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Lessons for the Leader

1a Application Activities Format: Follow the numbers with arrows for a 30-minute, large group plus 20-minute Application Activities format.

1 Follow all the numbers for a 45- to 60-minute large

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Session at a Glance

Imagine you hear something that sounds too good to be true. What would you do? This is what happened one day in a synagogue in Nazareth.•Read Luke 4:16. Where was Jesus? What was

significant about this town? Notice the words "as usual" or "as was His custom." Jesus went to the synagogue. Jesus set the example of going to church. Jesus set the example of worshiping together with others. Do you show up for your teaching time only?

•Read Luke 4:17-19. Jesus was given the honor of reading the scroll and then preaching. He read from the Book of Isaiah (see Isaiah 61:1-2). Do you feel it an honor to read and learn from the Bible? Do you model the importance of the Bible in front of the preschoolers?

•Read Luke 4:20-22. Focus on verse 21. What did Jesus tell the people in the synagogue? Someone from their town—the carpenter's son—said the Scripture was fulfilled. This claim was too big for the people to believe. Was Jesus saying He was the Anointed One, the Messiah? The people spoke well of Him, but they could not believe His words to be true.

•Reflect on yourself. Do you read and learn from the Bible? Do you believe all of the words the Bible contains? The Bible tells what Jesus is like. How do you help preschoolers learn about Jesus? Do you read and teach from the Bible in your classroom or setting? Do the preschoolers or their families see you use your Bible in corporate worship? Do you know the Scriptures and use them while working with preschoolers? Daily read and learn Bible verses and stories.

Jesus Read a Scroll

Focus Passage: Luke 4:16-22

Key Bible Verse: Luke 4:16

Life ApplicationI can read and learn from the Bible.

Level of Biblical Learning (Bible)The Bible tells what Jesus is like.

Introduction to Worship (6 to 8 minutes)

Greet ChildrenMove in Different Ways

Worship (30 minutes/45 minutes)

Welcome Children and PraySing "Made for Tappin' "Sing "Whoa!"Learn the Bible VerseSort Bible Book NamesTell the Bible StoryReviewPresent Offering and PraySing "My Singing Is a Prayer"Use Worship Guides Make ApplicationName Things Learned from the BibleTransition

Application Activities (20 minutes)

Wrap-Up (10 minutes)

Week of September 16, 2012

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Introduction to Worship

Jesus Read a Scroll

1aGreet Children

Pull It TogetherOffering container

•Show preschoolers where to put their offerings.

2aMove in Different Ways

Pull It TogetherBibles, masking tape•Tape 12-inch strips to the floor about 1 foot apart.

Make several lines of strips with varying numbers of strips and varying lengths apart.

•Place several Bibles at the ends of the lines.

•Invite children to walk, hop, skip, and crawl from one end of the line to the other end.

•Encourage children to identify the books at the ends of the lines.

•Say: "We moved in different ways and identified books. We learned the books were Bibles. We can read and learn from the Bible."

Worship

3aWelcome Children and Pray (2 minutes)•Ask: "What are some types of books?"

(cookbooks, Bibles, comic, coloring books, etc.)•Introduce: "Books come in many types. The

Bible is the most important book. Let's pray, thanking God for the Bible."

•Pray.

4 Sing "Made for Tappin' " (DVD, 2 minutes)

5aSing "Whoa!" (DVD, 2 minutes)

6aLearn the Bible Verse (6 minutes)

Pull It TogetherPaper, marker•Print Luke 4:16 from your preferred translation on

the paper and roll into a scroll.•Print "Luke" (CD).

Teacher TipPrint "Luke 4:16 Paraphrase" (CD).

•Explain: "Jesus read from a scroll. This paper [display] is rolled up the way a scroll was rolled in Jesus' day."

•Guide children to pass around the scroll until you call out: "Stop."

•Guide the child holding the scroll to unroll it and display the words.

•Read aloud the verse. •Invite kids to repeat the verse after you. •Help the child roll the scroll up to pass again.•Continue passing, stopping, reading aloud the

verse, and leading kids to say it as time allows.•Display Luke title.•Say: "Our Bible verse is in the Book of Luke.

Luke is in the New Testament."•Comment: "Let's review some Bible books."

7aSort Bible Book Names (3 minutes)

Pull It Together6-foot lengths of yarn (2), clothespins, 4 chairs, scissors, "Luke" title from step 6•Print "Books of the Bible" (CD) and cut apart.•Use the following names: Genesis, 1 Samuel,

1 Chronicles, 2 Kings, Psalms, Jeremiah, Matthew, Luke, John, Acts, 2 Timothy.

•Stretch and tie each length of yarn between 2 chairs to make 2 clotheslines.

•Pin the Old Testament title to 1 line and the New Testament title to the other.

•Instruct: "We'll take turns sorting the Bible book names and clipping them to the lines. Clip the names to the correct clothesline—Old Testament or New Testament."

•Point to and read aloud testament titles.•Read aloud book names as you give them to

the children to clip to the clotheslines. •Display Luke title.•Comment: "Open your Bibles to Luke."•Encourage adults to assist the children.

8aTell the Bible Story (7 minutes)

Pull It TogetherBible, scissors, tape, construction paper•Print "Word Strips" (CD) and cut apart. •Place the strips in the Bible with the number

extending from the top.•Make 10 tape loops.

•Ask: "What is a synagogue?"•Encourage responses.•Say: "Our Bible story takes place in a

synagogue. A synagogue is 'a church or school; a building where people go to pray and learn about God.' Jesus often went to synagogues to worship. I'll call on volunteers to pull strips from the Bible. I'll help you read the words on the strips. Tape your strips to the paper [display]."

•Open your Bible to Luke 4.

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•Pause at each bolded word. Choose a child to pull a strip and tape it to the paper.

•Help each child read aloud the word.

Jesus Read a ScrollBased on Luke 4:16-22

Jesus traveled to Nazareth, where He lived when He was a boy. Jesus went to the synagogue (1) and stood up to read (2). Jesus was given the scroll (3) of Isaiah the prophet to read. Jesus unrolled the scroll and read the Scriptures:

"God chose Me to preach the good news to the poor (4). God sent Me to give freedom to those who are not free (5), to give sight to those who are blind (6), to give freedom to those who are being mistreated (7), and to proclaim (8) or tell that God's kindness has come."

Jesus rolled up the scroll, gave it to the synagogue helper, and sat down. Everyone watched Jesus. Jesus told the people that the words of the Scripture had been fulfilled (9), or carried out.

The people said nice things about Jesus. They were amazed by the good things He said. But the people did not believe what Jesus said about Himself because they knew Him only as the son of Joseph (10), the carpenter.

9aReview (5 minutes)

Pull It TogetherPaper with "Word Strips" taped to it from step 8

DefinitionsSynagogue: a church or school; a building where people go to pray and learn about GodRead: speak aloud what you are readingScroll: a roll of parchment, papyrus, or leather used in Bible times to write on; the Bible was first written on scrollsPoor: not having as much as othersFree: not under the control of someoneBlind: cannot seeMistreated: being hurt or not cared for Proclaim: tell; announceFulfilled: carried out; completed; done

•Review the story by reading aloud each word, asking children to relate the word to the story.

•Give definitions of the words to help preschoolers understand their meanings.

•Comment: "Jesus read the scroll at the synagogue. We read the Bible at church. We can read and learn from the Bible."

10aPresent Offering and Pray (2 minutes)

11 Sing "My Singing Is a Prayer" (DVD, 2 minutes)

12aUse Worship Guides (7 minutes)

Pull It TogetherWorship Guides, markers

•Distribute materials.•Guide children to complete the activities on the

Worship Guides.

13 Make Application (4 minutes)

Pull It TogetherPrint "Teaching Picture 3 Jesus Read" (CD).

•Place kids in two groups facing each other. •Display teaching picture.•Review the Bible story.•Lead groups to cheer and apply the Bible story

and life application.

CheerGroup 1: Jesus read the Scriptures.

Can you? Can you?Group 2: Jesus read the Scriptures.

I can, too. I can, too.

•Continue: "Whether we read the Bible ourselves or someone reads it to us, we can learn from the Bible."

14 Name Things Learned from the Bible (3 minutes)

Pull It TogetherPaper, marker or dry erase board and marker

•Ask: "What have we learned from the Bible?"•Invite children to tell what they learned.•Prompt kids with suggestions, such as: be kind,

love God, love Jesus, Jesus is God's Son, Jesus is alive, God created the world, and so on.

•Conclude: "We learned from the Bible and we can continue to learn from the Bible for many years."

15aGo to Application Activities or Wrap-Up

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Wrap-Up(Large Group Only Format)

Wrap-Up(Application Activities Format)

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16 Sing "Everything the Bible Tells Me" (DVD, 2 minutes)

17 Play a Review Game (5 minutes)

Pull It TogetherScissors•Print "Matching Cards" (CD). Print 2 sets and cut

apart. •Shuffle and place cards facedown on a table or the

floor.

•Instruct: "I'll invite two children at a time to find matches. Each child will turn over one card. If the cards match, give them to me. If the cards do not match, turn them back over."

•Allow children to match all cards.•Display each set of picture cards, inviting

children to tell how the pictures relate to the Bible story. Relate the smiling faces to present-day children who hear Bible stories.

•Display the word cards and read aloud.•Lead children in saying the life application and

the Bible verse (Luke 4:16).

18 Choose Bibles (3 minutes)

Pull It TogetherAssorted styles and sizes of Bibles, assortment of children's books•Pile all books together.

•Say: "We learned we can read and learn from the Bible. We also need to know what a Bible looks like. I have a stack of books. I'll show one book at a time. If the book is a Bible, stand up. If the book is not a Bible, stay seated."

•Display books, correcting any wrong choices.•Continue as time allows.•Display a Bible.•Conclude. "B-i-b-l-e spells Bible. Read and

learn from your Bible."

19 Dismiss Children to Their Parents

16a Sing "Everything the Bible Tells Me" (DVD, 2 minutes)

17aHighlight Application Activities (2 minutes)•Call on several children to tell what they did in

their Application Activities. dArts and Crafts—Make Self Portraits dDramatic Play—Make Special Reading Cards dGames—Play a Memory Game dExploration and Discovery—Read with Older Friends

•Apply: "Our activities helped us know we can read and learn from the Bible."

18aMake Application (3 minutes)•Place kids in two groups facing each other. •Lead groups to cheer and apply the Bible story

and life application.

CheerGroup 1: Jesus read the Scriptures.

Can you? Can you?Group 2: Jesus read the Scriptures.

I can, too. I can, too.

•Continue: "Whether we read the Bible ourselves or someone reads it to us, we can learn from the Bible."

•Lead kids in saying the Bible verse (Luke 4:16).

19aChoose Bibles (3 minutes)

Pull It TogetherAssorted styles and sizes of Bibles, assortment of children's books•Pile all books together.

•Say: "We learned we can read and learn from the Bible. We also need to know what a Bible looks like. I have a stack of books. I'll show one book at a time. If the book is a Bible, stand up. If the book is not a Bible, stay seated."

•Display books, correcting any wrong choices.•Continue as time allows.•Display a Bible.•Conclude. "B-i-b-l-e spells Bible. Read and

learn from your Bible."

20aDismiss Children to Their Parents

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Application Activities Select from the following choices. Each choice is designed for 20 minutes of small group time.

Make Self Portraits•Say: "Jesus read the Scriptures at the synagogue. We can be like Jesus

and read and learn from the Bible at church. Let's make self portraits, or pictures of ourselves, to remind us we can be like Jesus."

•Place children at the mirrors.•Instruct: "I put clear papers [show] on the mirrors. Use these markers

[point] to draw your face and color your hair on the clear papers. Use the erasers if you make mistakes or if you want to draw your face again. Try drawing silly faces also. When you finish your drawing, we'll put it inside paper to take home."

•Recap the Bible story as kids draw.•Inform: "This is the last time to draw your face before we clean up."•Assist kids with finishing and placing pictures inside folded papers to take

home.•Lead the children to help clean the area.•Gather children together.•Talk about why it is important to read and learn from the Bible.•Guide children to say the Bible verse (Luke 4:16).•Pray, asking God to help us as we read and learn from the Bible.

Worship Through Arts and Crafts

Worship Through Dramatic Play

Pull It TogetherMirrors (2 long), sealed laminating film, scissors, dry erase markers, dry erase erasers, paper•Cut laminating film

into 6-by-9-inch rectangles (1 per child).

•Set mirrors on the longest sides against a wall.

•Tape film pieces to the mirrors.

•Place dry erase markers between the mirrors.

•Fold paper into halves to hold the laminating film portraits to go home.

Teacher Tips•Request church office

or teacher friends to save unused sections of laminating film (beginnings and ends of runs) for you.

•Use paper and markers instead of mirrors and laminating film.

Pull It TogetherChildren's Bibles, heavyweight paper, markers, hole punches, embellishments (sequins, buttons, stickers, peel and stick letters and designs, etc.), glue sticks, scissors•Print "Reading Cards"

(CD) on heavyweight paper and cut apart. Print 1 card per child.

Teacher TipInvite kids to use their reading cards to look at pictures of Jesus in the Bibles.

Make Special Reading Cards•Say: "Jesus read the Scriptures at the synagogue. We can be like Jesus

and read and learn from the Bible at church. Many of us are learning to read. Sometimes it can be scary to see so many words on a page. Let's make special reading cards to help us read the Bible. Decorate your cards. The adults will help you punch out the black circles."

•Distribute cards, markers, glue sticks, and embellishments.•Talk about the Bible story as kids decorate their cards.•Assist with punching the holes.•Invite children to look at words in the Bibles using their reading cards.•Ask: "What did Jesus do at the synagogue? What can we do at church?"•Lead children to clean the area.•Guide children to say the Bible verse (Luke 4:16).•Conclude: "We can read our Bibles at church and anywhere we go. The

Bible tells us what Jesus is like. Ask your parents to help you read your Bible using your special reading card."

•Pray, asking God to help us as we read and learn from the Bible.


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Worship Through GamesPull It TogetherScissors, penny or button, table•Print "Matching Cards"

(CD). Print 2 sets and cut apart.

•Shuffle each set of cards separately.

•Lay 1 set of cards faceup on the floor.

•Lay the other set of cards facedown by the first set.

Teacher Tips•Use an adult as a

partner if number of children is uneven.

•Tape cardboard to the edge of the table to keep pennies or buttons on the table.

Pull It TogetherBibles, Bible-related storybooks, children's books, colored pencils, markers, pens, scissors, construction paper•Cut 2-inch-wide strips

of construction paper (1 per child) to use as bookmarks.

•Enlist several youth or older adults to read with the children.

Teacher TipLooking for additional resources to enhance your teaching? Check out the Levels of Biblical Learning resources available at www.lifeway.com/levelsofbiblicallearning.

Play a Memory Game•Instruct: "Everyone get a partner and stand side by side. Now, partners

come line up one set behind the other. We'll make two lines." •Help partners stand in two lines side by side.•Comment: "Jesus read the Scriptures at the synagogue. We can read and

learn from the Bible at church. Let's play a matching game. Partners will run to the cards. The partner in this line [designate] will choose a card that is facedown and show it to his partner. The other partner will find the matching card in the stack of cards with pictures showing. Bring your matched cards to the line. The next set of partners will go match cards."

•Assist partners with matching cards and returning to their lines.•Put the cards in order and read aloud the words.•Invite kids to tell how the pictures relate to the Bible story (review story).•Lead kids to say the life application (words).•Collect all cards, shuffle, and place all cards facedown on the floor.•Invite children to play a matching game by turning over 2 cards at a time.

When matches are not made, kids return cards facedown to floor.•Line up several cards faceup on a table. •Place a penny or button on the table across from the cards. •Say: "Let's take turns rolling the [item] onto one of the cards. When the

[item] lands on a card, tell us something you learned from the Bible."•Allow each child to roll the [item] several times until it lands on a card or

pick up from the floor and place on any card.•Guide children to say the Bible verse (Luke 4:16).•Pray, asking God to help us as we read and learn from the Bible.

Worship Through Exploration and DiscoveryRead with Older Friends•Ask: "Who reads Bible stories to you? What are some things you know

about the Bible?"•Encourage children to respond.•Distribute bookmarks, pencils, markers, and pens. •Say: "Draw a picture of yourself on the bookmark and decorate it. Our

special guests are reading buddies. I'll assign each one of you to a buddy to read. Jesus read the Scriptures at the synagogue. We can read and learn from the Bible at church."

•Introduce the reading buddies. Assign children to buddies.•Instruct: "Choose a book from here [point] to read with your buddy. Use

your bookmark as you read."•Allow time for preschoolers to read with the buddies.•Collect the books.•Lead children to thank the buddies.•Guide children to say the Bible verse (Luke 4:16).•Conclude: "Everyone can read and learn from the Bible. Use your

bookmark in your Bible at home as you and your parents read the Bible."•Pray, asking God to help us as we read and learn from the Bible.

Worship KidStyle Preschool Edition Leader Guide© 2012 LifeWay Christian Resources of the Southern Baptist Convention.

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Douglas Klauba Jesus Read a Scroll© 2004 LifeWay Christian Resources of the Southern Baptist Convention. Printed in the USA. Luke 4:16-22

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Luke 9Worship KidStyle Preschool Edition, Fall 2012© 2012 LifeWay Christian Resources of the Southern Baptist Convention. Printed in USA. OK to copy.

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Books of the Bible 1Worship KidStyle Preschool Edition, Fall 2012© 2012 LifeWay Christian Resources of the Southern Baptist Convention. Printed in USA. OK to copy.

Old Testament Genesis

Exodus Leviticus

Numbers Deuteronomy

Joshua Judges

Ruth 1 Samuel

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2 Samuel 1 Kings

2 Kings 1 Chronicles

2 Chronicles Ezra

Nehemiah Esther

Job Psalms

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Proverbs Ecclesiastes

Song of Songs Isaiah

Jeremiah Lamentations

Ezekiel Daniel

Hosea Joel

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Amos Obadiah

Jonah Micah

Nahum Habakkuk

Zephaniah Haggai

Zechariah Malachi

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New Testament Matthew

Mark Luke

John Acts

Romans 1 Corinthians

2 Corinthians Galatians

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Ephesians Philippians

Colossians 1 Thessalonians

2 Thessalonians 1 Timothy

2 Timothy Titus

Philemon Hebrews

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James 1 Peter

2 Peter 1 John

2 John 3 John

Jude Revelation

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Word Strips (September 16) Worship KidStyle Preschool Edition, Fall 2012© 2012 LifeWay Christian Resources of the Southern Baptist Convention. Printed in USA. OK to copy.

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Reading Cards (September 16) Worship KidStyle Preschool Edition, Fall 2012© 2012 LifeWay Christian Resources of the Southern Baptist Convention. Printed in USA. OK to copy.

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Matching Cards (September 16) 1Worship KidStyle Preschool Edition, Fall 2012© 2012 LifeWay Christian Resources of the Southern Baptist Convention. Printed in USA. OK to copy.

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Matching Cards (September 16) 2Worship KidStyle Preschool Edition, Fall 2012© 2012 LifeWay Christian Resources of the Southern Baptist Convention. Printed in USA. OK to copy.

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Luke 4:16 Paraphrase (September 16) Worship KidStyle Preschool Edition, Fall 2012© 2012 LifeWay Christian Resources of the Southern Baptist Convention. Printed in USA. OK to copy.

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