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May 10th, 2014 .:. .:. Room 301

Pathways Kids Weekend Small Groups 6 - 12 year olds

This Weeks Scope

Bible Story: Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow (Jacob tricks Isaac) Genesis 27:1-45
Bottom Line: When you are not truthful, you can hurt the people you care about.
Memory Verse: Keep me from cheating and telling lies. Be kind and teach me your law. Psalm
119:29, NIrV
Life App: Honestychoosing to be truthful in whatever you say and do.
Basic Truth: I should treat others the way I want to be treated.

This week, were discovering:

In Genesis 27, we find Jacob and Esau. It seems that Jacob was always up to something sneaky. He
had already conned his brother Esau out of all the wealth and power hed receive when Isaac passed
away. But Jacob hasnt forgotten about the special blessing Isaac still has yet to give Esau. He wants in
on that too. Well see what happens when his mom Rebekah gets involved and they scheme a plan to
trick Isaac into giving Jacob the blessing.
Bottom Line: When you are not truthful, you can hurt the people you care about. We hope that
kids realize that when we tell lies, it breaks relationships that should be most important to us.
Our Memory Verse is Psalm 119:29. Keep me from cheating and telling lies. Be kind and teach
me your law. Being honest isnt always easy. But we can ask God to help us tell the truth and live our
lives with integrity. Hell show us the best way to live.

Welcome Time
What You Need: An offering container
What You Do:
Collect kids offerings as they arrive. Ask them to talk about times this past week when they could have
lied, but they chose not to. Maybe they could have blamed something on a sibling, but they didnt. Or
maybe they could have lied on their school reading log about how many minutes they read at home, but
they didnt.

Activity #1
Domino Fall
What You Need: Dominoes
What You Do:
Create a domino track by standing up the dominos and placing them about a half inch apart so when
one domino falls it will knock the next domino over.
What You Say:
You made some great patterns with the dominos. What happened when you knocked over the first
domino? (Pause for responses.) Thats right. It started a chain reaction and all the dominos were
affected. [Transition] Lets head to Large Group and see the effect one lie can cause in the lives
of others.

Prayer Time
What You Need: Dominoes
What You Do:
Sit in a circle with the kids and give everyone a domino. Explain that you are going to start the prayer
circle. You will begin by asking God to help you to be truthful in whatever you do and say and to treat
others with honesty. When you are done, you will place a domino in the center of the circle. Once your
domino is in place, the kid next to you will pray, and when he is done, he will place his domino next to
yours. Explain to the kids the dominos are to form a circle. (Note: Some kids may be uncomfortable
praying aloud, guide them to say a prayer quietly and place their dominoes piece in the circle.)
What You Say:
Your honesty is like this domino circle. [Apply] What you choose to do and say affects others just
like one falling domino affects the dominos around it. (Knock over one domino and watch as they
all fall down.) When you are honest, you have a positive effect on others and [Impress] when you are
not truthful, you can hurt the people you care about. When you struggle with being honest,
remember to ask God for help.

Activity
Opposites

#2

Path to Honesty (memory verse activity)

What You Need: Bibles, Domino Verse Words Activity Pages, dominoes, tape
What You Do:
Divide kids into two teams. Give each team a set of the Domino Verse Words and help them tape the
cards onto the dominoes. When both teams are done, the teams will race to see who can get a domino
track set up without falling. The teams must make sure the words along their track are in the correct
order of the verse. Once you confirm the dominoes are in the correct order, the kids can knock them
over to start the chain reaction.

What You Say:

When you knocked down a domino on your paths, you created a chain reaction and all the standing
dominos fell. [Apply] Your actions and your words can also create a chain reaction. When it is
hard to be honest, you can say our Memory Verse in your head asking God to keep you from cheating
and telling lies. It is a wise to choose to be truthful in whatever you say and do because [Impress]
when you are not truthful, you can hurt the people you care about.
If you lead mostly older kids, consider asking these discussion questions:
The second part of our Memory Verse says, Be kind and teach me your law. In this part of the
verse, your refers to whom? (God, Jesus)
What are some of Gods laws? (The goal of this question is to go beyond listing the 10
Commandments and to help kids realize Gods laws are instructions how to live. Encourage
kids to think of ways God asks them to live: treat others the way they want to be treated, be
honest, make wise choices, show gratitude, be thankful, etc.)
What are the benefits of learning Gods laws? (You can live the way God asks, you can share
Gods laws with other through your words and actions, learning about God is a way to thank
Him for all He has done for you, etc.) Can you think of a specific example of a time when you
have seen someone live out one of these things? Is that a person you enjoy being around? Why
or why not?