First Kids/Renovate Kids Blended (Kdg-4th Walk This Way

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May 2015, Week 1 Compact K-5

First Kids/Renovate Kids--Blended (Kdg-4th)

Walk This Way

Bible Story: Walk This Way (Integrity Principle) ? Proverbs 10:9, NIrV Bottom Line: Being truthful helps you stay out of trouble. Memory Verse: "Keep me from cheating and telling lies. Be kind and teach me your law." Psalm 119:29, NIrV Life App: Honesty--choosing to be truthful in whatever you say and do. Basic Truth: I need to make the wise choice.

GETTING READY: Here's everything you need to know to get ready for this week.

Plug In: Focus the Energy

Early Arriver An offering container

Power Up: Engage the Heart (Large Group, 20-25 minutes)

ON DVD

Catch On: Make the Connection

Web of Lies (review the Bible story / application activity) Ball of string Pencils, pens, or dry erase markers Paper or a whiteboard Bible

Twist It Up (memory verse activity) Bibles Print the "Twist It Up Circles" Activity Pages; make 6 copies of each on the following colors: Page 1=red, Page 2=blue, Page 3=yellow, Page 4=green Print the "Twister Instruction Cards" Activity Page and cut apart A paper bag or other container; put the cut out "Twist It Up Instruction Cards" inside it Painter's tape Note: If you want, you can use an actual TwisterTM game board and write the verses from the "Twist It Up Circles" on the board. If you do this, you will not need to supply the Small Group with the "Twist It Up Circles" or the "Twist It Up Instruction Cards"

Prayer No supplies needed

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GOD VIEW: the connection between HONESTY and God's character, as shown through God's big story

There's something about the things that we say that kind of stack up one way. Then there's the way we live, or the reality about certain situations that stack up another way. If those all line up, there's strength and balance like a dependable tower. When what we say lines up with what we do, people know they can trust us, because, like a strong tower, our lives are built with integrity.

Honesty really is a big deal. That's why we're spending the month of May to talk about Honesty. Honesty is choosing to be truthful in whatever you say and do.

When we're honest, when our words line up with our actions, people know they can trust us. Our relationships grow stronger. God understands the relationship between honesty and trust. This is something God set into motion in the first place.

Since the beginning, God has been in the business of making and keeping promises. God told Abraham that he would be the father of a great nation of people--He was. God told the Israelites that He would provide for them in the desert--He did. God told Joshua that the wall of Jericho would fall if the people marched around it for seven days--it did. God told Mary that she would have a baby boy--she did.

That baby boy was the answer to a promise God had set in motion from the beginning: God kept His promise to send a Savior. When we were lost, He came through and sent Jesus, the Messiah, the One in whom we can ultimately put all of our trust.

That's really it, isn't it? God is honest. He has proven from the beginning that He can be trusted--even to the point of sending His Son. And we're called to reflect the image of God to a world around us that is desperate for people who will live with integrity.

We want kids to begin building the kind of lives that show they can be trusted. Because they know the One who can be trusted above any other.

This week, we're discovering:

We start the month with Proverbs 10:9, "Anyone who lives without blame walks safely." Being honest isn't just about the words you say, it's really about the life you live. Being honest comes much easier when you are an honest person and live your life with integrity.

Bottom Line: Being truthful helps you stay out of trouble. You don't have to worry about what will happen to you if you live life with honesty. We hope kids realize that making the wise choice to tell the truth is a great way to not get tangled up in a lie.

Our Memory Verse is Psalm 119:29. "Keep me from cheating and telling lies. Be kind and teach me your law." Being honest isn't always easy; this verse is a great reminder that God is there to help us when we need the strength to tell the truth, no matter what the situation looks like.

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Walk This Way

Bible Story: Walk This Way (Integrity Principle) ? Proverbs 10:9, NIrV Bottom Line: Being truthful helps you stay out of trouble. Memory Verse: "Keep me from cheating and telling lies. Be kind and teach me your law." Psalm 119:29, NIrV Life App: Honesty--choosing to be truthful in whatever you say and do. Basic Truth: I need to make the wise choice.

Plug In: Focus the Energy (Small Groups, 10-15 minutes)

1. Early Arriver Idea What You Need: An offering container

What You Do: Collect kids' offerings as they arrive. Ask kids to share about some things that are easy to tell the truth about, such as what they ate for breakfast or how they got to school. Then ask them to think of things that are easy for kids to lie about, such as telling their parents they had a good day at school, when really they got into a lot of trouble; or lying to friends about what they got for their birthday.

Lead your group to the Large Group area.

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Power Up: Engage the Heart (Large Group, 20-25 minutes)

ON DVD

Catch On: Make the Connection (Small Groups, 25-30 minutes)

Make the connection of how today's Bible story applies to real life experiences through interactive activities and discussion questions.

1. Web of Lies (review the Bible story / application activity) What You Need: Ball of string, paper or a whiteboard, pencils or dry-erase marker, Bible

What You Do: Sit in a circle with the kids. Write out Proverbs 10:9 on a piece of paper or a whiteboard and put it in the center of the circle so the kids can see it. Explain that one kid will hold onto the string and gently toss the ball to someone else in the group. Before they toss the ball of string, the group will need to answer a question concerning today's Bible story. Some of the questions may have more than one answer; so pass the ball of string after each answer the kids make. When you are finished reviewing the lesson, you will have created "a web" in the center of the circle. Review questions are listed below:

What were some of the lies Grayson told? (He liked to hike; he knew how to read a map; etc.) Why did Grayson lie? (Because he was new to town; he wanted to fit in; he wanted to be liked) What popped up on Grayson's phone when he tried to use his phone's GPS? (A Bible verse) Can anyone tell me the verse or what the verse was about? (Proverbs 10:9; being truthful helps

you stay out of trouble.) Telling all those lies definitely got Grayson into trouble. What did Grayson do once he realized

how trapped he was with all his lies? (He `fessed' up and told the truth) What is our Bottom Line today? ([Impress] Being truthful helps you stay out of trouble.)

What You Say: "We created quite a web with our string. Just like a spider creates a web to trap insects, when you are not truthful you create a `web of lies' that will trap you. Grayson certainly was trapped by the lies he told his friends. God wants you to live safely and not be trapped by lies. Being truthful will help you stay out of trouble. Let's see if we can untangle our web of lies. (Challenge kids to toss the ball of string in reverse order in order to untangle it. Before a kid tosses the ball, he or she needs to say a word of Proverbs 10:9.)

"When you are tangled in a web of lies, your best option is to 'fess up, tell the truth, and begin to untangle the web that traps you. Sometimes being truthful is not easy. It took us a long time to untangle the web we created, and the same is true when you have to untangle the lies you have told. Being truthful, while not always easy, will help you stay out of trouble." [Make it Personal] (Share an ageappropriate story of a time you got tangled up in a lie, such as exaggerating how good you are at a sport or lying about liking scary movies.)

2. Twist It Up (memory verse activity) What You Need: Bibles, "Twist It Up Circles" Activity Pages, "Twist It Up Instruction Cards," a container, tape

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What You Do: Give kids a Bible and ask them to look up the Memory Verse for the month, Psalm 119:29.

Finding verses with kindergartners: Guide children to open the Bibles to the marked page. Point to the word Psalm at the top of the page as you say "Psalm" aloud. Then guide children to find the big number 119 on the page. Explain that this is the chapter number. Finally, guide them to look under the big 119 for the little 29; this is the verse number. Tell them to leave their finger on the verse as you read the verse aloud. Then lead everyone to say the verse together.

Finding verses with 1st graders: Guide them to open their Bibles to the front and find the table of contents. (Hold up a Bible opened to the table of contents to show the kids what the page looks like.) When the kids find the table of contents, lead them to find Psalm in the list under "Old Testament." You can help by telling them that Psalm starts with the letters P-S. When the kids find Psalm, lead them to look at the page number beside the word. Explain that the number tells them on what page they can find Psalm. Help the kids find the page. When they find Psalm, explain that the big numbers on the page are the chapter numbers. Help them find chapter 119. Explain that the small numbers are verse numbers. Help them find verse 29 in chapter 119.

Finding verses with 2nd and 3rd graders: Guide them to open their Bibles to the front and find the table of contents. (Hold up a Bible opened to the table of contents to show the kids what the page looks like.) When the kids find the table of contents, lead them to find Psalms in the list under "Old Testament." When the kids find Psalms, lead them to look at the page number beside the word. Explain that the number tells them on what page they can find Psalms. Help the kids find the page. When they find Psalms, explain that the big numbers on the page are the chapter numbers. Help them find chapter 119. Explain that the small numbers are verse numbers. Help them find verse 29 in chapter 119.

Finding verses with 4th-5th graders: Our verse is from Psalm. Ask kids to tell you whether that's in the Old Testament or the New Testament. (Old) Psalm is toward the middle of the Bible. When they find Psalm, explain that the big numbers on the page are the chapter numbers. Tell them to find chapter 119. Explain that the small numbers are verse numbers. Tell them to them find verses 29 in chapter 119.

Set up the game board by taping the "Twist It Up Circles" on the floor creating a 4x6 grid; each column will be one color and each row will contain all 4 colors. This will look similar to a TwisterTM game board. Kids will line up along the edges of the game board. Explain the rules of the game to the kids.

Rules: You will draw an "Instruction Card" from the container and read the body part and the color listed on the card, e.g. "right hand, red." The kids, simultaneously, must then try to place the called-out body part on an empty circle on the game board of the called-out color. Every time a direction is called out, the kids must move the called-out body part to a new circle, even if that body part is already on a circle. In order to stay on the circle, kids must say the corresponding verse phrase. There can never be more than one hand or foot on any one spot. If two or more players reach for the same circle, explain you will decide who gets the spot. Any kid who falls or touches the ground with an elbow or knee is immediately out of the game. The last player left in the game is the winner!

What You Say: "Everyone sure got tangled up playing this game. While this was a fun game, being tangled up in lies is not fun. [Apply] You can trust God no matter what and He wants you to be honest. Not only will being truthful honor God, [Impress] being truthful helps you stay out of trouble. The Bible is one of the tools God uses to teach you His ways. What does our Memory Verse teach us?" (Pause for responses.)

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