Elementary Week 5-Christmas in July July 29/30, 2017 Bottom Line God made you to do good!

Staging: o Gadgets and Gizmos Backdrop o Large Inflatable Paintbrushes o Tool boxes o Story Poster o Giant Gadgets and Gizmos Standee (Optional) o Ladder (Optional)

Fun decorating options: o White balloons with snowflakes at the bottom

Elementary Game: Trim the Tree o Materials needed:

• Green streamers (6 rolls) • Gift bows • Fun Christmas props • Candy Prize for winners

o How to Play: • Pick 6 teams of 2 (12 kids total) • One kid on each team will be the “tree”

and the other will be the “decorator” • As soon as the timer starts, the “tree” stands still as the

“decorator” uses the green streamer to cover the tree from head to toe and decorate with bows and props.

• They decorate until the 3 minute timer runs out. • Then the audience will choose which team decorated the

best tree and they will receive a prize.

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Host Enters Host

Hey gang, welcome to the Way Station! My name is [Host’s name] and you came at just the right time. The weather outside might be frightfully hot, but here in CF Kids, we’re as cool as can be and celebrating… Christmas in July!

• That’s right! I said Christmas! Why are we doing this? Uh, who really needs a reason to celebrate Christmas all year round?

• Christmas is a time of giving and when we remember the GREATEST gift that God has ever given us.

• Does anyone know what that gift was? (Wait for response) • That’s right, Christmas is a time when we remember that God gave

us the gift of a Savior, Jesus! • So Christmas doesn’t just have to happen in December, because we

can celebrate our Savior everyday! • And that’s why we are celebrating today. Let’s start off by talking to

God through prayer! Lead Kids in Prayer

• Because Christmas is typically celebrated in December, you can say that celebrating Christmas in July is pretty unique.

• Which is what we’ve been talking about all series long: Uniqueness! • Now everyone has something pretty unique about them. Does

anyone have a unique talent that they’d like to share? (Wait for response)

• That is very unique. I have a very unique friend who likes to… well… just follow along with the Christmas game on the screen and you’ll find out!

Gizmos_Christmas Concentration_Game Video Gizmos_Logo_Slide • Looks like you met my “unique” friend Daryl the distracting llama. • Speaking of unique, we’ve been following Pastor Steve’s Mad Art

Skillz Youtube page. Let’s just say that some of his projects have been... interesting. What will he do today? Let’s check it out!

Gizmos_Mad Art Skillz_Finger Painting_Video Gizmos_Logo_Slide • God equipped you for something special and wants you to use your

gifts and talents to do good. • Which leads us to our TRUE story from the Bible. Check it out!

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Gizmos_Logo_Slide Although everyone in the world is made unique, the Bible teaches those who believe Jesus is the Son of God are provided with gifts that come from His Holy Spirit. These are like gifts wrapped up for Christmas; they are gift given by the Holy Spirit to Christians.

• The Holy Spirit provides a number of gifts to God’s people such as serving, teaching, encouraging, giving, and a whole host of others.

• I find this so encouraging because it means I have been given a gift from God to be used for the good of others.

• What are some gifts that God had given you that you can use to help others? (Wait for response)

• Great answers. That’s what we want you to remember today!

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Say it with me… God Made You to do Good!

If you have accepted Jesus forgiveness for your sins and have decided to follow Jesus with your whole life, take some time to discover your spiritual gifts.

• Maybe you have no problem generously giving to those around you. That’s the gift of generosity.

• Some of you may have the ability to teach your peers from the Bible in a way they can understand. That’s the gift of teaching.

• Whether you know or don’t know your gift, God promises to give one to everyone who follows Jesus, and He expects us to use it for the good of others.

• In fact, 1 Corinthians 12:7 says (open Bible and read 1 Corinthians 12:7): The Holy Spirit is given to each of us in a special way. That is for the good of all.

• Let’s pray. Lead kids in Prayer

Prayer: Dear God, thanks for making us all unique. Nobody on earth is the exact same. Please help us to use the spiritual gifts You have given us for the good of others. Please help our actions to point others to You. We love You and we pray all these things in Jesus’ name, amen.”

• All right, now on to some more Christmas in July fun!

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I don’t know about you, but my family and I just LOVE decorating the Christmas tree together. And I figured, hey, why wait until Christmas to decorate a tree?

• Which leads us to our game! For this game I’m going to need 12 volunteers! (Once you have the volunteers, split them up into teams of two)

• One team member will be the “tree” and the other is the “decorator”. Give each team a roll of green streamer, bows, and any other Christmas decorations you have.

• As soon as the timer starts, the “tree” stands still as the “decorator” uses the roll of green streamer to cover the tree from head to toe and decorate with bows and props. Each team has 3 minutes to decorate!

• (To audience) Then, I’ll need your help! You guys will choose which team decorated the best tree with a round of applause!

• That team will receive a prize. Let’s play “Trim the Tree”!

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Great job decorators! Now it’s time to choose which tree is decorated the best! Host encourages audience to clap for their favorite tree design as you point to each one by one. Award prize to winning team! That was so much fun! If you haven’t already, I’m going to need you to stay standing. You are uniquely created by a God who loves you more than you’ll ever know! Let’s honor Him as we sing and we worship today!

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Gizmos_Offering_Animated Slide w/music We honor God through our worship! We can do that when we sing His praises, but we can also worship Him through our offering! We give to show we’re thankful for all God has blessed us with.

• If anyone has offering, please place it in (indicate area).

Gizmos_July Family Mission_Slide This is our very last weekend collecting school supplies! Remember, if you brought anything in, let one of the leaders in the Way Station know and you’ll receive a pin!

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Every person in the world is important for two reasons: God made them in His image and Jesus died for them. Join us next week for our new series... Drumline. This series we'll be learning that RESPECT is a response to the character of God.

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Baptism class is coming up! If you have made the decision to follow

Jesus and you want others to know you’re part of His team, sign up today!

Before we head out, let’s play a final round of water balloon pop! Follow along on the screen and pick a balloon. Choose the right balloon to stay in the game and hope it doesn’t pop!

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Gizmos_Logo_Slide w/Music That’s all the time we have today, but this week, keep your eyes open for your unique gifts and talents that God has given you. And when you realize it, don’t keep it to yourself. Let it shine so others can see God through your actions. See ya next week!

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