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VALUE KEEPERS OF THE BIBLE

SECTION LESSON 09 LESSON 10 LESSON 11 LESSON 12

VALUE THANKFULNESS

LEPERS

LUKE 17:11-19

VERSE JUMP ROPEWRITE IT UP!

THANKFUL CHARADES

THANK YOU, GODAPPLE OF GOD’S EYE

STORY:

Casey the GreedyCowboy

ATTENTIVENESS

SAMUEL

1 SAMUEL 3:1-19

I’M THANKFUL FOR ...PUNCH BALL POINTS

MUSICAL BOTTLESPOPCORN TREAT

Songs with“Thanks”

as their theme

HELPFULNESS

MIRIAM

EXODUS 2:1-10

P. BUTTER RELAYBIBLE VERSE LINE UP

BE A HELPERPEANUT BUTTER UP!

STORY:

Handy Dandy Helpful Hal

SINCERITY

JAIRUS

MARK 5:21-43

IT’S IN THE BAG!I DID IT!

NOTE HOLDERSINCERITYSANDWICH

VIDEO:

Beauty in the Least

BIBLEPERSON

BIBLEREFERENCE

ACTIVITIES& GAMES

CRAFTS/COOKING

OTHER RESOURCES

BIBLE MEMORY PASSAGE:“Shout for joy to the Lord, all the earth. Worship the Lord with gladness;come before him with joyful songs. Know that the Lord is God. It is he

who made us, and we are his; we are his people,the sheep of hispasture. Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise;

give thanks to him and praise his name.” Psalm 100:1-4

THANKFULNESS

VALUE KEEPERS

ABLE TALK T S“ Shout for joy to the Lord, all the earth. Worshipthe Lord with gladness; come before his with joy -ful songs. Know that the Lord is God. It is he whomade us, and we are his; we are his people, thesheep of his pasture. Enter his gates with thanks -giving and his courts with praise; give thanks tohim and praise his name. Psalm 100:1-4

WEEK 09VALUE: THANKFULNESS

To show you are grateful.BIBLE STORY: LEPERS Luke 17:11-19

Out of ten lepers who were healed by Jesus, only one told Jesus “Thank you”. What happenednext?

WHAT WOULD JESUS DO?Your grandmother give you a trunk full of oldclothes she had worn throughout her life. Whatshould you do?

WEEK 12

VALUE: SINCERITYTo say or do what is true.

BIBLE STORY: JAIRUS Mark 5:21-43

Jairus was sure Jesus could help his daughter.How did he show his sincerity?

WHAT WOULD JESUS DO?Discuss these situations using the WWJD ACTION steps.1. Your brother broke your favorite toy. He does

not want to say he is sorry. What should you do?2. You hurt your mom’s feelings by saying she was

not smart because she did not work outside thehome like your friend’s mom did. What should youdo?

3. You invited Jesus into your heart. What shouldyou do to show SINCERITY?

WHAT WOULD JESUS DO ACTION STEPS:1. What are your choices?2. What does the Bible say?3. Just ask God!4. Decide your path.

VALUE KEEPERS OF THE BIBLE

Date: _______________

Abo u t “The Object ive”

To determine those values, or standards, set by God to help usknow how to live our lives and treat others in the world around us.

Abo u t “The Story”

STORY: The Ten Lepers SCRIPTURE: Luke 17:11-19

Abo u t “The Va l ue”MONTH’S VALUE FOCUS: THANKFUL VALUE PIN: BEAVERMONTH’S SCRIPTURE MEMORY: PSALM 100:1-4

THANKFULNESSTo show you are grateful.

VALUE REVIEW VALUE OBJECT LESSON

Abo u t “Act iv i ty Cho ices”

ACTIVITIES GAMES CRAFTS COOKING__ Lesson Focus Questions__ The Beaver__ Bible Verse Jump__ Write It Up!__ Thankful Charades__ Thank You, God Book__ Apple of God’s Eye__ WWJD? Discussion Starter __ Prayer Request Book

OTHER RESOURCES __ Helpful Hal’s Treasury Book: Casey the Greedy Cowboy (Gr. 1-2)

Week 09

Tea cher’s Notes

TEACHER’S DEVOTION:Dear Lord, November is the month we are reminded to be thankfuland I am most thankful for you, dear Lord. I am also thankful for myfamily as well as my friends at church and work. I am thankful for my country and my community. I am thankful for freedom ... the most important of which is the freedom to worship. Help me to guide my class to focus on all the many blessings they have. Give them thepeace that comes from a thankful heart and help them to show others how thankful they are for them. Help me to be thankful foreach student in my class ... especially those who are disciplinechallenges. These are the children who need extra love and prayers.Thank you for giving me the opportunity to show them your love.

VALUE REVIEW

• Recite Psalm 25:4-6, the Bible Memory Passage for September.• Recite Deuteronomy 31:7-9, the Bible Memory Passage for

October.

OBJECT LESSON

Objects: broom, bandaid, baking sheet, and bookGood morning! Did all of you have a good week this week? What are someof the things you did? (Get several answers for students, such as went toschool, ate food, watched TV, chores, etc.) That’s great! Do you want toknow what I did this week? I brought four things that will give you an idea.(Show students each item one at a time and ask them what they think youdid with each one.) That’s right. I used this broom to sweep the floor. Myson had a cut on his finger so I put a bandaid on it. I made cookies for myfamily and I read a story to my children before they went to sleep. Can youthink of anything you can do with these items that would be helpful tosomeone in your family? (Get ideas from students.) When someone doessomething for you, what should you say to that person? (Thank-you.)

Today we will be studying about ten men who met Jesus and what He didfor them. Discover what one of these men did that the other nine did not.

VALUE KEEPERS OF THE BIBLE: Week 09 page 2



A long time ago ... there were ten men who had leprosy. These ten men were outside a villagebetween Samaria and Galilee. One day Jesus was traveling on his way toJerusalem and walked past the place were these men stood. They called tohim from a distance, “Jesus, Master, have pity on us!” When Jesus turnedto see the men, he said, “Go, show yourselves to the priests” and at oncethey were cleansed. One of the ten men, a Samaritan, stopped when he sayhe was healed. He came back to throw himself at Jesus’ feet praising Godin a loud voice. Jesus said to him, “Were not all ten cleansed? Where arethe other nine? Was no one found to return and give praise to God exceptthis foreigner?” (vs. 18) Then Jesus said to the man, “Rise and go; your faithhas made you well.”

What we can learn from the story In this story we can see the value Jesus put on the leper expressing histhankfulness of what Jesus had done for him. He is the only one that Jesusspoke to recognizing the man’s faith and the assurance that he is healed.Through this story, we learn the importance of saying “Thank You” for allGod does for us as well as for what others do for us.

THE TEN LEPERSSCRIPTURE

Luke 17:11-19

WHAT IS THANKFUL?To show you are grateful.

To be THANKFUL means to show you are grateful in both your words andyour actions. It means showing you are glad not only for what others havedone for you, but what God has done for you! An act of THANKSGIVINGoften refers to an act of gratitude, especially to God.

HOW DID THE ONE LEPER SHOW HE WAS THANKFUL IN OUR STORY

TODAY?He came back to Jesus, throwing himself at his feet in humble gratitude,praising God loudly.

CAN YOU THINK OF OTHERS IN THE BIBLE WHO SHOWED THEY WERE

THANKFUL?Noah, Abraham and Sarah, Joseph’s father and his brothers, Zachariahand Elizabeth, the shepherds, the wise men, Paul, etc..

WHAT ARE SOME WAYS YOU CAN SAY THANKS TO GOD?Say a prayer of THANKSGIVING, sing praises, worship him. We can alsotell others what God has done for us or give of our resources to His churchor to charities to show our appreciations.

WHAT ARE SOME WAYS YOU CAN SAY THANKS TO OTHERS?Some ways to show you are THANKFUL are: give a gift, call someone onthe phone, send a Thank-You note, say “Thank You” and tell someone elseabout the thoughtful thing the person did for you.

WHY SHOULD WE SAY THANKS?It shows we appreciate what God and others have done for us. It remindsus of what God and others do and how blessed we are.



BEAVERANIMAL CHARACTERISTIC:Beavers are social animals. They live in colonies and work together. Theyhave a life span of 19 years. During the first couple years of life they live intheir parent’s home. During the third year of life they build their own housein preparation of their own families. These homes are built in slow-movingstreams. They dig their burrow into the banks of the stream with part of itbelow the water line and part of it above.

Beavers are known for building dams which reduce flooding. His bodystructure makes this animal ideal for his life’s work. It is a large, aquaticrodent with thick brown fur, webbed hind feet, and a large paddle-like hair-less tail. It’s chisel-like front teeth are adapted for gnawing the bark of treesthat is used to build the dams.

VALUE CONNECTION:The beaver is an animal associated with thankfulness because it workswithin a small group of other beavers. Their cooperative spirit make light ofbig jobs such as building burrows and dams. Being thankful is just onevalue that might be associated with this animal. Most certainly they areconsidered one of the most helpful creatures in the animal kingdom.




VALUE LEARNING GAMES:

BIBLE VERSE JUMPGRADES: 1-6

EQUIPMENT: A jump rope and a chair for every teamPsalm 100:1-4 Bible verse strips

OBJECTIVE: The team to complete the relay first wins.BEFORE CLASS: Make a copy of the Psalm 100:1-4 Bible Verse Strips

for each team. Cut them out along the dotted lines. Put a chair at the opposite side of the room from each team.

DIRECTIONS:1. Divide the class in teams of five players each. Give each team a

jump rope. Give each player on the team a Bible verse strip.2. On “GO” the first player on each team jump ropes to the chair,

around it and back to his team saying the verse on his Bible verse strip.

3. He then gives the next player on his team the jump rope who repeats #2.

4. Continue the relay until all players on the team have completed it. The team to finish first wins.

*This relay can be repeated by exchanging the Bible verse strips between team members.

PSALM 100:1-4Make one copy for each team then cut out each Bible verse strip along the dotted lines.

Shout for joy to the Lord, all the earth.Worship the Lord with gladness;

come before him with joyful songs.Know that the Lord is God.

It is he who made us, and we are his;we are his people,

the sheep of his pasture.

Enter his gates with thanksgiving andhis courts with praise;

give thanks to him and praise his name. Psalm 100:1-4



WRITE IT UP!GRADES: 1-6

EQUIPMENT: Table Masking tape“I’m Thankful for ...” master 2 - 4 pencils or markers

OBJECTIVE: The team to complete the relay first wins.DIRECTIONS:

1. Photocopy a “I’m Thankful for ...” for each team. Tape them to the bottom of a table.

2. Divide the class in 2 - 4 teams.3. On “GO” the first player on each team runs to the table, lies down on

his back and writes something he is thankful for on his team’s “I’m Thankful for ...” sheet of paper. When he finishes, he runs back to his team and tags the next player.

4. The next player on each team runs and writes down something different he is thankful for. When he finishes he tags the next playeron his team.

5. Repeat #4 until all players have completed the relay.6. The team to complete the relay first wins.

Note: 1st and 2nd graders may draw something they are thankful for insteadof writing it down.

THANKFUL CHARADESGRADES: 1-6

EQUIPMENT: I’m Thankful for ... Charades mastersOBJECTIVE: The team with the most points wins.BEFORE CLASS: Make one copy of the I’m Thankful for ... Charades

masters on cardstock. Cut each card out along the dotted lines.

DIRECTIONS:1. Divide the class in 2 teams. Have the first player of Team A pick one

of the I’m Thankful for ... Charades cards and act out the situationon the card.

2. The team to guess what the player is Thankful for earns 100 pointsfor their team.

3. The team with the most points wins.

I’m THANKFUL

for ...

I’M THANKFUL FOR ... CHARADE CARDSMake one copy on cardstock. Cut along the dotted lines then put the cards in a bag.

I’m Thankful for ...

GodI’m Thankful for ...

the BibleI’m Thankful for ...

my familyI’m Thankful for ...

my churchI’m Thankful for ...

foodI’m Thankful for ...

my healthI’m Thankful for ...

the sunshineI’m Thankful for ...

the rainI’m Thankful for ...

my friendsI’m Thankful for ...

my houseI’m Thankful for ...

my schoolI’m Thankful for ...

the world


VALUE LEARNING CRAFTS AND COOKING:

THANK YOU GOD BOOK

SUPPLIES: 4 sheets of construction paper (Per child)Stapler ScissorsRuler Markers

DIRECTIONS:1. Instruct students to lay their paper in a pile and fold it in half.2. Assist students in stapling down the folded side 2 or 3 times.3. With color markers ask students to write "My Thank You Book"

adding "Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his love endures forever." Psalms107:1 on the front of the book.

4. Have students write ways (or draw a picture) they are thankful for the following on their blank pages:

A. family B. churchC. school E. friendsF. teacher G. Jesus!H. parents I. List special ways to thank you.

YOU'RE THE APPLE OF GOD'S EYE "APPLE CRISP"INGREDIENTS:

4 medium unpeeled or peeled cooking apples sliced (approx. 4 cups)3/4 cup of all-purpose flour 3/4 cup of packed brown sugar1/2 cup of quick-cooking or regular oats 1/3 cup of chopped walnuts1 1/2 teaspoons of ground cinnamon 1/2 cup of margarine softened

SUPPLIES:8 inch square pan knivesmixing bowl and utensils

DIRECTIONS:1. Heat the oven to 375 degrees2. Spread the apple slices in an ungreased 8 inch square pan.3. Mix remaining ingredients with fork--sprinkle over apples.4. Bake uncovered until the topping is golden brown and apples

are tender, about 30 minutes.

WHATWOULD JESUS DO?Choose one situation to discuss using the ACTION Steps below.

THE SITUATION:1. A group of kids from your class came by to visit you when you were

home sick in bed. What should you do?2. A missionary visited your church to tell you about all the wonderful

things God was doing in a foreign country. What should you do?

ACTION STEPS:1. What are your choices? 2. What does the Bible say?

“Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his love enduresforever.” Psalm107:1

3. Just ask God!4. Decide your path.

Prayer Request Book

1. Ask if there were any answered prayers from last week.2. Record these answered prayers in your book and date them. 3. Ask if there are any new prayer requests. Record them.4. Remind students about My Praying Hands if you are using them.5. As a group pray for each request made.



Date: _______________




STORY: Samuel SCRIPTURE: 1 Samuel 3:1-19

Abo u t “The Va l ue”MONTH’S VALUE FOCUS: THANKFULNESS VALUE PIN: BEAVERMONTH’S SCRIPTURE MEMORY: PSALM 100:1-4

ATTENTIVENESSTo listen to someone in a way that shows you care.



ACTIVITIES GAMES CRAFTS COOKING__ Lesson Focus Questions__ I’m Thankful for ... __ Punch Ball Points__ Musical Bottles__ Popcorn Treat __ WWJD? Discussion Starter __ Prayer Request Book

OTHER RESOURCES __ Songs with “Thanks” as their theme

Week 10

Tea cher’s Notes

TEACHER’S DEVOTION:Dear Lord, as I pray about my students this week, please help me to be attentive to their needs! Some of them have hearts heavy with problems I am not even aware of. Help me to be more aware of thethings that are going on in their lives. Some of them have parents who are separating, some of them are having trouble studying at school, and some of them have medical concerns. Let them know Iam here to help them. Let them know that You love them and so do I. Please bring the students in need to my mind so I may pray morespecifically for them. Help me to be there for all my students.

VALUE REVIEW

• Name there values we have studied so far. Give an exampleof something you did this week that showed one of them.

• Name one way you can show THANKFULNESS during thisholiday season.

OBJECT LESSON

Objects: Cookbook, flour, sugar, salt, baking powder,measuring cups and spoons, and a large mixing bowl

(Note: this is NOT a real recipe for muffins)Good morning! How are all of you this morning? I am in a bit of a rush todayand I want to make some delicious muffins for my family. Since I have somuch to do when I get out of church, I thought I would go ahead and mixsome of the ingredients here then I will have less to do when I get home!Let’s see if I have everything I need. (Read from the cookbook) Flour,sugar, salt and baking powder. Yes, it’s all here! First I will measure one cupof flour. (Measure the flour with the measuring cup and pour it into the mix -ing bowl.) Now I will add one Tablespoon of baking powder and mix it in.Oh, look at the time! I’ve got to hurry if I am to get to the lesson for today!Add 1/4 cup of sugar and a pinch of salt. (Grab the salt and start pouring itinto the 1/4 cup measuring cup. Pretend you do not hear the children’sprotests if they notice you have made a mistake! Pour the salt into the mix -ture and mix it in. Quickly grab the sugar and stop holding the sugar in onehand and the 1/4 cup measuring cup in the other and look at the childrenin surprise!) Oh no! What have I done? (Let the children tell you that youput too much salt into the bowl.) I sure did. What do I do now? I should havebeen paying attention!

Today we will be studying what happened to a young boy when he did payattention to God when He spoke to him.




A long time ago ... Hannah dedicated her first son, Samuel, to God and he went to live with Eli,the high priest. One night when Samuel was about twelve years old, hethought he heard Eli call for him. Samuel quickly got up going to Eli and said,“Here I am, you called me.” Eli replied, “I did not call; go back and lie down.”So Samuel went and lay down. Again Samuel thought he heard Eli call and,again, he went to him. But Eli had not called him. The third time this hap-pened, Eli realized it was God who was calling Samuel. He told Samuel if heheard his name being called again, he was to say, “Speak, Lord, for yourservant is listening.” (1 Samuel 3:9) God did call Samuel again. He listenedto the message God had for him which foretold of the death of Eli and histwo sons and the times of trouble that were going to fall in the nation ofIsrael.

After this event, Israel did fall on hard times. They were still at war with thePhilistines who eventually killed Eli’s two sons in battle and stole the Ark ofthe Covenant. The Ark was later returned to Israel when the Lord causedgreat disease and death to those who stole it. Samuel became the newpriest at Shiloh and was well respected by the people. He was appointed ajudge by God and was a prophet. Later when the people insisted upon hav-ing a king, God told Samuel the people were not rejecting him, but they wererejecting God. He told Samuel to anoint Saul as the first king of Israel. AfterSaul turned his back on God, He told Samuel to anoint David as the secondking of Israel.

What we can learn from the story Just as Samuel was called to do special work for God, each of us who arechildren of God are also called to a special purpose. We need to be just asattentive and obedient as Samuel was and say, “Here I am, Lord.”

SAMUELSCRIPTURE

1 Samuel 3:1-19

WHAT IS ATTENTIVE?To listen to someone in a way that shows you care.

ATTENTIVE means “to pay attention.” When someone is ATTENTIVE, itmeans they are being considerate and courteous to the person talking.Generally they are looking at the person and are making a conscious effortto think about what the person is saying.

HOW DID SAMUEL SHOW HE WAS ATTENTIVE IN OUR STORY TODAY?Samuel paid attention to Eli when he thought the priest was calling him. He was also attentive to God when he realized it was God calling him. He wasattentive to God’s message and relayed it clearly to Eli.

WHAT ARE SOME WAYS YOU CAN BE ATTENTIVE TO GOD?Ways to show you are ATTENTIVE to God are to read your Bible daily, goto church and learn about Jesus, pray and ask Jesus to help you learnmore about him, and talk to responsible adults about Jesus and how youcan be more like him.

WHAT ARE SOME WAYS YOU CAN SHOW YOU ARE ATTENTIVE TO OTH-ERS?Ways to show ATTENTIVE are to look at the person speaking, think aboutwhat he is saying and, if necessary, repeat it back to the person.

WHAT CAN YOU DO WHEN OTHERS DO NOT SEEM TO BE ATTENTIVETO YOU?Tell them they seem to have something else on their mind and is there abetter time to talk with them.





I’M THANKFUL FOR ...GRADES: 3-6

EQUIPMENT: Table with several items on it that kids are thankful forA dark sheet or blanket“I’m Thankful for ...” masterPencils

OBJECTIVE: The player to get the most items correct wins.

DIRECTIONS:1. Place approximately 15 items kids are thankful for on a table. Cover

the table with a dark sheet.2. Make a copy of I’m Thankful for ...” for each player. Also give each

player a pencil.3. Tell the players they can stand around the table, but do not touch!

Remove the sheet from the table and allow the players ONEMINUTE to look at all of the items on the table. At the end of the minute cover the table back up again.

4. Tell the players to write down on their “I’m Thankful for ...” sheet as many items as they can think of that they saw on the table. (No fair peeking at someone else’s sheet!) Allow them 2 minutes to do this.

5. Check the players’ lists by removing the sheet from the table and seeing who had the most items listed correctly.

I’m Thankful for ...___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

I’m Thankful for ...___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________



PUNCH BALL POINTSGRADES: 1-6

EQUIPMENT: One punch ball for each teamA large copy of Psalm 100:1-4

OBJECTIVE: The team with the most points wins.

DIRECTIONS:1. Divide the class in 3-4 teams. Give each team an inflated punch ball. 2. On “GO” the first player on each team sees how many times he can

punch the ball without missing. His team will receive one point for every punch. As he “punches” the ball, his team counts how many points he earns.

3. When he misses, he gives the punch ball to the next player on his team. Repeat #2 until all players have completed the task.

Round Two:Repeat this game only this time have the whole team recite the Bible verse as the player is “punching” the ball! Designate one player on each team to keep track of how many punches were made before the player missed. This time multiply the number of punches by 10 to get the total number of points earned. See which players can say the entire verse without missing!



MUSICAL BOTTLES

SUPPLIES:six empty narrow-necked glass bottleswater

DIRECTIONS:1. Fill each bottle with varying amounts of water. Start with one

bottle being nearly empty to the last bottle being nearly full.2. Once you have filled the bottles with water, line them up one

next to each other. You can place them either from the least tothe greatest amount of water or from the greatest to the least amount of water.

3. Blow across the top of each bottle, one by one, starting with thebottle with the least amount of water. As you move from bottle to bottle, you will notice that each pitch gets deeper and deeper.Try it again, but this time, move as fast as you can across the row of bottles in one breath.

4. Have students take turns playing a song with the bottles.

POPCORN TREAT

INGREDIENTS:2 Tablespoons of oil 2/3 cup popcorn kernel

SUPPLIES:Measuring cup & spoons Deep saucepan with lid

DIRECTIONS:1. Pour oil into saucepan and place on high heat. Put four or five

kernels in the oil and listen closely. When children HEAR thekernels POP the oil is ready.

2. Add the rest of the kernels and cover the pan. Gently shake the pan so all the kernels are covered with oil. The higher the heat,the better the popcorn, but you must shake a lot to keep the kernels from burning.

3. When the popping finally slows down and stops, you're ready topour it into a bowl.


THE SITUATION:1. Your are watching TV and your mom needs to give you instructions about

what she wants you to do while she is at the grocery store. What shouldyou do?

2. You were thinking about a birthday party you were invited to when the teacher called on you to answer a question. What should you do?


“Listen, my sons, to a father’s instruction; pay attentionand gain understanding.” Proverbs 4:1


Prayer Request Book




Date: _______________




STORY: Miriam SCRIPTURE: Exodus 2:1-10


HELPFULNESSTo do what you can do when something needs to be done.



ACTIVITIES GAMES CRAFTS COOKING__ Lesson Focus Questions__ Peanut Relay__ Bible Verse Line Up__ Be a Helper__ Peanut Butter Up!__ WWJD? Discussion Starter __ Prayer Request Book

OTHER RESOURCES __ Helpful Hal’s Treasury book: Handy Dandy Helpful Hal (Gr. 1-2)

Week 11

Tea cher’s Notes

TEACHER’S DEVOTION:Dear Lord, as we head into the holiday season, I cannot help but bethankful for so many of the blessings you have given me. I thank you for my family, my church and my class. Lord, help me to show myclass one of the greatest gifts they can give this special week as wellas the whole season, is the gift of help. Their Mom will need help while preparing Thanksgiving dinner and to prepare their home forvisitors. Dad will need help as he makes last minute repairs to thehome. And their teacher will need help as kids exhibit restlessnessas they await their vacation. Help me to show my class that being helpful needs to extend over the whole year. Help me to to show the importance of helping with a happy heart!

VALUE REVIEW

• What does THANKFULNESS mean? Give an example.• What is ATTENTIVENESS? Give an example.

OBJECT LESSON

Objects: broom, bandaid, book, and baking sheetGood morning! Did all of you have a good week this week? What are someof the things you did? (Get their responses.) Today I want to show you fouritems and I want you to tell me what they have in common. (Get ideas fromthe students like: they all begin with the letter “B”, you can hold them, youfind them around the house, etc..) All of those things you said are true. Butthe one thing I am thinking of is that they all are things you can use to helpsomeone else. How can you use a broom to help someone? (sweep thehouse, sweep up sawdust when your dad is working on a project, use it aspart of a prop to tell a story or as part of a costume) How can you use abandaid? (to help someone who has hurt themselves, to keep a woundclean and infection away) How can you use a book? (To read a story to alittle brother and sister, to learn how to do something better, or to gainunderstanding about God and His world.) And how can you use a bakingsheet? (To make something good to eat for your family to eat, to bakesomething for a sick neighbor, or to make a gift for a friend.)

Today we will be looking at the value “HELPFULNESS”. What do you thinkis the most important thing to remember when you help someone? Themost important thing is to help someone with a positive attitude. You mustbe willing to do something for someone else with a heart full of love andcompassion. Today we will learn more about HELPING and how to do sowillingly. We will also examine the early life of a special young lady in theBible who did the extraordinary to help her little brother.




A long time ago ... there was a mean Pharaoh who ruled in Egypt. Years after Joseph movedhis family to Egypt, Joseph and his brothers died. Israel’s family, calledIsraelites, had grown quite large and they filled the land. A new king, whodid not know Joseph, came to rule Egypt. He saw there were a great num-ber of Israelites and feared they would side with his enemies if a war brokeout so he had them made slaves. Well, the more he worked them, the morethey multiplied which made the king even more fearful. He ordered the mid-wives to kill all boys born to the Israelites, but they feared God and did notdo what they were told. The king then ordered that every Hebrew (Israelite)boy born was to be thrown into the Nile River to drown.

During this time a baby boy was born to a Levite woman. (A descendant ofLevi, one of the sons of Israel.) She hid the baby for three months. But whenshe could hide him no longer, she made a basket of Papyrus coated withtar and pitch, placed the baby in it and put it among the reeds along thebank of the Nile River. She had his older sister, Miriam, watch over him froma distance to see what would happen to him. Pharaoh’s daughter camedown to the river to bathe. She saw the floating basket, opened it and foundthe crying baby. Miriam saw that Pharaoh’s daughter felt sorry for the littlebaby and asked her if she would like her to find a Hebrew woman to nursethe infant. The girl returned with her mother and Pharaoh’s daughterordered her to care for the infant and she would pay for his care. When hewas older, she brought him to the palace and he became her son. Shenamed him Moses and he prospered in her household.

What we can learn from the story Miriam showed she was helpful not only to her brother, but to her mother.She wanted to be there in case her brother was in need and by doing sohelped her mother who could not stay at the edge of the river watching.Miriam also helped by offering adult help when she had the opportunity to.

This story also shows how Pharaoh’s daughter wanted to help. She knewthe law her father had made and she saw a tiny baby in need of help. She,too, sought others to help when the opportunity presented itself.

MIRIAMSCRIPTURE

Exodus 2:1-10

WHAT IS HELPFUL?To do what you can do when something needs to be done.

To be HELPFUL means you are meeting a need and in doing so are useful. There are several ways someone can be helpful. One is to do somethingwhen something needs to be done. You can either respond to being askedto do something or see that it needs to be done and do it without being told.Another way to be helpful is to be there and listen when someone needs totalk.

HOW DID MIRIAM SHOW SHE WAS HELPFUL IN OUR STORY TODAY?She watched her little brother, she told Pharaoh’s daughter she could getsomeone to care for the infant and she got her mother when Pharaoh’sdaughter said she needed someone to help her.

WHAT ARE SOME WAYS YOU CAN BE HELPFUL AT HOME?Ways to be HELPFUL at home are to do chores without being asked to, do extra work when you see it needs to be done to help someone else, you cancare for someone when they are sick by bringing fresh water or food to eat,and you can play with a younger sibling to give your mom some extra rest.

WHAT ARE SOME WAYS YOU CAN BE HELPFUL AT SCHOOL?You can be HELPFUL by erasing the board for the teacher, straighten thedesks and chairs, share your snack or lunch with someone who does nothave any, and by throwing away the trash.

WHAT ARE SOME WAYS YOU CAN BE HELPFUL AT CHURCH?You can welcome visitors to your class and help them know what they aresupposed to do next, help serve the snack and pay attention to the teacher.

WHAT ARE SOME WAYS YOU CAN BE HELPFUL IN YOUR COMMUNITY?You can give your seat to an elderly person, cook a meal when someone isill, return books to the library for a neighbor, help baby sit without being paid,and putting your trash into the trash can or picking up extra trash.





COTTON BALL RELAYGRADES: 1-6

EQUIPMENT: Cotton Balls Chair for each team Plastic Spoons

OBJECTIVE: The team to complete the relay first wins.DIRECTIONS:

1. Divide the class in two teams. Give the first player on each teama cotton ball and plastic spoon.

2. On “GO” the first player on each team puts the cotton ball on theirspoon and walks quickly around a chair put on the opposite side ofthe room. This player is to keep his free hand behind his back. If he drops the cotton ball, he can pick it up and put it back on the spoon.

3. When the first player gets back to his team, he gives the spoon withcotton ball on it to the next player in line to walk around the chair.

4. Repeat step #3 until all players have completed the relay.5. The team to finish the relay first wins.

BIBLE VERSE LINE UPGRADES: 1-6

EQUIPMENT: Bible Verse StripsMasking Tape

OBJECTIVE: The first team to stand with their verse in order wins.BEFORE CLASS: Make a copy of the Psalm 100:1-4 Bible Verse Strips

for each team. Cut them out along the dotted lines.

DIRECTIONS:1. Divide the class in teams of five players each. Give each player on

the team a Bible verse strip and a piece of masking tape. TELLTHEM TO NOT LOOK AT THE BIBLE VERSE AT THIS TIME!

2. On “GO” have each player on the team tape the Bible verse strip intheir hands onto the BACK of a teammate.

3. Have teammates help each other line up with the Bible verse INORDER.

4. The team to line up with their verse in order first wins.

PSALM 100:1-4Make one copy for each team then cut out each Bible verse strip along the dotted lines.

Shout for joy to the Lord, all the earth.Worship the Lord with gladness;

come before him with joyful songs.Know that the Lord is God.

It is he who made us, and we are his;we are his people,

the sheep of his pasture.

Enter his gates with thanksgiving andhis courts with praise;

give thanks to him and praise his name. Psalm 100:1-4



BE A HELPERSUPPLIES: Red construction paper

Pink construction paper ScissorsCrayonsGlueDecorative fabric trim, lace, ribbon, etc.

DIRECTIONS:1. Give each student one sheet of red construction paper.2. Instruct them to fold the paper in half and cut out a heart.3. Pass out a pink sheet of construction paper and ask each student

to trace their hand with a crayon.4. Have students cut out their hand print.5. Draw one finger for each member of their family.6. Color in faces and hair for each family member.7. On the palm ask students to write ways they can help each family

member.8. Glue the hand onto the heart.9. Instruct students to decorate their hearts with the trim, lace, etc..

PEANUT BUTTER UP!INGREDIENTS: Peanut Butter

CrackersPlastic Knives

DIRECTIONS:1. Give each student two crackers and a plastic knife.2. Have each student spread some peanut butter on their crackers.3. As students eat, have them discuss how they help their parents cook.

Talk about some of the safety rules they follow while cooking.


THE SITUATION:1. Your mom was up all night with your little sister crying. What should

you do? 2. Your next door neighbor fell and broke her leg. What should you do?


“Our help is in the name of the Lord, the Maker of heavenand earth.” Psalm 124:8


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STORY: Jairus SCRIPTURE: Mark 5:21-43


SINCERITYTo say or do what is true with feeling.



ACTIVITIES GAMES CRAFTS COOKING__ Lesson Focus Questions__ S-I-N-C-E-R-I-T-Y__ I Did It! __ Note Holder __ Sincerity Sandwich __ WWJD? Discussion Starter __ Prayer Request Book

OTHER RESOURCES __ Praise Songs with deep feeling such as “Awesome God”

and “Thy Word”

Week 12

Tea cher’s Notes

TEACHER’S DEVOTION:Dear Lord, you are an awesome God and the Lord of my life! You are my Rock and my Savior! My love for you is so real! Help me to show my love for you to my students. Help me to have your love shine through me for them. Let me love them in a special way so each one knows how much I do care. Let me sincerely share the gospel with them. Help me to guide them to a closer personal rela-tionship with you. Help me to have a closer relationship with you on a daily basis. I love you, Lord!

VALUE REVIEW

• Define Thankfulness. Give an example.• Recite Psalm 100:1-4, the Bible Memory Passage for November.

OBJECT LESSON

Objects: letter writing paperGood morning boys and girls! I am a little behind on my letter writing, so Iam going to take a couple of minutes to finish this last note. (Take out a par -tially finished note and write at least one line on it. Then write and say,“Sincerely” and your name.)

There, I am now finished! Would you like me to read what I wrote? (Readthe note emphasizing the word, “Sincerely.”) Does anyone here know whypeople end letters with the word “Sincerely”? (Get answers from students.)To end a letter, we often put a closing before we sign our name. What aresome closings you use to end your letters? (“Love”, “Yours Truly”, “YourFriend”, and “See you soon” are just a few.) Many letter writers use the word“Sincerely” if they want to add emphasis, truthfulness or a feeling of beinggenuine. For instance, if I was apologizing for hurting someone’s feelings, Imight be use this closing to add emphasis to how badly I feel for hurtingthem.

Today we will read a story about a synagogue ruler, Jairus, and his dyingdaughter. This man showed sincerity when he approached Jesus and askedfor healing for his daughter.




A long time ago ... there was a synagogue ruler named Jairus. He had heard about the healingpower of Jesus and when his daughter fell ill he believed Jesus could healher. As his daughter lay dying, he went to the Sea of Galilee to ask Jesus tocome to his home and put His hands on her “so that she will be healed andlive.” (Mark 5:23) Jesus readily agreed and along with the disciples and alarge crowd of people followed Jairus towards his home. Among those whopressed around Jesus was a woman who had suffered from bleeding fortwelve years. She, too, had heard of Jesus’ healing power and made herway through the crowd toward her Savior. As she came up behind him, shetouched the hem of his cloak. Immediately her bleeding stopped and she feltHis healing power move throughout her body. At the same moment Jesusfelt power leave him. He turned and asked, “Who touched my clothes?”(Mark 5:30) The woman came forward, trembling with fear because she felthe was angry with her. Instead Jesus told her to “go in peace” because herfaith had healed her.

Meanwhile Jairus was patiently waiting for Jesus to continue his journey. AsJesus stood talking with the woman, some men came from his home to tellhim his daughter had died. Jesus, overhearing this, told Jairus to not beafraid. He did not let the crowd continue following them. Instead Jesus tookonly Peter, James and John with him. When he arrived at Jairus’ home hefound the people crying and wailing. Jesus questioned them saying, thechild is not dead, but asleep. Disbelieving him, they laughed. Jesus put themout leaving him with the child’s parents, the three disciples and the little girl.He took her by the hand and ordered her to get up. Immediately she stoodup ... alive!

What we can learn from the story When our story opened, Jairus sincerely believed Jesus could heal hisdaughter. He again showed his sincerity when Jesus told him to not beafraid, but to believe when he was told his daughter had died. Can you imag-ine his sincere joy when his daughter stood up from her death bed andwalked around the room showing she was indeed healed? God wants us tohave the same sincere believe in him as he is with us in our daily lives.

JAIRUSSCRIPTUREMark 5:21-43

WHAT IS SINCERITY?To say or do what is true with feeling.

The root word of SINCERITY is “sincere.” The word means to be genuineor without deceit. The word SINCERITY means someone is willing to beopen and truthful. It means to show strong feeling.

WHAT ARE SOME WAYS YOU CAN BE SINCERE?You can be SINCERE by what you say. (IE. I am sorry for hurting you vs. Iwas just kidding when I said I did not like you!) You can be SINCERE byhow you say it. (IE. I am very sorry for breaking your window vs. I was justhitting the ball.)

WHAT ARE SOME WAYS YOU CAN BE SINCERE AT SCHOOL?You can be SINCERE by being friends with others by playing and spendingtime with them. You can be SINCERE by doing your own work and notallowing someone else to cheat. You can also be SINCERE by telling thetruth in all you do.

WHAT ARE SOME WAYS YOU CAN BE SINCERE AT CHURCH?By studying your Bible diligently, by being willing to help wherever help wasneeded. Another way to show your SINCERITY is to worship God with yourwhole heart and to genuinely ask for forgiveness for your sins.

WHAT ARE SOME WAYS YOU CAN BE SINCERE IN YOUR COMMUNITY?You can show you are SINCERE within your community by volunteering tohelp in community events such as a “soup kitchen” or institutions such aslocal hospitals as a “candy stripper.” You can also supporting events suchas a cancer walkathon, etc..

HOW DID JAIRUS AND THE WOMAN SHOW SINCERITY.Jairus showed his SINCERITY by believing Jesus could help his daughter.The woman showed his SINCERITY by believing she would be healed bytouching Jesus’ robe.





S-I-N-C-E-R-I-T-YGRADES: 1-6

EQUIPMENT: S-I-N-C-E-R-I-T-Y master SINCERITY ... THE DEFINITION master

OBJECTIVE: The team to complete the relay first wins.BEFORE CLASS: Make a copy of the S-I-N-C-E-R-I-T-Y master and

SINCERITY ... THE DEFINITION master for each team on different color card stock. Cut out each letter.

DIRECTIONS:Part 1:1. Divide the class in 2-4 teams. Put each team’s letters for the word

“SINCERITY” in a pile face down on the other side of the room. 2. On “GO” the first player on each team runs to the pile of letters,

searches for the letter “S”. When he finds it, he runs back to histeam with the letter and tags the next player in line.

3. The second player on each team runs to the pile of letters and searches for the next letter. He returns to his team with the letterand tags the next player in line.

4. Repeat Step #3 until all of the letters are found. 5. The team to complete the relay first wins.

Part 2:1. Repeat the above relay but with SINCERITY ... THE DEFINITION.2. The team to complete the relay first wins.3. Have each team say “Sincerity”, it’s definition, what it means and

to give an example of being SINCERE.

X X X X

X X X X

X X X X

S I NC E RI T Y

S-I-N-C-E-R-I-T-YMake a copy for each team on different color card stock. Cut along dotted lines.

To say or

do what is

true with feeling

SINCERITY ... THE DEFINITIONMake a copy for each team on different color card stock. Cut along dotted lines.



I DID IT!GRADES: 3-6

EQUIPMENT: I Did It! master and pencil for each player2 Baskets

OBJECTIVE: The team with the most points wins.BEFORE CLASS: Make a copy of the I Did It master for each player.

DIRECTIONS:1. Divide the class in two teams. Give all of the players an I Did It!

paper and pencil. Instruct them to write down something they did that no one would believe they did in the section of the paper that says IDid It! and sign it. TELL THEM TO NOT SHOW WHAT THEY HAVE WRITTEN TO ANYONE! Have all players from Team A tear this section of their paper off, fold it and put it in one basket. Have all players from Team B do the same and put it in another basket.

2. Have Team A sit facing Team B. Pick one of the papers from Team A’sbasket and read it out loud. Have all players on Team A say, “I did it!”as sincerely as possible. Have Team B write down the name of the person they think is sincerely telling the truth by No. 1 on their sheet.(Write A-1 on the sheet of paper so you can keep track of the order the papers were read.)

3. Repeat Step #2 with the teacher reading one of the papers from TeamB’s basket. (Write B-1 on this team’s first paper.)

4. Continue reading the I Did It! papers until all have been read. Then,starting at the beginning, re-read the I Did It! papers and who did it. Have each player keep track of how many they got right and have them multiply this number by 10 for their final score.

5. Total the number of points on each team. The team with the most points wins.

“I DID IT!”No. Name Points Earned

123456789

101112131415

Total Number of Points

“I DID IT!”

SIGNED: ________________



NOTE HOLDERSUPPLIES:

Glue gun ClothespinsCardstock MarkersRocks with flat side Butterfly pattern

PRIOR TO CLASS:Use a glue gun to glue a clothespin to each rock (one per child). Let them dry overnight. Photocopy the butterfly pattern on card-stock so each student has a picture.

DIRECTIONS:1. Have students decorate their butterfly, cut it out along the oval

line and glue it onto clothespin on their rock.2. When the clothespin has dried, students can give their note

holder to someone they are thankful for.

SINCERITY SANDWICHINGREDIENTS PER CHILD:

Slice of cheese Slice of apple1/2 Bagel Cinnamon

SUPPLIES:Cookie Sheet Knife

DIRECTIONS: Preheat oven 350 degrees1. Prior to class--slice apples to make round apple slices2. Give each child: 1 slice of cheese, apple and 1/2 bagel3. Instruct students to put cheese slice on top of the bagel half,

put the apple slice on top of that, and sprinkle cinnamon on top.4. Put bagel slices on cookie sheet. Put in oven for 5-10 minutes.

Be careful to make sure they do not burn. The sandwich is done when the cheese begins to melt.


THE SITUATION:1. You were throwing a ball back and forth with your sibling after your

mother told you not to throw a ball in the house. A vase broke whenyou threw the ball. What should you do?

2. The kids at school are making fun of the new kid because he talks witha strange accent. You like the kid. What can you do to show you reallycare about him? What can you say or do with him? What can you say or do with the other kids?


“If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.”

1 John 1:93. Just ask God!4. Decide your path.

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