Story Idea: GUESS IT Bags & Bible reading

- Before the lesson, gather a newspaper, a shoe and a microphone (telephone or similar device used for communicating would also work) and put each item in a pillow case

- Have volounteers come up and put their hands in the mystery bag, then guess what the item is by feeling it

- Once the kids have guessed all three items, ask if they can think of any Bible passages that involve news, feet and speaking

Have the kids read Romans 10:9-15, taking turns to read a verse each

Quiz Questions:

1. What did Jesus do to save us from our sin?

Died on the cross

2. How are we saved from our sins?

By believing and saying that Jesus died for us

3. How does it make you feel that Jesus would pay the price for your sin so that you can have a relatonship with Him?

Amazed, loved, happy etc.

4. Knowing what Jesus has done for all people is incredible, do you think God wants us to keep it to ourselves or share it with others?

Share it!

5. Why do others need to hear the exciting news about what Jesus has done?

So they can believe in Him and be saved too

6. Why should we be the ones to tell others about Jesus?

Because they might not find out about Him any other way

7. How can we share Jesus with others

Telling them about Him, telling them Bible stories, reading the Bible with them, praying for them, being kind to them, inviting them to church etc.

Game Idea: Guess the Word! (Communication Challenges - Pictionary, Charades, Creationary, Taboo)

Before the lesson, gather a some pens and paper and make a batch of playdough using this recipe, write a list of words to be guessed

- Have the kids spit into teams

- Have one person from each team come to you to be given a word

- The team member must race back to their team and hep their team guess the word

- Play several rounds using different communication challenges

Eg: Charades = Acting without speaking

       Pictionary = Drawing without speaking or acting

       Creationary = Making out of playdough

       Taboo = Explaining without saying the actual words or similar words (eg. if the word is house, you can't say 'home' etc.)

Remind the kids that there are many different ways we can let others know the good news about Jesus - we can tell them, we can show them in the Bible and the way we live and act points others to Jesus too because it shows that we really believe Him and trust Him

Game Idea: Chinese Whispers

- Have the kids sit in a circle that includes you

- Whisper a message to the kid beside you and have them whisper it in the ear of the next person and so on until the message gets back to you

- Give the whole group a point if the message gets back to you without being changed!

- Make it a time trial - see how quickly the message can travel around while still being correct!

Remind the kids that if everybody passes on the message about Jesus, then everyone get's a chance to hear it!

Craft Idea: Jesus Megaphone

- Before the lesson, download and print the Jesus Megaphone template on coloured or white paper and cut out the shape - one for each child

- Gather some pipe cleaners and cut them in half, staplers, glue and cut out shapes, stickers or sequins for decoration

- Have the kids colour in their megaphone shape and words and glue decorative bits around the words

- Help them to curl and staple the shape into a megaphone

- Help them to pierce each end of a half pipe cleaner through the base of the megaphone to make a handle, folding a small (approx 1cm) tab horizontally inside the megaphone to secure it