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Basic Truth: Jesus wants to be my friend forever. Key Question: Who is your good friend? Bottom Line: Jesus is my good friend. Memory Verse: A friend loves at all times. Proverbs 1 !1 " #$r% Bible Story: Jesus wants to be with me forever. A Pla&e for 's ( John 14:1-4

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)ur *emory %erse this month is one of my all time favorite verses+ ,isten. A friend loves at all times, !roverbs "#:"#$ $sn-t that a great verse? .e/eat it after me. 0A friend (pause) loves (pause) at all times (pause), !roverbs "#:"#$ 1u/er 2ob+ #ow let-s /ut motions to the words. Wat&h me first and then we-ll do it together. 0A friend (hook your pointer fingers together) loves (hug yourself) at all times (stretch your arms out to each side with your palms facing up as you turn in a circle) " !roverbs "#:"#. (Open your hands like a book ) #ow say it with me. 0A friend (hook your pointer fingers together) loves (hug yourself) at all times (stretch your arms out to each side with your palms facing up as you turn in a circle) " !roverbs "#:" . (Open your hands like a book ) 3hat was fabulous+ (!epeat as many times as desired )
%e&eat 'ith the children several times until you feel they have learned this month s verse

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(hat )ou *eed: 3ablet and 4ible for 5ids A//. (hat to do: "efore the acti#ity: 3urn on the 4ible for 5ids A// and /i&6 a story you would li6e to listen to. 7ather the 6ids around the tablet. $uring the %cti#ity: ,et the 6ids listen to and intera&t with the sele&ted 4ible story. ,et ea&h &hild have a turn tou&hing the /i&tures and answering the 8uestions.

%t the end of the acti#ity! 3al6 about how reading our 4ible hel/s us to learn more about Jesus. 7row &loser to Jesus and be friends with Jesus+ (hat )ou Say: 9ello boys and girls+ :o you guys remember the last few wee6s when we /layed with this? :oes anybody remember what this is? ;&old up tablet< =es it is a tablet+ :o any of you /lay with something li6e this at home? ;'ause< Awesome+ $f you weren-t here last wee6 and have never /layed with a tablet before" well you are in for a big treat. =ou see" some really smart /eo/le de&ided to ma6e a game on here that hel/s us read the bible and tells us all about Jesus+ 9ow &ool is that+ 1o boys and girls we are going to read and intera&t with a few really &ool 4ible stories on here+ Are you ready? Alright+ ;'ick a story or two to go thru) (ontinue as long as it hold their interest )et the kids take turns interacting with the %pp 9ow fun was that? #e>t wee6 $ will bring this tablet ba&6 and we will do it again o6+ $sn-t it so fun learning about Jesus? =ou did su&h a great 2ob hel/ing me with our 4ible A// storys today+ $-m so glad that $ had you guys as my friends to hel/ me out+ =ou 6now who else is our friend? 3hat-s right" [Bottom Line] 5esus is my 6ood friend and that [Basic Truth] 5esus 'ants to be my friend forever78

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Build 4t *"uild +t, is an acti#ity that engages children in imaginati#e play while building a special place to introduce this week-s "ible story focus (hat )ou *eed: ?hairs" blan6ets" sheets" ta/e" and a flashlight. (hat )ou 9o: "efore the acti#ity: 7ather all of your items. Arrange the &hairs and dra/e sheets and blan6ets over them to ma6e a fort. $uring the acti#ity: ,et the &hildren hel/ finish building the fort by bringing in any items that would ma6e the fort su/er s/e&ial. %t the end of the acti#ity: 3al6 about all the things that ma6e the fort s/e&ial. (hat )ou Say: "efore the acti#ity: $ have a su/er fun /la&e for us to /lay today. 9ave you ever built a fort at your house? $ love building these and /laying in them. ,et-s be &areful as we go in so we don-t 6no&6 it down. 9ere we go. $uring the acti#ity: #ow that we-re inside" it seems a little em/ty in here. $ thin6 we &an ma6e it a little more s/e&ial. 7o out and bring in one of your favorite things. ('ause ) What did you find to bring in? ('ause ) 3hose are all su/er fun things. ,et-s /lay in here with all of the s/e&ial things you brought. At the end of the a&tivity! 3hat was so mu&h fun /laying in our s/e&ial /la&e today. $n our 4ible story we heard about a su/er du/er s/e&ial /la&e that is being made for you and me@for all of us+ $n this

/la&e Jesus is getting ready for us" there are no si&6ies" owies" or sadness. $ li6e that+ Averybody /ut your hands u/ and say" 0=ahoo+- ;Put hands u/ in the air.< =ahoo+ Jesus is su&h a good friend that 9e is getting this amaBing /la&e ready for us right now. $ am 1) e>&ited to live in that s/e&ial /la&e sometime. And $ am 1) glad that :Bottom Line; 5esus is my 6ood friend$ (ho is your 6ood friend< ;Pause.< :Bottom Line; 5esus is my 6ood friend$8

Ma3e 4t %eal @Small =rou&A

(hat you *eed: 4ible and treats for memory verse. SMALL =%>?! L1A91% @S=LA: We-ve tal6ed a lot about how Jesus wants to be our friend forever. Who wants to be your friend forever? 2B4L9%1* and S=L: [Basic Truth] C5esus 'ants to be my friend forever78 S=L: 3hat-s right+ Jesus wants to be your friend forever+ 3hat-s why Jesus left us. 9e went to /re/are a /la&e for us so we &an live with 9im forever. Just li6e we have to build our houses and move the furniture in before we &an live in them" Jesus had to go get our new home with 9im all ready. #ow 39A3 is a good friend+ (ho is your 6ood friend<8 2B4L9%1* and S=L: [Bottom Line] C5esus is my 6ood friend78 S=L: $ don-t 6now e>a&tly what our home with Jesus will loo6 li6e" but $ 6now it will be wonderful be&ause Jesus loves us. .emember our *emory %erse? 0A friend loves at all times"- Proverbs 1 !1 . ,et-s say it together and then anyone who wants to say it for a treat &an give it a try+ 2B4L9%1* and S=L: 0A friend (hook your pointer fingers together) loves (hug yourself) at all times(stretch your arms out to each side with your palms facing up as you turn in a circle), Proverbs 1 !1 . (Open your hands like a book ) (!epeat as many times as desired ) S=L: =ay+ $ am so /roud of you+ $ ho/e you always remember how mu&h Jesus loves you and that 9e wants to be your good friend forever+ $t-s time to /ray now. $ thin6 this time we should tell Jesus than6 =ou for all 9e-s done for us. We &an tell 9im than6 =ou for being a good friend" for ma6ing a way for us to be with 7od forever" for &oming ba&6" for going to /re/are a /la&e for us" or for 2ust always loving us. We &an tell 9im than6 =ou for all 6inds of things" be&ause [Bottom Line] 5esus is my 6ood friend$ (ho is your 6ood friend<8 2B4L9%1* and S=L: [Bottom Line] C5esus is my 6ood friend78 S=L: Who wants to go first? .rite down the children-s names in your /ournal !emember to print the words so they can recogni0e their names and letters !rayer S=L: 7od" we have so mu&h we want to say than6 =ou for. 3han6 =ou for (read what the children listed). =ou sent us the /erfe&t friend when =ou sent Jesus. We love 9im and we love =ou" 7od. $n Jesus- name" amen.

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$f you ha//en to finish u/ with these a&tivities early feel free to use any of the a&tivities in the /res&hool game binder. $f you are unsure as to where to find this binder" /lease &onta&t your servi&e &oa&h.