No fear
Children's Activity
Object:
SHARING THIS WEEK'S GOSPEL THEME
AT SUNDAY SCHOOL AND AT HOME
Directions:
1. Discuss things that the children (and you!) fear. Talk about what scares them and how they react. Talk about how Jesus' love makes it seem silly for us to be afraid. He is right beside us and "if God is for us, who can be against us?" (Romans 8:31).
2. As a group, fill in the Mad Libs story below. Read the scary completed story first; then read the Mad Libs version. Talk about how God's love can make us see things differently -- often in ways we shouldn't be scared of at all.
Mad Libs:
Once upon a time, there lived a _______ (person's job title) in a _________ (kind of house) in a _____ (place). She used to lure children to her house on ____________ (holiday) and __________ (way to celebrate a holiday). One _______ (time of day), a group of Trick-or-Treaters came up to her ___________ (part of a house). _______ (silly sound) went the _________ (part of a house). The wind whistled--_______________ (silly sound)--in the ________ (plants). They knocked on the door. The owner of the house answered it. "Hello, my precious," she said. "_________ (funny phrase). Won't you come in?"
Scary Version:
Once upon a time, there lived an evil witch in a haunted house in a scary forest. She used to lure children to her house on Halloween and eat them for dinner. One night, a group of Trick-or-Treaters came up to her front door. Creak, creak went the front porch steps. The wind whistled -- woooohhhooooo -- in the trees. They knocked on the door. The evil witch answered it. "Hello, my precious," she cackled. "Trick or treat. Won't you come in?"
AT SUNDAY SCHOOL AND AT HOME
Directions:
1. Discuss things that the children (and you!) fear. Talk about what scares them and how they react. Talk about how Jesus' love makes it seem silly for us to be afraid. He is right beside us and "if God is for us, who can be against us?" (Romans 8:31).
2. As a group, fill in the Mad Libs story below. Read the scary completed story first; then read the Mad Libs version. Talk about how God's love can make us see things differently -- often in ways we shouldn't be scared of at all.
Mad Libs:
Once upon a time, there lived a _______ (person's job title) in a _________ (kind of house) in a _____ (place). She used to lure children to her house on ____________ (holiday) and __________ (way to celebrate a holiday). One _______ (time of day), a group of Trick-or-Treaters came up to her ___________ (part of a house). _______ (silly sound) went the _________ (part of a house). The wind whistled--_______________ (silly sound)--in the ________ (plants). They knocked on the door. The owner of the house answered it. "Hello, my precious," she said. "_________ (funny phrase). Won't you come in?"
Scary Version:
Once upon a time, there lived an evil witch in a haunted house in a scary forest. She used to lure children to her house on Halloween and eat them for dinner. One night, a group of Trick-or-Treaters came up to her front door. Creak, creak went the front porch steps. The wind whistled -- woooohhhooooo -- in the trees. They knocked on the door. The evil witch answered it. "Hello, my precious," she cackled. "Trick or treat. Won't you come in?"
