The Four Friends (1/10)
Hey families!
Welcome to Church at Home! Follow through the instructions, videos, and activities below to create a Mission Kids church experience right in your living room!! We’re so glad you’re here!
Also, head over to missionventura.online.church at 8:30 every Sunday for Early Childhood Live! It’s all the great content from Church at Home plus a fun chat space to say hi to other families and interact with the video! :)
Love, Mission Kids
This Sunday, we’re discovering…
Main Point: Jesus is amazing!
Bible Story: The Four Friends // Mark 2:1-12
What you do
Watch the worship and story video together (and learn the verse of the month!!)
Talk about each of the questions to keep the conversation going
Pray together!
Make it - check out our suggested art activity.
Move it - to have some fun, move around, and reinforce the big idea!
Memory Verse
Everyone (arms out)
who heard him (hands behind ears)
was amazed (hands around eyes like binoculars)
Luke 2:47 (hold hands like an open book)
God gave us the words of the Bible to show us who He is!
Practice the verse a few times! In Mission Kids, we often practice saying it different ways, like reallllyyyy sllowwwllyyyy, SUPER LOUD, or with a roar!
Talk it through together
How many friends were in the story? (four)
Who were the four friends wanting to help? (They wanted to help their friend who couldn’t walk.)
Did the friends have to walk very far to get to Jesus?(Yes!)
Where was Jesus when the friends found Him? (He was in a house surrounded by a lot of people.)
How do you think the friends felt when they couldn’t get to Jesus?
What did the friends do to get to Jesus? (They went on the roof and lowered their friend down.)
What did Jesus do when he saw the man that couldn’t walk? (Jesus healed the man.)
How do you think Jesus felt when he saw the man that couldn’t walk?
Who is amazing? (Jesus is amazing!)
Pray Together
Before you pray, ask your kiddo if they can tell you one person they know that needs Jesus to help them feel better. Pray together using the prayer below or your own.
“Dear God, thank you for giving us Jesus to be our friend forever. Thank You that He loves us and wants to help us. We know Jesus has the power to heal us and make us better. We trust that Jesus will always help us do hard things. We love You, God. In Jesus’ name, amen.”
MAKE IT // ART ACTIVITY
What you need: Activity Page (view/print below, or grab it from the December/January Church Kit if you have one!), straws, hole punch, yarn and scissors.
What you do:
Cut out the circle necklace page and punch a hole at the top.
Cut your straws into 1” pieces.
Place your circle cutout on the string, and then string the straw pieces.
Tie a knot at the top to make a necklace
MOVE IT // ACTIVE ACTIVITY
What you need: Activity Page (grab it from the December/January Church Kit if you have one!)
What you do:
Lead your kiddo in saying the words and doing the motions on the “We’re Going on a Jesus Hunt” page.
Ask your kiddo, “Who is amazing? Jesus is Amazing!”
YOU DID IT!
Continue the conversation all week by reminding each other of all the ways God is amazing!
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See you next week at Mission Kids Church at Home!