1 June 2014

Kelas Balita

Coach Carrie

Asst 1 : Laila

Asst 2 : Junita

Kelas 1 - 3

Coaches : Susi Tjio (Asst. Fenny)

Kelas 4 - 6

Coaches : Swanky

Elisha & the Shunammite Woman’s Son

1. HOOK: Sharing dreams

• Get the children to share their dreams. Share how one of your wishes/dreams came true.
• What is your dream? What is something you want very much to happen?
  • Become a famous football player/ singer /artist /musician etc
  • Go to Disneyland/Universal Studios or some country you always wanted to visit
  • Become a doctor/fireman/etc when you grow up
• Today we hear a story about a woman who waited so long for her dream to come true. Although she gave up, her dream came true.

2. STORY: Elisha & the Shunammite Woman’s Son (2 Kings 4:8-36)

• Remember how we heard Elisha helped a widow and her two sons as they had a debt they couldn’t pay? Today we hear how Elisha helped a rich woman.
• One day Elisha went to the town of Shunem. A rich woman invited him to come to her home for a meal. After that, whenever Elisha passed that way, he would stop by her house. The woman knew that Elisha was God’ prophet and persuaded her husband to build a small room for Elisha so that he could stay there whenever he came to that town. When Elisha came to Shunem, he went up to this upper room to rest. He thought about the woman and asked his servant, Gehazi, “What can we do for her?”
• Gehazi replied, “She doesn’t have a son, and her husband is an old man.”
• God told Elisha that he would give the woman a son.  Later Elisha told the woman, “Next year at this time you will be holding a son in your arms!” “No, my lord!” she cried. “Don’t lie to me.” She wanted a son so long and had already given up hope and she didn’t want to be disappointed again.
• Have you felt like the woman- that you waited so long for your dream to come true, got so disappointed that it didn’t happen. You even told other people not to mention about it so you won’t feel so disappointed?
• But the woman soon became pregnant and she had a son the following year, just as Elisha had said.
• One day when her child was older, he went out to help his father in the field. Suddenly he cried out, “My head! My head hurts!” (We are not told what happened to him). Maybe he was bitten by a snake. So, one of the servants took him home and his mother held him on her lap. But around noontime he died. She laid him on Elisha’s bed and went to find Elisha.
• When she came to Elisha, she fell to the ground before him and caught hold of his feet. Gehazi began to push her away, but Elisha said, “Leave her alone. She is deeply troubled, but the Lord has not told me what it is.” Then she said, “Did I ask you for a son, my lord? And didn’t I say, ‘Don’t lie to me’?” Then Elisha found out that her son died.
• She asked Elisha to return to her home with her. When Elisha arrived at her house, he went in to his room alone, shut the door behind him and prayed to the Lord. Then Elisha laid down on the child’s body, placing his mouth on the child’s mouth, his eyes on the child’s eyes, and his hands on the child’s hands. As he stretched out on him, the child’s body began to grow warm again! (When a person is dead, his body will turn cold. When the boy became warm, it showed that life was returning to his body) The boy sneezed seven times and opened his eyes!
• When the woman came in and saw her son alive, she fell at Elisha’s feet, overwhelmed with gratitude. Then she took her son in her arms and carried him downstairs.

3. LESSON

A. God gives us our dreams

• God gave the woman a son although she had already gave up on hoping for one. For many years, she couldn’t have any children so the woman didn’t want to hope anymore. She was afraid she would be disappointed for another time. However, God knew that she wanted a son and he gave her a son.
• Although her son died and even when things looked so bad, God kept his promise that she will have a son. He raised her son from the dead.
• If we have been waiting for a long time for our dreams/hopes to come true, remember that God knows the plans he has for you, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. (Jeremiah 29:11). Nothing is impossible with God. (Luke 1:38) and He is a father who gives good gifts to his children.
• There may be times God does not give us what we want — He gives us something even better!!

B. We have God’s great power

• The raising of the woman’s son is one of the most amazing miracles which happened during Elisha’s ministry. It reminds us of the greatest miracle that happened when God raised Jesus from the dead.
• It is so amazing that we (those of us who have received Jesus as our Saviour) have Jesus’ life and power. In Ephesians 1:19 we are reminded of God’s incomparably great power for us who believe. That power is the same as the mighty strength  God exerted when he raised Christ from the dead.
• When we look at ourselves today, remember that we are no ordinary people. We have Jesus’ life, we have his power, the power that raised Jesus from the dead.

4. ACTIVITY SUGGESTIONS

• Ask if any of the children want to accept Jesus as their personal saviour and if any, pray together with them.
• Get your children to act out the story of Elisha and the Shunammite woman.

Resource: TNCC, Malaysia

25 May 2014

Kelas Balita

Coach Jemimah

Asst 1 : Awan

Asst 2 : Felianty

Kelas 1 - 3

Coaches : Sianty & Andy

Kelas 4 - 6

Coaches : Iwan & Shevica

Elisha & the Bad Water

1. HOOK: Change!

• Experiment:  prepare  frozen  concentrated  grape  juice  in  a  pitcher  or  other  container;
• Kids:   look   at   this   liquid.   It’s   quite   yummy.   Taste   and   see.   What   colour   is   it?     What   happens   if   I   put   in   something   else?
  >>  Pour   some   lemon   juice   into   the   grape   juice   and   see   the   purple   juice   turn   into   another  colour  (red).
• Oh  it  has  turned  into  something  different.  I  dare  not  drink  it  anymore.  It  may  give  me   a  tummy  ache.  That’s  why  we  should  not  simply  mix  stuff  together  as  it  may  turn  into   something  bad.
• Hmm   …   let’s   see   what   happens   if   I   add   some   magic   powder   in.
  >>  Add  some  baking  soda  to  the  red-­‐coloured  juice  and  see  it  turn  back  to  purple.
• Oh  look!  It’s  gone  back  to  normal!  And  is  as  good  as  ever!
• Today  we  continue  our  story  with  Elisha  and  some  water  that  had  turned  bad.

2. STORY: Elisha & the Bad Water (2 Kings 2:19-22)

• In  the  first  story,  the  town  was  suffering  because  of  bad  water.  Because  of  the  bad   water,  the  land  was  unproductive  …  nothing  could  grow  well,  animals  were  dying.   When  the  people  asked  Elisha  for  help,  Elisha  asked  for  a  new  bowl.  He  took  the   bowl,  put  salt  into  it,  and  poured  the  salt  into  the  river,  declaring  the  Lord’s  healing   over  it.  And  the  water  became  pure!
• Water  represents  the  Word  of  God  (Eph  5:26).  Sometimes  though,  the  Word  of  God   is  not  taught  correctly.  There  is  mixture  of  the  Old  Covenant  and  the  New  Covenant,   the  Law  and  the  Good  News  about  Jesus.  One  day  we  will  think  that  God  is  good  and   loves  us  so  much.  Another  day  we  think  that  He  is  angry  with  us  and  wants  to  punish   us.  This  ding-­‐dong  will  make  it  hard  for  us  to  grow  well  in  our  relationship  with  God.
• But  just  as  Elisha  asked  for  a  new  bowl,  Jesus  came  to  give  us  a  New  Covenant.
• Elisha  asked  for  salt  to  be  put  into  the  bowl.  In  the  Old  Testament,  all  the  offerings  to   God  had  to  be  sprinkled  with  salt  before  being  burnt  (Lev  2:13;  Ezekiel  43:24).  It  is  a   picture  of  the  perfect  offering  –  holy  and  acceptable  before  God.  Jesus  is  our  perfect   offering.  He  is  perfectly  holy  and  acceptable  to  the  Father.  He  fulfilled  all  the   requirements  and  penalties  of  the  Law  on  our  behalf.
• When  we  read  God’s  word  in  the  New  Covenant,  we  see  Jesus’  finished  work  on  the   Cross.  We  are  washed  and  made  clean.  We  can  grow  and  be  fruitful!
• God  declared  through  Elisha,“I  have  healed  this  water.  Never  again  will  it  cause   death  or  make  the  land  unproductive.”  Because  of  Jesus,  God  has  said  that  He  no   longer  counts  our  sins  against  us!  (Rom  4:7-­‐8)  And  that  He  has  sworn  not  to  be  angry   with  us  and  never  to  punish  us  again  (Isaiah  54:9).
• Thank  you  Jesus!
• Memory  Verse:  <use  activity/game  to  help  kids  memorise  Rom  4:7-­8  or  Isaiah  54:9>

3.  ACTIVITY SUGGESTIONS

• Quiz  Review:  Elisha  &  Elijah;  Elisha  &  the  Widow’s  Oil;  Elisha  &  the  Bad  Water   (refer  past  2  lessons)

Sources by : TNCC, Malaysia

18 May 2014

Dress code for all coaches is RED & JEANS

SPECIAL SERVICE with "SUPERBOOK"

( Gizmo & Friends )

11 May 2014

Kelas Balita

Coach Susan

Asst 1 : Tasya

Asst 2 : Felicia

Kelas 1 - 3

Coach : Lily Bun & (asst Santi)

Kelas 4 - 6

Coaches : Lusiana (asst. Theresia)

1. HOOK: Pass the baton

• Play any simple relay game where 2 teams compete against each other. Kids race to complete a task or run a course and then pass the baton to their teammates who will take their turn. Winner is team that finishes task/course first.
• Note: Class management is very important. Get helpers/parents to assist in getting kids in line etc fast.
• Have you ever watched the Olympics on TV?  When runners are in a relay race, each runner goes all the way around the track and then hands off a stick (or baton)— show pix — to the next runner.  Then that runner takes it on the next part of the race and hands it off again.
• Today we look at how Elijah the prophet passed the baton to Elisha.
• Relay Ideas #1 or #2

2. REVIEW: Kings & Prophets of Israel

• Kings in grey are not so important — included to show timeline and framework.Key thing is for kids to know that we were looking at Jehoshaphat and Joash (Kings of Judah) last month. Now we’re heading back to the Northern Kingdom (Israel) and following the story of Elisha the Prophet.

3. LESSON: Elijah & Elisha (2 Kings 2:7-12)

• We’ve learned about Elijah, who was the prophet during King Ahab’s time. He did many awesome things including raising the widow’s son to life and calling down fire from heaven.
• After defeating the prophets of Baal, Elijah went and found Elisha, who was plowing the fields. Elijah threw his cloak over Elisha, a symbol of passing the baton, and Elisha left everything and followed him as his servant.
• One day, Elijah knew God was going to take him back to heaven. He wanted to be alone, but Elisha begged him to let him come along.  Elisha loved Elijah and he wanted to be with him no matter what happened.
• Elijah wrapped his mantle together and struck the waters of the Jordan River and they parted, and then they walked over on dry ground.  Fifty sons of the prophets were standing afar off and saw this happen.
• Before he left, Elijah asked Elisha if he had any last requests, “What do you want from me?”
• Elisha asked for a special blessing (2 Kings 2:9).  He wanted two times the anointing of God that was upon Elijah. Elijah told him that if he saw God take him then he would get his wish.
• And guess what happen next! Suddenly, horses of fire and a chariot of fire come down from the sky in a whirlwind.  It passed between them and took Elijah off to heaven!  Wow!  Can you imagine seeing the wind rushing around and a heavenly horse and chariot that was so shiny it sparkled like fire? It didn’t burn Elijah.  It came to pick him up.
• Elijah dropped his mantle as he was whisked away up in the air.  Elisha picked it up and became the next great prophet of Israel.
• Elisha went on to perform many mighty works also. In fact, some people say he performed twice as many miracles as Elijah because he had double the anointing! In the weeks to come, we will look at some of Elisha’s many miracles.
• Do you know that Jesus also performed many miracles here on earth? He cast out demons, calmed the seas, fed thousands of people, raised the dead etc.
• But what’s more amazing is that Jesus told His disciples that if they believed in Him and His works, “they will do even greater things than these. And I will do whatever you ask in my name, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son.You may ask me for anything in my name, and I will do it.” (John 14:12, 14)
• Can you imagine doing greater works than Jesus? How is it possible? When Jesus died for us and rose from the dead, He went back to heaven and sent us His Holy Spirit. This Holy Spirit is in us today, and it has all of Jesus’ anointing and power so that we can do great and marvellous things today in His name! Amen!

4. ACTIVITY SUGGESTIONS

• Mother’s Day craft/card: Thank you mom for all you’ve done for me
• Get kids to give testimonies of their mom and to express their appreciation for her.

 

4 May 2014

Kelas Balita

Coach Carrie

Asst 1 : Laila

Asst 2 : Jevelyn

Kelas 1 - 3

Coaches : Susi Tjio (Asst. Fenny)

Kelas 4 - 6

Coaches : Swanky

Count on His Love

1. Icebreaker:Musical statues  

 2. Hook:Tallest, longest, fastest

• Have a simple multiple-choice quiz where kids get to guess which is the tallest mountain, longest river and fastest animal etc. Fun and educational. 
• In life, we are always trying compare things. How tall we are. How much money we have. How many As we get. The one thing that is bigger and greater than everything is else is Jesus’ love for us.

3. Lesson: We can depend on Jesus because we can count on His love

• This camp’s theme is “Counting on Jesus”. We can count on Jesus because we know how much He loves us. When we know how much He loves us, we know He will never let us go. He will never fail us or forsake us. 
• Ephesians 3:17-18And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, 18 may have power, together with all the Lord’s holy people, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, 
• If we had to measure Christ’s love for us, we’ll have to look at its:
  • Width:God’s love extends to every people, every nation, every tribe
  • Length:From eternity to eternity; without  beginning or end 
  • Height: From God’s throne above, where Jesus is seated on the right hand
  • Depth:Jesus emptied himself, took on the form of a servant, humbled Himself and became obedient  to death on the cross

• The CROSS is the picture of the width, length, height and depth of Christ’s love for us.
• Romans 8:31-39
• Conclusion: You can count on Jesus’ love for us

4. Song: Wide, wide as the ocean

Notes :
- Praise & Worship cukup 1 lagu & sekaligus perjamuan kudus
- khusus minggu ini setiap kelas melakukan aktifitas "membuat mother's card". kita akan bagikan kartunya minggu depan. 
(Bahan2 disiapkan dari gereja)

27 April 2014

Kelas Balita

Coach Dewi

Asst 1 : Felicia

Asst 2 : Tasya

Kelas 1 - 3

Coaches : Sianty (Andy)

Kelas 4 - 6

Coaches : Iwan & Shevica

The Wise and Foolish Builders

Lesson: Jesus is our Firm Foundation 

1. Story:

• Tell the story of "The Wise and Foolish Builders" based on Luke 6:47-49.
• Jesus liked to use a lot of stories when He taught the people. These stories are called “parables”.
• One day, Jesus was on a hill teaching the people about God.
• He told them that:
• no matter how good man was, he could never be good enough for God’s standards, based on his own works and efforts
• God loves His enemies and is kind to those who were evil
• If we know that only God can make us good enough, we will live right and treat others right.
• After teaching these things to the people, Jesus told them a parable about two men.
• These two men were building a house.
• One built his house on the rock — he dug deep to make sure he had a solid foundation.
• The other decided to build his house on the sand.
• Both houses looked nice when completed.
• But one day, a heavy rain came. The wind blew, the flood rose.
• The house on the rock got wet, but it stood firm.
• However, the house on the sand fell flat and was destroyed.

2.    Lesson: Good News for today!

• How many of you saw the news and pictures of the earthquake and tsunami in Japan? <show some pix to the kids> This reminds us that in such storms, many things are easily destroyed. Our hope and faith cannot be on them.
• When we build our house on sand, we’re building on our own abilities, our intelligence, our achievements, our money ... we think that we are good enough for God. But when the storms come, we realise that whatever we have built cannot stand.
• But when we build our house on the rock, we are building on the sure foundation — Jesus. Jesus calls us to “come to Him and hear His words and put them into practice.”
• Only He is good enough for God. Only He can make us good enough for God.
• And when we believe and trust in Him, we can stand firm till the end.
• Do we want to build our life on ourselves or on Jesus?
• Pray: Thank you Jesus that You are our sure foundation. You have done a perfect work on the cross, and all we can do is to trust in You and not be shaken. Thank you for keeping us safe in the storm. In Your name we pray, Amen.

3. Activity Suggestions:

• Song: The wise man built his house upon the rock or This Wise Man (sung to "This Old Man" tune)
• Illustration: Houses on Rock & Sand
• Worksheets: Dot to Dot
• Wordsearch: easier, harder
• Crossword puzzle: 

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YOUTH BIBLE STUDY

LEADER'S GUIDE

1.    Read Luke 6:27-45. Jesus was teaching people on a hill. He told them a lot of things. What were some of them? 

      Love your enemies, don’t judge others, what’s in the heart determines what comes out of the mouth

2.    What do you think His intentions were in teaching these things?

       Whatever good man thought he could do on his own works and efforts, Jesus raised the standards higher, e.g. Love others à Love your enemies.Vs. 35: God loves His enemies and is kind to those who were evilVs: 43-45: If we know that only God can make us good enough, we will live right and treat others right.

3.    In the parable Jesus told, what were the differences between the ways both men built their houses? What were the results that when the storm came?

        One man built his house on the rock — he dug deep to make sure he had a solid foundation. When the flood came, the house stood firm because it was well built.The other decided to build his house on the sand, without foundation. When the storm came, the house collapsed and was destroyed.

4.    Jesus said that the man who hears His words and puts them into practice is like the one who built his house on the rock. What do you think that means?

        We need to build on the right foundation. We cannot build on our own abilities, intelligence, achievements, money etc and think that we can be good enough for God. Because when the storm of God’s judgment comes, what we built cannot stand.Instead, we have to build our house on the sure foundation — Jesus. Only He is good enough for God. Only He can make us good enough for God. And when we believe and trust in Him, we can stand firm till the end.

5.    What foundation are you building your life on?

        Jesus

·       Pray: Thank you Jesus that You are our sure foundation. You have done a perfect work on the cross, and all we can do is to trust in You and not be shaken. Thank you for keeping us safe in the storm. In Your name we pray, Amen.

20 April 2014

Kelas Balita

Coach Junita

Asst 1 : Adeline

Asst 2 : Kasey

Kelas 1 - 3

Coaches : Agus Rianto

Kelas 4 - 6

Coaches : Savitri (Miguel)

Jesus heals the centurion's servant

Lesson: Jesus has authority over sicknesses

1.  Game: Simon Says

2. Story:

• Tell the story of Jesus healing the centurion's servant from Luke 7:1-10.
• Last week we learned about Jesus teaching on the mountain. After Jesus finished teaching, he went to Capernaum.
• A centurion heard that Jesus was in town. A centurion is a very important man. He had about 100 soldiers or more under his command.
• One of the centurion’s favourite servants was sick and about to die. The centurion had heard about Jesus and knew Jesus could heal. He sent some Jewish elders to ask Jesus to come and heal the servant.
• The Jewish elders pleaded with Jesus, telling them that the centurion was a good man who loves the Jewish nation and built their synagogue. So Jesus went with them.
• When he was near the house, the centurion sent some friends to Jesus to say: “Lord, don’t trouble yourself, for I do not deserve to have you come under my roof.  I did not even consider myself worthy to come to you. But say the word, and my servant will be healed.”
• The centurion understood what it meant to have authority because he had soldiers under him. He knew if he tells his soldiers to go, they will go; if he tells them to come, they will come; if he tells them to do this, they will do it.
• Just like the “Simon Says” game. When “Simon” gives an order, everybody follows and obeys.
• The centurion recognised Jesus’ authority over sicknesses and diseases. He trusted that if Jesus says the servant will be healed, he’ll be healed. He didn’t even need to step into the house.
• Jesus was amazed at the centurion’s faith. He told the crowd following him that “I have not found such great faith, even in Israel.”
• And when the centurion’s friends returned to the house, they found the servant completely well!

3. Lesson: Good News for today!

• Indeed, Jesus is a man of authority. At one word, at His name, sicknesses and demons flee.
• And when Jesus died on the cross and rose again, He demonstrated His power and authority over sin and death. Jesus himself declared, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.” (Matt 28:18) — Memory Verse
• The best part is that He has given us the same authority and power through His Holy Spirit — “But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you” (Acts 1:8).
• So as children of the living God, you and I have the authority to speak Jesus’ healing to those who are sick. We can tell the sicknesses and diseases to be gone in Jesus’ name, because Jesus took those sicknesses on the cross 2000 years ago. And when we tell them to be gone, they will be gone!
• Is any of you sick today? Put your hand on the part of your body that’s not feeling well.
• Or do you know anyone sick today? Think of that person.
• Let’s speak with Jesus’ authority to the sickness: Sickness (pain, runny nose, cough, headache etc) — you don’t belong in this body! You’ve been nailed to the cross 2000 years ago. So be gone in Jesus’ name. By Jesus’ stripes, I’ve been healed. Amen!

4. Activity Ideas:

• Quiz: Divide kids into 2 teams and get them to answer some questions on the story today.
  E.g. Where was Jesus? Who was sick? Who was sent first to Jesus? What did the Centurion do for the Jewish people? etc
•  To answer, the kid has to put up his/her hand and say “Yes Sir”. Those who don’t say “Yes Sir” or who shout out the answer will be disqualified.
• Craft: Roman Centurion Paper Doll
• Crossword Puzzle: