AWESOME KIDS MINISTRY: 2015 TALK SERIES LESSON PLAN

WORSHIP (MAY)
TOPIC
Talk 1:
Battle
Born
Let
everythin
g that has
breath
praise the
Lord.
(Psalm
150:6)
When he
came
near the
place
where the
road goes
down the
Mount of
Olives, th
e whole
crowd of
disciples
began
joyfully to
praise
God in
loud
voices for
all the

DISCUSSION

ACTIVITY/CRAFT

Define WORSHIP.

Shine a Light

Glorifying God means to

acknowledge His greatness and
give Him honor by praising and
worshiping Him.

When we glorify God with

our lives, we shine a light
for him for the rest of the
world to see.

The chief purpose of

man is to glorify God.
God made us so we can
enjoy His love. And when we
do, we cannot help loving Him
back-- which is the definition of
worship.
Name some ways that we can
worship the Lord: reading the
Bible, praying, helping others,
singing praises, obeying our
parents, etc.

LEARNING GAME/ICEBREAKER
Charades
The Aim: To guess words or
phrases correctly before time
runs out by observing the acts
of a teacher/kid.

miracles
they had
seen: Ble
ssed is
the king
who
comes in
the name
of the
Lord! Pea
ce in
heaven
and glory
in the
highest!
Some of
the
Pharisees
in the
crowd
said to
Jesus,
Teacher,
rebuke
your
disciples!"
I tell
you, he
replied, i
f they
keep
quiet, the
stones
will cry
out.(Luke

19:37-40)
I will
praise the
Lord at all
times. I
will
constantl
y speak
His
praises.
(Psalm
34:1)

Talk 2:
Weapons
Wise
Clap your
hands, all
you
nations;
shout to
God with
cries of joy.
(Psalms
47:1)
I want men
everywher
e to lift up
holy hands

Discuss the different ways we can

worship God.

Discuss why God deserves to

be worshiped and what it
means to give him praise.
Explain that according to the bible
we can worship God with our body
to dance, to raise our hands, to
jump up and downto express our
happiness in Gods presence.

One of things that HAPPENS

WHEN WE WORSHIP IS .....God
helps us when we worship Him
& He ENJOYS being with us."

Make worship flags using

this verse attached to
popsicle sticks

Play: Follow The Leader

Teacher will do an action that
kids will follow to.

in prayer,
without
anger or
disputing.
(1 Timothy
2:8)
Speak to
one
another
with
psalms,
hymns and
spiritual
songs.
Sing and
make
music in
your heart
to the
Lord.
(Ephesians
5:19)
For you
shall go
out in joy
and be led
forth in
peace; the
mountains
and the
hills before
you shall
break forth
into
singing,
and all the
trees of

the field
shall clap
their
hands.
(Isaiah
55:12)
Let them
praise his
name with
dancing,
making
melody to
him with
tambourin
e and lyre!
(Psalms
149:3)
And David
danced
before
the Lord wi
th all his
might. (2
Samuel
6:14)
Praise
the Lord!
Praise God
in his
sanctuary;
praise him
in his
mighty
heavens!
Praise him
for his
mighty

deeds;
praise him
according
to his
excellent
greatness!
Praise him
with
trumpet
sound;
praise him
with lute
and harp!
Praise him
with
tambourin
e and
dance;
praise him
with
strings and
pipe!
Praise him
with
sounding
cymbals;
praise him
with loud
clashing
cymbals!
(Psalms
150:1-6)

Talk 3:

Praise is the key that unlocks

Gods power. Have you ever

Memory Bible Verse

Victory
Verge

experienced how worship opened

your life to more blessings?

All the men

of Judah,
with their
wives and
children and
little ones,
stood there
before
the LORD. Th
en the
Spirit of
the LORD ca
me on
Jahaziel son
of
Zechariah,
the son of
Benaiah,
the son of
Jeiel, the
son of
Mattaniah,
a Levite and
descendant
of Asaph, as
he stood in
the
assembly. H
e said:
Listen,
King
Jehoshaphat
and all who
live in Judah
and
Jerusalem!
This is what
the LORD sa
ys to you:
Do not be
afraid or

WE WORSHIP GOD BECAUSE: HE

CHANGES US FROM THE INSIDE
OUT
How happy are those who can live
in your house, always singing your
praises.
Psalm 84: 4 NLT
When we worship God, He changes us
from the inside out. One way of
worshipping God is through adoration.
This is just a big word for telling God
how great He is. When we tell God how
great He is we forget about ourselves
and all the different things that bother
us.
Quote Psalm 84:4. This verse is in the
book of Psalms (which means book of
songs) and it tells us that the people
who sing to God and tell Him how great
He is, are happy people.
Ask the kids about things that make
them sad or angry. Find out actual
things or situations that may upset or
hurt them.
Let them know that when they sing to
God, when we tell God how great He is,
when we allow God to pour Himself and
who He is into us, we begin to change.
Our feelings dont hurt as much and
being mad doesnt seem as important
or as big of a deal. All the problems
arent gone, but worshipping Him helps
us remember that God is always with
us and He is changing us from the
inside out.

Preparation:
1. Draw a big heart in a
manila paper for each
group.

2. Post it
on
the
wall.
3. Write
each
word (from the Bible verse
of Psalm 84:4) on a small
paper. Jumbled these
words and post them also
on the wall.
How to Play:
1. Divide the class into two or
three groups.
2. Ask the group to arrange
the words of Psalm 84:4 in
their correct order.
3. When the group is done,
they need to shout WE
PRAISE THE LORD!

discouraged
because of
this vast
army. For
the battle is
not yours,
but
Gods. Tomo
rrow march
down
against
them. They
will be
climbing up
by the Pass
of Ziz, and
you will find
them at the
end of the
gorge in the
Desert of
Jeruel. You
will not
have to
fight this
battle. Take
up your
positions;
stand firm
and see the
deliverance
the LORD wil
l give you,
Judah and
Jerusalem.
Do not be
afraid; do
not be
discouraged
. Go out to
face
them tomor
row, and
the LORD wil

l be with
you." Jehos
haphat
bowed
down with
his face to
the ground,
and all the
people of
Judah and
Jerusalem
fell down in
worship
before
the LORD. Th
en some
Levites from
the
Kohathites
and
Korahites
stood up
and praised
the LORD,
the God of
Israel, with
a very loud
voice. Early
in the
morning
they left for
the Desert
of Tekoa. As
they set
out,
Jehoshaphat
stood and
said, Listen
to me,
Judah and
people of
Jerusalem!
Have
faith in

the LORD yo
ur God and
you will be
upheld;
have faith in
his prophets
and you will
be
successful.
After
consulting
the people,
Jehoshaphat
appointed
men to sing
to
the LORD an
d to praise
him for the
splendor of
his
holiness as
they went
out at the
head of the
army,
saying: Giv
e thanks to
the LORD for
his love
endures
forever. As
they began
to sing and
praise,
the LORD set
ambushes a
gainst the
men of
Ammon and
Moab and
Mount Seir
who were
invading

Judah, and
they were
defeated. T
he
Ammonites
and
Moabites
rose up
against the
men from
Mount
Seir to
destroy and
annihilate
them. After
they
finished
slaughtering
the men
from Seir,
they helped
to destroy
one
another. Wh
en the men
of Judah
came to the
place that
overlooks
the desert
and looked
toward the
vast army,
they saw
only dead
bodies lying
on the
ground; no
one had
escaped. (2
Chronicles
20:13-24)

Big
The

Day: In your spiritual battle, what weapons

Armor do you need the most?

Game:

of God
Finally, be
strong in the
Lord and in
his mighty
power. Put
on the full
armor
of
God, so that
you can take
your stand
against the
devils
schemes. F
or
our
struggle is
not against
flesh
and
blood, but
against the
rulers,
against the
authorities,
against the
powers of
this
dark
world
and
against the
spiritual
forces of evil
in
the
heavenly
realms. Ther
efore put on
the
full
armor
of
God, so that
when
the
day of evil
comes, you

Discuss that in our battle (hardships

identify specific situations like
preparing for exams, bullying etc.),
we are together in the army with
God. We are His soldiers and as
soldiers we need spiritual weapons
in order to win the battle.

Coloring Page or a Mobile

Craft

Battling Sin
Children have fun removing sin from their side of the
battlefield.
TOPICS:
Armor of God, Sin, Stand Firm, Temptation
MATERIALS:
Paper Towel Rolls, Colored Markers, Duct Tape,
Masking Tape, Small Balls (Styrofoam or ping pong)
DURATION:
Approximately 15 minutes
PREPARATION:
Use duct tape to secure two paper towel rolls together
(end to end) to make a "sword." Or you can use empty
wrapping paper rolls by themselves. You need one
"sword" for each child. Use masking tape to make a
line down the middle of the room. This line will
separate the floor into two battlefields, one for each
team. Also, use masking tape to mark off a home base
corner for each team.
WHAT YOU WILL DO:
Form two teams. Give each child a "sword" made out
of the paper towel rolls. Allow several minutes for the
kids to decorate their swords using the colored markers.
Next, explain how the Bible is our sword. Have the
children call out some sins or temptations they face
each day. For example, stealing, cussing, being a bully,
disobeying parents, etc. As they do, throw the small
balls onto the floor, making sure the balls are on both
sides of the battlefield.
Give the following rules of the game:
The object is to move any "sin balls" from your side
of the battlefield to the other team's side.
You must stand at home base in the "READY"
position until you hear the word, "GO!"
You must stay on your side of the battlefield and not
cross the centerline.
You must use only your sword to move the sin balls to
the other side.

may be able
to
stand
your ground,
and
after
you
have
done
everything,
to
stand. Stand
firm
then,
with the belt
of
truth
buckled
around your
waist, with
the
breastplate
of
righteousne
ss
in
place, and
with
your
feet
fitted
with
the
readiness
that comes
from
the
gospel
of
peace. In
addition to
all this, take
up the shield
of faith, with
which
you
can
extinguish
all
the
flaming
arrows
of
the
evil
one. Take

You must stop when the leader calls out, "STOP!"

You must use your sword wisely or it may break in
half.
After saying, "GO," give the children a few minutes
then yell "STOP!"
Count the number of "sin balls" on each side and
pronounce the winning team of that round. Then have
everyone return to the "READY" position, and play
another round.
WHAT YOU WILL SAY:
This game shows us how sin attacks. Sin is always
around us. We are faced with temptation every day.
They never seem to go away. We can combat these evil
things when we use our swords wisely. But what good
is a dull sword? We must keep our swords sharp to be
ready for battle.
How do we keep our swords sharp? (To keep our
swords sharp we need to read our Bible and let the
Word of God become part of our lives.)

the helmet
of
salvation an
d the sword
of
the
Spirit, which
is the word
of
God.
(Ephesians
6:10-17)

Note: This is just a teaching guide. If you have any ideas or suggestions, feel free to modify or change
anything on the plan. Thank you.