MARCH 2-3, 20193rd-5th

NEED TO KNOW

● New lesson changes ahead! We’re finalizing the new lesson format, so make sure to look through the whole lesson plan and familiarize yourself with the new look. Don’t worry though–the structure of the hour is still the same.

GAME TIME | 10 Minutes

● Play a fun food-themed game of “Would You Rather?”

COOL DOWN | 10 Minutes

● Transition and cool down by playing a game and discussing how Jesus has provided for us.

LARGE GROUP | 15 Minutes

● Respond to today’s big idea through worship and prayer.● Practice this month’s memory verse: Mark 10:27 Jesus looked at them and said, “With

people this is impossible, but not with God; all things are possible with God.

SMALL GROUP | 15+ Minutes

● Personally connect with kids and apply the story to their lives through a fish and bread craft that incorporates today’s next step: Ask Jesus for something you need.

LARGE GROUP | 15 Minutes

● Introduce today’s big idea, Jesus Can Do Anything, through the story of Jesus feeding the 5000.

● Scripture: John 6:1-14

● (Click to show Big Idea slide) Here’s today’s BIG IDEA: Jesus can do anything!

● Say: Jesus can overcome any problem we have, because he’s our creator, and he can do miracles that only God can do. And today, we’re going to hear an incredible story of Jesus’ power that has to do with….FOOD!

● Ask: Raise your hand if you like food! (Let kids respond.) Yeah, I thought so. Let’s watch a fun movie clip about a a group of kids who are eating a feast, and end up in a food fight!

● Video: Hook / Food Fight (2 minutes)● Ask: How would you all like to be in a food fight like that? (Let kids respond.)

Yep, that would be amazing, and pretty gross! Those kids didn’t actually have any real food though….they had to imagine they have it! And in today’s story, a whole crowd of people don’t have any food either. But instead of imagining that they have food, Jesus does something miraculous.

LARGE GROUP

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Big Idea: Jesus can do anything.

Time: 15 minutes

Supplies: None

EXPECTATIONS

Say: Welcome to Kids’ Club, we’re so glad to have you here! We want this to be a safe and fun place for you. To do that, let’s all commit to doing a few things:

● Show respect to each other● Listen when someone else is speaking● Have fun!

THE BIG IDEA | 5 Minutes

JESUS FEEDS 5000 | 10 Minutes

JESUS CAN DO ANYTHING!

LARGE GROUP

GAME TIME

COOL DOWN

LARGE GROUP

SMALL GROUP

● Say: One day, Jesus was traveling. And because he healed people and did amazing miracles everywhere he went….A LOT of people followed him around. And on this day, more than 5000 people followed Jesus up on a mountain! Just try to imagine how many people that is!

● Say: Now I don’t know about you, but when I go hiking up a mountain all day, I get hungry! And that’s exactly what happened to all these people. They needed food, but there was nothing close by to eat!

● Say: Let’s watch a video and see what happened next. As you watch, pay special attention to what Jesus does to feed all these people.

● Video: Storytellers / Feeding the 5000 (4 minutes)● Ask: So HOW do you think Jesus was able to feed 5000 people with just five

loaves of bread and two fish? (Let kids respond.) Yep, he was able to do it because he’s God! He can do amazing things that NO ONE else can do. Things that don’t make sense, or seem impossible! And he does them because he loves us, and wants to provide for us.

● Start the 10-Minute Countdown Timer● Stay in one large group.

LARGE GROUP

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Time: 10 minutes

Video: 10-Minute Countdown Timer

SUPPLIES

● None

PREPARE

WOULD YOU RATHER? | 10 Minutes

LARGE GROUP

GAME TIME

COOL DOWN

LARGE GROUP

SMALL GROUP

● Say: Now let’s have some fun and play a food-themed game! It’s called “Would You Rather”, and you might already know how to play. I’ll give you two choices, and you have to walk to the side of the room that you prefer. Ready? Everyone stand up!

● Give the choices on the following page, and have kids walk to one side of the room to show which they choose. If you’re limited on space or want kids to stay in their spot, have them choose by jumping or sitting down, etc.)

● Would You Rather...○ Eat pizza, or ice cream?○ Eat popcorn, or chips?○ Swim in a pool of jelly, or peanut butter?○ Eat a whole jar of mustard, or smother your whole head in ketchup? ○ Eat mashed potatoes every day for breakfast, or waffles everyday for dinner?○ Eat only bread for the rest of your life, or only fish?○ Take a bath in a tub full of salt, or pepper?○ Wash your hair with whipped cream, or chocolate milk?

● Start the 10-Minute Countdown Timer● Split into small groups.

LARGE GROUP

NEED TO KNOW

Time: 10 minutes

Video: 10-Minute Countdown Timer

SUPPLIES

● “Bullseye” target image (1 per small group, made of two 11”x17” pages taped together)

● Plastic token (1 per group)

PREPARE

BULLSEYE GAME | 10 Minutes

LARGE GROUP

GAME TIME

LARGE GROUP

SMALL GROUP

● Get out a Bible, and have a kid read John 6:1-13. Then ask: How would you have felt if you were that young boy? He was probably about your age. Would you have shared the lunch your mom had packed for you?

● Sit in a circle and lay the “bullseye” target image on the floor. ○ Write one of the following words in each each circle of the target: “Friends”, “Family”,

“Everyday Items” and “Anything”.○ Each kid gets to throw a token onto the paper.○ Wherever the token lands, they have to say a specific example of something Jesus has

given them that fits that category.○ Family: parents or guardians, brothers, sisters, aunts, uncles, cousins, foster

families, etc.○ Friends: specific friends from school, neighbors, etc.○ Everyday items: things that Jesus gives you everyday (i.e. not people)○ Anything: Give an answer of anything that Jesus has provided for you!

COOL DOWN

● Play the 10-Second Countdown Timer to help redirect kids attention.● Ask: Who can remember our big idea? (Call on a kid to respond). Yep: Jesus

can do anything! Let’s check out a verse from the book of Mark that sums this up pretty well.

● Slide: Mark 10:27 Jesus looked at them and said, “With people this is impossible, but not with God; all things are possible with God.

● Say: “All things are possible with God.” If there’s anything that you remember from today, it’s that all things are possible with God. Jesus can heal the sick, feed 5000 people out of nothing, and he even rose from the dead! No one in the world has ever done that, except for Jesus.

● Say: We all need things, just like people needed food in today’s story. Have you ever needed something in your life? Something that you didn’t have right then? Raise your hand if so. (Talk about a concrete personal example of something you have needed in the past, or something you need right now, and how you asked Jesus to provide in that situation, or how he DID provide.)

● Say: No matter what you’re facing, Jesus has to power to take care of you and help you through it. He’s an all powerful God AND totally human. There’s nothing that’s too big for him, or too hard for him to handle. Nothing that will make him give up on you.

● Say: When Jesus created food for all those people, he didn’t just make enough food to feed them. He made MORE than enough! He made so much food, there were 12 baskets full of leftovers! That’s the kind of God we have. A God who gives us even more than we need, because he loves us.

● Say: Right now, think about what all of this means for you. What’s something that you need Jesus’ to provide. It could be a big thing, or a tiny thing. Maybe you just need Jesus to comfort you. Maybe you need him to provide something really big. Whatever it is, get it in your mind right now as we watch this worship video, praising Jesus for all he’s given us!

● Music Video: Freedom (3 minutes)● Pray: Jesus, thank you for loving us so much that you heal the sick, and rise

from the dead. We love you for feeding all those people when they were hungry, and for helping us when we need it. Amen!

LARGE GROUP

NEED TO KNOW

Big Idea: Jesus can do anything.

Time: 15 minutes

Supplies: None

PRESENTER TIPS

Use that microphone! Even if it doesn’t feel “necessary”, it will help you grab kids’ attention easier, and bonus: you won’t have to yell over the room when it gets loud!

THE BIG IDEA | 5 Minutes

RESPOND AND WORSHIP | 10 Minutes

LARGE GROUP GAME TIME

COOL DOWN

LARGE GROUP

SMALL GROUP

Mark 10:27 Jesus looked at them and said, “With people this is impossible, but not with God; all things are possible with God.

● Imagine: You’re really tired, you’ve been traveling all day, and you finally get a break. You’re exhausted and hungry. And then thousands of people show up!

○ How would you feel? ○ How do you think Jesus felt? ○ What did he do? ○ What do you think the little boy was thinking/feeling when he offered his lunch?

● What did the disciples say when the boy brought his food? (They laughed! They thought there’s no way that tiny amount of food could feed them all!)

● Do you think it was hard for the kid to trust Jesus and give up his lunch to share?● What do you need from Jesus? What’s something you want to ask him for?

LARGE GROUP

CONNECTION QUESTION

Go around the group and let every kid answer this question: If you could eat one thing for the rest of your life, what would it be?

SUPPLIES

● Markers (1 set/group)● Pipe cleaners (2/kid)● Beads (30/kid)● Color by numbers bread image (1/kid)

KNOW IT | 5 minutes

DO IT | 10 Minutes

LARGE GROUP

GAME TIME

LARGE GROUP

● Let kids create fun versions of the “two fish and five loaves of bread”:● To make two fish, give each kid:

○ 2 pipe cleaners○ 30 beads (approximately a small handful)○ Slip 15 beads on a pipe cleaner, then twist the ends to make a fish.

(Repeat for the second fish.)● Give each kid a color by numbers bread image and markers:

○ Let kids color in the spaces on the image according to the instructions listed:

■ Color each space with a “y”, yellow.■ Color each space with a “b”, brown.

○ As they do that, tell them to think of one thing they want to ask Jesus for (something they need).

● Give each kid a brown paper bag to put their fish and bread image in.

COOL DOWN

SMALL GROUP

EXTRA TIME?

● Give kids a maze, or a word-search activity sheet to work on until their parents pick them up.

How did Jesus feed 5000 people? What do you need from Jesus?

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SMALL GROUPItem Usage Details Provided by

Maze sheet - Jesus feeds 5000 Quantity determined by site.

8.5x11 paper, black & white, Page 9

site

Word search sheet - Jesus feeds 5000

Quantity determined by site.

8.5x11 paper, black & white, Page 10

site

Markers 1 set per group, reused site

Color by numbers bread image 1 per kid 8.5x11 paper, black and white, Page 11 site

Pipe cleaners 2 per kid Amazon KC National

Pony Beads 30 per kid Amazon KC National

Brown paper bag 1 per kid Lunch bag size KC National

LARGE GROUPItem Usage Details Provided by

Adventure Bible1 per large group,

reusedBiblesbythe Case.com site

GAME TIMEItem Usage Details Provided by

None

COOL DOWN TIMEItem Usage Details Provided by

Bullseye target 1 bullseye per small group, reused Paper bullseye target KC National

Plastic token 1 per small group, reused Poker chip size KC National

Color each space with a “y”, yellow.Color each space with a “b”, brown.

1. KC Logo Slide: for when kids enter the room (All that You Need instrumental; mp3 only; can be downloaded on website)

2. Slide: Jesus can do anything! (Type in large, bold font so it fills up the screen)3. Hook / Food Fight (in process, being edited from DVD)4. Video: Storytellers / Feeding the 5000

(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0fGjybUn5bE&t=190s) 5. Video: 10-Minute Timer (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vn31KFenBIo) 6. Video: 10-Minute Timer (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vn31KFenBIo) 7. Video: 030319_???8. Slide: Mark 10:27 Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but not

with God; all things are possible with God.9. Music Video: Freedom

(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IrgViuuyYAQ&list=PLUmTiGOxKUOhwpvDtOl62mc4bs9JEUyFP&index=13)

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