SUNDAY MORNINGS December 10, 2017, Week 2 Grade: 5

The Mney Pit Bible Truth: The Mney Pit (The Parable f the Rich Man) Luke 12:13-21 Bttm Line: Dn t miss yur chance t give. Key Questin: Why is it imprtant t give t thers? Memry Verse: "Cmmand them t d gd, T be rich in gd deeds, and t be generus and willing t share." 1 Timthy 6:18, NIV Life App: Genersity Making smene s day by giving smething away Basic Truth: I can trust Gd n matter what. Scial: Prviding Time fr Fun Interactin (Small Grups, 10 minutes) Welcme kids and spend time engaging in cnversatin and catching up. Get ready t experience tday s Bible Truth. Befre kids arrive, take a few mments t pray fr them. As we get int the hliday seasn, schedules get busy and crunched with a lt f fun and family-fcused activities. Pray that yur grup f students will have an amazing hliday seasn cnnecting with family and friends and that in the midst f all f the festivities, they ll recgnize pprtunities t give t thse in need arund them, nt missing pprtunities t be used by Gd t help thers. 9:00 & 11:30 Just Fr Fun Made t Cnnect: an activity that invites kids t share with thers and build n their understanding What Yu Need: Wrapping paper, markers What Yu D: Spread ut the sheet f wrapping paper and give each persn a marker. Ask: What are sme crazy, unusual, creative, dd, randm, even messy (but nt inapprpriate) items yu can cme up with that culd be used t wrap a gift? Tell students t write them n the wrapping paper and see hw many they can cme up with. (Examples: a sck, aluminum fil, lint, frsting) As they write, ask them what they wuld d if they ever received a gift wrapped in ne f the ways they ve mentined. If yu have extra time: Name gifts yu ve given r received that fall int the fllwing categries: Weirdest Biggest Smallest Mst pieces Funniest First ne t g back t the stre the day after Christmas 2

10:15 Get Yur Head in the Game Made t Play: an activity that encurages learning thrugh fllwing guidelines and wrking as a grup What Yu Need: Gift bws; 1 fr every tw kids What Yu D: Let students chse a partner and stand facing each ther abut 3 feet apart. Place a bw n the flr in between partners at an equal distance frm each f them. Explain that yu will call ut an actin fr them t fllw such as grab yur head, grab yur ears, grab yur tes, and s frth. When yu say, grab the bw, the partner wh gets the bw first is the winner f that rund. As yu call ut the actins, begin slwly then get faster. After each rund, let winners frm new partners and play again until there is ne final champin. Repeat as time allws. Wrap Up and Say: In tday s Bible Truth, we ll hear abut man wh missed his chance t d smething he shuld have dne. It wasn t a chance t grab a bw. It was smething far mre imprtant. Lead yur grup t the Large Grup area. 3

The Mney Pit Bible Truth: The Mney Pit (The Parable f the Rich Man) Luke 12:13-21 Bttm Line: Dn t miss yur chance t give. Key Questin: Why is it imprtant t give t thers? Memry Verse: "Cmmand them t d gd, T be rich in gd deeds, and t be generus and willing t share." 1 Timthy 6:18, NIV Life App: Genersity Making smene s day by giving smething away Basic Truth: I can trust Gd n matter what. Bible: Cmmunicating Gd s Truth in Engaging Ways (Large Grup, 30 minutes) Engage kids hearts thrugh a dynamic and interactive Bible Truth, wrship, and prayer experience in a Large Grup setting. SFX: Play high-energy music as kids enter. CG: 10-secnd cuntdwn CG: Theme Slide Welcme Hst enters. Hst has lts f energy as he r she welcmes everyne t The Base. Hst is relatable and inviting. Hst can talk abut smething that happened culturally thrughut the week like a big sprts game, mvie pening (The Last Jedi December 15), a viral vide n YuTube, etc. (NOTE: As this is December, Christmas break is n the kids minds. Talk abut anticipating the hliday break) Hst tells them hw excited he r she is that they re there and briefly runs thrugh what they can expect. This is especially helpful fr first-time guests t make them feel like they knw what s happening. Hst transitins t Wrship. HOST: Hey, everybdy! I lve that we are all here tgether. Help me welcme the Pwer Praise team in this mrning. WORSHIP SFX: Hsanna Rck SFX: G Tell It SFX: Dwn t Earth Opener HOST: Let s get this party ging! Pwer Praise team exits as Hst retakes the stage. Hst transitins t the pening game. 5

Tw vlunteers rll ut giant plastic-wrap balls. HOST: WOW! Wuld yu lk at thse!? Have yu ever seen ne f these befre? These are superfantastic-candy-filled-christmas-prize-balls! Tw teams will get the chance t rip int these and capture as much candy as pssible in tw minutes! Wh wants t play? (Get respnse.) Awesme! I need tw teams with ne Small Grup Leader and ne student! Hst chses tw teams f tw and has them cme t the stage. Hst intrduces them t the rest f the crwd. HOST: (T vlunteers) Alright, the team that uncvers the mst in tw minutes will nt nly win everything yu uncver, but yu will als win a prize fr yur grup frm the Wall Presents. Gt it? Gd! On yur mark, get set, GO! Optinal CG: 2-minute Cuntdwn Vide After tw minutes. Hst calls time and cunts the amunt f candy each team uncvered. HOST: We have a winner! (T winners) Yu get t chse a prize frm ur Wall Presents! And because I m feeling generus, even ur team that didn't uncver as much candy can keep whatever they fund and bring it back t their grup! Nw, sit quietly and take in this lvely vide with tday s Bible Lessn. INTRODUCTION CG: 252 Mvie LANDING Hst gives prizes, dismisses kids back t their seats. Hst jins the audience. COMMUNICATOR: S I m sure we all knw that giving is imprtant. The questin tday is why? CG: Key Questin Slide Why is it imprtant t give? This is smething that might take sme time t figure ut, but that s what s great abut Small Grup. These are peple wh can yu find ut sme answers abut all srts f things. Befre yu head ut, let s pray. SFX: Play high-energy music as the kids exit. Cmmunicatr leads grup in a prayer related t what they just heard. After prayer, Cmmunicatr takes up the ffering and dismisses kids t Small Grup. 6

The Mney Pit Bible Truth: The Mney Pit (The Parable f the Rich Man) Luke 12:13-21 Bttm Line: Dn t miss yur chance t give. Key Questin: Why is it imprtant t give t thers? Memry Verse: "Cmmand them t d gd, T be rich in gd deeds, and t be generus and willing t share." 1 Timthy 6:18, NIV Life App: Genersity Making smene s day by giving smething away Basic Truth: I can trust Gd n matter what. Grups: Creating a Safe Place t Cnnect (Small Grups, 15 minutes) Create a safe place t cnnect and learn hw the Bible Truth applies t real life experiences, thrugh interactive activities and discussin questins. 9:00 & 11:30 Verses t Take with Yu [Hear frm Gd Memry Verse Activity] Made t Play: an activity that encurages learning thrugh fllwing guidelines and wrking as a grup What Yu Need: Bibles What Yu D: Tell the students that after Jesus tld the parable, He went n t teach mre abut mney and the things we treasure. Invite smene t read alud the verses that fllw tday s Bible Truth: Luke 12:33-34. Frm teams f three r mre then challenge the students t put Luke 12:34 t the tune f Jingle Bells (r anther Christmas sng f their chice) then sing their sngs fr ne anther. When students have sung their sngs, Ask: Hw can yu knw if yur treasure is in heaven r n earth? Hw can a persn yur age fllw this verse? D yu knw anyne wh fllws this verse well? What d they d t live it ut? Have yu ever missed a chance t give? (Encurage a cuple students t share stries if they feel cmfrtable.) 10:15 Discussin Questins [Talk abut Gd Bible Review] Made t Cnnect: an activity that invites kids t share with thers and build n their understanding What Yu Need: N supplies needed What Yu D: Ask: In the Parable f the Rich Man, Jesus said, Watch ut! Be n yur guard against wanting t have mre and mre things. Life is nt made up f hw much a persn has. (Luke 12:15 NIrV) Hw d we watch ut when it cmes t mney and pssessins? 7

If life isn t made up f hw much a persn has, what is it made up f? Is it wrng t have a lt f stuff? Why r why nt? Why is it imprtant t give t thers? What are sme reasns why we might miss ur chance t give? Name sme dangers that cme with having a lt f mney, pssessins, r success. Name sme benefits that cme with being generus nt just at Christmas but all the time. All Service Times Pray and Dismiss (5 minutes) [Pray t Gd Prayer Activity] Made t Cnnect: an activity that invites kids t share with thers and build n their understanding What Yu Need: Blank rnaments and Christmas tree frm week 1 What Yu D: Gather arund (r bring ut) the Giving Tree. Fllw up with the students wh added rnaments last week. Allw them t share hw Gd helped them t be generus. Pr Tip: There is great value in having preteens share with ne anther abut the things they see Gd ding in and arund them. The stry f a peer wh is fllwing Jesus will g a lng way in challenging and encuraging ther students t d the same. Ask yur grup if they ve made a Wish List f things they wanted fr Christmas. If s, let them share sme f the gifts they ve asked fr and received. Give everyne a pen and ne f the Giving Tree Ornaments. Tell them t imagine that Gd has a Wish List f ways He d like them t shw genersity this week. What might be n His list? Let them write it n ne side f their rnament then put their names n the back. Use markers t clr the rnament if desired/needed. Befre adding the rnaments t the tree, cme tgether fr prayer. If yu think yur students wuld be cmfrtable enugh ding this, pair them up and let them pray fr each ther t nt miss their chance t give this week. Send them ff with the fllwing prayer: Dear Jesus, we want genersity t be mre than just smething we talked abut tday. We dn t want t miss ur chances t give the way the rich man did in the parable Yu tld. We need Yur help t put thers ahead f urselves especially at Christmas when it s easy t get wrapped up in getting instead f giving. We want t be true givers like Yu are. We lve yu. In Yur name, amen. Pass ut Parent CUE cards as adults arrive fr pick-up. 8