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The Songs
1-2-3-4-5 Jesus is Alive
Jesus is Alive, It’s a Happy Day
The Creed Song
Go, Tell It On the Mountain (that Jesus is alive!)
This is My Commandment
The Golden Rule
Go and Tell
Read: Matthew 28:16-20
Ask: Jesus wants us to share him with others. What is one way that you can tell someone about Jesus? What is one way that you can share Jesus’ love with others?
Play: Print out a coloring page map of the world. As you color it, talk about how Jesus told us to spread the good news of Jesus all over the world. Talk about how there are Christians all over the world. No matter where we go, Jesus is with us.
Serve: Did you know that the Easter season is 7 weeks! Make and send some Easter cards sharing the good news that Jesus is alive and Jesus is with us.
Pray: Dear God, thank you for raising Jesus to live with us forever! Help us remember that Jesus loves us and is always with us. Help us to share Jesus with others! Amen.
Pentecost
Read: Acts 2:1-4, 36-41
Ask: How do you think the disciples felt when they heard the wind and saw flames on each other’s heads? What did the Holy Spirit help them do?
Play: Make flames out of tissue paper or construction paper. Attach them to headbands or make headbands from paper. Or dance around with red and orange streamers, celebrating the day of Pentecost.
Serve: The day of Pentecost is celebrated as the birthday of the church. Purchase supplies for a simple birthday party - cake mix, frosting, balloons and deliver them to the church for their Birthday Bag collection for the Food Pantry.
Pray: Dear God, thank you for the gift of the Holy Spirit! Amen.
Love God, Love Others
Read: Matthew 22:36-40
Ask: We show God our love by loving God’s people. What are some ways that you can be kind and helpful to show God’s love?
Play: Make Valentines in May! Make some valentines by cutting out paper hearts and decorating them. Write words of encouragement or kindness on them and then give them out to family and friends.
Serve: We think of neighbors as just the people who live next to us, but Jesus says anyone can be a good neighbor by showing kindness. Perform some random acts of kindness for others this week in honor of Jesus’ greatest commandment.
Pray: Thank you God, for loving us so much. Help us to show our love for you by loving others. Amen.
The Golden Rule
Ask: How do you feel when people are nice to you? How do you feel when you are nice to others?
Read: Matthew 7:12
Watch: The Golden Rule
Sing: The Golden Rule is Love
Serve: Sometimes that people that serve us (bus drivers, custodians, waiters, etc.) can be overlooked. Make a plan to do something nice for someone in your community who serves you. You can bake cookies, write a nice note, or just give a friendly smile and say thank you.
Pray: Thank you God, for helping us be kind to one another. Help us to follow the Golden Rule. Amen.
Play: Ask the kids to stand in the middle of the room. Name some ways that people treat each other. If they are kind ways, ways that you would want to be treated, ask the kids to go to one side of the room. If they are ways that they would not want to be treated, have them go to the other side of the room. (You can have them hope, skip, crawl, walk backwards, etc. as they move.) Examples: sharing toys, saying mean words, pushing in front of the line, letting you have a turn, using gentle touches, pulling your hair, etc. Remind them that the Golden Rule says to treat others the way we want to be treated.