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Bottom Line: God’s truth is our guide and armor in life. Objective: Kids will learn how God gives us the right tools to share his love with the world and put on his armor to stay safe against the things that might hurt us in this world.

Memory Verse: 1 Corinthians 16:13 ” Be on your guard; stand firm in the faith; be courageous; be strong.” Summary: Every morning we get up and we carefully pick out the things we wear for

the day. We want to put on our best when we go out into the world. The best thing that we have to put on is the Armor of God’s love.

Simple Prayer: Dear God, Show us your truth. Help us to hold tight to your word and the love you have poured out for us. In Jesus Name, Amen.

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Hey Parents! We are starting a new series this week. It’s going to be exciting and we hope that you are still able to take the time and opportunity to help your kids grow in their understanding of what it means be loved unconditionally be God. Week Supplies List

Printer Paper Cardstock Coloring Utensils Tape Tin Foil Foil pan (1 per child) (elem) Paint Stick (1 per child) (elem) Various Sports equipment you already own. Glitter (optional) Gems (optional) Painters tape or chalk Medium squirt guns (2) Black trash bags scissors

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Sunday Morning Opportunity: Jesus came to Earth to show us what it meant to be fully loved by God. In fact, he loved us so much he chose to die on the cross for us. But while he was here on earth he was teaching, and showing people the difference between right and wrong. Jesus wanted to show people the truth of God’s love and word. In the Bible we learn God has prepared a special armor for all of us. He equips each of us with the belt of truth that is found in God’s word, the breast plate of God’s righteousness to help protect our hearts, the boots of peace and good news to go and share the word of God with others. A shield of faith to help protect us when times get tough. The helmet of Salvation to help you remember through Christ you are loved and protected. The Sword of the Holy Spirit to fight against the things that are bad in this world. Remember all activity sheets will be found in the links after the packet by age. To help your kids better understand watch this video:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1O2tfWdrBFjYydhXrsGZcIa-8PhLVCSqX/view

Printable Activities: Treefrogs: Armor of God Coloring Sheet Pandas – Kangaroos – Armor of God Coloring Sheet Eagles – Owls: Armor of God Coloring Sheet & Crossword Puzzle Pandas- Owls: Memory Verse Puzzle to cut and put together

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Game/ Craft Opportunity 1: Tree frogs: Print out the Soldier, game cube, and cut out the pieces of armor (Cardstock will make this more durable) 1) Let your child(ren) color their soldier 2) Roll game cube, help your child(ren) see where the different pieces of armor go on

their soldier.

Supplies: Game Cube, Paint Stick (1 per player) , Foil Baking Pan (1 per player), Aluminum Foil. Pandas- Owls: Print off the Armor of God game cube and fold into a dice like shape. 1) Place supplies and dice on floor in cleared playing area. 2) Have kids take turns rolling the dice. 3) When the dice lands on different pieces of the armor, have them attempt to

create it out of the supplies. 4) First player to create all pieces wins.

Discussion Questions:

1) What are the pieces of the armor of God? (Belt of Truth, Breastplate of Righteousness, Boots of peace & good news, shield of faith, helmet of salvation, sword of the Holy Spirit)

2) How do we put on the armor of God? (We hold tight to his word and love people the way Jesus taught us to love)

3) How can we learn about the truth in God’s Word? (Read the Bible, go to church)

Printable Opportunity 1: Tree Frogs: Armor of God Coloring Sheet Pandas- Owls: Memory Verse Coloring Sheet Eagles-Owls: Armor Word Search

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Story Opportunity 2: We are talking about what it means to wear the Armor of God, and how it can help us when we need to fight. In our Video this week they talked about the different armor that Roman soldiers wore. See how much of the video your kids can remember, do they remember what we talked about read the Bible Story with your kids from Ephesians 6:10-18 Then watch this video about David and Goliath and see if your kids can identify the things that the soldiers wore. If the link does not work

Search on Youtube Cross roads Kids Club

God’s Story David and Goliath

God's Story: David and Goliath (Full Version)

Discussion Questions: 1) Why couldn’t David wear King Saul’s Armor?

(It was to big and he was not use to it) 2) How did David fight Goliath

(With a sling and 5 smooth stones) 3) Why was David so brave against a Giant?

(He knew God was on his side and that was the best armor there was!) 4) How do you think the celebration the Israelites had after David defeated

Goliath sounded? (Let kids act out the celebration)

Outside Activity: (All ages) Supplies: Various sporting equipment and outside objects you have around your house. Create a family field day. Use objects from different sports with items you already have. Crab walk race, Pool Noodle relay, Bunny Hop Race, Ball Toss, allow your kids to be creative! Let them mix and match the equipment as they want. Remind them when it’s done how we have to come up with a plan to equip ourselves to for success. Just like we learned – we want to take it to the next level but we have to have a plan! Have your kids explain how to use the different things.

Craft/Story Opportunity 3: Supplies: Bible, Tin Foil, Markers or other coloring utensils, Glitter (optional), Gems (optional)

Remind your kids of our Memory Verse: 1 Corinthians 16: 13 “Be on your guard; stand firm in the faith; be courageous; be strong.”

Show your kids the foil – have them design their own piece of Armor have them pick one piece.

1)Belt of Truth 2)Breast plate of Righteousness 3)Boots of Peace and Goodness 4)Shield of Faith 5)Helmet of Salvation 6) Sword of the Holy Spirit

Have them explain how they would use their armor – What does God tell us about his armor?

Discussion Questions: 1) Did David wear armor? (No) 2) What did David have that was better then armor? (He knew God was on his

side) 3) How can we remember God is always on our side? (Allow answers) 4) What should we do when we are scared? (Pray and talk to God) 5) Where can we find the truth of God’s love for us? (The Bible)

Printable Activities 3: Tree Frogs: Armor of God Pieces Matching Cards Print off cards, there Is a boy and girl card for your use. Help your child match the cards to the armor pieces. Pandas – Owls: Print off Bingo Cards and Calling Cards – Play Bingo as a family Help your kids learn the different parts of the Armor of God from Ephesians ( Use strips of paper to cover squares or bingo markers if you have them so they can be reused through out our series without reprinting.)

Game Opportunity 4: Tree frogs- Pandas Supplies: Memory Armor of God Cards, Paper or Cardstock Print Armor of God Matching Game. Cut up cards. (Cardstock will make this more durable but it’s not necessary if you don’t have it.) Play Memory with Cards. When your child makes a match help them remember what each piece of armor is. Game Opportunity 4: Kangaroos- Owls Supplies: painters tape, trash bags, water guns (medium sized), scissors.

1) Tape two squares to the ground, about 3 feet apart. If you don’t have tape you can do it with chalk.

2) Fill two medium sized squirt guns with water. 3) Cut three holes in your trash bags, two arm holes, one head hole. 4) Put trash bags on one person, the other person gets no trash bag. (If you have

multiple children you can do this game in two rounds, one with trash bags and one without.)

5) Have one child get one in one box, if you have more then one child have another child get in the other box otherwise volunteer as mom and dad to take the other spot. Tell them you are about to set a timer for 60 seconds and they will have to see who can get who the wettest But they cannot step out of their square.

6) Give each participant a squirt gun. 7) When the whistle blows all squirting must stop.

Who is the wettest?

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Armor and Squirt Guns Elementary Discussion: Roman Soldiers used armor to protect them from battle, each piece served a crucial part of staying safe. Just like our trash bags protected us from getting super wet, If we don’t have the right equipment we won’t be ready. God gives each of us the things we need to keep the faith and constantly believe in him. We know God choose us to be part of his kingdom because he loves us. His love gives armor, The truth of the Bible is like a belt it helps keep everything in place. The breast plate of righteousness helps us to guard our hearts against the bad things of the world. The boots of peace and good news give us the courage to share God’s word with the world and those around us. The helmet of Salvation is protection for our heads and brains to help is remember that through Christ we are loved and protected. The sword of the Holy spirit helps us to fight off the bad things of this world so we can live a life that is pleasing to God and shows his love for us and the world. The Prayer hands help us remember that we are never in this alone that we have an amazing God that goes before us.

Ask: 1) Is anything less important then other things?

(Let your kids give you their thoughts) 2) Why do you think God equips us this way?

(He wants us to be ready to show others his love) 3) What is something we can do to make our world a better place and show

God we love him? (Tell others about his love!)

Printable Activities 4: Tree Frogs: Armor of God Bear Coloring Sheet Pandas- Kangaroos: Armor of God Maze & Coloring Sheet Eagles-Owls: Amror of God Mad Lib & Coloring Sheet

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‘ End of week Dance Party Opportunity 4: Please Enjoy these songs with your kids and have some fun getting up and moving to the beat!

1) Power Shuffle - Everest 2) No Matter What I am facing – Roar 3) All that is Good – Cross Culture Peru 4) No, Not One – Shipwrecked 5) The Lord’s Plans – HLA Egypt

Power Shuffle | Everest VBS Music Video | Group Publishing

No Matter What I’m Facing | Roar VBS | Group Publishing

All That is Good | Cross Culture Peru Music Video | Group Publishing

No, Not One | Shipwrecked VBS | Group Publishing

The Lord's Plans | HLA Egypt | Group Publishing

Memory Verse Practice: Print off and cut up Puzzle (From earlier in the packets) Use the memory verse cards in your childs age group to help them practice their verse.