WAIT FOR IT: Week 2
A 4-WEEK SERIES ON ADVENT & CHRISTMAS
Who doesn’t love a board game? Waiting for the the game to unfold is a part of the fun, but it can be frustrating if kids don’t know why they are playing or what they need to be a part of it. In, Wait For It, our kids will learn how to watch for and put their hope in Jesus. Everyone will meet John, Mary, Simeon and Anna— people who waited for a Savior to change their lives. Kids will learn that everyone needs a Savior, that the Savior will change everything, that God will do impossible things, and that Jesus is the one they’ve been waiting for!
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Wait and see, the Savior will change everything
MEMORY VERSE:
"But as for me, I watch and hope for the Lord, I wait for God my Savior; my God will hear me." Micah 7:7
READ: John Tells People About Jesus: John 1:19-28
WATCH:
Preschool: teaching video
Elementary: teaching video
SONG: Celebrate
ACTIVITY:
Every week in this series, try out a new board game with your kids to reinforce
the idea of having to wait before getting a win. You can play any game you have available.
IDEA: Check out “Gobblet Gobblers,” which is a fun twist on tic-tac-toe!
COLORING: coloring page
DISCIPLE:
Read John 1:19-28 together.
Because John was telling everyone around him about the Savior and baptizing them, the Jewish leaders sent people called the Levites to ask John who he was. John explained to the Levites that he was not the Savior, but a messenger. John told them he was making way for the Savior. But the Pharisees and the Levites were still confused. They asked why he was baptizing people if he was not the Savior? John told them when he baptized people with water, he didn’t really wash away their sin – he just helped people decide in their hearts to ask God for forgiveness. But the Savior could actually wash away our sins! John said that the Savior was coming and they should all be ready to receive his message.
Our big idea is Wait and see, the Savior will change everything!
Family Activity: Can you think of something that changes into something completely different over time? The first thing I thought of was a caterpillar!
Give your kiddos a handful of pompoms, half a pipe cleaner, and a clothespin.
Have kids glue pompoms on one side of the clothespin. Open the pin and insert the pipe cleaner, forming the antenna. Then give kids a small piece of colored gift tissue and have them pinch the paper in half to form a butterfly. example photo
You see how your caterpillar became a butterfly! In real life, a caterpillar takes about nine to fourteen days to become a butterfly. And when it becomes a butterfly, it looks almost completely different than what it looked like as a caterpillar. And it can even fly now!
Sometimes change happens very slowly and it’s easy to get impatient. But God reminds us that waiting for our Savior, Jesus, is worth the wait. When Jesus came to earth, everything was better. That’s the message John the Baptist was telling everyone – wait and see, the Savior will change everything.
Pray
Dear God, sometimes we might not like change because it makes us give up something we are used to. But remind us that when it’s Jesus making the change, the change is always good. Thank you for changing everything. Amen.
DISCUSSION:
Who came to question John the Baptist?
Who are some people they thought John was?
Was John "the Messiah"? What will be different about the Savior when compared to John?
Read Psalm 126:3. What great thing has God done for us that fills us with joy, like this verse says? (Hint: What is today's Big Idea?)
What change would you like to see in our world today?
Why do you believe Jesus cares about this?
How can you work with Jesus?