13 April 2014

Kelas Balita

Coach Susan

Asst 1 : Awan

Asst 2 : Yemima

Kelas 1 - 3

Coaches : Iwan & Shevica

Kelas 4 - 6

Coaches : Lusiana & Lily Bun

Jesus raises the widow’s son from death

Lesson: Jesus has authority over death (Luke 7:11-16)

1. Story:

• Tell the story of Jesus raising the widow's son from death from Luke 7:11-16.
• Last week we learned about Jesus healing the centurion’s servant in Capernaum.
• Soon afterward, Jesus went to a town called Nain (Na'in). His disciples and a large crowd followed Him. After all, this was a man who could heal the sick and perform many miracles.
• When Jesus came to the town’s gate, He saw a dead person being carried out with a large crowd following behind.
• This dead person was the only son of a widow.
• What’s a widow? A widow is a woman whose husband has died.
• How many of you have mummies who work in the office? In those days, married women didn’t go out to work as they had to take care of the household. They depended on the men in the household to provide for them and protect them.
• When this woman’s husband died, she would have depended on her son to take care of her. But now, her son, her only son, had died. She was alone, helpless and very sad.

• When Jesus saw the widow, His heart went out to her. He had compassion on her. And He said, “Don’t cry.”
• Jesus understood what the widow was going through.
• Many times, when something bad happens, when we feel alone, helpless and very sad, we think nobody understands. We wonder where God is. But the truth is: He is there, He understands, and He is filled with love and compassion for us.

• Then Jesus went and touched the coffin of the dead man.
• According to the law then, touching a dead body was a taboo — it would make you “unclean” for 7 days.
• But Jesus didn’t let that stop Him. Remember how Jesus touched the leper even though the leper was unclean and contagious?
• While others may be afraid to let unclean things make them unclean, whatever Jesus touched became clean.

• Then Jesus said, “Young man, I say to you, get up!” And the dead man sat up and began to talk, and Jesus gave him back to his mother.
• Those who saw this miracle were filled with awe and praised God. And news about Jesus spread throughout Judea and the surrounding country.

2.  Lesson: Good News for today!

• Last week, we learnt that Jesus has authority over sicknesses. When He commands healing, healing comes. When He commands sicknesses to leave, sicknesses leaves.
• Today we see that Jesus has authority over death too. When He commands life to come, life comes. When He commands death to leave, death leaves. Hallelujah!
• Not only did Jesus have power over death, but God's only Son also defeated death by rising from the dead. And He gives us eternal life so that we can live forever with Jesus.
• Jesus said, “I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.” (John 10:10b; Memory Verse) 
• So as children of God, we don’t need to fear death. We can speak Jesus’ life into ourselves, other people, our situations etc knowing that Jesus has won the final victory for us.
• Let’s pray: Thank you Jesus that You conquered death so that we can have Your eternal life in us. In Jesus’ name we pray, Amen.

3. Activity Ideas:

• Crossword Puzzle

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Youth Bible Study

Leader’s Guide

Jesus' Miracles: Jesus raises the widow’s son from death

Read Luke 7:11-16.

1.  What was it like for a widow to lose her only son?

In those days, married women depended on the men in the household to provide for them and protect them. When this woman’s husband died, she would have depended on her son to take care of her. But when her only son died, she was alone and helpless.

2. How did Jesus respond when he saw the widow? What does this tell us about our God?

Jesus had compassion on her. He understood what she was going through.

Many times, when something bad happens, when we feel alone, helpless and sad, we think nobody understands. We wonder where God is. But the truth is: He is there, He understands, and He is filled with love and compassion for us.

3. Jesus went and touched the dead man’s coffin. What was so unusual about that? (cref Numbers 19:11)

According to the law then, touching a dead body was a taboo — it would make you “unclean” for 7 days.But Jesus didn’t let that stop Him. Remember how Jesus touched the leper even though the leper was unclean and contagious? Unclean things didn't contaminate Jesus; instead whatever He touched became clean!

4. Last week we learnt that Jesus has authority over sicknesses — He commands sickness to leave, and it leaves. In this case, what does Jesus demonstrate His authority over?

Death — He told the dead man to “Get up!” and he sat up and began to talk.

5. How did Jesus ultimately defeat death? And what does that mean for us today?

By dying on the cross and rising from the dead 3 days later. He gave us eternal life so that we can live forever with Jesus.

6. Memory Verse: John 10:10 I have come that they may have life and have it to the full.

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6 April 2014

Kelas Balita

Coach Carrie

Asst 1 : Javelyn

Asst 2 : Laila

Kelas 1 - 3

Coaches : Susi Tjio (Fenny)

Kelas 4 - 6

Coaches :Yungcien

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!"

30 Maret 2014

Kelas Balita

Coach Dewi

Asst 1 : Awan

Asst 2 : Felicia

Kelas 1 - 3

Coaches : Agus Rianto

Kelas 4 - 6

Coaches : Savitri (Miguel)

Because of Jesus, I am a SAINT of GOD (Eph 1)

1.       Lesson

Eph 1:1 Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, to the saints who are in Ephesus, and faithful in Christ Jesus ...

• Introduction:
• The apostle Paul visited a place called Ephesus and taught about Jesus. Later on, He wrote a letter to the believers there. He wanted to remind them about what Jesus has done for them, and who they are.
• Isn’t that funny? Reminding someone about who they are. Imagine someone coming up to me and saying, “Hi. You are Anne/Joanna etc.” Who will forget who they are?
• But many people do. When they look at themselves, they see the physical. They see the short, fat person, or the one who didn’t do well in exams, or the one with a pimple, or the one with a bad temper.
• They don’t see the person whom God sees. They focus on what is outside and forget who they really are.
• So today we’re going to remind ourselves of who we are in Jesus. Who God sees when He looks at us.
• Because of Jesus, I am a SAINT
• In His letter, Paul addresses the believers in Ephesus as SAINTS.
• What’s a saint?
• A saint is not a goody-goody two shoes who walks around in a long robe with a halo on the top of his head.
• A saint is someone who is holy, set apart for God.
• When Jesus died, He took all our sins, our “badness”, and gave us His goodness. He gave us His life.
• So today, when God sees me, He sees Jesus’ perfection and holiness.
• You and I are holy saints because Jesus lives in us and through us.
• Tell your friend, “Because of Jesus, I am a saint.”
• Because we are saint, we don’t have to do be stuck doing things that are not good. We are free to live the life that God wants us to live and experience.
• We don’t have to work hard to be good. We don’t have to try with our own strength to be good.
• We just need to remember: Jesus is living in me. And He makes me good!
• So when we feel like doing naughty things, or we think of doing something that will make our mummy and daddy sad, remember that you are a saint — Jesus has made you good — so you can be good; you don’t have to do that naughty thing or make your mummy and daddy sad anymore.
• And even when you do something bad, it doesn’t change who you are. You may make mistakes, but God still sees you as good.
• Just remind yourself of who you are and what Jesus has done for you. You can pray, “Lord Jesus, sorry for the naughty thing I did. I thank you that you have forgiven my sins. Thank you that I am holy and that I am Your righteousness. Thank you that I am a saint because of You.
• Memory Verse: Hebrews 10:10 “We have been made holy through the sacrifice of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.”

2.  Activity Ideas

• Craft: Nametag
• Get kids to make nametags with the words: <Name> is a Saint of God
•  You may cut out name tags in different shapes and colours, and put a safety pin behind card.

• Memory verse
• Prepare 2 sets of memory verse cards (one word per card) and put each set in an envelope each. Divide kids into 2 groups. Hand each group and envelope to sort and arrange memory verse on the floor. First group to finish correctly wins.
• Using same sets of cards: put blue tack behind cards and place face down on floor in 2 piles. Kids line up in 2 rows. First kid from each group runs forward, picks up a card, and sticks on wall to form memory verse. First group to finish correctly wins.

23 Maret 2014

Kelas Balita

Coach Javelyn

Asst 1 : Laila

Asst 2 : Susan

Kelas 1 - 3

Coaches : Sianty (Andy)

Kelas 4 - 6

Coaches : Iwan & Shevica

Abraham & the Child of Laughter

Lesson: Nothing is too difficult for God (Gen 11-21)

1.       Game: Laughing Game

Play a simple laughing game; modify as you see fit.

• Mrs Mumble
• Everyone sits in a circle. First person turns to the one on the right and asks “Have you seen Mrs Mumble?” without showing his/her teeth or laughing.
• The next person has to say, “No. I’ll ask my neighbor.” And then ask the following person the same question without showing teeth or laughing.

• Ha Ha game (for younger kids only)
• Get the kids to lie on their backs, with their heads resting on another player’s stomach. Tell the kids that the aim of the game is not to laugh at all. The first kid has to say somberly “Ha”, then the next one says “Ha ha”, the third one says “Ha ha ha” and so on. The person who does not laugh at all wins.

 2.       Story: 

• The last time we learnt that God gave many promises to Abram.
• One of the promises was that Abram will have many children, like the stars in the sky and the sand on the shores.
• But as many years passed (24 years since God first called Abram), Abram and his wife, Sarai, still did not have any children.

• Gen 17: Then one day, when Abram was 99 years old, God appeared to him and told him that yes, he will still have many children. In fact, God wanted to change his name to Abraham, which means “father of many nations”.
• And his wife will now be called “Sarah” — she will be the mother of nations and kings!
• Sarah was a beautiful woman, but she was also very old now. She was almost 90 years old! How many of you have grandmothers who are 90 years old?
• But God said that Sarah will have a child.
• The thought of that made Abraham fall down on his face and laugh!

• Gen 18: Another day, two men visited Abraham, and he prepared a meal for them.
• After they had eaten, they asked Abraham, “Where is your wife, Sarah?”
• “There, in the tent,” he said.
• One of the man said, “I will return to you about this time next year, and Sarah your wife will have a son.”
• Now Sarah was listening from inside the tent. She couldn’t believe what the man said, so she laughed to herself. “We’re both so old; how can we have a son?”
• The man said to Abraham, “Why did Sarah laugh and say, ‘Will I really have a child, now that I am old?’ Is anything too hard for the LORD?”

• Gen 21: True enough, nothing is too hard for God. One year later, Sarah gave birth to a baby! They named him “Isaac”, which means “son of laughter.” 
• She said, “God has brought me laughter! Everyone who hears about this will laugh with me.”

3.       Lesson: Good News for Today!

• When all else fails, know that God is all powerful and NOTHING is too difficult for Him.
• Romans 4:18 says, “Against all hope, Abraham in hope believed and so became the father of many nations, just as it had been said to him, ‘So shall your offspring be.’”
• Whatever problem you may face, trust that God will always keep His promises.
• Isaac brought much joy to Abraham and Sarah.
• The good news is that through Isaac, God brought another special baby in an even more miraculous way. This baby’s name was Jesus, and His birth brought lots of laughter and joy to the whole world! Praise the Lord!
• Memory Verse: “God has brought me laughter, and everyone who hears about this will laugh with me.” Genesis 21:6

4.       Activity ideas:

• Song: Ah Lord God (Nothing is too difficult for you)

• Craft: 
• Something smiley face related, e.g. a happy face mask, with memory verse“God has brought me laughter.” (Genesis 21:6)
• Other ideas: Toothy Puppet, Smiling Craft

•  Crossword puzzles
• Easier
• Harder

16 Maret 2014

Kelas Balita

Coach Junita

Asst 1 : Kasey

Asst 2 : Adeline

Kelas 1 - 3

Coaches : Savitri (Miguel)

Kelas 4 - 6

Coaches : Swanky

God promised to bless Abraham

Lesson: The Blessings of Abraham are Yours

1. Story

• There was an old man named Terah with 3 sons; the eldest was called Abram. 
• Abram married a beautiful woman named Sarai.
• They went from Ur to Harran, where Terah passed away at 205 years of age.
• Then God said to Abram: “Go from your country, your people and your father’shousehold to the land I will show you. I will make you into a great nation, and I will blessyou; I will make your name great, and you will be a blessing. I will bless those who bless you, and whoever curses you I will curse; and all peoples on earth will be blessedthrough you.” (Genesis 12:2-3)
• Abram was 75 years old when he took Sarai and his nephew Lot with him to Canaan.
• God gave Abram more promises: "To your offspring I will give this land." (Genesis 12:7)

• At that time: 
• Abram had no descendants, no household, no significance, no identity
• Abram meant "exalted Father", but he had no children. His name became ajoke.
• His wife was barren. At that time, childlessness was considered a curse.

• But God was promising to him who was:
• Dry & Burnt Out? A land flowing with milk and honey; a land of rest (Heb 4)
• Feeling Insignificant? He will make him a "great nation"
• Having to toil hard? He will bless with abundant increase
• The butt of jokes? He will make his name famous and distinguished
• Feeling accursed? He will be a blessing and God will bless those who bless him

• God gave many, many more blessings and promises to Abram.
• Because of Jesus, we also have a part in Abram's blessings!
• Galatians 3:14 He redeemed us from the curse of the Law in order that the blessing given to Abraham might come to the Gentiles through Christ Jesusso that by faith we might receive the promise of the Spirit.
• Galatians 3:16  The promises were spoken to Abraham and to his seed. Scripture does not say "and to seeds," meaning many people, but "and to your seed" meaning one person who is Christ.
• Galatians 3:29  If you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham's seed, andheirs according to the promise.

• Thank you Jesus that all God's promises are "Yes" and "Amen" because of You!

9 Maret 2014

Kelas Balita

Coach Susan

Asst 1 : Tasya

Asst 2 : Felicia

Kelas 1 - 3

Coaches : Iwan & Shevica

Kelas 4 - 6

Coaches : Lusiana & Lily Bun

Adam and Eve sinned: The 2 Trees

1. STORY (based on Genesis 3): 

• God created Adam & Eve in His image. 
• They lived in the beautiful Garden of Eden

• There were 2 important trees: 
• Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil (God says not to eat or will die)
• Tree of Life

• Adam & Eve choose to eat from the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil 
• Listened to lies of the Snake
• Doubted God’s goodness/love/wisdom
• Wanted to be like God
• Sin came into the world
• Became afraid of God
• Driven out of Eden (eternal death)

• Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil: represents the Law 
• Wanting to attain right standing with God through our own efforts
• Exposes our nakedness and shame
•  Try to cover with fig leaves (human acts of righteousness)

• Tree of Life: represents Grace
• Life and righteousness given freely to us through Jesus Christ
• Adam and Eve did not choose this tree

• However, God didn’t send them away just like that.
• He killed an animal – shedding of blood to atone for sin – and clothed them in the skin
• Already a plan was set in motion, when the Lamb of God will be killed to atone for the sins of the world and reconcile them to Himself forever.

• From the beginning, God had already planned for Jesus to come to die on the cross so that we may have life. The cross became our Tree of Life, so that all who ate from it will never die.

2. SUGGESTED ACTIVITIES

• Craft: Tree of Life (source)
  

2 Maret 2014

Kelas Balita

Coach Carrie

Asst 1 : Laila

Asst 2 : Junita

Kelas 1 - 3

Coaches : Susi Tjio (Asst. Fenny)

Kelas 4 - 6

Coaches : Swanky
  
God created the world

1. HOOK:

• Show video on creation

2.  LESSON:

• Tell the story of creation from Genesis 1
• Emphasise that everything God created was "GOOD"
• God created the world. God created you and me!
• Of all the wonders in this world, we are God's best masterpiece because we are created in His image.

3. ACTIVITY SUGGESTION

• Craft: Creation Spinning Wheel 
• Get kids to colour the pictures of the different days of creation.
• Under "God's best masterpiece", draw a picture of themselves
• Put another round circle card (with a pizza-slice cut out) over it and secure with a fastener in the middle so that both cards can move.
• Kids would be able to turn the top card to show different days of creation.