Kids Church Sept 2014 Jesus - who is he?

19 kids aged 8-11

Intro: session about learning more about who Jesus is, not only the facts about him, but knowing him as a  friend.

Game: HUMAN TABLE FOOTY

Chairs laid out as table football game, kid in each chair, tables for goals.

 

Game: hero to Zero

On the wall, have a Hero and Zero poster up. Kids given a name of a celebrity and they have to put it somewhere between Hero or Zero, depends what they think of them.

 

Names I used are:

-       Wayne Rooney

-       The Queen

-       David Cameron

-       Heather  Barrington

-       Their mum

-       Probably a few others

 

Short discussion why  we respect/admire folk and why

 

Bible Study –

Lots of people have different views on who Jesus is.

Listened to Larry Norman/ The Outlaw

 

& discussed the song.

 

Group split in to 3 groups, and asked to look up and read bible passage, and what does it tell us about Jesus

Luke 2:21-22 Son of God

Luke 6: 13-16 a leader

Luke 6:27-36 a teacher

Others not used

            Luke 9:12-17 a miracle worker

            Luke 18:35-43  a healer

 

 

Quiz: What do you know about Jesus

Wall had post it notes with points behind, kids chose one, if they got the question correct, got that number of points.

Questions:

1. Where was Jesus born? (answer: Bethlehem)

2. What was his mum called? (answer: Mary)

3. What gifts did the Wise men bring Jesus? (answer: gold, frankincense and myrrh)

4. What was the name of his cousin? (answer: John (the Baptist)

5. Who ruled Jesus' country at the time of his birth? (answer: the Romans)

6. In which town did Jesus grow up? (answer: Nazerath)

7. What job did Jesus have? (answer: Carpenter)

8. How old was Jesus when he began to go around preaching? (answer: 30 years old)

9. Can you name four of Jesus' disciples? (answer: Peter, Andrew, James, John, Matthew, Philip,  Bartholomew, Thomas, Matthew James, Judas, Simon the Zealot and Judas Iscariot)

10. What does the name Jesus mean a) gift b) the Lord saves or c) peace? (answer: b)

11. Who did Jesus say he was? (answer: God, the Son of Man, the Son of God, Messiah)

12. At what event did a dove appear above Jesus? (answer: his baptism)

13. What was the first miracle Jesus performed? (answer: turning the water in wine)

14. What's the Sunday before Easter called? (answer: Palm Sunday)

15. What did Jesus do on Palm Sunday? (answer: rode into Jerusalem on a donkey)

16. Which disciple betrayed Jesus? (answer: Judas)

17. Name the Roman big cheese who handed Jesus over to the Jews? (answer: Pilate)

18. How was Jesus put to death? (answer: crucified)

19. On what day did Jesus die? (answer: Good Friday)

20. How many days was Jesus dead? (answer: three)

 

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