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October 21, 2014 -- Issue #23 - Volume
15
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Publish your children's ministry
ideas! Send to: submissions@SundaySchoolNetwork.com.
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your ideas or articles.)
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In today's issue:
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1) Traffic Signal Cookies
2) Mini-Lighthouse Object Lesson
3) Piggyback
Song: God Sent Manna
4) Piggyback Song: King
David
5) Christmas Skits
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Journey to the manger this Advent
season with
easy-to-do crafts, recipes, and daily Scripture readings (Ages 5+).
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1) Traffic Signal Cookies
Check out these easy-to-make Traffic
Signal Cookies on our Pinterest
page. They're a great food craft idea to add to our
Signs of the Times Bible curriculum. Rather
than baking, which isn't convenient for class time anyway, spread chocolate
icing on graham crackers, and then top with red, yellow, and green candies
to create your traffic signal. No need for a stick either. Eat and enjoy.
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2) Mini-Lighthouse Object Lesson
For those teaching the Lighthouse
lessons, here's a "mini-lighthouse" photograph and
Bible point you may want to add to your lessons: Begin by showing children
the "mini lighthouse" and then a standard-sized lighthouse. Ask children
to
name the differences between the two lighthouses (e.g. size, weaker/brighter light,
shape, position on shore/water, etc.)
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This "mini-lighthouse" isn't as big as a
standard-sized one, and doesn't shine as brightly either, but it serves a useful
purpose: to point the way to safety through a rocky inlet. 
When we first become followers of Jesus, we receive
the Holy Spirit*, but we're not fully grown up in our faith; we're sort of
like a mini-lighthouse. It takes time to become like Jesus. But we can still
be useful in God's kingdom, by pointing the way to safety in Jesus.
Discuss:
How do we grow to become more like Jesus?
(Receive answers. By reading and obeying God's Word, spending time
thinking about our friendship with God, worshipping him, praying to him,
going to church, etc.) And as we become more like Jesus, his light shines
brighter and brighter so that others can see him living in us!
How do we point the way to safety in Jesus? (Receive
answers. By telling our friends about Jesus, sharing God's Word, bringing friends to
church, and by the way we treat others, showing kindness, love,
unselfishness, patience, etc.)
*Romans 8:9.
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3) Piggyback Song: God Sent Manna Song
(Sung to the tune of London Bridges.)
God sent Manna falling down.
Falling down, falling down.
God sent manna falling down
For-his-people.
God sent manna day-by-day.
Day-by-day, day-by-day.
God sent manna day- by-day.
For-his-people.
God sent Manna from on high.
From on high, from on high.
God sent Manna from on high.
For-his-people.
They scooped it up with both their hands,
Both their hands both their hands.
They scooped it up with both their hands,
Did Gods people.
God sent Manna falling down.
Falling down, falling down.
God sent manna falling down.
For-his-people.
Copyright 2014 Demarquis Johnson
hollywoodj8@gmail.com
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4) Piggyback
Song: King David Song
(Sung to the tune of B-I-N-G-O Was His Name-O)
There was a farmer had a son
And David was his name-o.
D-A-V-I-D
D-A-V-I-D
D-A-V-I-D
And David was his name-o.
(Repeat)
That farmer's son became the King.
King David was his name-o.
D-A-V-I-D
D-A-V-I-D
D-A-V-I-D
King David was his name-o!
Copyright 2014 Demarquis Johnson
hollywoodj8@gmail.com
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5)
Christmas Skits
Many of you have been searching for Christmas skits
this past week. Well, search no more--we've got quite a selection listed at:
http://www.sundayschoolnetwork.com/skits-Christmas.html.
Please share the link, and if you're on Facebook,
please "LIKE" us too!
If you written a Christmas skit, please send it to: submissions@sundayschoolnetwork.com
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