching plan.

› Why didn’t Jesus go to

the official’s house? (He had the power to heal the official’s son from a distance.)

› Who met the official as he traveled home? (the official’s servants)

› When did the servants

say the son’s fever broke? (At one in the afternoon—the same moment Jesus said, “Your son will live.”)

› What happened

because Jesus healed the official’s son? (The official and everyone in his household believed in Jesus.)

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CHOICE 1 › Kids Activity Pages

› pencils › different-colored

heavyweight paper (1 sheet per person)

› markers › adhesive bandages

CHOICE 1 GET-WELL CARDS » Guide kids to complete “By the Numbers” and “Healing Words” on their Kids Activity Pages.

» Lead kids to retell today’s Bible story. Emphasize how Jesus showed His power over sickness when He miraculously healed the official’s son.

» Invite kids to make get-well cards to remind someone sick that Jesus has power over sickness.

» Distribute sheets of heavyweight paper and instruct kids to fold them in half.

» Guide the kids to arrange bandages on the front of the paper in the shape of a cross.

» Direct the kids to write an encouraging message inside the cards, such as today’s Life Point or the words of Philippians 4:19.

» Suggest the kids give their cards to people who are sick. If kids don’t know someone sick, collect the cards and coordinate delivery to the sick by someone in your church responsible for making hospital visits. » Lead the kids to pray for the people who will receive the cards. » Remind the kids that Jesus has amazing power, including power over sickness.

CHOICE 2 › Kids Activity Pages

Kids Activity Pages.

› pencils › 2 identical first-aid kits › masking tape–Tape a

» Lead kids to retell today’s Bible story. Emphasize how Jesus showed His

› 2 boxes–Place the boxes

» Remind the kids that Jesus has the power to miraculously heal people

start line on the floor at one end of the room. at the opposite end of the room.

CHOICE 2 FIRST AID RELAY » Guide kids to complete “By the Numbers” and “Healing Words” on their power over sickness when He miraculously healed the official’s son.

» Show kids the first-aid kits. Discuss the contents and talk about how God created our bodies to heal.

from sickness. Explain that sometimes God uses medication, medically trained people, and medical supplies to heal people. » Invite the kids to run a relay race to remember that Jesus has power over sickness. » Form two teams and guide them to line up behind a start line. » Place the contents of each first-aid kit in a box at the opposite end of the room. » Place the empty kit at the front of each team’s line. » Players will run, select an item from their team’s box, state any sickness that Jesus has the power over, run back, and place that item in the first-aid kit. » The first team to move all its items into its kit wins. » Remind the kids that Jesus has amazing power, including power over sickness.

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LIFE POINT Jesus has power over sickness.

CHOICE 3 GOD’S PLAN MEMORY GAME » Guide kids to complete “By the Numbers” and “Healing Words” on their Kids Activity Pages. » Remind kids that all people are born with sin. Restate that Jesus has the power over the spiritual sickness of sin because He is the promised Savior. » Invite kids to play a game to remember how Jesus spiritually heals people from sin. » Show the “God’s Plan Memory Game” cards and the “God’s Plan for Me Poster.” Explain that the words and symbols on the cards match those on the poster. Suggest the kids refer to the poster as they play the game. » Place all the cards facedown on a table or the floor. Kids will take turns turning over two cards at a time. If the cards match, according to the poster, that child will keep those cards and his turn continues. If the cards do not match, he will turn the cards over and the next player will select two cards, trying to make a match. » As kids make matches, take a moment to discuss what the cards teach about the gospel. » Continue until kids match all the cards. Invite kids to count their cards and declare a winner. » Emphasize that Jesus has power over sickness, including both physical sickness and the spiritual sickness of sin.

CHOICE 3

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WRAP UP » Pray, praising Jesus for His power over sickness. » Give kids Take-Home Cards and One Conversation™ pages.

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over sin when He rose from the dead.

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LIVE IT OUT Share with your child that Jesus can heal people because He has power over sickness. Help your child list people who are ill. Choose one or two to visit, send a card, or call.

LEVEL OF BIBLICAL LEARNING Jesus performed miracles through the power of God.

JOHN 4:46-54 Jesus traveled to Cana, the town where He had done His first miracle when He turned water into wine at a wedding. A royal official heard that Jesus was in Cana. The official’s son was very sick, so he traveled several miles from Capernaum to Cana. The official pleaded with Jesus. “Come and heal my son! He is about to die!” Jesus said, “Unless you see signs and wonders, you will not believe in Me.” The official did not give up. “Sir, please come down before my boy dies!” “Go. Your son will live,” Jesus promised. The royal official believed Jesus and left. As the official traveled home, his servants met him with great news— his son was alive! The official asked, “What time did he get better?” “His fever broke yesterday at one in the afternoon,” they replied. The official remembered that was the exact moment when Jesus had told him, “Your son will live!” The official put his trust in Jesus, and because of the official’s faith, everyone in his household believed in Jesus, too.

(front of page) → Newly updated design appeals to kids → Fun activities engage kids to go further into the Bible content and life application (back of page) → Goes home with parents each week to help them follow up and engage kids at home about each week’s Bible story, Life Point, Unit Verse, and Level of Biblical Learning.

WEEKLY BIBLE VERSE: Acts 2:22 LIFE POINT: Jesus has power over sickness.

DAILY BIBLE READING Sunday: Acts 2:22 Monday: Philippians 4:19 Tuesday: Revelation 21:4 Wednesday: Psalm 30:2 Thursday: Isaiah 40:29 Friday: Matthew 10:1 Saturday: Psalm 147:3

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Take-Home Cards

John 4:46-54

Parents, today's lesson focus was from JESUS category of the Levels of Biblical Learning. Each child learned at the level that's right for them!

Younger Kids: Jesus restored life. Middle Kids: Jesus performed

miracles through the power of God. Older Kids: Jesus performed miracles because He is God’s Son.

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GOD THE WORLD TheCREATED Amazing Power of Jesus God’s Awesome Promises WORSHIP GOD AT CHURCH The Extraordinary Word of God LOVING MY FAMILY

KIDS

KIDS WORSHIP HOUR → NEW! For the first time, Kids Worship Hour will feature text for a second Bible story for those churches who would like to teach a new story during Worship Hour. → Features a new series called “Real Life Conversations” hosted by the same Bible Storytellers kids came to know and love in previous quarters of Worship Hour. Kids will dive deeper into life application in a fun and exciting way. → Includes choreographed music videos.

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THREE-YEAR STUDY PLAN FOR PRESCHOOL AND KIDS 2019-20

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Fall 2019 Amazing Power of Jesus God’s Awesome Promises Incredible Word of God

Fall 2020 Obedience to God Follow Jesus’ Example Family Matters

Fall 2021 We Can Trust God He Is God Showing God’s Love to Others

Winter 2020 Celebrate Jesus’ Birth A Powerful and Loving God Trusting God

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Winter 2022 Born in Bethlehem Jesus the Teacher Worshiping and Serving God

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KIDS AND PRESCHOOL RESOURCES 3RD & 4TH GRADE

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Quick Start Kit The Quick Start Kit includes everything you need to get started with one class:

THE AMAZING POWER OF JESUS GOD’S AWESOME PROMISES THE EXTRAORDINARY WORD OF GOD

• 13 session plans • Easy-to-follow teaching plans • Leader Guide includes specific ways kids can apply the concepts they learn • Activity Pages engage preschoolers and kids in learning and help parents apply biblical concepts throughout the week at home • One Conversation overview makes it easy for parents to have spiritual discussions with their preschoolers and kids

KIDS LEADER GUIDE FALL 2019

Print 3RD & 4TH GRADE

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JESUS IS POWERFUL

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GOD’S AWESOME PROMISES THE INCREDIBLE WORD OF GOD

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This Jesus of Nazareth was a man attested to you by God with miracles, wonders, and signs that God did among you through him.

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This Jesus of Nazareth was a man attested to you by God with miracles, wonders, and signs that God did among you through him.

THE AMAZING POWER OF JESUS

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THE EXTRAORDINARY WORD OF GOD

Healing Words Look up these verses to find what the Bible says about God’s power to heal.

Jesus has 1 Peter 2:24

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Psalm 147:3

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Leader Guide Features easy-to-use, low-prep lesson plans. Order one per leader.

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official’s son, Jesus can spiritually heal people from their sin. Sin separates people from God and deserves God’s punishment

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of death. Jesus took that punishment when He died on the cross.

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Jesus showed His

By responding to Jesus in faith, God can forgive your sin and

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give you new life in Jesus.

Kids Activity Pages Engage kids in class and help parents apply biblical concepts throughout the week at home. Order one for each child and extra for visitors.

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over sin when He rose from the dead.

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Gospel Power Jesus has

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over the spiritual sickness all

people have. That is sin. Just like Jesus physically healed the

B I B L E S T U DI E S F OR L I F E GR A DE S 3 –4

Leader Pack Filled with resources that make teaching easy, including visual aids, games, and fresh, realistic teaching pictures that bring the Bible story to life. Order one per class.

Look up these verses to find what the Bible says about God’s power to heal.

over physical sickness, like today’s Bible story

shows, and Jesus has

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Take-Home Cards

Healing Words

Gospel Power

over physical sickness, like today’s Bible story

shows, and Jesus has

over the spiritual sickness all

over sin when He rose from the dead.

Psalm 103:2-3 ____________________

By responding to Jesus in faith, God can forgive your sin and

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give you new life in Jesus.

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Kids Activity Pages/ Take-Home Cards Combo Pack Activity Pages for 3s through Preteens are available with Take-Home Cards at a reduced price. Order one for each child and extra for visitors.

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GRADES 1-6

Take-Home Cards

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ENHANCED CD QTR. YEAR

Preschool and Grades 1–6 Life Action DVDs Weekly videos introduce kids to the Bible story in a fun, exciting way.

Enhanced CD Loaded with songs, coloring pages, early arriver activities, and helpful print items for each session.

Take-Home Cards for Preschool Include a matching game and flash cards that reinforce lessons learned in Bible study. Order one for each child and extra for visitors.

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Postcards Let absent kids know you missed them with these themed postcards.

Levels of

Life Verse Cards Set of 10 cards filled with the memory verses and Unit Verses for the entire year.

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Books of the Bible Posters Colorful posters help kids learn fun Bible facts about each book.

Take-Home Cards for Kids Include games and Bible facts that reinforce lessons learned in Bible study. Order one for each child and extra for visitors.

B L L EI B L I C A G A R NIN

Levels of Biblical Learning & Teacher Helps Bring the Levels of Biblical Learning alive for leaders as they use Bible Studies for Life each week.

Free App The LifeWay Kids App is a kiosk app that includes games, Bible stories, and family activities for each curriculum. Select Bible Studies for Life for fun games and engaging activities that complement weekly sessions and reinforce Bible learning. Download the LifeWay Kids App from the App Store or Google Play today!

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KIDS AND PRESCHOOL RESOURCES

Help preschoolers and kids develop a lifestyle of worship.

KIDS

Worship This case includes two DVDs with all of the videos you need PRESCHOOL for great sessions every week!

THE AMAZING POWER OF JESUS Session 1: Jesus Healed the Official’s Son Session 2: Jesus Calmed a Storm Session 3: Jesus Healed a Man Born Blind Session 4: Jesus Walked on Water Session 5: Breakfast with Jesus GOD’S AWESOME PROMISES Session 1: Noah Session 2: Abraham and Sarah Session 3: Moses and the Israelites Session 4: King David

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Worship

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THE EXTRAORDINARY WORD OF GOD Session 1: God Told Jeremiah What to Write Session 2: Ezekiel Offered Hope Session 3: Daniel Interpreted the King’s Dreams Session 4: Prophets Told About Jesus

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BIBLE STUDIES FOR LIFE: KIDS WORSHIP

BIBLE STUDIES FOR LIFE: PRESCHOOL WORSHIP

GOD CREATED THE WORLD Jesus Is Powerful God’s Awesome WORSHIP GOD AT Promises CHURCH The Incredible Word of God LOVING MY FAMILY

GOD THE WORLD TheCREATED Amazing Power of Jesus God’s Awesome WORSHIP GOD AT Promises CHURCH The Extraordinary Word of God LOVING MY FAMILY

KIDS

Worship

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CONNECT GOD’S WORD TO KIDS’ LIVES IN AN INTENTIONAL WAY.

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