Family Service – “Jailhouse Rock”
Sunday 17th November
35 children (aged 4 – 11)
Welcome& register in groups:
Kids draw something that represents power, eg volcanoes,
river etc etc
All together: pray
In the background is the video below, showing powerful
things
What
do you think the most powerful thing on Earth is? Give some examples:
- Powerful Peppers- Naga Jolokia [pronounced; Na-za
Holo-ka] peppers are the most powerful food. It can be 10 times stronger
than a jalapeno and can burn your skin. Imagine what it would do inside
your mouth!
- Powerful Machines - The Wartsila-Sulzer boat
engine is used to power huge container ships and makes the fastest car look
slow. It is stronger than 213 of the most powerful Ferrari cars.
- Powerful Animals- A rhinoceros beetle can lift up
to 850 times its own bodyweight. That’s exactly why they are often called
Hercules beetles! They are native to rainforests and eat rotting wood and
decaying fruit.
- Powerful Earth - The most powerful recorded
earthquake is thought to be the 1960 Valdivia earthquake which caused
damage to Chile, Hawaii, Japan and the Philippines. It lifted the ocean
floor with a magnitude rating of 9.3 on the Richter scale.
Today
we’re learning that praise is powerful. Connecting with the creator of the
Earth holds more power than we can imagine.
quick song..... Rainbow in the Sky
Dvd:Hillsongs Memory verse
Dvd;Watch Hillsongs Big HQ
Praise releases God’s power – tell the story of Paul &
Silas
Split Banana OBJECT LESSON: With
God all things are possible!
Supplies Needed: A
banana, a long thin metal pin. (like a sewing needle or dress making pin)
Before the lesson stick the pin into the banana where
you want it to be cut. Slide the pin horizontally to slice the banana without making
any marks to the peel. Do this to cut the banana in three places.
Show
the banana to the children and tell them that you are going to do the
impossible. You are going to slice the banana into pieces without touching or
breaking the skin.
Ask
the children if they think it’s possible or impossible. Next, have some fun and
do some ninja karate moves to “slice” the banana without touching it.
Slowly
peel the banana to show that it is cut on the inside. After much applause and
amazement from the children explain to them that it was just a trick. It was
not impossible but with God things that seem impossible are possible. Matthew
19:26
“With
God all things are possible.” (NIV)
Explain
to them how the trick is done. Maybe they can show their friends and family and
teach others that with God all things are possible.
1. Powerful Praise Our voices are used for so
many different things. The most powerful thing you can do with your voice is to
praise God.
The power of praise is that we take the focus
off of ourselves and we focus on God. God is all powerful and He can do
anything. We can praise God and see His power work in our lives.
2. All things are
possible. To
your average, everyday person a lot of things seem impossible. What you dream of being when you grow up might, at
this moment, seem pretty impossible. Seeing
someone who is sick or hurt healed might seem impossible. We know that with
God all things are possible! We don’t need to give up! Think about Jesus. After
3 days in a tomb he came alive again. That seemed impossible but it wasn’t for
God! We can see miracle after miracle in the Bible, in our lives and in the
lives of others.
another song.... great big God o
Back to Groups:
first pray for one another!
Kids
split in to groups, and complete a worksheet
Then
write prayer of praise on bunting to decorate the room
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