Gideon (6/20)
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!
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Kids Church for babies through 5th Graders is happening at all service times: 9am + 10:30am + 12pm + 6pm
This Sunday, we’re discovering…
Big Idea: I can trust God!
Bible Story: Gideon - Judges 6-8
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!
Verse of the Month
I (point thumbs to chest))
trust in God, (point up)
I am not afraid (cross hands back and forth and shake your head)
Psalm 56:11 (open hands like a 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 sqeaky, SUPER LOUD, or with a roar!
Talk It Out
What did God tell Gideon to do? (Go battle the Midianite army)
How did Gideon feel about that? (He was afraid)
Why was Gideon afraid? (The Midianite army was really big, and his army was really small)
What do you do when you are afraid?
Did Gideon do what God said to do even though he was afraid? (Yes, he trusted God)
How did Gideon’s army defeat the Midianites? (They snuck into the camp, blew their horns, broke their jars, and shouted, “For the Lord and for Gideon.”)
What did the Midianite army do? (They ran away)
What are some things you can do when you are afraid? (Pray, talk to a parent, remember that you can trust God, etc.)
Who can trust God? (I can trust God!)
Pray Together
Before you pray, make a list of things that sometimes make you afraid. When you are done, pray together using the one below or your own.
“Dear God, we know we can trust You. But sometimes we forget and things like (read the list you made) make us afraid. Please help us remember that we can always trust you and we don’t have to be afraid. We love You, God. In Jesus’ name, amen.”
MAKE IT // ART ACTIVITY
What you need: Activity page (view/print below or grab from your June Church Kit!), red, orange, yellow, and brown crayons or markers, craft stick, tape, hole punch, and brad clasps.
What you do:
Color the flames and the jar with the markers or crayons.
Cut the jar in half and line up the hole marks and hole punch the two pages.
Place the brads in the holes so the jar can move open and closed.
Show your kiddo how they can break the jar and show the torch.
Remind your kiddo that Gideon’s small army beat the big army, and they are never too small to trust God. Ask them, “Who can trust God? I can trust God!
MOVE IT // ACTIVE ACTIVITY
What you need: no supplies needed
What you do:
Tell your kiddo you are going to be just like Gideon’s army, so you have to be very quiet.
Together quietly sneak around the room.
Every once in a while pop up together and say, “I can trust God!”
Tell your kiddo, “You are pretty good at being quiet. Gideon’s army had to be quiet when they went to the battle Midianite army. They trusted God, and defeated the big army. Who can trust God? I can trust God!”
YOU DID IT!
Continue the conversation all week by reminding each other of all the ways that we can trust God!
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See you next week at Mission Kids Church at Home or in person at 5353 Walker St!