Unit: More Like Jesus

Session Titles: Jesus Calmed the Storm

Life Point: Trust God all the time, even when it is hard.

Life Verse: “Who is the one who conquers the world but the one who believes that Jesus is the Son of God?” 1 John 5:5

Weekly Bible Verses: “Our fathers trusted in You; they trusted, and You rescued them.” Psalm 22:4

Bible Passage: Mark 4:35-41; Luke 8:22-25

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Craft: Ocean in a Bottle
The site below has the instructions on how to make this bottle specifically. (It is the 3rd craft on the page) Here are quick instructions: Fill bottle about 1/2 full of water, add blue (just a few drops) of food coloring, shake to turn water blue, fill the rest of the way with cooking oil. Seal and glue lid! You may also want to add shells, fish, glitter, etc. before sealing!
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Craft: Paper Plate Boat
All the instructions and material needs are on the site below.
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Snack: Cheese and Apple Boats
Using cheese slices, apples and toothpicks or pretzels to make boats. Fun snack for the kids. Remember your allergy alert!!
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Game: “Quiet Be Still” Run
Let the children all run and shout and sing until the whistle blows and the teacher will say QUIET BE STILL! Everyone “freezes” until the whistle blows again and then children can resume their singing or shouting until another whistle blows when children will once again “freeze” and the teacher will shout out QUIET BE STILL. Continue to play several times so children can hear a part of the Bible story and memory verse today.
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Group Activity: Five Boats of Peace
The teacher can have 5 outlines of boats on a poster board. Title the poster board — 5 boats of PEACE. Let children work/discuss together about a word for each letter of the word PEACE, to show what Jesus does or what we can do when we go through a storm.
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Craft: Be Still and Know I Am God Picture
I don’t have instructions for this but thought this was so cute. They basically used cut or ripped paper to make a scene with the ocean and the boat and then wrote the scripture, “Be Still and Know I am God” on it. You could do this on paper or, if you want to go above and beyond, you could get little canvases (you can find these at Hobby Lobby or Michaels for a pretty good price). I would do this with 3rd grade and up.
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