VERSE & WORSHIP
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VERSE & WORSHIP *
For God loved the world so much that he gave his only Son. God gave his Son so that whoever believes in him may not be lost, but have eternal life. -John 3:16
REFERENCE FOR TEACHERS (General Understanding) - LINK: https://youtu.be/Zn3niHy0yBc?si=pfArKT2WEes8oZTb
1. Eros (romantic love): Love between a Man & a Woman (Husband & Wife)
Genesis 2:18 - Then the Lord God said, 'It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper who is right for him
2. Storge (family love): Love between Family Members
Romans 12:10 - Love each other like brothers and sisters. Give your brothers and sisters more honor than you want for yourselves.
Exodus 20:12 - Honor your father and your mother. Then you will live a long time in the land. The Lord your God is going to give you this land.
3. Philia (friendship): Love between Friends (Brotherly Love - Christian Family)
John 15:13 - The greatest love a person can show is to die for his friends.
4. Agape A.K.A. “GOD’S LOVE” (unconditional love): Love that GOD has for each one of us.
1 Peter 4:8 - Most importantly, love each other deeply. Love has a way of not looking at others’ sins.
John 3:16 - For God loved the world so much that he gave his only Son. God gave his Son so that whoever believes in him may not be lost, but have eternal life.
Study intro
Lesson 1
Introduction & EROS LOVE
Begin the lesson by asking the class if they know what holidays are approaching in the month of February…?
- Wait for answers until someone says “Valentines Day”
- Ask, “do you know what Valentines celebrates?!”, then proceed to explain that this holiday celebrates LOVE!
- Explain how LOVE is the most important thing to GOD and that’s the reason why he blessed us with salvation.
- Share the VERSE OF THE MONTH with the class as reference.
VERSE OF THE MONTH:
John 3:16 - For God loved the world so much that he gave his only Son. God gave his Son so that whoever believes in him may not be lost, but have eternal life.
Have (x4) teachers/helpers stand in the front of the class, each holding one of the four large pre-made card stock hearts identifying each of the four types of love.
- Explain to the class how there are multiple types of love in the Bible and sooooooo many verses that talk about love but there are Four Main Types Of Love that we must focus on.
- One by one ask each teacher/helper to present themselves by pronouncing their name (name of specific love) and briefly explain what type of love that is.
- Once all four types of love are introduced to the class, announce that we will be learning about these types of loves all month long BUT TODAY we will be focusing on “EROS Love”.
Eros (romantic love): Love between a Man & a Woman (Husband & Wife)
Read: Genesis 2:18 - Then the Lord God said, 'It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper who is right for him. Explain how GOD intends for us to one day find our “soulmate” that will one day become our Husband/Wife. GOD does Not want us to feel/be lonely.
- This love is the “mushy, lovey dovey” kind of love that Mommy’s & Daddy’s have for each other. The kind that gives you butterflies in your stomach because you think someone is good looking ;-P LOL!
- This type of love can sometimes feel confusing because it comes from a physical nature.
This is the type of love you have when you want to start a family with someone.
(use personal examples that relate to the kids everyday lives)
Activity:
*Craft 1 (Middles & Littles)
a) Copy of craft
b) Red Heart Cutout
c) String (long enough to use as necklace)
d) Multiple Colored Tissue Papers (Alt: whatever colored paper we have)
e) Scissors
f) Glue
g) Hole Puncher
** Cut out the heart, glue the heart to the center of the “Red Heart Cutout”, cut/rip small pieces of colored tissue paper and glue them to the back of the heart.
Punch a hole at the top center of the heart and run the string through the hole, then make a knot to complete necklace **
*Craft 2 (Alternative)
Thursday 1
Inside-Out Night (clothes): Fashion Show Contest
- Line up the kids into 2 lines, spaced out with a big space in between the 2 lines to act as the “runway”.
Play “fashion show” music in the background and have the kids take turns performing their best runway walk to show off their “Inside-Out (clothes)” outfits.
Lesson 2
STORGE LOVE
Begin the lesson by asking the class what Type Of Loves they have learned about so far…?
- Wait for answers but help with hints if necessary. Quickly go over the meaning for the Type Of Love the class learned about the week before to help with memory.
Does Anyone Know The Verse Of The Month:: Share the VERSE OF THE MONTH.
VERSE OF THE MONTH:
*** John 3:16 - For God loved the world so much that he gave his only Son. God gave his Son so that whoever believes in him may not be lost, but have eternal life. ***
Once the short review is completed, announce that TODAY we will be focusing on “STORGE Love”.
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Storge (family love): Love between Family Members
Read:
Romans 12:10 - Love each other like brothers and sisters. Give your brothers and sisters more honor than you want for yourselves.
Exodus 20:12 - Honor your father and your mother. Then you will live a long time in the land. The Lord your God is going to give you this land.
- Explain how this type of love is the love shared between Family Members (Mom, Dad, Brother, Sister, Cousin, Aunt, Uncle, Grandma, Grandpa, etc…).
- This type of love is naturally developed by being close to your family knowing that they will always be there for you.
- This love always remains strong, even when disagreements happen between family members.
(use personal examples that relate to the kids everyday lives)
Activity:
*Craft 1 (Middles & Littles)
TEMPLATES
a) Copy of templates (pot w/ stem, title & listed types of love)
b) Colored Construction/Regular Paper (Brown - flower pot & green for stem and leaves)
c) Paint
** Cut out flower pot shape from Brown colored paper and stem/leaves shape from green colored paper, glue cut pieces onto white paper (designated outlined area on template), cut and place small heart-shaped paper on center of palm and paint over hand to then place hand print at the top where the flower would go**
Regarding the Littles, coloring the Pot & Stem (instead of cutting and gluing colored paper) might be more feasible for this craft.
If there's no paint for the hand prints, tracing your hand and coloring it can also work.
*Craft 2 (Alternative)
a) Copy of craft
b) Colors
Thursday 2
Valentine’s Day Theme: Make your own Valentines Day cards for Family/Friends
- Use the provided Template to cut out Valentines Card and decorate as desired.
kids are able to make more than one if time & teacher allows.
Lesson 3
Begin the lesson by asking the class what Type Of Loves they have learned about so far…?
- Wait for answers.
Quickly go over the meaning for the Type Of Love the class learned about the week before to help with memory.
Does Anyone Know The Verse Of The Month:: Share the VERSE OF THE MONTH.
VERSE OF THE MONTH:
*** John 3:16 - For God loved the world so much that he gave his only Son. God gave his Son so that whoever believes in him may not be lost, but have eternal life. ***
Once the short review is completed, announce that TODAY we will be focusing on “PHILIA Love”.
Philia (friendship): Love between Friends (Brotherly Love - Christian Family)
Read: John 15:13 - The greatest love a person can show is to die for his friends.
- Explain how this type of love is the love that comes from Friendship and Bond.
- This is the love you share with your brothers & sisters in CHRIST.
It is very similar to family love.
- Ask the class what Friendship Love means to them…?
Explain how this love reflects Respect, Loyalty and Common Interests (Like GOD), which is what makes a strong bond.
- You express this love when you go out of your way to make someone feel better on a bad day. This is what GOD asks us to do for each other.
(use personal examples that relate to the kids everyday lives)
Activity: *Craft (Middles) *Template*
a) Copy of Template
b) Multiple Colored Construction Paper (for small hearts & hand)
c) String (long enough to hang)
d) Pencil/Pen
e) Scissors
f) Glue sticks
g) Hole Puncher
**Use cutout template (white) to trace heart onto colored construction paper, cut out heart on colored paper, trace hand and cut, glue hand onto colored heart cut out, decorate with small hearts, punch a hole at the tp center of finished heart and tie the string through the hole**
*Craft (Littles)
a) Colored Construction paper (at least x4 colors)
b) Copies of verse (1 John4:19)
c) Glue sticks
d) Pencil/Pen
e) Scissors
**Trace hands on one of the colored papers you chose while making a heart shape at the center, cut and glue onto a Red/Pink paper, then glue that onto a larger piece of paper that’s a different color to act as a border.
Grab the copy that has the verse text printed on it and glue it to the back side of the hands .**
Thursday 3
Game Night: https://youtu.be/XecXqz2LTak?si=_w0QH3upet8CbJm0
Lesson 4
Begin the lesson by asking the class what Type Of Loves they have learned about so far…?
- Wait for answers.
Since this is the last week for this lesson, quickly go over the meaning for all of the Types Of Love the class learned up to this point.
Does Anyone Know The Verse Of The Month: Share the VERSE OF THE MONTH.
VERSE OF THE MONTH:
*** John 3:16 - For God loved the world so much that he gave his only Son. God gave his Son so that whoever believes in him may not be lost, but have eternal life. ***
Once the short review is completed, announce that TODAY we will be focusing on the LAST type of Love for this series of lessons, which is “AGAPE Love”.
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Agape A.K.A. “GOD’S LOVE” (unconditional love): Love that GOD has for each one of us.
Read:
1 Peter 4:8 - Most importantly, love each other deeply. Love has a way of not looking at others’ sins.
John 3:16 - For God loved the world so much that he gave his only Son. God gave his Son so that whoever believes in him may not be lost, but have eternal life.
- Explain how this type of love is the love that asks for nothing in return (unconditional). Our Parents (Parent Figures) have similar love for us (their children) and they show it when they do all kinds of things for us just because they love us.
- This love is also called/known as “GOD’S LOVE” because HE is truly the only one that can love us in this way. This LOVE is the most important type of all!
- This Unconditional Love that GOD gives us is a love that is Complete and full of understanding, compassion and the desire to put others above yourself.
No matter what we do, GOD always shows us AGAPE Love and never rejects us, because HE accepts us as we are.
- ** Even though we cannot love more than GOD loves us, AGAPE Love is what we must strive to share with everyone everyday to the best of our ability **
GOD’S GREATEST COMMAND
(use personal examples that relate to the kids everyday lives) )
Activity:
*Craft (Middles)
a) Paper plate
b) Color paper
c) Colors/Markers
d) Ribbon/String
e) Scissors
f) Glue/Tape/Stapler
**Cut out the center of the plate (decorate as desired), Cut out a heart shape on colored construction paper that will fit the hole you cut out (on one side of the heart write: “For God so Loved the world… JOHN 3:16”), adhere a piece of ribbon/string to the top part of the heart and adhere the other end of the ribbon to a desired area within the cut out hole on the plate**
*Craft (Middles & Littles)
a) Multiple Colored Paper for heart pedals (include White for center heart)
b) Heart Stencil for center heart (make one at beginning of craft)
c) Colored Popsicle sticks
d) Heart template
e) Glue
f) Scissors
**Make a Heart Template for the center heart that can be used to produce all the center hearts for all the kids, cut out multiple smaller hearts (use paper folding trick for smaller hearts), write “ I Know Jesus LOVES Me! JOHN 3:16 ” in the center of the main heart heart, glue the small heart petals around center heart heart, glue back of completed flower portion to one end of the popsicle stick**
