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Sunday, July 28, 2019

28 July 2019

Toddler Class
Coach Susan
Asst. Oling

Primary Class 1-3

Coach Iwan
(Asst. Shevica)


Primary Class 4-6
Coach Shawn
Coach Nicho


INCREDIBLE GOD & AQUA MAN


LESSON OBJECTIVES

CHILDREN WILL LEARN …
My incredible God always makes a way

SCRIPTURE REFERENCES
Exodus 14 (Moses and the Parting of the Red Sea)


CLASS PLAN

TIME: 50 mins

10 mins 
 Welcome / Cheer
 Attendance
 Run through boundaries with kids
 Commit class and kids to God in prayer

5 mins
 Incredible Song (theme song)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QcxCDur76lc
 Hook

15 mins 
 Bible story/Lesson

5 mins 
 Memory Verse

5 mins 
 Review/Reinforcement: Bring it Home

10 mins 
 Huddle Time


INTRO/HOOK

Incredible https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QcxCDur76lc


DEMONSTRATION

Parting the Waters
http://www.kidssundayschool.com/452/gradeschool/parting-the-waters.php

or

Pepper and Water Trick
Prepare a small dish of plain water. Take a pepper shaker and shake pepper all over the water.

Can you see the pepper floating on top of the water? Now, I want to to watch what happens when I put my finger into the water and touch the bottom of the dish. Did you see that? What happened?
You are right — nothing happened!

Next I am going to take just a drop or two of this dishwashing detergent and put it on the tip of my finger. Now I will once again put my finger into the water and touch the bottom of the dish. Now, watch carefully. Wow! Did you see what happened? The pepper all separated and moved to the sides
of the dish! That is pretty amazing, isn't it?

Today, we learn about an event that is far more amazing that the little trick I just showed you. In fact, it may one of the most spectacular events in history.

LESSON

Our hero today is Aqua Man!

Aqua Man was not always a hero. He had power and wealth. But he was a coward … afraid and always running away from trouble. He couldn’t speak well. So he hid for many years in a desert among goats and sheep.

But one day, God gave Aqua Man a special mission — to bring about 1 million people out of the clutches of the evil Egyptian king.

After a series of other incredible miracles, the evil king finally allowed the people of Israel to go with Aqua Man.

But the adventure didn’t end there. Because the evil king changed his mind and decided to get them back! So the entire army of the Egyptian king chased after Aqua Man and his motley bunch, with old, old people and babies.


And up ahead, there was a big sea. Oh no! Aqua Man and crew were trapped!

“We are going to die!!!” they all cried.

But Aqua Man was not a coward anymore. He knew God had sent him on his mission. He knew God was with him. And he had seen God’s incredible miracles.

"Don’t be afraid. Just stand still and watch the Lord save you today. The Egyptians you see today will never be seen again. The Lord himself will fight for you. Just stay calm."

Then Aqua Man raised his hand over the sea, and the Lord opened up a path through the water with a strong east wind.

So the people of Israel walked through the middle of the sea on dry ground, with walls of water on each side!

The Egyptians, with their horses and chariots, chased after the Israelites through the sea, but God twisted their chariot wheels, making them difficult to drive.

When the Israelites reached the other side, the Lord said to Aqua Man, "Raise your hand over the sea again." When he did, the waters returned and all of the chariots and horses -- the entire army of the Pharaoh who chased the Israelites into the sea were drowned. Not a single one survived.

When the people of Israel saw the mighty power that the Lord had unleashed against the Egyptians, they were filled with awe before him. They put their faith in the Lord.


AQUA MAN

Who can tell me who Aqua Man is? That’s right. Moses.

Moses was a coward who ran away and hid in the desert for many years. But God called him to be a deliverer for the people of Israel, who were slaves in Egypt.

Moses gave all sorts of excuses. But God reminded him that He was with him always.

Even when Moses led the Israelites out of Egypt, they didn’t have any GPS or Waze to tell them where to go. But the Lord went before them and led the way as a pillar of cloud by day, and a pillar of cloud by night.

Aqua Man knew that he just needed to "stand still and watch the Lord save you today”, because he had an incredible God.


INCREDIBLE JESUS

The Egyptians pursued the Israelites. They thought they had trapped them … out in the desert with the Red Sea blocking their way. The Israelites thought they were goners. But God opened a way through their biggest obstacle (the Red Sea) for them to pass through safely. And God also used that same obstacle to destroy their enemies (the Egyptians)!

When Jesus was on earth, the devil thought he could destroy him by getting him killed. What he didn’t expect was that God used the devil’s weapon — death (after all, the devil’s job is to steal, kill and destroy) — to destroy the curse of sin completely.

It’s like the devil threw a slingshot, but the stone came back and hit him in his head! 

Jesus’ death on the cross opened the way for us through the waters of sin and death and destroyed the power of Satan over us!

Jesus is our deliverer! We are free! Jesus set us free! We don’t have to do anything except walk in the way He has opened for us!

Side note: God told Moses to “lift up your rod, and stretch out your hand over the sea and divide it.” (Exodus 14:16)


This is also a clue that God gave us back in the Old Testament — a picture of Jesus on the cross!


ACTIVITY SUGGESTIONS

THEME MEMORY VERSE (for the series)

Ephesians 1:19-20 I also pray that you will understand the incredible greatness of God’s power for us who believe him. This is the same mighty power that raised Christ from the dead and seated him in the place of honour at God’s right hand in the heavenly realms.


SONG

How did Moses cross the Red Sea?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O7THqnY-uL0 (actions)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HboALKQxbNY


I will sing unto the Lord

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=59QeKBAvbDc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mx0JJOBMlp8



BRING IT HOME

Whatever challenges we may face, know that our incredible God will bring us through. We just have to rest in Him.


HUDDLE TIME

Get into small groups.
Share any difficulties and challenges faced and pray for each other.


Sunday, July 21, 2019

21 July 2019

Toddler Class
Coach Carrie
Asst. Adeline

Primary Class 1-6

Coach Samantha
Coach Angelina

INCREDIBLE GOD & FATHER FAITH

LESSON OBJECTIVES

CHILDREN WILL LEARN... 
I can follow my Incredible God

SCRIPTURE REFERENCES
Genesis 12 : 1-9, Gen 22 (God, Abraham and Isaac)


CLASS PLAN

TIME: 50 mins

10 mins 
 Welcome / Cheer
 Attendance
 Run through boundaries with kids
 Commit class and kids to God in prayer

2.5 mins
 Incredible Song (theme song)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QcxCDur76lc

15 mins 
 Bible story/Lesson

5 mins 
 Memory Verse

5 mins 
 Review/Reinforcement: Bring it Home


12,5 mins 
 Huddle Time

INTRO/HOOK

Incredible https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QcxCDur76lc



Today, I brought a blindfold. 

What if I were to ask one of you to put on this blindfold and find your way to the back of the room and bring a book (or any other object) back to me?

How do you think you might feel? 

Would you be worried that you might bump into something and hurt yourself? 

Would you be afraid that others might laugh at you when you went the wrong direction? 

What if I said that I would go with you and hold your hand?

You trust me, don't you? 

I will be with you every step. 

How does that make you feel?

Who would like to try it? (Choose a child.)

OK, let's go.


LESSON

Today, we will meet a hero called Father Faith.

Father Faith was a good man who owned many sheep and cattle. He had a beautiful wife, but they did not have any children for a long, long time.

One day, God came to Father Faith and told him, “I want you to pack up all your things and leave your home!

“I want you to go to the land I will give you. I promise that I will bless you, and make your family great. I will be with you in all you do, and because of you all the families of the earth will be blessed.”

Wow! That was quite a promise!

But a scary one too. It meant that out hero would have to leave the place he knew and go to a place he didn't know. He would have to trust God that everything would be okay.

But that's just what Father Faith did.


FATHER FAITH

Father Faith, if you can’t guess, is Abram (or Abraham as he was later known), a man who was described as a friend of God.

He had faith in this friend. He had faith in this incredible God. So he followed Him wherever he was called to.

Following God was not always easy.

Sometimes it was very inconvenient. Imagine packing your whole life up and going into the unknown.

Sometimes it took a long, long time to see the results. Just as God promised Abraham many descendants — as many as the stars in the skies and the sands on the earth — but he still had to wait many, many years to see the birth of his son, Isaac.

And sometimes it’s just crazy difficult. Like the time God tested Abraham by asking him to sacrifice his beloved son, Isaac.

But God tested Abraham not because He was cruel. He wanted to show Abraham a glimpse, a picture, of the ultimate hero of all.


INCREDIBLE JESUS

God promised that one day, through Abraham, He will give the world a sacrifice to tell them how much He loves them.

One day, God took His son, His only son, Jesus, whom He loves, and sacrificed Him as a burnt offering.

He put the cross on His back and made Him walk up the hill. Like the ram caught in the thorny bush, Jesus had a crown of thorns pressed on His brow as He took the punishment for our sin.

God provided Jesus, the lamb of God. Jehovah Jireh!

And because of our incredible Jesus, we all have the same blessings as Abraham, and we can follow Him.




ACTIVITY SUGGESTIONS

THEME MEMORY VERSE (for the series)

Ephesians 1:19-20 I also pray that you will understand the incredible greatness of God’s power for us who believe him. This is the same mighty power that raised Christ from the dead and seated him in the place of honour at God’s right hand in the heavenly realms.


SONG

Trust His Heart
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eLn0cRl-0GE



BRING IT HOME

There may be times when it’s very difficult to follow God. But when we know what a good and incredible God we have, and that He is holding our hand, we can follow Him step by step.

Ask God to show you the plans he has for you, and ask for the faith to obey Him, whatever the plan may be. That’s the first step to building an incredible faith!


HUDDLE TIME

Get into small groups. 
Share the points raised in “Bring it Home” and pray for each other.




Sunday, July 14, 2019

14 July 2019

Toddler Class
Coach Susan
Asst. Ruth & Tesa

Primary Class 1-3

Coach Lily Bun
(Asst. Trista)


Primary Class 4-6
Coach Savitri


INCREDIBLE GOD & ARK MAN

LESSON OBJECTIVES

CHILDREN WILL LEARN... 
I can trust my Incredible God

SCRIPTURE REFERENCES
Genesis 7 : 6-18, 8:15-22, 9:8-17 (Noah's Ark)


CLASS PLAN

TIME: 50 mins

10 mins 

 Welcome / Cheer
 Attendance
 Run through boundaries with kids
 Commit class and kids to God in prayer

5 mins

 Hero Auditions 
(optional – can paraphrase/summarise)

15 mins 

 Bible story/Lesson

5 mins 

 Memory Verse

5 mins 

 Review/Reinforcement: Bring it Home


10 mins 

 Huddle Time

HOOK

HERO AUDITIONS: ARK MAN

ITEMS NEEDED: A clipboard, super hero costume


CHARACTERS: Martin, a casting director; Arkman, a hero


Martin enters.


MARTIN: Okay, ladies and gentlemen, please be quiet. Everyone, I need your attention please. As you all know, we are staffing up a new super hero team to help save the world. We already have the Justice League, the Avengers, and of course, the Incredibles, but with super-villains on the rise, the

world needs a fourth super hero team. Everyone’s going to have a chance to audition. What we want you to do when we call your number is come on stage, give us your name, tell us your power, and tell us how you’ve used that power. Okay, number one, you’re up.

Arkman enters.


ARKMAN: That’s me. I’m number one. Well, I’m not number one. I mean, I don’t mean to brag on myself, because that’s not my style, but I’m—


MARTIN: Name, please?


ARKMAN: Arkman.


MARTIN: Arkman? That’s an odd name for a super hero.


ARKMAN: So is Plastic Man.


MARTIN: So Arkman, how many times have you saved the world?


ARKMAN: Well, I guess I did save it one time. Part of it, anyway.


MARTIN: What about the other part?


ARKMAN: You mean the evil part? Long gone.


MARTIN: Nice!


ARKMAN: But that wasn’t my doing. That was all God.


MARTIN: Is he a superhero?


ARKMAN: No, God is better than a superhero.


MARTIN: Well who is he?


ARKMAN: God? Why he’s God! He’s my Creator. My Saviour.


MARTIN: So God gave you super powers?


ARKMAN: Super powers? Goodness no. God gave me the plan.


MARTIN: The plan?


ARKMAN: And blueprints!


MARTIN: Blueprints for what?


ARKMAN: An ark, of course. A big giant boat large enough to save me and my family from a great flood that purged the Earth of evil.


MARTIN: So what you’re telling me is you have no powers of your own, and you did nothing to fight evil?


ARKMAN: Well, yes.


MARTIN: Then what did you do?


ARKMAN: I trusted God’s plan. I had the faith to follow God when no one else would. That’s why God saved my family.


MARTIN: You know, call me crazy, but that sounds like a good quality for a hero. If you don’t trust your leader enough to follow his plan, what kind of hero are you?


ARKMAN: Say, I think that was a compliment.


MARTIN: I think it was.


ARKMAN: So am I on the team?


MARTIN: I don’t know, Arkman. You’re number one, and we’ve got a lot of numbers to go through. But anyone who wants to be on this team must have your kind of faith.


ARKMAN: Thanks, man. Good luck finding your heroes.



MARTIN: I’d say we’re off to a good start!



LESSON


We seem to be living in a golden age of super hero movies. We’ve seen Batman, Superman, Spider-Man, Iron Man, Captain America, Wonder Woman, Thor, and Ant-Man. We’ve seen super hero teams like X-Men, the Avengers, Guardians of the Galaxy, the Justice League, and even a family of super

heroes you might know as the Incredibles.

There are many things we love and admire about these heroes. We love the cool costumes. We love the gadgets. Admit it, we even love the villains sometimes. But I think what we love most is when we see ourselves in these super heroes. Most super heroes aren’t perfect people. Far from it. They can be broken, flawed, confused, immature, and even a little bit crazy. But when they work together and put their mind to it, they can accomplish great things.


As ordinary “citizens” we don’t have access to super powers, but we do have access to a power source greater than any super hero. We have God, our creator and our Saviour. We have a God who made the whole world, who made us, and who can do miracles. We may not be able to leap tall buildings in a single bound or fight off hordes of alien invaders, but if we trust in Jesus, we can grow an incredible faith that will allow us to live a life of adventure. Faith is believing in what we cannot see. It means trusting God to do the things we cannot, and trusting him to do great things in us and for us. We’re going to grow our faith by looking at some of the heroes of the Bible over the next few weeks. 


Today’s hero is Ark Man.


ARK MAN


Ark Man, if you can’t guess, is Noah, a man who was told to build a giant boat. Noah was asked to make a huge leap of faith, building a boat to house all the animals of the world so he could save them and his family from a flood. Noah trusted God, and he was not afraid to follow God’s plan.


God told Noah to build a boat, a giant boat called an ark large enough to house at least two of every kind of animal. He asked Noah to trust him so that God could save him and his family from the great flood God said was going to come on the earth. The problem was, no one had ever seen or heard of a flood like this before.


But Noah had great faith. He trusted God’s plan, as crazy as it sounded, and God used him and his family to start over. Noah shows us that having great faith means trusting that God has a plan even when we can't see it.


I want you to put yourselves in Noah’s shoes for a moment. You’re in a time when no one except you and your family believes in God. One day, God comes to you. He tells you that you and your sons are to build a giant boat because it’s going to rain and flood. No one has ever seen a flood anywhere close to what God is talking about. It sounds absolutely crazy. So does this idea about building a boat to hold all these animals. You know everyone will think you are crazy. Yet you still choose to obey God. You trust God completely and believe that he has a plan you can't see, and so you start building the ark.


Then things really get bad. It takes a long time to finish this ark, and everyone starts to notice the big ship in your front yard. There's no way to hide it. Your neighbours ask what’s with the giant boat. You tell them that God is going to flood the Earth. They look at the sunny sky and laugh at you! They don’t

believe in God, and they don’t believe a word you tell them. Yet you still have faith enough to keep on building, and keep believing that God has a plan even when no one else believes.

It isn’t always easy to have faith in God. Sometimes his plans can seem strange. Sometimes we can get picked on and made fun of for doing things God’s way instead of the way everyone else does. Faith means we trust that God’s way is the best way. If we stick with his plan, God will not only do great things for us, he will do great things through us.


INCREDIBLE JESUS (for older kids)


After the flood, God gave Noah (aka Ark Man) and his family a promise (Gen 9:8-17). He promised never to flood the earth again, no matter how wicked man may be.


“I establish my covenant with you: Never again will all life be destroyed by the waters of a flood; never again will there be a flood to destroy the earth. … Whenever the rainbow appears in the clouds, I will see it and remember the everlasting covenant between God and all living creatures of every kind on

the earth.”

But God is a holy God. And sin and wickedness had to be judged. So God sent Jesus to take this judgment. When Jesus came to earth, everyone thought He would be the conquering hero. No one understood why He was arrested, whipped and crucified. It seemed like all was lost and hopeless. 


But God’s way is the best way. And through His death on the Cross, Jesus defeated sin, sickness and death once and for all. Isn’t He incredible?



All we have to do is to have faith in this incredible Jesus!


ACTIVITY SUGGESTIONS


THEME MEMORY VERSE (for the series)


Ephesians 1:19-20 I also pray that you will understand the incredible greatness of God’s power for us who believe him. This is the same mighty power that raised Christ from the dead and seated him in the place of honour at God’s right hand in the heavenly realms.


SONG
Incredible https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QcxCDur76lc

BRING IT HOME

God has a plan for every one of us. It may be big. It may be small. Whatever it is, God created you to fulfil that plan. Ask God to show you the plans he has for you, and ask for the faith to obey him, whatever the plan may be. That’s the first step to building an incredible faith!

HUDDLE TIME


Get into small groups. Share the points raised in “Bring it Home” and pray for each other.