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Bible Story: Thank You x Infinity (give thanks all the time) 1 Thessalonians 5:18
Bottom Line: You always have something to be grateful for.
Memory Verse: ive thanks no matter what ha!!ens. o" wants you to thank him be#ause you
believe in $hrist %esus.& 1 Thessalonians 5:18, NIrV
Life App: ratitu"e'letting others know you see how they(ve hel!e" you.
Basic Truth: I #an trust o" no matter what.
This week, were discoerin!:
)e ki#k off the month by taking a #loser look at our memory verse for the month* " Thessalonians
#:"$% )e want to hel! ki"s un"erstan" why o" wants us to give thanks in all #ir#umstan#es. )e
believe something will ha!!en in the heart of a #hil" when they learn to take a TI+, -.T/ think about
this verse/ an" remember to show gratitu"e.
-ur 0ottom 1ine is* &ou always hae somethin! to be thankful for% )e want ki"s to un"erstan" that
no matter their situation/ there(s always something that they #an thank o" for. There are many times
when we "on(t want to give thanks/ but our ho!e in %esus allows us to be thankful regar"less of our
#ir#umstan#es.
'hat &ou (eed: 2n offering #ontainer
'hat &ou )o:
2sk ki"s what they are most grateful for. 3tart a game of listing as many things as !ossible that ki"s
#oul" be thankful for. ui"e them to list small things (getting to #hur#h on time/ a new toy/ hot #ho#olate
on a #ol" "ay/ et#.) as well as big things (loving !arents/ a #ool best frien"/ a !et they(ve always
wante"/ a #hur#h to #ome to/ et#.).
'hat &ou )o:
4ave ki"s "raw a !i#ture of their favorite gift they got at their last birth"ay (remin" ki"s that the best gift
"oesn(t ne#essarily mean most ex!ensive). Then go aroun" the room an" have ea#h ki" talk about why
they were so grateful for it.
'hat &ou Say:
You guys have a lot to be grateful for5
Time *ut
November 2, 2014 .:. Small Group Team Time
Pathways Church Chilre!"s #i!istry $ %ee&e! 'leme!tary
This 'eeks Scope
'elcome Time
Actiity +"
'hat &ou (eed: 6a!er/ !en#ils or markers
'hat &ou )o:
,x!lain to the ki"s they are going to take a time out& in the Time -ut 7one& an" sto! to think of
something they are grateful for. [Apply] ,ae them write -or draw. one thin! they are !rateful for
on the paper proided% 3hare what they wrote "own with the grou!.
'hat &ou Say:
)e have a lot to be grateful for an" es!e#ially with %esus in our lives/ we 21)2Y3 have something to
be grateful for. ,a#h week/ we will en" #lass by taking a 8time out( to say thank you5 0e#ause [Impress]
you AL'A&S hae somethin! to be !rateful for% 1et(s !ray.&
o"/ You are awesome5 You have given ea#h of us so mu#h to be grateful for. 2s we go through our
week/ hel! us to remember to take a 8time out( to say thank you to the !eo!le who hel! us/ to say thank
you for the gifts You have given us/ to say thank you for the things You have given us/ an" to say thank
you for the !la#es we love. 0ut most im!ortantly/ we nee" to remember to take a 8time out( to thank You
for the 9,2T,3T gift You have given us'%esus $hrist. )e know with %esus in our lives/ we 21)2Y3
have something to be grateful for. 2men5&
'hat &ou (eed: 6a!er/ markers
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'hat &ou (eed: 6a!er/ !en#ils/ a wat#h or !hone to tra#k time.
'hat &ou )o:
4an" out a sheet of !a!er to ea#h ki". 2sk them to make in"ivi"ual lists of their favorite games to !lay.
2sk them to write "own as many as they #an. You #an give them a time limit (:;< minutes). 3ee how
many games they #an write "own before time is u!. Then/ go through the lists as a grou!. 3imilar to the
game 3#attergories=/ if there are any "u!li#ates/ ki"s shoul" mark those off of their lists. The !erson
with the most games remaining on their list is the winner5
'hat &ou Say:
That was a fun game5 I love !laying games.
Actiity +1
2rayer Time