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Application Activities Format:

1t Follow the numbers with arrows for a 30-minute, large group plus 20-minute Application Activities format.

Large Group Format:

1 Follow all the numbers for a 45- to 60-minute large group only format.

Lessons to Live By • Session 4

Lessons for the LeaderPaul wrote 13 books that are included in the New Testament. Much of Paul's writings deal with living in ways that please and honor God. God wanted people to not only accept Jesus as their Savior and Lord, He also wanted people to grow in their knowledge of Jesus and to apply Jesus' teachings to their everyday lives. • Read Philippians. Imagine being a member of the

church in Philippi and receiving Paul's letter. How would you feel listening to his instructions? Do the actions in your life measure up to what Paul addressed in this letter?

• Reread 1:27. In what ways do you live your life worthy of the gospel of Jesus Christ? Do people around you know Jesus is your Savior and Lord? What example do you provide for your own family? What about your spiritual family?

• Reread 2:13-15. About what do you grumble? How does your attitude impact your actions? What does your attitude say to people around you?

• Reread 4:4-6. When was the last time you rejoiced? When was the last time you decided not to worry about something? How did your decision affect you?

• Think about how the Bible provides guidance on ways to live that please and honor God. Your decision to read, study, and follow the Word of God will make an impact not only on you, but also on people around you.

• Consider the children in your ministry. Who is a good example in the children's lives of someone living out the teachings of the Bible? What impact do you have on the children in your one hour of Worship KidStyle? Pray for each child by name. Ask God to help each child learn from the Bible to not only gain head-knowledge of who Jesus is, but to gain a personal experience with Him.

Live the TruthFocus Passage: Philippians

Key Bible Verse: Philippians 4:4

Life ApplicationI can learn from the Bible how to live.

Session at a GlanceIntroduction to Worship (8 minutes)

Welcome the ChildrenPlay "What Makes You Happy?"

Worship (30 minutes/45 minutes)

Call to WorshipSing "Whoa!"Sing "Day After Day"Introduce the SessionPicture-pose the Bible StoryMake Life ApplicationLearn the Key Bible VerseDiscuss Steps to Becoming a ChristianShow "Jack Spade" VideoSing "Our God"/Receive Offering/Pray

Application Activities (20 minutes)

Wrap-Up (10 minutes)

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1tWelcome the Children

2tPlay "What Makes You Happy?"

Pull It TogetherPaper, pencils, cardboard box, brown paper, marker, scissors, tape• Wrap the box with brown paper. Write the letters

B, C, D, M, P, and T on the box (1 letter per side).

• Form groups of six to eight children.• Distribute paper and pencils.• Say: "I will toss this box in the air. Look at the

letter on top of the box when it lands. Write or draw things that make you happy that start with the letter on top of the box. Do not worry if you do not spell the words correctly."

• Toss the box. Announce the letter.• Invite the children to state items listed. • Roll the box and select another letter.• Continue as time permits.• Ask: "Why do these things make you happy?

Today we will learn about how we can have real joy, not just happiness from material things."

Worship

3 Call to Worship (2 minutes)• Select a child to read aloud Psalm 150.

4 Sing "Whoa!" (DVD, 3 minutes)

5tSing "Day After Day" (DVD, 3 minutes)

6tIntroduce the Session (4 minutes)

Pull It TogetherWorship Guides, pencils

• Distribute Worship Guides and pencils. • Guide the children to complete "Look What

Paul Wrote." • Explain: "Paul wrote 13 of the New Testament

books. Each of these books was a letter to a church, a group of people, or individuals. We will learn about the Book of Philippians today. This letter was written to the Christians in a city called Philippi (FIH lih pigh)."

7tPicture-pose the Bible Story (7 minutes)

Pull It TogetherScissors• Copy the Bible story and cut apart.

Teacher Tips• Picture posing involves striking a pose of the

actions or emotions taking place in a story. The actors strike the pose while the story is told.

• Guide children to use a lot of facial expressions to show feelings and emotions.

• Form four groups.• Give each group one section of the Bible story.• Instruct the children to think of ways to

picture-pose the section.

Live the TruthBased on Philippians

Group 1: Picture-pose Paul as he thought about the people in Philippi. Read aloud Philippians 1:1-7.

Paul was very thankful for the Christians in Philippi because they had supported him as he told people about Jesus, even when he was put in prison. Paul told the people in Philippi how much he missed them and how he prayed that their love for God would grow. He reminded them that as long as their love grew, God would always continue to work in their lives to make them more like Christ. Paul gave the people a very special challenge. Let's see what Paul said. [Select a volunteer to read aloud Philippians 1:27.]

Group 2: Picture-pose what Jesus did and what all people should do in response to Him. Read aloud Philippians 2:1-4.

Paul encouraged the people of Philippi to have the attitude of Jesus. Paul reminded them how Jesus was God's Son, but Jesus was willing to become a man and live on the earth. Paul told them that Jesus humbled Himself and died on a cross, but God exalted Jesus. Therefore, all people should bow before Jesus and confess Him as Savior and Lord.

Introduction to Worship

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Group 3: Picture-pose how Paul felt about his relationship with Jesus.

Paul told the Christians in Philippi that the most important thing in his life was knowing Jesus. Paul told them that nothing compared to a relationship with Jesus. Paul also reminded them that he was not perfect, but he was growing to become more like Jesus. Paul encouraged the people to forget the past and move on to the future. Listen to what Paul wrote. [Read aloud Philippians 3:12-14.]

Group 4: Picture-pose some of the things Paul instructed Christians to do. Read aloud Philippians 4:4-7.

Paul encouraged the Christians to stand firm in their faith and help people who were working to share the gospel. He told the people to rejoice always, and instead of worrying, to pray and tell God what they need. Paul encouraged the people to be thankful and God would give them peace as they trust in Him.

8 Make Life Application (4 minutes)• Ask: "If you had to summarize the Book of

Philippians in a few words, what would you say is the purpose of Philippians? What can we learn from Paul's letter to the Philippians?"

• Say: "By reading and studying the Book of Philippians, we can learn how to live. Paul wanted the people of Philippi to stand up for what they believed, to stop worrying about things, and trust God. Paul also wanted the people to rejoice because God had given them so much."

• Complete "What Can I Learn from the Bible?" or "What Can I Learn from the Bible About …?"

9tLearn the Key Bible Verse (3 minutes)

Pull It TogetherPrint "Paul" Teaching Picture (CD). Display.

• Guide the children to locate Philippians 4:4 in their Bibles.

• Select a volunteer to read aloud the verse. • Ask: "What does it mean to rejoice? In what

ways can we rejoice?"• Define rejoice (to give joy to) and help the

children understand how they can rejoice in everything, even in bad or difficult situations.

• Conclude: "Being joyful is a choice we make every day."

10t Discuss Steps to Becoming a Christian (5 minutes)

• Say: "Many of the verses we use when we talk to a person about becoming a Christian were written by Paul. Let's look at some of these verses."

• Guide the children to follow along ("What Paul Said About Becoming a Christian") on their Worship Guides as you discuss how a person becomes a Christian.

• Select volunteers to read aloud the verses on the Worship Guides.

• Offer to talk with any child interested in becoming a Christian.

11t Show "Jack Spade" Video (DVD, 8 minutes)

• Ask: "How do you learn to do new things?"• Say: "Sometimes we can learn to do new things

by following instructions in a manual. Let's see how Jack Spade helps Daniel learn to be a good agent."

• Show the video.• Say: "Jack admitted that, although the training

manual was a good tool for teaching Daniel how to be a good agent, Daniel needed to read something else to find out how to live his life."

• Ask: "What did Jack tell Daniel he needed to read to learn how to live his life?"

• Say: "We can learn how God wants us to live our lives by reading the Bible. The Bible is God's Word, and has answers for any problems we might face."

12 Sing "Our God" (DVD, 3 minutes)/Receive Offering/Pray

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Wrap-Up(Large Group Only Format)

14 Play "Pizza Pie" (5 minutes)

Pull It Together10 unused small pizza boxes, marker, 10 8-inch cardboard circles, table• Write the answers to the first 7"Pizza Pie"

questions on the cardboard circles. • Select 3 of the Bible books written by Paul to write

on the remaining cardboard circles. • Place 1 circle in each pizza box. • Stack the boxes on a table.

Teacher Tip• Ask your local pizza restaurants for pizza boxes. If

you cannot locate the boxes, place the cardboard circles facedown on the table.

• Form two teams. Point out the 10 pizza boxes on the table.

• Explain: "Each box contains an answer to a question. I will read aloud a "Pizza Pie" question. The first two players on each team will work to open the pizza boxes one at a time, until they find the correct answer. The players on the other team will be working at the same time. The first team to locate the correct answer wins a point. However, before you can open a second box, you must correctly close the first one and place it to the side."

• Restack the pizza boxes after each question. • Play the game.

15 Sing "New Doxology" (DVD, 3 minutes)

16 Dismiss the Children to Their Parents

"Pizza Pie" Questions• According to today's Bible story, Christians in what city supported Paul as he told people about Jesus? (Philippi)• Paul encouraged the people of Philippi to have the same attitude as whom? (Jesus)• Paul said that because God exalted Jesus, all people on earth should bow before Jesus and do what? (confess

Him as Savior and Lord)• According to Paul, what is the most important thing in life? (to know Jesus)• Paul told the Philippian Christians to always ____. (rejoice)• How many New Testament books did Paul write? (13)• To become a Christian, a person must ____, Believe, and Confess. (Admit)• Find 1 of the names of the New Testament books Paul wrote. (Romans, 1 Corinthians, 2 Corinthians, Galatians,

Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, 1 Thessalonians, 2 Thessalonians, 1 Timothy, 2 Timothy, Titus, or Philemon)

Wrap-Up(Application Activities Format)

14tReview Application Activities (5 minutes)• Invite the children to share their Application

Activity experiences. tArts and Crafts—Embroidery tDramatic Play—Write Letters to Missionary Kids tGames—Tossing Bible Books t Exploration and Discovery—Eat Kourabiethes and Learn About Philippi

15t Sing "New Doxology" (DVD, 3 minutes)

16tDismiss the Children to Their Parents

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Application Activities Select from the following choices. Each choice is designed for 20 minutes of small group time.

Write Letters to Missionary Kids• Ask: "Where do we learn new information? How does learning new

information help us? What happens when we don't use the information we learned—do we forget it?"

• Continue: "Paul wanted the church in Philippi to know how much he loved them and wanted their love for God to grow."

• Review the Bible story.• Say: "Paul wrote the Letter of Philippians to the church in Philippi. He

wrote to help the people know how to live. Today's missionaries also help people know how God wants them to live."

• Explain: "Missionary kids (MKs) are children whose parents serve as missionaries around the world. Let's write letters to some MKs to encourage them and their families."

• Distribute paper, pens, and envelopes. Assist children as they write letters.• Guide the children to address the envelopes using the provided addresses. • Gather the letters.• Invite the children to pray for the MKs and their families.

Pull It TogetherPaper, pens, envelopes, names and addresses of missionary kids

Teacher Tips• Contact a missions

organization for information on sending letters to MKs.

• Mail letters to the MKs.

Worship Through Dramatic Play

Embroidery• Ask: "Where do we learn new information? How does learning new



• Review the Bible story.• Say: "Paul wrote the Letter of Philippians to the church in Philippi, a city in

Macedonia. He wrote to help the people know how to live."• Explain: "The people in Macedonia made many crafts. These included

pottery, embroidery, making musical instruments, weaving, and carving. Let's make embroidery reminders to help us live out biblical teachings."

• Distribute material, yarn, and needles.• Guide the children to stitch sayings such as, "Live the Right Way," "Do

What Is Right," or other statements to remind them to follow biblical teachings. Invite the children to stitch decorative items around the statement.

• Encourage the children to display their embroidery items at home.• Direct a child to recall today's life application statement. • Guide the children to select partners.• Invite the children to pray for their partners.

Pull It TogetherBurlap material, yarn, scissors, embroidery needles, masking tape, tape measure• Cut the burlap into

14-inch squares.• Bind the edges of the

material with tape to avoid raveling.

• Thread yarn through the needles.

Teacher Tips• Encourage the children

to complete their embroidery pieces at home if they do not complete them in class.

• Assist younger children as needed.

• Provide pictures of completed embroidery items located on the Internet.

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Eat Kourabiethes and Learn About Philippi• Ask: "Where do we learn new information? How does learning new



• Review the Bible story.• Say: "Paul wrote the Letter of Philippians to the church in Philippi, a

city in Macedonia. He wrote to help the people know how to live. A cookie enjoyed throughout the Macedonian area is called kourabiethes (koo rah bee YEH thess). These sugared almond cookies are usually eaten on holidays. Let's enjoy some now."

• Serve the cookies.• Distribute "Philippi Facts."• Invite the children to read aloud the facts. • Ask: "How would you like to have lived in Philippi during Paul's time?"• Direct a child to recall today's life application statement. • Guide the children to select partners.• Invite the children to pray for their partners.

Pull It TogetherIngredients for kourabiethes (see recipe), napkins, cups, water• Print "Kourabiethes"

and "Philippi Facts" (CD) (1 per child).

• Prepare cookies.• Post an allergy chart of

items in recipe.

Worship Through Exploration and Discovery

Tossing Bible Books• Ask: "Where do we learn new information? How does learning new



• Review the Bible story.• Say: "Paul wrote the Letter of Philippians to the church in Philippi. He

wrote to help the people know how to live. The Book of Philippians is only 1 of the 13 New Testament books written by Paul. We can read all of Paul's letters in the Bible. Let's play a game to become familiar with the Bible."

• Form two teams. Guide the teams to stand behind the starting line.• Explain: "I will show your team a flash card with a Bible book name on it.

Your team must tell me if the book is in the Old or New Testament. If you are correct, you can attempt to toss the table tennis ball into the correct bucket. If you toss the ball into the bucket on the first try, you will receive five points. On the second try, three points. You will receive one point if you toss the ball into the bucket on the third try. You only get three tries to ring the bucket."

• Select a team to begin.• Play as time permits.• Direct a child to recall today's life application statement. • Guide the children to select partners.• Invite the children to pray for their partners.

Pull It TogetherTable tennis balls, buckets, paper, marker, tape, scissors, masking tape• Print and cut apart

"Bible Books Flash Cards" (CD).

• Write Old Testament and New Testament on the paper. Tape 1 on each bucket.

• Create a start line.• Place the buckets

about 8 feet in front of the line.

Worship Through Games

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Live the Truth (Philippians) Lessons to Live By • Session 4Worship KidStyle Children's Edition, Volume 1 Todd Leonardo© 2013 LifeWay. Printed in the USA. OK to copy.

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Bible Books Flash Cards (Lessons to Live By • Session 4)Worship KidStyle Children’s Edition, Volume 1© 2013 LifeWay. Printed in the USA. OK to copy.

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Kourabiethes (Lessons to Live By • Session 4)Worship KidStyle Children's Edition, Volume 1© 2013 LifeWay. Printed in the USA. OK to copy.

4 cups butter2 cups confectioners' sugar (plus one box for dusting cookies)2 egg yokes2 teaspoons vanilla extract3 tablespoons orange juice2 teaspoons baking powder1 cup roasted almonds (coarsely chopped)12 cups all-purpose flourMixerMixing bowlsCookie sheetOven

• Ensure all ingredients are room temperature.• Cream butter and sugar until white.• Dissolve baking powder in orange juice.• Add to sugar mixture. • Add egg yokes, vanilla, and almonds.• Gradually add flour.• Knead the dough by hand until smooth.• Heat oven to 350˚.• Shape dough into dome-shaped cookies about 2 inches across and ¾ inch thick.• Place on a lightly buttered cookie sheet.• Bake for 30 minutes until beginning to brown.• Roll cookies in sugar. Repeat.• Allow cookies to cool.• Sift additional sugar on top of cookies.

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Philippi Facts (Lessons to Live By • Session 4)Worship KidStyle Children’s Edition, Volume 1© 2013 LifeWay. Printed in the USA. OK to copy.

PhilippiAt one time, Philippi was a gold-mining area.

Philip II of Macedon seized the mines and took control of the city. He changed the name to Philippi, naming it for himself after 356 B.C.

Philippi was the site of a major battle that helped the establishment of the Roman Empire.

Paul's first visit to Philippi was on his second missionary journey (Acts 16:9-10).

Paul talked with Lydia and others on a riverbank in Philippi. Lydia and others believed what Paul told them about Jesus (Acts 16:13-15).

Most likely during Paul's time, Philippi did not have a synagogue.

Paul and Silas were beaten and jailed while in Philippi (Acts 16:20,22-23).

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