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What Is Love?Love Is . . .

1 Corinthians 13:4-8a

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The fruit the Holy Spiritproduces is love, joy andpeace. It is being patient,kind and good. It is being

faithful and gentle andhaving control of oneself.

Galatians 5:22-23a, NIrV

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Life App—What God isdoing in you to change the

world around you

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Love others becauseGod loves you.

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I should treat others the wayI want to be treated.

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PRELUDE: Setting the tone for the experienceFor Leaders OnlyCreate the EnvironmentMonthly Overview

SOCIAL: Providing time for fun interactionEarly ArriversFruit Basket Turn Over

STORY: Communicating God’s truth in engaging waysOpenerBible StoryWorshipPrayerCloser

WORSHIP: Inviting people to respond to God“Raise the Game” from Power Up EP“Everywhere I Go” from Every Beat

GROUPS: Creating a safe place to connectDraw It, Sculpt It, Act It, Sing It, Rap ItCause and EffectOrder UpPrayer

HOME: Prompting action beyond the experienceGodTimeParent Cue

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SOCIAL: PROVIDING TIME FOR FUN INTERACTIONC H O O S E O N E O R B O T H O F T H E S E A C T I V I T I E S .

EARLY ARRIVER IDEAMade to Explore: an activity that extends learning through hands on experimentation and discovery W H AT Y O U N E E D :• An offering container

FRUIT BASKET TURN OVERMade to Move: an activity that increases the oxygen in the brain and taps into the energy in the bodyW H AT Y O U N E E D :• Print the “Fruits” Activity Page on cardstock and cut

apart; two sets for each small group• Scissors

GROUPS: CREATING A SAFE PLACE TO CONNECTC H O O S E A S M A N Y O F T H E S E A C T I V I T I E S A S Y O U L I K E .

* If you don’t have time to do all these activities, be sure to do activity #1.

* 1. DRAW IT, SCULPT IT, ACT IT, SING IT, RAP IT[TALK ABOUT GOD | BIBLE STORY REVIEW]Made to Imagine: an activity that promotes empathy and facilitates biblical application through role-play and reenactment W H AT Y O U N E E D :• Print the “Verse Phrase and Scenario Cards” Activity

Page on cardstock and cut apart; one set for each small group

• Scissors• Play-Doh®

• Paper• Pencils, crayons, and/or markers• Bible

2. CAUSE AND EFFECT [LIVE FOR GOD | APPLICATION ACTIVITY]Made to Explore: an activity that extends learning through hands on experimentation and discoveryW H AT Y O U N E E D :• Dominoes or a marble run set

3. ORDER UP [HEAR FROM GOD | MEMORY VERSE ACTIVITY] Made to Move: an activity that increases the oxygen in the brain and taps into the energy in the body W H AT Y O U N E E D :• Bibles• Print the “Memory Verse Phrases” Activity Page and

cut apart; one set for each small group

PRAYER[PRAY TO GOD | PRAYER ACTIVITY]Made to Reflect: an activity that creates space for personal understanding and applicationW H AT Y O U N E E D :• No supplies needed

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES:• Make copies on cardstock or email this week’s

GodTime and Parent Cue cards. • Tell parents about our additional family resources:

Studio252.tv and the Parent Cue app.

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Welcome kids and spend time engaging in conversation and catching up. Get ready to experience today’s story.

Before kids arrive, take a few moments to pray for them. Thank God for the way He loves us and showed us His love by sacrificing Jesus so that we can have a relationship with Him. Ask God to help kids (and you!) love others as a response to the love we receive from Him.

1. EARLY ARRIVER IDEAW H AT Y O U N E E D : Offering container

W H AT Y O U D O :• Welcome kids as they arrive, and encourage them to place their offerings in

the offering container.• Ask the following silly questions about fruit, and let kids try to guess the

answers. ú What grows in bunches on a tree that monkeys love to eat? (bananas) ú What do you eat that has seeds on the outside? (strawberries or

raspberries) ú What’s green on the outside, pink or red on the inside, and eaten in

slices? (watermelon) ú What fruit has the same name as its color? (orange) ú What rhymes with orange? (nothing; trick question!) ú What fruit has anywhere from 600 to 1400 seeds inside of it?

(pomegranate) ú Is a tomato a fruit or a vegetable? (It’s a fruit! Other things we think are

vegetables that are really fruits include eggplant, olives, peas, avocado, cucumber, pumpkin and zucchini.)

ú What is the world’s smelliest fruit? (It’s durian, an Asian tropical fruit with a creamy pulp which can smell like a sweaty socks or wet garbage. It’s so stinky that it’s been banned on the mass transit system in Singapore.)

E X P L O R Ean activity that extends learning through hands on

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2. FRUIT BASKET TURN OVERW H AT Y O U N E E D : “Fruits” Activity Page, scissors

W H AT Y O U D O :• Circle kids up and pass out a fruit card to each child, making sure that at

least two kids have the same card. (Note: If the cards aren’t cut apart, usethe scissors to do so.)

• Encourage the kids to look at their card without showing it to theirneighbors.

• Explain that you will call out a fruit from the list below. ú Apple ú Banana ú Strawberry ú Blueberry ú Peach ú Watermelon ú Orange ú Raspberry

• If kids are holding a card with that fruit, they must get up and switch spotswith another person holding the same card.

• After several rounds, call out different categories such as: ú Fruits that are red ú Fruits that have a fuzzy outside ú Fruits that have to be peeled to be eaten

W H AT Y O U S A Y:“That was some fast moving fruit! [Transition] Our Bible story today is ALL about fruit, but it’s not the kind you eat!

M O V Ean activity that increases the oxygen in the brain and

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I M A G I N Ean activity that promotes empathy and facilitates

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* 1. DRAW IT, SCULPT IT, ACT IT, SING IT, RAP ITW H AT Y O U N E E D : “Verse Phrase and Scenario Cards” (Activity Pages); Bible;scissors; Play-Doh®; paper; pencils, crayons, and/or markers

W H AT Y O U D O :• Read today’s Bible passage to the group: 1 Corinthians 13:4-8a.• Pair kids up. Give each pair a card.• Encourage the kids to read the scenario and then come up with a response

that lines up with their verse phrase.• Using the materials provided, instruct pairs to decide how they want to

present their response to the rest of the group. ú They can sculpt something out of Play-Doh, draw it, act it out, or write a

poem or lyrics to sing it or rap it for the group. ú Some of the verse phrases might require a bit of nuancing for the kids

who were assigned to them. (For instance, for “love is not proud,” help kids understand that it’s okay to be proud of your own hard work, but it’s not okay to brag and throw it in others’ faces. For “love does not want what belongs to others,” it’s okay to think someone else’s toy is cool; it’s not okay to want it so badly that you’re mean to that person.)

• Give kids a few minutes to complete their assignment and then present tothe group with the phrases in the following order: ú Love is patient. ú Love is kind. ú Love does not want what belongs to others. ú Love does not brag. ú Love is not proud. ú Love doesn’t get angry. ú Love doesn’t keep track of wrongs. ú Love never gives up.

W H AT Y O U S AY:“Wow, I LOVE all the creativity you’ve displayed to show what real love looks like. I’m so glad that God has given us His Word to teach us the best way to live and that He loves us more than we can imagine. You can love others because God loves you.”

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I M A G I N Ean activity that promotes empathy and facilitates

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[Make It Personal] (Tell your kids about a time when you chose to love someone who was hard to love because of God’s love for you. You may want to pick one of the phrases above to help you think about a time when you chose to be patient, kind, etc., in order to show love to someone else.)

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2. CAUSE AND EFFECTW H AT Y O U N E E D : Dominoes or a marble run set

W H AT Y O U D O :• If using dominoes, pass out one domino to each child. Make sure you keep

one for yourself. ú Instruct the kids to line up the dominoes in a serpentine formation about

an inch apart. ú Place your domino at the front of the line and then push it over so that it

knocks the rest of them over as well.• If using a marble run set, pass out the pieces and give kids time to assemble

the set. ú Select a child to hold the marble and then release it to watch it roll

through the run the kids have created.• Talk about the cause and effect relationship of the option you’ve chosen.

ú If using dominoes, talk about how tapping the first domino caused all theother dominoes to fall too.

ú If using the marble run, talk about how releasing the marble caused it tofly through all those crazy twists and turns.

W H AT Y O U S AY:“That was a super fun cause-and-effect activity. Let’s think about another kind of cause and effect. Can you give me some examples of times when it’s hard to love others? (Pause.) Today we’re learning that you can love others because God loves you. What is the cause for why we love others? (Because God lovesus.) Because God loves us, what should the effect be? (That we show love to others.) What is the effect when we love others? (Pause for responses.)

“We don’t love because others deserve it. We don’t love because we feel like it or because it’s convenient. We love others because God has shown love to us. The cause is that God loves us first. He showed us how. And because He loves us, the effect is that we love others. This week, let’s remember to love others because God loves you.”

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3. ORDER UPW H AT Y O U N E E D : Bibles, “Memory Verse Phrases” (Activity Page)

W H AT Y O U D O :• Pass out the Bibles to pairs of kids and use the navigation tips to help them

find Galatians 5:22-23a. Read it aloud as a group together.

Finding verses with 2nd and 3rd graders: Guide them to open their Bibles to the front and find the table of contents. (Hold up a Bible opened to the table of contents to show the kids what the page looks like.) When the kids find the table of contents, lead them to find Galatians in the list under “New Testament.” When the kids find Galatians, lead them to look at the page number beside the word. Explain that the number tells them on what page they can find Galatians. Help the kids find the page. When they find Galatians, explain that the big numbers on the page are the chapter numbers. Help them find chapter 5. Explain that the small numbers are verse numbers. Help them find verses 22-23a in chapter 5.

• Place all the memory verse phrases in the center of the circle, and instructpairs to draw a phrase.

• Encourage the kids to hold up their phrase as a pair and then move aroundto get in verse order.

• Read the verse aloud together once they are in order.• If time allows, instruct kids to place their phrases back in a stack facedown

on the floor.• Shuffle the phrases and let pairs pick one again WITHOUT showing the rest

of the group.• Once each pair has selected a phrase, instruct them to line up again in verse

order, this time without talking.

W H AT Y O U S AY:“When you trust Jesus as Savior, God gives you the gift of His Holy Spirit to help you live the way He wants you to. That’s how we can show patience and kindness and love and joy and peace. It’s because of God’s Spirit IN us, not because of anything we can do on our own. And the first thing on this list of ‘fruit’ is what? (Pause for responses.) Yes, love! You can love others because God loves you.”

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PRAY AND DISMISSW H AT Y O U N E E D : No supplies needed

W H AT Y O U D O : • Gather the kids to sit together in a circle.• Lead them in a “call and response” prayer.• The “calls” below correlate to 1 Corinthians 13:4-8a.• After you say the call from scripture, kids will complete it with “love others

because you love me.”

W H AT Y O U S AY:“You can love others because God loves you. Let’s pray and ask God to helpus love others the way He loves us. I will say a phrase naming a time when it’s hard to love. I want you to complete it by saying, ‘love others because You love me.’ Let’s pray.

“Dear God, “When I’m impatient, help me to . . . love others because You love me.“When others are being unkind, help me to . . . love others because You love me.“When I want what someone else has, help me to . . . love others because You love me.“When I want my own way, help me to . . . love others because You love me.“When I’d rather stay mad, help me to . . . love others because You love me.“Thank You for loving me and showing me how to love others. In Jesus’ name, amen.”

As adults arrive to pick up, encourage the kids to share the first fruit of the Spirit you talked about today and tell WHY we should love others.

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