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After hearing the story about Jesus healing the man at the pool of Bethesda found in John 5:1-18, children enjoy singing “Bethesda” from Miracle Mud album. The song begins: Way down in Jerusalem there’s a place where people would go A wading pool called Bethesda where the healing waters flowed People were healed as the…

Materials Needed: Foam sheets in various colors, wiggle eyes, glue, clear Scotch tape, construction paper, empty toilet paper rolls, tissue paper in various colors, craft wire, scissors, Sharpies, and heart patterns. Preparation: For younger children, pre-cut the hearts and pre-make the tissue paper flowers. (Click here for instructions.) Older boys and girls can create their…

ROLLED ‘EM AWAY (Click on song title to hear music clip.) Come Meet Jesus album Jesus rose up through the clouds He lives today without a doubt Satan’s got no power now In Jesus’ name I’ll sing it out Chorus 1: Now He rolled, rolled, rolled the stone away He has risen from the grave…

Materials Needed: Small plastic cups (3″ tall), colored construction paper confetti, glue, “Happy Mother’s Day” label, seven strips of paper for each child, and colored pencils. Activity: The children put glue on the cup and sprinkle on the paper confetti. The “Happy Mother’s Day” label is glued on the front. Children write various things they…

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“Mother’s Prayer” is perhaps the favorite song which I have written for Mother’s Day as I wrote it for my incredible Mom! If you click on the title, you can listen to a clip of the song.  It’s from my JUGGLING MOM album. The chorus says: Oh nothing compares to a mother’s prayer Bringing her…

A young boy lived with his grandfather on the top of a mountain in the Swiss Alps. Often, just to hear the sound of his own voice echoing back to him, he would go outside, cup his hands around his mouth, and shout, “HELLO!” Up from the canyons the reply reverberated, ‘HELLO . . .…

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Materials Needed: File folder, envelope, glue, and the graphics from PDF file. Individualized instruction is great for children who arrive early or complete their work first. Bible verse file folders can be kept on hand and given to these boys and girls to complete. Here is an example for John 3:16.

PARABLE DESCRIPTION MEMORY VERSE SONG Lost Sheep God cares for us. Luke 15:6 Farmer and the Sheep Prodigal Son God loves us. 1 John 4:19 Come on Home Good Samaritan We can be helpers. Proverbs 20:11 Who Is Your Neighbor? Lost Coin God wants to be our friend. Matthew 22:37 Oh, Honey Talents We can…