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BuilditUp!

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AboutthisSeries:Haveyoueverbuiltasnowman?Youneedsomeimportantpiecesasyoubuild—threebigsnowballs,stickarms,aface,andmaybeevenahat.AsfollowersofJesus,wecanbuildsomeimportantthingsintoourlivestohelpusgrowinourfaith.Inthisseries,we’lldiscoverhowto

buildupourfaithandmakeitstrong!

KeyVerse:Colossians2:7–“BuildyourselvesupinHim.Growstronginwhatyoubelieve.”

WeeklyOverview:

Lesson: Topic: BigIdea:Lesson1:January2/3Lesson2:January9/10Lesson3:January16/17Lesson4:January23/24Lesson5:January30/31Lesson6:February6/7*Lesson7:February13/14Lesson8:February20/21

FollowJesus’ExampleComeFollowMe–Matt.4ReadtheBiblePaul&Timothy–2Tim.3:17ConnectinCommunityEarlyChurch–Acts2PrayBelieversPray–Acts4:23-31ServeOthersJesusWashesFeet–John13FollowJesusJesus’Resurrection–Matt.27-28LiveGenerouslyFeeding5,000–John6:1-15WorshipGodPaul&Silas–Acts16:16-34

IcanfollowJesus’example.IcanreadtheBibletolearnaboutGod.Icanbepartofthechurch.IcanalwaystalktoGod.Icanserveothers.IcanchoosetofollowJesus.IcansharewhatIhave.IcanalwaysworshipGod.

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BuilditUp!SeriesataGlanceforKid-O-Deo(continued)

Lesson1:FollowJesus’ExampleWhenJesuslivedontheearth,heaskedpeopleto“followhim!”Jesusshowedusanexampleofhowtoliveandhowtoloveotherpeoplewell.Thisweek,we’lldiscoverhowwecanbuildupourfaithasweletJesusleadandguideuseachday.Lesson2:ReadtheBibleTheBibleisthegreatestbookever!ReadingtheBiblecanhelpusgrowinourfaithandlearnmoreaboutGod.Thisweek,we’llhearwhatPaultellsTimothyabouttheimportanceoftheBible.Lesson3:ConnectinCommunityWhenthechurchbegan,thefollowersofJesusspentalotoftimetogetherpraying,sharingmeals,andencouragingoneanother.OurfaithcangrowstrongerwhenwespendtimewithotherswhofollowJesus.Lesson4:PrayOnewaywecanbuildupourfaithisbytalkingtoGod.Thisweek,we’llhearthestoryofPeterandJohn.TheyprayedforGod’spowertohelpthemdotheimportantworkofsharingJesus’story.Lesson5:ServeInBibletimeswashingfeetwasajobforonlythelowestservants,butthat’swhatJesusdidforhisdisciples.Thisweek,we’lldiscoverhowservingothersisapartoffollowingJesusandgrowinginourfaith.Lesson6:ChoosetoFollowJesusJesuscameintotheworld,diedonacross,androseagaintosaveusandtakethepunishmentforeverywrongthingwehavedone.Jesusloveseachoneofussomuchandwecanchoosetofollowhim.WecangrowstronginourfaithwithJesusbyourside!Lesson7:LiveGenerouslyAll of us have somethingwe can sharewith others. It could be our toys, time, kindwords, orsomething else. This week, we’ll hear how Jesus used what a young boy had to offer to dosomethingincredible.Lesson8:WorshipGodPaulandSilashadsomedifficultthingshappentothem.Evenwhentheywerethrowninjail,theycontinuedtoworshipGodbyprayingandsingingtohim.WecanworshipGodnomatterwhat!

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BuilditUp!LessonOutlineforKid-O-Deo

Lesson1:FollowJesus’Example

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Kid-OPlaytime(10:00) 00:00-10:00

TransitionTime(2:00)OpeningSong(3:00)IntroductionandRules(2:00)WorshipSong:BetterThantheBestThing(3:00)BigIdea(2:00)BibleAdventure(6:00)MemoryVerse(3:00)WorshipSong:Shout(3:00)TryitOut(5:00)Kid-O-Whampus(2:00)Prayer(2:00) 10:00-43:00

TransitionTime(2:00)GroupTime(15:00) 43:00-60:00

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TransitionTime 2:00DoThis:10minutesafterthestartoftheAdultService,walkintoeveryPre-KRoomandintroduceyourself.Tellkiddostofollowthedirectionsoftheirroomleaders,cleanup,lineup,andthatyouwillseetheminalittlebitinthelargegrouproom.KnowThis:YouaretheseKid-Os’experienceofchurch!Yourtone,attitude,andactionsareformingthewaythesekidsthinkaboutGod,church,andevenpeopleingeneral.Youhavetheopportunitythroughwhatyoudoandsaytocreateanenvironmentwheretheyfeelwelcome,included,andvaluable!

IntroductionandRules 2:00Welcomeeveryone!Mynameis_______,andI’msuperexcitedtoseeeachandeveryoneofyou!Duringourtimetogether,we’llgettosingacouplefunsongs, learnamemoryverse,andhearanawesomestory.Beforewedoanyofthat,therearethreeimportantthingsforyoutoremember.

KnowThis: This is a great opportunity to set the tone and expectations for your timetogether.Kidsliketoknowwhat’sexpectedofthemtoo—ithelpsthemfeelsafeandsecure.Youcanmakethissectioninformative,helpful,andfunallatthesametime!

Rule#1:WhenI’mtalkingyouarelistening!Let’sputonour listeningearsandturnthemwayup!Onthecountof three, let’spracticeourverybestlistening.Ready?1,2,3!Rule#2:Keepyourhandsandfeettoyourself!Wewant this tobeagreatplace forallyou leadersandKid-Os,whichmeansnopoking,kicking,orbuggingyourneighbor.Agoodwaytorememberthisruleisto:doalittleclapandplaceyourhandsinyourlap!Rule#3:Stayinyourspot!

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YouhaveaspotofyourveryownhereinKid-O-Deo,andit’srightwhereyouaresitting!It’simportantforustostayinourspots,sothateveryonecanpayattentionandhavefun!Greatjoblisteningtoourrules.Therulesarereallygreatbecausetheycanhelpuslearnandhavelotsoffunwhilewe’rehere.

Worship 3:00Now,weallgettosingtogether!Let’sstandupandsingthissongallaboutJesusandhisamazingloveforus!

BigIdea 2:00Ilovesingingwithyou,Kid-Os!Youcansitdown.Weareinaseriescalled“BuilditUp!”Whenyoubuild something, likea snowman,youput lotsofdifferentpiecestogethertomakeit.Youaddthesnowballs,somearms,acarrotnose,andmore!Thisseriesisallaboutthedifferentthingswecan“build”intoourlivesthatwillhelpusgrowinourfaithandgettoknowJesusbetter.Duringour time together,our forest friendRockyRacoon isgoing tobebuildingsomethingoutofsnoworice.Tofindoutwhatitis,wehavetofinisheachpartofthelesson.Let’sgetstartedbypracticingour“BigIdea.”That’sthesuperimportantthingwe’relearningabouttoday!

Song1:BetterThantheBestThing

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TheBigIdeais,“IcanfollowJesus’example.”FollowingJesus’examplemeansthatwearedoingthethingsthatJesusdid.Let’sstandupandpracticethebigidea.I’llsay a part first and you can repeat afterme. I can follow, I CANFOLLOW. Jesus’example,JESUS’EXAMPLE.Greatjob!Alright,nowlet’ssayitalltogether!

DoThis:ShowKid-OstheactionsandhavethempracticetheBigIdeawithyouthreetimes.Useadifferentvoiceeachtime.Voiceideasforthisweek:tinymouse, jumpingfrog,racecardriver.KnowThis:ThesearetheBigIdeaactions:(Placeyourhandsinfrontofyourface,palmsout,thenmovethemdowninarainbowmotion)TheBigIdea.(Marchinplace)Icanfollow(pointup)Jesus’example.

AwesomejobpracticingourBigIdea!Youcanallsitdown.ThatBigIdeaissoimportant,we’regoingtosayitseveraltimestoday.Wheneveryouhearthissound,it’stimetosayourbigidea!Youcansayitandstilldotheactionswhilesittinginyourspot.Let’spractice!Let’s say theBig Idea together. THEBIG IDEA. I CANFOLLOW JESUS’ EXAMPLE.Greatjob,Kid-Os!Now,let’scheckinwithRockytoseewhathehasbeenbuildingsofar!

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BibleAdventure 5:00Rockyisofftoagreatstart!Next,wegettolearnmoreaboutfollowingJesusbygoingonaBibleAdventure.

DoThis:ShowkidstheBible.TheBibleisthegreatestbookever.It’sfullofwordsfromGod,andtherearelotsoftrue stories aboutpeoplewho lovedGod in theBible too!There are also storiesaboutwhatGod’sSon,Jesus,saidanddidwhilehewasonearth.Today,wegettoreadastoryaboutatimewhenJesusaskedsomepeopletocomeandfollowhim.

DoThis:GettheBiblestorybookoutandsitdowninthechair.

ThisstoryyouaregoingtohearcomesfromtheBible,butweusethisstorybookbecausethepictureshelpusimaginewhatitmighthavelookedlikebackwhentheBiblewaswritten.Thepicturesyouseeinherearethesameastheonesonthescreen.Let’sgetstarted!

DoThis:Havekidshelpyou“turn”thepagesonthescreenwithanexaggeratedarmwave.

Oneday,JesuswaswalkingalongtheshoreoftheSeaofGalilee.HesawtwobrothersnamedSimonPeterandAndrew.Theywerefishermen,andtheywerethrowingtheirnetsintothelaketocatchfish.

Jesuscalledouttothem,“Come,followme!Iwillshowyouhowtofishforpeople!”JesusmeantthathewouldshowthebrothershowtotellotherpeopleaboutGod.Rightaway,SimonPeterandAndrewdroppedtheirfishingnetsandfollowedJesus.Alittlefartheruptheshore,JesussawJamesandJohnrepairingtheirfishingnets.Jesusaskedthemtofollowhim,too,sotheylefttheirboatbehindandfollowedhim.

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Picture1:Jesusonshore,fishermaninsea

Picture2:Jesusanddisciplesbythewater.

Picture3:Jesuswalkingonwater

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Jesushadtwelveclosefriends,calledthedisciples.Peter,Andrew,James,andJohnwere part of that group. The disciples followed Jesus wherever he went. TheywatchedasJesusdidmiracles,likehealingpeopleandwalkingonwater.TheysawthewayJesustreatedotherpeoplewithloveandkindness.

ThediscipleslistenedasJesustaughtcrowdsofpeopleaboutGod.Hetaughtpeoplethings likehowtoprayandhowtomakewisechoices. Jesustoldthedisciplestofollow his example and to do what he did. The disciples learned so much fromspending timewith Jesusand followinghim.Wecanall follow Jesus’examplebybeingagoodfriend,makingwisechoices,talkingtoGod,andservingothers.

Greatlistening,Kid-Os!WhenJesuslivedonearth,heshowedushowtoliveandhowtoloveotherpeoplewell.WecanfollowJesus’exampleanddothethingshedid.

Oh,that’sourBigIdeasound!Let’ssayourBigIdeatogether.THEBIGIDEA.ICANFOLLOWJESUS’EXAMPLE.Great jobKid-Os! Let’s check on our forest friend,Rocky, and see if he has beenbuildinganymore.

Wow!Hekeepsmakingprogress!Next,wegetto learnamemoryverseallaboutbuildingupourfaithinJesus.

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OurMemoryVersecomesfromtheBible.ThisoneisallaboutgrowinginourfaithinJesus.

DoThis:Readtheversefromthescreen.Kid-Os,onewayourfaithcangrowstrongerisbyfollowingJesus’example.WhenwefollowJesus,hewillalwaysbewithustoloveus,helpus,andteachustodowhatisright.Jesusloveseachoneofyousomuch!

Do This: Practice the verse with the Kid-Os three times. You can start in yourquiet/whispervoiceandthengetalittleloudereachtimeyoupractice.KnowThis:Theversewithactionsgoeslikethis:(OpenyourBibles)Colossians2:7.(Stackyourfistsontopofoneanotherlikeyou’rebuilding)Buildyourselvesup(pointup)inHim.(Flexarmmuscles)Growstronginwhatyoubelieve.

SuperjobpracticingyourMemoryVerse,Kid-Os!Let’scheckbackinandseewhatRockyhasbeenbuilding!

It’slookinglikeheisalmostfinished!Let’scheckbackinalittlebittoseeifRockyisdone!

Worship 3:00Everyonestaystandingbecausewearegoingtosinganothersongtogether.Inthissong,wegettoshoutabouthowmuchweloveJesus!

MemoryVerseJingle (Auto-advance)MemoryVerse:Colossians2:7–“BuildyourselvesupinHim.Grow

stronginwhatyoubelieve.”

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Song2:Shout

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TryitOut 5:00Awesomesinging,everyone!Youcansitdown.Didyouhearthat?Let’ssayourBigIdeatogether.THEBIGIDEA.ICANFOLLOWJESUS’EXAMPLE.Greatjob,everyone.Nowit’stimetotryoutwhatwe’vebeenlearningtoday.

Now,wearegoingtocheckinwithafriendnamedKristen.She’sgoingtohelpustryoutwhatwe’velearnedaboutfollowingJesustoday.

Seeyoulater,Kristen.Kid-Os,wecanfollowJesus’exampleanddosomeofthesamethingshedid!WhenwedecidetofollowJesus,heisalwayswithus.Hecanhelpusmakewisechoices,treatotherswithkindness,andsharehislovewithothers.

Iknowwhatthatsoundmeans!WeneedtosayourBigIdeatogetheronemoretime.Ready?THEBIGIDEA.ICANFOLLOWJESUS’EXAMPLE.Nicejob,Kid-Os!Now,wegettocheckinonelasttimetoseewhatRockymade!Let’stakealook!

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I love that! Hemade a snowman! I bet some of you havemade a snowman thiswinter.Thatwasfun!

Kid-O-Whampus 2:00We’vealmostfinishedfortoday,butthere’sonemorefunthingtodo,calledKid-O-Whampus!Standupandlet’sallgoKid-O-Whampustogether!

Prayer 2:00

Nowit’stimeforustotalktoGodtogether.WhenwetalktoGod,it’scalledpraying.YoucantalktoGodanytimeandanywhere,becauseGodlovesyouandHe’llalwayslistentoyou.Let’sputourhandsinourlapsandcloseoureyestohelpusfocusonwhatwe’resayingtoGod.Ifyouwantto,youcanrepeatthisprayerafterme.DearGod,weloveyou.Thankyouforlovingus.HelpustofollowJesus’example.Amen.

It’sbeenawesomebeingherewithyou,Kid-Os.Nowit’stimeforyoutogobacktoyourroomswhereyouwillgetintogroupswithyourleaderandotherKid-Os,haveasnack,anddoafunactivity.Haveagreatgrouptime!

Kid-O-Whampus:BalloonBlowUp(Winter)

“Let’sPray”

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