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Unit<\/strong>:<\/strong> Trust God<\/h1>\n

Session Title:<\/strong> A Widow Gave<\/h2>\n

Life Point:<\/strong> People worship Jesus by giving tithes and offerings.<\/p>\n

Unit Verse:<\/strong> \u201cCall on me in a day of trouble; I will rescue you, and you will honor me.\u201d Psalm 50:15<\/p>\n

Weekly Bible Verse:<\/strong> \u201cEach person should do as he has decided in his heart – not reluctantly or out of compulsion, since God loves a cheerful giver.\u201d 2 Corinthians 9:7<\/p>\n

Bible Passage<\/strong>:<\/strong> Mark 12:41-44; Luke 21:1-4<\/p>\n

Extras from LifeWay (GREAT Ideas Here):<\/strong> Click here<\/a><\/p>\n

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Craft: Tithing Jar<\/strong>
\nUse baby food jars to make a tithing jar. The picture includes instructions on how to make the jar. You could also have the kids make three jars: one for giving, one for saving and one for fun.
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Activity: Helping Others<\/strong>
\nThis activity will encourage the children to think about some of the ways they can help others.<\/p>\n

Preparation: Prepare ten slips of paper with one of the following acts of service on them: Raking leaves; setting the table; reading a story to a younger child; giving a gift to someone; taking dinner to someone who is sad or in need; cleaning up litter; visiting an elderly or lonely person; donating money to a charity or relief fund; giving unneeded clothes or toys; sharing a treat with a friend.<\/p>\n

Presentation: Explain to the children that Jesus often helped others. Tell them you are going to play a game to help them think of some ways they can also help others.<\/p>\n

Have a child come up and select a slip of paper. Let the child choose to act out (charades style) or draw (on the classroom white board) clues so the rest of the children can guess which act of service they have selected.<\/p>\n

After the children guess the service, briefly review how the children could perform this service in their own life. Talk about the joy they feel when they help others. Tell them that God loves them very much and has provided many blessings for them. They can share their blessings with others in many ways, some of which you will have just discussed.
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Game: Giving Game<\/strong>
\nFor this Sunday school lesson you will need a second-timer and a white board.\u00a0You will need someone from your class who spells and writes well and who can be the scorekeeper.<\/p>\n

Divide your class into 2 teams.\u00a0Have them sit in 2 separate areas of the room. Say the following: 2 Corinthians 9:7 says, \u201cGod loves a cheerful giver.\u201d\u00a0 This verse doesn\u2019t say God loves a grumpy giver or a bored giver. It says God loves a cheerful giver.\u00a0Why do you think God wants us to give cheerfully? (Wait for responses.\u00a0Clarify with the following:\u00a0When we give with a cheerful and joyful heart, we are going to be blessed and the person who is receiving the gift is going to be blessed.) 2 Corinthians 9:7 is an easy verse to memorize so we\u2019re going to play a fun game to make sure you have it inside your heart and mind for your whole life.<\/p>\n

Continue saying:\u00a0You are in 2 different teams. I am going to take turns asking a student from each team something they might give to a certain person.\u00a0You will have to answer with 2 words formed from the initials of your own name.\u00a0For example, you might ask, \u201cDavid Johnson, what would you give to your grandma?\u201d\u00a0David might respond with \u201cdandy jacks.\u201d\u00a0Sarah Crawford might say \u201cseven cantaloupes.\u201d\u00a0You will have 7 seconds to come up with an answer.\u00a0If you are successful, you will come forward and stand on your side where you team is sitting.\u00a0The scorekeeper will write your answer on the board so it cannot be used again.<\/p>\n

Once you have asked every child the gift they would give, then each of you who were able to give a gift according to your initials to recite 2 Corinthians 9:7.\u00a0For every team member who says the verse correctly, they will earn 50 points for their team.\u00a0We will then start all over, but on the next round you will have to give a new answer that hasn\u2019t been used.\u00a0After 5 rounds, the team with the most points wins.\u00a0 Now let\u2019s play!
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Game: Coin Toss<\/strong>
\nEmpty your trash bin for this activity or use a bucket from the Resource Room. Secure the \u201cPut your feet on the feet\u201d sign to the floor with masking tape. Place the bucket about 12 inches from the sign. Let each child put their feet on the feet and try to toss a penny into the bucket. Give 3 turns each.
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Craft: Our Gifts to God Collage<\/strong>
\nHave a poster board or large sheet of butcher paper. Write at the top Our Gifts to God. Have students cut things out of magazines that they would like to give to God.
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Object Lesson: Tithing and M&Ms<\/strong>
\nGive each child 10 M&Ms in a little Ziploc bag. Tell them to eat 9 of their M&Ms and save one. While they ate their M&Ms, tell them a story from the Friend Magazine about a boy who spent all of his money before he paid his tithing and how he repented of it.<\/p>\n

After the story tell them that they now had to pay their “tithe.”\u00a0Collect their last M&M – it will be a hard thing for most of them to give up that last M&M (some may have saved their favorite color for last). \u00a0Some children even won’t be able to help themselves and will eat the 10th M&M.<\/p>\n

Then tell them that you are going to do an experiment and give them another chance. Give them another bag of 10 M&Ms and collected their “tithes” first. It will be much easier to give it first and instead of giving what is left over. Discuss how it would be easier for them in their own lives if they always paid their tithes first before spending the rest of their money. It turned out great and I have a feeling it is one of those lessons that will stick in their minds for a long time, even the younger children got it. * Don\u2019t forget to post an allergy alert. *
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