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[] May 3 & 4, 2014 .:. Tiger Room Pathways Church Early Chil hoo Mi!istry

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Basic Truth: God made me. Key Question: Who will take care of you? Bottom Line: God will take care of me. Memory Verse: My God will meet all your needs. Philippians 4 !" #$r% Bible Story: God will take care of me. &lowers and 'irds ( Matthew 6:25-34

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LEADER: )i* friends+ $t,s so -ood to see you+ Would you like to sin- a super fun son- with me a.out how God takes care of us? (Pause.) Great+ /et,s sin- to-ether+ Lead children in singing God ill.!

LEADER: Great sin-in-+ $,m so -lad that [Basic Truth] God made me and all of you* too+ 'ecause )e made us and lo0es us* God will always take care of us no matter what+ ho !ill ta"e care o# you$ (Pause.) [Bottom Line] God !ill ta"e care o# me and of you* too+ /et,s -et ready to hear a 'i.le story a.out that ri-ht now. Get your listenin- ears ready .ecause it,s -oin- to .e a G1234 one+

Bible Story
hat %ou &eed: 'i.le* stuffed animal .ird* and small flower. LEADER: (La" #i$le down in %ront o% "ou.) 4oday $,m -oin- to tell you a true story from the 'i.le. 4his awesome 'i.le story we are -oin- to talk a.out today is all a.out how God takes care of us. $t,s a story that 5esus told+ 3re you ready to hear it? (Pause.) Great+ 4oday,s 'i.le story starts with some people who were really* 123//6 worried. 7an you put your hands on your face like this and say* 89h no+, (&e'onstrate.) Great :o.. 4he people in this story pro.a.ly said stuff like (worried (oice)) 8What if $ don,t -et a snack and $,m ;9999 hun-ry?, 9r they mi-ht ha0e said (worried (oice and hands on %ace)) 8What am $ -oin- to wear?+ $ need new clothes., 4hey didn,t know who would take care of them+ ;o 5esus told a special story. )e started with < (*ull a stu%%ed ani'al $ird out o% $ag and hold it u*) < a .ird+ 3ren,t .irds cool? 20ery.ody say* 8tweet tweet., (Pause.) Great :o.+ 9kay* when this .ird -ets hun-ry* do you think it < opens up the frid-e? (Pause.) #o way+ =o you think may.e the .ird -oes to a restaurant? (Giggle.) #o+ 'irds don,t -o to a restaurant for food. When this .ird is hun-ry* God makes sure that lunch shows up+ 'irdies :ust lo0e to eat worms. 2ww+ Worms are yucky+ 'ut if $ were a .ird* $,d think they were e0en .etter than &rench fries+ 4he .irds don,t worry* .ecause God takes care of them. )e pro0ides yummy worms for the .irds. 6ou know what else doesn,t worry? (Pull out %lower.) &lowers don,t worry+ 20ery.ody say* 89oooo* so pretty+, (Pause.) &lowers are ;9 fun+ /et,s smell it. ;niff+ ;niff+ 9h my* that does smell -reat+ =o you think they worry a.out what clothes to put on in the mornin-? (Pause.) #o way+ 4hey don,t worry. God takes care of them and makes them look super cool.

God takes care of the .irds and flowers .ecause )e lo0es them. 'ut God lo0es you and me W3336 more than )e lo0es the .irds+ )e will -i0e us what we need to eat and drink and when we,re worried or afraid* we can pray and ask God to help. ,7ause [Bottom Line] God !ill ta"e care o# me* and you too+ ho !ill ta"e care o# you$ (Pause.) [Bottom Line] God !ill ta"e care o# me+ =id you hear that? ho !ill ta"e care o# you$ [Bottom Line] God !ill ta"e care o# me+ 1eady to say it with me?+ (Pause.) ho !ill ta"e care o# you$, LEADER and -.'LDRE&: [Bottom Line] /God !ill ta"e care o# me+, LEADER: Great :o.+ 9ne more time+ ho !ill ta"e care o# you$,

LEADER and -.'LDRE&: [Bottom Line] /God !ill ta"e care o# me+, LEADER: Great :o.* friends+ /et,s pray and thank God for takin- -reat care of us. =ear God* thank 6ou for always lo0in- us and takin- care of us. We lo0e 6ou* God+ 3men.

Memory 'n Motion

We heard an awesome 'i.le story today that told us that God will always take care of us* )e will -i0e us all we need. 9ur Memory %erse this month says :ust that+ /isten as $ say it. 8My God !ill meet all your needs*, Philippians 4 !". #ow let,s say it to-ether. 8My God !ill meet all your needs*, Philippians 4 !". Great+ #ow let,s add hand motions to the words. 1eady? 8My God (*ush $oth *al's u* into the air) !ill meet ($ring $oth hands together in %ront o% "ou in a cla*+clas* on the word ,'eet-) all (do .a// hands %ro' a$o(e "our head down to each side) your needs( (.u'* and land with "our hands on "our hi*s and "our %eet *lanted li0e a cheerleader)) 0hili))ians 1:23 (o*en hands li0e a $oo0). &antastic+ /et,s do it a-ain+ (1e*eat as 'an" ti'es as desired.) Great :o.* e0eryone+ God will take care of you and me and -i0e us all the thin-s we need. ta"e care o# you$ (Pause.) [Bottom Line] God !ill ta"e care o# me4, ho !ill

Re)eat !ith the children se5eral times until you #eel they ha5e learned this month(s 5erse4

Ma"e 8un Bible't #or Kids 6Tablet7

Do %ou Kno! &o 2ou 3now! is an acti(it" that engages children in a %un song that teaches the #otto' Line. hat %ou &eed: #o supplies needed. hat %ou Do: 4each the children the son- encoura-in- them to dance around as you sin- to-ether. (1e*eat as 'an" ti'es as desired.) hat %ou Say:

#e%ore the acti(it": $ ha0e a terrific son- for us to learn today+ 3s we learn you can dance around if you want. 20ery.ody up on your feet+ #ow put your listenin- and learnin- ears on. 3re they on? ;uper+ &uring the acti(it": My son- -oes like this. (&ance around or cla* while "ou sing to the tune o% ,&o 2ou 3now the Mu%%in Man.-) 89h* do you know God cares a.out you* cares a.out you* cares a.out you?+ 9h* do you know God cares a.out you? God cares a.out you. 9h* yes $ know God cares a.out me* cares a.out me* cares a.out me. 9h* yes $ know God cares a.out me* God cares a.out me., /et,s sinand dance to-ether this time+ (1e*eat as 'an" ti'es as desired.) 4t the end o% the acti(it": 4hat was such a fun son- and you did a -reat :o. learnin- it today+ 4ell me* !ho !ill ta"e care o# you$ (Pause.) [Bottom Line] God !ill ta"e care o# me4 4hat,s ri-ht. /et,s say it a-ain .ut a little .it louder this time+ ho !ill ta"e care o# you$ (Pause.) [Bottom Line] God !ill ta"e care o# me4,

Ma"e 't 8un

Li"e a Bird Li0e a #ird! is an acti(it" that allows children to act as $irds as the" *ic0 u* *o'*o's %ro' the %loor with clothes*ins. hat %ou &eed: ;prin- loaded clothespins and pom>poms. hat %ou Do: #e%ore the acti(it": ;pread the pom>poms around the floor. Gi0e each child a clothespin and demonstrate how to pinch it open and pick up the pom>poms. &uring the acti(it": 2ncoura-e children to pick up the pom>poms with their clothespins while pretendinto .e .irds. )elp them as needed. (5*tion: 6weet li0e $irds while *ic0ing u* the *o'-*o's.) hat %ou Say: #e%ore the acti(it": =o you know what kind of animal flies in the sky and says* 8tweet* tweet* tweet?, (Pause.) 3 .ird+ 4hat,s ri-ht+ 4oday* we are -oin- to pretend to .e little .irdies+ 7an you tweet like a .ird? (Pause.) Wow+ 6ou sure are -reat little .irdies+ )ow do little .irdies eat? (Pause.) 4hey pick up food with their .eaks. /ook at this clothespin. (5*en and close "our clothes*in.) $t looks like a .ird,s .eak+ /ook how it opens and clothes :ust like a .ird,s .eak. $ want you to practice open and closin- it when you -et yours. (7and out the clothes*ins.) 1eady* let,s practice. Good :o.+ &uring the acti(it": #ow that $,0e -ot all my little .irdies* they,ll need some food to eat. /ook+ 4here is food all o0er the -round to eat. ?se your .irdie .eaks to pick up the food. (&e'onstrate.) @eep eatin-+ 6um* yum* yum+ 3t the end of the acti0ity 2ou were such good little $irdies8 6hat was so 'uch %un *retending8 6oda" in our #i$le stor" we heard how God ta0es care o% all o% us) e(en the %lowers and the $irds8 9ur 'i.le story tau-ht us that God cares for e0erythin- )e made. =id God make the .irds and the flowers? (Pause.) )e did+ =id God make you and me? (Pause.) )e did+ ;o if God takes care of the .irds and the flowers* we know God will take care of us+ ho !ill ta"e care o# me$ (Pause.) [Bottom Line] God !ill ta"e care o# me4,

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$f you happen to finish up with these acti0ities early feel free to use any of the acti0ities in the preschool -ame .inder. $f you are unsure as to where to find this .inder* please contact your ser0ice coach.