ep Sea VoYage Bible and Theme Connection ‘The Story: For Session One your children will come aboard the ark to experience what life may have been like for Noah's wife ‘and family in the days before, during, and after the great flood that God sent to the earth. The storyteller will help children understand just how far Noah ‘and his family went to obey God's commands. ‘The Characters: Storyteller, Noah's Wife Life Application [At Oreranion Ovenooano we are discovering how to dive deep with God. In making a connection with scuba diving, divers always dive with their special equipment. Divers must have air in their tanks to help them breathe. In today’s lesson ‘we hear how Noah depends on God the same ways divers would depend on the air tank to breathe. Ocean Insight: These sections of each lesson will connect fun trivia about deep sea diving with ‘ocean insights that give practical advice about how to live by faith in God. For Session One, kids discover to how to “Depend on God.” ‘The Sea Scripture Challenge: During each lesson kids will play a fun game that will help them remember the session's Sea Scripture Bible verse. The Sea ‘Scripture verse for this session is Proverbs 3:5 (CEB): “Trust in the Lord with all your heart, don't rely on your own intelligence.” Kids will put the different words of this Sea Scripture together in order to make a “Scripture wave.” Notes G Deep Sea Voyage Noah Depends on God (Genesis 6:9-13, 6:22- 717, 8:1, 8:19-8:17) Sea Scripture "Trust in the LORD with all your heart, don't rely ‘on your own intelligence." (Proverbs 3:5) ‘Ocean Insight Depend on God Color of the Day Yellow Lesson Overview In this lesson, your children will: "@ experience what it might have been lke for Noah's family in the ark during the flood. "@ learn how exploring the ‘ocean is like having deep faith. "@ do a "Scripture wave" to help them remember ‘the Session One Sea Soripture. \@ discover how to show deep faith by depending on God. Permission o photocopy this page for us wth the Orensi Overeoa VBS ls granted or lca church use. Copyright ©2011 Abingdon Poss lights esse. Director n3Deep Sea Voyage ‘A Servant Girl Dares to Care (i Kings 5) Sea Scripture "You must love your neighbor as you love yourself.” (Matthew 22:39) ‘Ocean insight Dare to Care Color of the Day = Lesson Overview In this lesson, your children wil: \@ experience what it might hhave been like for Naaman to be healed of his skin disease. %@ learn the importance of having a dive buddy while diving and of always helping out others. %@ work with a partner to discover the Session ‘Two Sea Scripture verse and discover the importance of helping ‘each other out. \@ discover how to show deep faith by daring to care. Permission to phetocopy thls page for ue wth the Orenain Otero VBS i ranted forlocal church use, Copnght © 2011 Abingdon Press, lrg reserved ep Sea WoWage Bible and Theme Connection The Story: For Session Two your children will travel from ancient Aram to Israel to experience ‘what life may have been like for an Israelite servant girl and her master Naaman as Naaman ‘sought healing for his skin disease. As the storyteller, you will help children understand how the servant girl showed faith in God by caring for others. The Characters: Storyteller, Israelite Servant Girl, Naaman, Naaman's Servant, King of Israel, Elisha’s Servant, Elisha Life Application ‘Through this lesson children discover that even while they are young they can make a difference in the lives of others. Children are introduced to ways they too can dare to go deep with God and ways they can put their love into action, Notes ‘Ocean Insight: For Session Two, kids learn to “Dare to care" for others by discussing how we should help each other out al of the time, the way that dive buddies help each other out underwater. Sea Scripture Challenge: This session's Sea Scripture Is Matthew 22:39 (CEB): “You must love your neighbor as you love yourself.” Kids will 00k for partners with the missing pieces to an aquatic picture, and they must help each other to properly complete this Sea Scripture Bible verse, ny OPERATION BVERDIAID: DARE TO GO CEE WITH GOD!ep Sea WoWage Bible and Theme S On i ‘Deep Sea Voyage Connection ‘John Proclints Jesus Tho Story: For Session Three ‘Ocean Insight: For Session ae taka too) your children wil ine up onthe Three, kids learn to “Claim . bank of he Jordan Fiver Jesus." They wil iscuss how SeaSorptire experience Joti the Baptists they can claim the very special Forged colowed he message about the coming Jesus as a way to start a great Son, £0 that everyone who chosen one of God and they adventure, the way that deep lives in him won't perish will see what happened when ‘sea divers claim the special dive but will have eternal life." John baptized Jesus. As the ‘gear as a way to have deep sea ohn 3:16) storyteller, you will help the adventures. Ocean insight children understand what John Claim Jesus taught about preparing for and ‘Sea Scripture Challenge: This Color of the Day claiming Jesus. session's Sea Scripture Bible Biuo verse is John 3:16 (CEB): “For ‘The Characters: Storyteller, God so loved the world that © John the Baptist, Jesus, People _—he gave his only Son, so that in the crowd everyone who believes in him won't perish but will have eternal Lesson Overview Life Application: During this life.” Kids will search for hidden In this lesson, your children lesson children will discover that dive gear that contains words will: Jesus is God's Son. This lesson of this Sea Scripture verse and %@ experience what it might helps children to see that Jesus wil claim small prizes to reimnd eo? offered hope to all that claimed them of how they may claim the 1 docune whet makes him. gift of Jesus, God's Son. scuba diving s0 special and what makes Jesus 50 special ¥@ look for diving wt that Notes ihe them omer the Session Three Sea Scripture verse. %@ discover how to show deep faith by claiming Jesus. Parmision o photocopy thi page for ue With he Onan Ovens VES I ranted forlocal church use. Copyright © 2011 Abington Press, lights esas, Director ns