God's Big Story

kids will learn that lament is a type of prayer where we honestly talk to God about things that feel hard, hurtful, sad, or wrong.

⭐ What Kids Will Learn:

🙏 Lament is a type of prayer where we talk to God about things that feel hard, hurtful, or wrong.

❤️ God loves His children and wants them to be honest with Him.

📖 King David wrote many prayers of lament in the book of Psalms.

👂 God is attentive and hears His children when they cry out to Him.

🌟 We can trust God even when we don't understand what's happening around us.

📖 Bible Passage:

Psalm 130:1-2, 7-8

🏡 Try This at Home:

✍️ Think of something that feels hard, sad, or confusing and write a simple prayer about it.

🙏 Pray together as a family, thanking God that He listens when we bring Him our hurts.

📖 Read Psalm 13 or Psalm 130 together and look for examples of lament.

❤️ Talk about a time when God helped you through something difficult.

❓ 5-Second Fly Through Review:

God wants to talk with us. The primary way God talks with us is through the _____ (BIBLE)

The primary way we talk to God is through ______ (PRAYER)

We pray to the _____ (FATHER)

We pray through the _____ (SON)

We pray by the power of the _____ (HOLY SPIRIT)

True or False. It’s wrong to talk to God about things that feel hard, hurtful, or wrong? (FALSE)

The type of prayer where we talk to God about what feels hard, hurtful, or wrong is _____ (LAMENT)

🎶 Song Featured:


⁠⁠The Lord's Prayer⁠⁠ by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Village Kids⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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Kids will learn that thanksgiving is a type of prayer where we thank God for who He is and what He has done. We can give thanks in every circumstance, especially for the greatest gift of all: Jesus.

⭐ What Kids Will Learn:

🙏 Prayer is how we talk with God.

❤️ Thanksgiving is thanking God for who He is and what He has done.

📖 Paul taught Christians to "give thanks in all circumstances."

🌧️ We can thank God even when life is difficult because God is always good.

✝️ Jesus is God's greatest gift to His people.

📖 Bible Passage:

1 Thessalonians 5:18

🏡 Try This at Home:

📝 Make a list of 5 things you're thankful to God for.

🙏 Pray a prayer of thanksgiving together as a family.

📖 Read 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 and talk about what it means to give thanks in all circumstances.

❤️ Share one way you've seen God's goodness this week.

❓ 5-Second Fly Through Review:

God wants to talk with us. The primary way God talks with us is through the _____ (BIBLE)

The primary way we talk to God is through ______ (PRAYER)

We pray TO the _____ (FATHER)

We pray THROUGH the _____ (SON)

We pray BY the power of the _____ (HOLY SPIRIT)

True or False? One type of prayer is thanksgiving. (TRUE)

True or False? We can only give thanks when things are good and easy? (FALSE! WE SHOULD THANK GOD ALWAYS, IN ALL CIRCUMSTANCES)

🎶 Song Featured:


⁠The Lord's Prayer⁠ by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Village Kids⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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Kids will learn that prayer is how we talk with God and that one important type of prayer is praise.

⭐ What Kids Will Learn:

🙏 Prayer is how we talk with God.

✨ We pray to God the Father, through Jesus the Son, by the power of the Holy Spirit.

🎉 Praise is telling God how great He is.

⛓️ Paul and Silas praised God even while they were in prison.

❤️ God is always good and worthy of praise, no matter our circumstances.

📖 Bible Passage:

Acts 16:25

🏡 Try This at Home:

🙌 As a family, take turns sharing one thing you love about God and praise Him for it.

📝 Write or say a short prayer of praise together before bed.

📖 Read Acts 16:25-34 and talk about why Paul and Silas were able to praise God even in prison.

🎵 Sing the Lord's Prayer song together and practice memorizing Jesus' example of prayer.

❓ 5-Second Fly Through Review:

God wants to talk with us. The primary way God talks with us is through the _____ (BIBLE)

The primary way we talk to God is through ______ (PRAYER)

We pray TO the _____ (FATHER)

We pray THROUGH the _____ (SON)

We pray BY the power of the _____ (HOLY SPIRIT)

True or False? One type of prayer is praise? (TRUE)

True or False? God only listens to our prayers at dinnertime? (FALSE! GOD IS ATTENTIVE, HE ALWAYS HEARS AND RESPONDS TO HIS PEOPLE)

🎶 Song Featured:


The Lord's Prayer by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Village Kids⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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Kids will learn about Peter and John healing a man who was paralyzed through the power of Jesus and the Holy Spirit. They’ll discover that God is still in charge of everything, that miracles show God’s power, and that the church continues sharing the good news about Jesus with boldness.

⭐ What Kids Will Learn:

🔒 Peter was put in prison for telling people about Jesus.

🙏 The church prayed together and asked God to help Peter.

👼 God sent an angel to rescue Peter from prison.

✨ Miracles are amazing things that show God’s power.

❤️ God hears the prayers of His children and cares for them.

📖 Bible Passage:

Acts 12:7-8

🏡 Try This at Home:

🙏 As a family, make a list of things or people you want to pray for this week.

📝 Write down your prayers and come back later to talk about how God answered them.

📖 Read Acts chapter 12 together and talk about how God cared for Peter.

💬 Share about a time God answered a prayer in your family.

❓ 5-Second Fly Through Review:

Who was angry that Peter was telling people about Jesus? (KING HEROD)

What did King Herod do to Peter for telling people about Jesus? (HE THREW PETER IN PRISON)

When the church in Jerusalem heard that Peter was thrown in Prison, what did they do? (THEY PRAYED)

What did King Herod do to make sure that Peter could not escape? (HE PUT GUARDS AND CHAINS AROUND HIM)

While Peter was in prison, what appeared to help him? (AN ANGEL OF GOD)

What did the angel tell Peter to do? (TO PUT ON HIS SANDALS AND FOLLOW THE ANGEL OUT OF THE PRISON)

Did God respond to the prayers of His people? (YES!)

🎶 Song Featured:

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠God Wants to Talk with Us by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Village Kids⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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Kids will learn about Peter and John healing a man who was paralyzed through the power of Jesus and the Holy Spirit. They’ll discover that God is still in charge of everything, that miracles show God’s power, and that the church continues sharing the good news about Jesus with boldness.

⭐ What Kids Will Learn:

✨ Peter and John were apostles, special followers sent by Jesus to help lead the early church.

🦽 A man who could not walk asked Peter and John for money outside the temple.

🙌 Through the power of Jesus, Peter and John healed the man so he could walk.

🌟 Miracles are amazing things that show God’s power.

📣 Many people believed in Jesus after seeing the miracle and hearing the good news.

Helpful Definitions:

DISCIPLE — A friend or follower of Jesus

APOSTLE — Someone who was sent on a special mission by Jesus and was given special power and authority too.

📖 Bible Passage:

Acts 3:6-7

🏡 Try This at Home:

🚶 Go on a walk together as a family and talk about ways God has cared for and helped you.

📖 Read Acts chapter 3 together and talk about why the healed man praised God.

🙏 Pray for someone who is sick or hurting and ask God to help and heal them.

💬 Talk about how sharing the good news about Jesus can help other people trust him too.

❓ 5-Second Fly Through Review:

What were the names of the two apostles who went to the temple? (PETER AND JOHN)

Who did they see sitting outside the temple? (A PARALYZED MAN) 

What did he ask Peter and John to give him? (MONEY)

Did Peter and John give the man money? (NO)

What did they give him instead? (THEY HEALED HIM THROUGH THE POWER OF JESUS.)

What is it called when God does something amazing that doesn’t normally happen to show his power? (A MIRACLE!)

🎶 Song Featured:

⁠⁠⁠⁠God's in Charge of Everything by ⁠⁠⁠⁠The Village Kids⁠⁠⁠⁠

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