Fishing for Christ Visuals, Day Five
Here are the visuals for the Fishers of Men Bible lesson.
Come, Follow Me
Jesus and His Disciples
Women at the Tomb
Ascension
Come, Follow Me
Jesus and His Disciples
Women at the Tomb
Ascension
Fishing for Christ Visuals, Day Four
Here are the visuals for the Following God Bible lesson.
Fishing All Night
Jesus on the Shore
Jumping In
Hauling In the Nets
Fishing for Christ Visuals, Day Three
Here are the visuals for the Raised from the Dead Bible lesson.
Disciples at the Tomb
Road to Emaeus
Anything to Eat?
More than 500
Homemade Bread and Jam
| day: | Snack |
|---|---|
| Elementary Bible Lesson: | Footsteps of Service (Epaphroditus and the Shunemmite) |
| Memory Verse: | Philippians 2:4 |
| Preschool Bible Lesson: | Elisha and the Shunnemite: Helping Others |
Key Item: Homemade Bread
Serve cornbread or other obviously homemade bread and apple butter or homemade jam. Don't buy them at the store: the fact that these items are home-made is part of the lesson tie-in.
Snack Lesson:
[Take a bite of the bread.] Mmm. Did you know, this bread is homemade?
Someone made this bread by hand, just for us.
Someone made this bread by hand, just for us.
Has your family ever taken food to someone else, to another family maybe, when they needed help?
Maybe they were sick, or had some kind of other trouble, or you just wanted to help them?
We do that sometimes.
Maybe they were sick, or had some kind of other trouble, or you just wanted to help them?
We do that sometimes.
In the Bible lesson today, we're going to learn about a time when someone brought
food to the prophet Elisha to help him, and another time when the Apostle Paul was in trouble,
and someone from the church brought him food and other things to help him.
food to the prophet Elisha to help him, and another time when the Apostle Paul was in trouble,
and someone from the church brought him food and other things to help him.
Additional Snack Items:
To make the snack more substantial, we served fruit and ice cream
alongside the bread and jam. We also provided Kool-Aid to drink.
alongside the bread and jam. We also provided Kool-Aid to drink.
Baby Shower Cookies
| Thursday: | Snack |
|---|---|
| Elementary Bible Lesson: | Hannah's Prayer |
| Memory Verse: | from James 5:16 |
| Preschool Bible Lesson: | Hannah Prays |
Key Item:
It's a BoyBaby-Shower Cookies
Make cookies like you would serve at a baby shower for a baby boy,
such as cutout cookies in some baby-related shape, with baby blue icing. If
possible, have
such as cutout cookies in some baby-related shape, with baby blue icing. If
possible, have
It's a Boy!signs posted around the snack area.
Snack Lesson:
[Hold up a cookie.]
Who knows what kind of cookies these are? What kind of event would people have and serve cookies like this?
[Accept some answers.] Sometimes, we serve these kinds of cookies at a baby shower, when we celebrate a
baby being born. These ones are decorated blue, for a baby boy.
Who knows what kind of cookies these are? What kind of event would people have and serve cookies like this?
[Accept some answers.] Sometimes, we serve these kinds of cookies at a baby shower, when we celebrate a
baby being born. These ones are decorated blue, for a baby boy.
In the Bible lesson today, we're going to learn about a woman who wanted a baby very badly,
and when she prayed, God gave her one, a boy named Samuel.
and when she prayed, God gave her one, a boy named Samuel.
Additional Snack Items:
To make the snack more substantial, we served french fries and cheese slices,
alongside the cookies. We also provided Kool-Aid to drink.
alongside the cookies. We also provided Kool-Aid to drink.
Gummy Snakes on Sticks
| Wednesday: | Snack |
|---|---|
| Elementary Bible Lesson: | Look and Live: The Bronze Snake and the Son of Man |
| Memory Verse: | John 3:14-15 |
| Preschool Bible Lesson: | Snakes in the Desert: Trusting God |
Key Item: Gummy
Snakeson Sticks
Take gummy worms (but call them
snakes), and place them on the ends of kebab skewers or large toothpicks.
Snack Lesson:
[Hold up a gummy snake by itself first, with no stick.]
What do snakes make you think of? Do you know anyone who is afraid of snakes?
Lots of people are. Why would people be afraid of snakes? (They bite.) What
happens, if a snake bites someone? Well, it depends on what kind of snake it
is, but some snakes are poisonous. You can get sick from a snake bite, or even die.
What do snakes make you think of? Do you know anyone who is afraid of snakes?
Lots of people are. Why would people be afraid of snakes? (They bite.) What
happens, if a snake bites someone? Well, it depends on what kind of snake it
is, but some snakes are poisonous. You can get sick from a snake bite, or even die.
In the Bible lesson today, we're going to learn about a time when some people
did get bit by snakes, and they were poisonous snakes, and the people were dying.
did get bit by snakes, and they were poisonous snakes, and the people were dying.
[Hold up one of the skewers, with the snake at the top.]
What's this? A snake on a stick? Why would anyone put a snake on a stick?
Of course, it's not a real snake. This one is made of gummy candy.
What's this? A snake on a stick? Why would anyone put a snake on a stick?
Of course, it's not a real snake. This one is made of gummy candy.
In the Bible lesson today, we're going to learn about a time when somebody put a snake
up on a big stick, for an entire community of people to see. It wasn't a real snake
either, but it wasn't candy. (It was made of bronze, which is a kind of metal.)
up on a big stick, for an entire community of people to see. It wasn't a real snake
either, but it wasn't candy. (It was made of bronze, which is a kind of metal.)
Additional Snack Items:
To make the snack more substantial, we served hot dogs and carrot sticks
alongside the gummy snakes. We also provided Kool-Aid to drink.
alongside the gummy snakes. We also provided Kool-Aid to drink.
Kool-Aid: Instructions on the Packet
| Tuesday: | Snack |
|---|---|
| Elementary Bible Lesson: | Do What It Says (Ezra and Nehemiah and the Feast of Booths) |
| Memory Verse: | James 1:22 |
| Preschool Bible Lesson: | Ezra Reads the Bible |
Key Item: Kool-Aid
Serve Kool-Aid to drink with the snack.
Snack Lesson:
[Hold up a dry Kool-Aid packet, front side facing the kids.]
Have you ever made Kool-Aid to drink, or watched anybody make Kool-Aid? How do people know how to make it?
You know, it doesn't taste right if you don't do it right. If you don't put in the sugar, for example, it's very sour.
Have you ever made Kool-Aid to drink, or watched anybody make Kool-Aid? How do people know how to make it?
You know, it doesn't taste right if you don't do it right. If you don't put in the sugar, for example, it's very sour.
[Flip over the packet and show the back.]
Of course, the packet has instructions on it, right here, that tell you how to do it.
If you follow these instructions, your Kool-Aid always comes out right.
Of course, the packet has instructions on it, right here, that tell you how to do it.
If you follow these instructions, your Kool-Aid always comes out right.
Did you know, the Bible has instructions in it too? Not for making Kool-Aid.
But for other things. In the Bible lesson today we're going to learn about
some people who read some of the instructions in the Bible and followed them.
But for other things. In the Bible lesson today we're going to learn about
some people who read some of the instructions in the Bible and followed them.
Additional Snack Items:
To make the snack more substantial, we served
Spaghetti, garlic bread, and pudding, in addition to the Kool-Aid.
Spaghetti, garlic bread, and pudding, in addition to the Kool-Aid.
Grape Clusters and Pretzel Rods
| Monday: | Snack |
|---|---|
| Elementary Bible Lesson: | Two Obedient Men (Caleb and Joshua): We should trust and obey God. |
| Memory Verse: | 1st John 2:5 |
| Preschool Bible Lesson: | Caleb and Joshua Obey: We should trust and obey God. |
Key Items:
Serve clusters of grapes and large pretzel rods.
Snack Lesson:
[Point to a cluster of grapes.] What are these? [Grapes.]
Have you ever seen grapes growing? They grow on a vine, in clusters, just
like this. Then people pick them.
Have you ever seen grapes growing? They grow on a vine, in clusters, just
like this. Then people pick them.
What's the biggest cluster of grapes you've ever seen?
Have you ever seen one so big, you couldn't carry it?
Have you ever seen one so big, you couldn't carry it?
[Take a cluster of grapes, and hang it over a pretzel rod. Hold up the rod by the two ends.]
Imagine if you had to hang the cluster over a pole so that two men could carry it. Like this.
Imagine if you had to hang the cluster over a pole so that two men could carry it. Like this.
In the Bible lesson today, we're going to learn about a time when some people picked a cluster of grapes so large, they had to do just that. That's a lot of grapes!
Additional Snack Items:
To make the snack more substantial, we served cookies alongside the grapes and pretzel rods.
We also provided Kool-Aid to drink.
We also provided Kool-Aid to drink.
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