Small group Leader Blog

September 22nd

Monthly theme:  God has a plan for me. 

Announcements: 

• Remember to wear your name tags in the binders and put the kids' story stickers on their backs during your hour! 
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• Contact Amy: text or voice:  502-553-9347  email: amy@ccum.net               
  

  
 This week:  Lesson4 of 5  : I am part of God's plan.  Joseph interprets the dream and saves the food.

• Click here and September's  3 min.overview video.  Road Trip!!
• Click here to see the monthly overview of all the stories.

 

September Scripture:  Please go over scripture each week with the motions.  They really do learn it!  (click here for the motions.)  "For I know the plans I have for you, says the Lord. "  Jeremiah 29:11 I have been rephrasing it just a bit saying:  "I have a plan for you, says the Lord."

Prayer time- #1 in our top 10:   Don't forget about prayer time sometime in the hour! Ask the kids what you can pray about and lead them in prayer. 

Bible Story:  (found under Make it True) We are still traveling through the stories of Joseph, which is being told over the whole month. This week you will be telling about Joseph and how the king selected him to help understand his dreams.  Joseph was able to tell the king to save grain(food) for the future.  The king was grateful and put Joseph in charge of all his people.  (I found a great story in a children's Bible that I will email you.) 

• The main theme I am communicating in worship:  God had a plan for Joseph and God has a plan for you.  Joseph knew and trusted  God was always with him.  

Activities  My favorites for this week:

• Sweet dreams- You could use a timer on a smart phone and have the kids wake up and share a dream.  Easy-No Propls. 
• Verse on a string- This is a fun easy craft that emphasizes the scripture or "remember verse" for the month. Let me know if you like this and I will get out the supplies.
• God's Plan- this is a cut and paste worksheet activity shows kids what they can do as part of God's plan. 
• Amy's own game "Hide and Seek for Food"- Hide some of the play food around the room. Have the children find food and put it into a basket in the center of the room. Tell them they gathered the food just like Joseph said and they are ready to store it....Blue room leaders-if you need pretend food I can get it for this room, since you don't have a kitchen set.  I have baskets in the resource room.