15 April 2012

Kelas 1 - 3

sesi 1 = Coach Eko

sesi 2 = Coach Linda (backup : Iwan)

Kelas 4 - 6

sesi 1 = Coach Swanky

sesi 2 = Coach Agus Rianto

Do not Worry (Pt 2)

Lesson: God takes care of the flowers. God takes care of me!

Luke 12:27-31. Matt 6:28-34

1. Intro: Show pictures of King Solomon and/or models in beautiful dresses

• Take a look at these pictures of these beautiful clothes.
• Do you know that all these splendid clothes needed a lot of money and effort to be made? All the silk and sequins and satin and sashes.
• But do you know that they cannot compare with the flowers of the field, with the beauty of God’s creation?

2. Facts aboutMalaysian flowers 
<use pictures or real flowers etc to illustrate. Key idea is to bring the lesson down to everyday things that they see in their gardens/parks, so that every time they see a flower, they are reminded of what Jesus says — that their Father takes care of them too>

• Aren’t we blessed with so many different wonderful flowers every day? Each one is so beautifully coloured, with unique shapes, sizes, textures.
• God designed them so intricately, and they don’t have to do anything. All they do is just grow naturally and let their beauty shine forth.
• Do you know that each flower doesn’t live forever?
• The hibiscus, eg, blooms in the morning and wilts in the evening.
• The rafflesia takes 6-9 months to bud but then decomposes after 2-3 days of blooming.
• Yet God didn’t take short cuts with them. He didn’t say, “Because they only last a short while, I’ll not spend so much time on them.” Instead, He makes each of them special in their own way.

3. We are more important than these flowers

• Jesus tells us to think about these wild flowers —they do not sew their clothes or worry about what to wear today. Yet God takes care of them and dresses them beautifully.
• In the same way God takes care of the flowers and the grass, He takes care of you and me, and He knows what we need.
• That’s why we don’t have to worry about:
• What we eat
• What we drink
• What we wear
• Tomorrow

• Jesus tells us to “Seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be given to you.” Matt 6:33 (Memory Verse)
• When we accept Jesus, He covers us with His righteousness —like wearing a splendid robe, better than any other fashion out there. Because of this righteousness, we qualify for all of God’s blessings and provisions.
• So we just need to focus on Jesus and trust in Him, and all the things we need — food, drink, clothes, money — will be taken care of by Him.
• We don’t have to chase after all these things that the world chases after. We just “chase” after Jesus, and all these things will follow.

4. Activity Ideas

• Craft: Anything flower-themed with the words “God takes care of the flowers. God takes care of me” or memory verse on petals or around. E.g. Prepare some cut flowers and green paper cut in shapes of leaves. Get kids to stick the flowers on the green paper and write the words/memory verse on the green paper.

• Worksheet 
• Song: He’s got the whole world in His hands

8 April 2012

Kelas 1 - 3

sesi 1 = Coach Sianthy

sesi 2 = Coach Yungcien

Kelas 4 - 6

sesi 1 = Coach Andy

sesi 2 = Coach Lusiana

Do not Worry (Pt 1)

Lesson: God feeds the birds. And I am more valuable than birds.

1.  Intro: Fun facts about birds or Fun facts about ravens <use pictures, soft toys etc to illustrate; or as pop quiz>

     e.g.

• The raven is the largest bird of the crow family: it is 2x heavier than a common crow at 1.3kg
•  Ravens can live 40 years in the wild and 70 in captivity
•  Ravens can soar high above the trees and are capable of aerial stunts 
•  Ravens can live from deserts to forests and cliffs, nesting in either stick-made nests or rock cavities
• Ravens feed on almost anything — fruits, seeds, nuts, fish, carrion, small animals, food remains and garbage. They even dig on snow to inspect plastic bags with waste. They also follow fishers and hunters for days to “glean” from their hunts
• Ravens are considered one of the most intelligent birds in puzzle solving or performing series of complex actions, such as counting or opening a zipped bag
•  They often get other animals to do their work for them — e.g. making calls to attract wolves and foxes to break the carcass of a dead animal so that they can access the meat inside
•  Ravens have different dialects according to the area they are in
• In the Bible, the raven was the first animal to fly or leave Noah's Ark, to see if the flood had died down.
•  Ravens are mentioned in 7 verses of the Bible

2. Story: (Luke 12:22-26; Matt 6:25-27)

• Do you know that the ravens/birds do not sow or plant crops? They don’t reap the harvest? They don’t have storerooms where they keep their seeds?
• How then do they survive? God take care of them. He makes sure that they can find food when they need to.
• Just as God takes care of the raven/birds, He takes care of you and me.
• After all we are worth so much more than ravens. We are more important than all the birds in the air. Just as God provides for the ravens, He provides for you and me.
• That’s why Jesus tells us not to worry:
• about our life
• about what we will eat
• about our body
• about what we will wear
• Many things in life are out of our control. Worrying about them will not change anything. Jesus tells us that no matter how much we worry, we can’t add an hour to our life. Our lives are in God’s hands, and He alone is in charge.
• We don’t worry about whether our mummy knows when to go to the market to buy food. We don’t worry about when our daddy gets his pay cheque and whether he has paid the bills. We trust them to take care of us. In the same way, we can trust God to take care of us all the time!

• Memory Verse: Luke 12:24 Consider the ravens: They do not sow or reap, they have no storeroom or barn; yet God feeds them. And how much more valuable you are than birds!

      3.  Activity Ideas

• Song: He’s got the whole world in His hands 
• Cut out pictures of birds and stick on paper plate or cardboard and write around it, “God takes care of the birds. God takes care of me.

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     Youth Bible Study

      

     Leader's Guide

     Lesson: We are more important to God than birds

     A.      Intro: Fun facts about birds pop quiz: Who am I?

• I am the most common bird on the planet. Chicken
• I am a bird that doesn’t fly. Penguin, ostrich, dodo
• I am the only bird without wings. Kiwi
• I lay the world’s smallest egg. Hummingbird
• I lay the world’s largest egg. Ostrich
• When I get excited, my head changes colour. Turkey
• I can fly backwards. Hummingbird
• I don’t build my own nests. I use other birds’. Cuckoo
• I am considered the most intelligent bird in puzzle solving and performing a series of complex actions. Raven

Let’s read Luke 12:22-26 and Matt 6:25-27.

1. What are some of the common worries Jesus mentioned?

Our life, what we will eat, our body, what we will wear

2. What are some of your worries? Why do you worry about these things?

<Open for discussion>

3. What can we accomplish by worrying? What does Jesus say we cannot accomplish by worrying?

Nothing. Jesus said we cannot add a single hour to our life by worrying. Thus we shouldn’t waste time worrying.

4.  What lesson can we learn from the birds?

The birds do not sow or reap, have no storeroom or barn (preparation or hoarding for fear of lack in the future) yet God feeds them, takes care of them.

5. What assurance do we have?

We are worth so much more than ravens, than all the birds in the air. Just as God provides for the ravens, He provides for you and me.

Many things in life are out of our control. Worrying about them will not change anything. Our lives are in God’s hands, and He alone is in charge.

We don’t worry about whether our mummy knows when to go to the market to buy food. We don’t worry about when our daddy gets his pay cheque and whether he has paid the bills. We trust them to take care of us. In the same way, we can trust God to take care of us all the time!

Memory Verse: Luke 12:24 Consider the ravens: They do not sow or reap, they have no storeroom or barn; yet God feeds them. And how much more valuable you are than birds!

1 April 2012

Kelas 1 - 3

sesi 1 = Coach Susi Tjio

sesi 2 = Coach Yudistira

Kelas 4 - 6

sesi 1 = Coach Savitri

sesi 2 = Coach Kezia

Jesus is the King and I reign with Him (Eph 1)

1.       Lesson

• Eph 1:20-23 God raised Jesus from the dead and seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly places, ²¹ far above all principality and power and might and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this age but also in that which is to come. ²² And He put all things under His feet, and gave Him to be head over all things to the church, ²³ which is His body, the fullness of Him who fills all in all.

•  Who is Jesus?
• Died and rose again — death could not hold Him
• Seated at God’s right hand in the heavenly places — His work is finished, that’s why He is sitting down
• Above all powers and name — over all time, past, present, future
• All things are put under His feet — everything (physical, spiritual, big things, small things) are under His control
• Head over all things
• Jesus is King of EVERYTHING!
• Jesus has royal lineage from both Joseph and Mary
• Jesus was conceived by the Holy Spirit
• Jesus: not just a human King but a divine King, too
• Not just King of the Jews but also of a new people who have been born again by the Spirit

• Who are we?
• The church
• Jesus’ body
• Filled with Jesus — Jesus has given us, His church, His power to use us for His purposes and make us into what we were meant to be. We can display His power and authority on earth.
• Jesus is King, and we REIGN with Him!
• Rev 1:5  And from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler over the kings of the earth. To Him who loved us and washed us from our sins in His own blood, 6 and has made us kings and priests to His God and Father, to Him be glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen. 
• Rev 5:10 And have made us kings and priests to our God; And we shall reign on the earth.”  
• Rom 5:10 For if when we were enemies we were reconciled to God through the death of His Son, much more, having been reconciled, we shall be saved by His life
• Christ's death:
• delivered from wrath of God
• reconciled with God
• sure of our hope of heaven
• Christ's life (in us):
• enables us to live life fully on earth
• We reign in life through Christ!
  We can have kingly dominion over the challenges that come our way
  
  

• Conclusion:
• Jesus is our King
• His death and life has given us victory
• He has made us kings with Him
• We reign in life by receiving His:
• abundance of grace
• gift of righteousness

2. Activity Suggestions

• Crowns: Get kids to make simple paper crowns with the words:“Jesus is King, and we reign with Him”

25 Maret 2012

Kelas 1 - 3

sesi 1 = Coach Susi Tjio

sesi 2 = Coach Yudistira

Kelas 4 - 6

sesi 1 = Coach Lily Bun

sesi 2 = Coach Agus Rianto

God tells Abraham to sacrifice Isaac

Lesson: God Provides the Lamb

1. Story:

• Tell the story of God telling Abraham to sacrifice Isaac from Genesis 22:1-19.
• Abraham was a friend of God. 
• Remember all the promises God promised Him? One of them was that God promised Abraham as many children as the stars. And though Abraham had no children for many, many years, God finally gave him a son, Isaac.
• One day, God told Abraham, "Take your son, your only son, Isaac, whom you love ... Sacrifice him there as a burnt offering."
• Abraham waited so long for his son. And now he had one, God was asking him to sacrifice him?
• Abraham couldn't understand; but he knew God, he knew God loved Him, and he trusted God.
• So the next morning, Abraham took his son Isaac and set off to the place where God told him to go. He carried the fire and knife, and put the wood for the burnt offering on Isaac's back.
• As they walked up the hill, Isaac asked his father, "The fire and wood are here, but where is the lamb for the burnt offering?"
• Abraham answered, "God will provide the lamb."
• When they reached, Abraham then built an alter and arranged wood on it. Then he bound Isaac and laid him on the altar on top of the wood.
• How do you think Isaac felt? He definitely couldn't understand! But he knew his father, he knew his father loved Him, and he trusted his father.
• As Abraham reached out his hand raised the knife high, suddenly the angel of the Lord called out, "Abraham! Abraham! Stop! Don't hurt the boy. I want him to live and not die. I know now that you love me because you would have given me your only son."
• Abraham must have been so relieved. He looked up and saw a ram caught by its horns in the thicket. He took the ram and sacrificed it as a burnt offering in place of his son, and called that place, "The Lord will Provide."
• God then blessed Abraham again, "Because you obeyed me, even when I asked you to do a hard thing, I will richly bless you. From you will become a great nation, and all people on earth will ask you to be blessed the way I have blessed you, all because you obeyed my command."

2. Lesson: Good News for Today!

• From this story, we see God's heart and a shadow of His redemption plan.
• God:
• wants His people to live, not die
• wants to rescue His people, not punish them
• wants His people to just trust Him
• God promised that one day, through Abraham, He will give the world a sacrifice to tell them how much He loves them.
• One day, God took His son, His only son, Jesus, whom He loves, and sacrificed Him as a burnt offering.
• He put the cross on His back and made Him walk up the hill.
• Like the ram caught in the thorny bush, Jesus had a crown of thorns pressed on His brow as He took the punishment for our sin.
• God provided Jesus, the lamb of God. Jehovah Jireh!
• And because of Jesus' obedience, we all have the same blessing of Abraham.
• Let's pray: Thank you Jesus that You took our place as the sacrificial lamb. Thank you that You took all our sins and sicknesses on the cross and that You defeated death when You rose 3 days later. Thank you that we have life and blessings because of You. Amen!"