GOOD NEWS CLUB AGENDA

EASTER – A Shepherd for You

WEEK OF:

MAIN TRUTH: The Good Shepherd loves and cares for you.

TO DO AS THE CHILDREN ARRIVE:1. Greet the children; make them feel welcome.2. Take attendance.3. Listen to previous week’s memory verse.4. Have children put money in missions bank.

PRESESSION ACTIVITY: 1. OLDER CHILD: “For Whom Did Jesus Die?”2. YOUNGER CHILD: Easter Activity Sheet

SONG: (2 minutes)

PRAYER: (4 minutes)1. Prayer song: ________________________2. Ask the children to share any “Thank You Prayers” or “Please Prayers” they have. 3. Lead the class in “Thank You” and “Please” prayers.

MEMORY VERSE: (8 minutes)John 10:11 – “I am the Good Shepherd; the Good Shepherd giveth His life for the sheep.”(The underlined portion of the verse indicates what the younger children should memorize. See“Involvement Helps for Younger Children” for helps in teaching the verse to the younger children.)

“Choral Reading” – After you have read this verse from the Bible, explained what it means, and repeatedit at least two times, you may begin this drill. Divide your class into four groups. When you point to agroup, they will stand up to say a part of the verse. Then they will sit down and another group will standup to say the next part. The four parts are: “John 10:11,” “I am the Good Shepherd,” the Good Shepherdgiveth His life,” and “for the sheep.”

HYMN OF YOUR CHOICE: (2 minutes)

BIBLE LESSON: (20 minutes)EASTER – A Shepherd for You(See “Involvement Helps for Younger Children” for ways to involve the children in the Bible lesson.)

COUNSEL TIME: (If you have a helper, hostess, or Teacher Junior Grade, let them do the review time while you counsel thosewho responded to the invitation. Otherwise, at the end of club, be sure to remind the children whoresponded to the invitation to stay after club for a few minutes.)

QUIET TIME NOTEBOOK: (1 minute)Briefly highlight what was learned from last week’s Quiet Time. Ask the children to do one per day beforethe next club. Remind them that they must show you their Q.T. Notebook next week.

MISSIONARY TIME: (16 minutes)1. Sing “God’s Way” while child comes to look in the “Go and Tell” Box.2. Share missionary information for Week #23 using the “Go and Tell” Box. (See attached page.)3. Pray for the missionary.4. Show goal chart and mention the amount given so far.5. Missions song: 6. Story: Secret in the Woods. Teach the portion of the story listed under Week #12.

REVIEW ACTIVITY: (7 minutes)Use the activity below or the Bible Learning Game from the Involvement Helps for Younger Children.

“Fill My Fold” – Divide the class into two teams. Place one shepherd on each side of the flannelboard.Scatter lambs in the middle of the board or place on a table for children to pick from. The shepherds arelooking for some lambs to fill their sheepfold. When a team member answers a question correctly, they canplace a lamb by their team’s shepherd. Ask questions alternately. The team with the most lambs wins. –

Sharon Ohlin.

Review questions for A Shepherd for You:

1. Give one reason why sheep need a shepherd. (They get lost easily. They need someone to guidethem to food and water. They need protection from wild animals.)

2. Tell two ways that people are like sheep. (They go their own way. They need someone to love andcare for them.)

3. How is the Lord Jesus like a shepherd? (He loves us. He willingly gave His life to save us. Heknows all our needs.)

4. Since wicked men nailed Jesus to a cross, what does it mean when the Bible says, “He laid downHis life for us”? (Since Jesus is God, He could have come down from the cross, but He loved usenough to stay there.)

5. Why did Jesus have to die? (So that we could be forgiven of our sins.) 6. Who was it that remembered that Jesus said He would rise again? (His enemies.) 7. What did Jesus’ enemies do to make sure Jesus’ body was not removed from the grave? (They

stationed soldiers at the grave to keep someone from going in and stealing His body.) 8. What happened at the garden tomb even though the soldiers were on guard? (Jesus came out of

the grave alive.) 9. Say the Bible verse found in John 10:11.10. How can you be sure the Good Shepherd will love and care for you? (Receive Him as Saviour and

trust His word that says, “I will never leave thee.”)

*COUNSEL TIME: (*Only if you did not counsel with the children earlier.)

SEND HOME WITH THE CHILDREN: 1. Pre-session papers for older and younger child 2. Memory verse token

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PRE-SESSION, Older Child – EASTER – A Shepherd for You

For Whom Did Jesus Die?

PRE-SESSION, Younger Child – EASTER – A Shepherd for You

“. . . The Good Shepherd giveth His life for the sheep.”John 10:11

MEMORY VERSE HELPS

EASTER – A Shepherd for You

John 10:11 – “I am the Good Shepherd; the Good Shepherd giveth His life for the sheep.”(The underlined portion of the verse indicates what the younger children should memorize.)

T USE the visual and let the children read the verse withyou.

T READ the verse from your Bible while holding thevisual so the children can follow along.

T DO MOTIONS together with the children while youEXPLAIN the verse as follows:

John 10:11(Hands as an open Bible.)

“I am the Good Shepherd;”(Say one word as you point to eachfinger of hand.)

“the Good Shepherd”

“giveth His life for the sheep.”(Fingers in shape of cross.)

John 10:11(Hands as an open Bible.)

– This is the address (where the verse is located inthe Bible). This verse is found in the book ofJohn, chapter 10, verse 11.

– Jesus is talking about Himself. Jesus is the GoodShepherd. He wants to be your shepherd so He canshow you the right way to go. He loves you, andHe wants to protect you from the sinful thingsSatan wants you to do.

– When God repeats words, it is to show howimportant it is to Him.

– A good shepherd of sheep would fight wildanimals in order to protect his sheep. Jesus, ourGood Shepherd, gave His life on the cross to payfor our sin. He wants to be your shepherd, but youmust trust Him to be your personal Saviour.

– The book of John, chapter 10, verse 11.

T DRILL the verse with the activity listed on the Easter – A Shepherd for You Agenda.

T TEST the children for their understanding of the verse.

Who is the Good Shepherd?What did the Good Shepherd do for you?

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INVOLVEMENT HELPS FOR YOUNGER CHILDRENby Elizabeth Clark and Jen Walker

EASTER – A Shepherd for You

INTRODUCTION:

The younger children may not understand the comparisons that are made. We suggest using this introduction if you have mostly younger children.

Show a picture of a shepherd with sheep. Ask the children, “Have you ever seen a sheep?” Show picture andsay, “This is what a sheep looks like, and this is their shepherd. The shepherd is the one who takes care ofthe sheep. In the Bible, God says we are like sheep. We need a shepherd.”

MEMORY VERSE: Shortened verse

John 10:11 – “. . . The Good Shepherd giveth His life for the sheep.”

John 10:11 – Hold hands as an open Bible.“. . . The Good Shepherd” – Point up toward Heaven.“giveth His life” – Fingers in shape of cross.“for the sheep.” – Point to self.John 10:11 – Hold hands as an open Bible.

BIBLE LESSON HELPS:

MT and MT, PAS – While saying the Main Thrust, do the following motions with the children:“The Good Shepherd” – Each middle finger to palm of opposite hand.“loves and cares” – Arms across chest.“for you.” – Point to self.

S, PAU – Have children say, “Sin is anything that you think, say, or do that makes Godsad.” Point to head, mouth, and then extend hands, palms up while repeating.

Under SF-1 – G. Have children repeat, “God loves you,” while pointing up, then crossing armsacross chest, and then pointing to self.

Under SF-3 – O. Have children sign “Jesus” while saying His name softly.

Under SF-4 – Have children walk in place to Calvary.– P. Sing just the first verse of “You and Me:”

“You and Me, You and Me, Jesus died on the cross for you and me. You and Me, You and Me, Jesus died on the cross for you and me.”

Under SF-6 – E. Sing just the second verse of “You and Me:”“You and Me, You and Me, Jesus came alive again for you and me. You and Me, You and Me, Jesus came alive again for you and me.”

BIBLE LEARNING GAME:

Before the children arrive, hide small paper sheep in obvious places throughout the room. Let the childrenbe shepherds and go find the lost sheep. Once they have found a sheep, they can bring it back to the“sheepfold” and say the memory verse with you while they wait for the others to bring their sheep back. Eachtime a child returns to the “sheepfold,” all children at the “sheepfold” say verse together.

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GO AND TELL BOX Week #22 – What Do the Snavelys Do?

(Suggested item to put in the “Go and Tell” Box – DVD.)

What do you think a DVD has to do with going and telling? (Let the children share their ideas.)

It reminds me of one way Mr. Mike tells others about ourcreator God, the Lord Jesus.

WHAT DO THE SNAVELYS DO? (Show their show picture. Use WHAT wordstrip.)

We have learned in Good News Club/Released Time Class that missionaries have manyresponsibilities. Sometimes their responsibilities depend upon where they serve the Lordas missionaries and what ways they use in reaching people with the message of God’sWord.

TEACH TEACHERS – (Use TEACH TEACHERS wordstrip.) Mr. Mike travels andteaches creation seminars (large classes) in churches. These seminars are attended by manydifferent people: Christian school teachers, Sunday School teachers, children’s worshipteachers, and Wednesday night Bible club teachers. These people who teach children getmany ideas to help them talk about how God created the world in their classes.

TEACH CHILDREN – (Use TEACH CHILDREN wordstrip.) Sometimes, Mr. Mike isinvited into schools to present special classes on creation and evolution. Mr. Mike also doesspecial programs for children and their parents in churches. Mr. Mike enjoys teachingchildren.

PREPARE VISUALS – (Use PREPARE VISUALS wordstrip.) Mr. Mike has written andproduced DVDs that can be used in schools and homes by teachers and parents who areinterested in learning more about God’s wonderful world of creation. There is a video thatexplains the “Flood of Noah.” Mr. Mike is now doing a series for children to watch and learnmore about God the Creator.

LET’S PRAY FOR OUR MISSIONARIES.

THANK God that DVDs are available to help teachers, parents and children understand theBible’s teaching of creation.

PRAY that the DVDs will be used to help children and grownups understand the truth ofBiblical creation.

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