Imagine That! - Week 3
In an art class, you'll discover everything you need to know about using your imagination to create brilliant pieces of art. Sometimes, the things you create can help solve a need or show the world something amazing about who God is. In this 4-week series, kids will hear about some of the amazing things God did through Elisha to help people imagine how their gifts could make a difference. They'll see how God asks us to help each other, God can do incredible things, and how God helps us solve big problems. By the end, we'll start to see the wonderful things we can do when we know God gives us more than we can imagine.
BIG IDEA: God helps us solve big problems.
BIBLE: Elisha And The Famine: 2 Kings 4:38–44
MEMORY VERSE
Elementary: "For we are God's handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.” Ephesians 2:10 (NIV)
Toddler Twist: Jesus made all of us. Ephesians 2:10
WATCH:
Preschool- teaching video
Elementary- teaching video
SONG: Anything Is Possible and Indescribable
DISCIPLE:
For this activity, you'll need a piece of bread for each family member, peanut butter, jelly, plastic knives or spoons, and an assortment of cookie cutters for kids to punch shapes from their bread. Invite kids to decorate their bread shapes with peanut butter and jelly, then eat up!
Say: You all took a plain piece of bread and turned it into art. That reminds me of how God can sometimes work wonders through things like food.
Today's story is about a special feast that happened even when there were big problems. Get ready to see, hear, and taste God's power to solve problems. Read from a kid friendly Bible 2 Kings 4:38-44
Pray: Creative God, no problem is too big or too small for you. You want to hear about our problems because you care. Just like in today's story, you want to help us tackle big problems and show us that your solutions are so awesome there’s even extra good stuff left over. Please turn our problems into possibilities for us and for others. Amen.