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ADULT CHALLENGE
PALM SUNDAY
Unit 7, Lesson 2
Objective Aim:
Subjective Aim:
Scripture:
Memory Verse:
The people praised Jesus when He rode into Jerusalem on a colt.
Jesus, please give me the desire to praise You.
Matthew 21:1-11; Luke 19:28-40; Mark 11: 1-10; Zechariah 9:9
“Yet to his son I will give one tribe, that David my servant may always
have a lamp before me in Jerusalem, the city where I have chosen to
put my name.” (1 Kings 11:36 ESV)
Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion!
Shout aloud, O daughter of Jerusalem!
Behold, your king is coming to you;
righteous and having salvation is he,
humble and mounted on a donkey,
on a colt, the foal of a donkey.
(Zechariah 9:9 ESV)
Jesus rode into Jerusalem on a colt to the shouts of “Hosanna, Hosanna.” Hosanna
comes from a Hebrew word and literally means, “Save us, we pray.” It is taken from
Psalm 118:25.
Both the words and the actions of the people honor the One coming into the city. It is
quite probable that many of the people were not aware of the significance of this day;
they were merely caught up in the excitement and celebration of the event.
At the annual Passover celebration, the people chanted Psalm 118: 25-26. Thus as
Jesus entered the city some ran ahead of Him and some behind Him, chanting:
Save us, we pray, O LORD!
O LORD, we pray, give us success!
Blessed is he who comes in the name of the LORD!
We bless you from the house of the LORD.
(Psalm 118:25-26 ESV)
Jesus. . fill Your Servant’s heart full to overflowing in praise of You.
May this be a time of remembrance of all You have done in his/her life.
In Jesus name, Amen.
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KIDS’ BIBLE FOCUS
PALM SUNDAY
Unit 7 Lesson 2
Objective Aim:
Subjective Aim:
Scripture:
Memory Verse:
The people praised Jesus when He rode into Jerusalem on a colt.
Jesus, please give me the desire to praise You.
Matthew 21:1-11; Luke 19:28-40; Mark 11: 1-10; Zechariah 9:9
“Yet to his son I will give one tribe, that David my servant may
always have a lamp before me in Jerusalem, the city where I have
chosen to put my name.” (1 Kings 11:36 ESV)
Suggestions:
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Rent a donkey/colt
Find someone to play the part of Jesus – he will not interact
with the kids.
Order Palm strips, fronds
o If you are unable to find them locally here are a couple
links:
http://www.churchsupplywarehouse.com/catalog_categoryIt
em.asp_Q_categoryId_E_72_A_subcategoryId_E_358_A_Pal
m_Ash_E_Palm_Ash
o http://www.merhaut.com/palm.asp?gclid=CICuk52g7aYCFRh
Cgwodm0dKHw
Plan to do the same presentation of Jesus’ entry for all services.
o Plan to take the kids outside for this presentation –
weather permitting.
The kids will then return to their disciplers, just as a normal Sunday.
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NOOK
(Begin as soon as first kid enters, 15 MT)
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GATHERING
As the kids enter have them sit with you on the floor in a circle.
Opening questions:
o Do you like when someone tells you something they like about you? How does it
make you feel?
o How does it feel when someone says something bad about you?
o What do you like to do when you have time off from school?
Musical Spoons
MATERIALS : plastic spoons
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Kids sit in a circle.
Using a permanent marker place a spot on one of the spoons where it is not readily
noticeable.
One less spoon than players are placed in the center of the circle.
o Make sure the spoon with the dot is in the pile from the first round.
All players are given 3 Bucks.
Music is played or leader claps.
When the sound stops everyone tries to get a spoon.
The player to not get a spoon must give the leader a Buck.
Every fifth round the person who gets the spoon with the black dot gets all the Bucks
the leader is holding.
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The Story Specialist will lead this
Reality Check/Hearing the Word Time.
REALITY CHECK and HEARING THE WORD
(30 MT, all Trek Teams together, led by Story Specialist.)
MATERIALS :
donkey/colt, palm fronds/branches, Clothes
to lay out in front of “Jesus,” diagram of the
“Passover Door”
The children will make a Cross out of
their Palm Frond for craft. They can do
this in their Trek Teams on the floor. A
Craft Specialist leads them through the
creation steps.
PREP
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Rent a donkey/colt – they usually aren’t difficult to find.
o Know size of man the animal can hold
Recruit a “Jesus.”
Order palm frond/branches (see links for ordering on page 36)
Gather clothes that the kids can lay out in front of where “Jesus” will go.
DISCUSSION
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Explain to the kids that today is a day of celebration.
o You will take them through some questions referring back to the lesson “Pharaoh’s
Purpose – To Show God’s Power,” Unit 4. Lesson 3
o This is to assist them in connecting The Passover to Palm Sunday and then Easter.
Today is the day that we remember when Jesus rode a donkey into Jerusalem.
o For the people who lived in Jesus’ day it was the celebration of Passover.
o Remember the story of God using Moses to free the Israelites from being slaves in
Egypt? This is what led to the first Passover, help me remember what happened.
o Can you remember what God did to convince Pharaoh to let the Israelites go?
He sent plagues to show Pharaoh that He, God, was all powerful. In other words
Pharaoh could not keep the Israelites in Egypt.
o What were the Plagues?
If possible find visuals of the plagues that you could put on PowerPoint or just have
pictures to show the kids.
 Nile River into blood.
 Frogs everywhere
 Dust of earth became gnats
 Swarms of flies
 Horses, donkeys, camels, sheep all that belonged to Egypt died
 Boils broke out on all Egyptians
 Heavy hail fell.
 Locusts covered the land
 Egypt was covered in darkness – they couldn’t see anything for three days
 An angel of death was sent to kill the firstborn child of each Egyptian family
o What did God do to Pharaoh’s heart after each of the first nine plagues?
God hardened Pharaoh’s heart so he would say “no” to the Israelites leaving. This
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gave God the opportunity to once again show all the world that He is powerful.
(Exodus 9: 15-17)
o What did the Israelites have to do for the 10 th plague so that their oldest child
would not be killed?
(Have the door diagram where all the kids can see it) They had to put blood on the
door post. The angel of death passed over every home that had blood on the door
post.
o Anyone remember why this is important and how it connects to Jesus?
The way the blood was placed on the door it represented a cross. The Friday after
this Sunday (Palm Sunday), Jesus would die on the cross.
o Why did Jesus die on the cross?
Because we are sinners, we break God’s laws. God is holy He cannot interact with
those who break His laws. God is just – punishment had to be paid for our sin. Jesus
took our punishment. Jesus died on the cross and experienced total separation from
God so we wouldn’t have to. God is separated from every human – except those
who are a member of His family.
o How do we become a member of God’s family?
See if the kids can answer this. You fill in or correct. If needed, reference Romans
10:9-10. We begin with knowing that Jesus is God. We know that He took the
punishment for our sins by dying on the cross. We admit we are sinners. We repent
of our sin (feel so bad for hurting Jesus with our sin we never want to do it again).
We tell Jesus we want to surrender to Him, we want to be owned by Him, we want
to obey Him.
o So now imagine that you are an Israelite living when Jesus lived. You have grown
up being told over and over that the Messiah is going to come to save all the
Israelites. Think of everything you’ve learned this year about the Israelites. Anyone
want to share anything?
(Begin now to get the kids excited) Give them the opportunity to share but don’t
press them. If they don’t remember anything then you share a couple – e.g.God
called Abraham to leave everything he knew and go to a new land; Gideon hid in the
wine press because he was so fearful of the Israelites’ enemies; Joseph sold into
slavery by his brothers but was then able to save them during a famine.
o Every year the Israelites celebrated Passover – when the angel of death passed
over the homes of their ancestors in Egypt. They celebrated and thanked God for
saving the Israelite children. Every year they prayed for the Messiah to come. They
thought the Messiah would come and make them great – they thought He would
take away the suffering they were going through. They thought he would be a king
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who would rule everyone. Each year when they celebrated Passover they did so
with great expectation.
Read Mark 11: 1-10
o Come, let’s go experience Jesus’ arrival in Jerusalem.
Have disciplers prepared to lead the kids in what they are to do.
Hand out Palm fronds.
THE ACTIVITY
(Story Specialist leads, all Trek Teams together)
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Hand out Palm Fronds to all of the kids.
Get them excited about Jesus’ coming.
o In an excited tone paint a picture of the people and their excitement in the day they
celebrated Jesus’ entering Jerusalem.
o Be very animated so as the kids go outside they are excited and have anticipation
also.
Give them some instruction of what you want them to do.
o Shout Halleluiah and Hosanna.
o Throw clothes down in front of Jesus on the donkey.
 Or you may just have a few adults do that.
After they are finished they return for Chat n’ Chew.
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CHAT ‘N CHEW DISCUSSION
Creator
(In Trek Teams discuss the scripture, 10 MT)
All Knowing, All Powerful, All Loving
MATERIALS:
Gum, Kids gather their Bibles and go into Trek
Teams.
Holy, Just, A Jealous God
Objective Aim: The people praised Jesus when He rode into Jerusalem on a colt.
Subjective Aim: Jesus, please give me the desire to praise You.
Deliverer, Forgiving, Comforter
I am going to give each of you a piece of gum. Your
participation in our discussion will determine what you do
with the gum at the end of Chat’n Chew. If you participate
in our discussion then your gum will go on this chart (at
the end). When the chart is full the group will get to
choose any dessert they wish.
Teacher, Encourager, Counselor
Our only HOPE
Eternal
1. What do you think that would have felt like if you lived
2,000 years ago and experienced that for real?
No right or wrong – this is to help them calm down from
the excitement and to get their brains at a place to
concentrate.
2. Let’s look at Zechariah 9:9
Read it with the kids. This was written hundreds of years
before Jesus was even born. Remind them of the
prophecies they learned of at Christmas. This is one of
those prophecies.
3. If you heard that a king was going to come what would
you think that meant?
The Israelites thought it meant that He would take over
and rule. It would mean they would no longer be under
the terrible, painful rule of others.
4. Palm Sunday is a time of celebration, a time to do as the
Israelites did and praise Jesus. We know who Jesus really
is – He is God. What are some other things we know
about Jesus? You can share something in a sentence or
just a word.
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Have the kids thank the Lord – thanksgiving is when we are
grateful for something He has done for us.
Praise the Lord – praise is when we acknowledge the
greatness of who God is and what His attributes (qualities)
are.
Help the kids to get into the wonder of who Jesus is. To
understand that He didn’t have to die on the cross, He could
have left us to take our own punishment.
However He loved us so much that He died for us – He took
our punishment. He provided us a way to be united with God.
Have a NOOK type game ready for just your Trek Team if you
have time left.
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CRAFTS
(Led by Craft Specialist – 15MT)
Crosses from Palm Fronds
MATERIALS: a blade from a palm frond per kid,
CRAFTS PREP
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Practice this several times so you know how you will walk the kids through step by step.
Make some extra ones in case Younger Kids are not able to finish theirs.
You might also copy the directions to give to kids so they can finish at home.
You can practice using strips of paper.
Plan to take the kids through this a step at a time.
o Do not move on until everyone has finished a step.
o Disciplers should be working with children, not making one themselves.
o If you can put the steps on a PowerPoint that might be helpful.
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THE ACTIVITY
1. Hold the frond horizontally
2. Bend the right end straight up from the centre to form a right angle. Have
them bend end to end to get the center. Show them the slant at the fold.
3. Fold this same top strip, from the centre, back away from themselves and
down, up towards themselves and over again, to form a square at the back. It
will still be a right angle at this point.
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4. a) Bring the left strip forward and fold over the centre towards the right.
b) Fold away from you and pull through the square at back, all the way. (If
the frond is wider at one end than the other it will need to be cut to go
through the back square.)
5. Bend the top strip forward and put the end through the centre square to
make a shaft of desired length.
6. Fold left hand strip backwards and put through the back square. This
makes the left crossbar and should be in proportion to the shaft.
7. Fold the right strip back, put through the back square and fasten.
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KIDS’ CORPORATE WORSHIP
PALM SUNDAY
Unit 7, Lesson 2
Objective Aim:
Subjective Aim:
Scripture:
Memory Verse:
The people praised Jesus when He rode into Jerusalem on a colt.
Jesus, please give me the desire to praise You.
Matthew 21:1-11; Luke 19:28-40; Mark 11: 1-10; Zechariah 9:9
“Yet to his son I will give one tribe, that David my servant may
always have a lamp before me in Jerusalem, the city where I have
chosen to put my name.” (1 Kings 11:36 ESV)
NOOK
(Begin as soon as first kid enters, 15 MT)
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GATHERING
As the kids enter have them sit on the floor with you.
o Opening questions:
 What do you feel like when someone makes fun of you?
 What do you feel like when you give a compliment to someone?
 What do you feel like when you make fun of someone or you say something
bad about them?
FIND THE VERSE
MATERIALS:
copy of the verse per kid
Object:
To have fun and memorize this month’s new verse
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Have them sit with you on the floor in a circle.
One player is chosen to be “IT”
“IT” leaves the room.
Another player is chosen to hide the verse.
“IT” returns to the room.
All the players read the verse over and over while “IT” tries to find the hidden verse.
o This week is a new verse so this is to help them memorize it.
Players read louder the closer “IT” gets to the verse, softer the farther away “IT” gets.
When “IT” finds the verse the individual who hid the verse becomes “IT”.
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WORSHIP THROUGH MUSIC
(10 MT, Led by Worship Team Specialists)
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Kids sit with their Disciplers
 Suggestion is that everyone sits on the floor to make the theater-in-the-round easier
to perform.
Be sure to have an adult at the door to greet kids who are late and get them connected
to a Discipler/Trek Team.
Be sure to have a variety of songs. It is important to expose the kids to all types of
Worship Music.
Some Suggestions
 God’s Kids Worship
 http://www.godskidsworship.com/p-64-gods-kids-worship-classic-orange-cd.aspx
 All Hail King Jesus
 What A Mighty God We Serve
 Ho w Majestic Is Your Name
 Center for Church Music
WORSHIP THROUGH LITURGY
(10 minutes FST Led by Worship Specialists)
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Who will lead the various elements of the liturgy?
Scripture – Matthew 21: 1-11
Creeds/Lord’s Prayer
o Use Power Points
Tithing/Offering
o Always pray over the tithes/offerings and offer
them up to the Lord as an act of worship.
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Because there are differing views on the
theology of tithes and offerings no
suggestons are given here for teaching
on this topic. Learn from your pastors
what your church teaching is. Teach
your church’s position to the children
over and over during the Liturgy time.
Children learn through repetition and
you will also have new children
attending.
It is highly suggested that a collection be
taken during the service. Children learn
by doing; it is good for them to
experience giving in the midst of the
Worship service so they connect the
concept of giving to Worship.
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WORSHIP THROUGH THE WORD
(10 MT, led by Worship Team)
The Regular Characters
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Each week there will be the same characters. Jacob Johnson(10) and Olivia
Johnson(7) are brother and sister. They live in a middle class family; their parents are
Christians and provide a solid home. Mr. Johnson owns his own car repair shop and
Mrs. Johnson is a teacher’s aide at the school. Grace Lim (7) is a friend of Olivia’s. She
lives with her mother, Miriam Lim, brother Daniel (8), and sister Luann (11). Grace’s dad
was killed in an automobile accident a year ago. The Johnsons and Lims attend the
same church. Pablo Garcia (10) is a friend of Jacob’s. His family is immigrants. His
parents allow him to attend activities at church with Jacob because they appreciate the
family values of the Johnsons; Mr. Garcia is a computer programmer; Mrs. Garcia is a
stay at home mom and speaks very little English. Pablo has two sisters who are in their
twenties, Alicia and Rose.
Most skits will only have the four bolded characters. However, occasionally the skit will
call for added characters.
THIS WEEK’S CHARACTERS: Jacob, Pablo, Olivia, Grace
Remember, always put
the script into the
idioms used in your
neighborhood.
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Jacob runs into the room really excited and out of breath
Jacob:
Speaking to the audience.) Wow, I can’t believe it! You won’t believe who is
coming? You guys are going to be so excited!
Pablo
(Begins calling outside the room) Jacob! Jacob! Where are you?
Jacob:
I’m in here.
Pablo: I’ve been looking all over for you.
Jacob:
Pablo, wait! You won’t believe it! You just won’t believe who is coming.
Olivia: (Comes running in) Hey, I finally found you guys! Have you heard?
Pablo: What is going on? What is happening? (Turns to audience) Do you guys know
what’s happening?
Grace: (Has been sitting out in the audience) Come on! Tell us what is happening. We all
want to know.
Jacob:
Well, do you know what day today is?
Grace: I don’t (To the kid she is sitting next to) Do you know what day today is?
If a kid says Palm Sunday skip Pablo.
Pablo: I know! Palm Sunday
Jacob:
That’s right! And what happened on Palm Sunday?
Pablo: I’m not sure (to audience) any of you guys help me out?
If someone in audience answers skip Olivia or improvise to include everything.
Olivia: Palm Sunday is the day that Jesus rode into Jerusalem on a donkey. Everyone
thought that Jesus was coming as a king. They thought He was going to set them
free from the cruel Romans.
Grace: That’s right, but that’s not what happened.
Jacob:
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Pablo: I’d run right where He was. Man, I wouldn’t want to miss out on seeing Jesus.
Grace: (Standing up) Wow just imagine! What would it have been like?
Jacob: Wait, listen – do you hear that? What is it?
From outside there are sounds of people shouting Hosanna and Halleluiah
Pablo: Let’s go see what is happening.
Jacob: (To kids in audience) You guys want to go with us?
Disciplers should be prepared to direct kids.
Kids from first hour will know what to do and will model for the other kids.
THE ACTIVITY
(Worship Specialist leads, all Trek Teams together)
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Hand out Palm Fronds to all of the kids.
Get them excited about Jesus’ coming.
o In an excited tone paint a picture of the people and their excitement in the day they
celebrated Jesus’ entering Jerusalem.
 Get the kids who were at Kids’ Bible Focus to share what is happening.
o Be very animated so as the kids go outside they are excited and have anticipation
also.
Give them some instruction of what you want them to do.
o Shout Halleluiah and Hosanna
o Throw clothes down in front of Jesus on the donkey/colt
 Or you may just have a few adults do that.
After they are finished they return to create their Palm Frond Cross.
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CRAFTS
(Led by Craft Specialist or Worship Specialist – 10MT)
Crosses from Palm Fronds
MATERIALS: a blade from a palm frond per kid,
CRAFTS PREP
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Practice this several times so you know how you will walk the kids through step by step.
Make some extra ones in case Younger Kids are not able to finish theirs.
You might also copy the directions to give to kids so they can finish at home.
You can practice using strips of paper.
Plan to take the kids through this a step at a time.
o Do not move on until everyone has finished a step.
o Disciplers should be working with children, not making one themselves.
o If you can put the steps on a PowerPoint that might be helpful.
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THE ACTIVITY
1. Hold the frond horizontally
2. Bend the right end straight up from the centre to form a right angle. Have
them bend end to end to get the center. Show them the slant at the fold.
3. Fold this same top strip, from the centre, back away from themselves and
down, up towards themselves and over again, to form a square at the back. It
will still be a right angle at this point.
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4. a) Bring the left strip forward and fold over the centre towards the right.
b) Fold away from you and pull through the square at back, all the way. (If
the frond is wider at one end than the other it will need to be cut to go
through the back square.)
5. Bend the top strip forward and put the end through the centre square to
make a shaft of desired length.
6. Fold left hand strip backwards and put through the back square. This
makes the left crossbar and should be in proportion to the shaft.
7. Fold the right strip back, put through the back square and fasten.
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DISCIPLESHIP TIME
4. Let the cross you made this morning be a reminder
throughout the year to praise Jesus. Praise means you tell
Him how great He is.
MATERIALS:
Have a time of prayer with the kids. Encourage each kid to pray
but don’t push them.
(15MT, In Trek Teams)
Objective Aim: The people praised Jesus when He rode into Jerusalem on a colt.
Subjective Aim: Jesus, please give me the desire to praise You.
Bibles,
 Each Discipler sits on the floor with his/her Trek Team.
1. I want you to take a moment and just imagine you are
living with your family in Jerusalem on that day when Jesus
entered Jerusalem riding on the donkey.
Close your eyes and create a movie in your mind of what
happened in your family. Have all your family members in
the “movie.” What are the smells, the sounds, what do you
hear? Are people happy, sad, excited, frightened, awe
struck, curious. Does anyone believe? Does anyone doubt?
Have a Nook game ready in case
you have more time.
I am going to give you a few minutes to create the movie in
your mind.
2. Would anyone like to describe the movie you created?
No right or wrong here – it is what they saw within.
However, it will give you an idea of where they are coming
from, what do they believe?
3. Let’s open our Bibles to Zechariah 9:9.
Read it with the kids. If you were in Kids’ Bible Focus can you
tell us what is special about this verse? This was written
hundreds of years before Jesus was even born. Remind
them of the prophecies they learned of at Christmas. This is
one of those prophesies.
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KIDS WEEKDAY CELEBRATION
PALM SUNDAY
Unit 7, Lesson 2
Objective Aim:
Subjective Aim:
Scripture:
Memory Verse:
The people praised Jesus when He rode into Jerusalem on a colt.
Jesus, please give me the desire to praise You.
Matthew 21:1-11; Luke 19:28-40; Mark 11: 1-10; Zechariah 9:9
“Yet to his son I will give one tribe, that David my servant may always
have a lamp before me in Jerusalem, the city where I have chosen to
put my name.” (1 Kings 11:36 ESV)
Suggestions for Holy Week
If the parents aren’t normally with the children at Week Day Celebration
invite them for this time of remembering Christ’s journey to the cross.
This will be a somber evening as you experience the washing of feet and
communion.
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Everything will be done in family groupings.
Have options for single parents to choose from.
o Two families of single parents can be in one grouping.
o A single mom may want to be part of a family headed by a dad.
o Elders may head up a group of two or three families of singles.
o Single family may want to be its own group.
o If there is a single parent you know has a decent relationship with
his/her spouse and that individual is a believer suggest that the
spouse be invited to join the family for this evening.
o This would be a great time to invite Senior Citizens whose children
and grandchildren don’t attend your church to come and head up a
family grouping.
Plan for non-church kids to sit with their discipler’s family.
Plan to have childcare for children birth through 3.
Make the evening fit your church’s teaching, theology.
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Prep
MATERIALS:
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instructions for head of family, a couple of towels per family, bowl with water
per family, plate with matzo crackers, small cups, small bottles with juice per
family, Bibles, red yarn
Place chairs in small circles.
o You have a fairly good idea of the number of individuals in a family in your church –
arrange the chairs to match the families of your church.
 It will be impossible to get it exactly correct so have extra chairs leaning against a
wall.
Plan to have someone at the door to explain to the Head of Family what he/she is to do.
o If your church does not believe a woman should give communion then you will need
to make sure there is a comfortable way for single moms to have a man in her family
group.
 This could be done by having senior citizens without immediate family in the
church join with a single mom and her family.
 Be creative then in having the mom bless each of her children.
Lay instructions on a chair, for the Head of Family, in each circle.
Place towels, bowl of water, matzo crackers, small cups and small bottles of grape juice,
and pieces of red yarn in the center of each circle of chairs.
o If you need to purchase bottles for the grape juice this is a link to inexpensive
bottles/jars
http://www.containerandpackaging.com/subtype.asp?itemtype=Glass_Containers
Be sure disciplers are expecting kids without family present to be a part of their family
for this evening.
If someone enters without a Bible give them a Bible.
The Order of Worship Sheet on p. 58 has lines on which you write the names of those
participating.
IDEAL: People register for the evening so you can email Head of Family the instructions
ahead of time.
GATHERING
As families enter tell the Head of Family that there is a sheet of instructions on a chair in
their circle.
 Head of Family may be a father, grandfather or single-mom.
 Tell them to sit in a circle of chairs that has the closest number of chairs to their
family members.
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HEAD OF FAMILY INSTRUCTIONS
MATERIALS: Bible for each kid,
Beginning Discussion
 Engage your family in the following discussion.
1. What is your very first memory?
There is no right or wrong answer here. If you have never shared this with your kids they
will enjoy hearing yours. This is just a fun question.
2. What is the first toy you remember having? What did you like about this toy?
3. Invite the kids to ask Mom and Dad about a childhood memory they have. Let each kid
have the opportunity to ask a question.
4. What is your first memory of knowing about God?
5. If you are a member of God’s family when do you remember that happening?
Explanation of Communion
(Explain communion to your children if this is their first introduction to it)
Tonight we are going to remember that Jesus died on the cross so that we can be with God
forever. Everyone who is a member of God’s family will be invited to eat a cracker as a
remembrance of Jesus’ body; then we will drink some grape juice to remember that Jesus
bled as he died on the cross.
If you are not a member of God’s family then you will listen but you won’t take the cracker
and juice. The Bible tells us that only God’s family should take communion.
A Game
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(I Spy)
If you finish the discussion and the explanation of communion before others do, here is a
simple game to play.
Have a child look around the room and choose something, she doesn’t tell anyone what it
is.
She says, “I Spy something ‘red’ In this room.”
The family then tries to guess what the “red” object in the room is she has “spied” by
asking yes and no questions.
Whoever guesses correctly is the new “spy,” who will find something else for the group to
guess; the clue is always what color the object is.
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Foot Washing
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You will wash the feet of your family members.
Gently rub the foot in the water and as you do so give the individual a blessing.
o E.g. I bless you name of child . I bless you in the name of Jesus, proclaiming the
blessings of God, my Redeemer, upon you. May He give you wisdom, a reverential fear
of God, and a heart of love.I pray that you will grow up to be a man of God. You are a
gift from God to our family.
 Put the above into your own words, fitting it according to the specific child you are
praying for.
o If you are able to do so make it slightly unique for each child.
Dry the foot and move to the next one.
Have a special word for the adults too.
Communion
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You will pass out the bread and pour the grape juice into the cups.
Explain to your children that the bread and grape juice are reminders of what Jesus did for
us.
o The bread and juice are not really Jesus’ body and blood.
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INTERGENERATIONAL
COMMUNION AND FOOT WASHING ORDER OF SERVICE
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WELCOME
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SINGING
(fill in times below)
“Beautiful Savior”
“When I Survey The Wondrous Cross”
“Jesus Paid It All”
http://www.godskidsworship.com/p-313-a-big-basket-of-easter-songs-videodvd-plus-data.aspx
Has a DVD video with children singing
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REJOICING IN GOD’S WORD
o Ask for volunteer children to quote memory verses they
have learned this year.
o OR give a reference and have everyone in the room
who has memorized it quote it in unison.
o Share BRIEFLY how each of these verses point to
what you celebrated on Palm Sunday, are celebrating
throughout Holy Week and will celebrate on Easter.
o Point out how the people welcoming Jesus to Jerusalem on
Palm Sunday needed to heed this month’s memory verse (1
Kings 18:21) for by the end of the week they had limped to a
different opinion and were shouting for Jesus’ crucifixion.
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FOOT WASHING
John 13: 1-20:
Someone reads the scripture dramatically so you keep the
attention of the kids.
o Direct everyone to take off one shoe and sock.
o Head of Family will wash the feet of the
other members of the family.
o Tell Head of Family to read instructions and proceed.
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DO THIS IN REMEMBRANCE OF ME
o Have everyone open their Bibles to Luke 22:19-20
o Read passage.
o Remembering special times in our lives helps us as we
continue to grow in our walk with Jesus. Just as you had a
time of remembering in your families at the beginning of
the service. Some memories are happy and we get excited,
other memories are sad and difficult to remember – but
they are still important.
o Some people will tie a string around their fingers to
remember something important. Tonight we are going to
tie a red piece of yarn around our fingers as a reminder
that Jesus shed His blood because He loves us so much.
The yarn is in the center of your family circles.
(As they are putting on their strings) Jesus loves us so much
that He wants us to be with Him forever. The problem is
that because we sin, we break God’s laws, we are
separated from Him.
THAT is why Jesus came to earth. God is Holy, He cannot be
in the presence of sin. For us to be united with God
someone had to take the punishment for the sin.
BUT who could do that? (Be prepared for kids to yell out
Jesus)
It had to be someone who had never sinned Himself. Jesus
had never sinned so He came to take the punishment for
our sins.
When we have a great regret for our sins and we don’t
want to sin anymore, we tell this to Jesus. We tell Him that
we want to do what He wants us to do. We tell Him we
want to follow Him forever. When we have done those
things we become a member of God’s family.
o Let’s open our Bibles to 1 Corinthians 11: 27-29. (Read it)
o If you are not a member of God’s family you shouldn’t take
communion
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COMMUNION
Bread
o Explain to Head of Families to take the plate of Matzo
crackers and give a piece to each member of the family.
Then wait.
o The crackers(matzo), are unleavened. This means it has no
yeast in it. This represents that Jesus was without sin.
Hebrews 4:15
o Stripes = Isaiah 53 – “By His stripes we were healed.”
o Holes = Zechariah 12 – “They shall look upon Him whom
they have pierced.”
o Invite the people to partake of the bread while saying, “ Do
This In Remembrance of Jesus.
Cup
o Explain to families to take the cups from the center of the
circle and pour the juice into them.
o The juice is a reminder of Jesus’ blood – that is why it is
dark red.
o We are now going to partake of the cup. I will say
something and you respond with, “His blood was poured
out for me.”
o Invite the people to partake, “This cup is the new covenant
in my blood, which is poured out for you.”
o People respond
o Drink the cup.
 CONCLUSION
o Encourage everyone to wear their red strings of
remembrance until Easter Sunday.
 They could be great discussion openers as they are
out and about.
 Remind the children that the bread and the juice are
a reminder of what Jesus did for us.
o Sing a song or two
o Prayer
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NOTE: Kids’ Weekday Challenge
includes the parents this week.
THE SHEMA FOCUS
PALM SUNDAY
Unit 7, Lesson 2
Objective Aim:
Subjective Aim:
Scripture:
Memory Verse:
The people praised Jesus when He rode into Jerusalem on a colt.
Jesus, please give me the desire to praise You.
Matthew 21:1-11; Luke 19:28-40; Mark 11: 1-10; Zechariah 9:9
“Yet to his son I will give one tribe, that David my servant may
always have a lamp before me in Jerusalem, the city where I have
chosen to put my name.” (1 Kings 11:36 ESV)
Remember!
 Have everything set up
 Hand out paper and pens for
prayer lists
 Remind people of prayer lists.
CONNECTING
(Be prepared to engage the first person to enter, 20MT)
MATERIALS:
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1
2
3
4
paper and pens
Discussion starters below
o If someone has something s/he is eager to share or questions s/he wants to ask allow
him/her to go first. This is meant to be a time for the parents to cover issues with which
they are dealing.
What did you think of the Power Point on “Can The Bible Be Trusted?”
What did your kids think of it?
What are some ideas you came up with with your children of how you can use this
information?
i Has anyone been able to use it already?
Have you thought of ways to keep these facts before your kids? If so what have you
thought of?
i Spend some time brainstorming ways to continually bring up these facts so the kids
won’t forget them.
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Remember!
 Thoughts are given to stimulate you as you
prepare to lead the parents.
 Each week you are given the concepts with
which the children are grappling that week.
 The aim is for children and parents to cover
the same Biblical concepts.
DIGGING INTO THE WORD
(25 MT)
MATERIALS:
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Bibles,
CONCEPTS WITH WHICH KIDS ARE GRAPPLING THIS WEEK
o This is a week of remembering.
 Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem. Mark 11:1-10
 God vs. Pharaoh – Let My People Go!
BIBLE FOCUS
o Reality Check and Hearing The Word
 Kids experienced Jesus entering the church grounds and shouting Hosanna to
Him.
 God hardened Pharaoh’s heart so he would keep refusing to let the Israelites go.
Through the plagues that God then sent God showed His power.
 The final plague, the killing of the oldest son in every Egyptian home, brings us to
the celebration of the Passover, which is when Palm Sunday took place.
 Note that the blood which was placed on the door of the homes of Israelites
represents a cross.
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o Chat ‘N Chew
 They imagined what it would have felt like if they had lived during the time when
Jesus entered Jerusalem.
 They talked about Palm Sunday being a day of celebration.
 They had a time of praise – using words connected to who God is.
o Craft
 Kids made crosses from Palm fronds.
CORPORATE WORSHIP
o Skit:
 The skit was a set up to take the kids outside to see Jesus enter “Jerusalem.”
o Discipleship Time
 The kids were encouraged to use their imaginations to create a movie in their
minds as if they were in Jerusalem when Jesus came.
 They then shared with each other.
 They looked up Zechariah 9:9 in which Jesus’ triumphal entry to Jerusalem is
foretold.
FURTHER DISCUSSION/STUDY FOR PARENTS
o Have a discussion on the secular vs. spiritual celebration of Easter.
 How should this be handled?
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Does getting involved with the Bunny Rabbit keep our children from
concentrating on the true meaning of Easter?
How can the secular trappings be used to teach our children further about Jesus?
 1 John 4: 1-9: How do we test the spirits in regard to holiday celebrations
that get blended with the secular world?
 John 17 (particularly vs. 14 -15): Not of the world but in the world; protection
from the evil one.
PRAYER
(15 MT)
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Have everyone get into groups of three for prayer, men with men and women with
women.
Use notes from Connecting.
Pray for wisdom now and in the future in regard to secular vs. spiritual celebration of
Easter and Christmas.
Remember!
COMMITMENT
(15 MT)
MATERIALS:
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paper and pens, Family Discipleship pages,
Memory Verse pages
 Husbands and wives meet alone.
 Single parents
Pair two single moms together and
two single dads together.
If there is one single father and
one single mother the husband
facilitator meets with the father
and the wife facilitator meets with
the mother.
Hand out Family Discipleship pages so they can use
as a guide in their planning.
Encourage them to pray before they begin, asking
the Lord for wisdom and direction in their
planning.
o What have you done in the past in regard to secular vs. spiritual celebration of
Easter and Christmas?
 Think through how to seek God’s guidance for your family.
Remind them to work at home with their kids on 1 Kings 18:21
Remind them to work at home with their kids on Truth or Desire.
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FAMILY DISCIPLESHIP
PALM SUNDAY
Unit 7, Lesson 1
Objective Aim:
Subjective Aim:
Scripture:
Memory Verse:
FAMILY TIME
The people praised Jesus when He rode into Jerusalem on a colt.
Jesus, please give me the desire to praise You.
Matthew 21:1-11; Luke 19:28-40; Mark 11: 1-10; Zechariah 9:9
“Yet to his son I will give one tribe, that David my servant may always
have a lamp before me in Jerusalem, the city where I have chosen to
put my name.” (1 Kings 11:36 ESV)
An Evening of Praise and Celebraton
MATERIALS: list of names of Jesus
PREP
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Recruit a neighbor to come to your home and hide the names of Jesus.
 This could be an awesome testimony – a family playing together, a family
celebrating Jesus.
 Cut apart the names of Jesus and place in an envelope.
 Have the names of Jesus hidden
 Let the person hiding the slips know your parameters.
THE ACTIVITY
o Make this a time of great celebration.
 A time of praise of Jesus.
o Show the kids a sample of what they will be looking for.
 They are small, which will add to the difficulty.
 Give them the parameters of where to look.
o Set the length of time everyone has to hunt
 If a neighbor hid them everyone can be in the game.
o You decide if there will be a reward more than the satisfaction of having found the
most.
o It doesn’t matter if they are all found.
 It might be fun to be finding them for weeks or months later.
o When the timer goes off everyone gathers back together and counts how many each
has found.
o Take some deep breaths and have everyone relax from the fun and excitement.
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DISCUSSION
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Have each person take turns reading through their strips.
I praise you Jesus because you are _________________________________.
(The Name of Jesus)
You decide how many, if any of the scriptures you want to look up.
Before beginning challenge the kids to speak the names of Jesus as a prayer.
o Imagine that Jesus is sitting with your family and you are speaking to Him.
SPIRIT MOMENTS
As the Holy Spirit gives you opportunity to lift up the Triune God’s attributes be sure to do so in
front of your kids. Encourage them to do so also.
PARENTING TIPS 1
Praise vs. Thanksgiving
Help your children to understand the difference between Praise and Thanksgiving.
Praise is lifting up God. It is focusing on who He is and His attributes. The focus is off of ME and
on God.
Thanksgiving is being grateful for what God has done for ME. The focus is on both God and ME.
We tend to do a great more thanking than praising.
At dinner take a moment each evening to have each person thank Jesus for something from
that day and praise Him for who He is.
Keep the list of Jesus’ names where it is handy for the family to look at so the same name or
attribute isn’t said over and over.
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Parenting Tips are written by Wanda Parker, Founder/Director of KidTrek, from her experience as a Children’s/Family Pastor, but more
importantly from raising three children who today have their own families all of whom walk with the Lord.
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A
Jesus Is Lord!
Blessed Be The Names Of The Lord!
Adam the Second
1 Cor. 15:45-47
Advocate 1 John 2:1
Almighty Rev. 1:8
Alpha & Omega Rev.
21:6
Amen Rev. 3:14
Ancient of Days Dan. 7:9
Angel of His Presence Is.
63:9
Angel, Mine Exd. 23:20-23
Anointed Above His
Fellows Psa.45:7
Anointed, His Psa. 2:2
Apostle of our Profession
Heb.3:1
Arm of the Lord
Isa. 51 :9-10
Author & Finisher of our
Faith Heb. 5:9
B
Begotten of God I John
5:18
Beloved Eph. 1:6
Bishop of Souls I Pet. 2:25
Blessed & Only Potentate
I
Tim.6:15
Branch, The Zech.3:8
Branch, A Righteous
Jer.23:5
Branch of Righteousness
Jer.33:15
Branch of the Root of
Jesse
Isa.11 :1
Bread of Life John 6:35
Bright & Morning Star
Rev. 22:16
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Captain of the Lord's
Host
Josh.5:15
Carpenter's Son
Matt. 13:55
Chief Cornerstone I
Pet.2:6
Chief est Among Ten
Thousand
Song of Sol. 5:10
Christ, The John 1:41
Christ, the Lord
Luke 2:11
Christ Jesus our Lord
Rom. 8:39
Christ the Power of
God ICor. 1:24
Counselor Isa. 9:6
Covenant of the
People Isa. 42:6
Faithful & True Rev. 19:11
Faithful Witness Rev. 1:5
First Begotten Heb. 1:6
First Born Psa. 89:27
First Born Among Many
Brethren
Rom. 8:29
First Fruits I Cor.15:23
First & Last Rev.22: 13
Foundation Laid in Zion
Isa.28:16
D
Dayspring Luke
1 :78
Daystar
2 Pet. 1: 19
Deliverer
Rom. 11 :26
Door, The
John 10:9
E
Elect Isa.42:1
Emmanuel
Matt. 1 :23
(RSV)
Eternal Life
I John 5:20
Everlasting Father
Isa.9:6
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G
Glorious Lord Isa.33:21
God of Israel Isa. 45: 15
God With Us Matt. 1 :23
Great God Titus 2:13
Great High Priest
Heb. 4:14
H
Head of the Body Col. 1: 18
Head over all Things
Eph.l:22
Headstone of the Comer
Psa.118:22
Heir of all Things Heb. 1:2
Holy One of Israel
Isa. 41:14
Hope of Glory Col. 1 :27
I
I Am John 8:58
Image of the Invisible God
Col. 1:15
Immanuel Isa. 7: 14
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Jesus Is Lord!
Blessed Be The Names Of The Lord!
Jesus Christ our Lord
Rom. 1:3
Judge of Israel Mic. 5: 1
K
King of Glory Psa.24:7
King Zech.9:9
King over all the Earth
Zech.14:9
L
Lamb of God John 1 :29
Light of the World
John 8:12
Lily of the Valley
Song of So1.2:1
Living Bread John 6:51
Lord God Almighty
Rev.4:8
Lord & Savior Jesus Christ
2 Pet.2:20
Lord of All Acts 10:36
Lord Our Righteousness
Jer.23:6
Lord, Your Redeemer
Isa. 43:14
Love I John 4:8
M
Man of Sorrows Isa.53:3
Master Matt.23: 10
Messiah Dan. 9:25
Mighty God Isa.9:6
Mighty One of Jacob
Isa.60:16
Most Holy Dan.9:24
Most Mighty Psa.45:3
P
Physician Luke 4:23
Prince of Peace Isa.9:6
Prince of the Kings
Rev.l:5
Prophet Deut.18: 15-18
Propitiation Rom.3 :25
T
Teacher John 3:2
Truth John 14:6
R
Rabbi John 1 :49
Redeemer Isa.59:20
Resurrection John ll:25
Righteous
Isa.53:11
Rock I Cor. 10:4
Root of Jesse Isa.ll: 1 0
Rose of Sharon
Song of Sol. 2: 1
V
Vine John 15:1
U
Unspeakable Gift
2 Cor. 9:15
W
Way John 14:6
Wonderful Isa. 9:6
Word John 1:14
Word of God Rev. 19:13
S
Savior of the World
1 John.4:14
Seed of David John 7:45
Seed of the Woman
Gen.3:15
Shepherd, Good
John 10:11
Son of Man Acts 7:56
Son of Mary Mark 6:3
Son of the Highest
Luke1:32
Star out of Jacob
Num.24:17
Stone Matt.21:42
Sun of Righteousness
Ma1.4:2
Sure Foundation Isa.28:16
N
Nazarene Matt.2:23
O
Only Wise God I Tim. 1: 17
Our Passover I Cor.5:7
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