252 Groups November 2018, Week 1 Small Group, Preteen

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1 Cme Tgether Bible Stry: Cme Tgether (Building the Tabernacle) Exdus 25:8-9; 28:1,3; 31:1-11; 35:21, 25, 34; 39:42-43 (Exdus 19, 25) Bttm Line: Gd wants us t wrk tgether. Key Questin: Why wuld Gd want us t wrk tgether? Memry Verse: Tw peple are better than ne. They can help each ther in everything they d. Ecclesiastes 4:9 (NIrV) Life App: Cperatin Wrking tgether t d mre than yu can d alne Basic Truth: I can trust Gd n matter what. Scial: Prviding Time fr Fun Interactin (Small Grups, 15 minutes) 1. Just fr Fun Made t Imagine: an activity that prmtes empathy and facilitates biblical applicatin thrugh rle-play and reenactment What Yu Need: N supplies needed Sit in a circle and tell kids clse their eyes. Explain that the grup will create a mental picture with each persn adding a detail t the picture. Start by giving the grup an bject t imagine, such as a cat. Ask smene t add a detail he r she is imaging abut the cat, like a black cat. Cntinue taking turns t add details t create a bigger picture, such as a black cat sitting n a chair. The bject is nt t tell a stry but t share what yu are seeing. Make sure everyne adds a detail t the picture. Give kids an pprtunity t discuss hw their riginal mental picture changed as the grup added details. 2. Get Yur Head in the Game Made t Mve: an activity that increases the xygen in the brain and taps int the energy in the bdy What Yu Need: N supplies needed Nte: This wrks great as an envirnment-wide activity. Divide kids int teams. Ideally, each team shuld have at least five kids n it. Explain that teams will cmpete t frm different bjects with their bdies. T play: The judge (the Hst r a Small Grup Leader) shuts ut an bject. Teams lay n the grund and wrk tgether t frm the bject using their bdies. 1

2 The judge declares the winner; whichever team frms the bject the fastest, the best, the clsest t what the bject actually lks like, etc. Suggestins fr bjects culd include: a square, a huse, a flwer, a bat, etc. What Yu Say: This game tk a lt f teamwrk. One persn alne culdn t create a square r a huse, but when yu wrked tgether, there was a lt yu culd d. Teamwrk is imprtant fr a lt f things we need t d. [Transitin] Let s head t Large Grup t hear a stry abut a grup f peple wh wrked tgether t build smething they culdn t have built alne. Grups: Creating a Safe Place t Cnnect (Small Grups, 25 minutes) Create a safe place t cnnect and learn hw the Bible stry applies t real life experiences, thrugh interactive activities and discussin questins. 1. Take a Snapsht [Live fr Gd Applicatin Activity] Made t Imagine: an activity that prmtes empathy and facilitates biblical applicatin thrugh rle-play and reenactment What Yu Need: index cards, pencils/markers Give kids a few index cards and pencils. Ask kids t write n the index cards ne activity they did t get ready t cme t church tday. Fr example: brush teeth, get dressed, eat breakfast, etc. Let kids share their examples with the grup and wrk tgether t place the cards in chrnlgical rder, creating a timeline. If necessary, create additinal index cards t fill in the gaps in the timeline. Select ne f the activities n the timeline. As a grup, brainstrm the grup f peple necessary fr making the activity happen. Fr example, where did yu get the fd fr breakfast: smene bught the fd, the emplyees at the stre r market sld the fd t yur parents, the farmers grew the fd, etc. Encurage kids t write n the index cards wh wrked tgether t accmplish the activity. If time allws, repeat creating lists f peple fr several f the activities in the timeline. Emphasize that peple wrk tgether mre than we realize. Discuss: What if yu didn t have a grup f peple and yu had t d everything yurself? What wuld it lk like t get fd fr breakfast? Or what wuld yu have t d t get clthes t wear? What are sme benefits f wrking tgether? 2

3 2. Bible Stry Extensin [Talk abut Gd Bible Stry Review Applicatin Activity] Made t Cnnect: an activity that invites kids t share with thers and build n their understanding What Yu Need: Large sheet f butcher paper, markers, Bibles, tape Place a sheet f butcher paper n a flat surface r tape it t a wall. On the paper, write the heading, TABERNACLE. What is a tabernacle? (A huge prtable tent that culd be taken dwn and set up as the Israelites mved frm place t place) Why was the tabernacle built? (Exdus 25:8 S Gd culd cme and live with them; it was a place set apart fr Gd t meet with His peple.) Explain that infrmatin abut the tabernacle is fund in the bk f Exdus. Write Exdus 31:1-11 and Exdus 35:21, 25, 34 under Tabernacle n the butcher paper. Encurage kids t wrk tgether t lk up the Bible verses and identify the peple and skills required t build the tabernacle. As they identify peple and skills, instruct them t write their answers n the butcher paper under the Tabernacle heading. Ptential answers culd include: Exdus 31:1-11 (Bezalel, Ohliab, designers, stnecutters, wd wrkers, seamstresses, priests) Exdus 35:21 (peple t pay fr the supplies and the cnstructin) Exdus 35:25 (weavers) Exdus 35:34 (teachers) Review the list kids created. Emphasize that Gd asked the Israelites t build the tabernacle, and it tk a lt f peple wrking tgether t cmplete it. Why d yu think it tk s many peple t build the tabernacle? (It was a big jb; ne persn culdn t have had all the skills needed t cmplete it, s everyne felt a part f the cmmunity the tabernacle was fr all the Israelites) As part f the church, why d yu think Gd wants us t wrk tgether? What abut ur time tgether tday? Wh wrked tgether t prvide us with ur time tgether? (Be sure t include the peple wh are wrking behind the scenes, e.g. the peple wh clean the envirnment, peple wh decrate the rm, peple wh give mney t the church fr the prgrams, etc.) 3. Discussin Questins [Live fr Gd Applicatin Activity] Made t Cnnect: an activity that invites kids t share with thers and build n their understanding What Yu Need: N supplies needed Ask: Why des Gd want us t wrk tgether? What culd happen if we dn t wrk tgether? 3

4 What are sme reasns that keep us frm wrking with thers? (We want the praise, we dn t value thers input, they can t d it as well as we culd, it is faster if I just d it alne, etc.) What are sme reasns why we shuld wrk with thers? (Gd asks us t, we shuld treat thers the way we want t be treated, Gd gave us unique skills s we culd wrk tgether just like in ur stry tday when the Israelites were building the tabernacle, etc.) Can yu think f a time in histry when a grup f peple wrked tgether t shw the wrld Gd s lve? 4. Verses t Take with Yu [Hear frm Gd Memry Verse Activity] Made t Mve: an activity that increases the xygen in the brain and taps int the energy in the bdy What Yu Need: Bibles, ballns, markers, allergy alert (ptinal) Pass ut Bibles. Encurage kids t wrk tgether t find the mnthly memry verse, Ecclesiastes 4:9. Read the verse tgether. Give each kid a balln. What abut ur time tgether tday? Wh wrked tgether t put tgether the Large Grup time and ur activities in Small Grup fr us tday? As kids give answers, instruct them t write ne answer n the balln. Each balln shuld represent a persn necessary t create tday s prgram. Examples culd include: Large Grup Cmmunicatr, Hst nstage, Small Grup Leader, tech persn, cleaning crew, Wrship Leader, welcme team, etc. Tell kids t blw up their ballns. Instruct kids t stand up, tss their ballns in the air, and wrk t keep them in the air. Next, give all the ballns t ne kid and ask him t keep all f them in the air at the same time. Allw ther kids t take turns trying t keep all the ballns in the air n their wn as time allws. When finished, ask kids t cmpare keeping the ballns in the air tgether versus individually. Why is it better t wrk tgether? What are things we d that are better when dne with smene else? 4

5 5. Make it Persnal with Prayer [Pray t Gd Prayer Activity] Made t Reflect: an activity that creates space fr persnal understanding and applicatin What Yu Need: Ballns frm the Verse t Take with Yu Activity Gather kids in a circle. Instruct kids t select a balln. Ask each kid t pray a shrt prayer thanking Gd fr the persn n his r her balln. Encurage them t include in their prayers why they are thankful fr the persn. Fr example, if yur balln says Wrship Leader, yu might say, Thank Yu, Gd, fr ur wrship leader. I lve singing, and she selects great sngs fr us each week. Or if yur balln says cleaning crew, yu might pray, Thank yu, Gd, fr ur cleaning staff. It is s nice t cme t a clean space and nt have t wrry abut sitting in gum. Clse in prayer. What Yu Say: Gd, we are s thankful fr Yur Wrd and the stries Yu share with us t guide hw we live. We knw Yu want us t wrk tgether, and when we d it well, it is an pprtunity fr us t shw the wrld Yur lve. Thank Yu, Gd, fr the talents and gifts Yu have uniquely given each f us. Please guide us t see pprtunities we can wrk tgether t get Yur wrk dne. Amen. 5