Sei sulla pagina 1di 8

9-12 yr olds

s
n
e
e
t
pre

Heart OF
the house

Monthly Overview
Over this 4 week series, preteens will learn that church is the House of God and
will understand the part we all play in our church community.

Memory Verse
How awesome is this place! This is none other than the house of God; this is the
gate of heaven. Genesis 28:17

The Core

Part One Lesson Outcome


(1st and 2nd Weeks)
Preteens will understand the
importance of church- what we do,
why we do it, and its importance in
our life.

HEAR from God


LEARN about God
PRAISE and be thankful to God
BE WITH FRIENDS who love God as well

Part Two Lesson Outcome


(3rd and 4th Weeks)
Preteens will understand and discover
all the different reasons that we come
to church. They will learn that we all
have a part to play in Jesus church.

If you have any questions please dont hesitate to call or email C3 Kids HQ.
(02) 9972 8636 or c3kidsprimary@myc3church.net
C3 Church Sydney 2012. All rights reserved.

9-12 yr olds

s
n
e
e
t
pre

Heart OF
the house

The Core
Hear From God

We HEAR from God as we spend time with Him, either through singing, praying or hearing
something our Pastor or leader is talking about. God likes to give us little bits of wisdom called
revelations. This is when we hear something or feel something that stays in our mind and
heart. Its like when youve got a song stuck in your head and you just cant get it out- hearing
something from God gets stuck in your head, and usually its something that makes us more like
Jesus.

Learn About God

LEARNING about God is something we do by ourselves when we read the bible, or books
written about God. But when we come to church we do this by hearing our Pastors share from
the bible, or hearing other people tell us what they know about God through their own life.
2 Timothy 3:16 says that everything in the scriptures is Gods word and is useful for teaching,
helping people, correcting people and showing them how to live.
God loves us to use the bible to learn about Him, so when we come together at church and
hear someone preaching straight from Gods word, we know that its good for our life!

Praise and be Thankful to God

We dont come to church just because our parents make us, but we come to church because
we know that God has something special He wants to share with us every time we come. We
PRAISE God by singing songs and praying with our church. God loves to hear us sing and be
thankful for what He has given us. David in the book of Psalms knew this about God and wrote
in Psalm 100:4 Enter His gates with thanksgiving, His courts with praise. He knew that this was
why we have church.

Be With Friends Who Love God Too

Coming to church and making new ones, or BEING WITH FRIENDS, is exactly how God wants us
to live and grow as Christians. Imagine how much more fun you have when a friend comes to
your house after school to play, instead of you just going home and playing on the computer
by yourself. God wants us to be people that connect with others, and so loves when we come
to church to worship and celebrate Him together. In Acts 2 we hear the story of the very first
church and how they acted. Verse 46 says that day after day they went to the House of God
together. In their houses they ate food together. Their hearts were happy. Things are always
more fun with friends! Thats how God designed us and is a big part of what He loves about us
coming to church!

If you have any questions please dont hesitate to call or email C3 Kids HQ.
(02) 9972 8636 or c3kidsprimary@myc3church.net
C3 Church Sydney 2012. All rights reserved.

9-12 yr olds

s
n
e
e
t
pre

Heart OF
the house

Monthly Game - Find The Tradies


Over the month, preteens play this game each week to collect 12 tools of
building a healthy church.
Select 3 leaders each week to be the tradies (to flow with the building the
church concept) who hide in your preteens area/around the campus. The aim
of the game is for preteens to find each tradie, complete a simple challenge for
them and collect a tool (see resource template attached).
WEEK 1 TOOLS: love, Holy Spirit, prayer
WEEK 2 TOOLS: selflessness, acceptance, teamwork
WEEK 3 TOOLS: generosity, vision, giving
WEEK 4 TOOLS: servanthood, wisdom, faith
Provide each child with a Ziploc bag, or something similar to keep their tools
stored in over the month. These can be used as topic starters with their small
group leader every second week.
Make up your own challenges for each week.
Here are some suggested ideas for simple challenges:

Do 5 star jumps
Who was Abrahams wife? (A: Sarah)

If you have any questions please dont hesitate to call or email C3 Kids HQ.
(02) 9972 8636 or c3kidsprimary@myc3church.net
C3 Church Sydney 2012. All rights reserved.

Tools
Print and copy enough of these tools, so that there are enough of each word for each
preteen to collect. Cut out words individually and group them according to which three
tools are being used that week.

Love

Holy Spirit

Prayer

Selflessness

Acceptance

Teamwork

Generosity

Vision

Perseverance

Servanthood

Wisdom

Faith

C3 Church Sydney 2012. All rights reserved.

9-12 yr olds

s
n
e
e
t
pre

Heart OF
the house

Week 1 of 4 - Large Group


Message Outline
Genesis 28:17.
Explain what you love about the House of God.
Use the four Core points in your message as an easy way for Preteens to
remember what we do at church. These are: Hear from God, Learn about God,
Praise God and Be with Friends who love God.
Convey that sometimes we can be distracted and we arent always able to
focus our attention on God as much as we should or want to. For this reason,
church is a place set-aside for this and we should prioritise it in our lives.

Response
Give preteens an opportunity to make a
fresh commitment to be at church this year,
fully expectant and ready to hear from God.

Game
See Game Page for
instructions.
WEEK 1 TOOLS:
Love, Holy Spirit, Prayer

If you have any questions please dont hesitate to call or email C3 Kids HQ.
(02) 9972 8636 or c3kidsprimary@myc3church.net
C3 Church Sydney 2012. All rights reserved.

9-12 yr olds

s
n
e
e
t
pre

Heart OF
the house

Week 2 of 4 - Small Group


Discussion
1. Chat about the tools found in Find the Tradies (love, prayer, Holy Spirit,
acceptance, team work, selflessness). Break down the meaning of these words,
and how they are expressed at church.
2. Read the memory verse (Genesis 28:17). Whats the first thing you think of
when you hear the word church?
3.

What do you think God intended church to be like?

4.

What kinds of things can distract you during the week?

5. Church is a place where we can focus on God. What is it about church that
makes this the case?
Pray and thank God for the church He has given you, pray for your pastors/
leaders and for each other. Pray that this would be a year of coming to church
ready to meet God, and to be met by Him.

Small Group Challenge

Game

Find out which Small Group can build the best


looking church building using marshmallows
as joints and skewers as the framework.

If you have any questions please dont hesitate to call or email C3 Kids HQ.
(02) 9972 8636 or c3kidsprimary@myc3church.net
C3 Church Sydney 2012. All rights reserved.

See Game Page for


instructions.
WEEK 2 TOOLS:
Selflessness, Acceptance,
Teamwork

9-12 yr olds

s
n
e
e
t
pre

Heart OF
the house

Week 3 of 4 - Large Group


Message Outline
Luke 2:41-52
This is the story of Jesus in the temple as a boy. What other things can we take
from Jesus life that gives us a clue as to how to live OUTSIDE the church?
Jesus wants us to take what we experience and learn at church to others who
may or may not know Him.
Focus on the churchs doors- they are for us to take Jesus love out, as well as
invite others who need Jesus in.

Response
Invite preteens to respond to an altar call to
accept Jesus into their lives this week.

Game
See Game Page for
instructions.
WEEK 3 TOOLS:
Generosity, Vision, Giving

If you have any questions please dont hesitate to call or email C3 Kids HQ.
(02) 9972 8636 or c3kidsprimary@myc3church.net
C3 Church Sydney 2012. All rights reserved.

9-12 yr olds

s
n
e
e
t
pre

Heart OF
the house

Week 4 of 4 - Small Group


Discussion
1. Chat about the tools found in Find the Tradies (generosity, wisdom,
servanthood, faith, giving, wisdom). Break down the meaning of these words,
and how they are expressed at church.
2. Read the story of Jesus in the temple (Luke 2:41-52). Do you agree that this
was the place for Jesus to be? Why or why not?
3. What do you think would happen if we only ever cared about the people
we see at church?
4. What are some ways you can think of to reach out to other people with
what we have found in Jesus and at church?
Challenge: Think of someone who needs Jesus that you can reach out to and
bring to church.
Pray for the people that you have thought of inviting to church. Pray that each of
you would have open eyes and hearts to those around us who need Jesus.

Small Group Challenge - Human Knot!

Game

Get your small group to stand in a circle and


ask everyone to place their hands into the
middle and grab someone elses hands. Make
sure everyone is holding someone elses hand.
Then, try and work together to untangle the knot
youve created and stand in a circle with no
hands crossing!

If you have any questions please dont hesitate to call or email C3 Kids HQ.
(02) 9972 8636 or c3kidsprimary@myc3church.net
C3 Church Sydney 2012. All rights reserved.

See Game Page for


instructions.
WEEK 4 TOOLS:
Servanthood, Wisdom,
Faith

Potrebbero piacerti anche