K-1st Grade Small Group Week 2
K-1st Grade
Small Group
Week 2
Get Their Attention! (3 minutes) Materials: None
INTRODUCE yourself & the kids by saying: Welcome back to FearBusters! My name is (your name)!
Need to Know: Prayer is (make praying hands) Talking to Jesus! (point up)
Bible Story: Jesus Stops a Storm Matthew 8:23-27; Mark 4:1, 35-41; Luke 8:22-25
We are going to learn everyone’s names by playing a game. We’ll start with the first person who will tell us their name and someone they love to talk to. INTRODUCE kids to what we are learning today: I’m so glad you love to talk to those people. Last week, we learned that we can bust our fear of those things with prayer. Prayer is just talking to Jesus like you would talk to your parents or friends! That’s what we need to know today: Prayer is (make praying hands) Talking to Jesus (point up)!
___________________________________________________________ Bible Story (5 min)
Materials: God’s Story for Me Bible Fear Balloons Candy Coloring Sheets Crayons Filler Guide
FearBusting Verse: “You can go to bed without fear; you will lie down and sleep soundly.” Proverbs 3:24
Materials: God’s Story for Me Bible
READ today’s “FearBusting Verse” (on left) to the group. DISCUSS with the group that when we are afraid at night, or any time, we can pray by talking to Jesus! READ p.340-345 from God’s Story for Me Bible (“Jesus Stops a Storm”). ASK: 1. When the disciples were afraid of the storm, who did they talk to? (Jesus, p.342) 2. Did Jesus stop the storm or get scared of the storm? (Stopped it, p.343) 3. Can you talk to Jesus when you are afraid like His friends did? (Yes) 4. Are you ever afraid at night or during a thunderstorm? (Yes) What can you say to Jesus to help you not be afraid? (Allow responses) If you are afraid, you can stop and pray. When we pray, Jesus will answer us and help us not be afraid! Prayer isn’t hard. It’s just talking to Jesus! That’s what we need to know today (have kids repeat after you): Prayer is (make praying hands) Talking to Jesus (point up)! ASK kids to close their eyes & bow their heads. Model prayer for kids by PRAYING: Jesus, you control everything, and you can help us not be afraid. Thank you for always being here for us to talk to. We love you! Amen.
K-1st Grade Application Activity Summary: Kids will try to keep up balloons. When the leader tells the kids to stop, they will say the Memory Verse to remember they can talk to Jesus when they have the fear written on the balloon!
Small Group
Week 2
Application Activity (10 min) Materials: Fear Balloons, Candy
1. Distribute Fear Balloons to several kids in the group. 2. Kids will try to keep all balloons in the air. If a balloon hits the ground, allow kids to pick it up and keep going. 3. At a random time, say STOP. Kids will grab the balloon closest to them and read the word on the balloon. (They may need help reading it.) 4. Allow the whole group to say the Memory Verse (on left) to remember that when they are afraid, they can pray! 5. Keep playing as time allows, and until all kids have caught a balloon. 6. Reward kids with candy. As they eat, SAY:
Need to Know: Prayer is (make praying hands) Talking to Jesus! (point up)
When you are afraid, you can STOP what you are doing and pray by talking to Jesus. You can tell Jesus what you are afraid of and ask Him to bust your fear! So what do we need to know today? Prayer is (make praying hands) Talking to Jesus (point up)!
___________________________________________________________ Wrap It Up (2 min) Materials: Coloring Sheets, Crayons, Filler Guide
Memory Verse: “I prayed to the Lord (make praying hands) And He answered me. (point up) He freed me from (wave arms) All my fears.” (make a scary face) Psalm 34:4 (hold up four fingers)
USE Filler Guide to keep kids engaged in small group as parents arrive.
PASS OUT coloring sheets and crayons. USE Filler Guide to keep kids engaged in small group as parents arrive. While kids are coloring, ASK: 1. Moe and Nic had some different methods of busting fears today, but what did they discover was the best way to bust fear? (By praying, or talking to God) 2. Have you ever been afraid of a storm, water, or falling asleep at night? 3. Do you feel like you can say “Fear…BUSTED” to any of those fears now that you know you can talk to Jesus about it?
Small Group
Week 2
Get Their Attention! (3 minutes) Materials: None
INTRODUCE yourself & the kids by saying: Welcome back to FearBusters! My name is (your name)!
Need to Know: Prayer is (make praying hands) Talking to Jesus! (point up)
Bible Story: Jesus Stops a Storm Matthew 8:23-27; Mark 4:1, 35-41; Luke 8:22-25
We are going to learn everyone’s names by playing a game. We’ll start with the first person who will tell us their name and someone they love to talk to. INTRODUCE kids to what we are learning today: I’m so glad you love to talk to those people. Last week, we learned that we can bust our fear of those things with prayer. Prayer is just talking to Jesus like you would talk to your parents or friends! That’s what we need to know today: Prayer is (make praying hands) Talking to Jesus (point up)!
___________________________________________________________ Bible Story (5 min)
Materials: God’s Story for Me Bible Fear Balloons Candy Coloring Sheets Crayons Filler Guide
FearBusting Verse: “You can go to bed without fear; you will lie down and sleep soundly.” Proverbs 3:24
Materials: God’s Story for Me Bible
READ today’s “FearBusting Verse” (on left) to the group. DISCUSS with the group that when we are afraid at night, or any time, we can pray by talking to Jesus! READ p.340-345 from God’s Story for Me Bible (“Jesus Stops a Storm”). ASK: 1. When the disciples were afraid of the storm, who did they talk to? (Jesus, p.342) 2. Did Jesus stop the storm or get scared of the storm? (Stopped it, p.343) 3. Can you talk to Jesus when you are afraid like His friends did? (Yes) 4. Are you ever afraid at night or during a thunderstorm? (Yes) What can you say to Jesus to help you not be afraid? (Allow responses) If you are afraid, you can stop and pray. When we pray, Jesus will answer us and help us not be afraid! Prayer isn’t hard. It’s just talking to Jesus! That’s what we need to know today (have kids repeat after you): Prayer is (make praying hands) Talking to Jesus (point up)! ASK kids to close their eyes & bow their heads. Model prayer for kids by PRAYING: Jesus, you control everything, and you can help us not be afraid. Thank you for always being here for us to talk to. We love you! Amen.
K-1st Grade Application Activity Summary: Kids will try to keep up balloons. When the leader tells the kids to stop, they will say the Memory Verse to remember they can talk to Jesus when they have the fear written on the balloon!
Small Group
Week 2
Application Activity (10 min) Materials: Fear Balloons, Candy
1. Distribute Fear Balloons to several kids in the group. 2. Kids will try to keep all balloons in the air. If a balloon hits the ground, allow kids to pick it up and keep going. 3. At a random time, say STOP. Kids will grab the balloon closest to them and read the word on the balloon. (They may need help reading it.) 4. Allow the whole group to say the Memory Verse (on left) to remember that when they are afraid, they can pray! 5. Keep playing as time allows, and until all kids have caught a balloon. 6. Reward kids with candy. As they eat, SAY:
Need to Know: Prayer is (make praying hands) Talking to Jesus! (point up)
When you are afraid, you can STOP what you are doing and pray by talking to Jesus. You can tell Jesus what you are afraid of and ask Him to bust your fear! So what do we need to know today? Prayer is (make praying hands) Talking to Jesus (point up)!
___________________________________________________________ Wrap It Up (2 min) Materials: Coloring Sheets, Crayons, Filler Guide
Memory Verse: “I prayed to the Lord (make praying hands) And He answered me. (point up) He freed me from (wave arms) All my fears.” (make a scary face) Psalm 34:4 (hold up four fingers)
USE Filler Guide to keep kids engaged in small group as parents arrive.
PASS OUT coloring sheets and crayons. USE Filler Guide to keep kids engaged in small group as parents arrive. While kids are coloring, ASK: 1. Moe and Nic had some different methods of busting fears today, but what did they discover was the best way to bust fear? (By praying, or talking to God) 2. Have you ever been afraid of a storm, water, or falling asleep at night? 3. Do you feel like you can say “Fear…BUSTED” to any of those fears now that you know you can talk to Jesus about it?
