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January 14th, 2015 .:. Midweek Small Groups

Pathways Church Childrens Ministry

This Weeks Scope

Bible Story: Show Me the Way (model prayer) Luke 11:1-4
Bottom Line: Practice praying to God.
Memory Verse: Training the body has some value. But being godly has value in every way.
1 Timothy 4:8a, NIrV
Virtue: Commitmentmaking a plan and putting it into practice.
Basic Truth: I need to make the wise choice.
This weeks memory verse: Training the body has some value. But being godly has value in every
way. 1 Timothy 4:8a, NIrV
Next weeks memory verse: We must control ourselves. We must do what is right. We must lead
godly lives in todays world. Titus 2:12b, NIrV

This week, were discovering:

Pray. We hope kids understand that praying is an important part of growing in their faith. They can pray
knowing that God knows them and wants to hear from them. They can pray with gratitude and honesty;
they can pray for their needs and for forgiveness. They can pray anytime, anywhere, because God is
always listening. Thats why well look more closely at Luke 11:1-4 and the way Jesus taught His
followers how to pray in the Lords Prayer.
Our Bottom Line is: Practice praying to God. We hope kids will come to believe that they can share
anything with God. Theres nothing too big or too small for Him to handle.
Our Memory Verse is 1 Timothy 4:8a, Training the body has some value. But being godly has
value in every way. (NIrV) When we commit to practicing our faith and follow through on our plan,
well grow in such a big way that it will impact our entire lives.
KZ Small Group Schedule
3&4
5th & 6th
Free Time
Small Group Welcome
Large Group Worship and Bible Story
Group Game
Small Group Activity
Small Group Activity /
Small Group Activity
Group Game
Discussion
Gather in Stadium
Gather in Stadium
K -2

6:10 - 6:20
6:20 - 6:40
6:40 - 7:10
7:15 - 7:35
7:35 - 7:55
7:55 - 8:00

Small Group: Welcome

Gather your children in a circle and take attendance. As you ask them their name, if they brought their
Bible, if they remembered their memory verse and if they brought a friend to church to also ask about
their week. What exciting things they did?
Kids will earn KCash points as follows:
10pts Attendance
10pts Brought their Bible
20pts Memorized their memory verse.
50pts For each First Time Visitor
Please remember to turn in your attendance sheet to Alex before going to your first rotation.
KCash store will be open following service however the kids must have their parents with them to claim
their points.
Convo starters: When do you pray? What do you pray? Who prays at home? Does anyone pray aloud
at home? What do you pray for and about? Do you ever pray by yourself?

Large Group Game (KZ Konnect)

The Alphaback Game
Goal: The group to correctly guess the most letters wins the game.
Preparation:
- Pen and paper
How to Play The Alphaback Game:
1. Split everyone into pairs. Ask one volunteer from each group comes up to the front.
2. Secretly write down a letter on the piece of paper and show the letter to the volunteers. The
volunteers are not allowed to speak, say the letter, or give any hints to their partners.
3. When you say go, the volunteer traces the letter on the back of their partner using only their finger.
4. If the partner figures out the letter, the partner must raise his/her hand and share what he/she thinks
the letter is. If the letter is correct, the pair receives one point. If the letter is incorrect, the game
continues until one pair guesses the letter correctly. The group with the most points wins the game.
Variation:
For older kids, you can write down three or four letter words instead of one letter. The partners will then
try to guess each letter written on their backs in sequence, and then combine all the letters to form the
secret word. Whoever correctly guesses the word wins a point for their team

Small Group Activity (KZ Konnect)

Activity #1
Memory Verse Scramble (memory verse activity / possible large-group activity)
What You Need: 2 sets of Memory Verse Word Cards Activity Page
What You Do:
Help the kids look up the verse and read it together. Scramble up each set of the Memory Verse Word
Cards in a random order. Place the sets face up, about 5 feet away from each other. Divide the kids
into two teams and have the teams line up a short distance away from the scrambled words. They will
race to put the words in order. The first team member will run down and grab what he or she thinks is
the first word, then run it back and put it down. The second person will grab the second word, and so
on, until all the words are grabbed and placed in the order they were picked up. If the order is not
correct, one person can change one word (or switch the order of two words). If the order is still not
correct, another person can change another two words. Only one person can adjust the verse at a time.
Continue until one team has the verse correct.
What You Say:
Good job! That was a mad scramble to put our verse in the correct order. [Apply] Remember that as
we do something over and over, we get better and better at it. That includes spiritual things like
reading our Bibles orwhat were learning about this weekpraying! The more you pray, the
easier it will become for you, and you will get to know God better and better! [Impress] Practice
praying to God.
Activity #2
What You Need: Scripture Search Activity Pages, pencils
What You Do:
Talk to the kids in your group about what prayer is. What do they think prayer is? What is it for? How
does it work? Has their definition or understanding of it changed after todays Large Group story?
Hand out Activity Pages and pencils, and tell kids to follow the instructions on the page. When they
have finished, encourage them to find a secret place in the room where they can pray to God about
what they have learned today. Tell them to remember that God is a great hiding place. He is our refuge
and our protector, and when we practice praying to God, we practice being in that secret place with
Him. Tell them to pray the words of Psalm 27:4-6 (on their Activity Page) specifically.
What You Say:
According to what you read, is prayer what you thought it was? How does God respond to our
prayers? God is a rewarder of those who seek Him! The more we [Impress] practice praying to God,
the more we know Him, and the more joy we find in His presence. [Apply] But this is a truth that can
only be known to be true by experience. If we never try, we will never know. So practice praying
as often as possible.

Alt Activity For K -1

What You Do:
Ask them some questions to get them thinking about the topic of the lesson.
What You Say:
When someone calls you on the phone, most of the time it shows you the number and who it is. What
would you do if you saw that a policeman was calling you? Would you talk to him? What about your
teacher? your parent? your best friend? the President? [Make It Personal] (Talk about a time you got
a call from someone important: a boss, the pastor, an in-law, a relative, etc.)
These people are pretty important. When these people call you, you assume they have something
important to tell you or they can help you. Because of this, you spend time talking to them. But did you
know that someone more important than any of these people wants to talk to you? God wants to talk to
you! He wants you to call and talk to Himnot on the phone but through prayer!

Small Group Activity / Discussion (All Stars)

Activity #1
Memory Verse Scramble (memory verse activity / possible large-group activity)
What You Need: 2 sets of Memory Verse Word Cards Activity Page
What You Do:
Help the kids look up the verse and read it together. Scramble up each set of the Memory Verse Word
Cards in a random order. Place the sets face up, about 5 feet away from each other. Divide the kids
into two teams and have the teams line up a short distance away from the scrambled words. They will
race to put the words in order. The first team member will run down and grab what he or she thinks is
the first word, then run it back and put it down. The second person will grab the second word, and so
on, until all the words are grabbed and placed in the order they were picked up. If the order is not
correct, one person can change one word (or switch the order of two words). If the order is still not
correct, another person can change another two words. Only one person can adjust the verse at a time.
Continue until one team has the verse correct.
What You Say:
Good job! That was a mad scramble to put our verse in the correct order. [Apply] Remember that as
we do something over and over, we get better and better at it. That includes spiritual things like
reading our Bibles orwhat were learning about this weekpraying! The more you pray, the
easier it will become for you, and you will get to know God better and better! [Impress] Practice
praying to God.
REPEAT AS YOU SEE FIT!! This should help the kids memorize the memory verse.

Activity #2
What You Need: Scripture Search Activity Pages, pencils

What You Do:

Talk to the kids in your group about what prayer is. What do they think prayer is? What is it for? How
does it work? Has their definition or understanding of it changed after todays Large Group story?
Hand out Activity Pages and pencils, and tell kids to follow the instructions on the page. When they
have finished, encourage them to find a secret place in the room where they can pray to God about
what they have learned today. Tell them to remember that God is a great hiding place. He is our refuge
and our protector, and when we practice praying to God, we practice being in that secret place with
Him. Tell them to pray the words of Psalm 27:4-6 (on their Activity Page) specifically.
What You Say:
According to what you read, is prayer what you thought it was? How does God respond to our
prayers? God is a rewarder of those who seek Him! The more we [Impress] practice praying to God,
the more we know Him, and the more joy we find in His presence. [Apply] But this is a truth that can
only be known to be true by experience. If we never try, we will never know. So practice praying
as often as possible.