Large Group Week #4 June 29, 2014

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1 Large Group Week #4 June 29, 2014 Need To Know: God Does Great Things Through His Church Bible Story: The Early Church (Acts 2:42-47) GAME PREPARATION Don t Stop Balloon Walk Materials needed for 1 stage: (*Asterisk & bold = duplicate for additional services)! 6 Balloons! 2 Trash Bags! Roll of Tape (masking or duct)! 2 Prizes* (1 large, 1 small) Prepare ahead of time:! Blow up balloons and place three balloons in each trash bag.! Don t inflate the balloons to full capacity to avoid balloons popping during game. Stage setup:! Make start & finish lines with tape.! Contestants will line up behind a starting line and walk across the stage to the finish line. Trash bags with balloons inside should be placed behind the starting line at the beginning. How to play:! Contestants will work together to transport three balloons one at a time across the finish line. They are not allowed to use their hands and the balloons are not allowed to touch the ground! Contestants may walk back to back, forehead to forehead, knee to knee, etc. (Contestants MAY use their hands to get the balloon positioned at the start line.)! If a balloon falls, contestants have to get the balloon back off the ground (without using their hands) and keep going to the finish line.! The first team to bring three balloons across the finish line is the winner!

2 Notes for Host/Game Director:! Please choose contestants who are not wearing skirts or dresses.! When the contestants come up onto stage, allow kids to introduce themselves. Make sure they know how to play the game, and then allow the game to start.! Create start and finish line using a small piece of tape during the instruction video. (Approximately 6 inches) Tie-in teaching point:! The contestants would not have been able to win the game if they did not work together to hold the balloon up. We can work together with our friends at church! God does great things through His church and when we work together, we can do more than we can do alone! God Does Great Things Through His Church! Skit Characters: Lenny: A theme park worker- head of mechanics to be exact, he's an older more experienced guy. He should have tools on him. Jack/Jackie: An intern at the theme park. Shadows Lenny to learn about the park but is young and a little arrogant. WEEK 4: PRE-LARGE GROUP/WORSHIP LOGO ON SCREENS WITH MUSIC OFF THE RAILS COUNTER Host/Worship Leader(s) take stage. HOST/WORSHIP LEADER Welcome back to Beginagin Theme Park! Throughout this series, we have been learning about eight truths from the Bible that will take our relationships with God to a new level...off the rails!!! Let s start today off by remembering that we all want to have a great time and in order to do that, we also have just a few rules we all need to obey. Rule #1 Respect yourself and others/ Rule #2 Listen and obey/ Rule #3 Be Kind/Rule #4 Respect our property. Today we will be singing an awesome song. How about you guys pretend like you are riding the Teacup ride and spin yourselves down front and get ready to sing with me!

3 SONG HOLY IS YOUR NAME OFF THE RAILS LOGO WITH TEACHING MUSIC HOST/WORSHIP LEADER: That was some awesome singing! Let s check out what we need to know today! Week #4 Need To Know With Teaching Music Host/Worship Leader: God Does Great Things Through His Church! You guys stay seated and repeat that after me. Optional Motions: (1 st -3 rd Grade Only) God Does (Point to sky) Great Things (Right thumb up on great, left thumb up on things ) Through His Church (Make a roof with your hands above your head). Awesome job! It s time to go to Beginagin Theme Park! Let s count it down! Ready? ACTION!!! Host/Worship Leaders exit. OFF THE RAILS OPENER Both characters walk in Lenny: Okay Jack, here's the deal! Every morning before the park opens, I make sure every little thing is up and running! Then at the end of the day, I make sure it's all shut off the right way. Jack: (unamused) So that's all you do? Lenny: (very patient with Lenny) Well no, not really! I'm on call all day! So in case something goes wrong or looks funny they call me and I fix it. They call me the fixer! Jack: (still unamused) I don't know, it doesn't seem too fun. I thought being the head of mechanics at such a huge theme park would be a bit more... Exciting? Lenny: It's actually very exciting! Maybe not talking about it, but once were called into action, that's when the fun begins! You just got to be patient. Jack: I mean, I guess. So, how long have you been working here? Must be a long time now since you have a nickname.

4 Lenny: Oh boy, I've probably been working here since you were in diapers! Jack: I'm 20 years old, you're telling me you've been working here for 20 years?! Lenny: Yeah that sounds about right! Jack: Wow, so you really know your stuff don't you? You must be the most important guy in the park? Lenny: Yeah I definitely know my stuff, but here at the park we're all important! We all have jobs and when we come together and do them, we get a lot done! Jack: Really? I can't imagine what that churro guy does that helps anyone. Lenny: Charlie the Churro man? Are you kidding me?! That guy satisfies our customers with those delicious treats, especially the grumpy ones! No one can be mad after eating a churro! Jack: (thinks for a while and laughs) That's actually very true! Lenny: Yup, so even the jobs that seem small here are actually pretty important! Lenny's cell phone/walkie talkie goes off. Lenny: (talking into the cell phone/walkie talkie very seriously) Ok hang tight, I'm on my way now! Jack: (kind of nervous, and concerned) Lenny what's going on? Lenny: We've got a jammed Ferris wheel on our hands! Both run off stage OFF THE RAILS WEEK #4 BIBLE STORY AND GAME VIDEO HOST/GAME DIRECTOR enters HOST/GAME DIRECTOR: Thanks, Wil! Now before you can play you ll need to pick TWO friends to play this game with you! Ok are you guys ready to play this game? Let s all count it down together from 3 and say BALLOOOON! Kids, help me count...3, 2, 1, BALLOOOON!! OFF The Rails Week #4 Game Time With Action Music

5 Host/Worship Leader facilitates Games OFF THE RAILS LOGO With Music Walk back onto stage, Jack is really excited about just fixing the Ferris wheel. Jack: That was SO awesome!!! You just opened that electric unit in the ground, jumped in and you were done in five minutes! You're a mechanical genius! Lenny: Aw man, I'm no genius! I'm just part of the team here at Beginagin Park! Jack: Are you all this good at your jobs? Lenny: You know, Jack, it's not about being amazing at what you do, it's about just doing your part and doing it the best you can! Jack: So that's the trick? Everyone here just gives their part and it all works out? Lenny: Well of course, it's not perfect all the time. But as long as we all know what we're doing and do it to the best of our ability- that's true success! Jack: Wow, that reminds me of how Jesus' followers all built a church together and worked together to grow and reach more people! Lenny: I know that story! I guess we are kind of like that, we try to get more visitors and we wouldn't be able to do that if we didn't all work together and give this park a good name! Jack: I definitely want to be a part of such an awesome park, do you think I could tell that story today when you guys have your end of the day meeting? Lenny: Definitely!! We love doing some devotionals to end the day, and I think they'd really enjoy that story! Jack: Awesome, can't wait! Lenny: Me too! Let's go check up on Charlie the Churro man, I think he can hook us up with some free food! Both exit stage Host/Worship Leader(s) enter. HOST/WORSHIP LEADER: (Allow time for kids to respond) 1. Need To Know- I God Does Great Things Through His Church! (kids repeat after you, repeat motions if you did them earlier)

6 2. Song. We have had a lot of fun today, but we still have one more song to sing! You guys come down front and let s sing together! SONG WE ARE FREE HOST/WORSHIP LEADER: Before we go, let s say this together one more time... God Does Great Things Through His Church! (kids repeat after you, repeat motions if you did them earlier) We have a lot of people who come to this church, so do you think we could help others a lot or just a little? (A LOT!) Yes we can! And that is what we want to do. That s why we participate in Reach Beyonds and Missions. God does great things through His church! Who is the church? (We are) It s also important that we tell other people about Jesus! Be sure to pick up your 5 invites this week and invite at least 5 friends to join you next week! They will have a great time and learn about Jesus with you. Let s all pray together before we go. Please pray with me! Example of prayer: Jesus, I pray that you will give us opportunities to work together so you can do great things through your Church. In Jesus name, AMEN! OFF THE RAIL CLOSER