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AboutthisSeries:Haveyoueverputtogetherapuzzle?Thepiecesfittogethertocreateanamazingpicture.Godcreatedyoutobeconnectedtohimandotherpeoplethroughrelationships.Inthisseries,we’ll

lookatrelationshipsintheBibleanddiscoverthatlifeisbetterwhenwe’reconnected.

KeyVerse:1John4:11–“Dearfriends,sinceGodlovedusthismuch,weshouldalsoloveoneanother.”

WeeklyOverview:

Lesson: Topic: BigIdea:Lesson1:September11/12Lesson2:September18/19Lesson3:September25/26Lesson4:October2/3Lesson5:October9/10Lesson6:October16/17Lesson7:October23/24Lesson8:October30/31*

GodMadeRelationshipsCreation–Genesis1-2LoveOthersGoodSamaritan–Luke10:25-37ForgiveOthersJacob&Esau–Genesis27&33BeLoyalNaomi&Ruth–Ruth1-4UseKindWordsPaul&Timothy–1&2TimothyHelpOthersMoses&Aaron–Exodus3-7ShareEarlyChurch–Acts2:42-47FriendsofJesusDisciples–Mark1:16-20,2:13-17

I can be a good friend andfamilymember.Icanloveothers.Icanforgive.Icanbeloyal.Icanusekindwords.Icanbehelpful.IcansharewhatIhave.I can love Jesus because helovesme.

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Lesson1:GodMadeRelationshipsTokickoffthisseriesonrelationships,we’regoingtolookatthestoryofcreation.Godcreatedeachoneofustobeconnectedtohimandtootherpeople.Thisweek,we’lldiscoverthatwecanallbegoodfriendsandfamilymembers.Lesson2:LoveOthersEverypersoniscreatedbyGod,butwearenotallthesame.Godmadeuswithuniquepersonalities,likesanddislikes,andabilities.Eventhoughwearedifferent,JesusshowsustheimportanceoflovingoneanotherthroughthestoryoftheGoodSamaritan.Lesson3:ForgiveOthersRelationshipsaren’talwayseasy.Sometimeswegetintoargumentsorsomeoneisn’tnicetous.Thisweek,we’lldiscoverthatanimportantpartofanyrelationshipislearninghowtoforgive.Lesson4:BeLoyalLoyaltymeansstickingwithsomeone ingoodtimesandhardtimes.Allofusneedfriendsandfamilymemberswhowillbebyoursidenomatterwhat.Thisweek,we’llhearthestoryofRuthandhowshewasloyaltoNaomi.Lesson5:UseKindWordsOurwordsaresoimportant–theycanbekind,ortheycanhurtothers.Thisweek,we’lllookatanexampleofkindwordsintheBiblewhenPaulencouragesTimothy.Lesson6:HelpOthersDoyoueverneedalittlehelpfromsomeone?Allofusdo!Onewaytobeagoodfriendandfamilymemberistobehelpful.Thisweek,we’llreadthestoryofMosesandAarontoseeanexampleoftwobrothershelpingoneanother.Lesson7:ShareOurrelationshipsarebetterwhenwearewillingtosharewithothers.Thisweek,we’lldiscoverthatallofushavesomethingwecansharewithourfamilyandfriends.Lesson8:FriendsofJesusWhen Jesus lived on the earth, he invited the disciples to be his friends. They followed Jesus’exampleandmadehimtheleaderintheirlife.Jesusinviteseachoneofustofollowhim,too.

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Lesson4:BeLoyal

LessonSegmentTotalRunningTime

Kid-OPlaytime(10:00) 00:00-10:00

TransitionTime(2:00)OpeningSong(3:00)IntroductionandRules(2:00)WorshipSong:JoyfulNoise(3:00)BigIdea(2:00)BibleAdventure(6:00)MemoryVerse(3:00)WorshipSong:BetterThantheBestThing(3:00)TryitOut(5:00)Kid-O-Whampus(2:00)Prayer(2:00) 10:00-43:00

TransitionTime(2:00)GroupTime(15:00) 43:00-60:00

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TransitionTime 2:00DoThis:10minutesafterthestartoftheAdultService,walkintoeveryroomthathas3–6yearoldkidsandintroduceyourself.TellKid-Ostofollowthedirectionsoftheirroomleaders,cleanup,lineup,andthatyouwillseetheminalittlebitinthelargegrouproom.KnowThis:YouaretheseKid-Os’experienceofchurch!Yourtone,attitude,andactionsareformingthewaythesekidsthinkaboutGod,church,andevenpeopleingeneral.Youhavetheopportunitythroughwhatyoudoandsaytocreateanenvironmentwheretheyfeelwelcome,included,andvaluable!

IntroductionandRules 2:00Welcomeeveryone!Mynameis_______,andI’msuperexcitedtoseeeachandeveryoneofyou!Duringourtimetogether,we’llgettosingacouplefunsongs, learnamemoryverse,andhearanawesomestory.Beforewedoanyofthat,therearethreeimportantthingsforyoutoremember.

KnowThis: This is a great opportunity to set the tone and expectations for your timetogether.Kidsliketoknowwhat’sexpectedofthemtoo—ithelpsthemfeelsafeandsecure.Youcanmakethissectioninformative,helpful,andfunallatthesametime!

Rule#1:WhenI’mtalkingyouarelistening!Let’sputonour listeningearsandturnthemwayup!Onthecountof three, let’spracticeourverybestlistening.Ready?1,2,3!Rule#2:Keepyourhandsandfeettoyourself!Let’sholdupourhandsandwiggleourfingers!Now,givealittleclapandputyourhandsinyourlap!Rule#3:Stayinyourspot!YouhaveaspotofyourveryownhereinKid-O-Deo,andit’srightwhereyouaresitting!It’simportantforustostayinourspots,sothateveryonecanpayattentionandhavefun!

(Rollwhendirected)Kid-O-DeoThemeSongVideo

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OpeningSong3:00

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Greatjoblisteningtoourrules.Therulesarereallygreatbecausetheycanhelpuslearnandhavelotsoffunwhilewe’rehere.

Worship 3:00Now,weallgettosingtogether!Let’sstandupandsingthissongallaboutdifferentwayswecanpraiseJesus.

BigIdea 2:00I love singing with you, Kid-Os! You can sit down. We are in a series called“Connected.”Whenyouputtogetherapuzzle,eachpieceisconnectedtotheothers.Godmadeeachoneofustobeconnectedtohimandtootherpeople.Inthisseries,we’lllearnhowtobegoodfriendsandfamilymembers.Let’sgetstartedbypracticingour“BigIdea.”That’sthesuperimportantthingwe’relearningabouttoday!

TheBigIdeais,“Icanbeloyal.”Loyalmeansyouareagoodfriendtosomeoneingoodtimesandinhardtimes.Youstickwiththemanddowhatyousayyou’regoingtodo.Let’sstandupandpracticethebigidea.I’llsayapartfirstandyoucanrepeatafterme. I can, I CAN.Be loyal, BE LOYAL.Great job!Alright, now let’s say it alltogether!

Song1:JoyfulNoise

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BigIdeaJingle

(Autoadvance)BigIdeaSlide:Icanbeloyal.

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DoThis:ShowKid-OstheactionsandhavethempracticetheBigIdeawithyouthreetimes.Use a different voice each time. Voice ideas for this week: meowing cat, robot,underwater.KnowThis:ThesearetheBigIdeaactions:(Placeyourhandsinfrontofyourface,palmsout,thenmovethemdowninarainbowmotion)TheBigIdea.(Pointatyourself)Ican(Foldhandsinfrontofyou–liketheyarestucktogether)beloyal.

AwesomejobpracticingourBigIdea!Youcanallsitdown.ThatBigIdeaissoimportant,we’regoingtosayitseveraltimestoday.Wheneveryouhearthissound,it’stimetosayourbigidea!Every timewesay theBig Idea,we’ll earnapuzzlepiece.At theendofour timetogether,we’llgettoseethefinishedpuzzle!YoucansaytheBigIdeaandstilldotheactionswhilesittinginyourspot.Let’spracticerightnow!Let’ssaytheBigIdeatogether.THEBIGIDEA.ICANBELOYAL.Greatjob,Kid-Os!We’veearnedourfirstpuzzlepiece!Let’stakeitoutandputitonourboard.

DoThis:Takeonepuzzlepieceandplaceitonthewhiteboard.Itdoesn’tmatterwhereyouputitbecausewewillputthepuzzletogetherattheend.

BibleAdventure 5:00Greatjob,Kid-Os!Ican’twaittoseethepicturewe’remaking!Next,wegettolearnmorebygoingonaBibleAdventure.

DoThis:ShowkidstheBible.

SeriesTitleSlide:Connected

BibleAdventureJingle

BigIdeaPuzzlePieceandSound


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TheBibleisthegreatestbookever.It’sfullofwordsfromGod,andtherearelotsoftruestoriesaboutpeoplewholovedGodintheBibletoo!Today,wegettoreadastoryaboutsomeonewhowasloyaltotheirfamilymember.

DoThis:GettheBiblestorybookoutandsitdowninthechair.

ThisstoryyouaregoingtohearcomesfromtheBible,butweusethisstorybookbecausethepictureshelpusimaginewhatitmighthavelookedlikebackwhentheBiblewaswritten.Thepicturesyouseeinherearethesameastheonesonthescreen.Let’sgetstarted!

DoThis:Havekidshelpyou“turn”thepagesonthescreenwithanexaggeratedarmwave.

Naomiwaslivinginalandthatwasfarawayfromherhome.Whileshewasthere,herhusbandandhertwosonsdied.Theonlyfamilymembersshehadleftwerehersons’wivesnamedOrpah(Or-pa)andRuth.Naomiwassadanddecidedsheshouldgobacktoherhometown.Shewouldstartanewlifethere.

OrpahandRuthstartedtofollowher,butNaomistoppedthemandsaid,“Gobacktoyourownhomes.It’sbetterforyoutostayhere.YouhavebothbeensokindtomeandIpraythatGodwouldbekindtoyou.”NaomikissedOrpahandRuthgoodbye.

Orpahdecidedtogobackhome,butRuthrefusedtoleaveNaomi.Ruthsaid,“Don’tmakemeleaveyou.Whereyougo,I’llgo.Whereyoustay,I’llstay.Yourpeoplewillbemypeople.YourGodwillbemyGod.Nothingwillbeabletoseparateus.”

NaomirealizedthatRuthhadmadeuphermindtostaywithher.Together, theywalkedbacktoNaomi’shometown.Whentheyarrived,theydidn’thaveanyfood.RuthhelpedNaomibygoingoutintothefieldseachdayandgatheringsomefoodforthemtoeat.

Picture1:Naomiandtwodaughtersfarfromhome.

Picture2:Naomihuggingdaughters.

Picture3:NaomiandRuthwalkingtogether.

Picture4:Ruthgatheringfoodinthefield.

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RuthkeptherpromiseandstayedwithNaomi.Shewasaloyalfriendduringgoodtimesandhardtimes.Eventually,Ruthgotmarriedandhadason.Naomicelebratedwithherandhelpedtakecareofthebaby.

Greatlistening,Kid-Os!Partofbeingagoodfriendandfamilymemberisbeingloyal,justlikeRuthwas.

Oh,that’sourBigIdeasound!Let’ssayourBigIdeatogether.THEBIGIDEA.ICANBELOYAL.GreatjobKid-Os!We’veearnedournextpuzzlepiece.Let’sputanotherpieceontheboard.

DoThis:Placethepuzzlepieceonthewhiteboard,butdon’tconnectthepiecesyet.Onlytwomorepiecestogo!Next,wegettolearnamemoryverseallaboutGod’slove.

MemoryVerse 3:00

OurMemoryVersecomesfromtheBible.ThisoneisallaboutGod’sloveforusandhowwecansharethatlovewithothers.

DoThis:Readtheversefromthescreen.

Picture5:Ruthwithababy.

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MemoryVerseJingle (Auto-advance)MemoryVerse:1John4:11–“Dearfriends,sinceGodlovedusthis

much,weshouldalsoloveoneanother.”


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Oneofthewayswecanloveothersisbybeingloyaltothem.Nowlet’sstandupandpracticethismemoryversetogether.

Do This: Practice the verse with the Kid-Os three times. You can start in yourquiet/whispervoiceandthengetalittleloudereachtimeyoupractice.KnowThis:Theversewithactionsgoeslikethis:(OpenyourBibles)1John4:11.(Pointupasyousaytheword“God”)Dearfriends,sinceGodlovedus(stretchbotharmsoutaswideasyoucan)thismuch,(crossarmsoverchest)weshouldalsoloveoneanother.

SuperjobpracticingyourMemoryVerse,Kid-Os!

Worship 3:00Everyonestaystandingbecausewearegoingtosinganothersongtogether.Inthissong,wegettosingabouthowJesusisbetterthanthebestthing!

TryitOut 5:00Awesomesinging,everyone!Youcansitdown.Didyouhearthat?Let’ssayourBigIdeatogether.THEBIGIDEA.ICANBELOYAL.Greatjob,everyone.We’veearnedourthirdpuzzlepiece!Let’sseewhatitis!

DoThis:Placethepuzzlepieceonthewhiteboard,butdon’tconnectthepiecesyet.Superjob,Kid-Os!Wealmosthaveallthepieces!Nowit’stimetotryoutwhatwe’vebeenlearningtoday.

Song2:BetterThantheBestThing



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We’regoingtocheckinwithafriendnamedKristen.She’sgoingtohelpustryoutwhatwe’velearnedaboutbeingloyaltoday.

Seeyoulater,Kristen.Whenweareloyal,ourfriendsandfamilymemberscantrustustobetheirfriendnomatterwhat.

Iknowwhatthatsoundmeans!WeneedtosayourBigIdeatogetheronemoretime.Ready?THEBIG IDEA. I CANBELOYAL.Nice job,Kid-Os!We’ve earnedour lastpuzzlepiece!Let’sseewhatitis!

DoThis:Placethefinalpuzzlepieceonthewhiteboard.Nowthatwehaveallfourpuzzlepieces,let’sputthemtogether!

DoThis:Puttogetherthepuzzlepiecesonthewhiteboard.Allowkidstoverballyhelpyoufindwherethepiecesgoifthatworkswellwithyourgroupofkids.

Ilovethat!ItlookslikeRockyissad,butBettyBeaveristherewithhim.SheisbeingagoodfriendbylisteningwhenRockyfeelssad,insteadofrunningawayfromhim.Thatmakesmethinkaboutwhatwelearnedtoday–wecanbealoyalfriendandfamilymember.

Kid-O-Whampus 2:00We’vealmostfinishedfortoday,butthere’sonemorefunthingtodo,calledKid-O-Whampus!Standupandlet’sallgoKid-O-Whampustogether!

TryitOutJingle

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Prayer 2:00

Nowit’stimeforustotalktoGodtogether.WhenwetalktoGod,it’scalledpraying.YoucantalktoGodjustlikeyouwouldtalktoafriend.Godalwayslistenstous.Rightnow,let’sputourhandsinourlapsandcloseoureyestohelpusfocusonwhatwe’resayingtoGod.Ifyouwantto,youcanrepeatthisprayerafterme.DearGod,weloveyou.Thankyouforlovingus.Helpustobeloyal.Amen.

It’sbeenawesomebeingherewithyou,Kid-Os.Nowit’stimeforyoutogobacktoyourroomswhereyouwillgetintogroupswithyourleaderandotherKid-Os,haveasnack,anddoafunactivity.Haveagreatgrouptime!

Kid-O-Whampus:AnimalMoves

“Let’sPray”

Kid-O-DeoSlide

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