10 Mei 2015

Kelas Balita

Coach Awan

Asst 1 : Laila

Asst 2 : Dewi K.

Kelas 1 - 3

Coaches : Lily Bun & Santi

Kelas 4 - 6

Coaches : Lusiana & Theresia

Mother’s Day: Jesus is Smiling at Me

Tags: CC: God's Love

Source By : TNCC Children's Church

1. HOOK:

• Today is Mother’s Day. Who wants to thank God for their mother? (get 1-2 kids to share what they are thankful for)
• Who do you go to … When you are sick? When you are hungry? When you need help? When you are sad? When you did something wrong? When you have good news? When you are happy? (try to lead the kids to answer their mother or father)
• What would mummy and daddy do when you go to them? (hug, kiss, sayang etc)
• How many of you have fierce/strict parents? Even if you have the fiercest and strictest parents, do you think they still love you with all their hearts? Do you think that if you are in trouble, they will help you?
• How we view our parents will determine how we respond to them. If we see our mother and father as loving and kind, we will run to them no matter how we are feeling or what we have done because we know they will always have their arms open wide. But if we see our parents as always angry and mean, the minute we do something wrong, we will try to hide from them because we fear punishment.

2. LESSON: Jesus is Smiling at Me

• In the same way, how you picture God is how you will live your Christian life.
  Angry God = fear and dread
  Smiling God = happy, confident and blessed
• So it’s important to see the right “face”/picture of God.
• The Good News today is that God is NOT angry with us. He knows us through and through. He knows every bad thought we’ve had, every little lie we’ve told and every wrong thing we’ve done … and yet, He loves us more than anything.
• How is that possible for a holy God? That’s because all our sin has been put on the cross and paid for by Jesus! That’s how we can go from sinner to child of God. When God looks at us, He sees His perfect son, Jesus, and He smiles at us with so much love and joy.
• How do we remind ourselves of how much God loves us? We can look at the sky.

Sun

• The Bible tells us that Jesus’ face is like the shining sun (Rev 1:16)
• Malachi 4:2 describes a “Sun of Righteousness” with “healing in his wings”
• Every time we see the sun in the sky, it reminds us of our righteousness in Christ. We do not focus on ourselves — what we’ve done or said or didn’t do — but we focus on what Jesus has done for us. He is righteous, and on that cross, He took all our sin and exchanged it with His righteousness!
• God smiles at us today because we are His righteousness in Christ Jesus! (2 Cor 5:21)

Moon

• What does the moon remind us?
• The moon comes out at night.
• It has no light of its own. When you see the moon glowing, it’s reflecting the light of the sun.
• The moon reminds us that even at night, even when we don’t see the sun, the sun is still shining as brightly as ever.
• Even when we do wrong and sin, even when we don’t think or feel we’re righteous, we still have Jesus’ righteousness in us all the time.

Rainbow

• God first put the rainbow in the sky after the great flood during Noah’s time, where He promised never to flood the whole earth again (Gen 9:12-16).
• What does that mean for us?
• In Isaiah 54:9-10, God said that the rainbow covenant was a promise that He will not “be angry” or “rebuke” us again. His love is unfailing and His peace is with us forever.
• When a warrior returns from war, he hangs up his bow (same shape as the rainbow). The hung-up bow tells us that the war is over!
• It reminds us that Jesus has won the victory — that all the arrows of God’s judgment fell on Christ on the cross. God is not against us; He fights for us!

Lighting and Thunder

• If we have a good picture of God, if we know how much He loves us, then we know that even in the most challenging/difficult times, He is always there for us. We can look to Him and smile.
• Story: Little girl in the storm

• Do you see Jesus smiling at you?
• Jesus’ face is not an angry, mean face. When His face shines on you, it is one of grace, favour and peace. So look up and see Jesus smiling at you today!
• Numbers 6:24-26: “The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make his face shine on you and be gracious to you; the Lord turn his face toward you and give you peace.”’

3. ACTIVITY SUGGESTIONS:

• Mother’s Day Craft

3 Mei 2015

Kelas Balita

Coach Ochie

Asst 1 : Felicia

Asst 2 : Kasey

Kelas 1 - 3

Coaches : Susi Tjio (Asst. Fenny)

Kelas 4 - 6

Coaches : Kent & Swanky

Nehemiah: Response to the Rubble (Neh 2b)

Tags: CC: Book of Nehemiah

Source By : TNCC Children Church

1.  HOOK:

• Play a fun, simple “rubble” icebreaker, i.e. Search through the rubble to find the treasure.
  e.g. Sieve through flour to find hidden coins; or go through lots of cards to find the “joker” etc. Encourage teamwork, strategy, leadership qualities that emerge from this exercise.
• Show photos of Jerusalem’s wall; get kids to build the wall using blocks.
• Show photo of the Petronas Twin Towers. Discuss with kids how difficult it is to build a mega project without the technology and skills we have today, and how Nehemiah could not have rebuilt the wall so quickly without God’s divine help. Show photo of rubble: Get kids to imagine how difficult it would be to transform that into the finished wall.
  

2. STORY: Nehemiah the Wall Builder (Neh 2b — Neh 2:11-20)

• Because of God’s favour on Nehemiah, he had the permission, blessings and provisions of King Artaxerxes to undertake a mega building project — the walls of Jerusalem.
• So Nehemiah set off to Jerusalem. But he didn’t make a grand entrance and announce to everyone his grand plans.
• In fact, he stayed in Jerusalem for 3 days without doing anything about the wall. Probably he was checking out the situation on the ground for himself. “I had not told anyone what my God had put in my heart to do for Jerusalem,” he said. That’s probably wise — wait and see first instead of opening his mouth early on and risk other people sabotaging his plans or finding ways to discourage him.
• Then after 3 days, late at night, he went out with a few others to the wall area. Only he rode a horse, while the rest walked. I guess they wanted to remain inconspicuous and not attract too much attention.
• Nehemiah went to check out the Valley Gate to the Dung Gate and until the Fountain Gate. He saw the broken down walls and the gates that had been destroyed by fire.
• Finally he reentered the city via the Valley Gate.
• The officials, at that time, did not know where what he was doing because he had not yet said anything to anyone else about the work. But after examining the walls, Nehemiah told them, “You see the trouble we are in: Jerusalem lies in ruins, and its gates have been burned with fire. Come, let us rebuild the wall of Jerusalem, and we will no longer be in disgrace.”
• He also told them about the gracious hand of my God on me and what the king had said to me.
• The officials agreed. “Let us start rebuilding.” So they began this good work.
• But when Sanballat the Horonite, Tobiah the Ammonite official and Geshem the Arab (you’ll hear these names often in the coming weeks) heard about it, they mocked and ridiculed Nehemiah. “What is this you are doing?” they asked. “Are you rebelling against the king?”
• Nehemiah answered them by saying, “The God of heaven will give us success. We his servants will start rebuilding, but as for you, you have no share in Jerusalem or any claim or historic right to it.”

3. LESSON: Response to the Rubble

• The task was gigantic. The problem was huge. But when Nehemiah looked at the broken walls and burnt gates, he didn’t see them as a “huge problem” or “impossible task”. In fact, he saw it as a “good work” and knew that “God will give us success”.
• If you are looking at a huge mess in life — maybe it’s your bedroom or your school work or your family issues, you’d be tempted to think it is impossible to fix.
• But Jesus said, “With man, this is impossible, but not with God; all things are possible with God.” (Mark 10:27)
• So don’t focus on the problem. Focus on Jesus.
• When you focus on the problem, the problem gets bigger. When you focus on Jesus, Jesus gets bigger!
• When we look at the rubble, we don’t have to fight and struggle in our own strength. We can rest in Jesus and totally depend on Him to help us out.
• Whatever the problem, however bad the situation may be, we know Jesus will help us. He is our wall builder — he rebuilds the broken walls and clears the rubble for us! Hallelujah!

4. ACTIVITY SUGGESTIONS:

• Brick-related craft/activity: “The God of heaven will give us success.” Nehemiah 2:20

• Worksheet

26 April 2015

Kelas Balita

Coach Jemimah

Asst 1 : Awan

Asst 2 : Ci Dewi

Kelas 1 - 3

Coaches : Shianty & Andy

Kelas 4 - 6

Coaches : Tjipto & Jeremy

Nehemiah the Cupbearer (Neh 2)

Tags: CC: Book of Nehemiah

Source By : TNCC Chidren's Church

1. HOOK

• Play a fun, simple wall-building icebreaker, e.g. Prepare blocks/Uno stacko. Kids take turns to run forward and place a brick, then run back, and next person goes. Key is to build highest wall.

2. STORY

• Two weeks ago, we started learning about an interesting character of the Bible. What was his name? Nehemiah
• What was his job? Cupbearer to the King.
• What’s a cupbearer?
• After Nehemiah heard the news about the broken walls and burnt gates of Jerusalem, he prayed and asked God for favour from the king.

• One day, Nehemiah was doing his job as cupbearer with the king and queen. He took the wine and passed it to King Artaxerxes (can get kids to repeat name).
• Normally, whenever you are in front of a king, no matter how you feel, you have to look happy. You cannot be long-faced, or the king might get angry with you.
• But that day, Nehemiah was so troubled by the broken walls in Jerusalem that he could not hide it from his expression.
• King Artaxerxes noticed and asked him, “Why is your face sad, since you are not sick?”
• Nehemiah was afraid but told the king the reason. “May the king live forever! Why should my face not be sad, when the city, the place of my fathers’ tombs, lies waste, and its gates are burned with fire?”
• Then the king said to him, “What do you request?”
• Wow! What favour. Not only was the king not angry with Nehemiah, but he asked him what he wanted.
• Before he answered, Nehemiah quickly prayed to God. It’s good to pray and ask God for guidance and wisdom in all things, so that we don’t answer rashly or do things without thinking.
• Then Nehemiah asked the king to send him back to Judah so that he can rebuild the walls.
• The king asked, “How long will your journey be? And when will you return?”
• Nehemiah had asked God for favour, and he had also done his homework in preparation for the trip. He was able to give the king a time frame.
• And he went on to ask the king for:
  • Letters for the governors of the surrounding region so that they will give him safe passage through
  • Letter to Asaph, keeper of the king’s forest, so that he can get all the wood he needs to make beams for the city gates
  • Because the “good hand” (favour) of God was on him, the king granted all his requests. The king also sent army captains and horsemen to accompany Nehemiah back to Jerusalem!

3.  LESSON

• Jesus is our favour
  • Nehemiah could not have done the huge task that’s ahead of him without the blessings and favour of the king. The one thing he asked God for was for favour with the king, and the king not only granted him what he asked, but over and above.  
    
  • Jesus made us righteous, so God’s favour is upon us all the time!
  • Psalm 5:12 “Surely, LORD, you bless the righteous; you surround them with your favor as with a shield.”

• Jesus left all He had for us
  • Nehemiah left his high-ranking position in the king’s courts to serve his people by overseeing the rebuilding of the wall.
  • Jesus gave up His position in heaven to come to earth as a man and die for us and to rebuild our broken lives.
  • Phil 2:5-7 “… Christ Jesus … Though he was God, he did not think of equality with God as something to cling to. Instead, he gave up his divine privileges; he took the humble position of a slave and was born as a human being.”

3. ACTIVITY SUGGESTIONS

• Craft: Brick-related craft/activity: “I am Highly Favoured” or “I am God’s Favoured Child”

• Worksheet

 

19 April 2015

Kelas Balita

Coach Ochie

Asst 1 : Adeline

Asst 2 : Kasey

Kelas 1 - 3

Coaches : Iwan & Shevica

Kelas 4 - 6

Coaches : Savitri & Miguel

Easter: Why did Jesus have to die?

Tags: CC: Easter

Source By : TNCC Children's Church

1. HOOK:

• Easter Bingo Icebreaker
  (Bingo Cards)Calling Cards

• Video: Chronicles of Narnia: Aslan’s Death & Resurrection
  • Use the main plot line of “The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe” to bring out the gospel message of Christ’s sacrifice on the cross in our place. Some kids may know the story, so get their input. Use screenshots from the movie if necessary.
  • For background info: Wikipedia; Beliefnet
  • As we teach our children about the cross, let us also remember those wonderful words from Aslan, “that though the Witch knew the Deep Magic, there is a magic deeper still which she did not know. Her knowledge goes back only to the dawn of time. But if she could have looked a little further back, into the stillness and the darkness before Time dawned, she would have read there a different incantation. She would have known that when a willing victim who had committed no treachery was killed in a traitor’s stead, the Table would crack and Death itself would start working backward.”

2. LESSON SUMMARY

• Why did Jesus have to die? (invite responses)
  Because we could not save ourselves from our sin and its consequences (death), and only Jesus (the perfect Man) could take our place in punishment.
• Why did Jesus have to rise from the dead?
  Jesus’s resurrection from the grave is at the heart of our faith. Paul wrote, “If the dead are not raised, not even Christ has been raised. And if Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile and you are still in your sins. Then those also who have fallen asleep in Christ have perished. If in Christ we have hope in this life only, we are of all people most to be pitied.” (1 Cor 15:16-19)
• Christ rose from the grave because he was the perfect Son of God. He was the only One who could pay the penalty of our sin — and He not just “paid” for it, He “overpaid” for it. Once the debt was settled, the grave could not hold him anymore! Jesus conquered sin and death!
• When Jesus died, our sins were forgiven and we didn’t have to die anymore. When Jesus rose from the dead, He gave us His new life — Jesus’ life is in us today and forevermore!

3. ACTIVITY SUGGESTIONS

• Song: “I can tell/You can tell” (sung to the tune of “This Old Man”)