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

1 Follow all the numbers for a 45- to 60-minute large

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Session at a Glance

Jesus Taught Us to Remember Him

Bible Passage: Matthew 26:17-30; 1 Corinthians 11:23-26

Key Bible Verse: 1 Corinthians 11:24

Life ApplicationI can remember things Jesus did.

Level of Biblical Learning (Jesus)Jesus taught people about what God is like.

What do you remember about Jesus? Let's look at three key things He did at Passover.•Read Matthew 26:17-19. Jesus had already made

preparations for the meal. The Passover meal was an elaborate ceremony that lasted several days. The meal had a particular order to be followed. Do we have a particular order when observing the Lord's Supper today?

•Read Matthew 26:20-25. Jesus revealed a betrayer in the midst of the disciples. This revelation was met with denial, tinged with self-doubt. Who was the one disciple named in this passage? Judas tried to cast doubt from himself. How did Jesus respond to his question? Jesus knows our thoughts and motives. Are our thoughts and motives pure and focused on Jesus?

•Read Matthew 26:26-30. Matthew turns his focus from Judas to the actual meal. Imagine what went through the men's minds when they heard Jesus speak. The Passover meal had been celebrated the same way for centuries—representing the animal's blood that covered the people's sins. Jesus changed the meal to a new ceremony, the communion. The communion meal Jesus instituted here identified that it would be Jesus' shed blood that covers our sins.

•Read 1 Corinthians 11:23-26. Paul emphasized the remembrance part of the meal. We are to remember the things Jesus did, taught, and experienced. What do you remember about Jesus? What do you help preschoolers learn and remember about Jesus? Help preschoolers understand the Lord's Supper is a special meal eaten to remember what Jesus did for us.

Introduction to Worship (6 to 8 minutes)

Greet Children Play a Remember Game

Worship (30 minutes/45 minutes)

Welcome Children and PraySing "Whoa!"Sing "I Can Do the Right Thing"Define Remember and PassoverSing a SongFind ItTell the Bible StoryReview the Bible StorySing "Serve the Lord with Gladness"Present Offering and PrayLearn the Bible VerseUse Worship GuidesPlay CharadesMake ApplicationTransition

Application Activities (20 minutes)

Wrap-Up (10 minutes)

Week of August 26, 2012

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Introduction to Worship

Jesus Taught Us to Remember Him

1aGreet Children

Pull It TogetherOffering container

•Show children where to put their offerings.

2aPlay a Remember Game

Pull It TogetherScissors•Print "Remember Pictures" (CD) and cut apart

(1 picture per child).

•Distribute pictures.•Say: "Our Bible story can help us learn Jesus

taught us to remember Him. Find other kids with the same picture as you and stand together."

•Help kids form groups (number in each group does not matter).

•Direct: "Look at your pictures. Decide what we need to remember about the Bible story pictured on your papers. I will call on each group to tell us."

•Help groups tell about their pictures (read words).

•Invite children to find kids with different pictures and compare.

•Repeat as time allows.•Conclude: "Jesus was a great Teacher. We can

remember the things Jesus did."•Collect pictures.

Worship 3aWelcome Children and Pray (1 minute)

4aSing "Whoa!" (DVD, 2 minutes)

5 Sing "I Can Do the Right Thing" (DVD, 2 minutes)

6aDefine Remember and Passover (3 minutes)

Pull It TogetherPaper, marker•Print remember and Passover on a paper.

•Display the words.•Point to remember and quiz: "What does it

mean to remember? [Pause for responses.] To

remember is 'to think about something again; to not forget.' Jesus wants us to remember the things He did. Do you know what the word Passover means? [Point to word and pause.]Passover is 'an important yearly celebration for Hebrew people.' Let's learn what happened when Jesus ate a Passover meal with His disciples."

7 Sing a Song (3 minutes)

Song LyricsTune: "Mary Had a Little Lamb"

Jesus said, "Remember Me, Remember Me, Remember Me."Jesus said, "Remember Me," and that is what I'll do.

•Teach children the song. •Sing the song a few times.

8aFind It (3 minutes)

Pull It TogetherPaper, scissors•Cut paper strips for kids to use as bookmarks.•Print "Matthew" and "1 Corinthians" (CD).

•Give each child a paper strip.•Display 1 Corinthians title. •State: "This Bible book name is 1 Corinthians.

First Corinthians is found in the New Testament. Open your Bibles to 1 Corinthians 11 and put your paper strips there to mark your places."

•Encourage adults to assist kids.•Display and read aloud Matthew title.•Say: "Our Bible story is from two different

books in the New Testament. You marked 1 Corinthians with the bookmark. Leave your bookmark there and turn your pages back to the Book of Matthew, chapter 26."

•Assist again.

9aTell the Bible Story (7 minutes)

Pull It TogetherEnlist another teacher to lead the children to say "Remember Jesus" each time the word remember is stated in the story.

•Instruct: "[Say other teacher's name] will lead everyone to say 'remember Jesus' each time you hear the word remember. Let's practice."

•Say: "Jesus said, 'Remember [pause] Me.' "•Open your Bible to Matthew.•Tell the story, pausing after each word in bold.

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Jesus Taught Us to Remember HimBased on Matthew 26:17-30;

1 Corinthians 11:23-26

The disciples came to Jesus and asked where He wanted them to prepare the Passover meal.

Jesus told the disciples to go into the city and find a certain man. The disciples were to tell the man that Jesus said His time is near and the Passover meal would be at the man's house. The disciples obeyed and went to prepare the meal.

That evening Jesus and His disciples ate together. Jesus told the disciples that one of the men would be unkind to Him. Each disciple began to ask if that person was him. Jesus said it would be a man who dipped his hand in the bowl with Him. One of the men, Judas, asked if it was him. Jesus told Judas that he (Judas) had said it.

Jesus took the bread, thanked God for it, and gave each man a piece. Jesus told the men to remember [pause] Him. Jesus took a cup and told the men to drink from the cup and to remember [pause] Him.

•Direct children to open their Bibles to the bookmarks at 1 Corinthians.

Jesus told the disciples to remember [pause] Him whenever they ate bread and drank from the cup. Jesus told the men to remember [pause] what He had done.

Then the men sang and went out to pray.

10aReview the Bible Story (3 minutes)

Pull It TogetherPrint "Teaching Picture 13 Remember" (CD).

•Display the teaching picture.•Quiz: "Look at the disciples in the picture. Look

closely at their faces. Do the men look like they are listening to Jesus? What did Jesus tell the disciples to do?"

•Encourage the kids to talk about the story.•Ask: "What can we learn from this story?"•Conclude: "We can learn Jesus wants us to

remember who He is and the things He did."

11 Sing "Serve the Lord with Gladness" (DVD, 2 minutes)

12aPresent Offering and Pray (2 minutes)

13aLearn the Bible Verse (3 minutes)

Pull It TogetherPaper, marker•Print 1 Corinthians 11:24 from your preferred

translation.

Teacher TipPrint "1 Corinthians 11:24 Paraphrase" (CD).

•Display and read aloud the verse.•Invite various groups of children (short hair,

wearing dresses, etc.) to stand and say the verse.

14aUse Worship Guides (7 minutes)

Pull It TogetherWorship Guides, pencils or markers

Teacher TipBake some Passover bread for kids to taste.

•Distribute materials•Assist children to complete the activities and

read the definitions.

15 Play Charades (5 minutes)

Teacher TipSuggestions for charades: lame man being healed; walking on water; eating the Passover meal; Jesus loving the children.

•Instruct: "I'll call volunteers to play out the motions of what I whisper in their ears."

•Invite a child to play and whisper in his ear.•Encourage the child to play out the motions.•Say: "[Say child's name] is making motions of

something Jesus did. What did Jesus do?"•Invite the child who guesses correctly to do the

next charade.•Enlist adults to help by suggesting motions or

helping children play out the charades.

16 Make Application (2 minutes)•Say: "We are to remember the things Jesus

did. Jesus helped people in many ways. He did things no one else could do. Name some things you remember about Jesus."

•Invite responses.

17aGo to Application Activities or Wrap-Up

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Wrap-Up(Large Group Only Format)

Wrap-Up(Application Activities Format)

Week of August 26, 2012 Worship KidStyle Preschool Edition Leader Guide© 2012 LifeWay Christian Resources of the Southern Baptist Convention.

18a Sing "I Know Jesus Loves You and Me" (DVD, 2 minutes)

19aHighlight Application Activities (3 minutes)•Call on several children to tell what they did in

their Application Activities. d Arts and Crafts—Make Strip Books d Dramatic Play—Set Tables and Eat Snack d Games—Play Matching Games d Exploration and Discovery—Match Letters to Words

•Comment: "Our activities helped us learn we can remember things Jesus did."

20aReview (3 minutes)

Pull It Together"Teaching Picture 13 Remember" from step 10

•Display the picture.•Ask the review questions [see previous column].

21aMake Application (2 minutes)•Say: "It is important to remember the things

Jesus did. Jesus helped people in many ways. He did things no one else could do. Name some things you remember about Jesus."

•Invite responses.

22aDismiss Children to their Parents

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What will the children know Jesus taught people to do?

What will the children do to remember Jesus?

18 Sing "I Know Jesus Loves You and Me" (DVD, 2 minutes)

19 Review (3 minutes)

Pull It Together"Teaching Picture 13 Remember" from step 10

•Display the picture.•Read aloud the review questions.

Review Questions•Jesus and the disciples prepared a Passover or

preaching meal? (Passover)•Jesus told the disciples to go to a certain man or

woman in the city? (man)•True or False. Jesus and the disciples ate a meal

together. •True or False. Jesus said one of the men would be

unkind to Him. •Jesus shared bubble gum or bread with the men?

(bread)•Jesus passed a coupon or cup to the men? (cup)•Jesus told the men to remember or repay Him?

(remember)•We should remember or forget things Jesus did?

(remember)

20 Play a Game (5 minutes)

Pull It TogetherTimer/stopwatch, unsharpened pencil•Set the time for 10 to 15 seconds.

•Instruct: "Let's says things we remember Jesus said or did. Pass the pencil around. When I say 'stop,' the child holding the pencil will stand and complete this sentence: 'I will remember Jesus _________________' " (healed people, loves me, helped others, taught in church, told us about God, etc.).

•Reset the timer and play the game as time allows.

•Conclude: "We can remember things Jesus did."

21 Dismiss 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.

Worship Through Dramatic PlaySet Tables and Eat Snack•Say: "Wash your hands before we enjoy snacks."•Form two teams.•Instruct: "The disciples prepared the Passover meal. Let's prepare our

tables for snack. Teammates will carry one item at a time to their team's table, lay it down, and return to the team. Once all items are at the tables, I'll help you set the table."

•Give each team the plates, cups, napkins, and plastic eating utensils.•Guide kids as they place the items on their tables.•Assist kids with setting the tables.•Distribute snacks.•Pray.•Talk about the Bible story as kids eat.•Say together the Bible verse (1 Corinthians 11:24).•Lead the children to clean the area.•Say: "Jesus and the disciples ate a Passover meal together. Jesus told the

men to remember Him. We can remember the things Jesus did. Let's name some things Jesus did."

•Lead kids to tell things Jesus did.•Pray.

Week of August 26, 2012

Worship Through Arts and CraftsMake Strip Books•State: "Jesus taught we should remember what He did. What are some

things He did?"•Encourage responses.•Continue: "This month, we learned four things Jesus did. [Display pictures.]

He taught His disciples, taught about being kind, said children are important, and told the disciples to remember Him. Let's make strip books about things Jesus did. We can glue our pictures onto some of the pages. We can also draw our own pictures."

•Distribute strips, pictures, glue sticks, and markers.•Allow kids to decorate their strip books.•Assist with spelling and writing of words.•Offer suggestions of other things Jesus did.•Lead kids to clean the area.•Invite kids to show and tell with their books.•Conclude: "Jesus taught we should remember what He did. We can

remember the things Jesus did. Show your books to your families and friends and tell them what Jesus did."

•Pray.

Pull It TogetherPaper (construction, scrapbooking, wallpaper, etc.), scissors, glue sticks, markers or crayons, stapler and staples•Print "Remember

Pictures" (CD). Print 1 set per child.

•Cut construction paper into 6-by-12-inch strips (6 per child).

•Stack and staple 6 strips together (1 per child).

Teacher Tips•Punch holes in strips

and tie with yarn instead of stapling.

•Allow kids to stack and staple their strips.

Pull It TogetherSnacks (crackers, fruit, etc.), cups, water or juice, napkins, small paper plates, tables, plastic eating utensils (1 per child)•Print "Allergy Alert"

(CD), list snack and beverage items, and post.

Teacher TipBake and serve Passover bread (see recipe on Worship Guide).

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OK to copy.Worship KidStyle Preschool Edition Leader Guide© 2012 LifeWay Christian Resources of the Southern Baptist Convention.

Worship Through Exploration and DiscoveryMatch Letters to Words•State: "We learned Jesus taught we should remember what He did. Can

you name some things He did?"•Invite responses.•Display and say aloud each word.•Instruct: "Everyone choose a word [point]."•Continue: "Look through the containers for letters to match the letters of

your words. Place the matching letters on top of your words."•Talk about the Bible story as you assist kids.•Allow kids to uncover their words and switch papers for new words to

cover.•Say together the Bible verse (1 Corinthians 11:24).•Invite kids to draw pictures on the backs of the papers of their favorite

Bible stories about Jesus. •Lead children to clean the area and gather papers to take home.•Conclude: "We covered the words Jesus, kind, Bible, taught, important,

love, children, and remember. We can read our Bibles to learn what Jesus taught and did so we can remember."

•Pray.

Play Matching Games•Tape a picture to each child's back.•Instruct: "When I say go, try to find the person with the same picture as the

one on your back. Ready? Go!"•Give hints: "Let someone look at your picture and describe it. Then look at

his picture to see if it looks like what he described. Someone else might see the matching pictures and call out people's names to let them know their pictures match. Keep looking for your matching picture. Sit together when you find your match."

•Allow time and assist as needed.•Invite each pair to tell about the picture (recall the Bible story).•Collect the pictures.•Redistribute the pictures, directing children to hold them without letting

anyone see their pictures.•Instruct: "This time, find your partner by matching the first letters of the

words on your cards. We'll be glad to help anyone who needs help. Find your partners."

•Collect and redistribute pictures one more time.•Say: "This time, find your partner by asking for the last letter of the word

on your card."•Lead kids to say aloud the Bible verse (1 Corinthians 11:24).•Collect pictures or allow kids to take them home.•Conclude: "This month, we learned Jesus taught His disciples, taught

about being kind, taught that children are important, and taught we are to remember things He did."

•Pray.

Worship Through GamesPull It TogetherScissors, tape•Print "Remember

Pictures" (CD), printing 1 picture per child.

•Cut apart pictures.

Teacher Tips•Make tape loops.•Use "Remember

Pictures" from Introduction to Worship.

Pull It Together2 containers, scissors, markers•Print "Words to Cover"

(CD), printing 2 or more copies of all pages.

•Cut apart words and letters.

•Place letter sets in 2 separate containers.

•Place all items on table.

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Todd Leonardo Jesus Taught Us to Remember Him© 2010 LifeWay Christian Resources of the Southern Baptist Convention. Printed in the USA. Matthew 26:17-30; 1 Corinthians 11:23-26

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1 Corinthians 10Worship KidStyle Preschool Edition, Summer 2012© 2012 LifeWay Christian Resources of the Southern Baptist Convention. Printed in USA. OK to copy.

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Matthew 6Worship KidStyle Preschool Edition, Summer 2012© 2012 LifeWay Christian Resources of the Southern Baptist Convention. Printed in USA. OK to copy.

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Words to Cover (August 26) 1Worship KidStyle Preschool Edition, Summer 2012© 2012 LifeWay Christian Resources of the Southern Baptist Convention. Printed in USA. OK to copy.

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Remember Pictures (August 26) Worship KidStyle Preschool Edition, Summer 2012© 2012 LifeWay Christian Resources of the Southern Baptist Convention. Printed in USA. OK to copy.

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1 Corinthians 11:24 Paraphrase (August 26) Worship KidStyle Preschool Edition, Summer 2012© 2012 LifeWay Christian Resources of the Southern Baptist Convention. Printed in USA. OK to copy.

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